Category Archives: Cars

Pretty much everything vehicularly (not a real word) related. “Brian had sex with a really dumb girl, now he’s taking his friend Stewie to get some ice cream in his car.”

Manually washing your car.

It’s hard work, but I’m proud that I did it myself. Now, if only I had the right tools to prevent the scratching. :(

Getting ready.

Vacation has officially started for me, but we’re not leaving town until Monday morning. In the meantime, I need to:
(a) start archiving media to make space for new downloads
(b) detail the interior of my car (exterior wash optional since it’ll be caked with insects on the highway)
(c) organize music on my iPod
(d) finish up other [...]

The ChickenBall has a new home!

I consolidated all my domains together and got myself a sweet spot for web hosting. I have no idea why, since I don’t have enough time in my life to blog, but it’s only approximately $100 a year for hosting - and that includes all my websites as well as websites I host for other [...]

Toyota’s 2009 Matrix looks sharp.

During April, I was in Winnipeg getting a check-up done on my Matrix. I first saw the 2009 Matrix in person and thought that it looked horrendous - they had reduced the size of the boot and changed the overall look of the vehicle, especially on the front grill.

A month later, I returned to the [...]

It’s bumpy out there!

After a busy morning, I took the afternoon off from work today. Why? Because I’ve accumulated so much banked time that I’m about to go over the 40 hour limit this Sunday. So, after our usual lunch at the Chef with the boys (WINGIES!!), I went to the post office to get Rock Band.
That’s right, [...]

Buried alive by snow.

It snowed two nights ago. No big deal, right?
WRONG!! (Kevin Spacey style)
I woke up yesterday morning to tons of snow and massive wind. I had to shovel the driveway before we could leave for work. When I got to work, I parked the car, which promptly got stuck. Later on, at lunch time, I spent [...]

Too cold out there, not hot in here.

Winter sucks because of the extreme cold temperatures up here. I may very well be one of the few Thompson residents who can’t take the cold. Everybody else has a light jacket or sweater in 40 below weather while I’m wearing four layers, gloves, neck warmer up to my ears, and a toque.
Unfortunately, I’m still [...]

A week back from Toronto, and the Toyota Matrix.

Well, I’ve been back from Toronto for about a week now - it was an amazing trip, and while I don’t remember what happened on the trip in Winnipeg anymore, I made sure to type up some blog notes on my phone on a daily basis while I was there. So, one of these days, [...]

My car sucks, but who cares? I’m going to Winnipeg, baby!

It’s been a crazy week, work-wise, among other things. François, one of the IT managers, finally retired after 40 years of service to Inco. Good on him, it’s well-deserved. The guy worked really hard and made sure that things were done right. Wil took over his job and now that things have calmed down, I [...]

I got T-Boned and PC repair logged, but at least I got to watch the Family Guy premiere.

I skipped a few blog topics over the weekend, but that’s because I was feeling lazy. The weekend brings that out in me, since it’s the only time I get some kind of break from work - but that didn’t really happen anyway.
On Thursday, after deliveries, Mom and I sneaked out of the restaurant and [...]

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