Creepy Puppets at Dollarama

If you want to get into cutting edge performance art like Astronaut Love Triangle, you should get yourself to the Dollarama on Merivale. They've got creepy puppets on sale for only $2 each!
 

And did you know that Dollarama sells gift certificates? They're available in denominations of $10, $25 and $50. Just saying.

Lightbulb Art - Shade 2

Last weekend, I put together a new lightbulb shade out of burned-out Christmas lights. It is similar to the one I made for the bathroom in 2007, but it has several innovations.

• Instead of filling the bulbs with oil, I filled the bulbs with fruit-flavoured gelatine - cherry, lemon and orange. I want something non-toxic and inexpensive with a high index of refraction. The oils I used last time have these properties, but even after 5 years, the oil still sweats out of them. Also, if a bulbs smashes, I figure a blob of jelly will be less messy than a puddle of oil. But, maybe mold will grow in them. I hope if it does it will be artistic. Either way: Science!
• I used fewer bulbs, but this time, I was more careful about placing them to block the light of the working bulb from people's sight-lines.
• Little jars with coloured marbles - very popular with certain fans of lightbulb art.    

Restaurant Ordering Tip: Use the # sign

Here's a fairly typical order for Manon and me at the Pho 99. A number 37, vermicelli with grilled chicken and spring roll, for me ("like always," as one of the waiters used to say); A number 41, vermicelli with grilled beef and spring roll, for Manon (because she feels like having beef today and doesn't feel like having soup); and a number 54, coffee with condensed milk for both of us.

But do you see what I did? I put a # sign in front of the 54. Because I don't want them to get mixed up and bring us 54 orders of number 2, that would be 108 rolls with shredded pork and salad because there are two per order.

I'm thoughtful that way.

Big Savings at the SuperStore

You'll want to hurry down to the SuperStore in Westboro. I don't know how long this big sale on chocolate covered almonds will last.

PC Milk Chocolate Almonds | was 8.99 | Save .02 | now 8.97