Good morning friends and newcomers.
It's a day off edition of the morning musings so we're mobile.
First and most importantly thoughts of love and support go out to E-ve and her mother. Please join me in passing on these thoughts.
We've been complaining about the weather a lot lately. But not today. The sun is out, the temperature is up and a walk is scheduled. I'm impressed and glad that things have turned back around.
The Blue Jays lost their first game of the year last night. We're 2-1 now. Game four of the season and the series with the Tigers goes today at 12:30pm and will feature the MLB debut of LHP Ricky Romero. You may not know who he is, but I do. And I hope he gives you a reason to know him soon.
Galen Weston is talking to me on TV right now about the new PC Water Filter. This guy may be the best pitch man around. In a show down with Shamwow Vince, I'll take Galen every time.
I made a comment to E-ve yesterday about harmonies in music and how they make me happy. I didn't fully explain, and to be honest I don't know if I have the words to explain it at all. But I think it comes to a point around connections and how they seem absolutely perfect set to music. I have favourites, mostly in country music because I get to hear dudes and girls singing together more.
Now that I've waxed all poetic I think it's time to say adios.
Enjoy your day and your evening. Here's hoping tomorrow starts a long weekend for you.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Snowy April Hump Day Musings
Welcome to your day. It’s Wednesday I believe. That makes sense. With that all figured out, Happy Hump Day.
New reports are coming out today about the dude that stole the plane in Thunder Bay and landed it on a dirt road in Missouri. The guy was apparently hoping to be shot down by American military jets before he ever would have had a chance to land. Adam Leon, 31 landed the Cessna 172 and walked to a local grocery store where he bought himself something to drink and waited for police to find him and arrest him about 35 minutes later. I’m not sure what to make of this, it’s a sad story if the guy thought that he wanted to commit suicide but wasn’t able to bring himself to it. Hopefully the charges and things won’t push him further into depression. Best wishes Mr. Leon.
Last night was almost a clean sweep for Toronto sports teams, almost. The Leafs knocked off the Devils who continue to slide into the playoffs. The Blue Jays wouldn’t roll over and play dead against the Tigers, and despite BJ Ryan’s best efforts, we were able to win the game on E-ve’s bf Rod Barajas’ RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The only loss in the group goes to the lowly Raptors who just can’t seem to play with any consistency. The Atlanta Hawks came in to town and almost looked like they were going to hand Toronto the game. Then they decided to start scoring because the Raptors weren’t guarding, and we lost the game. Same old story, at least it’s almost over.
Big shout out to my friend Bambi Blue, writer extraordinaire. Find her at www.hotpinkgeek.com there on the left side of the screen. And if you or anyone that you know wants to pay her, or me for that matter to write for you let us know.
Side note: It’s snowing again today in Toronto. Boo!
E-ve just asked me if I was excited for Easter, the answer is yes. There will be chocolate, ham, and cranberries, maybe some wine, for sure some rum and some family too I suppose.
Blockbuster says they may go bankrupt! That’s right. The people that I have been buying used DVD’s from at cut rates are saying that they may not be able to survive much longer due to the current economic climate.
I’d like to take this space to appreciate some awesome Wally’s in the world. Wally West, Wally Szczerbiak, Wall-e, Me… ok so there aren’t a lot of famous dudes named Wally. In fact only 1 on that list is a real Wally. But it’s a cool name, so we’re sticking with it!
I think that’s it for today. Stay warm my friends. It may look like spring out there, but it’s a lie.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/d2ldwo - Man Steals Plane, Wanted To Be Shot Down.
http://tinyurl.com/db6krs - Leafs Win.
http://tinyurl.com/c7wuea - Blue Jays Win!
http://tinyurl.com/d8fjf3 - Raptors Lose.
http://tinyurl.com/dzp476 - Blockbuster Tanking?!
New reports are coming out today about the dude that stole the plane in Thunder Bay and landed it on a dirt road in Missouri. The guy was apparently hoping to be shot down by American military jets before he ever would have had a chance to land. Adam Leon, 31 landed the Cessna 172 and walked to a local grocery store where he bought himself something to drink and waited for police to find him and arrest him about 35 minutes later. I’m not sure what to make of this, it’s a sad story if the guy thought that he wanted to commit suicide but wasn’t able to bring himself to it. Hopefully the charges and things won’t push him further into depression. Best wishes Mr. Leon.
