Huh-? Wha-!?

My new favorite beverage!

2008-02-15T21:02:00.003-06:00

So I bought this drink at IrBen a local Asian goods and rentals place simply because it came with a toy. I tried it... it wasn't bad, I'd buy it again. Yadda yadda yadda... I was bored and decided to check out their website. Once I get there I was like WTF!? Their site prominently displays this ballet-dancing pic in a blue tie and pink blazer. It was one of the most bizarre things I've seen in a while...

This got me curiouser so I examined the toy I got with it. It had an unusual weight to it, and then I discovered it had magnets in it, so when you bring the pig closer to the bottle the bottle would then run away! This is when I decided Dakara would become my new favorite soft drink.

Political Caricatures

2008-02-10T10:35:00.000-06:00

Videos of Caricaturist John Kascht with insights on the 2008 candidates personas.

2008-02-09T10:54:00.000-06:00

December 7th, 2007 The MT Hebei Spirit (an oil tanker carrying 1.9 million barrels of crude oil) collided with a crane barge owned by Samsung Heavy Industries off the western shore of South Korea. The tanker was holed in 3-5 places, and spilled approximately 12,000 tons of oil.

Within a month, over 1 million volunteers were on the scene, helping with the clean-up. Blame and liability are still being settled, with Samsung, the tugboat operator, and the tanker captain all sharing some of the blame. Marine farmers and citizens are angry over the loss of their livelihoods - protesting, and in at least three cases, committing suicide, including Ji Chang-Hwan, 56. Ji drank a bottle of herbicide before running on stage (during a rally demanding greater compensation) and dousing himself with paint thinner. He then set himself on fire with a cigarette lighter, dying in hospital the next morning.

A trial of five people accused of negligence in the spill began January 25th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Korea_oil_spill

Note: I got this from another source, I just felt a need to post this.

I can't sleep...

2008-02-02T05:05:00.000-06:00

Or most likely, I don't want to sleep....

In the time I'm using in occupying the night I found I'm very much a digital pack rat. Many gigs of my hard drive space have been squandered in keeping movies, music, pics, emails, etc. that for a moment captured my interest.

The same could actually said about my real life. My room is scattered with papers, comics, books, toys and varying knick knacks I don't need. One day I'll find the time to clean/exhume my actual and digital environment. If my sleeping habits keep up that day will be soon...

Blog V.3!!

2008-01-23T00:59:00.000-06:00

Wow... It's been almost a year since I last used this. Very sad...

Anyway, I'm starting this blog-thing up again to 1) Get those creative writing juices flowing again, and 2) Keep myself from sleeping. Freddy's gonna get me if I do! j/k

I'm trying to go to bed early, but I always find something to occupy my nocturnal habits. Tonight it's blogging. I'm not going to get into any specific topic though, I just wanted to get something out there. If this holds my interest tomorrow I'll change up the look. Not like anyone cares or even read this. :P

I just renewed my hipster nerd liscense!

2007-02-19T00:17:00.000-06:00

This weekend I finally stopped dilly-dallying and mucking about, and
got myself a new computer. Yessir, you are now reading a blog about the newest owner of an Intel Core 2 Duo iMac!

Not only that, I've finally jumped on that bandwagon they call World of Warcraft. I just started, but so far it's been fun. I haven't gone full-on nerdcore yet, I'm still waiting for my WoW costume to ship.

Huuu!!! My books have arrived!

2007-02-02T00:25:00.000-06:00

I decided to put an order on a couple books at YesAsia just to try out their service and the books were really cheap. So I picked out Leah Dizon: Petite Amie and Razor Ramon HG: the Book and nearly a month later they've arrived! Yay!! Too bad I can't read Japanese...

SWEEP THE LEG!!!!!

2007-01-25T00:11:00.000-06:00

5 o'clock at night/in the morning

2007-01-21T05:07:00.000-06:00

Like the subject line says it's late/early in the night and I have no desire to go to bed.

Just got back from a celebratory get-together for my pal Sounaly's birthday. Happy 36th birthday Sounaly! ;)

... I'm listening to a lot of slow songs right now. I don't why. I'm not in any type of mood or anything, but the lilting melodies some how feel appropriate tonight.

Here's a list of of some of the songs on my 5 a.m. playlist right now. I'm not going to provide any links to any downloads though. Find them yourself. :P

Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris
One More Try - Timmy T
Fixing A Broken Heart - Azn Dreamers
Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
Makes Me Whole - Amel Larrieux
Lost Without U - Robin Thicke
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time - The Delfonics
I'll Take a Chance - Elements of Life
Imagine Me Without You - Jaci Velasquez
Sway - MYMP
Jealous Guy - Donny Hathaway
Lost In Space - Lighthouse Family

I Love: Amy Winehouse

2007-01-16T19:09:00.000-06:00

Lately I've been digging on UK artist Amy Winehouse. Give her Back to Black album a listen to. Style's very much like girl groups from the 50s and 60s only with modern sensibilities.

