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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Tuesday Morning Musings, Kobe Or LeBron Edition

Howdy y’all.


Welcome to Tuesday. I hope the sun is shining where you are.

Big lovin’ to E-ve. She is all kinds of awesome. It oozes from her being.

Tried to do a mock fantasy baseball draft this morning on Yahoo.ca. We got a little too busy for me to keep up with my turn or the auction. I’m not sure whether I’ll play in a league this year or not. But if I do I should probably start doing my research.

Curling is on the TV here at the store. Just because the Olympics are over doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy some rocks and ice.

I’m getting excited for the Iron Man 2 release. And E-ve telling me that she wants to see it is a big reason. There is little better than a girl that wants to see a comic book movie. Win!

The news is that Jaro Halak will start in goal tonight for the Habs. With the Lightning scoring goals a pretty good pace I hope he can stand tall. We need all the wins we can get in our last 15 games.

Good luck to the Good Lovelies who have been nominated for Root & Traditional Album of the Year: Group. And since I don’t know anything about any of the nominees I’m thinking that the girls have a pretty good shot at winning. And that would be pretty cool.

Scientists are saying that it’s just coincidence that there have been so many big earthquakes around the world lately. This isn’t a preview of 2012 or anything.

The Raptors are in LA tonight to play the Lakers. It’s a game that would be absolutely amazing to win. But I’m not holding my breath. I don’t recommend that you hold yours either.

If I’m building an NBA team from scratch I’ll take LeBron James with my first overall pick. But if I need 1 shot to win a big game, give me Kobe Bryant. That’s just the way it is.

I looked at a pretty cool bike yesterday. The frame was a weird green, but it was still cool. 27 speeds, disk brakes and street tires. But $970 is a pretty heavy price tag for me.

I’ll stick to the street car.

Seal meat is going to be added to the menu at the Parliamentary restaurant. Let the controversy begin.

I think that’s all for today my friends. Remember to tell the ones that you love how great they are. They deserve it.

And as always, if you’re only here this one day of the week, see you next Tuesday.

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Sunday Morning Musings, Jay Mewes Is A Hero Edition

Happy New Year to everyone out there celebrating the Year of the Tiger.


First and foremost a big happy Valentine’s Day to my E-ve. She’s the bees knees and the best Valentine a dude could ask for.

Secondly, happy Valentine’s Day to everyone else. I hope you all have a great day.

And happy birthday wishes go out to Daddy Z and our friend Bambi Blue from http://www.hotpinkgeek.com/

We’ll be seeing Daddy Z next week to wish him a good year in person.

High fives to Jenn Heil who had an amazing run in the Woman’s Moguls last night and took home the silver medal. I watched her run and cheered in my apartment as she took over the lead with only American Hannah Kearney left to ski. Kearney though, was amazing herself. Both women had almost perfect runs and I’m sure that Kearney’s friends and family and fans are proud of her just as Heil’s are happy to have seen her on the podium.

Last night also saw the death on the Dunk Contest. Unless something huge happens next year at All-Star week-end February 13th 2010 will be the day that people remember as the end. DeMar Derozan and Nate Robinson went head to head in the finals with Nate taking 51% of the fan vote to win his 3rd title. Derozan had the dunk of the night with an assist from Sonny Weems, but both dudes were flat in the final round. Charles Barkley’s commentary was the most entertaining part of the even overall.

There won’t be a single one of you that is jealous of last night’s at home dinner. It’s also the reason that there aren’t any pictures of it. I will tell you that sausages, creamed corn, salsa, Tabasco and onion were on the ingredient list. Let it never be said that I’m not creative in the kitchen.

I’ve just reached the part in Kevin Smith’s My Boring Ass Life where the story of Jason Mewes and his struggles with drug addiction is told. It’s an amazing tale that draws me in every time I start reading the book. Mewes is a celebrity, but to read about him in this way makes him just a regular dude. I’m glad to hear that he’s clean and sober and fighting the good fight. If you’re looking for a story with a happy ending after some very very sad parts, this is the one for you.

I feel like I’m doing a good thing right now as in the background of the computer I’m doing work to help out a Reverend. And, it’s Sunday. Mommy Z would be proud.

I just got the news that one of my favourite people in the world and his boyfriend have broken up. It makes me sad because they were together for a long time. But he truly is an amazing dude and I have no doubt that things will work out for him.

It’s a little bit grey outside today. But is it ever lovely temperature wise. I forgot to put my scarf on this morning, but it certainly didn’t matter. And to be honest, most years, if we were to have weather like this on the 14th of March I’d be happy. Weird weird weird.

I’m trying my best not to put on Youtube and watch Zac Brown Band videos.

