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I went to the eye doctor today - first time in 3 years. I figured it was about time I went. Actually the only real reason why I went is because I ran out of contacts!

So all went fine and after a few tests they gave me some drops in my eyes. They said the drops would make my pupils dilate. Which in turn would make everything bright.

I didn’t think it would be this bad.

Hopefully it goes away in a few hours. It’s tough to squint and drive at the same time! Can you tell what color my eyes actually are? It kind of looks like I’m on something doesn’t it?

I thought I’d share my tribulations I had today!

-Matt

It’s the beginning of April, so that could only mean one thing.

It’s time once again for the annual MNP Mustache growing contest!

What’s better then not shaving for a whole month? I’ll admit it, I’m lazy, so not having to shave your whole face for a whole month is plain and simply awesome. And since I was the winner last year, I could not defend my title.

Last year’s style was called El Infinito! So what am I going to do this year you ask? I have a few ideas in my head. My hair has been pretty long lately, so one idea was to not cut it for the next month and then maybe go for the 70’s afro mixed with a little 70’s straight stache! Will see though. It’s been a whole year since growing it out, so plans may change!

I also plan, if I can remember to take a picture of myself everyday and then put together a little animated presentation of the month transformation.

Enjoy the ride!

I’ve added my gallery back to the website. You should see the link at the top.

This time I used a pretty cool ajax style wordpress plugin call Slickr.  I’ll try to update the gallery soon. I finally got a computer back up and running at home as it had crashed a just after Christmas. I need to buy a new harddrive but once I do, I’ll upload some more pictures from the last few months.

Take care.

P.S. One week to my birthday!

Well it’s back for another year - it’s time for Canada’s favourite frustrating, paper rolling event. Click on the link on the top to see how I do this year!

It probably will be a little less coffees this year since I do have a new coffee pot for Christmas that I can make in the morning. There’s nothing better though then a fresh cup of Tim’s in the morning.

Matt

This post is to inform you of some problems I have with your current transit system. I recently moved to the Spruce Cliff area and before that for the last 2 1/2 years I have been riding the C-Train every weekday morning to the downtown core. The C-Trains are fantastic. They are mostly on time, albeit crowded most of the time. Which is fine as during rush hour I can just wait another 5-10 minutes and another one comes.

The bus system on the other hand - not so great.

In Spruce Cliff I catch the #17 bus into downtown. In the mornings, your website indicates the bus should arrive at 7:20 which in most days falls fairly close to that time. Going home is another story.

If its warm out, I take the #101 or the #104 home and get off at Bow Trail and Spruce Dr. These buses are fantastic as during rush hour, as they come every 10 minutes. However, during these last few weeks its been rather cold out so I have been taking the #17 home to get dropped off closer to my residence. The website indicates the #17 should arrive at 5 pm at the stop I’m waiting at. This is rarely the case. The other day it drove down 6th Ave, just as I was walking out of my building. Long story short I missed the bus, and then proceeded to sit there waiting another 50 minutes for the next bus to arrive.

Then the other day when the windchill was near -50°C the driver missed a turn, stopped the bus, and yelled back if anybody needed to get off on the 3 missed stops. I would hate to be the person waiting for the #17 in -50° weather for at least an hour on the stops she missed!

Secondly, driving the bus shouldn’t be like driving a race car. There are people inside. Stop hitting 50% of the curbs on right turns!

Thanks for your troubles.

Fix your stupid system.

-Matt

p.s. your website sucks at finding routes, stops, next times