Harold is on Random

2007-01-14T23:25:00.000-06:00

- Not feeling too hot right now, but I can't sleep, so I'm gonna blog until I start feeling drowsy.

- Listening to some Mark Ronson. He's one hot DJ/producer.

- Like many tech geeks, I started to touch myself inappropriately when Apple's iPhone was announced. Final judgement's still pending until it's actually out, but one can always fantasize how good it'll feel in hand.

- Quick recap of 2006:
- Many hookups, breakups, and marriages. Neither involving me.
- Great experience traveling to Las Vegas, Orlando, and various small towns for festivals or other.
- Good year for activities too. Tried lot of new things like tennis, ice skating, and camping. Dropped a couple of pounds to show for it.
- Bought a new car. Honda Fit. Been treating me good so far. Most common comment: Cute.

- Been getting into this Jdrama called Stand Up!! It's a romantic comedy about four high school friends and the pressures of virginity.

- Not tired yet, but I'm gonna end this entry here until I find more junk to blog.

Grindhouse teaser trailer now out!

2006-12-21T14:03:00.000-06:00

Following the success of Kill Bill and Sin City, Tarantino and Rodriguez brings you Grind house! I'm excited about this movie.

Best nerd shirt today!

2006-12-21T12:11:00.000-06:00

BUY IT NOW

What you're all getting for Christmas

2006-12-18T13:01:00.000-06:00

TEAMWORK!

2006-11-22T23:34:00.000-06:00

Hoo-Yeahh!!! Back to blogging once more! And what better time than on my birthday. Yay birthday! To commemorate this occasion, let's throw it back to some Reading Rainbow for retro happiness. But you don't have to take my word for it!

Well, it's Valentine's...

2005-02-14T22:51:00.000-06:00

As a lonely, single man I'd like to think I've the right to despise Valentine's Day. The stench of love burns the eyes most fiercely in the Day of Valentine. But I'm used to it. What I'm NOT used to is the fact there are some people who claim to be in love, not wanting to celebrate their love on this day. And I ask why?

There's other days where I show my love: anniversaries, birthdays, sometimes I'll surprise him/her on some random day.
Good for you. What's another day then?

I'll get him/her something the week later when it's all on sale.
What's the point? I'm sure February 21st means something to someone, but giving a box of chocolates to someone with the 50% off sticker still on kinda loses the mystique of Valentines.

It's a corporate created holiday designed to sell red & pink merchandise.
Ah... Capitalism at it's finest. More merchandise is sold during the holiday seasons. Corporate greed has tricked out the holidays for your consumer-whoring pleasure... But does that mean the sentiment there has no meaning? Can you truly buy love? I applaud your need to not support Consumerism of the holidays, but there are other ways to celebrate it. Cook an extravagant dinner, write a poem, serenade your beloved, or set the mood for a long night of sweet, sweet loving. As long as you don't let the day fall by the wayside.

I implore you those in love, let your creative (and whatever) juices flow, and show your love how much you care. Give yourself to humility, everyone would understand, because on this day they have done the same for love! Just don't do it in front of me, you bastards.

SONG OF THE DAY
Astrud Gilberto - Light My Fire

Why do new shows I like get cancelled?

2005-02-12T23:33:00.000-06:00

As with the case of Dead Like Me. I only recently discovered this show a couple of weeks ago, the premise was unique and the characters engaging, and I really liked it. Then I found out it's been cancelled after 2 seasons. Crap. I just bought the season 1 DVD too.

Now the 'net-nerds are saying that Arrested Development is in trouble of cancellation because the network lowered the number of shows ordered from 22 to 18 to make room for American Dad. This is a very "Chicken Little" mentality, but it makes you wonder why good shows get cancelled before they're past their prime?

SONG OF THE DAY
Ben Lee - Catch My Disease

Best Valentine Cards Ever

2005-01-17T10:38:00.000-06:00

For those who like a little bite in their romance.

SONG OF THE DAY
Nick Cave - Into My Arms

Lord of the Rings musings

2005-01-06T15:52:00.000-06:00

I wish there was a Lord of the Rings Christmas Special. Picture it:
Sauron returns on Christmas Eve wrecking havoc for whatever reason and the Fellowship reunites (even the dead ones) to do battle, but in the end the pure heart of a small hobbit child shows Sauron the true meaning of Christmas through the power of song. Imagine orcs and goblins trimming the tree, Aragorn and Arwyn snogging by the fireplace, a shy Gollum joining the festivities only because Frodo edges him on. It'd be T.V. magic!
Speaking of Christmas, doesn't Aragorn look like Jesus? I'm sure they could tie that in some how...
And yes, I do know Christmas has long past. So what? I want more franchise-based T.V. specials.

