Took a bunch of photos of signs with "ho" in them last year, hoping to make something fantastically creative. Didn't come up with anything other than a pseudo-salute to boxing day shopping... (ok, maybe with the exception of Hooters. Their sign last year did only have "ho" lit -- not certain if that was intentional or not, but I found it funny).

I hope everyone is having a merry merry and a happy happy.

The Christmas Massacre of Charlie Brown by DJ John (Download)

Uneventful flight on WestJet. Watched some fine afternoon television on the seatback monitors. I had one heck of a time getting my ears to pop on the descent though. I was quite worried for a while there.

Cheers

PS - OK, so it looks like my BLog post about my nearly bricked nano is coming up when people are researching the topic of putting Linux on their nano. My recommendation: don't. The nano is currently unsupported and it appears that it is a very lucky happenstance to get out of a command: podzilla lock up. Here is what I did (note that I was using a mac), hopefully this will work for others if your nano ain't doing nothing but displaying blue text:

- reset your nano (hold down menu and the middle "select" button). Did you get back into apple land? If yes, restore your iPod and read no further.

Otherwise...

- reset your nano and boot into firmware. To do this, hold down menu and the middle "select" button. When you see the apple symbol, hold down left (reverse) and the middle select button.
- plug your ipod into your computer
- reboot your iPod, either from the firmware or by holding menu and select again

Hopefully, your computer will pick up the iPod before Linux tries to start again. Restore from the iPod updater... and don't try this again until the software has been updated to officially support the nano. Thou hast been warn-ed.

Theme de Yoyo by The Cinematic Orchestra

My Fluevog "Flame" Angels finally bit the bullet...


Officially, I would call these the best pair of shoes I have ever had. I walk to work everyday -- and these made the trip most of the time for nearly 3 years. The sole pattern is very good in snow I might add. When I put them on Friday morning, I heard a "snap" and later on I noticed the top of the heel had completely separated. Note to self: cut fingernails.

Luckily, Foot Locker just started stocking Adidas Gazelles again. I had a pair of black ones 3 shoe sizes ago, that never wore out -- I just grew out of them. This time around, I got red ones.


Technically, these are called the Gazelle II -- the red ones have a blue logo on the tongue and blue soles (blue ones have red accents, black has green). I forgot how comfy these are.

Foot Locker is running a sale right now. A second pair of shoes of equal or lesser value are 50% off (with the exception of Gazelles for some reason...). I found these black-on-black Campus STs.


Includes gel ankle supports. Extremely comfortable.

Shoebox by Barenaked Ladies