Last night was almost a clean sweep for Toronto sports teams, almost. The Leafs knocked off the Devils who continue to slide into the playoffs. The Blue Jays wouldn’t roll over and play dead against the Tigers, and despite BJ Ryan’s best efforts, we were able to win the game on E-ve’s bf Rod Barajas’ RBI sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th. The only loss in the group goes to the lowly Raptors who just can’t seem to play with any consistency. The Atlanta Hawks came in to town and almost looked like they were going to hand Toronto the game. Then they decided to start scoring because the Raptors weren’t guarding, and we lost the game. Same old story, at least it’s almost over.
Big shout out to my friend Bambi Blue, writer extraordinaire. Find her at www.hotpinkgeek.com there on the left side of the screen. And if you or anyone that you know wants to pay her, or me for that matter to write for you let us know.
Side note: It’s snowing again today in Toronto. Boo!
E-ve just asked me if I was excited for Easter, the answer is yes. There will be chocolate, ham, and cranberries, maybe some wine, for sure some rum and some family too I suppose.
Blockbuster says they may go bankrupt! That’s right. The people that I have been buying used DVD’s from at cut rates are saying that they may not be able to survive much longer due to the current economic climate.
I’d like to take this space to appreciate some awesome Wally’s in the world. Wally West, Wally Szczerbiak, Wall-e, Me… ok so there aren’t a lot of famous dudes named Wally. In fact only 1 on that list is a real Wally. But it’s a cool name, so we’re sticking with it!
I think that’s it for today. Stay warm my friends. It may look like spring out there, but it’s a lie.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/d2ldwo - Man Steals Plane, Wanted To Be Shot Down.
http://tinyurl.com/db6krs - Leafs Win.
http://tinyurl.com/c7wuea - Blue Jays Win!
http://tinyurl.com/d8fjf3 - Raptors Lose.
http://tinyurl.com/dzp476 - Blockbuster Tanking?!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Snowy April Tuesday Morning Musings
Good morning snow covered friends. And good morning as well to those of you that aren’t watching snow flakes dance in the wind.
I’m having flash back moments to my childhood right now talking about the old cartoons that our generation used to watch. It all started with that $35 He-Man collectible that I saw at Silver Snail on Queen St E.
Here’s a quick list of the classics that I can think of.
-He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
-Thundercats
-Transformers
-Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
-The Care Bears
-Duck Tales
-Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
-Tailspin
-The Gummi Bears
-The Raccoons, etc.
The list goes on and on of course. And I’m interested to hear what classics got everybody else out of bed on Saturday mornings.
Last night was a good night to be a sports fan. I know that I say that a lot, but last night it was especially true. Yesterday was Major League Baseball’s true opening day. I know that there was that one game on Sunday night, but yesterday was the real deal. And I’m jealous and proud to say that E-ve was in the 500 level of the Rogers Centre to watch Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays pound their way to a 12-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. I watched on TV and it wasn’t a particularly pretty game but a win is a win. Big congratulations to Adam Lind for driving in a career high 6 runs last night and being the current MLB leader in the RBI category.
Side note: Last night in the 8th inning the Tigers manager Jim Leyland pulled his players from the field and there was a 10-15 minute delay in the game. It happened because some of the fans at the Rogers Centre were throwing things on to the field. E-ve tells me that she saw an empty mickey of Vodka, paper airplanes, and baseballs. Unacceptable my friends. I love having a good time as much as the next guy does, and I have no problem with a beach ball or two making it on to the field, but come on people, nobody needs to get hurt. Thank you.
Also last night I was able to brag and be a little bit of a jerk to friends about my UNC Tar Heels winning the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. It was a big win over a Michigan State team that was supposed to be fueled by destiny. But sometimes in sports, destiny just can’t compete with talent.
Congratulations to coach Roy Williams on winning his second national title. And congratulations to the players. These guys took a lot of heat for being the best (kind of like the Yankees, when they were the best) and now they can look back 20 years from now and tell their kids that they were the best in the country. North Carolina Powder Blue was a man’s colour last night!
Big ups to Lady Antebellum for being our new myspace friend, and for having an amazingly catchy, sweet and harmonious hit with “I run to you”.
And I am admitting right here, right now, that Lady Gaga may have the catchiest pop tunes in the world right now.
