So "TV on the radio" has a song for the Canadian National Olympic team. I like that.
New Years is tomorrow, do yourself a favour and make sure you have a great time. You can't go into a new decade with disappointment.
Great combination - Alexander Keith's White with an orange, Heineken, Glass of Sauvignon Blanc, Bailey's with coffee, back to the wine.
Mahi Mahi fish, still a solid meal directly into winter. Even if you don't generally like fish give it a shot.
Boxing Day was a success, it's still funny to see new people that start at the shop with their deer in headlights look when they see 8 million people come into the store at once.
Won my Fantasy Football Pool, a cool $600. Nice for Italy.
Extract (the new movie by Mike Judge, Office Space, Idiocracy.)
4.6/10
Do yourself a favour if you don't already own a great sound system, purchase one. Nothing sounds better then Jimi Hendrix "Machine Gun" then on a wicked sound system such as Bose, HK, or JBL.
They were discussing the futility of all the Toronto professional sports teams over the past decade today, it's pathetic.
Am I the only person in the world that hates Fight Club?
Having a cell phone is good for the soul. It's so much less stressful in every way.
Top 3 soothing vocalists of all time
soothing in my description is allowing myself to either calm down after a stressful day or feel better if I am feeling either sick or hungover.
3 - Jim James - My Morning |Jacket
2- Steve Mason - Beta Band
1 - Neil Young
For those folks that say they like all types of music, just say next time that you don't pay attention to music for everyone's sake. It just saves time.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
So Nickleback is the band of the decade according to billboard. It's a sad day for rock and roll.
Top 3 cougars
3 - Julianne Moore
2 - Jennifer Aniston
1 - Julia Louise Dreyfus (Elaine from Seinfeld)
Bought an Ipod touch yesterday, I had no idea what I was missing out on.
Playing for the finals in fantasy football this weekend. It would be nice to have some extra coin for Italy in Feb.
For those that like scifi you need to watch Dr. Who the waters of mars. Now that Battlestar Galactica is over Dr. Who is now the best scifi on TV.
Pineapple Express 8.1/10
James Franco 9.4/10
Sara is gone to Honduras, jealousy enrages my soul while I slave in retail for boxing week.
Turkey Dinner tonight, best thing about Christmas.
I need a movie to watch each and every year at Christmas. I think I might make it The Matrix.
There is nothing better then playing scene it on Christmas Eve with the family.
I find it weird that you can look 15 years older instantly when you grow a mustache.
Boxing day sale at the shop. There's a wicked deal on a laptop for $299 if anyone doesn't mind waiting in the cold tomorrow morning for a bit.
I wish I could have a Boston accent anytime I wanted.
Mario Dunbar is my porno name according to my pets first name and mothers maiden name.
Top 3 cougars
3 - Julianne Moore
2 - Jennifer Aniston
1 - Julia Louise Dreyfus (Elaine from Seinfeld)
Bought an Ipod touch yesterday, I had no idea what I was missing out on.
Playing for the finals in fantasy football this weekend. It would be nice to have some extra coin for Italy in Feb.
For those that like scifi you need to watch Dr. Who the waters of mars. Now that Battlestar Galactica is over Dr. Who is now the best scifi on TV.
Pineapple Express 8.1/10
James Franco 9.4/10
Sara is gone to Honduras, jealousy enrages my soul while I slave in retail for boxing week.
Turkey Dinner tonight, best thing about Christmas.
I need a movie to watch each and every year at Christmas. I think I might make it The Matrix.
There is nothing better then playing scene it on Christmas Eve with the family.
I find it weird that you can look 15 years older instantly when you grow a mustache.
Boxing day sale at the shop. There's a wicked deal on a laptop for $299 if anyone doesn't mind waiting in the cold tomorrow morning for a bit.
I wish I could have a Boston accent anytime I wanted.
Mario Dunbar is my porno name according to my pets first name and mothers maiden name.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Lil' Wayne was found with pot on his tour bus, who cares? Pot is so widely used that unless he was dealing it to a 5 year old child I don't really care.
Christmas is fast approaching, Sara is going away, and I have to work pretty much everyday. So for me it's not really a time for enjoyment, more of a time just getting through and trying not to get sick.
Inglourious Basterds - 8.3/10
Hangover - 7.7/10
Haven't much time to listen to new music lately. But Bear in Heaven is playing with Cymbals eat Guitars in Toronto in April, definitely want to check it out.
