What happened on Tuesday May 22nd?

Okay, who watched the season finale of Heroes? Who is pissed off, I mean who's is pissed off that we have to wait for September or October to see what happens next. Sylar's escape at the end was bit contrived. We need another antagonist to hate and fear.

Did Peter die? Did Nathan die? Hold on wait a second, Peter has Claire's healing power. So if Nathan dropped Peter before Peter could explode would that mean both Peter and Nathan are still alive.

Why wouldn't Sylar try to explode instead of throwing Hiro across that Plaza. What did the greying of the eyes mean, was Sylar having a vision before he passed out. What was the vision. What in the heck is Hiro doing in Japan of the 1600's.

If you need your Heroes kick, head over to NBC's Heroes page, the have a really good online graphic novel to read. When going through the Heroes page, hit a few links they have put in a few surpires .. Yamagato Fellowship, maybe apply for a job at Primatech Paper. Or if your really in need of a Heroes fix log into 9th Wonders.

We'll we have to wait until August 28th to buy the season 1 DVD. To many questions, what a great cliff hanger.

Listening to The Clash, Time is Tight, Black Market Clash (It's a instrumental cover of the Booker T. Jones song.)

What happened on Wednesday May 16th?

More Tulips, the storm last night destroyed them so no more tulip shots.

Aaahh!! I admit I am a weak man. HMV is having a special sale .. Buy one CD for $10 get one for free. When the girls and I were in buying CD's for mothers day I saw the CD's for sale in a rack. I took a quick look, mostly no name albums or artists, but I saw a bit of gold. I am a sucker for what I call delete bins.

So today I went back to HMV ... I am weak.

5 CD's.
Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kosmic Blues Again Mama, Columbia Records -> $10.00
The Clash - Black Market Clash, Sony -> Free
Dave Brubeck's - Greatist Hits, Columbia Legacy -> $10.00
Cowboy Junkies - Platinum Gold Collection RCA/BMG Heritage -> Free

and then since I got such a good deal (I think I did)
Hostage Life - Walking Papers, Underground Operations -> $14.99

So five albums for $40.00, not so bad.

This delete bin thing goes way back into my past. When I first started working fulltime I was at a radio station that is now gone. I started there back in '85 as a overnight audio tech. A group of us from the station would get together every friday morning for pancakes at the Golden Griddle across from Maple Leaf Gardens. Once breakfast was finished we would hit the record stores on Yonge Street, the challenge was to buy as many records as you could with spending as little money as possible. I found and bought discs from the delete bins like The Who-Tommy for $4.99, the 1980 album Drastic Measures by Drastic Measures (this is the one with Teddy Bears Picnic on it, I think Nash the Slash had something to do with the arranging of that song), and Black Flag My War. Those were great days, I never had much money but I always seemed to have enough to spend it on records, comics and beer. Part of me misses those days.

To top this off I have found a couple of songs online that have made me very happy.
One Louder has posted multiple versions of one of my favorite songs .. Black Betty. Add to that I have finally found a copy of William Shatner covering Pulp's Common People

By the way great episode of Heroes on monday. The season ending is next Monday.

Listening to XTC, All Of You Pretty Girls, The Big Express 1984

Do something for me, boys
If I should die at sea, boys
Write a little note, boys
Set it off afloat, saying

Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls
Village and city girls by the quayside
Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls
Watching and waiting by the sea

Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls
Quiet or witty girls by the quayside
Bless you, bless you, all of you pretty girls
Watching and waiting by the sea

I think about your pale arms waving
When I see the caps upon the green
And the rocking roller-coaster ocean
Think about you every night when I'm fathoms asleep
And in my dreams
We are rocking in a similar motion

I think about the salt sea rolling
Down in pearly tears upon your cheeks
Just like the day the harbour pulled away
I think about your warm white sheets unfolding
The more I have to drink
The more that I can think to say

White Tulip Macro


Meme found over at Nic's Opinions.

