Twiddling The Thumb

2007-04-05T11:13:00.000-04:00

Ok everyone

I've moved this blog over to Wordpress and gotten a new domain:

www.titusferguson.com

I'm working on getting an automatic redirect working

2007-04-04T13:21:00.000-04:00

I don't have much to say, but I just want to get something down on the screen. (Oh, new media terms, why don't you have the same romantic feel as old-school ones)

Tonight is the geek dinner at Molly Bloom's. So I guess if you're reading this and its still April 4th, and you have an interest in blogs, podcasting etc then stop on by this evening. We're meeting at 7:30.

In the school vein, I've got two major papers I still need to write. One of them is started, the other I still haven't finished the book. I'm hoping I can use some of the same material for both of them. Thankfully profs don't swap essays around.

2007-03-31T09:39:00.000-04:00

This recent news story grabbed my attention on Digg:

“Husband Shoots Wife’s Lover: She’s Charged, He’s Not”

Wow, seems shocking! Once you read the story you find out that apparently the man returned home to find his wife in a robe and underwear and a man sitting in a truck outside her house. The wife claimed she was raped and so the husband shot at the man, killing him. One small problem, she wasn’t raped and the man her husband shot was her lover.

The man was exonerated because he was lawfully allowed to protect his wife. On the other hand the wife was indicted and faces 20 years in prison for lying about the rape.

Next time this woman will probably have a better excuse to being caught cheating then claiming she was raped.

2007-03-29T09:55:00.000-04:00

I drink Starbucks coffee. There I said it, I admit my pretentious coffee drinking habits.

Every morning I walk into the library down the steps to Quotes and get my grande Verona blend coffee. Its comes to $2.01 so I always have exact change ready.

But this morning I didn't have $2. So instead I'm drinking Tim Horton's coffee. Only because its cheaper.

And I might win something through Roll Up the Rim

2007-03-27T11:12:00.000-04:00

I don't have anything particular to say but I just wanted to get something down on the screen so I can get back into the swing of things.

Currently working on a new blog, once its up and running to the extent I want it I'll post an announcement. I'm really excited about it, I think its going to be fun to write and very current.

'til then

2007-03-26T09:55:00.000-04:00

Well I think its about time that I started writing again. Probably has something to do with Bill Deys tagging me and no doubt sending all sorts of traffic my way. But a kick in the pants is always a good thing.

So 7 songs that I'm currently digging? Being such a music lover, and always having so many favorites, that's a tough thing to do. Instead I'm going to pick the last seven songs I bought on iTunes, from most recent back

1. I wish I was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in my Hair) - Sandi Thom. This Brit is downright amazing! She started out completely DIY putting on concerts from her house on a webcam. Got discovered by a label and put out a record.

2. The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani. Ever since Hollaback Girl came out Gwen has been my guilty pleasure. Brings back good memories of sitting in cars and belting out the lyrics at the top of my lungs. Make sense that I would pick up the new single then eh?

3. Mine Again - Black Lab. Purchased as part of Bum Rush the Charts and the song is actually pretty good.

4. Inside In / Inside Out - The Kooks. I love Brit rock and this is another great band from the U.K. Remind me of a combination of Bloc Party, Hot Hot Heat, Kaiser Chiefs and Hard-Fi

5. Walter Reed - Michael Penn. This Penn is Sean Penn's younger brother and I discovered this song in the closing credits of an episode of House.

6. Home - Michael Buble - Another guilty pleasure

7. Reunited - Peaches and Herb. This 70's era soul band wins any award in my book purely for their name. Another song purchased because of the memories I have about it. Waiting in line at Jimmy Kimmel and watching him and Clay Aiken perform it.

So thats what I've been spending my hard earned cash on. To keep up the tradition I better tag some more people. Lets go with some old friends, Joel Timmerman, Mike Coutu and someone whose always ready to blog Jamie Grant

2007-03-21T12:57:00.000-04:00

Every get the feeling when your listening to a song that it perfectly describes your current situation?

That happened to me today

Ben Folds - Landed - from Songs for Silverman

Now you go figure it out

2006-06-29T16:34:00.000-04:00

So it turns out that at least one person still reads this blog so I don'ty think I can really talk about him ...

oh whatever

Micah moved out and didn't tell me. I would have come and visited him and told him stories about Canada. But since I had to read about, and then figure this out, from his blog I don't think I'll be doing that anymore.

I just bought a suit today and probably spent enough to buy myself a Moog synth. Sorry dudes but your synth player is going to have to get away with playing an air organ for now.

2006-06-28T12:33:00.000-04:00

I don't think anyone really checks this blog anymore. I think I might even test that theory by making really angsty and emotional posts about people and see if anyone mentions anything.

I'm at work right now and I don't really feel like working. I drank too much wine last night so now I feel sick. Plus I feel really hot and sweaty.

Tonight is Michelle's thing-a-ma-bob. she's leaving for 2 months. She and Mike will be back at the same time. I don't know what I'm going to do with that.

Vague comments to start more in depth whining later

Do you get mad when I don't talk much?

2006-03-13T11:53:00.000-05:00

I never know what to say in cases like this

Why say nothing if you have nothing to say?

New and Exciting

2006-03-10T16:38:00.000-05:00

I thought I would just let everyone know what kinda stuff I've been reading lately:

Winter Energy Requirements of Soricine Shrews, by C.W. Aithchison published in Mammal Review Vol 17 No. 1 pages 25-38

Fasting Endurance and the Evolution of Mammalian Body Size, by J.S Millar and G.J. Hickling published in Functional Ecology Vol 4 No. 1 pages 5-12

Periods of Nutritional Stress in the Annual Cycles of Endotherms: Fact or Fiction, by J.R. King and M.E. Murphy published in American Zoologist Vol 25 pages 955-964

Now don't you feel just a lttle bit smarter for having read this?

2006-03-06T19:30:00.000-05:00

Wow, its been a long time and since people seem to be complaining in the comments section I thought I'd better put something up on here. I'm also bored.

So just finished my "reading" week last week. I think they call it that so you'll feel bad when you don't actually do any reading. Its just another part of the school's plan to make us crack. If they called it "goof-off" week and students did some reading they'd actually feel good about it and probably succeed in the long run. ps thats the first time I've spelled "succeed" correctly without having to look it up.

Hmm what else?

I went to down to Lansing Michigan last Friday for a concert and we stayed over in a Super 8. The concert was pretty good. We went down to see one band specifically and it turned out there was four bands in total. So the band we actually cared about didn't get on until around 1 am and so they could only play for about 45 minutes. C'est la vie.

The first band though was called "Canada" but they were from Detroit. They tried to sell me a t-shirt but I thought that would just be odd to wear around so I bought a CD instead. Its actually really good. Kinda a combination of Broken Social Scene and The Arcade Fire. I think I'll email them and try to get them to come up and play London sometime.

Oh and on Monday I saw Danny Michel at the Alex P. Keaton. That was a sweet show. Two hours with a fifteen minute break. Small place with maybe 40 people there. Danny has the best stage prescence I've seen in a while. You can tell he genuinely enjoys being there.

