The Darkest Evil

Looking for a job in the Edmonton area. If you know of anything, tell me! I sure would appreciate it!

Okay, not as great of a blog post as I thought but it’s SOMETHING, right?

Sorry about not blogging recently. I have to collect $2,000 by the 19th of June or I won’t be able to stay in the country. -_-

So, right now, I am doing as much designing, coding and forum management as possible to raise the money in a reasonable timeframe.

Anyways, I heard from a reliable source that the beta for Microsoft Office 2007 is now open (you can get it here) and Windows Longhorn Beta 2 is making its way to the public, so you should keep your eyes on these.

The new ICQ 5.1 has launched today and I’ll give you my opinion on it, after I try it out of course, as well as the new 2007 Microsoft Office. However, I am afraid that this version of ICQ will be no different from the most recent versions of ICQ (the ones with “Xtraz”). Essentially, with skinning of the ICQ Client gone (as ICQ Plus has been outsourced and only ICQ 2003a will run well with it), the ICQ client isn’t as customisable as we think it is.

I got around to watching a couple of those Ranma 1/2 tapes that I am selling on eBay (the listing can be found here) and it is surprisingly good. However, since they were VHS, they were dubbed and not subbed. And they were dubbed POORLY. The voices sound like they have no emotion what-so-ever. I’d bet the subbed would be a bit more lively, but then again, I have always preferred subbed over dubbed. But if you prefer dubbed over subbed, this is a great collection.

I looked on Amazon.ca for Ranma DVD box-sets but they were running at $110.00 a boxset on average (You can see the Amazon.ca listings here). WTF?! I wish I could afford this…

Okay, I think that’s about it. Have a great day!

Today, I got my US passport forwarded to me! Now I can apply for Canadian Permanent Residence ^_^.

I’d post a pic but I’d rather not as I am embarassed to be an American Citizen still. I WANT TO BE A CANADIAN SO BADLY!

WARNING! THIS IS IMPORTANT NEWS AND SHOULD NOT BE MISSED. PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYONE YOU KNOW, KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resid-fee/index.html

As we thought when Stephen Harper got into Office, the Right of Permanent Residence Fee was cut in half. This means that the Right of Permanent Residence Fee is now only $490 CAD and is a lot more affordable. This could be good and it could be bad.

The Good News

• A lower permanent residence fee.

The Bad News

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada wait times might increase.
• If you became/become a Permanent Resident before May 3rd 2006, you don’t get a refund.

If you are looking to get into Canada, NOW’S THE TIME. DO IT BEFORE STEPHEN HARPER GETS OUT OF OFFICE AND THE WAIT TIMES INCREASE!