Though Sacha Baron Cohen is now better known for his Borat and Bruno characters, let us not forget he was once Ali G. For many, myself included, this was his first character that many people knew him by.
In the clip above, the man from Staines interviews formerly important politician Newt Gingrinch. Stick with the clip past 1:25 when Ali G gives us a pretty good motto to live life by. I remember watching this episode with my good friends Bryan, Sarah, and Adam at SJC. It was good times. Oh and congrats to Bryan and Sarah on producing baby Liam.
One more bit about Sacha Baron Cohen. You may not know this but Baron Cohen was actually the person who portrayed Internet legend "Super Greg". I didn't find this out until a few weeks ago despite knowing about "Super Greg" for nearly a decade now. It's amazing how much Baron Cohen can change his appearance.
So I originally booked the next week off from work. Being a long weekend, I thought I'd just take the rest of the four days off. I haven't had any time off so far this summer other than other long weekends. I figure this is my last opportunity to take some holiday before the weather turns crappy and work gets busier.
Well, it turns out there was an unfortunate oversight at work which only got discovered about two weeks ago. Who knows how these things happen. All I'll say publicly is that there's going to be one hell of a post-mortem when the work is done. Oh wait, we're supposed to call them "retrospectives" now, since post-mortem is too morbid.
Anyways, someone scheduled a big meeting for Tuesday morning to discuss the situation. That day also happens to be the first day of my "vacation". Since I'm not going anywhere, I decided to push out my vacation one day. Instead of coming back on the Monday, I'll come back the day after instead.
I was planning on just sleeping in, playing Xbox 360, eating, seeing movies, and seeing friends anyways, so delaying all that for a day is fine, especially given the serious nature of the meeting. I can tell you if I was going to France or something, I wouldn't be doing the same thing.
When I first started working in Burnaby I thought eating breakfast from the cafeteria might be a problem. I had visions of me eating bacon, hash browns and sausage links every day, leading to even more portly self. Luckily that hasn't happened.
I think I've had bacon, hash browns, and sausage maybe four or five times in the last three months. I actually only consistently get breakfast from the cafeteria on Wednesdays and Fridays. On Fridays they usually have french toast though occasionally they might pancakes. I'm a big fan of both so I have either one slice of french toast or single pancake (I'm reasonable with the portions).
My favourite, however, is on Wednesdays when they serve freshly made waffles with your choice of two fruit selections and whipped cream. The cafeteria has these waffle-making machines that makes a waffle from batter to finished product in about two minutes. They make it right on the spot for you. Then you get a choice of two fruits from cantaloupe, honeydew melon, strawberries, and pineapples. I think I may have forgotten a fruit or two. Anyways, I always pick strawberries and pineapples. I know I shouldn't but I also choose to have whipped cream. Once you're given your waffle with fruits and whip, you can add maple syrup and a berry compote.
When I walk back to my desk with this monster of a waffle, it's usually towering with fruit, whipped cream, berry compote, and syrup. It's my favourite breakfast item. I'm wondering how much work it would be for me to make it at home. It's probably a lot of work.
I'm very tired this evening, so rather than make a cohesive and coherent post, I'm just going to type down things as they come to me. I'll stop when run out of thoughts or I have to go check on the food in my toaster oven.
Though there were times I disliked taking the #160 bus from downtown Vancouver to Port Moody, I for sure miss the napping opportunities that commute afforded me. I used to nap almost daily for at least half an hour. I don't get to nap anymore.
I went to the Richmond Night Market for the first time on Sunday. If you plan on going, make sure you don't go there on a full stomach, the food there is a big draw. They have everything from deep fried ice cream to deep fried Oreos to those little doughnuts. They also have non-fried things too. For a seemingly ad hoc enterprise, the Richmond Night Market is surprisingly well organized.
I watched the movie Hot Fuzz on Friday evening. It was quite entertaining. I enjoy the work of Simon Pegg.
After a few rumblings that Disney would purchase my employer, Electronic Arts, it turns out they wanted Marvel instead. This pretty much rules out a Disney-owned EA. I guess they wanted Wolverine more than John Madden. If only I had bought Marvel shares last week.
Speaking of shares, I received my latest batch of EA shares from our employee stock purchase plan. I usually sell the day I get them to ensure a guaranteed, albeit small profit. It's a shame however that the stock dropped 3% in price before I even woke up today. It maybe foolish but I'm going to hold onto to my shares until that 3% comes back.
I had a wrap for lunch today. The menu made it seem like the wrap would contain breaded chicken strips in buffalo sauce. What I got instead appeared to be boiled chicken with some Tabasco sauce on it. I was disappointed.
I bought some Sprite Zero last week so I could enjoy a carbonated beverage in the evening without having to worry about caffeine or sugar.
I believe summer is about to end quite drastically. Though the forecast is for sun in the next two days, keep two things in mind: we're already in September and Thanksgiving is about a month away. If you can think back to how crisp it usually is around the beginning of October, you'll realize that summer of 2009 is at a close and you should be ready to pack away the shorts for another year.
Since buying an apartment I've really come to appreciate stores that offer items that help you run an entire household. A great store is one that offers a wide selection, good quality, and decent prices. A lot of my readers with families know this already but in my books, the Real Canadian Superstore chain of stores is a winner.
Even though there's an IGA Marketplace within walking distance to my apartment, I have rarely gone there. IGA's selection and prices really can't compare to Superstore. A 12-pack of Coke at IGA is about $4.50. I was at Superstore this weekend and the same product is $3.35. Not to mention I can get a billion more different products at Superstore, from a Blu-ray player to sheets for my bed.
When I went to Superstore this Saturday, I was able to make a cash deposit to my CIBC banking account, shop for groceries, and also use the Superstore gas bar to get petrol for my car. It's really difficult to beat that convenience.
Well, thus ends my commercial endorsement for Superstore. The Superstore people should really compensate me for such a positive blog post.
