Netflix Revisited

Yes, I still stand by my previous assessment that Netflix' Canadian selection has, shall we say, plenty of room for improvement. I recently took a look at my Canflix rental history and did a search on Netflix for all the movies I've watched via Canflix. Only about 10% of the movies I've watched over the past year are currently available for streaming on Netflix. But, when trying to see what Netflix had available, I eventually looked at it from a different angle, that of TV shows, rather than movies. And I actually found that they had several TV shows I was interested in watching, that Canflix didn't have. So I took a little closer look and did some more math to see if it was worth it after all for me to give them a try.

“The Box”

Another hilarious Simon's Cat video. Check out more at http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat. There are also a couple Simon's Cat books available, too. I just got the second one delivered to me this afternoon, and I love it so far.

Things That Don't Make Sense

Traffic control signs where they don't seem to be needed
Every day, I pass by a corner where there is a sign informing people that left turns are not allowed between 9AM and 6PM. Usually, such signs are for the purpose of improving traffic flow during rush hour. But if that's the purpose of this sign, wouldn't it make more sense to have it say something like 3PM to 6PM? Plus, this sign is for people turning onto a major street from a minor one. In no way do these left turners from Livingstone Avenue ever affect Peardonville Road traffic. In fact, I often think the sign should have been turned 90 degrees, because it's the people left turning off of Peardonville there that frequently disrupt traffic since there's no left turn lane, particularly if there happens to be more than one person wanting to turn left.

But the really strange thing is that despite this sign, there still are almost always several vehicles there waiting to turn left. Some people just don't know how to read signs, apparently. Which leads me to my next Thing That Doesn't Make Sense...

How Do I Cook This?

A couple months before my parents moved away, my mom told me that I would get whatever they had in their freezer that they weren't able to use up by the time they moved. I promptly suggested that they go out right away and buy a side of beef.

When the day came, my dad brought up two good sized boxes, each about 1 foot cubed, full of... stuff. I honestly can't tell you what all is in there, as even though it's been over a month I have yet to look inside the boxes to see what I have. I keep forgetting all about it, until I go into my freezer for some ice cream or something, and notice those two boxes of stuff sitting there. But of course I'm always distracted with something else at the time and have forgotten about it again by the time I'm finished my bowl of ice cream.

Do Possums Really Exist?

On my way home from work today, I saw a dead possum on the side of the road. I've seen many dead possums in my lifetime. However, I do not think I've ever seen a single live possum. Not even in a zoo. This makes me question whether they even exist at all. I bet there's just a factory somewhere that manufactures all these realistic looking “dead possums” and people drop them at random points along the road.