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Feb 9, 2006
My dad and I in the (very) early eighties (my mom had these shirts made for us when I was 3 or 4):
Jan 24, 2006
Well, the election results are in and I can't say I'm entirely surprised. I'm not sure what to think about it all yet, but I can't escape the feeling that none of it will affect my day to day life. I still have to wake up, work, eat, sleep and have fun. My biggest fear is how close Canada will become tied to the United States because in my opinion, we are too close already (and I'm not talking about geography). But I'm no expert on any of that so I'll just stop talking now. Here are some maps that I found somewhat buried on the Elections Canada site:
Before:
After:
November 16, 2004
Shave + A Haircut - A Shave = 128 bits + A Nouveau Dirtbag Look:
Crap quality provided courtesy of Shitty Cellphone Cameras.
September 22, 2004
To celebrate International Car Free Day, I rode to work today. Hamilton to North York in about 4 hours total. It doesn't sound too fast, but it's pretty decent as far as I'm concerned. Around Oakville, I started thinking that I would not make it. Stopping in Etobicoke for lunch helped my get some motivation back, and then a quick stop to see Hilary at the Yorkville Starbucks gave me the final wind. The final stats are:
- Total Distance: 86.2 km
- Rolling Time: 3h 18m
- Average Speed: 26.0 km/h
A decent tailwind helped me keep my average speed above my goal of 25 km/h, and I was averaging close to 30 km/h until I hit Mississauga and started getting a bit tired. The hills I encountered heading Northbound from the lake to the 401 (where I work) also did a number on bringing the average down to its final resting place.
The only really bad part was when I got smoked by a car in Burlington. Some lady was turning right without signalling and turned right into me. I mean... I came in contact with her car. I yelled and she stopped and I brushed along the side of her front door and front fender and continued around her car. Pretty lucky for both of us that she stopped just in time. Unfortunately I didn't damage her car. It's really too bad. I think, however, that I scared the living shit out of her so that's good. I'm pretty sure she will never turn without checking her mirror again!
July 29, 2004
Two pages of triplog updates (Page 6 and Page 7 plus two more sections added to the gallery! See ya in a week...
July 20, 2004
Another update: www.burak.ca/triplog. We are in Tofino BC right now, and going to be here for a few days. This is the furthest from home we are going to get!
July 11, 2004
Another update here: www.burak.ca/triplog. We are in Revelstoke. THe log is a day or two behind but we will catch it up soon.
July 9, 2004
Our second update to the trip log is here: www.burak.ca/triplog. Another wireless internet mooch in Vernon BC.. yes BC!
July 6, 2004
Our first update to the trip log is here: www.burak.ca/triplog. We are in Calgary mooching wireless internet outside an apartment building by the university. Thanks nerds! Keep the emails coming and we'll talk to you at the next internet stop.
June 25, 2004
Anyone interested in reading or joining the family email discussion about the election can read some stuff on this page. Good luck on Monday!
June 8, 2004
So . . . A lot has happened since the last update. There are some new galleries and new sections. I've revamped the site to PHP so that it is easier to update. I also put up a new