That’s all for today folks. Enjoy the day, it’s Tuesday, which means it could be worse… it could be Monday.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/dm5e6d - He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe!
http://tinyurl.com/j3dto - Thundercats!
http://tinyurl.com/n6rw6 - The Raccoons!
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/ - Adam Lind, MLB RBI Leader.
http://tinyurl.com/ceddwl - UNC, National Champions!
http://tinyurl.com/d5hf4j - Lady Antebellum's Myspace.
http://tinyurl.com/dfgkkl - Lady Antebellum, I Run To You.
I’m having flash back moments to my childhood right now talking about the old cartoons that our generation used to watch. It all started with that $35 He-Man collectible that I saw at Silver Snail on Queen St E.
Here’s a quick list of the classics that I can think of.
-He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
-Thundercats
-Transformers
-Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
-The Care Bears
-Duck Tales
-Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
-Tailspin
-The Gummi Bears
-The Raccoons, etc.
The list goes on and on of course. And I’m interested to hear what classics got everybody else out of bed on Saturday mornings.
Last night was a good night to be a sports fan. I know that I say that a lot, but last night it was especially true. Yesterday was Major League Baseball’s true opening day. I know that there was that one game on Sunday night, but yesterday was the real deal. And I’m jealous and proud to say that E-ve was in the 500 level of the Rogers Centre to watch Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays pound their way to a 12-5 win over the Detroit Tigers. I watched on TV and it wasn’t a particularly pretty game but a win is a win. Big congratulations to Adam Lind for driving in a career high 6 runs last night and being the current MLB leader in the RBI category.
Side note: Last night in the 8th inning the Tigers manager Jim Leyland pulled his players from the field and there was a 10-15 minute delay in the game. It happened because some of the fans at the Rogers Centre were throwing things on to the field. E-ve tells me that she saw an empty mickey of Vodka, paper airplanes, and baseballs. Unacceptable my friends. I love having a good time as much as the next guy does, and I have no problem with a beach ball or two making it on to the field, but come on people, nobody needs to get hurt. Thank you.
Also last night I was able to brag and be a little bit of a jerk to friends about my UNC Tar Heels winning the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. It was a big win over a Michigan State team that was supposed to be fueled by destiny. But sometimes in sports, destiny just can’t compete with talent.
Congratulations to coach Roy Williams on winning his second national title. And congratulations to the players. These guys took a lot of heat for being the best (kind of like the Yankees, when they were the best) and now they can look back 20 years from now and tell their kids that they were the best in the country. North Carolina Powder Blue was a man’s colour last night!
Big ups to Lady Antebellum for being our new myspace friend, and for having an amazingly catchy, sweet and harmonious hit with “I run to you”.
And I am admitting right here, right now, that Lady Gaga may have the catchiest pop tunes in the world right now.
That’s all for today folks. Enjoy the day, it’s Tuesday, which means it could be worse… it could be Monday.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/dm5e6d - He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe!
http://tinyurl.com/j3dto - Thundercats!
http://tinyurl.com/n6rw6 - The Raccoons!
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/stats/ - Adam Lind, MLB RBI Leader.
http://tinyurl.com/ceddwl - UNC, National Champions!
http://tinyurl.com/d5hf4j - Lady Antebellum's Myspace.
http://tinyurl.com/dfgkkl - Lady Antebellum, I Run To You.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Messy Monday Morning Musings
Welcome to your Monday friends.
Favourite headline of the day so far comes from British Colombia. Mud Swallows Woman’s Pants. She was out on an ATV with friends and things got bad. Fire crews rescued her before the mud took her forever, she’ll be ok. The pants though were sucked right off of her body.
Fast & Furious was tops at the box office over the weekend proving that guys with cars will still drive to movie theatres and buy tickets even in a recession. The movie grossed $72.5 million, more than doubling last weeks high earner Monsters vs. Aliens. All I’m going to ask that right now while it is snowy and rainy and gross on the streets, please don’t be racing your car around town like you’re Paul Walker. You’re not. Thank you.
Congratulations to everyone that won Academy of Country Music Awards last night. Well deserved. Our friend Taylor Swift took home album of the year honors for Fearless and was awarded a special crystal statue for selling the most country records of the year and bringing young fans back to country music. Reba was an amazing hostess as expected and the show (parts that I saw at least) looked good.