1. What is your occupation?
Inside software sales

2. What color are your socks right now?
White ankle high sports socks .. can’t go barefoot, they start to stink to much

3. What are you listening to right now?
Pay the Man, Offspring

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Pink Lady apple .. so sweet and juicy

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
Yup, but haven’t for at least ten years, so I would probably strip the gears.

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Blue

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
A client, closed a sale

8. How old are you today?
44

9. Favorite drink:
Non alcoholic: water
alcoholic: Guinness

10. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Lacrosse

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Wife dyed my left eyebrow two years ago, it went from partially white to all white, never again. North American dyes have a chemical that can make vitilago worse.

12. Any piercings?
one in the left ear, have always wanted to get 3 more with each of the kids birth stones.

13. Pets?
two black cats, fish (we just cleaned the aquarium and bought new fish) and the $600 bunny who lives in the garage

14. Favorite food?
you mean I have to pick one

15. What was the last movie you watched?
sad but I can’t remember the name of the movie .. It was about a contract killing being grabed by a bunch of hitmen and women. Came out last year, I saw it in my hotel room while in Florida.

16. Favorite day of the year?
My birthday.

17. What do you do to vent anger?
You don’t want to be around, I install fear.

18. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Billy Blast Off .. dating myself here.

19. What is your favorite fall or spring?
Both ..

20. Hugs or kisses?
deep intimate kisses!

21. Cherries or Blueberry?
Cherries … Blueberries are a everyday food… Cherries are a treat!

22. Living arrangements?
Wife, 3 kids, mother in law, two cats, fish and a rabbit in the garage

23. When was the last time you cried?
Couple of months ago, wife and I were watching a movie.

24. What is on the floor of your closet?
I don’t have a closet .. I get a armour. Its full of boxes that we have no where to put.

25. What did you do last night?
cooked, cleaned up after dinner, loaded cd’s to iTunes, went to bed around 12:30 pm

26. Favorite smells?
Strawberries, watermelon, fresh apple pie. A woman in the mood.

27. Favorite dog breed?
Irish Wolfhound

28. Favorite day of the week?
Friday

29. How many states have you lived in?
Have only ever lived in Ontario

30. Favorite holiday?
Christmas

Listening to: Rancid: Old Friend, "And Out Come The Wolves (1995)"
From LyricWiki

Good morning heartache
You're like an old friend
Come and see me again

Look up you're in Cleveland again
A solid line that never ends
I got stories that you'll never believe
And I know it, I wear it, I wear it on my sleeve
There must be something about you that I liked
But right here in the rain, you know, it just don't seem right
I always go out, I never hide
But in Cleveland I should've stayed inside

Testify my love for you
And I know it runs deep through your body too
From the cold black top to the hot concrete
And the old tin van, it aint so sweet

Somewhere in America
Through the city at night
And you were far from home
But you knew it was gonna be alright

The unfortunate get prayed on by vultures' eyes
Eighty-six cents in these pockets of mine
You can take my money, you can take my time
But you can't take my heart, it's in the city behind

What happened on Sunday May 13th?

Tulips in the garden

Ah, Mothers Day has gone off without a hitch, other than I am exhausted. Wife had a nice relaxing day, I worked, kids did sqwat ... I'm being unfair, they helped a bit. On saturday Middle, Youngest and I went shopping for MDay gifts. We found two nice sweaters and a white skirt at Sears and at H&M we found a really nice sun dress and a very colourful babydoll sun shirt. I have discovered the perfect way to shop for wife. See cloths, show it to the girls, girls go yes/no, look at price, hold on to it until we see something else, at the end ask the girls which ones to buy. Fool proof. In fact I was 5 for 5 on the cloths gifts this year. I'm ususally 2 for 5.

