Windows is my Enemy

So hey everyone, guess what?!

We had a kickass video made for you today! We were even done early!

It involved us on a subway and Stuart eating street meat!

But then guess what happened?!

My computer failed to render the file!

In case you don't know what that means, it means that my computer sat on my lap like a limp dick and did jack all!

So instead of making an awesome video for y'all, I had to look up drivers for my video card!

Then I realized that it would take more than an hour to download my driver, and internet in London is exorbitantly expensive!

So sorry guys, but blame fucking Windows, whose goal in life is to make my constant defense of their programs a joke!

Fuck you, Windows!

And cheers to the rest of you.

John from Canada

Lawn-Dawn

Hey all,

John and I had a long tourist filled day today. We went to the tower of London, the National Gallery, and the Winston Churchill and War Cabinet Museum. It was a day chalk full of British national history with more mentions of Henrys, Edwards, and Elizabeths then I can remember.

Livin' the tired life,

Stuart from Canada

Oops...

Hello there! It's John from Canada writing on Day 1 of our travels to Great Britain. Do you remember that thing I said about a kickass video coming your way on the 28th? Well...turns out international travel is more time consuming than we thought. As Stuart might have told you, our flight was delayed six hours. Did that mean we had more time to make an even more kickass video? No! Of course not! Instead, I lost my boarding pass, paid a million dollars for chocolate milk, and then sat on my ass and listened to announcements for Mr. and Mrs. Douchebag who missed their plane...for 10 hours.

Anyway, we've made it to London and I do promise that there will be a video tomorrow showing you all of the wicked cool things you only wish you could do, like making out with the Queen or being tortured in the Tower of London (one of which usually follows the other).

So sorry for the mixup and hope my absolute lie didn't emotionally or psychologically damage you too much.

Cheers,

John from Canada

Air Drag

Greetings,

I am writing to you from Piccadilly Backpackers common room in jolly old London. After a very mentally and physically draining 24 hours of travel John and I have thankfully arrived.

Our flight was delayed 6 hours leaving at 1:00 am instead of the scheduled 6:30. After hours of waiting we boarded out plane which was surprisingly comfortable and a short 6:05 minutes later arrived in Heathrow Airport. Customs was easily navigated which was a blessing as John and I were zombies by that point.

Long story short were here and pleasantly surprised to find the weather is everything we hoped for and more, i just wish i'd brought my shorts. AND you can see grass here because their is absolutely no snow anywhere...ANYWHERE.

Stuart from Canada

P.S: I apologize for the slovenly production values of today's video. It was made under extreme fatigue and exhaustion.

The Countdown: Day 10

Hello everyone!

Today is Day 10 of our 10 Day Countdown. In layman's terms, that means that today is the last day of our 10 Day Countdown, and that means that we leave tomorrow.

But the end of the Countdown is not the end of it all. In fact, it's more of a beginning. As we move through the UK and form our home base in Scotland, we'll bring you bigger, flashier, and pompous-er videos!

In fact, someone high up in our organization said to me in passing that such a video is coming your way tomorrow.

So don't leave us now, cause the best is (probably) yet to come! And in the meantime, enjoy our last video...

John from Canada



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The Countdown: Day 9

hello friends i give you greeting the time is short the time is fleeting

the trip is nigh and we are ready to take our first steps strong and steady

to understand must you listen close? find the secret in our post

When you're ready watch with care resolve our genius but beware

...........

Stuart from Canada

The Countdown: Day 8

Hey there!

Another late video...

Well, at least we're trying.

Today is Day 8 of our 10 Day Countdown, leaving us just three short days left in Canada.

Today's video's theme is: Packing.

Enjoy!

John from Canada




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The Countdown: Day 7

Greetings,

Welcome to day 7 of The Countdown! In an effort to keep the Countdown fresh and exciting like Pepsi's new slogan "Pepsi, Fuck Ya" we've changed some of our conventional filming techniques.

In this video we decided to go for a pompous film/ after school special vibe. However, The level of pompous after school specialness was so great that it took 5 times longer than normal for the computer to render and publish it. We apologise for the lateness and any inconvenience this may have caused for you and promise to allow for the level of pompousness in any further videos. Enjoy day 7 and we will see you again on day 8.

Thanks for the interest,

Stuart from Canada

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The Countdown: Day 6

Greetings,

It's day 6 and we are more then halfway through our 10 day countdown. Today's post was shot in the wee hours of the morning and resulted in a very grumpy John.

Thanks for the interest,

Stuart from Canada

The Countdown: Day 5

Hello everyone,

Today is Day 5...exactly halfway through our countdown. With six days remaining, we now can finally say we are leaving in under a week.

Today's theme, Fun on a Budget, is brought to you from the astoundingly boring campus of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario.

If you wanna join in on the fun, send your photos of Dressy Dressy to john@lastoke.ca!

See you on Day 6!

