A Glowing Night...

From afar one would be hard pressed not to contact Mulder & Skully. A mash of glowing reds and greens dancing in the darkness as a changing light scurries between them. A closer inspection brings you to an island nestled on the edge of the Otonabee River. Whoops, hollers and laughter dominate an otherwise still night as empty beer bottles and cans are scattered among a plethora of parked bicycles. The smell of surrounding rain is interrupted only briefly by the passing allure of tobacco and marijuana. Welcome to the Midsummer's Night GloGame.

The Radioactive Laboratory...

Having a superpower would be cool. Books, movies and TV, in their infinite wisdom, have led me to the conclusion that there is no better way to acquire such powers than through exposure to radioactive material. Reality, however, seems to prove otherwise and was quick to erode any superhuman hopes I had as I walked past a laboratory only recently marked 'Radioactive'.

What could he possibly do next?

Imagine walking the entire length of the Amazon River. It should last about 7,000 kms. But it's no ordinary walk. Factor in exotic and dangerous plants, bugs that lay their eggs in your head, angry indigenous tribes that try to kill you, piranha infested waters and to cap it all off, major flooding that adds another 3,000 km to your trek. I'm sure the scenery is beautiful, though.

A 34 year-old British Army captain is about to finish the trek after nearly three years. Having managed to Tweet his experiences the whole way, he will soon begin writing a book and then begin a sequel; another crazy trip. I presume the Army isn't all that worried about him if he's doing stuff like this all the time.

But I do wonder, what could he possibly do next?

Losing a TV Show...

This has been a sad weekend. After three months, another good relationship has come to an end. We spent nights together while eating pizza, mornings after an early run and countless hours on a train. Indeed, it was on my last VIA Train journey back to Peterborough that my love affair with the infamous TV show Nip/Tuck began.

Outside of struggling to sleep, my time was divided to the show's first season and the wonderful book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I had purchased the first three seasons without having ever seen a single episode, but it paid off. I quickly grew attracted to the show and within weeks had already ordered more of the seasons. The show was utterly ridiculous and dramatic, but wildly entertaining. It followed the practice of two plastic surgeons and all the things they get into, all in a raunchy, sex, drugs and rock and roll package you expect from some high profile shows.