Had to hit HMV .. what is mothers day without giving the gift of music. (heck I even gave my mother music... Michael Buble and Dissy Gillespie.) Took the girls in .. I picked the music,(Middle is going on about how Mom won't like that), I trusted my instincts. INXS - The Greatist Hits from 1994 and the 2007 Grammy Nominees CD. Once again, I was 2 for 2. Last years cd's were questionable, but once she listened to them, I did okay.

So we gave the gifts to Wife in the morning, after letting her sleep in of course. We had a quiet day, the girls had swimming, Eldest had homework (we'll talk about this another time, he is grounded again) and I did laundry. Went to church and once we got home I began to prepare dinner. I made bbq chicken breast for the kids and I (Wife is a veggie), fried sweet potato and yukon gold potato chips, grilled veggies, and spanakopita. (It turned out great, Eldest tried some and even liked it, though said it could have used more Feta.)

As Wife went to bed tonight I got a kiss and a thank you. Good day had by all.

And now for a little story reinforcing why I always have to watch what I do so I don't slip into loserdom.

On thurday morning I was backing the crown vic out of the garage, more worried about the tune on the iPod than what I was doing and SMASH CRASH ... fuck...

I broke the f**ing drivers side mirror. What a tool.

Listening to Chan Chan Buena Vista Social Club

De Alto Cedro voy para Marcan'
Llego a Cueto voy para Mayar
El cari o que te tengo
No te lo puedo negar
Se me sale la babita
Yo no lo puedo evitar

Cuando Juanica y Chan Chan
En el mar cern an arena
Como sacud�a el 'jibe'
A Chan Chan le daba pena

Limpia el camino de paja
Que yo me quiero sentar
En aquel tronco que veo
Y as no puedo llegar

De Alto Cedro voy para Marcan'
Llego a Cueto voy para Mayar

What happened on Wednesday May 9th?

Diving off the rocks, last summer

Sorry about not posting lately, but I really have not had anything to say. Kids are healthy, Wife is a workaholic, my sales are slow and we are already way under quota, but there is nothing I can do accept keep calling.

I've been really getting into finding more music for my IPod. I have to admit I am kind of collector. Music Slut, Perfumed Garden (great Peel sessions) and Something I Learned Today are really good for MP3's so that I can see if I like the music. Then of course I feel guilty and have to go out and buy a CD. Oh by the way, if your really into music and want to know the history behind it. Allan Cross at CFNY is finally podcasting the "On Going History of New Music" The music has been striped out but it's still well worth listening to.

Heroes is almost over, shame, it’s been great. The last two episodes have kept me on the edge of my seat. Thank god we recently got digital TV, since Eldest has a lacrosse game every Monday, I thought I would miss Heroes, but luck has it that Global BC runs the show at 11pm Eastern. So I get my Heroes fix, with no withdrawal. Speaking to TV withdrawal, does anyone know if Rockstar is back on this summer, I can't find any mention of it. Wife, who is in advertising, says she hasn't seen it in any of the summer schedules. Sucks.

Was thinking this morning about making a dreary depressing post about not knowing where you are in your career. You know what I mean, mid 40's, no direction at the job, just making money and bidding time till your real life starts. (Kids, home, weekends, marriage). Then I realized why complain, someone is paying me to do something I do well so that I can do what I want. Kids, home, marriage etc... Work is not the be all and end all of us. We have to have another course planned out. I decided I work for money so that I can do the things I want. I don't work to self fulfill my personal needs to be a human. Now I just have to make myself get up off the couch and pick up a brush to paint, go to TaiKwonDo (I haven't gone since I got back from Florida, no excuse other than I'm a lazy shit), take the camera and snap some pictures, sketch, ride a bike, teach youngest to ride her bike, spend time with the kids, snuggle with Wife or spend a couple of hours gardening. I just have to realize that these are the things that make me happy.

Thanks for the comments guys .. keep them coming.
(by the way la bellina mammina the orchids are from Royal Pacific Resort Orlando Florida, the only time you see those here in Ontario is at a green house or as a house plant. They are very hard to grow as they don't like the extremes of temp that we have.) Thanks for the comment, I love to take photos of flowers.