If I remember I'll post more later

Rub It In

2006-01-13T16:04:00.000-05:00

By the way:

I love not having class on Fridays

www.nevergetoveryou

2006-01-13T15:43:00.000-05:00

Well like I promised heres a breakdown on all my classes this term:

Biology 217b : Plants As A Human Resource

This class is going to be the funniest thing I ever take at school. It basically about how plants can be used commercially. Any science in it will be a repeat of my plant anatomy courses so it won't be hard. As well the prof seems to be really laid back and doesn't really care about details. To top it all off several good friends from previous classes are also taking it.

Biology 282b : Cell Biology

Apparently a lot of memorization in this course. I'm already really annoyed though. There are two midterms in this course and both for some reason are schedualed on Sundays. I don't write exams on Sundays. As a result I get to write a makeup AFTER the two exams. However I don't get a multiple choice exam like everyone else; I get to write an essay question exam. Annoyed

Biology 335b : Animal Ecology

The Prof in this class is odd. He likes to talk about the schooling of Francis Bacon. And insult highschool science teachers. At the same time it looks like a good course. Mostly cause we get to go on field trips.... to actually fields.

Biology 346b : Wildlife Ecology And Management

On the other hand the Prof in this class looks like JVDM but just older. He's probably no older then 35 and he's also really funny. And he swears in class. And his cell phone went off in class. And he thinks we should hunt and fish a nice change from other leftist profs.

Philosophy 241G : Philosophy Of Law

I don't know why I'm talking this class. I like philosophy more then I like the law. The only consolation is that I had the prof last term and he's amazing.

Well thats that. Looks to be a fun year.

When I'm Thinking I'm The Clash

2006-01-11T14:32:00.000-05:00

Yikes, I haven't posted anything in a while. I wonder if anyone even reads anything on here anymore. I guess I'll find out soon enough eh?

So I want to write about my classes this year but I think I'll wait til the end of the week so I have a clearer picture of what they're going to be like.

Instead I'll just write some random things I thought up while walking from the engineering building to talbot

1. Those engineers should start driving more trains around campus so I wouldn't have to walk as much
2. Every single room at this school has a number, including cafeterias and bathrooms. I wonder if I could ever get a class that was assigned to a bathroom?
3. I saw an old crazy looking man doing math problems on scraps of paper in the cafeteria.

More to follow

I Bring You..........

2005-12-17T18:41:00.000-05:00

How politcally correct do things have to become?

I just read an article on "Gingerbread People". I mean come on people!

Wikipedia considers them to be "Gingerbread Men" so thats what everyone else should.

I worked at a bakery all summer called "The Gingerbread House" and we didn't call them "Gingerbread People" they were "Gingerbread Men" and if anyone knows what they should call them, it be that place.

I should really go back to studying stats.

Be Happy That The've Made You A Celebrity

2005-12-14T17:46:00.000-05:00

So I don't really have time to write up a long detailed post, but I thought I'd better post something so you don't think I'm dead.

Everytime I hear "Celebrity" by the Barenaked Ladies I think about driving drunk.

Remind me to never go to Taylor library during exams. Its like a chicken barn, we're all crammed in here and the stress is huge. I imagine chickens are very stressed animals.

I've got three exams left. If anyone wants to write them for me that'd be great.

Sutit

p.s. I'll do the thing I promised soon.

16 military wives

2005-12-05T14:00:00.000-05:00

i see
i really don't want to be studying so i guess thats why im writing on a blog
with no punctuation or capitalization or any grammatical rules at all
i know

today in bio stats 244a it was our final lecture of the year
after finishing all he wanted to say
the good doctor scott played "the end" by the doors

we all had a good laugh as we

mellowed out

with americas POET ha bet that shocked you a sudden cap and america cant say no

i like poetry

Life is a highway....

2005-12-02T12:06:00.000-05:00

Today in no particular order I did:

Drove to School
Handed in a report I consider an embarressment to science
Got out of bed
Stared out a window and the snow
Cursed the fact that its snowing again
Slide into a parking spot

Hmm Tom Cochrane just came on the iPod.

I now recommend a Titus sighting index. Y'all can post where you last saw me, we'll put little pins in a map and then anyone can know where I've been and where I might be now.

I like it

Hmm anyone want to take pictures of me in a funny sweater and huge parka?

A Glimpse Into My Life

2005-11-22T21:13:00.000-05:00

Titus says:
I'm wearing the ugliest sweater ever right now
Titus says:
and because its so ugly
Titus says:
its cool
Stephenie says:
yeah
Titus says:
maybe I'll wear it to school tomorrow
Stephenie says:
DO IT
Titus says:
with the giant parka??
Titus says:
which I just put on
Titus says:
so now I have an ugly sweater AND a giant parka

And also:

Titus says:
I'm wearing a really ugly sweater
Joel Evan - Jer 29:11, Isa 40:31 says:
hahah
Titus says:
as in extraordinarily ugly
Titus says:
I found it in my closet
Titus says:
its so ugly its cool
Titus says:
so I wear it
Joel Evan - Jer 29:11, Isa 40:31 says:
I see, I see. hahaha
Joel Evan - Jer 29:11, Isa 40:31 says:
Would you wear it outside the house?
Titus says:
I sure would
Titus says:
but only in the fall
Titus says:
and only to events where people would get the irony of the situation
Titus says:
like poetry readings
Titus says:
preferably slam poetry at that

2005-11-18T13:46:00.001-05:00

I'm in the computer lab of the North Campus Building and its pretty quiet in here.

A few minutes ago I got a phone call on my cell. But since its so peaceful I didn't answer it.

I don't have caller ID or voice mail so I have no clue who it was.

Now I'm wishing that I'd picked it up.

If it was you let me know.

UPDATE:

It was my mother. She wants me to pick up her library books on the way home. How anti-climatic.

2005-11-16T14:01:00.000-05:00

I really have nothing to say today. But I felt the need to update so that I don't end up on someones "dead blogs" list somewhere.

So I'm trying to write a report on Nevada buck-moths for conservation biology. Its a 3000 word recovery strategy and there is absolutly no information about this moth anywhere. All I can find is that theres 2 populations of them somewhere in Alberta.

Annoyance level increasing.

Well I need to get going to lab now, where I'll measure plant roots. Oh will the fun never cease!??

This Rant Brought To You By....

2005-11-14T13:27:00.000-05:00

So I've leaving Organic Chemistry 213a today, and right after this class is a first year physics class, 028a.

Now the door leads out to a stairway to get to the main floor of the North Campus Building. The hallway and stair is only about three and a half feet wide, not very big at all. Now you'd expect people who NEED, to be waiting that close to the door, would at least try to stand off to one side so that people could get out and they can RUSH into they no doubt really exciting class. But no. They choose instead to spread them selves all over the flight of stairs. And some of them are even sitting down across the whole width.

I thought I hated second years but now I think I hate the first years too.

Also, "Common Creed" by Wes King makes no sense.

The Post That Involved No Thinking

2005-11-09T14:05:00.000-05:00

Why is it easier to pay attention in class then it is to not? Did what I just say make any sense? Does anything I ever say make any sense?

Its also easier to write complete nonsense on here then to think rationally. Like Jevant or Jag
I miss the days when I didn't have to think as much. I miss the days when what I did think about was much easier on the brain, Will one day I know enough that I don't have to work to think? Or can I create I.A. to think for me? Do I cease to exist then? What defines my existance? Is it rational thought?

The man next to me looks like the Mob. He embodies every stereotype I have. Should I ask him if he is? Too late, he left.

Another drug induced post comes to an end.

