2009 January - Pardon?

We all do it, see something out of the corner of our eye or just barely catch something said and horribly misunderstand what was actually said. A favorite of mine is when I heard someone say they couldn't come to the market because they had syphilis (it was actually sniffles).

So, each month, I hope to keep track of this and report to you, faithful reader, to laugh at me.

January 2009

• "Pre-wormed" mixed greens do have a lot more protein than "pre-washed" ones.
  
• Somehow, I'm sure Marlo the birthday girl was saying something about her "Thomas the Train" cake and not "Metallica"

Mission accomplished!

On Friday, as part of a super-busy weekend containing two art shows (though I missed one of them), two birthday parties (made it to both), meetings and a Wintersleep concert (okay, well, it sounded busy to me), I went to one of the art shows.

The original plan was to go with a friend who had to bail on me that morning and, failing to find anyone else, I decided to follow a piece of the vast amount of advice I've been given, which is to start going to events on my own. Apparently, as they tell me, Newfoundlanders are very friendly and I'll meet lots of people in no time. Seems reasonable enough and I really did want to see the tilt-shift photography.

So I went, walked around, looked at the pictures (there's an amazing one of diggers at a construction site) and walked around some more. People showed up, saw their friends and talked and talked. 

In the end, one person did talk to me with the precise words of "Four dollars please" and then I walked off with my beer. Mission accomplished!

-devo

PS — No comments about how just once doesn't count, how I should stop being negative or anything of the sort! Can't a guy make a joke at the expense of himself? Sheesh!

Everything?

Setting the way-back machine to January 15th, just hours before my departure from Halifax for St. John's, Dad, Judy, Simon and I went out for a quick meal at a new place out in Eastern Passage called The Alehouse. Or something like that. The details are a little fuzzy. I mean, that was a long time ago.

Now, none of us had ever been there so we didn't know what to expect, and that's pretty much what we got. The most remarkable thing was the menu, written on a chalk board next to the bar. Nachos, wings and chili. For those counting, that's a total of three items (with rumors of a chowder every second weekend).

I know it's hard to believe, but between the four of us, we sampled the entire menu.

-devo

PS — stay tuned for a new feature at the end of the month and the return of a friend!

not dead yet

I'm in the process of editing a few photos and the computer brought up the usual cantankerous warning message "Are you sure you want to open 30 items" with the typical computer yes/no answer to either okay it or cancel entirely.

But where's the happy middle ground? What if I'm not sure I want to open 30 items but want to open them regardless of the possible danger? Maybe I'd like to try it, see what happens, live on the edge of my seat in taut suspense as each photo slowly opens.

But no, just boring, uneventful "Okay" or "Cancel". What a let down.

Surely this is all that's wrong with computers.

-devo

PS — I'm not dead.