Mike Browne’s Blog

Carol and I were talking about this site the other day as she has interviewed people who have had to move from Chernobyl. so I thoughtThe website is not the best designed one ever but if you can struggle through it’s oh-so primative contruction it’s well worth a look. Ghost Town photographically chronicles a woman’s motorcycle ride through the Chernobyl area. It’s rather strange to see large apartment blocks completely deserted. It’s so very post-apocalyptic. Like scenes from Escape from LA or a zombie film.

I guess I will. Since that’s what you’re ordering me to do.

Ustinov was a talented man. He will be missed.

He was once asked what would be his ideal epitaph.

With a familiar twinkle in his eye, he swiftly decided on the perfect inscription for his tombstone: “Keep off the grass.”

That’s more like it.

The Canucks came out looking a little sluggish and were down 2 – 1 after two periods of play. In the third, however, they were a team posessed outshooting the Stars 15 – 6. Geoff Sanderson blistered up the ice and blasted one by Ron Tugnutt’s right shoulder at 9:38 in the frame. The Stars, who were short a few defensemen and their star goalie, Marty Turco, suspended for 4 games for high sticking, could not recover.

In overtime Pitt Medows native Brendan Morrison scored on a breakaway to give the Canucks a much needed emotional lift.

Naslund has been struggling with an apparent elbow injury, has been unable to score in a number of games and seemed very frustrated at times throughout the game, the other forwards were looking great. Brad May and Brian Allen left the game with injuries and we’re not sure when we’ll see them again. Hopefully they won’t be out too long as there are only a few games left before playoffs begin!

Here’s the Canucks.com – Game Recap

I came to work this morning and my boss had put this copy of Playboy containing Girls from the Big 10 colleges in the US on my desk:

Why? For ‘research purposes’ of course. We are about to do a photo shoot for a swimsuit calendar, which may see me going to Costa Rica as Art Director on the project. The magazine has the type of girl we would like to see in our calendar. Not so much skin mind you, but the same look and build etc. I ‘have to’ look at softcore porn at work. What a drag… not.

Also, upon my arrival this morning, I noticed I now have on my desk. The dual head video card kind of sucks but after a minute or two of ranting it looks as though we’ll be getting better cards later on today.

Did I mention that we’re having a bonus party at Capone’s Restaurant & Live Jazz Club next Wednesday? No? We are.

On top of all that, the other projects I’ve been working on are really fun too. Especially one Jackson and I did. You’ll all see it soon.

Someone has to do these kind of jobs. It might as well be me. I’m such a martyr.

Finally, the Canucks won a game in regulation at home. Okay, so the score was only 1 to nothing againse a crappy team who probably won’t make the play offs and Cloutier only saw 15 shots all night, but hey a win is a win. No one needed a win more than Vancouver did (except teams like LA who aren’t really in the running any more).

Even though it doesn’t sound like much of a game it was well played by the Canucks defensively at least. They were hard hitting had had lots of jump for the whole game. Thank God. There may be hope for them yet. Bertuzzi or no Bertuzzi.

Cloutier still worries me though…

Canucks.com – Game Recap

By da lard tunderin’ Jaysus! Have a look me son. It’s LTV aka lobster trap video! You need to put that there quicktoime onto yer computer ta see it roight. Looky dem fellers go…

A gas station in downtown Arendal, Norway was robbed around 5 a.m. Tuesday by a person dressed as a Japanese ninja, armed with a sword and a knife. He took off on a bike.

This reminds me of another story from my oh-so checkered past. Some other guys I knew when I was younger were busted after they broke into a local school and stole some computers. They were caught because they pulled off the caper dressed as ninjas. Then, instead of using the noted ninja stealth they walked down a busy highway carrying their booty out in the open for all to see. Someone called ‘the man’. You know the rest…

They all went to jail. Morons.

There seem to be a lot of anti-cat types who frequent my site. Joining Pauly and Jackson in their mistrust of the feline race is Donnie Mac with this bit of conspiracy theorist’s bunk.

The photo was obviously doctored. Cats don’t have thumbs. How could he hold a rifle? Let alone the fact I don’t think they make them that small. I do not believe this cute little kitty was anywhere near Dealey Plaza that day. Poor cat should sue for defamation of character.