And You Think You Don't Want To Pass Out Where Your Roommates Will Find You Again

2005-11-07T11:32:00.001-05:00

Apologies for missing a whole weeks worth of updates. I kept meaning to post something but then got sidetracked. Therefore as a result I can't remember half of what I wanted to say.

Lets go back to Tuesday of last week. In philosophy class we were discussing the Stockholm syndrome. And the prof starts talking about a song by Yo La Tengo with the same name, and how great a song it is and he thinks its a metaphor for love. This really had nothing to do with class, but neither did the discussion about the Stockholm syndrome so it all worked out in the end.

Still on philosophy I'm sure that the girl in front of me has a crush on the prof. Why else would she be constantly asking stupid questions. Sometimes I'm embarresed for her, because apparently she doesn't know how.

AND! They guy in front of me needs to stop leaning back on my desk and pushing the whole thing backwards. I thought these things were bolted to the floor, they shouldn't be moving.

Moving on to Thursday now: I got my essay back. First off the T.A. corrected my proper grammar for inproper grammar. Now I know I'm right cause my Grammar Nazi mother told me it was. At the same time I swear he gave me the mark he did just cause he didn't agree with what I wrote, regardless of whether I backed it up or not. I need to make an appointment with him so I can yell and scream and demand a better grade.

On Friday night I had a midterm in BioStats. So I'm working my way through it, and its pretty simple. I get to one of the last questions and it reads:
Q. What is the answer to the bonus question?
a) Stickleback
b) BioStats
c) 42
d) Huh?
e) Whatever
And the answer was totally 42, which as you will know is the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything. So I totally nailed that one.

Saturday rolls around. Margaret and I were able to score free tixs to see The Trews. They put on an awesome show. I didn't know all the songs but that didn't stop me from having a grand ol time. The best part came at the end though. When the lead singer stopped halfway through a song and says to the band: "I can't remember the words. Do you guys know the words? I'm sick of the the Trews, (then to the audience) What should we play now?" The drummer proceeds to give a beat the the band launches into an awesome rendition Debaser by the Pixies. Then to top that off they play Baba O'Reily by The Who.

Woah. That was a nice long one eh? Probably keep y'all busy for quite some time. By they way. Joel apparently has a swollen face and a mild concusion. He probably looks pretty funny. he he he

I Got Nothing You Got Something To Feel Out Of Place

2005-10-31T12:12:00.000-05:00

I better blog so that the people who read this during class will not feel let down.

I've decided to e-mail Oprah and tell her that my blog has changed peoples lives. So if you, or anyone you know, has been "changed" by my blog let me know. That way my claim might actually be legitamite.

I think its time for one of my posts from the computer lab. Go back to the archives if you've never read one. I'm quite proud of them.

So today that lab is a little busier then it used to be last year, perhaps more people are finding out about it and deciding not to go the one in Nat Sci.

I think there is also supposed to be a class in here now, which would explain why a prof-like person is up at the front of the class. I wonder how long I can stay here before they threaten to kick me out? They don't look that tough, I think I could fight back if they tried any funny stuff.

I have to go to class now. This post really sucked. I'll write more later, when I'm in the library "supposed" to be studying.

It's 11:30 And I Don't Want To Go To Bed

2005-10-27T17:15:00.000-04:00

So it turns out that the web page I linked to yesterday really was Adam Plewes' web page.
I wonder if he reads this blog? I wonder if he even stil remembers who I am?
From now on we'll post about Adam on every post we make.

Harvey Danger released his latest album this week, and in a rare move its available as a free download!! As a whole the album's pretty good, I'd recommend y'all get it.

Relating to free music: An ex-member of Belle and Sebastian has also been releasing free music. He's put out three mp3 only eps that are also very good. I'm a fan of the third a more mellowish one.

So this post started out kinda funny then lost it. I should tell a joke, but I can't think of any. Thats your job then: tell a joke in the comments.

One Sip From The Cup Of Human Kindness and I'm...

2005-10-26T12:29:00.000-04:00

So today I saw Adam Plewes' long last twin. It was little odd. I haven't seen Adam or heard from him in over three years. Oh, and the link above may or may not be his website. I have no idea. It was updated in 2001 which we will now term: "The Year We Lost Contact".

Today I had Conservation Biology. I've come to really hate that prof, she doesn't really know anything and two months in we've really accomplished nothing. We constantly have guest speakers though, which is good cause I don't have to listen to the prof ramble on. Kinda like what I'm doing now.

The point: Todays guest speaker was Charlie Trick! He taught me Ecology last year and he's a really good prof and enjoyable to listen to. He's travelled all over the planet doing research and such.

What he talked about would bore y'all to death so I won't bother telling you about it at all.

Does anyone want to go to my lab for me today?

~Titus

Breath The Air

2005-10-24T15:21:00.000-04:00

Last night I had the best sandwich ever. I took two eggo (tm) waffles and toasted them. I mayo'd them up and added roast beef and 12 year old cheese. Then I put them on my plate which also had coleslaw on it. The waffle soaked up some of the juices and became kinda mushy. It tasted soooo good.

Then I went to bed.

And had the strangest dream. A whole bunch of us were sitting in a a cicle and we decided to try some acid. Oddly enough the acid looked kinda like nerds, all colourfull and such. We we all popped this into our mouths, all proceeded to pass out.

When we woke up we were all tied up. Apparently one of our parents had found us in our acid inducded passed out state and tied our legs and hands together. So there we were all hopping around.

Suddenly the floor we were on broke away from the building and starting floating around. It was far out man.

I wonder what else was in that sandwhich?

When I Was A Young Girl

2005-10-19T09:22:00.000-04:00

I looked at the stats for this humble blog the other day, and I noticed that I have quite the diverse readership. As in people from all over the world. Good to have you all on board, hope you've been enjoyng yoursleves.

While I was doing my daily perusal of websites I discovered that Broken Social Scene is going on tour! And none other then Feist is opening for them! I checked the tour dates.

Now the closest date is in Detroit, on October 27th. Since thats only like 2 hrs a way I think we should all head out on a nice little road trip. Let me know if any of you are interested. And if you have no idea who these bands are, don't worrry I'll lend you some CDs.

:woot:

This Is The Place Where Time Reverses

2005-10-17T17:39:00.000-04:00

Dead Men Talk To All The Pretty Nurses.

I didn't get home until 4:40 today. That left me all of 2o minutes to hand in a stats assignment, and when your stuck on dialup, you need at least that much time. But don't worry it's handed in now, and on time at that.

So I have two essays to write this week. One on Canadian grasslands in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The other on Aristotle and Hobbe's political theory and what they would have said to each other. Who else thinks they might have tried to kill the other one. At least Hobbes might have, he was a nasty man.

In closing there are now 6 water bottles on my desk.

We All Fall Down

2005-10-15T17:58:00.000-04:00

I just drank a new beverage called "Full Throttle" and now I feel ready to do really anything. I think I might start drinking this stuff every day during exams.

Ok. Time to finish this post. I walked away from it for several hours and totally lost my train of thought. Don't you hate it when that happens?

So I really have nothing to say, I'm going to stop now then.

2005-10-14T15:06:00.000-04:00

I had too much of my hair cut off today.

I guess thats what happens when you go get a haircut. I was also told that I need to change my shampoo because its doing something to my hair thats not good. I don't know what to change it to though. Any suggestions would be great.

