Ian MacLeod. There Can Be Only One.

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Welcome to my Home

Hi. Things always changing, lives being put into fast-forward, some staying on hold. Got a job, got a car. Really happy. Read on.

The Almighty Iron Ring

Well, all the time and energy has finally paid off. I'm now wearing "cold iron" on my right hand and happy to finally be initiated into the real world of Engineering. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, check this out.

A Little About Me

Guys I just wanted to tell you a little about myself. Ever since I was a young boy growing up in the Tyrollian Alps, I've loved wolves. Maybe because my parents abandoned me, or maybe becasue of the pack that took me in and raised me as their own, either way I sure like to howl. Sometimes I can just sit and howl at the moon for hours on end, or until the next door neighbours call the cops. One time I had an entire neighbourhood full of dogs barking and howling for twenty minutes! The police sure don't take too kindly to this behaviour, especially around hospitals. Go figure. Sometimes I can spend weeks on end without washing my hair. Once you get used to the smell it's quite liberating. I can even use my hair to carry stuff, once I carried enough change to ride the bus all day. I'm sure you're wondering why I would carry change in my hair, but with no pockes in my leather pants it was sure hot that day. As hobbies go, my favourite thing is to talk to bums, not because I like the smell, which is ok, it's more about the people. Did you know that you can put tinfoil on your head and intercept messages from space, or that the Germans are planning an invasion of Africa. It's just amazing what you can find out from the downtrodden in life. Did you know McDonald's cheeseburgers are edible even after being in a dumpster for three days? Neither did I until I met Carl. Carl is a real nice guy, he likes classical music. On weekends I like to travel. Nothing says winding down to me like taking the Greyhound to a city and collecting all the bus route maps I can. Sometimes when I feel adventurous I'll head off into the woods and make a fire. Once I nearly burned a whole forest down, who would have thought that leaves would burn so easily! The most important thing about me is all the lessons i've learned along the way. Pants are for legs, hats are for heads; you can't take your pet fish for a walk without a wagon; there is no point in opening a non-smoking bingo parlour. My best quality is listening though, in between mouthfuls of food is the only way you can hear what someone has to say. Thanks for being my pals.

The Most Recent Rant

I have a problem with that new Clearly Canadian stuff that says it's got extra oxygen in it.. I mean come on now guys... Water can only have so much oxygen. So, they put a picture of the water molecule on the bottle too, to confuse the general public. People might ask "but, that picture only has two oxygens in it" and you'd be right. Imagine if they actually did get more oxygen into the water. That water would be like super-combustible. I mean, oxygen burns like immediately! That'd be a safety hazard, they'd need to put on a warning label "this product contains extra oxygen, do not place next to open flame or use after exercise. I'd pay to see that.

Today is March 18th, 2004

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An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
-- Benjamin Franklin
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If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
-- Oscar Wilde
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I'd crawl over an acre of 'Visual This++' and 'Integrated Development That' to get to gcc, Emacs, and gdb. Thank you.
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