Dandyhorse Release Force

The third convening of the Dandyhorse Super Corps took place tonight at the Gladstone of Solitude.

Ms. Laser did a great job as MC.


More people with laser vision showed up too.


And rounding out the roster of superheroes, for variety I suppose, some folks with plasma vision showed up. All in all, it was quite a glowey eyed evening.

Fun was had by all.

Awesome Annual Bike Awards

The bike awards are like the Christmas of the cycling community. They get the "family" together at a relatively depressing time of year. It was good fun.

• I didn't like the opening band very much.
• The Clay and Paper Theatre was great. I loved their song. I still have the chorus "Two wheels are better than four" turning over in my mental mp3 player.
• The reverse strip tease was very well done. The enthusiastic performance of the man really made it. A high point of the night: I overheard someone yell "Put it on! . . . Don some wool!"
• Watching the Goldsprints was fun. I was hoping to partake, but I didn't get on stage before I had to go home to bed.

The goldsprint image above is not from last night, it's from Vengeance is Love on Flickr.

Darkiversary

Last night was the 5th anniversary of the blackout. I was not living in Toronto when the original blackout occurred. The event wasn't a celebration of the lack of electricity in the city; it was a celebration of a day that people were in general nicer to each other. The fact that it coincided with a day of greatly decreased energy usage is just a bonus.

Check out everyone's friend Martino's photostream Blackout Anniversary Party.