I'm kinda not sick anymore. But I still don't feel great. I woke up in the middle of the night is a crazy daze. I felt like I was on some spaceship... or a character on Muppets in Space. I got up, and fumbled my way to the bathroom. Where I then..EDITED.. then I went back to bed.

I have a stats assignment due on Monday. I think I'll go work on that now.

A Haiku

2005-10-13T20:52:00.000-04:00

I am so sick.

My face feels like its going to explode any minute now.

I have gone through whole rainforests worth of trees in kleenex.

I haven't the energy to really write anything else.

Apologies.

All She Wanted Was A Boyfriend....

2005-10-12T15:24:00.000-04:00

... Or the Means To Justify a Boyfriend.

So I'm already a month into my third year at university and I don't think I've written anything about school yet this year. So to remedy that I'm going to blog all the people I see here who annoy me. I might even mention their names, if I know them. Their names, not the people personally.

The People That Suck:

The Guy Who Interupted A Lecture To Find Out If The Powerpoint Would Be Posted Online Because He Was Too Lazy To Make Notes. - Need I say more?
The Weasel Dude - he's voice, appearance (weasel like) and short stature make him the perfect candidate for number two
Becky Zenner - this girl has got to be the biggest bitch in third year bio. Her attidude stinks and she thinks that everyone should cater to her and her needs.
People who stand in the hallways and block exits to major classrooms - come on people there are 500 people trying to leave, get out of the way.
The African American in front of me with the afro comb in his hair - If he was 70's retro, he'd be cool but he's not.
People you knew in Elementrary school who stop to talk to you - I don't know you any more keep walking.

Tomorrow: The People That Don't Suck

CAPS LOCK IS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

2005-10-11T21:05:00.000-04:00

SO THIS POST IS ENTIRELY IN CAPS AND IF YOU CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THEN YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SO YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO READ AND THEN GO READ THE TITLE OF THIS POST.

MICAH, WHO CAME UP WITH SAID TITLE, HAS THE BEST BLOG IN THE WORLD. YOU SHOULD ALL GO READ IT, LIKE NOW. IT WAY BETTER THEN OTHER PEOPLES BLOGS CAUSE HE SAYS FUNNY STUFF AND THINGS.

SO THATS WHY I HAVE TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY.

I Know Better Then To Get Between a Whore and Her Money

2005-10-11T11:49:00.000-04:00

Ok this really rocks.

I'm a regular reader of Tiny Mix Tapes. (I'm going to blog about music sites one of these days) and this morning there was this hilarous article:

Disney Hocks Digital Music Player to Toddlers

Hey kids, still listening to Raffi on a regular, old CD player? Well get with the times, homos. You've never heard "Baby Beluga" until you've blasted it through an official Disney MP3 player. One with Timon and Pumbaa on it. Or Tinkerbell ("Sassy Pixie" scrawled under the play button). Set to hit stores by the end of the month, the Mix Stick will offer suburban kids the ability to put 60 of their favorite S Club 7 songs on a bright plastic stick the size of a pack of gum. And of course, the Mix Stick comes with your choice of classic Disney characters emblazoned hither and thither. Disney joins a growing number of companies rushing to capitalize on the popularity of the digital music format. Apple's iPod, the recognized leader in MP3 players, recently surpassed vaginal sex as the most popular thing ever.

So get out there and scour the neighborhood for discarded glass bottles and take 'em on over to the soda fountain for the deposit, kids. Just collect 1,200 and that Mix Stick is yours. Plus 400 for a couple of CDs. Or 20 for a song on iTunes. Oh yeah, and 16,000 for a basic home computer. So, get started."

Thats priceless.

Also, when I booted up iTunes this morning I noticed all the people in the library using iTunes as well. One of these people was Randy McAuley a running back for the Western Mustangs. The McAuley brothers are also singers.... see where this is going. So I boot up Randy's music and what does he have? Yeppers, his own music. I just wish I could see playcounts to see how often he listens to this stuff. I started up a few tracks to see what its like.... and yikes. I sounds like a combination of Michael Jackson and the Backstreet Boys. Nasty stuff. I wonder if the rest of the team knows what this guys up to?

We Call It Riding The Gravy Train

2005-10-10T11:55:00.000-04:00

Back again.

-What should I write about, Eddie
-I don't know, I don't know. Write about Thanksgiving and what your thankful for. It'll be very Jamiesque. Write about your family and how your thankful for them, but your not really and you want to stay home all day.
-That sounds great Ed. Now to list the things I'm really thankful for...
-Do you think they have cases out for Nano's yet? Titus?
-Quit bugging me Ed, I'm trying to think of what I'm thankful for. I'm thankful for.....
- How I wish you were here, we're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year.
-..... Pink Floyd. I mean no, but yes , whatever, I didn't mean to write that. I like Pink Floyd, but how can you be thankful for something like that. So scratch that off the list.
- I am thankful for Nano's and hushpuppies, the food not the show, I am also thankful for grapes and roast beef.
-Well Ed thats really gluttoness of you, keep it up

When Theirs Nothing Left To Burn You've Got To Set Yourself On Fire

2005-10-06T14:41:00.000-04:00

Wow, I really suck when it comes to keeping this blog updated. At least when I write things it's actually interesting. (Yeah thats right I did just link back to myself (I rock lol!11!!))

So much has happened that I need to blog about so this is what I propose I do, I will wirte everything thats happened in point form, and over the next couple of days I'll post on them. So. Here. It. Goes.

I got hit on the thigh with a walnut
My philosophy prof can't decide between the Shins or Wilco
I'm regretting wearing sandals today
I bought a new computer
I returned a new computer
I re-bought the same computer
I really have no life
I think I'll start to make up new events to blog about
Rabid bunnies started eating people on campus today
I saw a pretty flower.

Look at that, all those neat and interesting things to blog about. That should be fun. Stay tuned for more after these messages.

Oh oh oh: Aweome bands and their albums to buy:

The New Pornographers: Twin Cinemas - Get this one now. Sell your mother-in-law to raise the money to buy it.
The Decemberists: Picaresque - A little slower but still awesome
Spoon: Gimme Fiction - Between TNP and Dec.
T.V. on the Radio: Young Liars - An older album and band that I just discovered.
The Pixies: Doolittle - Why oh why didn't we stick around for the rest of their set!!! Something I will regret for the rest of my life.

How was that for fun? You got more then you bargined for with this post!

2005-09-16T10:49:00.000-04:00

I just cleaned my room. Or at least it used to be my room. Now its just a place that I sit and study at a desk. Meaning I no longer sleep here. That might change if I study more and fall asleep while doing that. If that happens will you come and wake me up Micah?

I need to tell more stories on my blog. I'll just make one up.

Yesterday while I was sitting in the pad thai restaurant that this dude and I frequent a couple of girls walked in. This is unusual because no one else seems to ever eat there. Its like our own buffet \. But anyways a couple of girls wandered in. The waiter slash cook slash maitre d' slash busboy slash valet slash concierge slash you get the picture promptly ingores them. The two of them don't take kindly to this. Suddenly they shout out some obscure Asian phrase and hundred of ninjas suddenly appear. They totally flip out and start killing people.

Guy and I stare at whats going on, and then decide to do something about it. We whipped out the knives we always carry when we leave the protection of school and each threw one at different ninjas. The ninjas all pounced on us however I was able to make my escape and left the other dude to fend for himself.

This really happened.

