only 4 calories

'tis crunch time yet again. however, this month its doublecrunch time as we are putting out 60PAGES! last night (at around midnight) a good friend of mine suggested that I try a 5 hour energy drink. available at UPI. i checked out the website and it promises 5 hours of energy (who'd have guessed) and no crash* later! crash is described as energy below baseline. i didnt go get one for a few reasons. A- i don't want a self induced heart attack. B- I thought, it's 12am, i dont want to be awake for 5 more hours..even though i was here until 4am without it... and C- there isnt even a UPI in the proximity. BUT it did get me thinking that it would be cool to do a feature in the mag about energy drinks and stuff. and have someone drink like, 5 of these and see if they can actually stay up and feel like not-shit....or have them do it and die and then we can bust all these companies and sue them and make mmmmmillliiioooonnnsssssss. Ok. so our new friend Livia is proofing the magazine right now, (and its funy because she's snickering at my desk and i know EXACTLY what article she's reading...SCD!) and then I have about 50 more hours of work to do on it. and then we send files at 4! yay! wait. that doesnt add up. IN OTHER NEWS: day 5 of protest out side our office. WITH ADDED BONUS of jack hammering construction (hello cruel world). alright. time to finish this coffee and scone (thanks kevin!) hang in there. C.

Lawn Furniture for Literalists

So, we've been tossing around ideas for the "reclaimed" patio behind our office.
Basically - we've got this pretty big green space that just has all this useless flora all over it. We need a usable space to hang out, that isn't gonna cost very much money.

G was kind enough to pass this idea on to me.

Any volunteers to come over and help us level the ground so that we can get to work on this: H.

Ebike Update 2

So... The store we bought our bikes from told us we would get these stickers.
We go in to pick them up.
IT IS A FUCKING PHOTO OF THE STICKER, PRINTED ON PHOTO PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my head I am thinking:
Wow, I own a mac, a printer, and Illustrator. I probably could have whipped something better than this up.

So Then.... I get a call from the manufacturer in Dundas, and he is awesome :) Sending our stickers out with Adrian from Cycle MD, the place that Kim bought her bike and the bike shop that will be doing our service.
He's emailing me when he has them.
Awesome.
Customer Service.
Excellent.
Genius.

Very Happy. Waiting for email.
In the meantime... I may have made my own sticker.... just for interim purposes.
lol.

Ebike Update

Okay - so it's looking like the guy who assembled our bikes just "forgot" to put the manufacturer's sticker on it that says it's an ebike.

going to get the sticker today....

hmmmmmmm......

keep you posted.

H.

Les Bicyclettes

Well,
in honour of my new theory: Practice what you keep ranting on about to everyone all the fucking time, Qatalyst has invested in a lovely new mode of transportation.

It's called an Ebike... it runs on electricity. Not Gas. And is essentially a Vespa/Scooter type thing.

To answer a couple common questions:
You: Do you need a license, license plate, insurance?
Me: No.


You: Do you need to wear a helmet?
Me: Yes, a Bike helmet.


You: Well, it must use a lot of electricity right?
Me: No. It uses about 3 cents per charge.


You: Well.... how far does it go on one charge?
Me: 90 km.


You: Yeah, but, it takes forever to go anywhere right?
Me: No. It goes up to 45 km.


Me again: you want one, i know it. Wait for the June issue for an article on how they work, where to get them, why they are the way of the future. I think the best thing about driving one, is at the end of the day when you get home and it's dark, and you've been out running errands all day... you feel like you did when you were a kid and you came in from playing outside all day. You know, all tired and windburnt and full of fresh air. And then you go to sleep and have THE BEST sleep ever.


Rob got one too... his is red.


If you see us. Wave. We will have giant smile on our face and be laughing at you putting $1.14 gas in your car :)

H.