Saturday Morning Musings, E-ve > Batman Edition

Good day to you all.


I hope that this finds you all well.

Welcome to the weekend, and a huge weekend it is.

For those of us puckheads and Olympic enthusiasts tomorrow will mark the biggest game we’ve ever watched. Be ready for Canada vs. USA friends. It could get crazy.

Big lovin’ to E-ve who ended up working a double shift yesterday at the restaurant. Good people do good things. You read it here. She is the awesome. And like I said on Twitter yesterday, I love her way more than I love Batman.

I forgot my chapstick today. Which sucks because my lips are drier than they have been all winter long. It figures that my system would fail me on the day I need it most. Sigh.

The snow is in the air here in Toronto again today. And some people are sick of it already. Makes me wonder what would have happened if we had a real winter earlier on.

I finished my Batman comic yesterday that E-ve got me for my bday. It was pretty good. And if Kevin Smith says that Widening Gyre is a better Batman story I think I will have to read it at some point to find out.

Finishing Batman also means that it’s time to start reading World War Z. Everyone loves a good piece of Zombie literature, and I’m hoping that this book is no different.

For some reason there isn’t a lot coming to mind today as I sit at the keyboard. Weird I know.

We’re rocking the iTunes radio on the computer right now while we wait for the latest episode of Survivor to download. My co-worker is a big fan, and who am I to deny him?

My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Chile. Yesterday’s earthquake was large and caused a lot of destruction. I hope for the best for those of you with friends and family there.

In other nature news, there’s a huge iceberg floating toward Australia. They say that it’s half the size of Prince Edward Island, that’s a big chunk of ice kids. And they also say that it’s not global warming related. Wild eh?

I think that’s all for now.

Have a great Saturday.

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Friday Morning Musings, Big Day Planned Edition

Hey there amigos.



Welcome to Friday. Here's hoping that things are fine.



Big high fives to E-ve for being awesome. We had a modified date day after plans changed yesterday but she was amazing.



I got World War Z for my bday and that was followed up with Batman: cacophony. Both are books I was itching to read and add to my geeky collection and now I can.



We also watched some curling and cheered for our Canadian skips as they earned their way into the gold medal games. And then we watched our Canadian women play a great game of puck and earn a 3rd straight Olympic gold medal.



Shout out to Pizza Nova who makes some tasty pizza and some surprisingly juicy and yummy chicken wings. Great meal to go with the games.



A special eff you to my stomach who has not taken kindly to chocolate birthday cake for breakfast.



As I mentioned on Twitter yesterday I have decided that I'm gonna start begging for comic books. I'm not talking about trading sex or anything that way. But gratitude and written praise and bartering will be available. So, if you've replaced single issues with trades or you've lost your love of the masked heroes or heck, if you just wanna support my habit like Jake and Romeo and E-ve do (love you folks) let me know.



Today will be spent relaxing, thinking, planning, reading, napping, TV watching and listening to my gurgly tummy on my day off. Tomorrow it's back to the store.



I'm sure that there's something I've missed today other than the men's hockey games you certainly know about already. And if I think of it I'll be sure to update the Twitter feed accordingly.



Have a great day kids, keep smiling.



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Thursday Morning Musings, Day Off Date Day Edition

Howdy y'all.



I hope that you were all able to witness the drubbing that Team Canada put on Team Russia last night. I fist pumped more during that 60 minutes of hockey than the entire cast of Jersey Shore did on MTV this season.



Here's my lovin' to E-ve. I'm excited for todays hang out and date day. Looks like some shopping mixed with food and perhaps some nap time. 3 things that I do enjoy. Plus, she's the awesome!



I put the question out on my Twitter and I'll put it here as well. Should I look to update my Green Arrow trades or pick up some Batman stuffs or go over to Marvel and see what Kevin Smith did with Spider-Man way back when? Let me know what you think.



They say more snow is gonna fall in Toronto today as well. I suppose I should do my best not to fall over and get soaked while I'm out. So far I've been lucky this winter, but you've always got to be careful kids.



I'd be remiss not to mention the Canada vs USA gold medal game today in women's hockey. Especially since I already told a dude on Twitter that there was indeed hockey tonight when he was complaining there wasn't.



Big ups to Seamus and Melissa on CTV's Olympic Morning. They have great chemistry and have been fun to watch.



I'm jealous of E-ve's Olympic mittens.