SONG OF THE DAY
Immortal Technique - Peruvian Cocaine

Happy New Years!

2005-01-02T02:38:00.000-06:00

New Years resolutions? Not quite, they're more like New Years goals with no real expectations.
• Blog more often.
• Find a girlfriend.
• Be more organized.
• Save money.
• Donate blood.
• Break up with girlfriend for hotter sister.
• Get to the gym more often.
• Travel.
• Learn to cook.
• Learn how to play guitar.
• Serenade a girl by playing More Than Words on guitar.
• Become deadly with nunchaku.
• Read more books. Ones without pretty pictures.
• Be more ambitious with my goals.

SONG OF THE DAY
Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You

Got a question?

2004-11-29T23:39:00.000-06:00

Ask Crystal! The best advice you can get for free. Find answers to questions like: Am I too fat? Should I end my 5-year relationship? Why do women runaway from me?

SONG OF THE DAY
Annie - Heartbeat

Reflections of a 27-year-old blogger

2004-11-22T22:31:00.000-06:00

Hmmmm...27 years. Is it too soon to be reflecting on life? Perhaps it is. I originally thought it would be a good time to wax philisophically, but now I think different. Anything I'd would be say would be said prematurely, I've got more to experience & learn in order to give a fair assessment of what I've seen in my life. So I'm going to save my thoughts for another year. Tease.

SONG OF THE DAY
Bright Eyes - Easy/Lucky/Free

Getting your car broken into: IT STINKS!!

2004-11-10T21:47:00.000-06:00

I thought today was going to be a good day. But noooooo! When I was walking to the parking lot my co-worker pointed out that my window was broken. "Huh?" My window was broken. "F**K!!"
This was the second time this happened in the same parking lot. The first time they broke the lock, rummaged around, but took nothing. This time they broke the window, rummaged around, and took nothing again. You'd think they'd learned the first time around that I have nothing worth stealing. Seriously, c'mon! Why??
It's such an inconvinence, nusance, & violation. It breeds such a negative energy that threatens to build under pressure, because it has no real place to go. Everybody has had the same feelings, if not at varying degrees. It makes you want to punch that stupid degenerate in the gut, then go up for an uppercut followed by two knees to the chin. Then spin around, fake 'em out with an elbow, and take them out with a devestating headbutt.

SONG OF THE DAY
Poison Pen - Fall Back

Top 5 Family Guy Quotes

2004-11-04T23:46:00.000-06:00

1. "Like a bisexual." Ted Turner

2. "Here's a little hint... PUT DOWN THE FORK. FACE!" Brian

3. "I looooooooooove chocolate! But I can't eat it because then I'll get fat...but it's sooooooooooooooooo good!" Brian

4. "Wow, you guys still saved my life, even though I said all southerners were dumb hicks who suffer from the gum disease: GINGIVITIS." Peter

5. "Red-headed lady, reaching for an apple. Gonna take a bite, nope, nope. She gonna breathe on it first, wipe it on her blouse. She takes a bite...chews it once, twice, three times, four times, Stops! Saliva workin'..." Randy Newman

SONG OF THE DAY
Marvin Gaye - Yesterday

Oops!

2004-11-03T22:22:00.000-06:00

Looks like I missed a couple of days of entries to my blog. My bad!

Hmmm...what to talk about? Halloween? Nah, the moment's past. Re-election of President Bush? Don't want to touch that with a 50-foot bread stick. How about...mail-order brides! Yes! An awful service for the creepy & desparate or a legitimate aid for those in need? All I know is Olga's looking pretty cute!

SONG OF THE DAY
Nina Simone - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Red Sox win! Yay!!!

2004-10-27T23:32:00.000-05:00

And I dedicate today's Song Of The Day to them, after all, it's been over 80 years since they won the series. They deserve at least a song.

SONG OF THE DAY
Joe "Bean" Esposito - You're The Best

Eh....

2004-10-26T23:41:00.000-05:00

It's late, but I promised I'd be back so here I am. So I'm just going to leave you with a video from just two guyz.

SONG OF THE DAY
Sondre Lerche - Sleep On Needles

Forgive me Blog for I have been absent...

2004-10-25T22:50:00.000-05:00

It's been 16 days since my last post. This was pointed out to me by several of my amigos that I've been slacking. It's not for the lack of things to write about, I've just didn't have the energy or motivation at the end of the day to plop myself down in front of the computer and make the clickety-clack sounds on the keyboard that doesn't require me typing out words other than "Lindsey Lohan" or "Banana Phone".

