http://mondomagazine.net We're not geeks! Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:39:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-open-mic-scene/ http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-open-mic-scene/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:00:58 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=948 So you want to get into comedy, eh? By Ben Robinson Hello. My name is Ben Robinson, and I'm a failed comedian. I have a passion for comedy that dates back to before I can remember. In grade seven we were given a class project with the title, "What kind of job do you want to have?" I took that project more seriously than any other assignment that year, which is to say I spent about 15 minutes on it the night before. After much soul searching, I decided that I wanted to be a comedian. Here were my reasons. I did not spend much money at the time, so I figured money would not be a factor in my decision. As most of you probably know, comedians do not get paid very much. Another factor was the desire to do good. Even back then I knew I would never be a doctor. But I did seem to have the ability to make my friends laugh. Finally, I thought it would be really fun [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2008/the-open-mic-scene/feed/ 2 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar-2/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar-2/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:27:51 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=226 Ten Reasons to Work at a Small Independent Suburban Gas Station By Rachel Kahn 10. You are guaranteed to be no more than 50 feet away from a police or fire station. That is because most suburbanite parents are convinced that gas stations are sites of criminal activity, and you should be thankful they do, because this keeps YOU safe from getting held up by the kids of those paranoid parents.]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar-2/feed/ 0 http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar/ http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:23:20 +0000 lifestyle http://mondomagazine.net/?p=225 Fire Poi Busking By Claire Brownell Post-grad unemployment is a harsh and unforgiving reality. A few weeks after moving into a dilapidated townhouse in London, Ontario, lured away from the comfort of our parents' homes by false promises of employment and cheap rent, the financial situation of my roommates and I was getting dire. We needed a way to support the lifestyle to which we'd grown accustomed — lying around on mattresses on our living room floor all day, repeating our motto [...]]]> http://mondomagazine.net/2007/the-things-i-do-for-a-dollar/feed/ 0