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Among Slanty-ites, “No pants” is associated with 2D.  (Well, I’m sure many of us like a little air once in a while, but I digress.)

Now I better understand his position, because little did I know that a pair of pants could be worth 65 million dollars.

Talk about getting taken to the cleaners.

Have a good Friday.

Watches to be made from bits of the Titanic. It just leads to all sorts of bad and/or esoteric jokes, preferably with someone like Pierce Brosnan saying them as though in a commercial:

‘A stopped watch is right twice a day, unlike the Titanic which just sank.’
‘Why no, it’s not actually waterproof.’
‘No ice in my drink please.’ (points to watch)

Changing the topic somewhat, I wonder how many years have to pass before it’s ok to crack jokes about an event that killed hundreds of people. Probably about the same amount of time that has to pass before you can dig up pieces of what is essentially their grave, and turn them into watches.

Changing the topic again, check out what they’re planning to do with the Titanic Quarter here in Belfast, and then look at the satellite image. That’s what’s called ‘thinking big.’

I didn’t know this, but apparently Spinal Tap are reforming to fight global warming, and apparently are releasing a new film to boot! Look for it here once it gets to YouTube, as I’m sure it will. In the meantime, here’s Spinal Tap on Arsenio Hall:

That’s not something I get to say often enough.

With our Canucks FINALLY visiting the post-season, I’m (again) participating in the SCHLUBB (Stanley Cup Hairy something or other) over at Just Wide: Home of the SCHLUBB

Those of you that we’ve been watching the game have seen me progress from a normal, happy individual to a sleepless, exhausted happy individual (see Game 1) and then to a contented, well-rested, well-balanced individual (see Game 4)

Since then however, I have been troubled and agitated, sleepless, desperate and tired (see Turco, playoff shutouts). I have, however, since moved through spastic and jubilant (see Trevor “OMG, isn’t he dreamy” Linden and Canuck playoff records). And so here we are, at the second round, ready to face the Ducks, who should be a stern test. (Remember this?)

Aug 2006 - Dave arrives in Northern Ireland

Mar 2007 - Northern Ireland has all 10 of the top 10 towns with the highest percentage increase in housing prices.

Coincidence?

Craigavon leads the way with a 55% increase in the last year, which is remarkable if you’ve ever been to Craigavon. Apparently there’s a lot of roundabout lovers out there. Kate’s hometown of Armagh is on the list with a 44% increase. And sunny sunny Belfast ranks in at 40%, with the average house costing £184,579, which is Cdn$414,431 for you Canuckleheads out there. But wait, you say, that’s less than Vancouver! I think Belfast is a great city, but let’s not get carried away here. There aren’t places in Vancouver that you literally couldn’t pay me enough money to live in for fear of having a petrol bomb thrown through my front window.

Bring back the Troubles, or I’ll never be able to buy a house!

We’re leaving this place, we’re going to go… um… become hippies?

Yes the rumours are true, we’re sailing our way to the Sunshine coast. In a little hamlet called Roberts Creek, we’ll live in a shack on an (orange) hill by the ocean, fending off the wildlife and living off the land…

More Photos are here.

MLS Listing is here.

Those that don’t care go here.

Sorry I haven’t been posting much lately. There really hasn’t been much happening round these parts that’s exciting. I was sent over to Newcastle (Upon Tyne) for work, but I was outside of town, and it was only for a night so I didn’t get any chance to look around. I’ll try and post a bit more, honest. In the meantime, amuse yourself with Clarke