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Good Mornings Mean Good Days

It has been suggested that I start drinking in the morning. What’s your take on that? If in support of this motion, please recommend a tasty morning drink!

Remembrance Day

Dear mumsie,

Thanks for instilling in me the importance of Remembrance Day.

Love, sarah

Lunch in the City – Credo

http://www.credocoffee.ca/

Location: 104st and North of Jasper, next to Taco Del Mar

Cost: $9.50

Ate: Veg Panini and a rootbeer

Came across this review via a tweet from @mastermaq and so decided to check it out today.

Good: nice decor, friendly staff, food nummy

Bad: limit on number of sandwiches made daily.  After they are gone, you are out of luck.  Four co-workers > 3 sandwiches so there was an odd man out who opted for A&W instead.  We were there about 12:30p I figure.

I didn’t try the coffee but if I can remember, I will tomorrow.  A co-worker had a macchiato and proclaimed it really good.

At the very least, it’s nice to have a coffee place so close to work – hmm, you know, because that extra half a block to Axis was so inconvenient, oops.

***Update***

So I remembered to stop for coffee.  This is the best americano I’ve ever had.  I am now very impressed.

Lunch in the City – Curry Fix

http://www.curryfix.com/

At my work Thursday is now known as Curry For Lunch Day.  (Well, some people are still hitting Chicken For Lunch but that’s because they make poor lunch choices…)

Cost: ~$10 depending on naan, drink, and how many sides.

Two locations:

1. Commerce Place Food Court – CASH ONLY!!  I highly recommend the chickpeas as a side.

Monday to Friday 11am to 3pm

2. Riverbend Square – Lunch Buffet $10 – go hungry!

Tuesday to Thursday noon to 9pm
Friday & Saturday noon to 10pm
Sunday noon to 9pm

Lunch in the City – Souvlaki Place in City Centre East

Ate: Chicken souvlaki pita, salad, fries
Cost: $6.90 plus tax
Verdict: Next time, just eat at Wrapture*. It’s better for you and tastier. It’s only been 10 minutes since you’ve finished and you are already getting sleepy.

gg brian >: (

*The Yoshi Wrap is lovely if you aren’t a wuss about tofu.

Taste of Edmonton – July 17-26, 2009

The menu is up for this year’s Taste of Edmonton.  If you haven’t been before, it runs from 11am to 11pm daily in Churchill Square downtown.  Several restaurants in the city set up booths and offer up individual, mini-portions of some of their favourite menu items.  It’s a good way to try out new restaurants and new foods. You can buy advance tickets at Tix On The Square for 10% off before July 16th.  Here’s a quick copy and paste of the menu:

Note: new menu items are in bold
(S) Menu items containing Seafood
(N) Menu items containing nuts
(V) Menu items Vegetarian approved
(C) Menu items Celiac approved

• Beijing Beijing – Ginger Beef & Pork Dumplings
• Blue Willow Restaurant – Chicken Chili Puff Pop & Apple Chocolate Roll (N)
• Brewsters Brewing – Sweet Chili Beef LoMein & Spicy Chicken Cibatta (N)
• Canadian Brewhouse – Steak Bites & Chili Lime Prawns (S)
  
• Century Resorts Alberta – Grilled Beef w/ Sweet Rice & Wild Blueberry Cream Tart
• Chef’s Grill & Bar -BBQ Beef Ribs & Sno Cone w/ fruit & cream
• El Rancho Spanish Restaurant – Pupusa & Mexican Fried Ice Cream
• Fairmont Hotel Macdonald – Mac Scones w/Saskatoon Berry Compote & Wild Mushroom Bisque (V)
• Firestone – Bacon Wrap Scallops (S) & Triple Layer Chocolate Explosion
• Globe Tap Bar & Grill – 3 Flavor Chicken Wings (C) & Bailey’s Mocha Pie (C)
• Hawkeye Too – Lemon Grass Chicken Wrap & Wasabi Beef on a Bun
• Hoang Long Restaurant – Beef Lemongrass Skewer (C) & Veggie Spring Roll (V)
• Hong Kong Bakery – Green Onion Cakes & Chocolate Mousse w/ Cocoa Crisp
• Hudson’s Canadian Taphouse – Atlantic Butterflied Shrimp (S) & Alberta Beef Mini Cheddar Burger
• Japanese Village – Bean Sprout w/ Ginger Sauce (V) & Sirloin Beef Bowl w/Special Sesame Sauce
• Khazana – Butter Chicken & Rice Pudding (C)
• Korean Village – Vegetable Tempura (V) & Dakabi Bat (Korean French Fry-coated Chicken Dog w/ Hot Sauce)
• Krua Wilai – Pad Thai & Stuffed Chicken Wing (S) (N)
• Kyoto Japanese Restaurant – Canada Maki (S) & Green Tea Ice Cream
• Lee Gardens – Szechuan Beef & Vietnamese Spring Rolls
• L’Espresso Café – Lahem Mishwi (Halal Beef) & Baklava (N)
• Lingnan – Dry Spicy Chicken & Beijing Style Kung Pow Chicken (C)
• New Asian Village – Chicken Ticka w/ Garlic Naan & Channa Masala w/ saffron rice
• Noodle Noodle Rest – Cracking Shrimp Balls (S) & Home Style Chow Mein (V)
• Old Spaghetti Factory – Chicken Penne & Strawberry Cheese Cake
• On The Rocks – Beef Taco & Apple Crumble w/ Jack Daniels Carmel Sauce
• Padmanadi Vegetarian Restaurant – Vegan Curry Chicken w/rice (V) & Vegan Salty Chicken (V)
• Palace Banquets – Chicken Caesar Pita & Maple Devine
• Panda Hut Express – Lemon Chicken & Deep Fried Wonton w/ Crab meat and Cream Cheese (S)
• Pazzo Pazzo – Jumbo Garlic Shrimp (S) & Canoli (custard filled pastry dipped in chocolate)
• Roma Bistro – Chicken Enchiladas & Cheese Empanadas (V)
• Sutton Place Hotel – Chocolate Dipped Strawberry & Cappuccino Chocolate Shooter Cup
• Taste of Ukraine – Potato Onion Varenyky (Pyrogy) (V) & Ham Garlic Sausage (Koubasa)
• That’s Aroma – Garlic Chicken Satay (N) & Garlic Tomato Salad (V)
• The Creperie – Croustille Au Fromage/Deep fried cheese crepe & Crepe Glace au Chocolat
• The Gas Pump – Coconut Ice Cream with Fresh Fruit & Stuffed Mushrooms
• The Hat – Crab Cakes w/ Cajun Mayo (S) & Deep Fried Mars Bar
• Traamici Café – Veggie Panini (V) & Seashell Pasta
• Zen Sushi & Grill – Teriyaki Salmon on Rice (S) & Sweet Potato Fries (V)
• Zucchero Cappuccino Bar – Pizza Grillo & Caffe Affogatto

Apartment spider!

Acceptable spider size < 1 cm.

Which led to philosophical musings on whether my peers would squish me if I was larger?!? ack! (aside: man, I love ack, did I learn this from Brenna??)

Which led to issues with uploading pics to Twitter in attempt to be witty

Which led to me wondering how to post to blog via iPhone as spider pic was on said iPhone

Which led to iPhone app that I couldn’t get to work

Which led to some very poor guess and test troubleshooting

Which led to changing my blog’s url

Which led to my blog being busted ohgodohgodohgod

Which led to panicky googling

Which led to adventures in databases

Which led to everything being ok except no iPhone blogging still and no getting to sleep early >: (

: )

“If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.” – Edsger Dijkstra

heh.

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