For our homie and two-year blogging compatriot Paul, running Optimuscrime Halifax was getting to be a little burdensome. After all, the kid works a day job, is an active artist, runs Gallery Deluxe Gallery, plays in a band and is one of the two forces behind screenprinting juggernaut Yo Rodeo.

So we're sure that you'll understand his decision to step away from the blogosphere for a bit. You can continue to catch him on gallerydeluxegallery.com, sharplikeknives.com and yorodeo.com.

As a salute to the outgoing editor, a roundup of some of our favourite posts:

• Cathy Jones Likes My Chin and Supports My Beard
• Oh, I Borrow Bikes Here All The Time
• The Christmas Sweater Marathon 2004, and, This Is Me: Even More Sorry
• Stories To Really Turn You On!
• Optimuscrime Halifax: Apparently No Longer On The Open Market (Sorry Ladies)

Taking over Paul's editorship will be another of our favourite Haligonians, Jodie Church. Jodes is from Red Lake, Ontario, but is in Halifax finishing her degree in Russian Studies at Dal. She speaks Esperanto. She is awesome. Expect her first post sometime, uh, soonish.

Update!  Alison Lang, DJ, journalism student, Queen's alumna,  bon vivant, will be joining Jodie now and again as a contributor.  Editor emeritus Paul also retains his account, meaning that he is welcome to post as a contributor if his fancy is ever so stricken.  How glorious is our Optimuscrime Empire!  Huzzah!

OMG. That is, OMFG ladies and gentlemen. In just a few short days, a single, minute and a half long video clip has quickly become our favourite recent event, and it seems to get better and better every day. (Listening to CBC in the mornings has become a matter of giddy anticipation, waiting to discover a new level to the sheer absurdity of this amazing spectacle.)

Ok, short summary: BBC sets up an interview with Guy Kewney, computer techie, who was waiting in the lobby to talk about the big old Apple vs Apple decision. Short on time, someone runs down to the lobby to grab Guy for the interview, and... wait for it... Grabs. The. Wrong. Guy. Yeah. That's right. There was a second man named Guy (Guy Goma, to be precise) who is most definitely NOT a computer expert, and this poor man is the one who was ushered quickly into the studio and sat down in front of the cameras and interviewed. The interview actually went through. And it was live.

We basically couldn't ask for more, could we?

Highlight: "I'm very surprised to see this verdict.. to come on me. Because.... I was not expecting that... when I came they told me something else, and I'm coming... you've got an interview now. So, it's a big surprise." Deer in headlights, ladies and gentlemen. And the woman interviewing him is not even pretending to pay attention.

Gold. Fucking gold. And if that's not enough - the BBC also made a mistake in their apology the following day. Their first statement was that Guy Coma was a cab driver, there to pick up the Guy who was meant to be interviewed... but as it turns out, Guy Coma is actually a Congolese business student who was waiting for a job interview. So, person in suit comes down, says "Guy, we're ready for you.." and away we go.

This is why we love the internet. This, and Strong Bad Emails.

Watch the soon-to-be-infamous interview here.
And then, watch a follow-up interview with him here.