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Monthly Archives January 2008

SIP softphone?

The Twitter lazyweb wasn’t enough for this one, so I’ll try here: I’ve got myself a SIP account with a Toronto DID, but the minutae of moving has prevented me from getting around to buying an ATA. But I’d like to, you know, answer the phone — can any of you recommend a decent free […]

Posted 31 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Last night in Ottawa

12 hours from now the movers arrive. 24 hours from now Candice and I live in Toronto. Packing’s done except for stuff that gets packed as we go to bed. The apartment’s cleaned except for vacuuming and mopping the floors, which we can’t do until the movers move all of our stuff. The movers show […]

Posted 27 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , ,

It’s one of those news days today…

It’s one of those news days today, as I found while catching up on Toronto news while in Ottawa: Health Officials Track Down All Puppies Sold At Flea Market After Rabies Scare “Police told the paper a man who posed as Dr. Jimmy Connolly was actually 50-year-old Gzim Bytyqi.” “A worker was cutting through propane […]

Posted 26 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , , , ,

This is legal in Canada.

This is legal in Canada, Originally uploaded by nyxie From a spice rack kit I bought years ago. Click for detail!

Posted 25 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Creepy clown playing bass

Creepy clown playing bass, originally uploaded by nyxie This was a gift from a girlfriend in high school. I’ve moved it from Belleville to Montreal (plus two moves there) to Ottawa (plus one move there) without unpacking it. It is gone now.

Posted 25 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3) °

I just noticed that Candice set this as her…

I just noticed that Candice set this as her FaceBook profile picture: I guess we’d better get this move over with quick before my wife becomes a pile of boxes like some modern wife of Lot.

Posted 20 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

Yesterday, Candice and I went to the Superstore to use their Coinstar…

Yesterday, Candice and I went to the Superstore to use their Coinstar machine, working our way through the decade backlog of jars of change we’ve accumulated. On the way in, we passed a panhandler. Asking for spare change. While both of us had our arms filled with jars of change. And then the Coinstar machine […]

Posted 20 January 2008 † Rich § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

I’m usually not much for gadget lust, but…

I’m usually not much for gadget lust, but for some reason I find myself really interested in the Asus Eee PC, a $400 900Mhz laptop with a 7″ screen and a small flash disk that runs Linux. I don’t know why I’m so tempted, I’ve already got a little laptop, my 12″ Dell D400 — […]

Posted 19 January 2008 † Rich § gadgets ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,