Monday Morning Musings - Back To Work Edition

Hey all, Happy Monday.

I hope that everyone had a great weekend.

E-ve looks great in the pictures from her friend's bachelorette party. Take my word for it.

Thankfully there are no pictures of me from the double bachelor parties that I was at back home. Not that there was anything scandalous going on... but after a lot of beer I just don't look good in photos.

Big ups to the cheap beer prices back home. My goodness it is so much cheaper to party there than it is in Toronto.

Thumbs down to the Blue Jays who weren't able to take any momentum from a 16-2 drubbing of the Red Sox on Friday night... they friggin' lost Saturday and Sunday.

Back in the office this morning. Coffee is my friends as per usual.

I should get back to the grind...

Hockey season is only a month and a half away. That's the happy thought of the day. Run with it.

Have a great day kids.

I'll be back soon.

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Thursday Morning Musings - Almost There Edition

Good morning kids. 

We've made it all the way to Thursday already.  We're almost to the weekend.  Which is awesome because at the new job I actually get weekends off.

Welcome home to E-ve who was in Ottawa for a few days.  It seems like things went well. 

I have a jonesing to head to Ottawa this weekend to see Jake and Romeo again this weekend.  But I think I'm going to hold out for Jake's birthday in a few weeks.  It's coming in a month.

I can't wait for hockey to come back.  I love baseball and all, but there's something about the Habs fans and the way we interact that makes hockey season even better than it used to be.

Speaking of baseball... thumbs down to the Blue Jays after last night's game.  the Red Sox just ran them over... it was tough.

Here's hoping that they put together a better performance this afternoon.

High fives to all of you.  You deserve them.

Time to get back to work.

Be well mes amis.

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Saturday Morning Musings, Happy Hockey Day In Canada Edition

Hey there campers.


Welcome to the weekend. If you’re not at work like me I’m not sure why you’re awake, but good morning to you.

Big love to E-ve on a day off hopefully filled with warmth and relaxation before a bday party for an old friend tonight. It’s gonna be chilly, so I’ll be reminding her to bundle up.

I got final Jeopardy last night, and the bonus round puzzle on Wheel of Fortune. That’s right, I’m the man.

I saw something pretty crazy on the TV this morning. The news showed my old apartment building with the fire crews out front as they put out some kind of blaze last night. I’m not uber surprised that there was a fire to be honest. But I am happy that nobody was hurt.

Msn.ca is reporting that Lindsay Lohan is going to go topless in her next flick. I’m not sure what she’s trying to accomplish in her career, but it’s a new step for her I suppose.

In other entertainment news, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence have been handed a new ABC series. The last thing I remember Melissa Joan Hart from is Britney Spears’ Crazy video and that movie that it went with. And the only thing I remember of Joey is “Whoa”.

The 52nd Grammy Awards go tomorrow night. I’m not sure who is going to win what, but I’ll probably check it out to see some of the performances and winners. I love music in most of its forms so this is a good chance to see a bunch of them at once.

Congrats to Speed Skater Clara Hughes as she has been named Canada’s flag bearer at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Hughes is Canada’s only multiple medalist at both the Summer and Olympic games. That’s a pretty amazing accomplishment.

We’re rocking to Slacker Radio here in the store right now. It’s a pretty okay free internet radio site that you can get for your BlackBerry as well. I tried it on the BB but I took it off. It’s worth a free shot though if you’re looking for streaming radio.

It’s Hockey Day in Canada mes amis. A little earlier in the year than 2009 because of the Olympics, but still pretty cool. I hope that you enjoy the action all day long on the CBC.

Big ups to Jake at rehearsal today. Knock ‘em dead.

I think that’s all for now kids.

Have a great Saturday.

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Wednesday Morning Musings, 24 Hour Countdown And Thoughts Of An Android Edtion

Good day folks.

I hope that everyone is having a good start to their Wednesday.

We are now less than 24 hours away from E-ve’s birthday.

She’s got a great day planned tomorrow with family time and friend time all jam packed into 1 Thursday. It’s going to be a good one. I can feel it.

Sad faces were found all over Canada last night as our World Junior team was defeated by the American squad in overtime. It was the first time that the Canadian team lost the Gold Medal game since 2004 when the Americans won their first gold.

I’m thinking that I may be ready to ditch my Blackberry and go to an Android. Thoughts?

Yesterday I watched a lot of Youtube here at work and I was all over the country music. Sugarland really does blow me away. The songs, musicianship and the singing are all tremendous. I fully expect them to be at the top of the country music game for a long time to come.

