On Roughriders!

The Riders made some noise today shipping Rocky Butler off to Hamilton in exchange for DJ Flick (WR) and Wayne Smith (OL). Two starters for our third string QB...not too bad Eric. However, it's also a sad day for Riderville because big Nate Davis has been cut. Add him to the salary cap victims along with Jackie Mitchell. We may still see him in the Green and White next season, but it's going to be at a reduced price.

EDIT: Add Andrew Greene to the 'released' list.

Uh-oh...

There's a chance that I've reached my limit for comprehending abstract systems in an academic setting. I'll get back to ya.

Oh yeah, I got my Lab TA reviews back, I'll post a balanced cross-section of their opinions in the next day or so. A quick glance through one pile and I found that one of my weaknesses is that I "look like a hungry etheopean (sic)". Oh, and:

What suggestions do you have that might improve the effectiveness of the laboratory instructor?
-daily trips to the UofR gym
-spinach

Mind Boggling

An excerpt from one of my Phy 119 lab books, regarding Boyle's Law:

The gravitational force effects (sic) the volume in the tube because it adds a force to which takes more energy for the volume to yield to go against their force, which effects (sic) our outcome yielding less volume. Temperature, pressure, and volume in a fixed container act dependently upon each other which is kept intact by gravity.

Another product of the Saskatchewan education system. Angie...you speak Engineering... perhaps a translation?

So Much Pain...

I managed to injure myself at soccer on Thursday. I pulled something in my ribs and it is the damn most painful injury I've had in a while. It hurts to breathe. It hurts to move. It hurts to lay down. I did have intentions of going tobogganing tomorrow but that's kind of up in the air right now. After a night of not being able to sleep, I went and got some pain killers from the doc today. I hope they kick in soon, I can't wait to stand up straight.

Up and Coming

I've never really had an NHL team that I was a die-hard fan of. I've cheered for the Habs, the Wings and the Sens over the years, but I never really followed any of them. I find myself drawn to the Penguins. They are an incredibly young and talented team with a lot of great Canadian talent. Currently they are holding on to the last playoff spot in the east, 2points up with a game in hand on the Rangers. I don't think I'll start buying Penguins merchandise just yet, but I think I'm definitely going to put in the effort to watch them play.

Looks like someone was secretly recording me practicing my pool moves...

http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/3886

Career-Summing Movie Posters

I found these over at SomethingAwful.
Edit: They took the pics down, this is the only one left

Louis C.K.

I tried telling some people about this clip of Louis C.K. on the Daily show but they pretended I wasn't talking and continued on with their lives. So here - I'm forcing it into your lives. Suck on that.

The Superficial

One of the websites that I frequent is The Superficial. They have hilarious little commentaries on current events. And by current events I mean celebrity current events. I found this description of Terri Hatcher from the Golden Globes particularly amusing.

Ahhh, women drivers :) For those of you familiar with special relativity, there is one way she could fit into that spot...

http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/3839

Mwahaha

Oh Saskatoon, is there anything left of you?

Ouch!

You know what really stings? Toothpaste. In the eye.

The Wicker Man

If you haven't already seen The Wicker Man starring Nicolas "Good Thing My Uncle is Francis Ford Coppola" Cage, here is a video compiling the highlights of the movie. I recommend against actually watching the movie, but this is a pretty good summary.


Nick Fact: After taking his own stage name from a comic book hereo (Luke Cage), Nick decided to continue the tradition by naming his son Kal-el Coppola Cage. Seriously, I shit you not. For the uninitiated, Kal-el is Superman's name on Krypton.

Poems

From collegehumor.com:

O, male nipples!
You dispense no milk,
Provide no sweet respite for a
Weeping, thirsty babe.
No, you exist but to be transformed
Via purple assault
into Nurples.

O, coccyx!
It has been many years since
Humans had tails,
Yet stubbornly you remain –
And lo,
I have bruised you
Again.

O, little toe!
The others went to market,
Stayed home, had roast beef,
And had none, respectively.
You are even trumped by the fourth toe –
Whose lone feat is that it
*Did not*
Have roast beef.

Happy New Year!

Let's start 2007 off right!



EDIT: Looks like the Riders wanted to start the year off right as well. Happy to have ya, Richie.