2005-09-08T17:57:00.000-04:00

This is hilarious, I haven't blogged in like a coon's age (Have seen a coon in a while either) but then here I am sitting at work and I figure out a way to get on the internet and blog. I've worked here four years and I didn't think that was evem possible. I amaze myslef somedays.

School started today. I also enjoy watching the people there. Some of the craziest people go to school with me. Some highlights:

1.Meeting people you kinda know and having them tell you their name again but promptly forgetting it.
2. Finding out the your philosophy TA from first year, "Philosophy Ken" is TAing your philosophy class again this year. This guy rocks!
3. And now a sad note. I saw some poor girl drop her iPod onto the concrete beach from 3 feet up. Yikes.

So now that school has started I should be blogging more often.

Enjoy

2005-05-31T13:36:00.000-04:00

Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me.... I mean to you. Thats right, to you Mr blog man thing. Today is the one year anniversary of my blog. And what have I accomplishd? Not a whole lot. But thats the whole point, I don't want to really do anything. My blog is a oasis from the things. Where people go when they don't want to go anywhere.

But now to move on to more sombre things. We lost both of our baseball games last night. I was playing first and I believe I did quite a good job of it. However the second baseman cannot throw so several of the tosses landed in front of me, so the person got the base. I did have some good double plays when the shortstop was the one throwing, so I can obviously catch. Also, we need a better batcatcher cause neither of them can catch which means if you run home, you're guarenteed a run.

Meh, whatever, I'll keep playing well and just bite my tounge when I can critized for not playing well, even though I know that its not my fault....sob.

2005-05-30T17:57:00.000-04:00

Today I went for a walk in the park. It was quite a bit of fun. I wandered all over the place dancing along to the music playing on my iPod. I also discovered that there is a secret hidden part full of firewood.

I'm going to play baseball tonight. Currently our team is 5-1. We lost one game quite close, as in by only one run.

May I suggest that the person reading this over my sholder please stop?

Thanks!

And to the rest of you who are spying on me. Have fun!

2005-05-21T16:19:00.000-04:00

This document contains no data.

You are not reading words on the screen.

There is no such thing as words.

There is no spoon.

You owe me an IOU.

The inbetween oftentimes become the exterior which lends itself well to being interior.

wll nw rte sntnc sng n vwls (figure that out and

2005-05-19T22:19:00.000-04:00

Did I mention this yet? Wendy's was giving away free jr. frostys on the weekend in Michigan. As a result I spent the few shorts days I was there eating frostys. I'm sure theres something else I could gleam from this story but meh.

Lets see. What else to talk about. I just don't know what to do with myself. Sometime I wonder if anyone goes back to old posts to check comments. You should cause theres usually things going on there. So that is your job. Go back and read all the comments from last week.

2005-05-18T22:11:00.000-04:00

Sweet: I finally found out what a-hit was! They make outdoor furnaces or something to that effect. If you really care check out their webpage. They even have a picture showing the trends in the price of oil. Really cool stuff!!!1!!! lol rotflmao!!
I have to work tomorrow at 6 am so I feel like I should go to bed now. Sorry to leave ya'll hanging there. Once something exciting happens in my life I'll come back and share it with everyone.
Also, I work tomorrow night, does anyone want to come visit me at Staples. I'm going straight home after the meeting in case you were wondering
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2005-05-17T13:47:00.000-04:00

Have you ever seen anything so wrong and disturbing. I can only hope that the owl pictured is over 18 and a girl-owl.

However, Dilbert is the best cartoon around. And its not just great because of crap like Garfield.

Hmm what does that mean. I thought it sounded good so I typed it out, but in hindsight I have no clue what I was trying to say.

Also, somepeople write blogs as if they're addressing someone. Not me. I write to no one, however that doesn't mean that my readers are allowed to slack and not contribute in the form of comments. I mean come on people is it really that hard to type the words "You rock Titus"?

2005-05-16T13:16:00.000-04:00

So here it is, what I was working on. But first a little bit of background story. Micah found pieces of paper all ripped up and siting in a puddle at Papa John's so he brought them home. Then we started putting the paper back together. It turned out to be a very interesting letter, something like a breakup letter slash love letter slash pathetic existence letter. Here's what we were able to put together

"Matthew, there are many important things I need to tell you , but unfortunatly I don't even know where to begin. I must be honest with you and tell you how I've been felling for......these feelings......making it very.....and want to......

My weight, my attitude (a little) my ...... and ect. I would do anything for...... I still have to work on my attitude....but you have to admit I have gotten.....better. Sometimes I feel like you want a break from me or want to be with someone else, it hurts babe. I don't want to feel....

......up on our love. Well I'm no perfect either, I've made mistakes too! Matt I forgive you for....Now, that doesn' mean to go and do anything....

.....will be nice and let them .... really hard for me to trust......of what those one bitches....her thing when you go to Cedar point firstly want you to have fun but I act like I'm mad. I'm really not mad I'm just jealous cause I wanna go with you, babe!

.....and have fun, but....wing gives girls as friend.... as if I hate it. Just....you are taken by.... at all what-so-ever..... them to stop in a nice waym and if they.... then you gotta be a little mean about

We have gone.... good. I do unders..... and I have never..... looking back on that...... was so hurt and crushed, but no matter ..., hurt I was I couldn't let you go

....you wonder why I cry and am depressed all the time, well this is why I'm scared you'll realize how much better you can do and just up and leave me. Like our 2 year and 7 month anniversary, you said it doesn't fell any different and you acted like you didn't care, that made me sad. It made me.

..... you babe!.....best! Baby, .......go on! I love you (heart) xoxo your baby 4ever!"

Also, the cat in Garfield is not called Thermal but rather Nermal

2005-05-15T00:22:00.000-04:00

Garfield: A Discussion

Garfield has got to be the worse comic ever written, or will ever be written. Its even written by a committee. Which shows the utter horribleness of it. Stemming from this deep rooted hatred of Garfield I've come to the realisation that is describes the United States of America to a T. What follows is an examination of each character in the strip and their role in this analogy

Garfield: He represents the majority of the American citizens. He's fat, he's happy, he's materially greedy, as witnessed by his behaviour at Christmas time. He's a huge waster of his house's (world's) resources, making use of more then his fare share of the goods. He also abuses those around him. Which leads us to our next character

Jon: He's the UN. He's totally dweeby and unable to do anything, yet he's the master, the one in control of the house. Even though he's pretty much under Garfield's thumb. Also, he's unable to score with the ladies, a problem I think Kofi Annan probably faces too.

Odie: Odie typifies the other nations in the world. Sit around drooling as Garfield comes along and kicks their ass. Yet he keeps doing the same thing over and over again. You'd think he'd learn not to stand at the edge of the table.

Thermal: Represents the few contries in the world willing to stand up to the U.S. However she's too small and insignificant to really do any harm.

Its late now, and I came up with most of this while coming down from a sugar/caffiene high induced by Mt. Dew. I'd appreciate any input to further this hypothesis though.

2005-05-14T14:42:00.000-04:00

This dock has absolutely no magnification, and whose fault is that? Not mine.
Funny thing: I was at work and I went into the back, ie, recieving, ie the place where things are received. And I went to the recievers desk, ie the person who recieves things, and saw that on the desk was a book, ie paper attached together containing words. And I saw as it were, that the book was a book of Beat poetry!
Once I'm done doing something, I'll tell you all about it. But rather to protect the identity of those involved I think that I shoulds wait.

