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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

I feel a rant coming on....

I will precede the "main event" rant with one small, totally unrelated one.

Dear Hinder, your song "Lips on an Angel" SUCKS. The video SUCKS. Hearing it all the time on the radio SUCKS. I %$&^%#^# despise that song. That song is so schmaltzy it makes Moon River sound like a farting orangutan! (credit: Homer Simpson).

OK, the main event...

You know you live in Saskatoon when you complain about the rate of snow removal. Don't give me this baloney about the city not being prepared for such an early snowfall. It's SASKATCHEWAN!; I'm surprised it didn't snow on Labour Day! Briarwood hasn't been plowed once this year, and the only way the streets are remotely passable here is because cars need go to work and, eventually, the sun chooses to shine. Hire the people who plow mall parking lots for cripes sakes if you need to...I'd like to be able to back out of my driveway someday soon.

This rant would have been even more venomous had today been Valentine's Day as well!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Suckiest bunch of sucks who ever sucked

I really don't feel like typing anything from an academic standpoint this evening. I was going to go to the University to plan out my last section of Chapter 3, but I ALWAYS get my car stuck on campus and I hear there's a nasty flu on campus. Parents have a Bible study downstairs, so I'm stuck in my room, listening to music and far too distracted to write. You know what that means...MEANINGLESS SURVEY TIME!!

1. FIRST NAME?
I won't even dignify this question with an answer, since I know already what my first name is. Most people already know it and it's easy to find on here if one cared to find that out. Wouldn't it be cool if I had a Spanish first name to go along with my French last name? Oh, the possibilities...

2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
I can't even think of a famous or historical Evan. Evan Solomon from CBC is the only one I can think of, but he doesn't count since he's on the CBC.

3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
I don't think I have tear ducts on the account of me being such a manly man, so I offer this dialogue from Seinfeld to amuse you.
Jerry: "What is this salty discharge?
Elaine: "Oh my goodness, you're crying"
Jerry: "Oh no......I care!"

4. DO YOU KNOW YOUR OWN HANDWRITING?
I've sworn off handwriting ever since I wrote a law school entry exam that REQUIRED me to handwrite my essay answers instead of printing it. I figured since I paid 100 bucks for the privilege of writing the bloody thing, on a Saturday morning no less, I'd write it however I saw fit. Enter Political Studies...lol

5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
I think I'll answer this one seriously. Pastrami, buffalo chicken, turkey, honey ham...(drooling)

6. KIDS?
Say the darndest things. On the Block.

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Another Seinfeld reference, Jerry's mom to Jerry: "How could anyone not like you?"

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL?
Does this count?

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Me? Nooooooooooooooooo. What a stupid question.

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
And how.

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not until I get a certificate that claims I've indeed gone off my rocker.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE POSITION IN BED?
Sleeping, duh.

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
I don't. I'm really lazy.

14. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
At the rate I'm pushing cars this winter, I will continue to amass strength.

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Any Blizzard with cheesecake bits in it.

I6. SHOE SIZE?
11? I haven't gone bowling in awhile, so I forget.

17. RED OR PINK?
Calgary Flames red.

18. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
I don't take enough risks...and my handwriting (LOL)

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Rhi and Ashley. I'll never forgive them for finishing their thesis and finding jobs!

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO INCLUDE THIS IN THEIR BLOG TOO?
Pffft.

21. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue jeans and slippers...I thought I'd spice it up a bit today.

22. LAST THING YOU ATE?
Sweet&Sour Pork, ginger beef and chow mein noodles...from Extra Foods, surprisingly enough.

23. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
U2 & Green Day-The Saints Are Coming; Chris Cornell; Incubus

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
That's deep, man. Like, far out. Emerald green.

25. FAVORITE SMELLS?
We used to have candles at work that smelled like cookies. Too bad I don't buy candles...it's a policy I have.

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
A girl who booked my haircut...I'll get her digits tomorrow (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO?
Sense of humour and signs of intelligence...followed by blonde hair (LOL)

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
I've seen this everywhere. If Bill O'Reilly had this on his blog, I can't say I like him.

29. FAVORITE DRINK?
Diet Coke. Regular Coke sucks. Perhaps aspartame has warped my sense of taste?

30. FAVORITE SPORT?
Football, followed by everything else known to man, then figure skating and equestrian.

31. HAIR COLOR?
Brown, with a special, limited appearance by blonde.

32. EYE COLOR?
Green? I don't look at my eyes that often.

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
I can't even come close to touching my eyeball. Add that to the things I don't like about myself.

34. FAVORITE FOOD?
Monte Cristo sandwich at Broadway Cafe, followed by numerous varieties of pizza.

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING?
Anything that makes me hoot and holler "Married with Children"-style when all is said and done. I've never cared for scary movies. I'd bungy jump before you'd get me to watch a Saw movie.

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED IN THEATER?
Hmmm....I don't watch a lot of movies. I think it was Little Miss Sunshine, which I highly recommend. I kinda want to see Borat though...

37. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue Jays jersey. Do you want to know what color my socks are while you're at it?

38. SUMMER OR WINTER?
I hate hot weather. I enjoy winter when I'm not pushing cars and driving carefully. Fall is my favorite, but that wasn't an option for some reason.

39. HUGS OR KISSES?
Chocolate is all good.

40. FAVORITE DESSERT?
I'm a sucker for brownies and cheesecake. My least favourite? Apple pie...highly overrated.

41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Pffffft.

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Pffffft.

43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Citizenship in Transformation in Canada and Educating Citizens for a Pluralistic Society...both them are as exciting as they sound. I think that's all I need to paw through for my thesis. I probably should have done that tonight...oh well. I'm over it.

44. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Green...just green.

45. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV?
Deal or No Deal, Monday Night Football, Monday Night RAW.

46. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
Drums.

47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles, since Foo Fighters wasn't an option.

48. THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Florida...that was way too long ago. I need a vacation that isn't Regina.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Green Machine

Wow, it's been 2 years since I started this blog. (cue Flintstones song) Happy anniversary, happy anniversary, happy anniversary, HAAAAAAAAPY anniversarrrrry! (end Flintstones song) Oh, the memories...are there any? Not off the top of my head, no :)

Now that everyone's finally back from vacation, I've got the week off of work so that I can make some progress on my thesis. So far, so good...I handed in a section of Chapter 3 to my supervisor, which leaves me with one more heavy section, a chapter 3 conclusion, and an overall conclusion that will be my Chapter 4. Off the top of my head, I believe I'm around the 55 page mark...which leaves me with 20-25 more. I'm not planning on this paper being really long and rambling...I want it precise and to the point. It will also diminish the number of questions I'll face at my defense! So yeah, not much writing left, but I need to schedule some interviews soon I suppose...that's the only thing I haven't prepared for yet.

The goal is to be done writing this thing by Christmas, and have profs read it over the holidays! I also want it done because I promised myself I would buy an Xbox 360 for when I have very little left to write!

I'm still buzzing from the Rider win on Sunday. They actually might win this Sunday too...which means I need to decide soon if I'm going to venture out to Winnipeg for the Grey Cup later this month. I don't want to have to go to Winnipeg for no reason ;)

Back to typing, then to watch some classic Battlestar Galactica. then some more typing, then supper, then to watch American election results...then maybe some more typing.