But all that's going to change. Starting tomorrow, as long as there's love for the blog I'll be updating it as much as possible. Whether it'd be a funny link or non-sensical blabbering, you'll be seeing me here, baby! Fully dedicated and ready to rock AND roll! Yeah!! And if you don't see me here, you'll definitely see me the day after. Or possibly Saturday. Maybe.

SONG OF THE DAY
Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras

Funniest music video in a long time!

2004-10-09T18:24:00.000-05:00

Carl Lewis, I love you, don't ever break it up!

SONG OF THE DAY
Chromeo - Needy Girl

Drum roll, please!

2004-09-16T19:10:00.000-05:00

Drumline was an average movie, it didn't really do much plotwise and would forever be compared to the perinniel competition movie Bring It On by today's generation, but what it did do is bring attention to the talents of the marching band's drumline. Recently, I came across a site that showcased these talents and I was amazed at the speed and precision of these guys banging away at the drums. It's enough to make me pick up wooden spoons and start wailing away at pots and pans. Check out the site!

SONG OF THE DAY
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath

Guilty Pleasures

2004-08-30T18:48:00.000-05:00

No it's not a title to a porn movie (though it probably is), I'm talking about an activity, song, movie, etc. you take pleasure in but are too ashame to let anyone in on it. Everyone has them, everyone doesn't want to talk about them. But today, I'm going to share one of my guilty pleasures. Pleasure is oftened doubled when shared with others, no matter how few share the same interest. So what's there to lose?

Last week, I purchased on DVD a movie that was said to be "probably the most ridiculous film ever made". They're referring to the movie Xanadu, A 1980 musical-fantasy starring Olivia Newton-John as a heavenly muse sent to help open a roller disco. Yeah. When I first saw this movie as a kid, I thought it was magic. The music, the dancing, the glitz & glamour, the romance...it was enough for this wide-eyed filipino kid to fall in love. Back in the day, I'd watch that movie ad nauseam. Then times change and my interest waned, my taste grew, the beta gave way to VHS which gave way to DVD, soon Xanadu was lost to me. Until recently. It was at HMV at St. Vital Centre where I found they had the movie on sale, so I had to pick it up ASAP. It was like Christmas, opening up the plastic wrapping and popping the movie in. As I was watching it I came to the realization how bad the movie was, it was just cheesy! The plot, the acting, the special effects...it'd enough to make you cringe. Yet, there was still magic. Despite knowing all its faults, I was still eating it up. It's charm still had a hold on me after all these years.

So, there. I like Xanadu, through all its cheesy glory. Embarassing as it is, I put one of my guilty pleasures out there, and it felt good. You should do the same. So what's your guilty pleasure?

SONG OF THE DAY
Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly - Whenever You're Away from Me

"This is nice!"

2004-08-18T19:20:00.000-05:00

Preview for Drawn Together, a new show on Comedy Central.

SONG OF THE DAY
Tamia - Officially Missing You

Living the apartment life

2004-08-17T21:16:00.000-05:00

I haven't been updating lately, because I've been too busy. About 18 days ago, just a few days removed from Las Vegas, I moved out of my parents house and into a lovely apartment in the Garden City Area. I didn't feel comfortable financially to make such a jump by myself, so my long-time pal Alan and I mutually agreed to put up with each other (the sucker), and room together, and so far it's been great!

Like any change we had to go through growing pains. The room is on the third floor and there's no elevator, so had to lug our heavy belongings up stairs which was very annoying. Once that was done we quickly realized how sparse the place was, so we had to spend more money to furnish the place along with food, cleaning supplies, kitchen utenils, toiletries, etc. Thankfully, we got some cool friends and family to help us out with some of that.

There's still a bit settling in to do, but it does feel very comfortable living here and I haven't felt home-sick yet. Maybe because I've always found an excuse to visit! Hehe :P

SONG ON THE DAY
Angela McCluskey - It's Been Done

HB & Robbie C in Vegas

2004-07-30T17:42:00.000-05:00

Note: I'm probably missing a lot of details in this description of our Vegas trip, maybe because it was undescribable!

Probably goes without saying that Rob and I were estactic to be heading to Las Vegas, Nevada for vacation. It was our first time in the city of bright lights, Elvis, and showgirls, and it showed. As we were about touchdown, our excitement mounted higher and higher at the sight of desert and mountains (or as we grew to call them 'mow-taings'). The desert heat hit us immediately as we left the ear-popping plane. An amazing 40°C (and it maintained that temperature for the rest of the vacation)!

At the Tropicana Hotel they didn't have the room we requested available, so they upgraded us to an Island Tower room. Bonus! We quickly threw our baggage into the room, so we can explore the Strip, but not before taking notice the king-size bed had mirrors surrounding it at the top, right, and above. Funny. Now, we walk. This being our first time here, our senses are loaded with bright flashing colours selling tonights show and sounds of the 80s blaring from hidden speakers, creating feelings you get when you first enter a candy store as a kid. We walk forever in the heat seeking refuge at cooling stations and air-conditioned casinos serving free beer, we thought we can go on without sleep, so we wouldn't miss one beat of this city. Fat chance! We wuz tired!