I'm doing so bad in they hockey pool that I'm not even looking any more. Last time I looked I was 15th place.

Listening to The Band, Chest Fever, from "Music From Big Pink" (1968)

I know she's a tracker, any scarlet would back her
They say she's a chooser, but I just can't refuse her
She was just there, but then she can't be here no more
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
But just before she leaves, she receives

She's been down in the dunes and she's dealt with the goons
Now she drinks from the bitter cup, I'm trying to get her to give it up
She was just here, I fear she can't be here no more
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
But just before she leaves, she receives

It's long, long when she's gone, I get weary holding on
Now I'm coldly fading fast, I don't think I'm gonna last
Very much longer

"She's stoned" said the Swede, and the moon calf agreed
I'm like a viper in shock with my eyes in the clock
She was just there somewhere and here I am again
And as my mind unweaves, I feel the freeze down in my knees
But just before she leaves, she receives

(Lyric copied from LyricWiki)

What happened on Wednesday April 25th?

Well I promised photos of my trip to Orlando. I had a great time, the conference was really good, and I got to meet a lot of clients and learned how they use our software.












I really wish I could say I spent every evening out partying, but by the end of the day and having dinner together as a group I only got out two evenings out of the six days that I was gone. Even though we stayed at Universal's Royal Pacific resort, I never once got to hit the rides. We were just way to busy. I never even got closer to the pool than this shot.


















I got some great shots of the orchids and flowers that are everywhere at the hotel.

















A group of us did walk around the Universal City Walk at one evening. Bought a margarita and took pictures, but nothing really turned out very well. Nothing that I really wanted to show off at least.














I was able to get a few artsy shots from around the resort.


What do you think?














On the last evening I got out to do some record shopping. (dated myself there .. I meant cd shopping) I picked up the new Avril Lavigne CD, "The Best Damn Thing" for Middle, Anti Flag's "For Blood and Empire" for Eldest. For myself I picked up Neil Young "Live at Massey Hall 1971" (on a side note, I found out the other night that my brother-in-law was at that concert - he remembers wine and weed), Led Zeppelin's "Early Days / Latter Days" ($14.99 US), a Son House CD and Arcade Fire's "Funeral". All in all not a bad hall for under seventy dollars US. I saved a few bucks, but I was surprised that there is not much difference in pricing on CD's


One thing I can say was that the food was awesome; this is a shot of desert from one of the evenings. It's a pear torte with crème fresh and blackberry sauce. We had everything from steak to pork loin, asparagus to salads with pistachio vinaigrette. One evening they served the most incredible dish, .polenta with gorgonzola cheese, awesome. It was better then the sea bass that it came with.






The only bad part of the week, was that even though I am a very intelligent man I screwed up and brought miss matching shoes.


At least I got a right foot and a left foot .. ahhh! I am always able to remind myself that I am a loser.












Take a look at the origional photo's at my flickr page. By the way I am now in 9th place in my hockey pool, I've updated the stats below.

What happened on Friday April 13th?

After the first round of the office hockey pool I am in 9th place all with 59 points.

(***modified April 25/07***)

Positon.......Name........Team........ Total--gls--ast-- gwg-- win-- shu-- gp

Team Total:................52...... 16..... 25....... 7......... 4...... 0.....59

Forward

Daniel Briere, Sabers . . . . . . . 6. . . .1 . . 1. . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Forward

Chris Drury, Sabers. . . . . . . . 7. . . 4 . . 1. . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Forward

Sidney Crosby, Penguins . . . .6. . . 4 . . 2. . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Forward

Dany Heatley, Senators . . . . .6 . . .2. . . .2 . . . . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Forward

Teemu Selanne. Ducks . . . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Forward

