- Hugh Laurie
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Michael C. Hall
- Joel Plaskett
- Ben Gibbard
- Jim Parsons
- Karen O
- Feist
- Simon Helberg
- Will Arnett
- Demetri Martin
- Gerard Butler
- Nathan Lane
- Ellen Page
- Maria Bamford
- Ricky Gervais
- Chuck Klosterman
(Follow me.)
Photo by reinvented.
- The waterfront
- Cow’s ice cream
- The well-maintained historic homes
- Back Alley Music
- Baba’s Lounge
- The Confederation Centre of the Arts
- The fact that I feel safe walking at night
- Panache
- The architecture of Queen Street
- Infinite Expressions Tattoo Studio
- The bus transit system
- Green Man Vintage & Vinyl
- The friendly people
- The music scene!
- Victoria Row (on Richmond Street)
- The Olde Dublin Pub
- Getting tipsy at the Olde Dublin Pub
- Bacon sandwiches at 1 am at China Garden
Photo by CasteFoto.
A few days ago, I wrote a post called “12 Words That Sound Gross (But Really Aren’t).” Ken from My Side of the Matter commented on it, leaving me this list. With his permission, I present to you: 12 Beautiful Words Meaning Something Horrible.
- Gonorrhea
- Defenestration
- Chlamydia
- Annihilation
- Melancholy
- Euthanasia
- Clandestine
- Cholera
- Belladonna
- Eulogy
- Necrophilia
- Iambic Pentameter
Photo by aileron.
- uvula : the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate.
- masticate : to chew.
- kumquat : a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves.
- goulash : a stew of beef or veal and vegetables, with paprika and other seasoning.
- insider : a person who has some special advantage or influence.
- scrod : a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, esp. one split for cooking.
- spotted dick : a steamed British pudding of suet and raisins or currants.
- chitterlings : the small intestine of swine, esp. when prepared as food.
- scab : the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- poutine : a dish consisting of French fries topped with fresh cheese curds, covered with brown gravy and sometimes additional ingredients.
- gingivitis : inflammation of the gums.
- squat : to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body.
- Alice In Wonderland (view trailer)
- New York, I Love You (view trailer)
- Taking Woodstock (view trailer)
- Sunshine Cleaning (view trailer)
- Away We Go (view trailer)
- 500 Days of Summer (view trailer)
- The Invention of Lying (view trailer)
- Cemetery Junction (view trailer)
- Julie & Julia (view trailer)
- Where The Wild Things Are (view trailer)
- Whip It (view trailer)
- An Education (view trailer)
Photo by sushi♥ina.
- The design element is top notch. I’m almost certain that this aspect can’t get any better. You choose an object and then you can mix and match any color with almost any pattern. You can customize almost everything this way- clothing, furniture, building materials, etc. You can even customize your Sims this way (to a degree). Plus, this game promotes sharing items you’ve made in the game with other Sims 3 users online. And that’s pretty chill.
- The graphics are incredible. The Sims will never look “real.” It would lose the magic. But the graphics are pretty impressive.
- You can now “go to work” with your Sims. Sort of. You can choose how your Sim performs at work. You can watch them travel to work. You can see the outside of the building they work at. You might actually be able to see the inside of some buildings you work at.
- It doesn’t take forever to fill a need. Remember the old days when it would take 3 hours and 3 plates of food to fill your Sim’s hunger need? Not anymore. One plate does the trick.
- Careers are more in-depth. There are more options within a career. A musically-inclined Sim, for example, can enter a rock star career or be music composer. It’s pretty neat that way.
Photo by jepoirrier.
- 30ºC+ heat.
- Humidity and 30ºC+ heat.
- The fact that it’s too hot to wear hoodies.
- The fact that I see thong sandals everywhere.
- Not seeing my friends because I live in a very isolated community.
- Tourists.
- Tourists who don’t listen to you when you warn them about tides and then they get stuck out in the bay and have to be rescued.
- Sweating.
- Sweating in front of people.
- Sweating in front of tourists!
Photo by tarop.
- Blogging.
- Blogging for fun.
- Reading and commenting on blogs.
- Reading blogs that are much cleverer, wittier, more creative and generally better-written than my own.
- Blogging while there is a hurricane headed your way.
- Not being able to sleep because you have an idea for a blog.
- Starting a new blog at 2am.
- Starting a new blog for about the tenth time. (No joke.)
- Writing a blog that consists entirely of lists.
- Subscribing to blogs (like this one!).