The next day we continue walking despite blisters from the other day. Walking past vendors handing out strippers-to-your-door fliers we found Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. There, we posed with many celebrity wax-replicas. Touching and prodding them as much as the curators would allow. Very fun. At night we head over to Cheetahs, the topless club where they filmed the movie Showgirls. Surrounded by beautiful women, I kinda got carried away with the booze, making the next day a write-off. Sleep and vomitting took up the whole day, leaving me enough energy to eat at Todai for a Japanese buffet dinner.

Tuesday was spa day. We booked that day to get ourselves pampered a bit. I got an aromatherapy wrap and a massage, and it felt good! At the end of it all my skin felt smooth, my body relaxed, and I smelt like coconut, almond, jasmine, and eucalyptus at the same time. And at night I decided to take in a show. I went to see Zumanity and it was awesome! Nothing beats watching half-naked contortionists, acrobats, and dancers performing unbelievable feats. Highly recommended!

Then it was time to leave. I was sad to go. I had to take in the sights one last time, trying to burn in the imagery into my mind what my camera couldn't capture. We board the plane. Rob gave up his window seat, so I can see the Vegas terrain as we took off. Lotta mow-taings. At our stop-over in Minneapolis we were running late, so we had to run for it like you see people do in the movies. Finally we were home in Winnipeg. It was weird coming back, we had just left a city with bright lights and +40° weather to a flat town with a mild 15° temperature. It felt so laid back compared to the energy of Las Vegas. I kinda missed it. But can't wait to leave it again! ;)

Photos of our trip can be found here.

SONG OF THE DAY
Jody Watley - I'm Looking For A New Love

The countdown begins...

2004-07-22T23:29:00.000-05:00

In about 34 hours me and my pal, Rob, will be boarding a plane to fabulous Minneapolis! What's in Minneapolis? Another plane to wisk us off to Las Vegas, Nevada! What's in Las Vegas? Nothing but 4 nights of family-oriented sin!

I've lost sleep thinking about Vegas. It'll be the first time to fly in a plane. It'll be that farthest I've even been from home (Edmonton being the furthest so far). It'll be just two guys in a town geared for having a good time and we have no gameplan whatsoever! I was just thinking of standing in the middle of the street and letting the natural flow of the city's energy take me whereever it wants. If anyone happens to see us, feel free to join us in the grand adventure they call Sin City. Drinks on whoever feels like paying.

On a different topic, if you're philipino born in North America, please rent The Debut. It's like watching your family onscreen...only with a dance-off. Please check it out.

"An award-winning English language film for the whole family, "the Debut" revolves around Ben Mercado (Danté Basco), a talented high school senior who has rejected his Filipino heritage. The long-simmering feud between Ben and his immigrant father Roland (Tirso Cruz III) threatens to boil over and ruin the 18th birthday party of Ben's sister Rose (Bernadette Balagtas). But to Ben's surprise, his sister's celebration challenges his sense of misplaced identity, and the way he regards his father and grandfather (Filipino film legend Eddie Garcia). In one night, Ben faces the true nature of his relationships with his family, his friends, and himself."
Summary by Anonymous on IMDB.com

SONG OF THE DAY
Christina Milian - Dip It Low (JJ Flores Extended Mix)

To be categorized under: WTF!?

2004-07-19T19:10:00.000-05:00

Ika, the Calamari Wrestler. I really don't know what to say about this. Um... Hooray for outside-the-box thinking? Uh, yeah...the trailer to this is 2nd from the bottom right.

SONG OF THE DAY
Mase - Welcome Back

Beautiful weather today, wasn't it?

2004-07-18T23:29:00.000-05:00

And guess what I did to enjoy this weather? I went shopping (was at Polo Park 3 days in a row), had ice cream (2 for $2 sundaes at McDicks), and watched a couple of rentals in my cold basement (highly recommend 50 First Dates). :P

SONG OF THE DAY
Specials - Hey, Little Rich Girl

I wanna see Saw!

2004-07-14T00:33:00.000-05:00

This trailer freaked me out! If it weren't for the fact I have complete control over my bowel movements, I'd crap my pants after seeing that. Definitely for the horror/thriller aficionados. Geez... I'm gonna go listen to some Quiet Storm to put me at ease.

SONG OF THE DAY
Patti Austin & James Ingram - Baby Come To Me

FEEL MY BIONIC ELBOW OF FURY!!

2004-07-08T21:59:00.000-05:00

This past Monday and Tuesday, me and my amigos were at the WWE Raw and Smackdown shows, respectively. Even though we had less than spectacular seats, it was a fun time filled with blood, sweat, and smoke! Good times, good times.