Henrik Sedin, Canucks . . . . . 5. . . 2 . . . .2 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . .. . .7

Forward

Daniel Sedin, Canucks . . . . . . 3 . . .1 . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Forward

Joe Thornton, Sharks . . . . . . .6 . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Defense

Scott Niedermayer, Ducks . . . 3 . . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Defense

Brian Campbell, Sabers . . . . . 4 . . .2 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Stanley Cup 2007 - Buffalo Sabers . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . 1

Listening to:
The Who - Mary-Anne with the Shaky Hands from "The Who Sell Out", 1967 Polydor Records

I danced with Linda
I danced with Jean
I danced with Cindy
Then I suddenly see

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary is so pretty
The prettiest in the land
Guys come from every city
Just to shake her shaky hands

Linda can cook
Jean reads books
Cindy can sew
But I'd rather know

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

Mary-Anne with the shaky hands
What they've done to her man
Those shaky hands

I missed this yesterday .. Kurt Vonnegut has passed away. I was 13 when I first read "Slaughterhouse Five", 15 when I read "Welcome to the Monkey House", since then I have bought every book that he has written. His ideas and images have help me form a sound but quirky out look on life. I will miss him. If you want to read something, take a look at his last essays on American Politics.
GoodBye Kurt.

What happened on April 11th?

First Crocus of Spring (what spring, most of them died from the cold.)

Okay .. we have been busy and I haven't posted. I've been trying to keep up with what is going on in the world (both blog and real .. or is it one in the same?) Anyway, things are going good for me, still haven't seen the payout for making quota .. hopefully they will have it by this weekend.
They had me learning some AutoCAD last week, so that I can sell and demo one of our products a lot better. Very interesting program, but wow it is a overwhelming. I have never seen a application with so many key commands.
I'm off to Orlando for a user conference next week, so I won't be able to post, but I hope to come back with some nice photos.

Middle and her team lost the Championship game, 4-1, the forwards just did not skate. Middle let in a really cheap goal to start and then was screened by either the other team or her own players on the other shots. Her team only had ten shots on net in the whole game. Shame, but she did have a great season. Now she is thinking of going out for competitive hockey. Tryouts start next week when I get back from Orlando.
Boy am I peeved at her .. I got home from work last night. She says to me "Dad, you know my history project is due tomorrow!" I respond with "So, are you done?" Her response "I've written it out, but I just have to type it out on the computer" By now a black cloud has formed over my head.
a) I was never told the due date of this project
b) she had all of monday to do this since she was off for Easter Monday
c) she never starts her projects early, no matter how many times we ask her to
d) I could have stayed home on Monday and checked her work (Monday night both wife and I went to Eldest lacrosse game)
e) I'm supposed to go to TaiKwonDo, but now can't because as a parent I am supposed to help my kids learn ... Arrrgh!!!!

So with my blood was boiling, because I know my daughter. Done does not mean done, I have about 3 hours work pulling information out of her to get her to write a good report. So off I go with Eldest to his drum lessons, asking Middle to begin typing out her report. I get to come home and work on a history report on Laura Secord until 10p.m.
Aargh!! I love my kids, but! sometimes it's just to much.

Entered the office Play Off pool. Last year I came in 2nd So here's my picks

Forward

Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabers

Forward

Chris Drury, Buffalo Sabers

Forward

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward

Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators

Forward

Teemu Selanne. Anaheim Mighty(I hate this name)Ducks

Forward

Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

Forward

Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

Forward

Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks

Defense

Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Mighty(I hate this name)Ducks

Defense

Brian Campbell, Buffalo Sabers

Stanley Cup Champions --- Buffalo Sabers ..(hey a bracebridge boy played for them at one time)

I know, I know .. why I am I picking a non Canadian team to take the cup. Well, Ottawa always chokes, I just don't think Calgary can do it, and Vancouver can/will make it to the finals, but I don't think they can stop Buffalo. What other team in NHL at this time has three lines of power players. NON .. Buffalo has built themselves a Stanley Cup team and I really hope they can win. I put my money on it.