I've been trying to come up with non sports Long Form Muse ideas over the last few days. But it's been tough. I'm pretty dialed in right now. Maybe next week we'll be back with more.



Side note: Still a big fan of Taylor Swift.



Remember to keep smiling and laughing my friends. It's the key to a good day.



I think that's all for today. Or at least for now. Check the Twitter update to see what other trouble I can get into.



Have a great day kids.



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Wednesday Morning Musings, Ups To All Edition

Hola amigos.


I hope that you’re all well on this hump day.

Big ups to E-ve at work. Smile big and flirt for tips. Your horoscope said so.

Trying to come up with ideas for hang out date day tomorrow. Doing my best not to have them all revolve around comic books or comic books movies. It’s tough. Maybe a dinner and left over birthday cake will make up for whatever silliness I come up with.

Huge ups to Team Canada after a great effort last night against the Germans. It was exactly what the team needed and maybe more importantly what the fans needed. With the Russians on tap tonight everyone wanted some confidence going in to tonight. An 8-2 win will give you some confidence.

Also, some of the biggest ups we have go out to Joannie Rochette who skated the best short program of her life last night. With the weight of the world on her shoulders and the thoughts and prayers of a nation behind her she was superb. She now sits in 3rd place going into the long program.

It’s snowing just a little bit in Toronto today. I don’t think it will amount to anything, but it does make it feel like winter outside. Better late than never I guess.

Thanks to Sean from Bad Deacon Design for the offer of a free woodblock print. He had a great idea to get followers on Twitter yesterday by offering a free print to anyone that started following him. I shot him a quick email to tell him that I loved the idea and thanks for the offer. He says the print will be on the way shortly. Check out the website http://www.baddeacondesign.com/

I’ve now moved everything over to my new JLA bag including pins. I think that makes it officially my new day to day shoulder bag. The old one will stay in the apt though. It’s too good to throw away.

Reminder: Chuck comes back with new episodes on March 1st.

E-ve and I had an sms discussion about the bobsled racing last night. I think it would be fun to try and maybe even drive. She thinks that it would be too much of a chance. Add it to the list of things to maybe try some day.

Happy Birthday to step-sister Z.

If you’re on Twitter and like to laugh and love words and writing you should follow FakeAPStylebook. It won’t disappoint.

I think that’s all for today. I’ve got to get my shift in and rush home for some puck.

Have a goodie.

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Tuesday Morning Musings, I'm Back, I Told You I'd Be Back.

Good day lovelies.


I hope that you’re all well.

I’m sorry for the being away. I’ve been away for the bday and also with the sick. It was a good and not so good respite from the real world.

Big, huge, large love to E-ve for helping me get over the bulk of the sick while she was going through it too. I tried my best to help her too. We had soup and cuddles and tea and naps. She is the awesome.

Big love also to Romeo and Jake and Daddy Z and Auntie Z for a great birthday weekend. A good time was had by all, smiles and laughs were abundant and I am happy to be a year older.

I’ve also moved my day to day things to my new JLA bag that I got from Ottawa as a present. It’s super comfy and will certainly get the job done.

Congrats to all of the Canadian athletes who have excelled over the last few days. Our gold medal total has climbed to 5 and the women’s hockey team and both curling teams have very strong chances to add to that tally.

I got some spending cash from Daddy Z that I think will turn into comic books as long as E-ve has lifted the purchase for myself ban.

Toronto finally got snow yesterday which has caused some slippery streets and wet walking for folks today. The plows look like they have done a good job and so far the city is still moving. They are calling for more precipitation today, but with temperatures above freezing I’m not sure it will be snow. There will be moisture in the air for the next 5 days or so in a row. Be ready friends.

Tres excited for the Canadian men’s puck tonight against Germany. It should be a game that Canada has little trouble with, but after watching the messes against the Swiss and the Americans I’m not super confident. I will be cheering from the comfort of my bed with soup I’m sure, but cheering for sure.

I have a feeling that cheesy, English muffin garlic bread would go well with soup tonight, but I don’t know if that’s a good idea.

I think that’s all for today mes amis. I’m gonna have to ease back in after taking so many days off.

And as always, if you’re only here this one day a week, we’ll see you next Tuesday.

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Thursday Morning Musings, Falling In Love W/ Speed Skating Edition

Bonjour amis.


I hope that you all made it over the hump and have landed safely here on Thursday.

