Aug 29, 2005

summer skin

games won: 0
run differential: -182
players lost to injury: 2
double plays turned: 0
ice creams owed: 1
players i have yet to meet: 1
percentage of team playing for the first time: 90%
games that we had fun: 10
regrets: 0

thanks ravens for an awesome season. we had a blast, learned that softball is fun, and can look forward to more fellowship and good times in summers to come. i hope everyone enjoyed it as much as i did.

way to be a team, and play the game how it's meant to be played.

thanks for the bear, he's the coolest!




Aug 23, 2005

for me this is heaven

why is it that so often, the greatest ideas are wasted on the apathetic?

what a cruel and terrible trick for life to play.

Aug 16, 2005

TheStar.com - Sports/Index

'Target' black youth, councillor urges

once again, the star has gone out of their way to take a story and play it up by focusing on volatile words like "target".

i loathe this paper more and more. but it has a good sports section, so whats a guy to do? except that dave feshuk guy. i want to punch him in the nads.

but i digress.

i think this is the funniest story ever. i mean....is this councillor OUT OF HIS MIND? if this dude was white, we'd be breaking out the pillowcases, pitchforks, and burning crosses.

i also think it's funny how people think racial profiling in the justice system is somehow related to "political correctness".

are....you kidding me?

the minority in your office with the corner cubicle who doesn't speak english and had sub-average grades in university may be an affirmitive action hire. that's political correctness.

pulling over black kids because some punks might have guns is just retarded.

just....unbelievable.

i particularly like reading the "voice your own opinion" pieces at the star.

"Discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, nationality or on any other identity undermines the basic human rights and freedoms to which every person is entitled to. However, when innocent lives are being taken and statistics show that the majority of these gun crimes are committed by members of the "young black" community how can we be against the suggestion. If this so- called "discrimination" will save one innocent life or more then why not?
Jennifer Vivian, Brampton, Aug. 16"

i suppose that also, muslims should no longer be allowed to board airplanes without a thorough cavity and luggage check.

you know, cuz all terrorists are islamic.

detaining every muslim at the airport for a few hours of interrogation may actually save a life some day.

but oh well! guess it just sucks to be islamic eh?

i also don't get why she put quotes around "young black" community. what does that even mean? they're just pretending to be young but are actually old? so you got like 30-year old gangsta's running around telling people they're 18?

or does she mean they're not REALLY black? i'm so confused.

oh well. i'm sure jennifer vivian from brampton knows whats best for us all. nobody with two first names could possibly be wrong.

come out tonight

operation "go to bed earlier" has commenced.

first order is to break the cycle of death by forcing myself to wake up early even though i slept at my normal 4am.

done.

next order of business is to somehow stay awake until a reasonable time tonight without sleep. ooohhhh....i wish i had something planned to do this afternoon, i sense a nap.

was suppose to go work out at the gym this morning, but seeing as how i got all of 2 hours or so of sleep, i decided just to stick around and go for a quick jog instead. man i'm out of shape.

i ran a little circuit that i had mapped out in my head, but upon getting home, i discovered that i had only run for about 12 minutes. but boy, was i tired....hahaha

so it takes me about 12 minutes to run roughly 3k...and i am pretty much done for the morning. i used to run 6k in 21 minutes......must work myself into shape before basketball season....

i blame it on my lack of sleep. yawn.

someone help keep me awake.....

Aug 13, 2005

in this home on ice

- oxyclean really works
- i've lost my watch
- crutches make you look funny
- everyone has an inner fob*

now, as an appendum to my earlier post, here are some upcoming shows i would like to check out. feel free to join me!

//sat.sept.03//
clap your hands say yeah! ][the horseshoe $12

//thurs.sept.08//
xiu xiu, frog eyes and das yellow swans ][X-Space $10-$12

//sat.sept.10//
sufjan stevens and laura veirs ][ Trinity St. Paul's Centre $20

//mon.sept.12//
Bloc Party, the kills and noisettes ][ Docks $21.50

//thurs.sept.15//
13 and god featuring the notwist and themselves ][ Lee's Palace, $15

//fri.sept.16,17,18//
rjd2, kid koala, holy fuck, a northern chorus, as the poets affirm, in support of living, the no luck club, Death from above 1979, tricky woo, the zoobombs, saul williams, k'naan, lal, final fantasy, meligrove band, vermicious knid, jon-rae & the river and elliott brood, sleater-kinney, the organ, republic of safety, the hidden cameras, joel plaskett, julie doiron, the high dials, frontier index and the Old soul as part of the Ear To The Ground Festival ][ Exhibition Place, $25-$60

//tues.sept.20//
royksopp ][ Opera House, $18.50

//fri.sept.23//
four tet and hot chip ][ Horseshoe, $15

//thurs.sept.29//
ted leo/pharmacists ][ Mod Club, $15

//thurs.oct.13//
the decemberists and cass mccombs ][ Phoenix, $17.50

do it again

finally, a web community application i can get behind.

music, meet world. world, my music. audioscrobbler is basically AA, friendster, blogger, and your personal musical tastes put together. once you join, it will display all the songs you've been listening to recently, including at the very moment. moreover, it charts them in order of how often you listen to them so that people can see what you've been digging and what you haven't.

the best part is that by doing this, you can find people with similar musical tastes as you, and find new music through other peoples charts, lists and even journal entries.

also, there's a variety of streaming radio stations available to suit whatever tastes you may have, including customizable ones to keep you satisfied all day long.

this may sound like an ad, but i really just think its an awesome idea. check out what i've been listening to lately at my audioscrobbler page

i'm going to link to it permenantly on the right there, and eventually i will have a nice little history and compilation of charted music. cooooooool!

Aug 11, 2005

what sarah said

the dog days of summer continue to pass us by.

a lot of times i think about everything i want, and i know that i need to start taking instead of waiting. life is like that -- you generally are better off being an active participant rather than an observer.

what do we really want out of our days anyways? where is it we really want to end up? when we put our doubts aside, put all our fears aside and be honest with ourselves -- where do we want to go, and who do we want to be?

i can't help but think i'm playing catch up. but forward i go.