May 5, 2008 by Gail
Umbrella Drink (not mine)
Swan & Firkin Pub
Bloor West, Toronto
Whoa! The past two weekends and the weekdays in-between have been the busiest I can remember since I moved here. I didn’t even get a chance to write about the previous weekend, and now another weekend has passed and it’s Monday?? How can this be?
Well, first things first: I’ve said before that I’m not much of a meme-r, but I promised Anf I would do his meme back on April 25. Yikes, that’s a week and a half ago.
Here goes:
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April 24, 2008 by Gail
What??? How does this work? It’s correct! Try it and see if it works for you. I’ll put in a little poll at the end after publishing so you can answer in one click.
(DON’T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!)
It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read. Be sure you don’t read the bottom until you’ve worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it’s fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat. (More than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758… if you haven’t, add 1757.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.You should have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number. (i.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)
The next two numbers are YOUR AGE!
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
Anyone have a guess at how this works?
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April 1, 2008 by Gail
As I have recently been designing websites, I have a question that’s been bugging me for years. Now, when it comes to design there is very little that doesn’t come down to the personal preference of a reader/user, but over time these preferences become stronger or weaker as websites mature and change with their intended audiences. For me, the more websites I look at, the more I want to tweak mine to make it better!
This preference also has a lot to do with screen width, and my market research experience tells me that using Twiigs’ simple polling feature won’t give me a chance to cross-tabulate the answers with the size of your screens… hmmm… I’ll have to rework the question a little bit, then.
The list looks rather long, but decide your type of screen first (wide screen – greater than 1024×768, narrow screen – less than 1024×768, or if your preference is for either size), and now there are only four three* possible answers. And no, there isn’t a “no preference” option. This poll is for the opinionated folk 
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February 15, 2008 by Gail
I’m done with winter. Why? Only in this current wild and woolly Toronto Winter of 07/08 would doing laundry require crampons to prevent a treacherous fall while stepping outside carrying a laundry bag before going down to the basement to use the washing machine. Even the raccoons are smart enough to stay away from the side of the house, which is a veritable skating rink. Either that or the ‘coons are sharpening their skates.
I’ve got one more load to go, and I have this question for you about Facebook, whether you’re on it or not. (I’m not. Well, sort of — I entered my name last year and immediately tried to delete it but Facebook won’t allow account deletions. A Facelessbook? A FacelessNonBook?)
or
Just wondering while wiling away the spin cycle. Arliin and I had several discussions about this over a game of baseball and, later, beer.
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October 22, 2007 by Gail
Over the weekend I watched the whole preview movie of the new Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard — which is rather impressive, by the way — but I cringed whenever the demonstrator said the word “presentation” with the first syllable pronounced with a long e, like “preacher”.
In fact, it was so distracting I was nearly ready to mute him and just watch the demo silently. Especially when a second demonstrator came on the screen and she said it exactly the same way! It was like nails on a chalkboard!
I live in a cosmopolitan society, I hear all kinds of pronunciations, but for some reason this one sounds new. But maybe it’s just my imagination. Maybe lots of people say it that way. So I’ve set up a little poll, for readers and lurkers alike. Even if you’ve never commented before, indulge my curiosity (the poll is anonymous) and click an answer. You can choose more than one.
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November 22, 2006 by Gail
OK, I can’t remember the last time I carried on a meme, but since this was in an email, I actually answered it and replied.
I am…
SpongeBob Squarepants?
I’m puzzled because I haven’t seen the cartoon. But I guess if my image were made into a gigantic inflatable and floated over thousands upon thousands of people, it must not be all that bad.
Incidentally, I took this photo almost one year ago, at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade last year in New York City (natch). Sadly, I lost all my videoclips from the parade! 
Including the one of Dora the Explorer, which I took especially for Miss Madeleine. Oh well… on with the show…
… and HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO THE NEIGHBO(U)RS SOUTH OF THE BORDER. Gorge yourselves silly with the turkey and tofu and gravy or whatever floats your potatoes.
After two years of David’s superb maple brine turkey, I have to say his spoiled me for all others. *sniff* Here’s his recipe, by the way.
Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble?
A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test.
Answer all the questions with what describes you best, add up all your points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at the end and look for your results.
1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
B) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
C) Painting in the park (5 pts.)
D) Rock concert (1 pt.)
E) Going to the movies (3 pts.)2. What is your favorite type of music?
A) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)
B) Alternative (1 pt.)
C) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
D) Country (5 pts.)
E) Pop (3 pts.)[eh, where's jazz?]
3. What type of movies do you prefer?
A) Comedy (2 pts.)
B) Horror (1 pt.)
C) Musical (3 pts.)
D) Romance (4 pts.)
E) Documentary (5 pts.)4. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
A) Waiter (4 pts.)
B) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
C) Teacher (3 pts.)
D) Police (2 pts.)
E) Cashier (1 pt.)5. What do you do with your spare time?
A) Exercise (5 pts.)
B) Read (4 pts.)
C) Watch television (2 pts.)
D) Listen to music (1 pt.)
E) Sleep (3 pts.)6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
A) Yellow (1 pt.)
B) White (5 pts.)
C) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
D) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
E) Red (4 pts.)[two shades of blue?]
7. What do you prefer to eat?
A) Snow (3 pts.)
B) Pizza (2 pts)
C) Sushi (1 pt.)
D) Pasta (4 pts.)
E) Salad (5 pts.)8. What is your favorite holiday?
A) Halloween (1 pt.)
B) Christmas (3 pts.)
C) New Year (2 pts.)
D) Valentine’s Day (4 pts.)
E) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?
A) Paris (4 pts.)
B) Spain (5 pts.)
C) Las Vegas (1 pt.)
D) Hawaii (4 pts.)
E) Hollywood (3 pts.)[Only one is a country?]
10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
A) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
B) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
C) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
D) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
E) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)Now add up your points and see who your cartoon character personality is…
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June 29, 2006 by Gail
In a bid to try and get my mind off the conspicuous absence of furry paws laying across my feet and whiskers tickling my leg, I’m posting a rare meme, one that Kim sent to me by email.
I’m not tagging anyone with this meme, but feel free to fill in your version as a comment. Or if you have a blog and post it there, add your permalink here, merci beaucoup!
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