Category: real life

  • London Ontario Zombie Walk 2011

    Yesterday was a beautiful day for London’s fifth annual zombie walk. I know I promised last year that I’d dress up this year, but, like, stuff is busy. I did at least get a chance to go snap some pictures, as per usual. Here they are…click for bigger. It’s always a highlight when the zombies hit…

  • The Banana Incident: Perpetuating Racism by Suppressing Satire

    A few nights ago, a hockey fan threw a banana at a Wayne Simmonds, a black hockey player, during a game at the John Labatt Centre here in London Ontario. The symbolism of it was probably intentional, and it’s a disgusting act of racism. I hope the perpetrator is caught and brought to justice (even…

  • Food Review: Haggis in a Can

    I took a trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake recently, and there is a little store there that sells stuff imported from Scotland. In addition to kilts and candy, I found something I knew I had to try: canned Haggis. It came out of the can looking and smelling just like dog food, right down to the slimy…