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My mysterious charisma
a.m.k. is on an incredible eight-year winning streak.I have had about a dozen jobs in my life thus far, ranging from five years long to just three weeks. I've worked at multiple grocery stores and...
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Why am I seeing so many girls naked?
Our favourite new show is making a.m.k. uncomfortable....Brendan posted an article last month on his defense of the TV show Girls. I'll admit, I've watched most of the episodes, enough to form an...
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The hunt for a good browser
AJ goes to the U of Ottawa in Centretown. He went to China this May and spent a lot of time thinking about browsers.I've been fooling around these past couple of days with my computer, downloading and...
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On marriage and growing up
The couple.a.m.k. has never been married, but he does love champagne.This past weekend I got to attend the wedding of two old friends, two friends I’ve known for eight and ten years each. At my age,...
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The Living Dead
by BanditaShe rattled my cageShook it loudShook it fierceShe rattled my cageShook me upSet me freeI saved her from herselfThat's what she saidI know I didn'tShe did it all by herselfBut I did cushion...
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Stories from the Ottawa Sun
by Jenna Jarvisevery year, there's summer troubleacross (or in) the riverin quebec, after Victoria Day:there are students(that word means trouble—hot-buttons and trouble)there was a fire in...
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Mental health and super powers
a.m.k. has studied his share of psychology, and for years, he has volunteered at a psych health centre near Centretown.Some kind of crazedlunatic.I often sit on my balcony and wonder about...
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Wandering/Wondering
by BanditaNo peace My life is one long wanderone long wonder I spend my days wonderingwanderingWandering then wondering Wondering then wanderingFinding questions Asking answers Out there in the...
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Dating and the mysterious allure of sports fandom
a.m.k. has a few things to say about a popular waste of time.A subculture in action.I've met people from a lot of different subcultures. Some people are into counter-cultural or expressive types of...
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Field Notes: Dear Lea Graham:
by rob mclennanI am writing from the office in our newly-shared apartment, the one you haven’t seen yet. Christine sends her best. Books scatter and stack, every day a new box opened, discovery. I...
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The Cardigans, nostalgia and stalking old friends
When he was ten, a.m.k. used to hang out all day on music forums....As I sit here on my balcony, realizing how F.R. Scott isn't nearly as good as the first few poems I read of his seemed, for the first...
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Lockout spotlight: the start of the OKC Barons' AHL season
a.m.k. has 9,000 words to share with you about the Oilers' farm team.It's a few weeks into the North American pro hockey season, and with the NHL lockout dragging on perhaps for infinity, the spotlight...
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Why I'm moving to Colorado (or Washington)
a.m.k looks in on marijuana laws and changing times.Almost two weeks ago, the United States re-elected President Barack Obama, much to the dismay of old rich white American men. Initially lost in the...
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A Vegetarian's Guide to Centretown Brunch
In which a.m.k. raids the neighbourhood for the fourth-most-important meal.I'm in my mid-twenties, so I like brunch. I'm not sure what it is about brunch that has hipsters my age so excited -- maybe...
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A Complete Guide to Starsky & Hutch
A friend convinced me to start watching Starsky & Hutch. It is a TV show about cops, and it is from the 70s. Here are the key elements of any episode of Starsky & Hutch.Starsky and HutchStarsky...
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10 Modern Poets You Might Like
Highlights from a.m.k.'s experience with modern poetry.I recently read a 600-page introduction to modern poetry (for fun), so I've had that on my mind lately. The book had a lot of dry parts (as you...
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Ten Songs from 2012
I'm not a real critic so my list skews softer than most -- though the hard song at number one was undeniable. Titles mostly link to videos.1. Japandroids, "The House That Heaven Built"Tell them all to...
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The rise and fall of Pretty Little Liars, including predictions!
Pretty Little Liars is a teen drama about to return at the mid-point of its third season on January 8th. a.m.k explains the excruciating details of how and why it went from exciting guilty-pleasure...
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King Kong Goes to Parliament Hill
by rob mclennanfor William Hawkins,When you were young and in your prime,a battle of wills between you and Trudeau, Laurier LaPierre,the American National Guard. Deflecting gainsfrom Empire State.No...
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A Guide to Centretown Pubs
a.m.k. likes drinking and eating and likes Centretown and doesn't like many other things.Why you shouldn't drink in the MarketWhen you want to go to a club, most barely legal (and fake ID) people go...
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Dormancy
Hello,We here at the Centretown Nonsense blog are currently dormant, as we have been for a couple months now, but we have finally decided to make an actual post stating such dormancy. Please check out...
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Grown-up temptations and secret addictions
There are a lot of things a.m.k. won't eat. There are a few things he will always eat.I don't know when I became grown-up. It's not something that you can normally pinpoint to a certain moment of a...
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Worries that kept me up tonight
Most to least intense:1. Not getting enough sleep.2. Behind schedule in my accounting class.3. Needing a job.4. Eating too many hot dogs.5. Dad showing concern for my future.6. Am I a racist?7. Falling...
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Campaign to have a.m.k. institutionalized
Brendan has finally thought of a solution.Hello friends and readers,He's always talking to thatwooden doll in the centre.I've been frustrated with my collaborator here lately, for failing to look at...
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On winning the lottery
a.m.k. has found something he can really believe in.I was reading pub trivia questions Tuesday night while the NHL draft lottery was on. I paused longer than usual on the questions, with one eye on the...
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