Treasures Discount Guide - best thing ever, has tonnes of 2 for 1 meal coupons at decent restaurants. Also 2 for 1 golfing as well. Sara got one from work about $35 and we also received one from my Dad for Christmas. Definitely worth the purchase or the gift.
Best thing I have gotten recently, Keurig single cup coffee maker. You get these wicked little cups and all you have to is add water to this machine and you can make all different kinds of coffee without any mess or any misguided attempts of trying to figure out how much coffee to put in the machine.
Story - Getting into my car at fiddleheads, attempt to start it and it won't start. With all of the bad luck with cars in the past that I have had I just assume that it's something serious. Call a buddy to see if he has jumper cables, of course he does not. Sitting in the car on what I call the coldest day of the year so far. I come to realize that my gas light is on, and maybe I am just out of gas. Well sure enough there is a gas station right beside fiddleheads, so I buy a jerry can and fill it with gas, but I don't screw on the lid tight enough and I get gas all over my hand when attempting to put it in the gas tank. After is all said and done I ended up being out of gas. I reeked like gas for the next couple of days.
Best part about a blog is that you can write about how extremely cool you are without any of your faults.
Top 3 Christmas movies.
3 - Just Friends
2 - Elf
1 - Love Actually
I find it very difficult to react to a customer that is being racist at work. Of course I still want to make the sale, but I will not laugh at that sense of humor. I try to change the subject as soon as possible.
The Flyers are struggling right now, but until football is over I can't really pay attention to hockey.
People might hate me for this, but I don't care about the olympics whatsoever. There is a better way for the Canadian Government to spend our money on then the olympics in Vancouver.
I also dislike that the NHL players play in the Olympics. They get paid big money to play in the NHL and I can only imagine the horror if Sidney Crosby had a career threatening injury due to the olympics.
Roy Halladay is gone, probably the classiest ball player that has ever step foot into a Blue Jay uniform, he will be sorely missed.
Christmas is fast approaching, Sara is going away, and I have to work pretty much everyday. So for me it's not really a time for enjoyment, more of a time just getting through and trying not to get sick.
Inglourious Basterds - 8.3/10
Hangover - 7.7/10
Haven't much time to listen to new music lately. But Bear in Heaven is playing with Cymbals eat Guitars in Toronto in April, definitely want to check it out.
Treasures Discount Guide - best thing ever, has tonnes of 2 for 1 meal coupons at decent restaurants. Also 2 for 1 golfing as well. Sara got one from work about $35 and we also received one from my Dad for Christmas. Definitely worth the purchase or the gift.
Best thing I have gotten recently, Keurig single cup coffee maker. You get these wicked little cups and all you have to is add water to this machine and you can make all different kinds of coffee without any mess or any misguided attempts of trying to figure out how much coffee to put in the machine.
Story - Getting into my car at fiddleheads, attempt to start it and it won't start. With all of the bad luck with cars in the past that I have had I just assume that it's something serious. Call a buddy to see if he has jumper cables, of course he does not. Sitting in the car on what I call the coldest day of the year so far. I come to realize that my gas light is on, and maybe I am just out of gas. Well sure enough there is a gas station right beside fiddleheads, so I buy a jerry can and fill it with gas, but I don't screw on the lid tight enough and I get gas all over my hand when attempting to put it in the gas tank. After is all said and done I ended up being out of gas. I reeked like gas for the next couple of days.
Best part about a blog is that you can write about how extremely cool you are without any of your faults.
Top 3 Christmas movies.
3 - Just Friends
2 - Elf
1 - Love Actually
I find it very difficult to react to a customer that is being racist at work. Of course I still want to make the sale, but I will not laugh at that sense of humor. I try to change the subject as soon as possible.
The Flyers are struggling right now, but until football is over I can't really pay attention to hockey.
People might hate me for this, but I don't care about the olympics whatsoever. There is a better way for the Canadian Government to spend our money on then the olympics in Vancouver.
I also dislike that the NHL players play in the Olympics. They get paid big money to play in the NHL and I can only imagine the horror if Sidney Crosby had a career threatening injury due to the olympics.
Roy Halladay is gone, probably the classiest ball player that has ever step foot into a Blue Jay uniform, he will be sorely missed.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
When I look outside today it looks like somebody has a bucket and is dumping snow just in front of my window.
Saw both Public Enemies and Zombieland recently. Public Enemies 7.3/10 and Zombieland 8.4/10.
Leaving for Italy in February, but can't enjoy even a thought of it until crazy December is over.
