Uh oh, spaghettios!

My, how a week flys by when you're...doing stuff.

The thesis is finally gaining some momentum. It helps when you've pretty much finished your coursework and need something to do until exams start in mid-April. Actually, I'm finidng some pretty interesting information. Did you know that in some Chinese Yellow Pages, they have the answers to the Canadian citizenship test hidden in ads?

Even though I'm cool as a cucumber at the moment, I swear everyone around me at school is freaking out because of deadlines, stress, etc. I think we need to rent a bus and go to DisneyWorld for a week.

I played poker on Wednesday night with some co-workers and WASN'T THE FIRST ONE ELIMINATED! Had a couple of good hands and apparently my poker face has come a long way since the last time I played. I won 4-5 hands and lasted for over 2 hours until I was finally buried by the two guys who had tons of chips. Unfortunately, I finished 4th and did not get my money back ;)

Why am I up this early on a non-school day/day I work at 530pm? I may as well wash my car.

Wherefore art thou, Shamrock Shake?

Tomorrow is St.Pattys Day. Going with some friends to the Blades game/stereotrap concert. Somewhere in between waking up and the hockey game, I will attempt to hunt down the rather elusive McDonalds' Shamrock Shake.



I've gotten nothing but blank looks from greasy, zit-faced cashiers for the last few years when I've asked for one around March 17th...

I'm "it"

The best thing about being a grad student is that you get a key to the department library. If you want to get your work done in relative peace and quiet, it's there for you 24-7. I brought a load of work with me to do tonight, but there's unfamilar people in there for some reason. I took my key out, backed out, closed the door and found a spare computer with which to kill time until they leave.

In the meantime, it appears as though Sharee has "tagged" me. This will give me something to do before I go force those strangers out of the room.

7 Things I would like to do before I die:
1. Date, marry, yada, yada, yada (it's all inter-related)
2. Ride in a bobsled (could easily have been number 1)
3. Go somewhere outside of the Prairies for an extended amount of time (something with mountains or lots of water...I'm not fussy)
4. Speak fluent French (not now...waaay too busy)
5. Learn to play an instrument (I'm not doing piano again...too 1980s)
6. Make it to all of the old ballparks (Boston, Chicago) before they're turned into parking lots (or new ballparks).
7. Become...THE APPRENTICE! (Yeah...I've got nothing)

7 Things I can’t do (yet) :
1. Fix something.
2. Ski.
3. Waterski.
4. Snowboard.
5. Skate.
6. Watch horror movies.
7. Get a good hand in poker...and not smiling when I actually get one.


7 things that attract me to blogging:
1. It
2. Sure
3. Beats
4. Doing
5. Stuff.
6. Everyone else does it.
7. It keeps me in touch with people I don't see as much anymore.

7 things I say most often:
1. That's asinine!
2. Heeeeeyyyy (like Fonzie)
3. Ziploc bags are down aisle 4.
4. Scrumptrellecent.
5. Ignor-what?
6. Colin, get up for church.
7. Yeeeeeesssssssss?

7 books I love:
1. I've read 7 books this year for school. Can't say I've enjoyed any of them.
2. I got a book of editorial cartoons for Christmas. Does that count?
3. Magazine.
4. Democracy Inaction by the Daily Show crew. Haven't finished it yet, despite buying it over a year ago.
5. Newspaper.
6. Anything on citizenship education programming! WOOOOOO!
7. Might read the Secret Mulroney Tapes...when i dispatch of my thesis.

7 movies I watch over and over:
1. Happy Gilmore
2. Tommy Boy
3. Office Space
4. Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
5. Envy
6. Meet the Parents
7. The Truman Show


7 people I want to join in too (you been tagged! haha....no getting out of this!)

Go nuts, people.

Join SNTTP: Say No To Television Psychics

In the midst of my channel surfing today, I came across a TV psychic convincing George Lopez that his dead friends were surrounding him, wanting to pass along messages to him. I find this stuff to be pure garbage, but I can't help but laugh at how a typical conversation goes. Allow me to illustrate.

Psychic: Do you have a deceased friend whose name starts with A? A or P? L?

Average Joe: No.

Psychic: B? C? D? E? F? G? H? I? J?

Average Joe: Yes! It starts with J! You're amazing!

Psychic: Jason? Jerry? Jude? Jericho? Jamie?

Average Joe: Jamie is close. It's actually James.

Psychic: I said James.

Average Joe: WOW! Tell me more! (throws money at his feet)

Psychic: He says "Remember that time we skipped school?"

Average Joe: Yes.

Psychic: He says "Yeah. That was fun."

Average Joe: Wow, it really IS him!



Stupid is as stupid does.

The following post takes place between 10:55 and 10:56 PM

"24" rules. It's been a long time since a TV show has given me cause to keep up with it every week.

Yes, of course I didn't do any homework tonight.

Lousy Smarch Weather

I had to dig my way out of Briarwood to go to school, and dig my way in to my parking spot. If I didn't have to make a presentation today, I so would have skipped class.

Then upon my arrival back home, I shovelled with my dad...then shovelled some more. It reminded me instantly of this...