I feel like I should write some more but I don't have anything else to say. Do you feel like you didn't get your moneys worth? Cause you should since you didn't pay for anything.... Hmm I should start a pay service for my website. So anyone who wants to pay me can and they'll get better service.

2005-04-25T20:52:00.000-04:00

Ok, here it is, a list of bands that y'all should listen to and know so when I talk to you we'll be able to have a meaningful conversation. In no particular order:

Oh, and Tiny Mix Tapes should be your homepage.

2005-04-23T16:12:00.000-04:00

Looking Up

2005-04-23T16:08:00.000-04:00

2005-04-19T22:46:00.000-04:00

I found a link. Turns out they changed their name to Astrolabe.

2005-04-19T22:27:00.000-04:00

Today I worked 13 hours. It was long but satisfying.

Right now I'm multi-tasking. Watching T.V. and writing a blog post. Arn't you proud of me?

Musically selection of the day. Astrolab, some good calm guitar rock, soothing voice. I highly recommend it. I can't find a link, perhaps the band no longer exists. hmmmm

Also, killer transvestites scare me.

2005-04-18T15:50:00.000-04:00

I've decided to include a link to good, free, music for the masses to download. I'll try to do this as often as possible.

Today its a song my Maclom Middleton, formally of the Delgados, but since they broke up, he's alone. The song is called "A Happy Medium" and can be downloaded from his website.

Today was one of the best days I've had in a long time. I didn't really do anything. And that was great. Just moved around from room to room reading, listening to music, cleaning etc. I moved most of my stuff into the next room where I will be sleeping during the summer, since Eddie doesn't want to be woken up when I get up at 5:20 am. Meh.

This week I work over 5o hours, I'll be rolling in the good dough, figuratively and literly.

Thanks for reading.

2005-04-17T01:26:00.000-04:00

Don't hate me because I know more then you. I know more because I've opened my ears to new ideas and don't hold back. Perhaps that's your problem, your too sheltered and refuse to give new things a try.

Last night I spun around in a field. I highly recommend it as its a lot of fun. I think that I'll do it at Family Camp this year. Also, this year, I should sleep on a roof. I feel like the "adults" would be displeased if I did that. I can't believe I'll be 20 by that point. Ok, enough of the sappy comments.

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2005-04-16T14:03:00.000-04:00

I love my wireless internet connection. I wish it was high speed though......

The dog gets afraid if it sees it shadow in the mirror or the door.

I've started reading about postmodernism again

Today I saw the European lovers as I walked back to me car, they used to sit in chemistry class and make out. Gross

2005-04-15T22:03:00.000-04:00

Ok.... So Bayfest 2005 sucks big time this year. I mean, a line up like, 3 Doors Down, David Lee Roth, Staind, Billy Talent, Kalan Porter and Kid Rock. Who in there right mind would really want to go see that? I mean 3 Doors Down is like the best band there and thats not saying much.

Now last year, The Hip were amazing, I guess I show like that doesn't come along every year. I'm listen to live Hip right now and can almost feel the water being sprayed on me. (An "in-reference" to those that were there).

So in my calculus class this year there was this gay dude that reminded me of jvdm. Why? He looks like jvdm and he's gay. What else could you want?

Tomorrow afternoon I'm sitting on my patio, perhaps for several hours straight. Does anyone want to join me?

Oh, and Ted, no I am not on crak, are you?

2005-04-14T23:28:00.000-04:00

I just finished watching Braveheart. Its a great movie. Makes me proud to be a Scot.

Shuddup you, I am a Scot!

Today I got caught in a rugby game. I was walking back to my car, taking my shortcut through a field. There was a rugby game (4 people) going on. I started walking, keeping good distance, when all of a sudden they started running all around me. Of course I had to run out of the way. I was awkward. In a way difficult to explain via text.

Mmmmm summer. Can you eat summer? If you could what would it taste like?

2005-04-13T22:58:00.000-04:00

I love techno music. Its great just to put on a play in the background. I think I'll marry techno music.

Also blogging is going to make me fail my exams. I spent the time I should spend studying spending on blogging. So now I need to spend more time spent on studying.

Woah, the Onion really has it out for the Pope.

2005-04-12T23:29:00.000-04:00

Today I bought two new albums. Kaiser Cheifs "Employment" and Hot Hot Heats "Elevator" and I just realised that both of these albums begin with the letter "E"/ Its like Seasame Street/ I am also wondering why we don't use slashes instead of periods/ I think that its a grand idea/

I'm studying right now for a calculus mid-term/ Can't wait for that to be over/

Next week some time I should have a recording of my song available/

2005-04-11T13:02:00.000-04:00

Woah, I'm really slacking..

Anyways, yesterday I wrote some contempory Christian music. Anyone who wants to use is welcome to. Here it is, its called "Untitled (Tide of Love)"

Feeling alone now
Being alone now
Oh, what to do, uh huh

The tide, oh yes, the tide oh yes of love

Seeing your face now
Knowing your name now
All I want is you, uh huh

The tide, oh yes, the tide oh yes of love

Being beside you
Hearing you speak now
All I need is you, uh huh

The tide, oh yes, the tide oh yes of love

Being obsessed now
Feeling fullfilled now
Knowing what to do uh huh

The tide, oh yes, the tide oh yes of love

Isn't that great!?!?

2005-04-08T23:55:00.000-04:00

My internet connection is so slow its not even funny anymore. Well I have two minutes to finish this post and still count for today.

So getting some studying done. Good stuff. Please don't bother me at all next week. I'm going to be crazy busy with exams.

Seems like anywhere the Knights go they end up causing trouble.

2005-04-07T23:11:00.000-04:00

Ok leave me alone. I need to write an essay. Its either do it now, or skip class tomorrow to finish it up and hand it in.

Does anyone know how ultraviolet light effects the deoxynucleic acids of pAmp at 4 ng/ul? Cause if you do could you please let me know, like in the next hour or so?

I am so ready to be done.

2005-04-06T22:57:00.000-04:00

so yeah.I missed a day.I feel really bad about it now too.But I didn't realise until like 3 am.And by that point I wasn't up to any posting.

So I just finished watching the North American premier of Doctor Who.What a great show.If you didn't watch it on Tuesday night, let me know, I'll give you the tape I made.

Is it safe to eat sandwhiches you made for dinner on Monday night on a Wednesday night.When they haven't been in the fridge.And theres cheese and mayo on them?Cause I'm eating on now.

2005-04-04T23:26:00.000-04:00

Today I bought a wireless router. I hate trying to set these things up. I'm stuck on dialup and all the manuals and FAQs are written for DSL or cable. It makes me want to cry.

Lots of work to do over the next couple of days. Thankfully my Genetics final is at 7 pm so that adds an extra day (almost) to study. Then Calculus on Thursday afternoon and Scientfic Method on Saturday at 9 am. Then if got one more on May 2nd at 9 am.

I'm sure you all loved hearing about my exam schedule. I should get back to my random, drug induced posts.

2005-04-03T00:14:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I bought tickets to go see Hot Hot Heat and the Futureheads are opening. Man, thats going to be a sweet show.

Know what really annoying. When you need to get your professor to sign something and you can't find him anywhere, he doesn't come to class and he's not at his office. seesh.

Right now my jaw is killing me. I have wisdom teeth coming in, and if I bite down wrong I chew my gum or inner cheek. I need to get them pulled but right now I have neither money nor time.