Listening to:

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Alimony Blues (could not find these lyrics online, so I transcribed them from the mp3)

My baby left me sitting on a court room seat
My baby left me sitting on a court room seat

Now the judge says I got to pay her one hundred bucks a week

Judge oh Judge, why can’t your justice speak
Judge oh Judge, why can’t your justice speak

That woman got me on every dog gone thing I had with me

She sueing me for cruelty, ‘cause I hit her once or twice
One night I tried to choke her, she says I wasn’t nice
I use to love that woman, ‘til the strain was killing me
Now her lawyer is charging in-com-pat-i-bility

Well she won the case, Now she’s got a first degree

Now I’ve got the alimony blues, on the day she set me free.

What happened on March 30th?

What a massive relief. I made yearly quota, I made monthly quota, but missed quarterly and new product quota. I won't get all my bonuses but I will get at least some. In just a week week I did 100K. What a relief, I've been pacing the floor and hounding a few outstanding sales today. It feels good to succeed .. now we just have to see what's up for next year.

Haven't been able to do any of the memes I enjoy, still have that outstanding one that Paul did, it just been work, kids activities and TaiKwonDo. So by early evening I just to tired to do anything online. I still have to read the first Chapter of Joe's Novel.. will try to do that tonight.

Tomorrow morning Middle plays in the championship game. She had a fantastic game last week, beating the first place team. Going from a 0-3 deficit to winning the game 4-3. Wife said Middle just about stood on her head during the game. She faced down 3 single man rushes and a penalty shot. I'm a we bit proud of her. She is talking about moving up out of house league to more competitive girls hockey.

Presently listening to:


Sugar Magnolia Greatful Dead

Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming,
heads all empty and I don't care,
Saw my baby down by the river,
knew she'd have to come up soon for air.

Sweet blossom come on, under the willow,
we can have high times if you'll abide
We can discover the wonders of nature,
rolling in the rushes down by the riverside.

She's got everything delightful,
she's got everything I need,
Takes the wheel when I'm seeing double,
pays my ticket when I speed

She comes skimmin' through rays of violet,
she can wade in a drop of dew,
She don't come and I don't follow,
waits backstage while I sing to you.

Well, she can dance a Cajun rhythm,
jump like a willys in four wheel drive.
She's a summer love for spring, fall and winter.
She can make happy any man alive.

Sugar magnolia, ringing that bluebell,
caught up in sunlight, come on out singing
I'll walk you in the sunshine, come on honey,
come along with me.

She's got everything delightful,
she's got everything I need,
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight,
lazing in the sunshine yes indeed.

Sometimes when the cuckoo's crying,
when the moon is half way down,
Sometimes when the night is dying,
I take me out and I wander around, I wander 'round.

Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees,
going where the wind goes
Blooming like a red rose, breathing more freely,
Ride our singin', I'll walk you in the morning sunshine
Sunshine, daydream. Sunshine, daydream.
Walking in the sunshine.

What happened on March 23rd?

I guess I should post more but it's the end of the year and I'm only at 68% of quota with only one week to go. I'll try to get a meme I grabbed off of Paul up tonight.

Eldest turns 15 tomorrow. Wow! He just keeps growing. He is totally into skate boarding, Bam Margera and Finnish Death Metal .. lord help me.

You Are Elmo

Sweet and innocent, you expect everyone to adore you. And they usually do! You are usually feeling: Talkative. You've got tons of stories to tell. And when you aren't talking, you're laughing. You are famous for: Being popular, though no one knows why. Middle aged women especially like you. How you life your life: With an open heart. "Elmo loves you!"

