September 2008 Archives

Today at Mission Control

Pete does work. Charlie helps. ZOMG-level cuteness behind the cut.... continue reading this post »

Sarah Silverman's Great Schlep

An interesting tactic for boosting Obama votes, and Reason #548 why I wish I was Jewish. Speaking of which, Happy almost Rosh Hashanah! Tomorrow, I will make challah bread that will be probably be of goyish quality, but it's... continue reading this post »

Queen's Neighbours Have Had Enough

Getting excited for Queen's University's famous Homecoming celebrations? The keggers, the pancake keggers, the kegger riots in the streets? Non-student residents who live near campus aren't; in fact, they're pretty pissed off. And they're mobilizing. Resident Don Rogers has... continue reading this post »

Sunday Dance Off

Lollywood 70'sby bearsurfer From Tip Top, a Lollywood movie from the 1970's. More like LOLywood: shifty eyes, hip shakes, and a band named "The Stylish Batch." Also, high-waisted pants with tucked in shirts are so hot right now. Via MeFi.... continue reading this post »

Stephen Harper a friend to the arts? Not so fast.

Ever since the current government made their staggering cuts to arts funding, Stephen Harper has claimed that the Conservatives spend more on the arts than the Liberals did. "Really?," everyone asked. "Sure," said Harper, "I even have my grade... continue reading this post »

Blogs That Rock: Smitten Kitchen

Whenever I want to cook anything, my first stop is Smitten Kitchen. There are many food blogs out there in the blogosphere, but Smitten Kitchen is of the highest quality. Many kudos to Deb and her husband for producing... continue reading this post »

Everybody has at least one photo...

...of themselves with their arm wrapped around a celebrity. This is mine, the only one. It's Eddie Furlong on the set of Detroit Rock City in 1998, if you can't tell. What's yours?... continue reading this post »

Is anyone else really sick of Postsecret?

Les Misbarack

Barack Obama's national campaign headquarters does an ensemble lip sync to "One Day More" from Les Miserables. It's not so much funny as it is awesome. Vive la révolution! Via MeFi.... continue reading this post »

Hipster Irony Has Officially Jumped The Shark

natalie portman's shaved head - sophisticated side ponytail from thatgo on Vimeo. Okay, so this band is called Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and the song is called "Sophisticated Side Ponytail." The video has Shamu references, watermarked Getty photographs, and... continue reading this post »

Cabbagetown Update: Festival Edition

This is Pete drinking a glass of wine and eating kottu roti (nom nom nom!) on the street in front of The Coburg after our afternoon tour of the Cabbagetown Festival. Now, I know I said I hate street... continue reading this post »

Drew Struzan originals for sale

Movie poster artist Drew Struzan is awesome. Many of his originals are available for purchase: Blade Runner, E.T. the Extraterrestrial, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are pretty good investments—around $100,000 a pop! In thirty years, they'd... continue reading this post »

Stats Alive #3

Every few months I like to do a little analysis of my stats, mostly to publicize some of the more hilarious search terms that bring people to sayitwithpie.com. But check out those visitor spikes! The increase is no doubt a... continue reading this post »

The Tudors Sucks

I felt that it was really important to title this post "The Tudors Sucks" for two reasons: first, The Tudors really really sucks; second, when I google "The Tudors sucks" nothing comes up! Am I the only person on... continue reading this post »

Craigslist Missed Connection of the Day

Hee hee! A-mazing: This is for the girl who I bought the Bust magazines from - 24 I just wanted to let you know that I didn't think Bust was a porno magazine. I'm male, and not sure if you... continue reading this post »

Dark Knight PSA's with Daryn and Paul

It's no secret that I love MTV Canada. Always funny, always relevant and, most importantly, home of The Hills Afterparty. One of MTV Canada's best moves was hiring comedian and former Buzz host Daryn Jones as a vj when the... continue reading this post »

The Secret Life of Mushrooms

Oh, hello! I have been out of town for the last few days of summer, lazing about in cottages and boats. In related news, here are some "mushroom portraits" that I took on hikes around Sturgeon Lake. You better... continue reading this post »

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