I can manage around cold, wet and snowy weather - wish the same could be said for our transit system. I realize that safety is first priority but what happened to me last night was a catastrophe and I blame poor communication as a major problem. I left the office at 5:45 last night and didn't make it home until 10PM. The reason for the major delay: waiting at 22nd Street Skytrain station for a bus to take me home. Reason for the lack of bus transportation: icy roads.

Yes, it was an inconvenience and I would have been OK with the delay and eventual re-routing except for the simple fact that the bus drivers, who knew they were not moving, failed to tell any of the hundred or so passangers stranded at the station what was going on. I finally had to ask a driver what the problem was but only after standing around for an hour in the freezing cold.

I am disappointed in our transit system. One would think that after years of bad weather, they would have figured out how to best keep the system up and running but just as we're taking two steps forward, we take 4 steps back. It's frustrating when your sole mode of transportation is public transit. They'd better get all this stuff sorted out over the next year because they can't be having these issues during the 2010 Games.

I just hope the ride home tonight goes a little smoother. At this point, all I ask is that the weather c0-operates. How about waiting to freeze roads until AFTER 7PM? Thanks.

Getting to class last night proved to be a great problem. There was a problem with transit and a commute which usually takes me 45 minutes took nearly 2 hours. Needless to say, I arrived 30 mins late to class and, of course, this had to happen on the day when I have the class that I can least afford to miss. I need to see about borrowing someone's notes.

The day has been fairly quiet so I've managed to get a lot of odds and ends done. I'm about to post movies for the movie group next week. Turns out there are a number of excellent documentaries on short run at the end of the month, a few of which are even short listed for the Oscars and none of which I have seen. I'm particularly looking forward to Iraq in Fragments and Our Daily Bread. Oh yeah, and I've posted my review for Pan's Labyrinth. Now that I'm pretty much caught up on 2006, I'll be posting a top ten list. That'll be coming in the next few days.

I've also been reading a book which has me really involved. It's called Poison Study and I'm sitting here wondering what the heck is going to happen next. I can't wait to get back to it on the ride to school.

I didn't like today's stupid thing so I've jumped ahead and am posting Sunday's instead. It's a little dumber.

On See, Mrion, It's Kinda Their Job...

What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?

Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry

Alrighty. Sounds like someone may need a lesson on the duties of each body of government...Does he, by any chance, know what a Mayor is supposed to do?

Happy Hump Day!

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am that it's Friday today. And not just any Friday either! It's THE Friday of (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend! Lots planned for the weekend including a few movies, dinner with the family, a trip to V-Con (Vancouver's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Conference) and more movies. Hopefully I can also squeeze some much needed extra sleep in there.

I remembered today that my bookcrossing site is now expired. I've registered a new domain name so now I just have to set up the actual site. I think I'm going to delve into Drupal to set this one up. If it goes well, the movie site will also be making the move. It's exciting and a little scary too.

On a funny note, this week was International Walk to School Week. That's not the funny bit. The funny bit is that the local public transit authority, TransLink, also announced that they were going to support Walk to School week by offering free transit rides for kids. Someone over there totally missed the boat. The BIG idea behind Walk to School Week is to get kids out EXERCISING. TransLink is just encouraging them to 'think outside the car' (according to their press release). Yes, this is noble, but why not schedule it for another week? Why on Walk to School week? The really funny thing is that the moron that came up with this idea is still working there. The even funnier (or scarier) part is that there's a second moron that approved this stupid plan. I should have a regular "Dumbass Move of the Week" section because I come across this stuff way too often. There are A LOT of dumbasses with dumbass ideas running big companies. I'm SURE there's more than enough material.

For this week's KFF, I uncovered a new source of pictures. There are thousands of pictures, many of them of exceptionally high quality. I only looked through the first page and found a bunch that I loved but I particularly like this one:


The picture is pretty big so I've uploaded a thumbnail. To get the full effect, make sure you click! :)

I wish all my Canadian counterparts a happy Thanksgiving and EVERYONE a fantastic weekend!