Baseball also started last night as we were giddy about yesterday. The Braves beat the Phillies and tonight everyone else (weather permitting) takes to field to start their 162 game campaigns. In Toronto it’s almost a flash back to 32 years ago when the Blue Jays played their first ever game against the White Sox at old Exhibition Stadium in the snow. This year it is snowing, but we’re playing the Tigers and there’s a roof on the Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays do open tonight which is great! We don’t have a lot of expectations heaped on the team, but consistency and competition are all I’m asking for. E-ve has plans to go to the game tonight. I plan on asking her for a score book and maybe a picture or two from her iPhone. I should probably ask her before she reads my requests here. Xoxo
Went for a nice little walk with E-ve last night in the village to the east of the apt. It really is a nice little neighbourhood, and will be worth walking around in when the weather decides that it wants to turn to spring and summer. Here’s hoping that it comes sooner rather than later.
Easter is this coming weekend, which means family and food for me. It also means a Stat Holiday on Friday of this week. For those of you who celebrate Easter, cheers. For my friends who do not, cheers to you too. I hope that everyone is able to take advantage of the long weekend to be with loved ones.
Happy Monday again mes amis, I hope that the rest of the week goes well for you all. Study hard for exams and get ready for the summer.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/cvgr6l - Mud Swallows Woman's Pants!
http://www.imdb.com/chart/ - Weekend Box Office Numbers.
http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/ - Academy Of Country Music Awards!
http://tinyurl.com/ccrsfj - Toronto Snow Game, April 7, 1977.
Favourite headline of the day so far comes from British Colombia. Mud Swallows Woman’s Pants. She was out on an ATV with friends and things got bad. Fire crews rescued her before the mud took her forever, she’ll be ok. The pants though were sucked right off of her body.
Fast & Furious was tops at the box office over the weekend proving that guys with cars will still drive to movie theatres and buy tickets even in a recession. The movie grossed $72.5 million, more than doubling last weeks high earner Monsters vs. Aliens. All I’m going to ask that right now while it is snowy and rainy and gross on the streets, please don’t be racing your car around town like you’re Paul Walker. You’re not. Thank you.
Congratulations to everyone that won Academy of Country Music Awards last night. Well deserved. Our friend Taylor Swift took home album of the year honors for Fearless and was awarded a special crystal statue for selling the most country records of the year and bringing young fans back to country music. Reba was an amazing hostess as expected and the show (parts that I saw at least) looked good.
Baseball also started last night as we were giddy about yesterday. The Braves beat the Phillies and tonight everyone else (weather permitting) takes to field to start their 162 game campaigns. In Toronto it’s almost a flash back to 32 years ago when the Blue Jays played their first ever game against the White Sox at old Exhibition Stadium in the snow. This year it is snowing, but we’re playing the Tigers and there’s a roof on the Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays do open tonight which is great! We don’t have a lot of expectations heaped on the team, but consistency and competition are all I’m asking for. E-ve has plans to go to the game tonight. I plan on asking her for a score book and maybe a picture or two from her iPhone. I should probably ask her before she reads my requests here. Xoxo
Went for a nice little walk with E-ve last night in the village to the east of the apt. It really is a nice little neighbourhood, and will be worth walking around in when the weather decides that it wants to turn to spring and summer. Here’s hoping that it comes sooner rather than later.
Easter is this coming weekend, which means family and food for me. It also means a Stat Holiday on Friday of this week. For those of you who celebrate Easter, cheers. For my friends who do not, cheers to you too. I hope that everyone is able to take advantage of the long weekend to be with loved ones.
Happy Monday again mes amis, I hope that the rest of the week goes well for you all. Study hard for exams and get ready for the summer.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/cvgr6l - Mud Swallows Woman's Pants!
http://www.imdb.com/chart/ - Weekend Box Office Numbers.
http://www.cmt.com/acm-awards/ - Academy Of Country Music Awards!
http://tinyurl.com/ccrsfj - Toronto Snow Game, April 7, 1977.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Sunny Sunday Spring's Here Musings
Good Sunday morning ladies and gentlemen. I hope that if the sun is shining you are enjoying it, and if it’s rainy, or heaven forbid snowing, you are snuggled warmly in your bed.
