Wedding Woes

Wedding planning is way harder than I thought it would be. Just to give you a taste of what I've been going through, here's a list of wedding venues I've been to in the last few weeks:

Graydon Hall Manor



Score: 10/10
Address: 185 Graydon Hall Drive
Capacity: 120

This mansion took my breath away the minute I stepped through the elegant stone doors. Fireplaces and leather couches give the place the intimate feel I was looking for. The chapel, a small, bright, room with an overlooking balcony, is just beautiful. Even more breathtaking is the garden. Graydon Hall is just exquisite.

But then...the parents gave us their guest lists.

more to come...

Hybrid-delicious

I was just doing some research on hybrid SUVs. For a couple thousand dollars more than the gas guzzling option, the Toyota Highlander, Lexus RX400H and Ford Escape all come in hybrid form. Americans get a $2,000 tax credit for buying a hybrid vehicle. That will change to a measly $500 in 2006. Up in Canada, however, we get absolutely nothin' for going green. I don't get it. But with a Nissan X-Trail sitting in my driveway, who am I to talk?

Anyway, as I was searching, I accidentally came across a Montreal Gazette article about hybrid apples. In four or five years, the story read, you'll be able to cut open an apple, leave it out for days, and it'll never get brown. Other apples are being developed to stay in your fridge for nine months before going bad. (I guess I should throw out the year-old apples in my fridge now that I know they're no good.) The magic apples were created by cross-breeding a New York apple tree with an Ontario apple tree. Yum yum.

Clerks 2 - In theatres next year...

The Clerks 2 video blog is interesting. Weird, but interesting. With links to trailers, Kevin Smith's blog, and even hair dresser appointments, this video journal chronicles the making of the movie in, well, its own unique way.

Sam, like, loves Inkless Wells, y'know?

Funniest post ever!

Business School

Ebitda: Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

Tight supply-demand balance: When supply goes down, demand and price go up

Loose supply-demand balance: When there's too much supply, there's low demand and the price goes down

R&D: Research and Development

MD&A: Management Discussion and Analysis

Burn Rate: When a company spends more on R&D than it takes in in revenues, it has a high burn rate, and vise versa