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Happy Birthday!

Cats hunt at night. They see fine.

Don't mind me, it turns out I'm not that observant. I only just now noticed the 2 show package deal. Doh!

Velvet, I can get to the credit card part all right, but if I want to get tickets for both nights in a single purchase, then I need to "continue shopping" which it will not allow me to do, even with cleared cookies.

No. However I also just realized I don't have a working printer, which means no printed receipt, which means no admission. Also, I am buying many tickets for many people, so the online purchase process is really useless to me. I'll just go to the bar on Thursday before the "Parade" show. Thanks for help. Velvet, you down for Thursday?

Velvet, see the second sentence in my first post.

I think I'll start drinking now. With any luck they'll be open by 3.

Or maybe you just aren't up to speed with your Urdu? And I fully agree, that dude was dope!

Dosa:

Anyone else having trouble purchasing tickets for nero through mavericksbar.com? The site will not allow me to continue shopping or update the cart. My other question: when does Mavericks usually open its doors? Maybe it's easier to pick them up in person.

I recently moved out of Centretown after many great years there and I am now in the Glebe as well. I was skeptical at first, but I have to admit its better here. My decent place does cost an arm and the better part of one leg but it's worth it for what I get in return. No more crack heads for neighbours and no more of those nasty little centipedes which were all over my last apartment on Arlington. At least I don't think my neighbours are crack heads ...

Beck: Sea Change

Bogota opens 'museum of laziness' The museum hopes to get people to think about what laziness is Lazy museum A museum dedicated to laziness has opened in Colombia's capital, Bogota. The event features sofas placed in front of televisions, hammocks and beds - anything associated with the avoidance of work. The idea is to get people during the holiday season to think about laziness and its opposite, extreme work, and perhaps reach some balanced conclusion. Visitors will have to shed their laziness long enough to get to the museum soon - it closes in a week. 'Social issues' The BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Colombia says Bogota's newest museum, sponsored by the city government, is much-visited and could be ideal for those overwhelmed by the traffic, the fumes, the fast pace of life or the pressures of work. Marcela Arrieta, the museum curator, told Associated Press news agency: "We always think about laziness as an enemy of work. "So we wanted to explore that and make people think about the social issues implied in taking a nap, in being jobless or in feeling that maybe we are wasting time - so we want to ask ourselves about that." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7173527.stm

That was fun.

Yes, as usual, you are correct Brad. See you at the Mini-Parade show.

Oh, I'm in for sure. It's been too long. January is starting to look like a good month for music. Parade, kidkoala, nero, DJ Shadow with Cut Chemist, Out to Lunch ...

kidkoala is playing at Heaven Nightclub on Thursday January 17th. For those that like that kind of thing. http://www.kidkoala.com/ http://www.clubheaven.ca/

Happy Birthday my friend. Give me a call this week some time and I'll buy you lunch. Have a great day.

Happy Birthday, Velvet.

http://www.empiricals.net/ http://www.irenespub.ca/live_music.htm Just a heads up. These guys are great.

Brad, Irene's doors open at 11am.

supernacular: A description of wine so superlative that it is drunk to the very last drop - proved by upturning the empty glass upon one's finger nail and ensuring that not a single drop forms thereon.

BitTorrent search site loses case A website which facilitated the online exchange of films, music and TV programmes without permission has lost a US copyright case. TorrentSpy was taken to court by the Motion Picture Association of America. A judge made a default ruling in favour of the MPAA after she said the site's operators had tampered with evidence. The site had ignored an order to retain server logs and the unique online addresses of computers which traded files using the BitTorrent program. The ruling could have personal privacy implications because the information TorrentSpy had been told to retain was held in Random Access Memory of computers. Defendants Justin Bunnell, Forrest Parker, Wes Parker and Valence Media originally had argued that its servers were located in the Netherlands and so were protected by Dutch law from having to turn over server logs. 'Obstreperous' conduct The judge then asked for information from the Ram in their computers but the defendants failed in their attempt to argue the data was temporary and therefore could not be retained. The defendants' conduct was "obstreperous," Judge Florence-Marie Cooper wrote in her decision. "They have engaged in widespread and systematic efforts to destroy evidence and have provided false testimony under oath in a effort to hide evidence of such destruction. "A substantial number of items of evidence have been destroyed," she wrote. "Defendants were on notice that this information would be of importance in this case." TorrentSpy's lawyer Ira Rothken said his clients had concerns about protecting users' privacy. TorrentSpy is expected to appeal Judge Cooper's decision. A ruling on damages will happen at a later date. The MPAA, which filed the case against TorrentSpy in February 2006, welcomed the ruling. "The court's decision... sends a potent message to future defendants that this egregious behaviour will not be tolerated by the judicial system," John Malcolm, the MPAA's executive vice president and director of worldwide anti-piracy operations, said in a statement. "The sole purpose of TorrentSpy and sites like it is to facilitate and promote the unlawful dissemination of copyrighted content. TorrentSpy is a one-stop shop for copyright infringement." Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/7153323.stm Published: 2007/12/20 08:43:21 GMT © BBC MMVII

The Mercury Lounge is one of Ottawa's best bars. The live music they get there is often the best on offer in town on any given month. The drinks are pricey but not much more than at Mavericks and their martinis are killer. Out To Lunch are a great band. I'll be there. How are you doing these days, zero?