John from Canada



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The Countdown: Day 4

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or Goodnight,

There are only 7 days left until John and I fly into the wild blue yonder. In 7 days you could die from watching a video in which a girl comes out of the T.V and kills you, or you can create the world, again. In 7 days you can watch 504 episodes of Friends, or commit 1 of each of the 7 deadly sins. For today's entry John and I travelled to Peterborough Ontario. On the road trip up I had a revelation about traveling and the feelings that one goes through during the actual process of getting from one place to anther. I recorded my thoughts on what it feels like in the day 4 video entry.

 Enjoy and thanks for the interest,

Stuart From Canada

Photo of the Week: 18 - 24 January

Our sleeping arrangement at Trent University, Peterborough.

The Countdown: Day 3

Hello from Stuart,

It is day 3 of our 10 day count down to leaving, in simpler terms that means there are 8 days left until we leave. To put that in perspective that is one day longer then it took to create the earth, or 1 complete celebration of Chanukah. You can complete 1 game of monopoly in 8 days or half a game of risk. You can also watch the extended edition of the fellowship of the ring in 8 days, but only once.  Here are some bad movies with 8 in the title:

• Eight Crazy Nights (bad movie)
  
• Eight Legged Freaks (bad movie)
  

I thought I could think of more

Thanks for the Interest,

Stuart From Canada

Google recognizes us!

We have won a small victory today...Google now returns our site as a result when you search for it. It's true, you still get a tonne of results about Jon Stewart mocking Canada, but we're right there on the first page!

Now if you search "stuart & john from canada", stuart & john from canada blog, or lastoke.ca, you get our site as a result! Soon you won't even have to remember our address...just the very specific set of search terms that will actually return a result...

John from Canada

The Countdown: Day 2

Hey everyone!

It's Day 2 of our 10 Day Countdown, which means we officially leave the country in 9 days.

9 days, for perspective, is enough time to take a road trip across Canada and back, stopping along the way.

It's also not enough time to mail something to Montreal and get a response. Goddamn Canada Post...

Here's hoping I spend these 9 days doing something like driving across the country and not something like using Canada Post.

Day 2's theme: winter driving. Enjoy!

John from Canada

The Ten Day Countdown

Greetings,

Today is the 1st day of our count down. Before viewing day 1 of the count down I wanted let everyone know that John and I have finally finished our last days of work at our jobs, thank god. That being said, until now we haven't fully realised that we are in fact leaving, and we've got the plane tickets to prove it. Enjoy.


Stuart from Canada

A Moment Of Your Time...

Hey everyone!

It's two in the morning on Day T-12, and I just want to take a moment of your time to talk about the website...

I've spent the past few hours changing a couple things here and there on the About Us page, specifically in the trip and contact sections.

Here's the thing: as I finished and wrapped everything up, I realized that the flash file that the page uses is now gigantic. Humongous. Family-sized.

Now, that said, I haven't had a problem with loading it. But here's where you come in...

If you notice any problems with the site - i.e., dead links, exceptionally long load times, jittery pages, fuzzy pictures/words or poor quality - let me know so that I can spend another long night fixing it (you can either email me at john@lastoke.ca or comment on this post). After all, the whole site is sort of pointless if it takes fifteen minutes to load one page.

Thanks a lot for your help!

John from Canada

Two Weeks

A lot can happen in two weeks. It can feel like a lifetime.

However, what I am rapidly finding out is that not NEARLY enough can happen in two weeks. I'm realizing that each day spent at work is one utterly and completely wasted, each moment spent waiting at a red light another I'm not spending seeing people off, buying loads of crap that is nonetheless necessary, and packing like there's no tomorrow.

All I can do is try and make the most of two weeks and prepare myself for a time that I've been waiting for through eight months of visas, bank accounts, expensive coats, and more expensive bookings.

Just so you know, I won't post as much on this blog as my comrade, at least initially, as I am struggling with Flash to make the website more pretty, more kickass, and, of course, more pompous.

Cheers,

John from Canada

P.S: Whenever I post, I'll stand in the corner so you'll know it's me! See, it works great already!

T-17

Greetings Everyone,

The count is T - 17 days and counting. Just wanted to give an update for all those people keeping track, making sure that people don't lose interest. Be assured that once we have escaped the incredibly boring confines of Kingston our Blog will be much more active containing many photos and or videos of whatever we might come across. I prepared a fun video describing my feelings right now as an example of the things you can look forward to reading our blog.

Thanks for the interest,






Stuart from Canada

Clearance for Take Off

Welcome  aboard  British Airways flight 92 with non-stop service to Heathrow Airport. We will be cruising at an Altitude of 32 000 feet please fasten all seat belts and make sure tray tables are in their full and upright positions. 

Just an update, John and I have now booked our tickets and will be leaving on the 28 of january at 6:30 pm from Pearson Airport. I can't explain the relief we are both feeling having finally booked our flights. The time is fast approaching when we will be free of the completely unsatisfying retail jobs to which we are currently stuck in. In fact, we spend most of our shifts mentally preparing ourselves for the bar room brawls, kilts, and  general sense of linguistic confusion. Scotland or bust. 

Thanks for the interest,

Stuart from Canada