I think that’s all for today mes amis. Have a great day. Enjoy Family Day tomorrow if you’re off and get to sleep in like I do. And enjoy the NBA All-Star game tonight if you’re into that kind of thing.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wednesday Morning Musings, Wii Belong In This World Together Edition

Good day to you all.

I hope that the chilly weather hasn’t shocked your systems too badly.

It’s mid-week now, half way to Romeo’s weekend, the first day of Jake’s weekend and my Friday.

Big ups to E-ve and best wishes to her mom for a speedy recovery from her current bout of not feeling so great. She’s a trooper. And all kinds of love to E-ve for being a great daughter and care giver.

All kinds of luck and positive thoughts are being sent to the ACC tonight as the Raptors take on the Miami Heat and try to continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings. I really believe that this is a play-off team. I don’t know if they can win in the play-offs, but I think that they can get there.

Police in Toronto have started a street crossing safety blitz in response to the multiple deaths in the first 3 weeks of the year. I never thought it would have to come to this, but people actually need to be told to watch for traffic.

PETA is proposing a robot stand-in for groundhogs for this Groundhog’s Day. I didn’t read the story because I think it’s a little ridiculous. If you want to see what they have to say it can be found at yahoo.ca

The story in the news right now is that South and North Korea exchanged fire near a sea border that is much contested. It can’t be good for the world that North Korea has their back up and is ready to fire any kind of weapon.

I watched the Habs play in Florida last night and had my heart broken in the 3rd period. The boys couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead in the game and lost 2-1 after a penalty shot and an even strength goal.

I have urges to play video games. And I don’t usually have those thoughts. Maybe I’ll clean the apartment so that E-ve will bring the Wii over.

There are still 6 hours left in the work day. This could be a long one.

I hope everyone in internet land has a good one.

Later my friends.

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Monday Morning Musings, New Orleans Is Still Rocking Edition

Howdy partners.

Welcome to the work week. If you were lucky enough to have the weekend off I hope that you enjoyed it. No hard feelings.

Big ups to E-ve for the text I got in the middle of the night. No reason, just a text that made me smile this morning. She really is the awesome.

I also smiled big yesterday when Heath told me that he saw Roy Halladay the other night after he left the bar (Heath not Doc). I love that dude so it was huge. Heath also met Cabbie at the airport last spring on his way to Ottawa. I think I need to hang out with Heath more often so that I can see all of these people.

Quick note: People are going to let you down from time to time. It’s not a reflection of you; it is a reflection of those people. It is how you choose to deal with it that reflects you as a person.

Huge win for the Toronto Raptors last night at home against the defending NBA champions the Los Angeles Lakers. The home town boys won 106-105 on 2 free throws made by Hedu Turkoglu with 1.2 seconds left in the game. I was nervous down the stretch and flipping TV channels back and forth with the NFL play-offs at the same time. What a night in sports.

Turns out that I could be an NFL expert as I did pick the Colts and Saints to meet in the Super Bowl. Even though both teams were down at points during the game, they both found a way to come back and make it to the big game.

The Saints continue to be a great story as the city of New Orleans rebuilds itself after Katrina. Having the pride that they do in a team that has been amazing is a great reminder of the human spirit and also how sports can be bigger than just a game on Sunday.

Rumour is that http://www.msn.ca/ has some behind the scenes something or other on the new Rihanna photo shoot.

I watched most of Chuck last night as the football game overlapped it a little bit due to the over time session. I won’t divulge and secrets or endings, but I was entertained. New characters are always fun, and story lines continue to evolve 5 episodes in to the season. It will be on again tonight for people that were too busy or distracted for the show last night.

The skies have cleared after lots of rain this morning. There are reports that it may rain some more, but the temperature is supposed to dip back below freezing so I’m not sure what will happen.

Talked to Mommy Z on the phone last night. Turns out that she loved Transformers 2 which surprised me a little bit. And she’s cool with the idea of E-ve and I coming to visit for Family Day in February.

I think that’s all for today friends. Have a great one.

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sunday Morning Musings, Trivial Pursuit And The Raptors Win Edition

Good day y’all.


It’s a grey and mild Sunday in Toronto, but I hope there’s some sunshine in your life wherever you are.


Big ups to E-ve as she prepares herself for Trivial Pursuit this evening. I have extreme faith in her ability to run the field with her knowledge of pretty much everything.


I’m not trying to stop anyone from playing Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Trivial Pursuit or Scrabble with E-ve, but it’s a tough go if you try. I’ll stick to sports trivia and things of that ilk.


In other game news, it’s a Killer Bunnies evening in Ottawa. Good luck to everyone in the battle for the winning carrot.


