http://chantastic.blogsome.com Observations from a Chantastic guy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:59:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Friday night, there was a farewell party for some classmates going away on exchange next semester. I attended the party (let’s conveniently ignore how I had a final project due Saturday and was literally the only person from my class there), and walked home afterwards. As I ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/21/you-cant-stop-the-true-love-between-me-and-poutine/ Actual conversation I had with someone in Toronto as we walked outside: Him (all bundled up, including a hood): Aren’t your ears cold? Me (wearing a leather jacket, no hood): No, I’m from Edmonton. Him: Oh, OK. That was apparently a good enough reason. And that was also before the day where Edmonton ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/21/built-up-immunity-to-the-cold/ My favorite writer, Bill Simmons, recently wrote a book that I desperately wanted to read. However, my closest bookstore didn’t have it when I stopped by to check a month ago, and the book was well under the minimum purchase limit for free shipping on Amazon.ca (I’m notoriously cheap ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/19/the-book-that-wasnt-meant-to-be/ Actual quote from an MSN conversation I was having: “I miss you….I miss having you around.” Everybody likes being wanted. In this case, unfortunately, the quote was from…one of my buddies back home. Sigh. Throw in how I’m organizing get-togethers which I’m actually referring to as “Man Dates” when I go home ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/18/the-king-of-bromance/ My friends Stephe, Cobra, Jimbo, and Catalina have known each other for years. One of the things we always do is start unbelievably long e-mail chains where we reply all extremely frequently. How frequent? Here’s what my inbox looks like after an initial e-mail about going to ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/17/the-e-mail-situation/ Remember when I noticed a while back that someone from school had de-friended me on Facebook? Well, it’s happened again, and again I found out when I clicked on that person’s name, only to discover that I indeed had been removed from the person’s list of friends. This ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/16/only-de-friend-me-if-you-want-me-to-talk-to-you-more/ Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been asked by three different people whether I’ve lost weight. Honestly, I have no idea because I never weigh myself. However, it does make sense because my pants have been rather loose. Of course, my infamous refusal to wear belts ... http://chantastic.blogsome.com/2009/12/14/never-mess-with-betty/