I think to give smokers a taste of their own medicine we the non-smokers should eat a pile of garlic and breathe on them for a couple of minutes and see how they dig it.
Vinyl is making a comeback. I was at Sunrise and their selling a whole section of vinyl. I just feel it's more of a collectors item when it's on vinyl. Anybody can make a CD, but let's see you make a record.
Kick boxing is over until Jan. It was a good time, but I understand now how out of shape I am.
Skinny fat - Means a person that doesn't eat to stay thin, but has absolutely no stamina and no muscle. But at least you look good right?
I would love to see more bands come out with live dvd's. Watch My Morning Jacket "Okonokos" and you will understand what I mean.
MC'ing Sara's brothers wedding. People seem to enjoy hearing me speak. I used to hate public speaking, but since I can drink alcohol now, it really seems to help.
"Band Hero" the person that invented this should be fired. Let's put pop music on the game which doesn't really involve drums and guitar. The reason why Rock Band sells so well, is because all the greaseballs including myself that can't play instruments want to rock out to Black Sabbath and ACDC, but have never been able to. Who wants to rock out to Taylor Swift?
Top 5 Albums of 2009
I do this every year, the rules are.
- Can't be a compilation
- Can't be a greatest hits
- Can't be a live album
Elliott Brood - Ambassador
When you look at the description of Brood's music it says it's folk. Well this folk artist is one of the toughest folk artists that I have every heard. The song "Twill" might be the best song of the year, and it could very easily be put onto a Neil Young and skate with some of his greatest songs. The album overall is solid, but the two singles really put this album into the next echelon.
Them Crooked Vultures - Self Titled
Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones, obviously you have very high expectations for an album featuring three rock gods. Well this record surpassed every expectation I had for the album. A very solid rock serenade from start to finish. As a side project it ranks probably as the best of all time, it seems so easy to make catchy riffs and have drums that thrash, but no other band is really doing it.
Grizzly Bear - Vecktamist
Weirdest album in the top 5. After one listen you will be saying to yourself, what am I listening too, has Smitty gone mad. Give it a few more listens after, and you will be saying to yourself this is pure genius. I don't even know how to describe this band. Falsetto lead singer, very odd guitar in the back ground, but it all goes together just beautifully in probably the most original album of the year.
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus
This should have been what the Scissor Sisters turned into, but instead this very catchy band came out with songs that never seem to grow old for me. I usually give up on pop rock after a few listens, but this album has stuck in my playlist since I first heard it. I am very curious to see what they do for an encore. Dance rock is a very difficult genre to make work, but this band does it with ease.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz
Ever listen to an album and say to yourself that is __________ as well. Well that's what I did with this album. I listen through it now and hear song after song that is fantastic. I don't generally put female lead singers in my top 5, but this album is absolutely number 1 with a bullet. You can throw this album on at any time and it will be a hit with any person. Solid guitar work, smooth lead singer, and just overall an album you can listen to over and over again. I don't generally like music that the public also digs, but everyone seems to like this album.
Saw both Public Enemies and Zombieland recently. Public Enemies 7.3/10 and Zombieland 8.4/10.
Leaving for Italy in February, but can't enjoy even a thought of it until crazy December is over.
I think to give smokers a taste of their own medicine we the non-smokers should eat a pile of garlic and breathe on them for a couple of minutes and see how they dig it.
Vinyl is making a comeback. I was at Sunrise and their selling a whole section of vinyl. I just feel it's more of a collectors item when it's on vinyl. Anybody can make a CD, but let's see you make a record.
Kick boxing is over until Jan. It was a good time, but I understand now how out of shape I am.
Skinny fat - Means a person that doesn't eat to stay thin, but has absolutely no stamina and no muscle. But at least you look good right?
I would love to see more bands come out with live dvd's. Watch My Morning Jacket "Okonokos" and you will understand what I mean.
MC'ing Sara's brothers wedding. People seem to enjoy hearing me speak. I used to hate public speaking, but since I can drink alcohol now, it really seems to help.
"Band Hero" the person that invented this should be fired. Let's put pop music on the game which doesn't really involve drums and guitar. The reason why Rock Band sells so well, is because all the greaseballs including myself that can't play instruments want to rock out to Black Sabbath and ACDC, but have never been able to. Who wants to rock out to Taylor Swift?
Top 5 Albums of 2009
I do this every year, the rules are.