Apparently my old buddy, and former coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Pat Burns has been telling stories about the Tiger Woods saga. Burns says that his buddies in the police department told him that Tiger lost 2 teeth and had a cut on his cheek from the swing of a golf club.

Side note: My fantasy hockey team has been brutal this week.

Congrats to Jake for finishing a stretch of 8 straight days at work.

Hoping that the Raptors can get another big win tonight. It would be 7 of 8 if they do. I’d be happy with that.

I lurve my E-ve.

Tons of things to do today and not enough time to do them.

Gotta jet for now.

Have a great day mes amis.

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Tuesday Morning Musings, 48 Hour Countdown and Batman VS J.C. Edition

Hola amigos.

Here’s hoping that you’re feeling well.

Happy to report that after a fantastic dinner of homemade baked beans and bread supplied by E-ve last night I slept pretty well and feel like I may be beating this cold thing.

Also, thumbs up to E-ve’s cooking. She doesn’t seem to give herself much credit for a lot of it, but she always does a pretty awesome job. I like it a lot.

And, we are now less than 48 hours away from E-ve’s birthday. It is fast approaching and I am quickly trying to finalize a plan in my head that will translate well to reality.

Team Canada goes for gold tonight against Team USA at the WJC in Saskatchewan. There will be a whole lot of people cheering on the under 19 year olds on the prairies.

It’s snowing again in Toronto. I think we’ve got a little bit of a pattern developing. I’m not sure how I’ll feel about it long term.

Here is my favourite Tweet sequence of the day from @ThatKevinSmith. The question was posed to him by @BMSTK and the answer is straight from the man himself.

“Batman VS Terminator VS Darth Vader VS Jesus VS a pack of Velociraptors. Who wins?” Batman takes out Arnie & Anakin with EMP blasts via Batmobile, & shatters grills of 2 raptors while root-canaling a third with boot-stomp. Since they’re beasts, his moral code doesn’t prevent him from snapping necks- leaving just the Christ. Batman pulls his uppercut to J.C.’s jaw. K.O. Jesus forgives Bats.

We are almost at the 300 post mark here at the Morning Muse… and that’s kinda cool to me.

Snuggie?

I am still having a hard time dealing with the fact that the University of North Carolina Tar Heels lost a basketball game to the College of Charleston Cougars. This is a loss where the Heels shot only 38 percent from the floor and were only 1 for 6 from 3-point range… unacceptable. Arg.

I think that’s about it for now folks. If anything pops into my head I’ll fire it up on the Twitter feed.

And, as per tradition, if you’re only here this one day of the week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.

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Saturday Morning Musings, First Muse Of The New Year Edition

Good morning mes amis.

I hope that the new year has started well for each and every one of you.

One quick thing before I really start. I saw a Facebook status that said something along the line of, Happy New Year to all of my friends, and everyone else can go F themselves. I think that’s absolutely terrible. I know this person and there are a lot of people that don’t especially care for her personality… so there are many people that aren’t her friend. I would personally like to wish all of those people a happy new year.

And now, my thank you’s need to be handed out.

Thank you to E-ve for a great NYE. Dinner was tasty and the company was lovely. Champagne was a great touch and our Christmas wine was a nice treat.

Also, thank you for my Christmas presents. I have been waiting years for Band of Brothers and now I have it. I have a feeling that there will soon be a marathon at my apartment.

This is the first muse of 2010 and as such it should be special. But really, I don’t know how to make it any more special than any of 2009’s posts were.

Thank you to everyone that has popped in to read during our first 280 something posts and I hope that you will all stick with us as we pass 300 and 400 and 500 during this year.

Thank you to everyone at the NHL that put together the 3rd annual Winter Classic at Fenway Park yesterday. The event was fun to watch from start to finish. I personally thought that singing Sweet Caroline during the 3rd period was a great touch. A lot of hockey fans didn’t seem to think so, but I believe that you have to embrace the tradition of the venue and city that you are using for special events.

The only true downside I saw was Daniel Powter singing the Canadian national anthem before the game. I did think that it was a nice touch for the NHL to have the anthem represented even though there wasn’t a Canadian team in the game, but Powter did a bad job. And the way he was moving around and such while he was singing made him look like a douche.

Confession: E-ve and I both napped through part of the game.

I’m hyped for the Raptors game tonight against the Boston Celtics because if we win it will mean a 6 game win streak. And our chances of winning are good because Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Rajon Rondo won’t be playing in the game.

It is friggin’ cold in the city today. Like -27 with the wind chill factor. Bundle up if you’re out in the sunshine today.

I think that’s all for now my friends. I hope that you have a great day.

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