The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Listening to:

Baby Stick Around, Look Sharp, Joe Jackson
Come on you people get your dancing shoes on
Reds and yellow and pinks and blues on
Too late, too late
To stay home and sit around

Purple leopard skin and see-through plastic
Whatever you want, but just make it drastic
Too late, too late To stay home and sit around

What you wanna bet
We ain't started yet
Baby stick around
Baby stick around

Pushin' and shovin' and sweat wet leather
Up and down we go chained together
Too late, too late
To stay home and sit around

Somebody tellin' me the latest scandals
Somebody steppin' on my plastic sandals
Too late, too late
To stay home and sit around

What you wanna bet
We ain't started yet
Baby stick around
Baby stick around

Too late, too late
To stay home and sit around

What you wanna bet
We ain't started yet
Baby stick around
Baby stick around

What happened on March 9th?

On such a sunny day I had to share the storm we had last week.



Movie meme

1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a) one of my favourite movies b) Youngest loves this movie, when she was 4 years old we watched it together at least once a week.

2. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in the theatre. Apocalypse Now, once as a make out date, the rest of the times stoned out of my head on LSD.

3. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie. Robin Williams - Since, "The World According to Garp" I have seen everything he has ever done.

4. Name an actor that would make you less likely to see a movie. Can't think of one.

5. Name a movie that you can and do quote from. "Ni Ni Ni"

6. Name a movie musical that you know all of the lyrics to all of the songs. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sound of Music

7. Name a movie that you have been known to sing along with. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sound of Music

8. Name a movie that you would recommend everyone see. I agree with Paul "Memento". If you haven't seen it yet, watch it twice and you will love it.

9. Name a movie that you own. The Great Escape

10. Name an actor that launched his/her entertainment career in another medium but who has surprised you with his/her acting chops. Elvis Presley .. I'm not joking you have to see Kid Creole.

11. Have you ever seen a movie in a drive-in? If so, what? Tons of times .. the first movie I remember was Disney's "The Aristocats", The last one I saw was David Cronenberg's "Scanners"

12. Ever made out in a movie? Yea. At the drive in for Scanners, who said that station wagons were not make out cars.

13. Name a movie that you keep meaning to see but just haven’t yet gotten around to it. What About Bob with Bill Murray

14. Ever walked out of a movie? Bunch of times, started when I was a kid. I took some kids to the movies on my 6th birthday to see "The Time Machine", I got so scared that I walked out and wandered the streets for about twenty minutes. "Jaws", I went to see it with my sister, I left the theatre after the head fell out of the bottom of the boat. There have been multiple times because I am a big scardy cat. The only time I have walked out of a movie because it was bad was the "Talented Mr Ripley" - I walked around the theatre until it was finished, wife sat through the whole thing, I don't understand how she could.

15. Name a movie that made you cry in the theatre. Can't remember one, but I don't go to movies that have sob stories. I'm to much of a wuss!

16. Popcorn? Yea, whole large bag just for me, what you mean I'm supposed to share.. no way!

17. How often do you go to the movies (as opposed to renting them or watching them at home)? Once every couple of years, hey you take a family of five to the movies and have them agree on a movie they want to see together. Its easier to stay at home.

18. What’s the last movie you saw in the theatre? Chronicles of Narnia

19. What’s your favourite/preferred genre of movie? Sci-Fi / Fantasy or Comedies

20. What’s the first movie you remember seeing in the theatre? The first movie I remember seeing (or really not seeing in full) was "The Time Machine"

21. What movie do you wish you had never seen? "The Talented Mr. Ripley" - damn I hate when I waste time with a movie like that

22. What is the weirdest movie you enjoyed? Plan 9 From Outer Space

23. What is the scariest movie you've seen? The Aliens series, I still have not seen all of the first movie.

24. What is the funniest movie you've seen? Good Morning Vietnam

via: Aurora Walking Vacation and Byzantium's Shores

Listening to
The Band Life is a Carnival

You can walk on the water, drown in the sand
You can fly off a mountaintop if anybody can
Run away, run away--it's the restless age
Look away, look away--you can turn the page

