My favourite way to walk away from a potentially lethal crash

For some odd reason, the intellect of the average Montreal driver cannot process the fact that a straight arrow means "don't turn yet, you have to wait 30 seconds." In my head, this is what will happen if I ever get smoked by an autombecile on the bike path on my way home. I, however, will try to add a cucumber and a knife to the equation.

My favourite "What if?"

Giving Kenny Powers a run for his fucking money

It's not paranoia if the magical elves are really out to get you...

MONTREAL - A man who allegedly armed himself with high-powered weapons because he believed elves were stalking him has been granted bail.


David Abitbol will have to respect a number of conditions which include surrendering his firearms and not using electronic devices like computers to communicate with others.

Some people...

My favourite Stephen Fry rant

I admit it: Stephen Fry makes me wish I was gay.

My favourite Judy Holliday/William Holden masterpiece

Poor Judy Holliday. I always feel bad for actors that are so good in one role that it ruins the rest of their career... Still, she is just amazing in this...

My favourite Pee-Wee Herman/Regis Philbin stealing candy moment

My favourite cautionary tale about the interwebs

I read about Josh Harris a few years ago but never really followed what he was doing. Ondi Timoner filmed his life for a almost a decade and it looks like the results turned out to be fascinating. Definitely on my must-see list - right under Banksy's Exit Through the Giftshop. I can'T believe I haven't seen that yet. Oh well.... I blame the kids.

My favourite new Christmas song, even though it's only mid-October

I discovered Pomplamoose today. I know... I'm late. At least I'm not pregnant.

I think I'm in love. Again. I hope they don't get me pregnant.

My favourite religion

So I was just ordained by The Church of the Latter-Day Dude. This means that I'm like, privy to the new shit. I guess it also means that I have to start drinking White Russians. I'll join any religion that includes drinking heavily. So if you need someone to marry you or sign some official paper - I'm your dude...

My favourite animal kingdom fact

Did you know that dolphins sleep with one eye open?

Be afraid. Be very afraid...

My favourite Ben Folds/Nick Hornby collaboration

I read about this Lonely Avenue album about a month ago and was terribly excited. So excited that I forgot about it a few weeks later.
 For no particular reason, I typed Ben Folds into the youtubes' searchy box this morning. I saw this and remembered my previous excitement. And guess what? I'm excited again. Very excited.
I think I need to go to a record store. Because I still like like doing that. Please buy records in record stores. It really is the best way to do it.

Thought of the day:

People who buy a BMW or a Mercedes must be quite disappointed to discover that such an expensive automobile doesn't have working blinkers.

My favourite tel quel

My favourite sport involving fowl and feces

Wow. The chicken drop is already 20 years old? I keep getting older and the chicks keep getting younger.

My favourite LGBT site

You have probably read that there was a high-profile gay teen suicide a few days ago. It makes me sick that this kind of thing is still happening and undoubtedly will for a while, but in the meantime it's nice to know that there are organizations like this to help as society gets its shit together. Studies are showing that the sucide rates amongst gay teens are ridiculously high and these kids need to know that their sexual orientation should not lead them to such depths of despair. I know it's an "issue" and therefore untrustworthy (hell, anything that celebrities get behind is suspicious in my world) but if you can do something, you should.

And in today's asparagus-related news...

I wonder what I should have for dinner? Actually, I wonder what these scientists had for dinner...

My favourite québécois spoof of a lifestyle show

Marc Labrèche is a comedy god. He has been around for years and always manages to stay not only relevant, but also very, very funny. One of the things that amazes me about him is that he manages to avoid the Quebec trap of going for the easy laughs and being mean-spirited about his subjects. I watched this about 20 minutes ago and still have tears streaming down my cheeks. I don't know how well it comes across to the Enlgish folk, but watch it and enjoy...

My favourite French music video with women prancing about dressed as poodles

Merci Madame Nancy...