Though I'm fully aware of it's homo-erotic undertones and it's ridiculous storylines, there's something about wrestling I find appealing. I think it's because it's the closest thing we have to real-life super heroes. Think about it: characters in colourful costumes, larger than life physiques, good guys vs. bad guys, people performing incredible feats and taking inhuman amount of pain. The only difference is the whole "flying and shooting lasers out of your eyeballs" thing, and I think they're going to have the Undertaker do that next week.

SONG OF THE DAY
Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You

Happy Canada Day!

2004-07-01T21:20:00.000-05:00

G'day, eh? I hope everyone's enjoying their day off to celebrate Canada Day. Whether it be camping, catching the fireworks display, or just getting piss-drunk. Me? I did what any good Canadian would do and saw Spider-Man 2.

I have to say that I enjoyed it. Even though the movie had the same amount of cheesiness the first one had (must be a Sam Raimi-thing) and many parallels can be made to the first movie (villain created in lab accident, kidnaps MJ, yadda yadda yadda), I thought the overall presentation was superb. The effects were better, fight scenes were really cool, and you still feel for Parker (the poor sap).

Verdict: Well, it get a (some-what biased) thumbs up from this comic-nerd! And if you're wondering what Spidey and Canada have in common? Not a damn thing, you hoser.

SONG OF THE DAY
Hidden Cameras - Boys Of Melody

I must be tired....

2004-07-01T01:20:00.000-05:00

I was going to go on a rant on how addicting the internet is, but I didn't have the energy to do it. BUT...It did remind me of one of the reasons why it's addicting: mindless dribble that yet somehow manage to entertain.

SONG OF THE DAY
Prince - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

A moment's thought

2004-06-28T00:43:00.000-05:00

I sit in front of the mocking glow of the computer screen with my legs crossed, right over the left. My brow furrows, my fingers sleep on black keys, and nothing but a thought echoes between plastic headphones: What the f*** am I going to write on my blog!?

Inner thigh itches. Lingering minutes that refuses to pass buzzes about annoyingly. I scan my faux-wood desk looking for beautiful inspiration, but find none. An empty glass, miniature men & women, and papers strewn about is all was spotted. My knee itches. I am reminded of the thousand-and-one mosquitoes my friends and I encountered at the park earlier that day. How I hate the tiny pricks.

A yawn washes over my body at 1:04 am. I stretch as many muscles to the tune of the blissful yawn, because I know the moment to follow would be a completely relaxing feeling. A thought comes to me, hasten by the fact I should get some sleep. It whispers: take the last seven seconds and stretch it into three paragraphs of filler. Keys dance without hesitation. A barely audible titter escapes my mouth, finding humour in the fact that someone will see through my sad attempt at being a writer. With sleep beckoning to me, I'm sure there will be spelling and grammatical errors, but I don't care. I have finished a post, ending several days of creative drought on my blog.

SONG OF THE DAY
Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound

Ice Crusaders are hot!

2004-06-23T23:02:00.000-05:00

You need to check out Diesel's latest campaign for their Fall/Winter 2004 Collection. Their whacked-out design team some how were able to take their keen fashion sensibilities and twisted it to work within the context of an old sci-fi/fantasy comic magazine you'd find in the 70's. Incredible!

SONG OF THE DAY
Unicorns - Emasculate the Masculine

A poem of sorts...

2004-06-21T13:58:00.000-05:00

A while back I was messaging with my friend Jen, and I made up a poem on the spot just because. A ridiculous ditty that may bring joy if even for a moment. So today I wish to share it, give you a moment or two of cheer, or at least a seed of inspiration to write something silly.

   Upside down umbrelly to catch all your precious rain

   then sip the goodness of rain that fell from the heavens

   the rest of the heaven juice will be boiled to make tea for two

   with a dollop of honey for sweetness

SONG OF THE DAY
Yesterday's New Quintet - I Am Singing

Another unproductive Sunday...

2004-06-20T15:29:00.000-05:00

One of the good things about these kind of Sundays is you're left with nothing but your meandering thoughts to entertain yourself. It's interesting what runs through your head, you go through two different states of thought (or at least that's how my mind is working at this moment): Analytical and Creative.

With analytical thoughts you start analyzing things (outwards and inwards) in your life. Creating a mental list of things that can be better organized or improved upon. And within that list a sub-list of steps to take to create change is created. Now to initiate these changes, motivation is needed. The tasks you've listed may seem daunting, but can be done with the proper inspiration to push you. That's where the creative thoughts come to play.

Your creative thoughts can inspire you to action or it can distract you. The mind poses different questions or situations where you come up with solutions or possibilities. Depending on the solutions or possibilities generated, motivation can be built. And I just lost my train of thought and forgot where I'm heading with this. :P

Oh, well. Happy Father's Day, everyone!

