http://halifax.optimuscrime.com Just a barrista trying to make it in a not so big city... Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How we here at OptimusHalifax lament the days when we had a television. Actually, digital cable to be more precise. Ah, the days when, after coming home, we would sit on the couch and watch Dr. Phil, Oprah, 7th Heaven, reruns of CSI that we'd seen about one ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2007/02/04/oh-those-were-the-days/ When we moved out here to the briny East Coast, we thought fate had thrown us a bone. We thought "Wow! We're still allowed to smoke in bars and even on patios out here?! That's great!" It was just nice to go to Tom's Little Havana, sit at the ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/12/02/your-health-is-not-worth-my-loss-of-enjoyment/ Man oh man, what a week...Gemma Ray Ritual on Monday, A/V and Gary Flanagan on Thursday, Holy Fuck with Instruments and Land of Talk at the Marquee, then Fucked Up at Stage Nine and some other bands at the Attic last night, and tonight...back to the Marquee for Jon Rae ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/10/21/theres-too-much-pop-xplodin-up-in-here/ This weekend, we here at OptimusHalifax made our first sojurn out of the city. I know, shocking isn't it. Two years and not even a picture of Peggy's Cove to show for it! Thanks to Mr. Mark Black, we got to experience the wonder that is Cape ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/10/01/lick-a-what/ We here in Halifax have begun to lament the loss of native sons, Sharp Like Knives. The band, led by our predecessor Paul Hammond, took their second-last bow (the last will take place at the Pavillion on Thursday) at the Speakeasy on Saturday. We were able to make ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/09/11/it-was-the-beginning-of-the-end/ As new editor of Optimuscrime Halifax, we have been thinking hard about how to gracefully fill the shoes of our predecessor Paul, him being a super cool Halifax renaissance man of sorts. We thought long and hard, and then it came to us! Deliquency! Infrequent posting! What genius! ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/09/01/cmon-down-youre-the-next-editor-of-optimuscrime-halifax/ 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 ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/08/27/optimuscrime-halifax-is-dead-long-live-optimuscrime-halifax/ Those looking for fresh Optimuscrime Halifax updates should consult Sharplikeknives.com, where Paul's road diary is found.  He and Sharp Like Knives are now in British Columbia: "Like I mentioned before, we ran out of gas on the way to Vancouver, but we still managed to get to the Alf House basically ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/07/22/optimuscrime-halifax-is-still-alive-hes-just-not-here-right-now/ 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 ... http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/05/16/youre-the-not-the-right-wha-whatever/ http://halifax.optimuscrime.com/2006/02/01/work-thats-for-suckers-idiot-suckers/