Karaoke was fun last night. As I mentioned on Twitter, my 2nd song was too big for me in the end. I did too much singing along, and I blame the shot of rye for me not being able to do justice to Tim McGraw’s Live Like You Were Dyin’. The last big long note was just a little too much.


I also realized that Glee has had a huge impact because when Sweet Caroline and Don’t Stop Believin’ came on all I could think about was those damn kids doing a fantastic job with the music.


I also received my first birthday gift of the year, which was unexpected and pretty cool. A wooden baseball bat, much like the ones I had when I was a kid. It feels perfect in my hands and reminds me of days gone by.


The late night street car ride home was packed with people that must have had a great time last night because it was loud and busy.


I had a good quick visit with E-ve before I went home to change to go out last night too. We had some Tim Hortons and chit chat. I was out of it a bit from working which didn’t make me great company, but she makes me a happy dude. I’m lucky.


Sad faces as mes Canadiens lost 4-2 last night to Ottawa. It wasn’t a great effort by les boys. And it underscores the fact that Montreal scores fewer goals per game than any other team in the NHL.


Happy faces as the Toronto Raptors are minutes away from a big home win against the Dallas Mavericks. These are games that are big to win because they give us the opportunity to beat bad teams and climb the standings instead of just treading water.


Time to wrap it up for the day. It’s a short work day and we’ve got basketball, hockey and football to watch.


Have a great day.


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Tuesday Morning Musings, Marvel's Making Decisions Edition

I'm mobile again today as last night's prime time TV line-up is playing on the computer here at the store. I'm not complaining. It was a good night for TV.

Big ups to E-ve for being the awesome! And good luck at school with the registering for new classes. She's crazy smart you know, I'm worried about Trivial Pursuit.

Exciting news as Romeo's new blog is up and live at www.semi-dailyplanet.blogspot.com when I get to the computer it will be the newest link in the blogroll.

Last night I wrote a piece that will be the first note on the new facebook page. And it may also lead to something new at blogspot.com as well. We'll have to wait and see how that goes.

Last night I also bought the new Kevin Smith book. Shooting the Sh*t with Kevin Smith, the best of SModcast. It's a funny read if you're a Smith fan. In fact, I missed my stop on the subway last night on the way home from work.

I am disappointed with the Toronto Raptors right now. Last night they had a huge lead on the road in Indiana, and they effing blew it.

My only consolation prize was that Tyler Hansborough showed me that he can be a real NBA basketball player. He's a North Carolina legend and now a serviceable big man in the pro's.

It's a sunny and cold day in the city. Everyone is bundled up. E-ve is thinking warm thoughts.

I read today that the Spider-man franchise has decided to reboot. The original release date was to have been set for summer 2011 but Marvel has now pushed the date to 2012 and Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire are both out. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do here. Marvel has a lot of irons in the fire in the next few years. Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, X-Men and The Avengers are all in their plans. Oh, and Iron Man 2 is coming out this year.

Time to wrap things up. I have some junk to do and I have to pee.

Have a great day my friends, and if you’re only here this one day a week, I’ll see you next Tuesday.

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

Saturday Morning Musings, That's A Challenge Edition

Good morning webheads.

I hope that everyone is warm and happy on this Saturday morning.

Big love to E-ve who had a rough trip home last night due to TTC issues. It was cold, but she was pretty bundled. Hopefully she’s thawed out by now and is comfy and cozy.

Congrats to the Raptors on another win last night. It was a game that they should have had less trouble with, but road wins are hard to come by in the NBA so I’ll just be happy with the W.

E-ve told me that it’s okay to be excited and countdown to Chuck now. So I am. Right now, while I type this we are just under 33 hours away from Chuck season 3 premiering on NBC.

Yay!

I got to watch the 1st episode of Glee yesterday on Showcase Diva. Don’t judge me. It was the first time that I had seen the episode and I very much understand why it was enough to get the hype machine moving.

Think we might have a plan for Family Day this year. It's the next holiday on the calender and a good time to hang out with Mommy Z and the animals out in the country.

High fives to everyone braving the cold. It’s chilly out there. If you’re not bundled up don’t even think about spending time out there. You’d be crazy.

E-ve and I postponed our scheduled Scrabble match from last night due to high levels of sleepiness. It was a reprieve for her as I would kick her ass. Ya that’s right, I said it. It’s a challenge. This is a throw down, a show down. Hell no I won’t slow down. Hehe

Currently watching Something, Something Dark Side on the computer at work.

Watched more Zac Brown videos on Youtube this morning. I'm starting to really dig these guys and their southern sound.

I’ll be cheering for the Dallas Cowboys tonight in the NFL play-offs. Let’s go ‘Boys!

Alright ladies and gents, I think it’s time to get some work done and check my fantasy pool picks one more time before the deadline.

Have a great weekend folks.

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

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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