Month: February 2007

Like sugar in the chair

Dan DickinsonLeave a comment

New stuff I added to the Nomad this morning:

  • besnard lakes . “for agent 13”
  • bloc party . “i still remember”
  • champion . “keep on”
  • champion . “no heaven”
  • cinch . “get up and get out”
  • hands . “so sweet”
  • kristin hersh . “in shock”
  • pablo . “wall street”
  • talking heads . “sugar on my tongue”
  • youth group . “sorry”

.:.

I never got all the fuss about Sienna Miller. I’ve seen pictures of her, I’ve seen her in movies…I was just never that impressed. But when I saw her on The Daily Show a few nights ago…holy smokes. I think I get it now.

[tags]sienna miller, daily show[/tags]

trio | ripetizione

Dan DickinsonLeave a comment

I’ve been listening to three songs over and over for the past few days:

  • “No Heaven” by Champion
  • “The End’s Not Near” by Band Of Horses
  • “Dummy Room” by The Vindictives

They’re three pretty different songs, but all very catchy and very good.

.:.

It’s back to the schooly grind tomorrow. I have over 1100 pages to read, 2 cases, a term paper and 6 topic discussions to write, and 6 quizzes to take between now and the end of April.

[tags]champion, band of horses, vindictives, mba[/tags]

I'm not the only dummy in this dummy room

Dan DickinsonLeave a comment

After last night’s drinks & veggie burger (at Spuntini’s The Spud Spot The Auld Spot) I watched Montreal play Pittsburgh. The Canadiens eventually lost in the shootout, but were lucky to get out of it with a point, being down 2 goals with 6 minutes to play. They had to endure a 7-minute (!) power play (during which they also went down 2 men for a while) and the loss of their best defenseman, so all in all they did well to get an OT draw, especially on the road.

Overall it was a great game: very chippy with lots of hitting but still fast with some real moments of skill. I can’t wait for the rematch on Sunday afternoon.

.:.

Fridays are my days to get stuff done in the office: fewer co-workers around me, fewer incoming questions & requests, and a last surge of energy before the weekend.

Ummm…I guess that means I should stop blogging though…
[tags]penguins, canadiens[/tags]

I wonder what Pierre Berton would say about making love in this Canoe?

Dan DickinsonLeave a comment

Last night we had dinner at the ne plus ultra of winterlicious restaurants, Canoe. It was, as expected, superb: great food, impeccable service, and just an enjoyable experience in a fantastic restaurant. It’s hard to argue with the decor and the view, and the company — T-Bone and a friend from work — made it a fun evening. We were supposed to be booted out by 8:00, but our server liked us so they let us keep the table for a while. I guess the fact that we kept ordering drinks helped their decision.

By the way, I had the goat cheese & onion tart, the gnocchi in pea foam (better than it sounds) with dried sage and the pear tart with chocolate ice cream.

[tags]canoe, winterlicious[/tags]