Terry Fox Run Friday Update 5

Continued to fund raise for this year's Terry Fox Run with the run taking place this Sunday September 16th. I collected another $180 in donations this week. To bring me up to a total of $980 of my $1000 goal.

Please support my participation by donating.

Thank You For Smoking

We rented Thank You For Smoking this week and it is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a very long time. The movie centres around Nick Naylor, played by Aaron Eckhart, who is a Washington lobbiest for big tobacco. Its Nick's job to spin the truth into something that is favourable for big tobacco. A scene early in the movie highlight's Nick's ability while he attends his son's career day at school.

Little Girl: My mommy says cigarettes are bad for you.
Nick Naylor: Is your mommy a doctor?
LG: No
NN: Is your mommy a research scientist?
LG: No
NN: Then she doesn't sound like a very credible source.

As Nick says to his son, winning an argument is not about being right it is about showing how the other person could be wrong.

Based on the wonderful novel by Christopher Buckley.

This movie is a great rental for any evening when you are looking for a good laugh.

Doctor Who Season 4 and 5 News

Please do not read until you have finished watching the third season of the re-launched Doctor Who. You've been warned.

Doctor Who returns for a 5th season, Yay! But not until 2010, Boo!

WiiMote News

A couple of new games will be showcasing the Wiimote.

• Nintendo Dates Wii Zapper, Confirms Link's Crossbow
• More Motion-Sensitive Lightsabers Coming to Wii

The Lightsabers are coming! The Lightsabers are coming!!!

New Blog Template

My new blog template is called The Cup and it is courtesy of FinalSense. I think it more accurately represents my caffeine addiction.

BookSwim vs the Ottawa Public Library

Did you ever want to rent a book? Well you can with the new site BookSwim. You choose the books you want to read on their web site, they ship books to you, keep the books for as long as you want, and you return books with pre-paid postage. All for $20 a month.

Um, did these guys ever hear of a public library? Let me compare and contrast the service offered by BookSwim to my local library, the Ottawa Public Library.

On-line interface?	Yes	Yes
Free shipping?	Yes	No, you have to pickup your books
Rental time	Unlimited	3 to 12 weeks
Cost	$20+	Free

While BookSwim has a few advantages as it allows you to keep books for as long as you like I don't see why someone would want to pay $20 or more a month to get a service that your local library provides for free. My advice is to save your money and donate to your public library to make sure it gets the funding it needs.

Terry Fox Run Friday Update 4

Continued to fund raise for this year's Terry Fox Run with just over a week to go. I collected another $120 in donations this week. To bring me up to a total of $800 of my $1000 goal.


Please support my participation by donating.