SONG OF THE DAY
Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor

News Update at 11

2004-06-17T23:31:00.000-05:00

Today's top story: Man discovers life does not stink. It has been revealed that the stench that was thought to be emanating from life was in fact coming from the world. When asked about this recent discovery, man replies "The world has indeed stunk for many years, tests that were performed earlier show that man just gotten used to the smell."

In other news, man continues to bitch and complain like a baby on his blog. More on that after weather and sports.

SONG OF THE DAY
Queens of the Stone Age - Never Say Never

The only law that CAN'T be broken

2004-06-16T23:19:00.000-05:00

Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will.

All too often this stupid law proves itself irrefutable with the universe's innate ability for ineptitude. Through the years, new laws are formulated and added; it's gotten so numerous, laws can be split into different categories like bus laws and nurse laws. And as much as I loathe to add a new law, it should be included in it's Love Laws: If you are interested in someone, they can AND will have a boyfriend and/or think of you as just a friend.

I find this cynical way of thinking very stinky, but it feels like all I can do is give in. I'm tired of the 'love game', why should I play when I can't even get a chance to bat. How often can one dust himself off and stand back up without having to hunch? Where do you go from there? You go to the gym, then to Perkins for some Eggs Benedict, then complain about it on your blog, that's what.

See you in the funny papers.

SONG OF THE DAY
Spoon - I Summon You

Sunday

2004-06-13T22:11:00.000-05:00

Yep. Sunday. And I've never felt so unproductive in my life. I did absolutely jack squat all day, I just sat in front of this ol'computer and watched a less-than-stellar anime series, Ikkitousen (i dunno, maybe you'll enjoy it more than me). The only time I got up was to eat or go to the bathroom. I know there's a lot of things I could do, I'm just not motivated lately. And I really HATE that feeling. Gwah! I should just go to sleep. Good night, people.

SONG OF THE DAY
Lawrence Welk - Good Night

Getting to know me

2004-06-12T19:07:00.000-05:00

Know the real Harold...according to Master Rao. I don't believe astrology, but I've always found them damn fun! This reading was taken from combining your western and chinese sign.

"You function almost exclusively with your heart, your reason having no word to say here. With your extreme emotivity, you sift everything through the sieve of your affectivity. Even your intelligence is always colored with sentimentality.

Loving beauty under all its forms, you're inclined to facility and like to profit by the unexpected. You obtain much from others by your charm and kindliness, and can get things accepted without having to fight. In fact, you're more made for enjoyment than for struggle. Your greatest flaw is touchiness.

You've gifts for studies and much chance in examinations. Your taste for letters, publishing, bookselling, for all that's related to distribution of art and beauty can bring you great profits. You also have a good contact with the public and frequently enjoy certain notoriousness. Your friendship or love relations play a great role in your material destiny by facilitating your fortune.

In love, you're gifted for pleasing even though you hesitate to attach yourself profoundly. What you'd prefer would be to live a merry single life. But you'll also be happy in a union where fantasy and an easy way of life prevail."

SONG OF THE DAY
White Stripes - One More Cup of Coffee

Spider-Man was a Power Ranger!

2004-06-10T23:29:00.000-05:00

Just one more reason to love Japan. Spider-Man was cool before, but when you add a cool car, a giant robot, evil monsters, and set it in 70's Japan, you get all kinds of ass being kicked!

SONG OF THE DAY
Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me

It has begun...

2004-06-09T23:33:00.000-05:00

Blogs. Everyone should have one. It's like one's personal soapbox where one one can rant and rave about how it sucks when you're at the gym and you sit down at a bike realizing too late the previous biker neglected to wipe it down leaving his nasty sweat and B.O., or showcase the latest pic of your drunk lady friends flashing their lop-sided boobies to any horny by-standers willing to look (which I don't have, sorry). It's kind of empowering that way.

Recently my friends, Rob and Ray, started up their own blogs and I'm trying to get more people into it. I found it cool reading what insights they have when you're not hanging with them at the moment. Insights like: Don't you hate it when you have to fart, but someone comes up to you and starts a long conversation, and you try to hold the fart in, but can't, so you try to let it out in a way it doesn't make a noise and pray that it doesn't stink? Yeah, I know I hate that.

SONG OF THE DAY
Kylie Minogue - Chocolate

Have you ever heard of Le Parkour?

2004-06-08T22:51:00.000-05:00

Le Parkour is a relatively new sport created by David Belle. You've probably seen commercials with Le Parkour in it. Imagine Jackie Chan taking up skateboarding, only he forgot the skateboard.

I find the stuff they do really cool. I'm surprised I don't see more of it around. Heck I'd take it up if it weren't for the fact I'm, y'know, lazy.