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

Saw a man with the jinx in the third degree
From trying to deal with people--people you can't see
Take away, take away, this house of mirrors
Give away, give away, all the souvenirs
We're all in the same boat ready to float off the edge of the world
The flat old world
The street is a sideshow from the peddler to the corner girl
Life is a carnival--it's in the book
Life is a carnival--take another look

Hey, buddy, would you like to buy a watch real cheap
Here on the street
I got six on each arm and two more round my feet
Life is a carnival--believe it or not
Life is a carnival--two bits a shot

Meme - Music Of My Life

* Put your iTunes/Winamp/WMP on shuffle.
* Use the song title as the answer to the question.
* NO CHEATING

1. How does the world see me? Behind Blue Eyes .. The Who
2. Will I have a happy life? Saturday ... Go Betty Go
3. What do my friends really think of me? I am a Child ... Buffalo Springfield
4. Do people secretly lust after me? Slim's Blues .. John Lee Hooker
5. How can I make myself happy? Back Door Man .. Willie Dixon
6. What should I do with my life? Ain't To Proud to Beg ... The Temptations
7. Will I ever have children? Cat's in the Cradle .. Harry Chapin
8. What is some good advice for me? Experiment IV .. Kate Bush
9. How will I be remembered? You're So Fine ... Little Walter
10. What is my signature dancing song? Mailman ... Soundgarden
11. What do I think my current theme song is? Blister in the Sun .. Violent Femmes
12. What does everyone else think my current theme song is? War Pigs ... Black Sabbath
13. What song will play at my funeral? Kalifornia ... Fat Boy Slim
14. What type of women/men do I like? Copperhead Road ... Steve Earle
15. What is my day going to be like? Let it Rock ... The Animals
16. Will I ever have love again? Hold on to your money ... Howlin' Wolf
17. What type of sex life do I have? Rarefied ... Sam Roberts
18. What song would be the title of my own porno movie? Iron Lion Zion ... Bob Marley & the Wailers.

Book Meme swiped from a long time ago from librarygrrrl.net

One book that changed your life? The Hobbit
One book you have read more than once? The Lord of the Rings - 13 times
One book you would want on a desert island? Book or Series .. Book -> Lord of the Rings, Series -> "A Song of Ice and Fire" George RR Martin
One book that made you laugh? The World According to Garp...John Irving
One book that made you cry? World According to Garp
One book you wish had never been written? Mein Kampf...Adolf Hitler (I'm not going to link to this crap!
One book you are currently reading? The First Man Of Rome...Colleen McCullough
One book you have been meaning to read? Absolute Honour...C.C. Humphreys

What happened on March 6th?

I wasn't going to post today, only things I have to talk are last nights Heroes .. excellent as always, am really pissed of though, I have to wait till April for the next installment.

I got my blue belt on Thursday (boy did I screw up when I was doing my patterns. We did them facing in the opposite direction then we normally do them and I made a bunch of mistakes, got pissed at myself and said f**K out loud - 44 year old loser anyone).

Youngest got her orange belt on Friday, Eldest is back to his old tricks with school, he threw out a test he was supposed to bring home for us to sing, third time since xmas that he has done this, has been caught each time (he must think we are stupid), Middle won't draw anymore (at one time all she wanted to do was go to the High School for the Arts, now she won't even pick up a pencil).

Finally, this story caught my attention. What do you think, is this going to save lives or is it going to make us cannibals?

Listening to:
Everyday I have the Blues, B.B. King

Everyday, everyday I have the blues
Ooh everyday, everyday I have the blues
When you see me worryin' baby, yeah it's you I hate to lose

Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Well worries and trouble darling, babe you know I've had my share

-- solo --

Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday, everyday I have the blues
When you see me worryin' baby, yeah it's you I hate to lose

Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Whoa nobody loves me, nobody seems to care
Well worries and trouble darling, babe you know I've had my share