2005-04-02T21:01:00.000-05:00

I'm at the library and I've been here quite a while. For a place where you can't eat, there is a lot fo food wrappers in the garbage. If I ever run for USC president my platform would be "Eat Where You Want to Eat".

To eat today I had; A peanut butter and jam sandwhich, a bottle of coke, and two cadbury cream eggs.

Hmmm I'm really tired.

2005-04-01T22:54:00.000-05:00

Right now there is a poobrador downstairs whining and barking.

I got home at 5 to find out we'd got a new puppy, a poodle lab cross in fact. His name is Jacob, or Jake, cause we got him from some Amish people, and Jake is a good Amish name.

I'm not going to talk about the dog anymore, maybe then he'll stop whining.

Shut-up Jake!

I have one week of classes left, then exams. I'm going to the library tomorrow to study.

2005-03-31T23:36:00.000-05:00

oh crapella, I almost forgot to post today, 26 straight posts in a row and I almost miss one.

Today I worked. I cleaned the lunchroom. I threatened to call the health department if they didn't get a plumber in to fix the clogged kitchen sink. Its gross, theres 2 inches of brown liquid in there, and it reeks something awful.

I'm really tired right now. Although I feel the need to say something more.

Ok, check this site out: www.metacritic.com its a culmination of all reviews on the internet and gives them a final score. It has some great year end lists. Check out the top albums for some good listening. Most likely you won't have heard of most of the bands but you should still listen to them.

Yeah, I'm talking to you

2005-03-30T22:17:00.000-05:00

Do you know how hard it is to book a campsite

Everthing that has to go into it? What day, where you want to camp etc etc.

But I did it. So don't worry about it.

I hope everyone enjoyed the last post. I'll do more like it one day.

I wish I could write more, but have class at 8 tomorrow, and I still need to finish an essay.

So too-too

2005-03-29T21:45:00.000-05:00

Dear Diary,

I am so saddened, however my spirits are lifted knowing that I can pour out my intermost secrets and thoughts to you without the fear of anyone else reading it.

Today was a beautiful day, the birds were chirpping, the worms were singing, the fairies were flying about. All I wanted to do was strip naked and run around on the top of UC hill. In fact maybe I'll go back in the middle of the night and do just that.

Today I fell flat on my face in front of her!!! Oh, I was sooo embarressed, I don't know if I'll be able to show my face in the Dairy Queen again! What will she think of me?

I think my underwear is riding up my butt, please excuse me dear diary as I adjust that.

2005-03-28T22:28:00.000-05:00

Some people think that my blog is too foolish. Not serious enough. Uncomprehensabley. But what do you think dear reader? Do you like it the way it is? Or should I change my style?

Comment and tell me what you want. Then depending on what y'all say, I may change or I may not. Depends.

2005-03-27T00:02:00.000-05:00

The Canadian fifty tracks has redemed themselves. The Barenaked Ladies' "If I Had A Million Dollars" was the second more essential track of the 20th century. I don't know what the most essential was, and frankly I don't care.

Oh, and the last post was from Margaret, so everyone comment and tell her how much you liked it. I feel dead now, should I go to bed?

I'm on a roll though.........

umm, I just spent several minutes making an elaborate picture from dots and dashes. I really need to get off this stuff.

2005-03-26T09:30:00.000-05:00

death of lochlevan castle a d-note find the wood chop the kittens
tuning a mandolin that kills whoop until your throat burns will this
kill me? stomp until your feet are blistered rhubarb good is
randomness the same as chance? tune this piano tombs in the desert
tune tune tune tune wood picker wood pecker birdsong in the wilderness
lets chew more meat tell my ma at breakneck speed go tell it on the
mountain we are running out of time top hat you are out of line heavy
beat rapraprap long haired music what is lard? what will happen if the
computer explodes? you will die someday i dont even feel the pain
hurts only for a minute dreadlocks dyed different colours cadavers
forked tongues wormtongue mellow a d-note a mellow note a full circle
a full moon the circle of life

I'm going to the park today, let me know if you want to come.

2005-03-25T17:49:00.000-05:00

Middle Eastern music is ....... interesting. It sounds like the killing of a cat and the birth of a donkey at the same time. Do people only like it cause they've never heard anything better, or have they sampled all the worlds music and this is what they choose to listen to?

I made a sweet lego movie, so if you'd like to watch it, you can: Now and in colour!

Ah, the wonders of modern technology. I really have to go blow my nose, so I'm going now.

2005-03-24T22:06:00.000-05:00

Burn baby burn, take the trash to the living room, laugh at the sweetheart, you and your friend can kill it if television's aim is bad, break it, hard or die. It keeps going, you are not wrong, don't worry about it, what matters? You're having fun right? break the rules rebel, break them hard, help yourself. Make yourself at home, turn on the video games, don't bother to contact, gorge yourself, its all here for you, take your sweet time, if your confronted by it, blow it off and get paid quick. This is what its all about, and we are with you baby, take my bite as high support, take my argument as just something thats my problem, you don't need this, you need to please yourself. The dream is alive and well, and we don't want to wake up from it. Ethics, morals, spirits, breakfast cereals.

2005-03-23T22:42:00.000-05:00

oh weather gods why do you tempt us so?

was my offering of a goat and two young virgins not enough to satisfy you. why did you show us a taste of spring with its plus four temperatures and sunshine? now today its frigid and the snow whips around me?

I've decided that if the biology thing doesn't work out I'm going to become at black soul/gospel singer. to anyone who challenges me, I ask you, is Micheal Jackson really white?

2005-03-22T19:21:00.000-05:00

This place has the best smoked meat I've ever had in Montreal.
My Pictures RocK!

2005-03-22T17:34:00.000-05:00

Will it one day become cool to collect old vhs tapes like it is to collect vinyl? Is there anyone out there who thinks that the video quality is better on tape then digital? If there was I'd like to meet them.

I feel like the post isn't long enough. So I'm just going to post random things. IBM is creating a spam filter. Trading numbers, the TSX is down, the DOW is down, and the NASDAQ is slipping, the dollar is up. The Marleys are back in town. Barry Bonds might miss the upcoming season. Canada leads in curling.

Publish Post

2005-03-21T13:47:00.000-05:00

the food i eat
is the death of me
all the friends i meet
anyone to help me see?

just because i''m here
doesn't mean i'm found
everything i fear
drive it to the ground

in and out, people flee
finding you
is finding me
all the lost are free

2005-03-20T12:55:00.000-05:00

and I could go on......

you know when you have a long list of thing. And you got the scroll bar thing along the side. The scroll bar changes size right, well this one was really small.

2005-03-19T18:33:00.000-05:00

People will find a closet in an elementary school. There will be a childrens compostions book, and they will think it is the works of Thomas Aquinas.

You will find a talking doll with holes in its chest, like a telephone receiver. And when it tells you "I love you", you will listen more intently then you did when your own mother said that.

It'll be the age of the android, but because they haven't been invented yet, maniac people will offer their bodies, and have their limbs cut off and replaced with machines.

When you meet someone you like, you will try to think of something romantic to say. So you will say that their eyes look like the fire that comes out of the last remaining factory in town.

There will be only one lightbulb left in town and you will pay dearly to sit under it.

2005-03-18T15:56:00.000-05:00

St Patricks day. A holiday named in honour of a man born in Scotland who went to a country whose colour at the time was Blue. Whatever....

