“Remember Crystal Pepsi? Me neither…”
One of those great connections with GenX youth is the cola that was clear. Since the Internet has such a wealth of useless information, here’s some of the things you can see:
The Legacy of Crystal Pepsi
Fan Page for the Clear Alternative to Cola
Search on eBay for Crystal Pepsi products
A page to get Crystal Pepsi back into production
Crystal Pepsi had the first computer-generated vinyl bus wrap
Last night I was bored. I made a web site. Here it is. Please go see it.
Last night Simone was bored. She made chocolate chip cookies. I am happy now (despite a sick stomach).
Suddenly inspired by a TV ad for the Canadian Air Force, I visited the Canadian Forces web site. Using the Career chooser it looks like I belong in the communications industry fixing stuff. The first was an Army job as a Signal Operator and the second is a Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician - basically an Electrician rather than an Electrical Engineer.
They sound like interesting, if not challenging careers. Why I’m even considering this probably has to do with my fascination with the Forces for a number of years. I’d like to think that if I chose a different direction in life, that it would be with the Armed Forces… although as I’ve proven from paintball matches, I’m a total camper. My service on the field would probably be less than admirable. However, I’ve proven that my quick reflexes and hand-eye coordination have proven handy in flight sims, so why not reality?
However, my 8-bit Nintendo doesn’t really simulate 7G forces very well - so I can’t be ABSOLUTELY sure…
Lindsay, a coworker of mine at Livewire, told me an interesting statistic about Nortel and the recent stock price crash.
“If you bought $1000 of Nortel stock last year and $1000 of beer, today the stocks would be worth less than the empties”
WOOHOO! I made the right choice!
Jennifer Aniston may be leaving Friends in a “heartrendering episode” at the end of the season… whatever. Now on to me.
Saturday I went out with Simone and a few friends for a few games of pool. Four people played three games, and we played with different partners every game. I managed to be on the losing team for every game. After throwing my typical temper-tantrum, we made a Timmie’s run and wound up watching Rat Race at someone’s house. I can’t remember his first name off the top of my head, but his last name was “Benmurgi”. I asked if he was related to Ralph, and he confirmed that he was his cousin. At first I didn’t believe him, but since his brother bared significant resemblance to the CBC personality, so I was forced to believe. In any case, he agreed with me that he’s a strong personality and has a bright future with the CBC, but he keeps getting fed really crappy shows.
Last night, Simone and a few others went to see Rita and her Second City class perform. They were definitely new to the stage, and they apparently had no proper warm up before going on. However, it was really funny. These are clearly naturals in the medium of Improv. After we went to the Peel Pub with the troop. It’s very, very entertaining to sit around and have a few pints with “flaming extroverts”.
Now I’ve got a bit of a throat cold, there’s nothing good to rent (except Ghost World, but it appeals to a very, very small group of people), and the Oscar nominations are tomorrow. In other words, “nothing interesting happened today”.