I walked out the front door this morning to find the phenomenon known as the free Sunday newspaper sitting on the step. The paper has been coming most Sunday’s since mid-February and I have no idea why. There’s a big #3 written in black marker that tells me it’s mine, and sometimes it’s even been right outside of my apt door. Weird to say the least. Especially since this isn’t a paper that I would pay for. At first I thought maybe it was a Sunday edition subscription from E-ve for my birthday, but then I realized and she confirmed that it isn’t a paper that she would pay for either. They do have the best sports section though, so that’s something.
The Academy of Country Music Award show is tonight, and you know what that means…. Taylor Swift! Ms. Swift has 4 nominations tonight which is fantastic. I do have to be fair and mention that there are others with more nods. Veteran hit maker George Strait has 6 chances to take home a trophy this year, which is pretty good for a dude that’s been making Wrangler jeans famous for almost 30 years. And Kenny Chesney is aiming for his record tying 5th consecutive Entertainer of the Year award.
Side note: There’s a fantastic youtube video from the 2008 CMT Music Awards of Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town covering “Life in a Northern Town”. It gives me goose bumps and chills every time.
Side note: I really do <3 country music. And I thank my mom for introducing me to it when I was young. The story telling makes me smile and cry and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
This is also the night that WWE Wrestling celebrates the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania. Whether you like it or not, this thing has become one of the biggest sports/ entertainment events of the year. If you have the cash and the friends that want to watch it’s hard to go wrong with having a bunch of guys and girls over to view the spectacle. Have everyone pitch in and there you go. In the past my friends and I have written down our picks in matches and then compared results after the show. I’ve never won.
Yesterday was a fantastic sports day for us. The Toronto Raptors won their 6th game in a row, too little too late, but fun to watch. The Montreal Canadiens took a huge bite out of the Toronto Maple Leafs and put a 5 point spread between themselves and the 9th place Florida Panthers. Michigan State beat number 1 ranked UCONN to advance to the NCAA finals on Monday night. And my boys from the University of North Carolina will join them after beating Villinova. The only loss was that of Toronto FC in their home opener against Seattle.
Side note: I was 10 years off yesterday, the Michigan State championship was 1979, 30 years ago. My apologies.
And I know that spring is here because tonight the MLB season officially starts. The Atlanta Braves take on the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies at 8pm on ESPN2.
That’s all for today my friends. Enjoy the rest of the day and the remainder of the weekend.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/dybn3u - Academy of Country Music Awards Tonight!
http://tinyurl.com/cbc7ta - Sugarland ft. Little Big Town and Jake Owen.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/ - WrestleMania XXV.
http://tinyurl.com/d39ejn - Raptors Win Streak Hits 6.
http://tinyurl.com/dlvkhr - NHL Standings.
http://tinyurl.com/crsb4v - Braves vs. Phillies Preview.
I walked out the front door this morning to find the phenomenon known as the free Sunday newspaper sitting on the step. The paper has been coming most Sunday’s since mid-February and I have no idea why. There’s a big #3 written in black marker that tells me it’s mine, and sometimes it’s even been right outside of my apt door. Weird to say the least. Especially since this isn’t a paper that I would pay for. At first I thought maybe it was a Sunday edition subscription from E-ve for my birthday, but then I realized and she confirmed that it isn’t a paper that she would pay for either. They do have the best sports section though, so that’s something.
The Academy of Country Music Award show is tonight, and you know what that means…. Taylor Swift! Ms. Swift has 4 nominations tonight which is fantastic. I do have to be fair and mention that there are others with more nods. Veteran hit maker George Strait has 6 chances to take home a trophy this year, which is pretty good for a dude that’s been making Wrangler jeans famous for almost 30 years. And Kenny Chesney is aiming for his record tying 5th consecutive Entertainer of the Year award.
Side note: There’s a fantastic youtube video from the 2008 CMT Music Awards of Sugarland, Jake Owen and Little Big Town covering “Life in a Northern Town”. It gives me goose bumps and chills every time.
Side note: I really do <3 country music. And I thank my mom for introducing me to it when I was young. The story telling makes me smile and cry and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
This is also the night that WWE Wrestling celebrates the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania. Whether you like it or not, this thing has become one of the biggest sports/ entertainment events of the year. If you have the cash and the friends that want to watch it’s hard to go wrong with having a bunch of guys and girls over to view the spectacle. Have everyone pitch in and there you go. In the past my friends and I have written down our picks in matches and then compared results after the show. I’ve never won.
