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my head hurts now

i remember that porn. started out all nervous and "i've never done anything like this before", ended up all sweaty and confused and ...

shouldnt a public service announcement contain some actual information and not just a mysterious link?

second most perfect food.

of the world's most perfect food ...

except for all that useless running, i like it too.

bob's just bitter he was stuck in the mud in new orleans

I pulled a pair of front row 300's on the Tuesday after the original onsale date when I called the chick was all over me on the 72 hour rule and we argued for some time--then I told her to fuck off and read up on it further.

hmmmmm. some bad karma here.

On one hand I agree it is "amazeballs"- great location, vibe, crowd and prices, but i also have to agree with Tonin that if felt crowded last year. They really need to expand the tent venue because it sucks when you can't see the band you really wanted to see. I spent lots of time wishing there were about 10 to 20% fewer people there.

you have touched on one of the more central, internal debates among the organizers themselves. recently, there has been push to include the larger community by allowing various local groups to set up booths, increase the number of vendors and food providers. this drive has eaten up valuable real estate on what is a very small island. couple that with increased desire by fans to have a beer in one of the two side tents and even more real estate gets eaten up by expanded fenced spaces.

what used to be a few hippies chilling around in open fields has been replaced by a permanent main stage, much larger side tents, and more and more vendors and interest groups. yes, it's become very difficult to get from one stage to another quickly. it's not that there are more people, its that there is more stuff.

personally, i dont think there need to be 5 coffee spots, 3 potters, 2 handmade soap sellers, 7 environmental activist booths, and enough beer to fill the lake. but that's just me, im a minimalist, lol.

Is it just scalpers and speculators or people like myself who "scored" lawns through the lottery and then bought other better tickets at the on sale- and therefore have extras that no one wants?

exactly. a lot of folks didn't even bother doing mail order.

I have always wanted to go but the lineup never sells it for me, maybe someday.

you are sadly missing the point

the hot dog made it

Another Canadian legend lost ... rest in peace, Rita.

came across this today, thought it might be useful for you

this has to be a joke.

extra advice:

sun: plant according to height to maximize amount of sun. consult the seed packs or google it to see how high they will become. many cherry or plum tomatoes can easily grow to 7'. other bigger tomatoes easily 5'. but do not allow them to grow that tall unless you structurally support the weight using tall stakes, velcro strips, foam wire, etc.

the tomatoes regardless of variety will likely be the tallest plants you will have so plant them on the north side of your plot. planting them anywhere else will shade all of the other plants in the garden an can easily stunt pepper plants that crave full sun.

identify the east and south sides and plant shorter things there. and plant taller things along the north side. short plants are carrots, lettuce (but dont waste your time), beets, and onions. medium plants are peppers, brussel sprouts. this will maximize the amount of sun each plant gets.

space: plant accordind to how big the plant will eventually become. squash, zuchini, pumpkins all spread out and creep towards the south. they eventually take over a huge space. so dont try to plant them near other plants. a nightmare would be squash on the north side of a plot, with carrots and onions just to the south of them. the squash will overgrow and shade out the onions. they would also make it painful to have to reach in between their spiky leaves to check in on the onions when you need to thin them out. plant squash etc at the south end of a plot, and maybe off on its own somewhere.

rhubarb should never be planted with other plants in a garden. think of it as a shrub instead and allow it to have a big open space on its own. deadhead any and all flowers (they look like brains) to keep the plant sweeter. rhubarb if tended properly can provide well into august, its not just an early summer plant.

access: plants things you need to harvest regularly near the edges of the plot. to keep gardening enjoyable, plan to minimize the amount of work you need to do. tomatoes will require nightly trips in august and sept, so dont put them in the middle of the garden. put them where you can most easily got to them while carrying a big collection bowl. one cherry tomato plant can easily give you one to three pints EACH night at maximum production. ten plants? that's a lot of work. also, when planting tomatoes, stagger them a bit, don't plant in a grid. grids create tight cramped areas and make it difficult to reach in to harvest.

don't do this:

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do this:

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it will be easier to reach in between to harvest both rows.

so, pay attention to the physical layout of the plants and take their size and height into account when placing. you will be tempted to make it all ok pretty in the beginning by planting way too many things everywhere. dont. have patience and your plants will grow and fill the whole space.

we have gardens every year. tomatoes, onions, carrots, beets, peppers in the one plot and squash and zuchinni in another. also have a big crop of strawberries that line a fence, a giant rhubarb patch, and a few pots of herbs.

advice: 1) whatever amount you think you can plant, don't. plant half of it. sure you can grow whatever you want, but harvesting it will become completely overwhelming and everything will explode in size making it hard to move around them.

just having 10 tomato plants of various varieties will commit you to 30 minutes or more every night in the late summer. moreover, if your spring planting goals exceed your harvest abilities and you plant too close, you will have a hard time getting in between the plants to get at the tomatoes. ALWAYS follow the notes on the seed pack and never plant closer than recommended, even though they will look barren and sad when you plant initially.

also, lay down stepping stones.

2) prune and thin hard. dont be afraid to cut off small budding veggies either. if they are in your way as they are growing, they will most certainly be much more in your way when you need to harvest them. use cages and foamed-wire to support plants as they grow. tomato and pepper plants especially will tip over entirely if not supported well. buy and use those 8' tall bamboo stakes too.

3) have a hose nearby. do not think you will enjoy unspooling the hose EVERY NIGHT when you NEED to water things. or, if possible, place rain barrels near the garden or better ... the garden near the rain barrels. the convenience of accessing your water supply cannot be overestimated.

4) do not plan to go away at all in late august or early september. a plot of 10x20 will be a full time commitment when it comes to harveting. leaving things either unwatered or unharvested for even one day will be a huge mistake.

and 5) lettuce is a waste of time, water and space. buy it, dont grow it.

i just spent an hour sawing and cleaning up the fallen limbs and branches. still have a few broken ones hanging in the one tree 50' up and way out of reach. we fared much better than some of our neighbours who lost entire trees. and a number of trees were also destroyed in the parks too. ice is quite heavy it seems.

power stayed on here in guelph and we escape with only minor tree damage at our place but it is a bit of a mess out there ...

you?

i am loving the anti-scalping measures. sure, i can't buy the 85$ tix for allll my friends, but they could have bought their own easily...why? because when scalpers/bots are taken out of the equation (like they were for these tix) we all pull tix and get in. i mean, it certainly wasn't luck that we all got the tix. i kept pulling pair after pair (after i'd bought mine) and just couldn't buy them because of the limit. there is no way that would have ever happened if scalper/bots had been on it. i bet maybe 1 person here might have got tix otherwise.

honestly, the last thing i want to read is how you were able to keep pulling pair after pair when i was unable to get anything at that very same time. i have no idea why, perhaps cookies, maybe my hat wasn't on straight enough, or maybe u always had them buffered in your virtual cart, who knows.

they seem to have their bases coverd and legally you are kinda SOL, DevO, but i think if you called ticketmaster, explained it and asked them to change the name into your friends name, they might do it. acc are pretty good at trying to see if they can help you. will really depend on the instructions from the promoter as to what they can and cannot do, tho.

or, suck it up and go yourself. its the rolling stones.

i was completely unable to get anything.

i was trying as soon as these links wer posted and i got nothing for almost 45 minutes. not sure how people were able to pull anything long after I tried. (im still unable to get anything)

$500 allows you to bring a beer to your seat. Ugh.

and for another $100, you can actually buy that beer.