Big ups to E-ve for coming over to visit last night. It was a great way to end a long day. We chatted and laughed and smiled and cuddled and it was the awesome. Just like she is.

Also big thanks for all of her help planning this weekend’s getaway. I’m excited.

It sounds like Jake and Romeo are getting excited as well, and that makes me happy. I haven’t seen them in far too long.

I am falling in love with the sport of speed skating. It’s fast, competitive and has 2 different disciplines. Long track is so pretty to watch with the athletes showing pure power and speed as they travel around the oval. And short track has tons of excitement. The racers are flying around the track, shoulder to shoulder with other skaters, no pads other than a helmet and taking corners so sharp that they have to put their fingers down to steady themselves. Watching them pass is a thing of fright and beauty as crashes at high speed can happen, but when executed properly it is perfection. It also helps that Canada is pretty good at the sport and are picking up a few medals in Vancouver.

I could really use a few sales today before I take a 3 day weekend. So if you know anyone in Toronto, send them my way.

I could also use tips on new job opportunities in Toronto. I’m not super worried about the money my friends. At this point if I can find something that makes me smile and puts close to a couple grand in the bank a month I’ll be well ahead of where I am now.

I’d like to thank Reba McEntire for influencing so many of the female country artists that I love listening to now.

Today is my 3rd straight 10 hour shift/ 12 hour day so that I can have 3 days off in a row. That’s the way things go around here. Get used to it.

Good luck to everyone who is now on day 2 of Lent and giving things up. I hope that it’s going well so far.

I wasn’t able to give up pancakes as I had left overs with peanut butter last night for dinner with chocolate milk on the side. It was very tasty.

Does anyone know of anything awesome going on in Peterborough this Saturday? E-ve and I are looking for plans. wally.z1.0@gmail.com or www.twitter.com/wallyzblogger

Is there a Country 105 dance somewhere maybe?

I’ve got designs on writing a bunch today so I think I’m gonna call this a wrap.

Have a great day friends. If I don’t post over the weekend don’t fear me dead.

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Wednesday Morning Musings, Pancake Hangover Edition

Hola kiddies.


I hope that everyone is ready for this midweek madness.

I am especially pumped for Wednesday this week because it means that I have plans to see E-ve tonight. And that’s a pretty awesome prospect in my books.

It’s also a special Wednesday for a lot of folks. Ash Wednesday triggers the beginning of the Lent season. I was going to give up pancakes, just to be a smartass following last night’s Pancake Tuesday dinner, but there are so many left over pancakes that it looks like I’ll be eating them for dinner again tonight.

There’s already a picture up on the Twitter feed of the Home Cooking Experiment Pancakes.

Here’s to my E-ve, she had a rough rough night at the restaurant yesterday and I’m hoping that today goes much smoother. Everyone deserves a nice calm day once in a while and E-ve doesn’t get nearly enough of them as far as I’m concerned.

It was a special day at Cyprus Mountain yesterday as Maelle Ricker won a gold medal for Canada in the Ladies Snowboard Cross event. She dominated the final race and picked up the 2nd gold and 4th overall medal for Canada at Cyprus. Congratulations young lady, you’ve done a nation proud.

And big ups to Jamie Campbell who has called 4 medal runs at Cyprus during the Olympics thus far. When he was the play-by-play voice of the Blue Jays Jamie caught a lot of flak from the fans, but I never had a problem with him. And now that he’s been replaced in that job he has had the chance to call the 1st gold medal ever won by a Canadian athlete in Canada as well as 3 other medals. Congratulations Jamie, I think you’re gonna be just fine.

Rumour is that the new Justice League movie may make an appearance in the store today. Let’s keep that between you and me though.

I would probably be remiss if I didn’t mention the fact that the Canadian Men’s Olympic Hockey Team played their first game last night. They looked a little tentative in a scoreless first period against Norway, but soon showed what they are capable of with a final score of 8-0. Well done les gars.

Yesterday I entered an awesome contest that I don’t expect to win, but it would be awesome if I did. The Hour is giving away a complete set of Kevin Smith’s Green Arrow and Batman comic books signed by the dude himself. So I entered to win them in a random draw. Good luck to me.

There’s snow falling this morning in the city. It looks nice, it’s not sticking to the ground, and it’s not too cold. Overall it’s a pretty good winter morning.

I have a feeling that my morning coffee isn’t going to last too long today. Boo!

Big lovin’ to everyone that sends me lovin’.

Have a great day y’all.

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