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This is a new drink I found last night on an excursion to Jimmy’s for a donair.

I am not sure if you can read the label of this new Pepsi but here is what it is: Strawberries & Cream Diet Pepsi. Doesn’t that sound good?

I cracked it open and took a small sip. My first impression was, “Whoa, that’s sweet for a diet drink!” And it was. I only made it through about half of the drink and then I had to put it down. Too fruity.

I have decided that fruit + cola = no good. I used to be a cherry coke fan, but no more. Please stop adding cherries, strawberries, vanilla, lemon, lime and most of all mint to our drinks to make money.

These drinks are just gimicks to get you to buy one. It’s not like they have any staying power. When was the last time you saw a Sprite Ice at the store?

Well, if you like fruity colas, then this drink will be right up your alley, its one of the fruitiest.

This is a great article about the greying line between broadcasting TV and watching it … and how the internet is making it easy to share vids. They post some impressive stats, and I think it’s a good article.

But that’s not why you want to go there. You want to go see the first vid. This poor kid tries to read a sports highlight and he absolutely butchers it. But, he sticks with it, which I think is awesome. And you know when you’re in a situation like that, where you just want to go away and make it all stop? Yeah, well, he just goes through it. And then it hits. The moment where he just doesn’t give a shit anymore and starts to just ad-lib things. Boom goes the dynamite!

3.5 / 5

James Bond is back, played by a new actor. This Bond movie is a remake of an old Bond movie, I sort of hope this doesn’t start a string of remakes, but it was interesting to see 007 beginnings. I think the story “zero to hero” is sort of a universal one that we all really like to be told. We see this in the Batman series, where the begins of Batman have been explained numerous times.

I liked this movie, and especially the new Bond character. He is a little less refined and not so suave. And that made it easier to relate. Also, this Bond is a little bit more physically intimidating than usual, relying less on gadgets and more on blunt force trauma (aka - a punch to the face!). Bonds style is a lot more rugged and a lot less calculated, and perhaps this was intentional to show the immaturity of the new agent. At any rate, it was entertaining.

This movie was set in a casino for a good part (I don’t think I am giving anything away there) and it REALLY made playing poker look awesome. Maybe that’s more because they were playing $10 million hands!

Anyways, I enjoyed this Bond movie better than the last 3 or 4.

The next in the series!

Even more addictive than the first, we continue our journey with Pug, as he finds out about himself and his powers. The first book included the introduction to the Rift War, and this book takes up from there. I enjoyed this book much more than the first, but I can’t seem to think of much to say about it - I don’t want to ruin the plotlines.

This book was just plain fun to read. I loved it. I caught myself reading until 2 or 3 AM a few times. Look forward to the next!

As recently as last week, I’ve run into more proof of the Rain People’s sinister intentions. They’re getting kinda scary, really. It’s not just the sheer numbers involved, which was similar to their others; It’s the planning and originality behind these more recent attacks that make them terrifiying.

I managed to photograph their latest attempt. It was during a snowfall just last week in Calgary. It was really quite peaceful. It’s nice how a heavy snowfall can deaden sound, so even the middle of the city can sound quiet. It was also very beautiful, what with the snow and the lights and all that … check it out:

I have to admit, I didn’t really think of the danger until it was too late. It seems that the massive snow storm was actually misdirection. By keeping us all focused on the beauty of the harmless snow, the Rain People were able to launch a special forces attack. It seems that they’ve been trying to build a humanoid figure to attack us with.

Mimicking our general proportions, the Rain People fashioned this life-sized horror:

Luckily, they didn’t account for the change in density affecting their ability to maneuver. They were frozen in place, and effectively immobilized. I think a weather change later that week destroyed the snowman. That or some teen-age punks.

A little while ago, I finished Raymond E Feist’s Magician: Apprentice, which is the first of a 4 book series called the Riftwar saga. Apparently it’s well known, in some circles. This book is really the first half of a book that used to be called Magician; after the book became famous, Feist re-inserted some text he had cut out from the story, and split the book into two parts - this one, and the next one called Magician: Master.

I should mention that I finished this book in 3 days. I really enjoyed the writing style, and I found it really easy to get into the plot and the characters.

The general plot synopsis: We start with a young orphan, and this book pretty much walks us through to his apprenticeship as a magician … you know, like it says in the title. We follow the character through a developing war with another world. The two worlds are connected through things called rifts, created by magicians. I found that a pretty neat concept to read about.

The main character’s name is Pug, which I like ’cause it’s not trying to be overly complicated. Like Khellus, Vader, or Barbe-a-Papa. Also, it rhymes with rug. I like rugs. I don’t like carpet, though. Actually, I think Pug is a very interesting character, very easy to relate to, and I really enjoyed reading about him.

The book was really good. Actually, this series is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The book is fun to read, has lots of humour and I find the storyline unique - a battle across multiple worlds, where you travel between them through rifts, is pretty cool.

How apropos! How about a tutorial on the first 10 dimensions?!

And now, on to the next …