heikal, leonard, ian and kim go to...

like harold and kumar, last night we too had cravings. cravings that only a specific item can satisfy.

krispy kreme.

so, after a dinner of twenty pieces of fried chicken, we embarked on a journey every bit as epic as that of the abovementioned H & K, taking us from the peak of our health to the very edge of death. yes, we did consume much too much oil and sugar, and some might say sitting in ian's car itself is an act tantamount to a suicide attempt, but by the very fact that you are reading this, it means we have survived.

and we live all the more for it.

the promised land

first, the doughnuts are floated in a river of oil, and are then pushed along to the next section...

...to be sugar coated. yes, that solid looking sheet of white is actually a waterfall of liquid sugar. how healthy is that!

dealer of death, that's what she is...

yep, it's kinda like a nice way of committing suicide. we live only for instant gratification!

ian feeling his arteries clogging up

explosives for halloween.... at affordable prices too!

and of course, with all that weaponry, we had to set one off as a test.

with so much risky behaviour in a night...

...can a game of risk be far behind?

i'm sorry... that punchline was kinda sam, if you know what i mean

light up, light up

as if you have a choice

even if you cannot hear my voice

i'll be right beside you dear

my bedroom. it's comfy.

...the TV area. you can pretty much count on finding us here from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. it's prime time! (i.e. matchmaker, the 5th wheel, elimidate, and blind date. scoff all u want.)

...the adjoining kitchen

...and the piece de resistance: the microwave oven. look at it. see it for the engineering marvel that it is.

comedy night at the pit. these guys were good.  

mellow mondays at koerner's pub. they have live performances, and it's all of a fairly high standard. enjoyed myself, at the very least. 

raccooooooons! messing around in a garbage bin on campus.... kinda cute. kinda. 

halloween is round the corner

fuck.

it's halloween weekend coming up. and what am i doing?
i'm watching political satire. like, wtf man.

this is a sorry state of affairs. what about the fireworks/frat parties/massive inebriation/general mayhem and chaos?!?! guys?!!? come on!

it's not that i like partying that much, or at all, even. but yeah, the big party weekend of the semester, and im watching a satirical play. that's just great. perfect.

the risk game afterward better be good.

geez.

not feeling so great

down with a cold. sniff~

is it the weather? the lack of nutrients in my diet? irregular sleeping habits?

probably all three.

nothing a good night's sleep won't cure, but i can't friggin' fall asleep right now.

hence this post, and pics below.

the place is gorgeous when its sunny. contrast with below. 

same view, foggy day 

look, i've been attending classes 

no, seriously, i HAVE 

stop doubting already 

gotta admit, it had me going for a sec 

i woke up...

... to take a nap.

'twas a funny night

just got back from comedy night at the Pit.
6 professional stand-up comedians from Canada, the states, and one dude from down under.

only $5. well worth it.

end of an era

the midterm era.

fuckin' 'ell it's finally over! back to living irresponsibly!

but that probably just means more couch time watching tv. no worries though.

hmm i'm watching birds flying in reverse... they sorta spread their wings out and the wind blows them backwards. kinda interesting, in a boring sort of way...

i'll go post some random pics when i pull my finger out.

'til then, ciao.

you're funny

you've comedy in your genes


the rest of your wardrobe's pretty laughable too.

and i just found out that as of 2001, "Jedi" is an officially recognized religion in the UK census.

they should lobby for national holidays or something.

Guns don't kill people...

...people kill people


But the gun helps.

-Eddie Izzard, Dress to kill ('99)

which brings me nicely to the topic of... comedy and specifically, controversial comedy.
i like comedy. i like to laugh (hey, who doesn't)
but, what's fair game in comedy? some people don't like racist jokes, sexist jokes, jokes about sexual orientation, religion, political leaning and whatever other hot-button issues one may think of.

personally, i say, joke about anything you want, and if you can fit in all of the above into one joke, then, more power to you. sometimes life has too many boundaries, and looking out for all of them all the time gets old real fast. it also creates 'joke monopolies', best illustrated in Seinfeld when Jerry's dentist claims to have converted to Judaism:

Jerry (to a priest): My dentist converted so that he can make jokes about Jewish people as well as dentists!

Priest: And this offends you, as a Jewish person yourself?

Jerry: No, it offends me as a comedian!

[i'm typing from memory, so it probably isn't 100% spot on. but the gist is there]

So now we have black jokes monopolized by blacks, gay jokes monopolized by gays, dentist jokes monopolized by dentists and transvestite jokes monopolized by... eddie izzard (well not really, he doesn't go into it much).

don't get me wrong, i realize they write what they know, but surely they know something other than the recycled cliches that they keep throwing at us.

anyway, that was all slightly off topic

back to the main idea; i think that controversial jokes should be kept off-limits with regards to political correctness (or conversely PC should be kept out of the humour realm), for no good reason other than that i like hearing them. i like them not because of their controversial content, i like them cos it's just fucking funny sometimes. and controversy doesn't make a joke funny, but if a comedian wants to express a joke controversially, then let him!

i don't like discrimination in other parts of life (and i do speak from experience, though admittedly limited and not all-knowing), but when it comes to humour, let it hang loose, man.

And a happy thanksgiving to you too, buddy

canada celebrates thanksgiving a month earlier than the states.
had the predictable shenanigans: dinner with friends, rounded off nicely with risk.

good times, good times

yeah, fall is upon us. damn leaves

thanksgiving dinner

thanksgiving risk: initial deployment 

yes, we NEED a whole ballroom to play risk.  

risk: endgame 

Nobody..

..said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh take me back to the start

shrum bowl, and magic brownies

The big game.

UBC Thunderbirds vs. SFU Clans
Good.... vs. ....Evil

And everyone told me the t-birds were gonna get whooped real good.
foolish, foolish fools.
for the record it finished 42-24 to UBC, having been down 0-17 in the 1st quarter.

It was a pretty fun evening, with the works: big game, big crowd, cheerleaders, a fight in the beer garden (allegedly), and even a streaker.

Cheer of the day:
"F U, SFU!"

sweet.

also got high on hash brownies.

super sweet.

whoop de doo the t-birds win! 

Economists...

...do it with models

seen on a t-shirt

The Category Game has arrived, and some other stuff too

Had a busy weekend.

Stayed over at ian's up in west van for some pictionary, category game, scrabble, bridge, risk, starcom, table tennis, swanson chicken pie, nintendo, toy pistols, murderer, drinks, mooncakes, decent conversation, spider shooting, and foosball.

then went to the capital of B.C., victoria, on vancouver island. it's about 90 min by ferry from the ferry terminal, and the terminal is roughly 1 1/2 hours from any form of civilisation. saw some sights, went to the BC royal museum (which was actually pretty good), took a nap in an IMAX theatre, and staggered around before cutting our losses and heading back. it's kinda boring, that victoria.

woken up on sunday by a phone call from sam, went for lunch at a place that can best be described as Not Too Awesome, missed my bus stop for ATM purposes on the way back, and found Casino showing on TV.

am pooped. pics, as always, to follow.

all nighter at ian's. The Game of World Domination. 

on board the ferry. saw some 20 odd killer whales having a splash 

inner harbour