So only on St Pats could you yell random comments at people wearing jerseys and end up having long detailed converstations about football (soccer to you North Americans) in the British Isles. Its a good thing that at least one of us knew the names of some players, or else we would have looked like total losers. Oh, it also helped that some of us were wearing jerseys, Glasgow Rangers, and the Irish jersey.

Ahh yes.

Oh yeah, its hard to hail a cab if your on Central. Just so you know.

2005-03-17T10:00:00.000-05:00

Ha, I just got the best peice of spam in the world. For your enjoyments I quote a selection here:

"However, there is no place for the story of my life here because I have written
many parts of it already on my former trees. Now there is only something to
give you the picture how it happened that I am still alive. Perhaps some of you
still remember the basic chemistry. Just imagine a suicide guy who wanted to
kill himself as effectively as possible. He prepared for himself a mixture of
an alkali NaOH and an acid HCl. Prepared for his death, he wrote his final
letter, mixed the components and swallowed the lethal beverage. He expected to
be dead in a minute or two but nothing like that happened except that he got
infinitely thirsty and wanted to drink a whole bucket of water. This unhappy
guy was lucky because of the chemical reaction NaOH + HCl -> NaCl + H2O that
reduced the alkali with the acid to salted water. However, please do not try it
at home, because first it has to be perfectly balanced in the chemical reaction
to achieve that neutral Ph7 in the stomach."

Is that not just great, and it goes on and on and on. Anyone who wants to read the whole thing just let me know.

2005-03-16T22:42:00.000-05:00

(I almost forgot to post today) (Wouldn't that have been horrible) (Thankfully I'm here now)

So I had all sorts of work to do for my biology 290G course, (Scientific Method) but its always like that just before we hand in our lab books. I think I got it all done though. Mind you my room is a mess now.

I have class at (8) tomorrow, so I'm (going) to go to bed (now)

2005-03-15T11:13:00.000-05:00

To the students of calculus 081b,

On the first day of class we all walked in and choose a seat. That seat is where we would sit throughout the rest of the semester. However, lately people have taken to move around and not remain in their choosen seats. This results in confusing clear across the board, because when one person moves, everyone moves.

If you like a bit of change, do it in a class I'm not in. Calc is hard enough without the added strain of choosing a seat everytime.

Thank-you

2005-03-14T09:07:00.000-05:00

I wonder where my Dad is, I haven't seen him for like 2 weeks. He just seemed to have disappeared one day. Interesting...

Same with my Mom, she's gone now too.

This is all kinda freaky guys.

2005-03-13T00:40:00.000-05:00

Bowl-A-Rama on Adelaide is the best place in the world. Getto bowling. The place is like stepping back in time. Except for the big music video screens. And the bar has a take out window, how cool is that.

Yesterday I was shopping at St. Vincent De Paul. I found a couple of cool suit jackets. I think I should start wearing more suit jackets. With any type of pant too.

Well I'm on a roll, as far as posting is concerned. Whats this, my 8th day in a row?

2005-03-12T13:30:00.000-05:00

Yesterday I went to Curry In A Hurry. I wouldn't say its the greatest curry ever, but what really made it cool, was how quickly you got it. Plus they do take-away. I think we were in and out within 25 minutes. Pretty fast for a sit down restaurant.

I'm sitting at home today. I find it interesting not to be at work on a Saturday. I did have an exam this morning so that did take up some time.

Anyone who wants to hear a really cool playlist, let me know.

2005-03-11T12:58:00.000-05:00

Crazy,

Once again, I'm in the same room, (doesn't smell like a campfire) but someone had a book leaning on a keyboard so it was making a repetitive beeping noise.

Finally, someone made her move the book. How in the world could that girl work while the computer is making that noise?? She must be in arts.........

My head hurts, I think I need to eat something.

2005-03-10T10:37:00.000-05:00

I have a chronic fear that my lab work will not turn out. Especially when I'm making up my one exxperiment. I don't know if what I did was right, maybe I won't get any growth. I don't want to have to do it all over again....

Transformations are extra difficult. All I'm doing is pipetting small amounts of liquid onto a petri dish, and hoping that something grows. Or in my case does grow.

Heres my experiment. Take a four plasmids, coat two of their epindorf tubes with sunscreen. Put all the tubes into a UV machine, and zap them for 1 minute and 4 minutes. Do this twice. Then transform the plasmids and plate them on petri dishes containing amp. The ones with amp resistance will grow.

The hypothesis is that sunscreen will protect the plasmids and keep them from dying. Therefore I'll see growth....

Here's hoping it works.

2005-03-09T15:53:00.000-05:00

I'm going for an interview at Copp's Build-All on Friday morning. I sure hope I can get a job, cause right now with the hours I get at Staples, I'll not be able to afford to go back to school.

So combined with my genetics exam to study for, I now also have a math assignment due on Friday. At least I'm not like many others in my program who have three exams this weekend..... Genetics, Stats, and Cell Biology, that is a rough load.

I should quit slacking and get some work done.

2005-03-08T23:47:00.000-05:00

i've decided to post more and following the insight of the one they call kate i've decided to become a beatnic or at least write like karouac i pity the poor people who are
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this thursday there will be a time of tambourines and dancing at the wave all should attend as the montreal scene explodes on london projet orange will be playing at school come if you want or don't come not to me

2005-03-07T13:53:00.000-05:00

The room I'm in right now smells like a campfire. Why in the world would any room smell like a campfire.

I have a whole lot of studying. Crap, a beeping noise just started. Now it just a long high pictches squeel. Its really really annoying. Please make it go away. Soon.

YEAH. NOW I NEED TO SCREAM SO YOU CAN HEAR ME OVER THE NOISE. I have a lot of studying to do for genetics. I've got over 150 pages to read and take notes on. Then a bunch of problems to solve.

Ha ha ha
Theres and old man in here who keeps looking around and scowling. I don't think he likes that noise. I wonder where its coming from??

2005-03-06T00:21:00.000-05:00

Ok, so far no one has given me any money. Whats up with that people. Don't you want me to feel fullfilled? Uh huh. I know you do. Cause if I'm happy everybody will be happy. Right.

Also, I have really good one liners. I let you decide what to make of that.

I should have studied today. But instead I argued about the verbosity of modern philosophers. Later on I had a discussion about the price of food at grocery stores. I was right on both issues.

Yeah, wanna make something of it?

Why I Don't Do Titles

2005-03-04T10:12:00.000-05:00

Dialectical Materialism, that's why.

What's that to you?

Anyways, in other news, money to you after she through witness you unusual. Yeah.
Cyndi Lauper knows who VanGogh is.

Item! I need a new copy of Puff the Magic Dragon on vinyl.
Item! I pretty much need everything on vinyl. Except John Mayer. So get on it.
Now Accepting Donations

2005-03-02T19:41:00.000-05:00

Hi,

How are you doing today? I'm fine thankyou.

2005-02-19T21:45:00.000-05:00

Im going to die.
Im going to go crazy.
Something is going to happen to me soon.

In montreal where the drivers here try to run the pedestrian over, like a game. The place is huge, and we walk or subway everywhere. Thats cool though.

see joels blog for more in depth coverage.

back to you susie with the weather.

ha ha ha haha

i lied, Im still here.
Are you

argggggg no question marks poag me hone french keyboard!