- Can't be a compilation
- Can't be a greatest hits
- Can't be a live album
Elliott Brood - Ambassador
When you look at the description of Brood's music it says it's folk. Well this folk artist is one of the toughest folk artists that I have every heard. The song "Twill" might be the best song of the year, and it could very easily be put onto a Neil Young and skate with some of his greatest songs. The album overall is solid, but the two singles really put this album into the next echelon.
Them Crooked Vultures - Self Titled
Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones, obviously you have very high expectations for an album featuring three rock gods. Well this record surpassed every expectation I had for the album. A very solid rock serenade from start to finish. As a side project it ranks probably as the best of all time, it seems so easy to make catchy riffs and have drums that thrash, but no other band is really doing it.
Grizzly Bear - Vecktamist
Weirdest album in the top 5. After one listen you will be saying to yourself, what am I listening too, has Smitty gone mad. Give it a few more listens after, and you will be saying to yourself this is pure genius. I don't even know how to describe this band. Falsetto lead singer, very odd guitar in the back ground, but it all goes together just beautifully in probably the most original album of the year.
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus
This should have been what the Scissor Sisters turned into, but instead this very catchy band came out with songs that never seem to grow old for me. I usually give up on pop rock after a few listens, but this album has stuck in my playlist since I first heard it. I am very curious to see what they do for an encore. Dance rock is a very difficult genre to make work, but this band does it with ease.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its Blitz
Ever listen to an album and say to yourself that is __________ as well. Well that's what I did with this album. I listen through it now and hear song after song that is fantastic. I don't generally put female lead singers in my top 5, but this album is absolutely number 1 with a bullet. You can throw this album on at any time and it will be a hit with any person. Solid guitar work, smooth lead singer, and just overall an album you can listen to over and over again. I don't generally like music that the public also digs, but everyone seems to like this album.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Christmas Party this coming Sunday which I am mc'ing again. Should be a good time, all 3 stores going. I would much prefer just the Cambridge store.
Bear in Heaven - great band that I just found out about. If you enjoy Vampire Weekend and Phoenix you will enjoy this band as well.
If Kitchener only had about 25,000 more people we would have much bigger concerts here.
For those that don't buy electronics often and are wondering about what they should buy service plans on. Well here's what I own service plans on.
Xbox 360
PS3
Laptop
TV
Apparently the Bills are having a hard time selling tickets to the game in Toronto this coming week. It just goes to show that even though we don't have a Canadian NFL team we just won't buy tickets to some crap game because it's an NFL game. NY Jets 14 Buffalo Bills 6
Ember's in the Holiday Inn caused Sara to be a little sick. The potatoes I received were cold as well. Unfortunately the dude the served us did a great job, but since the food was garbage we didn't tip all that well. Don't try the restaurant unless you have to.
Christmas coming up, retail hell.
Neighbors now have a dirt bike as well as an ATV, this isn't a farm, it's a townhouse complex. It's very comical to hear a dirt bike start up and rip around a parking lot.
Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, finally a blemish on his perfect life.
Little tidbit, Leonard from the Big Bang Theory was Russ in Christmas Vacation.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, better then Knocked Up, but not as good as Super Bad.
I believe that the more and more 3D that is coming out that it may start catering to the mind that is influenced. Could you imagine Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in 3D.
Bear in Heaven - great band that I just found out about. If you enjoy Vampire Weekend and Phoenix you will enjoy this band as well.
If Kitchener only had about 25,000 more people we would have much bigger concerts here.
For those that don't buy electronics often and are wondering about what they should buy service plans on. Well here's what I own service plans on.
Xbox 360
PS3
Laptop
TV
Apparently the Bills are having a hard time selling tickets to the game in Toronto this coming week. It just goes to show that even though we don't have a Canadian NFL team we just won't buy tickets to some crap game because it's an NFL game. NY Jets 14 Buffalo Bills 6
Ember's in the Holiday Inn caused Sara to be a little sick. The potatoes I received were cold as well. Unfortunately the dude the served us did a great job, but since the food was garbage we didn't tip all that well. Don't try the restaurant unless you have to.
Christmas coming up, retail hell.
Neighbors now have a dirt bike as well as an ATV, this isn't a farm, it's a townhouse complex. It's very comical to hear a dirt bike start up and rip around a parking lot.
Tiger Woods cheated on his wife, finally a blemish on his perfect life.
Little tidbit, Leonard from the Big Bang Theory was Russ in Christmas Vacation.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, better then Knocked Up, but not as good as Super Bad.
I believe that the more and more 3D that is coming out that it may start catering to the mind that is influenced. Could you imagine Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in 3D.
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