Yesterday was a fantastic sports day for us. The Toronto Raptors won their 6th game in a row, too little too late, but fun to watch. The Montreal Canadiens took a huge bite out of the Toronto Maple Leafs and put a 5 point spread between themselves and the 9th place Florida Panthers. Michigan State beat number 1 ranked UCONN to advance to the NCAA finals on Monday night. And my boys from the University of North Carolina will join them after beating Villinova. The only loss was that of Toronto FC in their home opener against Seattle.
Side note: I was 10 years off yesterday, the Michigan State championship was 1979, 30 years ago. My apologies.
And I know that spring is here because tonight the MLB season officially starts. The Atlanta Braves take on the defending World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies at 8pm on ESPN2.
That’s all for today my friends. Enjoy the rest of the day and the remainder of the weekend.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/dybn3u - Academy of Country Music Awards Tonight!
http://tinyurl.com/cbc7ta - Sugarland ft. Little Big Town and Jake Owen.
http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/ - WrestleMania XXV.
http://tinyurl.com/d39ejn - Raptors Win Streak Hits 6.
http://tinyurl.com/dlvkhr - NHL Standings.
http://tinyurl.com/crsb4v - Braves vs. Phillies Preview.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Happy Saturday Morning Musings
Good morning y’all.
It’s the weekend and that means that my mind is kind of wandering. Even though I’m at work there are a bunch of random thoughts that are running through my head and leading me to the internet.
I was on youtube and remembered a fantastic clip of a 4 year old lip-syncing to Jukebox Hero. It’s 4:14 of adorable little kid being a rock star. The only question that I’ve got (and I’ve heard it from others) is whether or not it’s child abuse to make a child listen to Jukebox Hero enough to know the words.
New pictures are up on the myspace of the things that I saw while I was out with Jake. Some of the toys that I didn’t take a picture of were the Guitar Hero figures. I just don’t get it. Why the heck would anyone want an “action” figure of the fake Guitar Hero guys. What is the world coming to?
NCAA semi-final day is today! I’m excited. There are story lines galore for everyone to fall in love with. 1. This is the 20th anniversary of Michigan States NCAA championship with Magic Johnson at the helm. Michigan State is playing in Detroit, and giving hope to thousands of people that are going through really tough times in Detroit and the surrounding areas. 2. 3 of North Carolina’s top players skipped last years draft to come back to school and to have a chance to win a National Championship. Tyler Hansborough could have been a top 5 pick in the draft last summer, and now he’s looking at being a late first round or early second round pick. That is a huge difference in money for this young man.
Big smiles came yesterday when I discovered that BlackBerry is joining the App store game with BlackBerry App World. So far I’ve added the Hockey News and Wattpad and will no doubt be looking for more as the days go by.
Fingers crossed that we get to see E-ve this weekend. Plan may be to watch some Wall-e since the DVD now resides on my shelf with the rest of the collection.
Hannah Montana is on the HDTV in the store right now. I’m not sure what to say… there is a 19yr old girl and two 20-something dudes sitting here. Don’t judge us.
Side note: The Hannah Montana Movie comes out soon!
And we’ll close on that note today my friends. Bon weekend.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/c4cbaw - Jukebox Hero 4 Year Old!
http://tinyurl.com/dgv26d - Guitar Hero Action Figures?
http://tinyurl.com/c39ubg - NCAA Final Four Coverage!
http://tinyurl.com/c2lb5e - BlackBerry App World.
http://tinyurl.com/c3m5kj -Hannah Montana: The Movie, LA Premiere.
It’s the weekend and that means that my mind is kind of wandering. Even though I’m at work there are a bunch of random thoughts that are running through my head and leading me to the internet.
I was on youtube and remembered a fantastic clip of a 4 year old lip-syncing to Jukebox Hero. It’s 4:14 of adorable little kid being a rock star. The only question that I’ve got (and I’ve heard it from others) is whether or not it’s child abuse to make a child listen to Jukebox Hero enough to know the words.
New pictures are up on the myspace of the things that I saw while I was out with Jake. Some of the toys that I didn’t take a picture of were the Guitar Hero figures. I just don’t get it. Why the heck would anyone want an “action” figure of the fake Guitar Hero guys. What is the world coming to?
