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Just a few shots from a day when I was a bit bummed out. Sometimes when I’m feeling down I’ll just go for a walk and think. It helps quite a bit but I figured I’d bring the camera along with me this time and see what came out of it. Here’s some of what did

Click on the image to open a larger version (from Flickr) in a new window

Which ones do you like best or even not like. I thrive on criticism, positive or negative so let me know what you think

Glad I don’t have crabs….

yikes.

PS: I’ll buy a drink for the first person to recognize the title of this post

Been quoting this one way too much recently, so I thought I’d share!

Reading some of my online news sources I came across this little gem (http://cbs13.com/local/rate.a.cop.2.673410.html). It’s a news article about a new website that allows people to rate their experience with any particular police officer in their area. The website (http://www.ratemycop.com/) has the local police officers’ first and last names available on the site, but not other personal information.

Now the concept of a site for rating people of a specific profession is not really a new one, http://www.ratemyprofessors.com has been around since 1999, but I am a little concerned that the police are trying to have it removed. It seems that the police don’t like to be policed themselves. They are seeking legislation to have the site removed by saying that it is putting their families at risk, though the site claims no other personal information is shared on the website.

I, myself, am all for this site as I believe that people in positions of power should be monitored and held accountable for their actions. I always have been as I feel that too often people in such positions find the temptation to abuse their power too great to resist (on a somewhat unrelated I saw a cop turn on his lights to make an illegal left turn and turn them off immediately after again in Toronto this week).

What do you think about the concept of this site? Should it be shut down by the police or do we as citizens have the right to this information as well as the ability to comment on police officers’ behaviour?

note: This is an American site and has not been made available for Canadian residents to comment on Canadian police yet.

Ok sorry that my last few posts have just been videos but this is too bad ass.

TEE HEEEEEEEEE.

Ok, I’m done now.

Peace

This is just something I found while procrastinating. I’ve seen reverse graffiti before but just thought that this video was incredible.

For those who don’t know what reverse graffiti is, it’s the perfectly legal act of selectively cleaning a surface. In this case, the artist chose to clean the grating in an underground tunnel from the exhaust of all the cars that pass through it leaving nice, clean skulls.Doing this really points out how dirty the environment we live in is and hey, it got a result

This Saturday I entered a 4 on 4 bboy competition with my crew. I had been training a fair bit for this though I was a bit distracted by my toothache (wisdom tooth struggles) but I think we all came off well.

We won our battle but didn’t advance because the judges were choosing the top 8 crews from all the winners (there were 34 crews). One of the judges said we were really close to the top 8 and another said we should have made it, but I’m just happy with how well we did.

I’m planning on entering another on January 1st at York University called Breaking the Cycle. I’m hoping that we do a fair bit better at this one.

Without further ado, here’s the battle!

In case anyone is wondering, I’m the 3rd guy to go out in the red hat, vest and shoes

I’m sick of all that anti-MSG razzmatazz. Anyone know anybody that has suffered due to MSG? Seen a study with empirical evidence of negative side effects?

Ok, just checking. Cause it turns out that all negative reports on MSG have been based on anecdotal evidence.

Good ‘ol wikipedia helped me out here.

In April 1968, Dr Ho Man Kwok wrote an article for the New England Journal of Medicine where he said, “I have experienced a strange syndrome whenever I have eaten out in a Chinese restaurant, especially one that served northern Chinese food. The syndrome, which usually begins 15 to 20 minutes after I have eaten the first dish, lasts for about two hours, without hangover effect. The most prominent symptoms are numbness at the back of the neck, gradually radiating to both arms and the back, general weakness and palpitations…”. This comment began a global health scare about MSG and “Chinese restaurant syndrome” was born. Considerable research has failed to find any syndrome related to MSG (or in fact any negative health effects at all), and Chinese restaurant syndrome is largely resigned to urban legend status. However, the damage was done, and MSG is still thought of as suspect by a large proportion of the general public, and many foods continue to be labelled “MSG free”.

Thanks “Dr” Kwok, you asshole. Way to ruin it for the rest of us! Also, have you tasted MSG?!? THAT SHIT IS DELICIOUS!!! I mean, really! I went to a Chinese restaurant in Toronto and they had an MSG dish on the table for spooning onto your food!

The Ajinomoto (味の素) company was formed to manufacture and market MSG in Japan; the name ‘Ajinomoto’ means “essence of taste”.

ESSENCE OF TASTE!!!

That says it all right there. Rant over, now go and eat some Chinese food without one of those lame-ass “No MSG” signs.

Peace