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Got my Rogers home phone line yesterday.

A little history/techincal lesson for you all here.

Phone lines by Bell are powered, hence, you get phone service even during a blackout.

Rogers doesn’t use the Bell phone line (they are not allowed) so how do they get by this problem?

Follow my thought process here:
– They plug a wire into your TV cable outlet.
– Said cable enters this magic box (not really a magic box but for illustrative purposes I shall call it a magic box) which is also plugged into the electrical outlet (important point for later)
– Out of the magic box comes a phone cable which connects to the rest of your phone lines in your house
– Voila, you now have phone lines in your house!

Now, as you may have read, I did not bother getting a VOIP line (aka phone over the Internet, which is cheaper because…heck, on the Internet, there IS no long distance) because if the power went out, I would lose the line, and also 911 if I needed it.

Well, as soon as I see this magic box controlling my phone lines, I had the sudden realization that I have entered into the same problem.

If the power goes out, there will be no phone!

Here comes the brilliance which is this magic box.

It has a 36 hour battery in it in case the power goes out.

Awesome.

Now…tell me, oh geniuses over at VOIP land…why couldn’t you offer me something with a 36 hour battery on it?

I predict this happening in 2006 and I will be switching to it in 2006.

Until then…

iplaying: To Forgive (live) – The Smashing Pumpkins – Mellow, Jolly and and The Infinite Madness

Bob speaks with Marysol, the French exchange student.

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Original Airdate: November 30, 2001
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Just in…the Our Lady Peace concert I went to is supposedly being released on February 7.

Happy Dance!

Read about the concert here.

I’m excited to actually have been at a concert that was filmed. Wicked.

Bob and Jethro do a little research around the office and Jethro shares a horrible secret of Bob’s.

Voted in the Top 3 Episodes.

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Original Airdate: November 29, 2001
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So I was reading MikeG’s blog over here and I just stumbled upon the most inventive way for me to make cash.

Run for the elections as an independent party.

Last election they introduced the aspect of every vote counting for something towards a party. For every vote a party gets, some money is given to the party.

What if I ran independantly? Do I get some money if someone votes for me?

That would be TOO, TOO wild.

A new genre was mysteriously discovered on my iPod today.

Funk.

Man, this stuff is wild. I dig the funk. I think I dug it ever since George Clinton and the P-Funk appeared on P.C.U. (which may be the coolest unknown University film there ever was. Heck, I like how the Dean in Old School is the wild child in PCU. You have to watch this movie. Did you know it was filmed entirely in Toronto? Viva le Canada.)

Funk man…are there any funk fans out there? Give me a trumpet and I’ll funk the entire house down.

iplaying: Coconut by Harry Nilsson – Reservoir Dogs soundtrack

Hey, for all those out there with an iPod, I highly recommend playing the genres option once in awhile. It’s fun!

Quote from PCU:
Tom: What’s he doin?
Droz: He’s finishing his senior thesis. Pigman is trying to prove the Caine-Hackman theory. No matter what time it is, 24 hours a day, you can find a Michael Caine or Gene Hackman movie playing on TV.
Tom: That’s his thesis?
Droz: Yes! That’s the beauty of college these days, Tommy! You can major in Game Boy if you know how to bullshit.

Bob explains his dismay of David Hasselhoff on Fear Factor.

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Original Airdate: November 28, 2001
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http://www.sepehrrabti.com

An interesting link sent to me by Andrea – a petition for changes to the way the country handles justice matters (mainly gun related crimes).

I wholely agree…I would almost say the code of Hammurabi should come back into power.

It’s official: I signed up for a regular landline the other day. As soon as that is in, no more cell phone for me.

Will the change of cellphone to landline be hard? Heck yeah. Who wants to roll back on convenience? That’s like taking away your microwave. Onward with innovation I say!

But…some things are just a little too expensive for convenience.

I decided against using VOIP (voice-over-ip) because they are morons when it comes to 911. Alright, I suppose it’s not their fault, but you would think they would find a way to have a powered Internet connection coming into your house. Hey, if one of you out there is planning to copyright it, too late my friends, you just witnessed me coming up with the idea. ME. Get your own dang ideas.

Weekend Update:
Friday – Had a slew of people over on Friday for a feed of moose meat. It’s an unwritten rule that you invite everyone you know from the North, as well as any hunters you know, as well as someone who hasn’t tried moose meat yet when you have some moose meat. In most cases, you will only end up with a one ounce piece of meat yourself after all these others have their feed, but luckily, the moose heavens have graced us with more than enough meat for tonight’s feed. We were also introduced to Mario Party. Oh my. I was thinking of buying the Gamecube this weekend because of it, but will hold out for the Nintedo Revolution due to its backwards compatability.

Saturday – Lazed around. Went to Carrie’s for a shaker of epic proportions where I saw some people I haven’t seen in awhile. Drinks were had, everyone was merry.

Sunday – Lazed around. Read a slew of stuff for my class tonight. Cannot say social cohesion reports are the most interesting out there.

One word: Oblivious.

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Original Airdate: November 28, 2001
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