NCAA semi-final day is today! I’m excited. There are story lines galore for everyone to fall in love with. 1. This is the 20th anniversary of Michigan States NCAA championship with Magic Johnson at the helm. Michigan State is playing in Detroit, and giving hope to thousands of people that are going through really tough times in Detroit and the surrounding areas. 2. 3 of North Carolina’s top players skipped last years draft to come back to school and to have a chance to win a National Championship. Tyler Hansborough could have been a top 5 pick in the draft last summer, and now he’s looking at being a late first round or early second round pick. That is a huge difference in money for this young man.
Big smiles came yesterday when I discovered that BlackBerry is joining the App store game with BlackBerry App World. So far I’ve added the Hockey News and Wattpad and will no doubt be looking for more as the days go by.
Fingers crossed that we get to see E-ve this weekend. Plan may be to watch some Wall-e since the DVD now resides on my shelf with the rest of the collection.
Hannah Montana is on the HDTV in the store right now. I’m not sure what to say… there is a 19yr old girl and two 20-something dudes sitting here. Don’t judge us.
Side note: The Hannah Montana Movie comes out soon!
And we’ll close on that note today my friends. Bon weekend.
Today’s links:
http://tinyurl.com/c4cbaw - Jukebox Hero 4 Year Old!
http://tinyurl.com/dgv26d - Guitar Hero Action Figures?
http://tinyurl.com/c39ubg - NCAA Final Four Coverage!
http://tinyurl.com/c2lb5e - BlackBerry App World.
http://tinyurl.com/c3m5kj -Hannah Montana: The Movie, LA Premiere.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Rainy Friday Morning Musings. Mind Blown Edition.
Good morning, thanks for permitting us a couple of days to relax and such. We’re glad to be back.
The reason that no new posts got sent from the BB was that Jake was in town staying at the apt. When Jake comes to town we always have a good time. It’s predictable, dependable, you might even say reliable.
Wednesday night E-ve and Jake and a couple of other friends and I went to a comedy pro-am in Toronto at Absolute Comedy. The headliner, main event and show stopper of the night was, without a doubt Debra DiGiovanni. This woman is hilarious. If you ever, ever have a chance to see her, be there. If you haven’t seen her, turn on your TV. She’s been on Last Comic Standing and Video on Trial among other programs. She’s quick, funny, jovial and has a surprisingly filthy mouth. I liked it. It was probably the best $6 dollars for a couple hours of entertainment I’ve spent in a long time. Well done Ms. DiGiovanni.
Thursday night Jake and I went to 6 Degrees in the same neighbourhood and saw Bert V. Royal’s “Dog Sees God”. It was fantastic. Amazing. It blew my mind. If you have the to see this play, do it. It’s been extended to April 18th at 6 Degrees on Yonge St, just north of Eglinton. It’s smart, funny, sad, obnoxious, hot, provocative and will make you question everything that you thought you knew about the Peanuts gang and high school kids, your friends, family and children. I’m not sure if I will be able to watch “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” the same way this year. And I’m glad we aren’t close to Christmas because I’m not sure I’d be able to watch the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at all. Because we’re a family show I’m not going to run a bunch of review stuff here. This is an adult only show, that much I will tell you. And I would not want to be sitting beside my mom while watching it. I may post some more about it on the myspace. It really was uber fantastic. It was also pretty cool that the producers brought playwright Bert V. Royal to Toronto and had him sit and watch the show without telling the cast. They brought him up on stage after the show and the reactions on the faces of the cast were priceless. I’m pretty sure that Adamo Ruggiero (Degrassi: The Next Generation) was crying.
In between entertainment venues we hit book stores, comic shops, sports memorabilia dealers and other such places while walking around the streets of the city. There are pictures of things that we found that I will be posting on Flickr and myspace. Found a great Wally Szczerbiak figure from the McFarlane toy collection, a He-Man figure that is going for 35 bucks, when I’m pretty sure it’s almost the exact same as the ones we used to play with as kids. There were even Heroes figures, so I snapped a picture of Claire Bennet. Save the cheerleader, save the world.
It’s a sad week for NHL hockey in Ontario as both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the NHL play-off hunt. And with the Edmonton Oilers struggling in the Western Conference we may be looking at only 3 Canadian teams in the tournament for the Stanley Cup.
