Superbowl Weekend

Blah. 'Nuff said.

Fun and Games with Steve-O and Iggy

For the first time in awhile...the first time ever in fact...I have been following the antics in Ottawa. And I really don't know what to say. Yes, I think we should stick behind creepy ol' Steven simply because the last thing we need to be doing is fighting pointless political battles. Yet at the same time... what happened to his forcast of nothing but sunny days ahead for us only a few months ago? Things change I guess. Which doesn't bode well for the budget.

There are some good things in there (and I really don't know what di-hard conservatives must be thinking) but isn't a tax cut in a recession a major no-no? What will you do with your extra couple hundred bucks? Anyway, in the end I hope more people remember this and vote NDP next time around.

On a side-note, what's with Conservatives and ridiculous aggression. Some of the comments they leave on places like CBC news. Geesh!

Frustrarion of the Week (year?)

Snow removal on my street. It's like Star Wars. Yes, Star Wars.
When they take on the Death Star (the first one, which IS fully operational) and have to fly down through the trenches, Tie-Fighters buzzing behind them, photon blasters all along the walls and the fate of the Rebellion in their hands.
Currently there is a 4 foot high pile of snow in the centre of the road and equally high piles on either side. This takes a keen bit of maneouvering to deal with. I'm assuming (hoping) it will be gone by the time I get home. No promises.

Music to Consider - NOW

Maybe not brand new, but here are some songs floating around my iTunes right now. I'll try to do this every now and then. Spread the good word as it were.

Rogue Wave - Lake Michigan (saw at Sasquatch, admittedly this is the only song I'm very familiar with)

Matt Mays and El Torpedo - Building a Boat (the intro is a face melter, watch out!)

Metric - Help I'm Alive (the missus found this one, so credit goes to her)

And the classic track of...today... The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (super funky, even for Doobie standards.)

It's After Six

Liz Lemon: What? Your speech isn't tonight? Then why are you wearing a tuxedo?

Jack Donaghey: It's after 6, Lemon. What do you think I am? A farmer?

Not from this season, but it still makes me laugh.

Try Jack's line with your friends! It's new, it's great and most of all it's versatile!

Shovelling - No Thank You

So... Big Dump of snow... Loads of snow shovelling...Mountain lining driveway fairly impressive however.

Watching Foo Fighters Live at Hyde park in London. Actually fairly impressive. Although some of their new stuff doesn't really do it for me (to be fair their last album was way better than the one before) this is a kickin' concert.

I saw them in Vancouver, maybe 2002. When One by One was huge (ala Times Like These and friends) Very decent live show then as well. But it looks extra impressive when there's what looks like 10 thousand people in the crowd. Wow-ee!

So look into it.

Already Losing It

I can't leave this to the end of the day. My creativity is sapped.

I really have to re-evaluate how this is going to go down. I have grand expectaions and I won't sit idly by and watch them fail. Damn it, I want to be a cool blogger too!

Until further notice I'll keep it simple. Build up some steam, as it were.

Today's Observation: Crazy mom outside the change rooms at the pool. Droping the F-bomb at her 5 year old kids and accusing them that their doddling in the showers was going to cost her a timely snack. Yeah, I'm not really keen on kids either, but that's why I don't have them.

Word from the wise - chill the ?*#! out.

Picture of the Week

So here's how it'll break down (at least until I think of something better). I need a little structure here so I'm divising a weekly schedule. Kinda like your TV, you've got something for different nights of the week. This won't be nearly as interesting but the idea's the same.


Monday = Picture. I'll scour the internet to find something revelevant, weird, or at the least mildly amusing. Yeah, you can find this a hundred other places, but what are you going to do?

Tuesday = ... Well, I haven't go that far yet. Can you tell I'm making this up as I go?

January 19th is Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday. Pretty important as far as American Literature goes, even though he wasn't exactly lauded in his own time. Important works include: The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, The House of Usher, William Wilson.

Anthologies are easy to find. Most of his writing is quite short so oyu can get it all without a huge investment. I endured a lengthy study of Poe in University and was surprised by most of his writing. If you enjoy the macabre, give it a chance.

"Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality." — Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849).

The Inescapably Painful First Entry

This is when I ask myself what the hell I'm writing about and you ask why the hell you're reading it. It's a painful situation for all involved but I swear it will improve.

First - why the blog.
Well, why not? Everyone and their dog thinks they have something interesting to say and usually they're quite wrong. Here's my chance to join the ranks of underachievers. It's a big club, but I feel I'll be welcome there.

Second - what's the topic.
Ah, yes. That's the tricky part, isn't it? Ages ago I tried a similar online writing mistake, all about my thoughts, creative writing etc. It was terrible and did little to improve my ego. This time out I will attempt to be less silly and focus on things of actual interest.
By necessity this will include garbage about myself, but my goals include grander issues. You shall see.

Finally (yes the pain is almost over) - why should anyone care.
Because it's there.
I am increasingly of the opinion, that if you have any interest in the world at large - news, travel, technology, arts - you gotta get onboard with online contributions. This is my attempt. My goals are modest. If I've distracted you long enough to read this far I'm doing alright.

Be excellent to each other,
ian.