SONG OF THE DAY
Human Beinz - Nobody But Me

Me want your cookies (or some tasty equivalent)

2004-06-07T22:41:00.000-05:00

I was going through my old bookmarks and re-discovered a chocolate chip cookie recipe I found while traversing the World Wide Web. Oooh, man! Those were good cookies! My mouth is just watering just thinking about it, I wanna bake them again. Yeah, I bake on occasion, so what? Wanna fight about it?

SONG OF THE DAY
Clarence Carter - Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)

Everybody! Everybody!

2004-06-06T18:17:00.000-05:00

In my opinion, Homestarrunner is the funniest internet cartoon out there. It's consistently funny and usually have hidden "Easter Eggs" that keeps me coming back for seconds. Here's one of my favourite episodes, check it out!

SONG OF THE DAY
Kanye West - Home

Napoleon Dynamite is the man!

2004-06-05T18:58:00.000-05:00

Quote:
"Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. Y'know like, nunchuck skills, bow-hunting skills, computer hacking skills..."

SONG OF THE DAY
Toktok & Nena - Ich Hang Immer Noch an Dir

The way karaoke should be!

2004-06-04T01:11:00.000-05:00

You have to check this video clip out, I couldn't stop laughing when I saw it. God bless karaoke singers! May each and every one of you be one.

SONG OF THE DAY
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

Who's got game? Not me, but my pals on the other hand...

2004-06-03T23:22:00.000-05:00

Once again NBA's Hoop-It-Up is coming to Winnipeg this weekend, and as suggested by Rob, I thought it'd be fun to profile the team slated to dominate all suckers on the court and take 1st place in their division. Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you (dum, dum, dum....) Max High All-Stars!!!

Rob Carino AKA Max High
Team Captain
This man's proven that a man can bleed basketball. Through injury after injury, this outside treat is still ready to go high....MAX HIGH!

Rhoden Chavez AKA 2 Hype
Hesitate for a moment and Rhod will school you 5 times and call you Susan! Size will not intimidate him, so you better bring your game on.

Ray Hamel AKA the Weatherman
Eye of the Tiger may be a cliche phrase, but still rings true when describing the man called Ray. Through will and determination, he'll take it to you any way he can.

Chris Kolev AKA 2 Dope
You'd think his height would be his major advantage, but it's not. Chris brings mad skillz (yes, with a 'z') to the table and will smash the table with said skillz.

Rey Quiogue AKA Your Daddy
Don't let his smile fool you, inside is a monster waiting to be unleashed. Get into his space and he'll shut you down before you even think of going up.

SONG OF THE DAY
Gang Starr - Skills

Today was a good day

2004-06-02T22:24:00.000-05:00

The sun was shining with hot temps and a slight cool breeze, felt like I accomplished quite a bit at work, I got a haircut, took time to sit at one of those neighbourhood parks, had gelati with a friend who I haven't seen in a while, and I just finished up the day with a refreshing shower after a nice little workout. Today did feel good, almost perfect. The only thing that can make it better is if a gorgeous woman fell into my lap carrying a million dollar cheque with my name on it. Well, there's an hour and change left in the day, so here's hoping!

A couple of friends been saying my blog needs some pictures of naked chicks. Well, if there's enough requests for it I'll do it, but in the meantime they'll just have to settle for this.

SONG OF THE DAY
Broken Social Scene - Pacific Theme

I am the Bowman!

2004-06-01T23:24:00.000-05:00

You bored? Here's a cool little Flash game that was forwarded to me by my ol' pal Mike. Whenever I got several minutes to kill, this game has continuously kept me entertained. There's something about shooting a stickman full with arrows until he bleeds profusely that makes me smile like a little child.

SONG OF THE DAY
Iron & Wine - Each Coming Night

My third post...

2004-05-31T09:15:00.000-05:00

Here we are! My third post. Yep. And I still don't have much to talk about. I can't really talk about the weekend 'cause I didn't really do much. Well, yesterday we cooked the leftover hot dogs & burgers from a previous BBQ at a friend's house. That's something! Eh...see you next post.

SONG OF THE DAY
The Coral - Dreaming of You

Saturday mornings used to be so much fun...

2004-05-29T12:29:00.000-05:00

Sitting here in my pajamas with nothing to watch on TV (sigh).

So bored. I should get out, but the powers of the pajama holds me in it's most comfortable grip. Anyways, yesterday I decided to try out this blog-thing for a while, with the idea that I might eventually have something meaningful to say here (but I doubt that). Let's see how it goes!

SONG OF THE DAY
Magnetic Fields - Chicken With It's Head Cut Off

First Blog!

2004-05-28T10:48:00.000-05:00

'Kay, I just created this as a test. We'll see if I maintain it though....