In other geek-worthy exciting news, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is now on book shelves. I saw it at HMV for 25% off. It’s on my shopping list now. Photo will be uploaded.
It’s raining hard here today ppl, drops are bouncing back up off of the street. I warned everyone about umbrella’s needed. Here’s hoping you listened.
That reminds me, I need an umbrella.
That’s all for today folks. Have a great day leading in to your weekend.
Today’s links:
http://www.myspace.com/debradg - Debra DiGiovanni's Myspace.
http://www.absolutecomedy.ca/ - Absolute Comedy, Toronto and Ottawa.
http://tinyurl.com/c4uvc5 - Dog Sees God.
http://tinyurl.com/czurvb - Dog Sees God Toronto.
http://tinyurl.com/dlvkhr - NHL Standings.
http://tinyurl.com/26rnnp - Toronto Weather :(
The reason that no new posts got sent from the BB was that Jake was in town staying at the apt. When Jake comes to town we always have a good time. It’s predictable, dependable, you might even say reliable.
Wednesday night E-ve and Jake and a couple of other friends and I went to a comedy pro-am in Toronto at Absolute Comedy. The headliner, main event and show stopper of the night was, without a doubt Debra DiGiovanni. This woman is hilarious. If you ever, ever have a chance to see her, be there. If you haven’t seen her, turn on your TV. She’s been on Last Comic Standing and Video on Trial among other programs. She’s quick, funny, jovial and has a surprisingly filthy mouth. I liked it. It was probably the best $6 dollars for a couple hours of entertainment I’ve spent in a long time. Well done Ms. DiGiovanni.
Thursday night Jake and I went to 6 Degrees in the same neighbourhood and saw Bert V. Royal’s “Dog Sees God”. It was fantastic. Amazing. It blew my mind. If you have the to see this play, do it. It’s been extended to April 18th at 6 Degrees on Yonge St, just north of Eglinton. It’s smart, funny, sad, obnoxious, hot, provocative and will make you question everything that you thought you knew about the Peanuts gang and high school kids, your friends, family and children. I’m not sure if I will be able to watch “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown” the same way this year. And I’m glad we aren’t close to Christmas because I’m not sure I’d be able to watch the “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at all. Because we’re a family show I’m not going to run a bunch of review stuff here. This is an adult only show, that much I will tell you. And I would not want to be sitting beside my mom while watching it. I may post some more about it on the myspace. It really was uber fantastic. It was also pretty cool that the producers brought playwright Bert V. Royal to Toronto and had him sit and watch the show without telling the cast. They brought him up on stage after the show and the reactions on the faces of the cast were priceless. I’m pretty sure that Adamo Ruggiero (Degrassi: The Next Generation) was crying.
In between entertainment venues we hit book stores, comic shops, sports memorabilia dealers and other such places while walking around the streets of the city. There are pictures of things that we found that I will be posting on Flickr and myspace. Found a great Wally Szczerbiak figure from the McFarlane toy collection, a He-Man figure that is going for 35 bucks, when I’m pretty sure it’s almost the exact same as the ones we used to play with as kids. There were even Heroes figures, so I snapped a picture of Claire Bennet. Save the cheerleader, save the world.
It’s a sad week for NHL hockey in Ontario as both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the NHL play-off hunt. And with the Edmonton Oilers struggling in the Western Conference we may be looking at only 3 Canadian teams in the tournament for the Stanley Cup.
In other geek-worthy exciting news, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is now on book shelves. I saw it at HMV for 25% off. It’s on my shopping list now. Photo will be uploaded.
It’s raining hard here today ppl, drops are bouncing back up off of the street. I warned everyone about umbrella’s needed. Here’s hoping you listened.
That reminds me, I need an umbrella.
That’s all for today folks. Have a great day leading in to your weekend.
Today’s links:
http://www.myspace.com/debradg - Debra DiGiovanni's Myspace.
http://www.absolutecomedy.ca/ - Absolute Comedy, Toronto and Ottawa.
http://tinyurl.com/c4uvc5 - Dog Sees God.
http://tinyurl.com/czurvb - Dog Sees God Toronto.
http://tinyurl.com/dlvkhr - NHL Standings.
http://tinyurl.com/26rnnp - Toronto Weather :(
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