Is anybody else sick of preparation?

- We go through public school to prepare for high school.
- We go through high school to prepare for University.
- University to get a good job.
- Good job to move up and get a great job.
- Great job to get to retirement.
- Retire, but still pinch pennies to make sure kids are secure.
- Prepare for afterlife (obviously for those that are religious)

Everything is to prepare for something else. And by the time we retire, our bodies won't allow us to do some of the things that we might have liked to do when we were younger.

Got my Bear in Heaven tickets today, well two of my managers actually picked them up for me. And they say Future Shop doesn't have great benefits.

Did some baking today (insert joke here.) Made some pecan cinnamon cupcakes. They are in the oven as we speak.

DJ tomorrow for one of my buddies sisters buck and doe. I have a feeling I will be playing quite a bit of country, but if I can sneak some Journey in there I will be alright.

Watched a couple more episodes of Caprica today, really starting to get into it. For those that enjoy Battlestar you should really check it out. Sift through the first 3 episodes, but once you get to the 4th really start paying attention.

Racism is a very good barometer for intelligence. The more intolerant you of other people's races the dumber you generally are.

Should people have IQ tests before they are able to have children? This question was brought up to me recently. I say no, some of the best mother's I know I wouldn't put in the upper echelon of intelligence, but their kids are cared for so well that they have every advantage in life. Double edged sword here though, the uncaring mothers that are also unintelligent, those kids don't have much of a chance to succeed.

Ghosts of Mars - old John Carpenter flick

8.8 /10 when I've had a couple of drinks.
5.5/10 when completely sober

Top 3 things I love about baseball

3. It's the sport that keeps you company, have a conversation with a buddy for 5 minutes, and it may still be the same dude up.

2. It's one of the few sports you can play and be completely out of shape, without the sport getting made fun of (bowling, darts, curling.) Before I receive any emails I would like to everybody to know that I love the 3 sports that I listed.

1. It was one of the few sports I was actually good at.

Going to see Spoon on Tuesday, very excited. The new album Transference is the best of the year so far.

Future Shops point of sale system changes on Monday. I have been working there for like 39 years and it's always been the same. It's a little scary learning something completely new, but I think it's going to be a smooth transition.

Debating the Ipad, I think I'm out.

The Flyers every year believe they can win the Stanley Cup without a goaltender. Just get a goalie for God's sake, you can't win with the Waterboy Bobby Boucher.

New favourite fish, Tilapia try it with Rosemary and garlic.

This might be the first year in quite a while not going to Ad Astra (sci-fi writing convention.) A little sad, but have to cut out a couple things from this year due to trips.

Tried a new type of wine tonight. If you enjoy a cheap red that has a refreshing taste, try Citra.

Paddyfest was a gong show. Ended up drinking straight scotch, and straight whiskey along with red wine and beer. Needless to say that Sunday wasn't a pleasant day at work.

So Jesse James cheated on Sandra Bullock with some trashy looking woman. What on earth would possess you to cheat on Sandra Bullock. It's like picking Bret Michaels over Brad Pitt.

Chris Evans is playing Capt. America apparently, you can't crossover with the fantastic 4 now since he's in that as well. I am pretty sure there are a lot better dudes that I could think of to play Capt. America.

How does the weather go from 17 degrees to below freezing in a week?

Did you know that the Pittsburgh Pirates have the record for most consecutive losing seasons in professional sports?

Yay or nay to the comeback of the mustache?

Spartacus, if you love Xena watch it.

Do you think the world will ever run out of music? There can only be a certain amount of notes played.

Fantasy baseball draft this weekend, I had to run 2 weeks without any type of fantasy sports. I was going through withdrawal.

Joe Mauer got 184 million over 8 years. I realize that no one is worth that kind of money, but it's nice not to see the Yankees or Red Sox get a hold of him.

3D TV's came out last week. $3699.99 for the cheapest model. Then 2 pairs of 3D shades are $499.99, then you have to buy a special bluray player which is $399.99. I think only Joe Mauer can afford 3D.

Best commercials on TV, old spice.

Top 3 reasons why the Bluejays upped their ticket prices.

3 - Tomo Ohka, Frank Thomas, BJ Ryan, and Alex Rios.
2 - Tom Henke needs money to put towards the rising fastball exhibit at the Science Centre.
1 - Vernon Wells needs a real gold glove, he's fairly useless anyways.

Kate Winslet is now single, I have had a crush on her for years. She is one of the few actresses that's under 40 that I actually have respect as an actress.

Electric 6 were fantastic. The best part about the show was when the lead singer sold us that the keyboardist couldn't make it over the boarder because he got bit in the forehead by a deer.

Nicaragua was chilled. Our own indoor pool, kitchen, but the stinking dvd player didn't work so we couldn't get caught up on all the stargates.

LT signed with the New York Jets, good move by both parties. He should be a good fit with that offensive line.

Missed the playoffs in my fantasy hockey pool, first time in any pool that I missed the playoffs. I now know how every Toronto team feels.

God's Behaving Badly is a fantastic book for those that enjoy anything to do with Greek gods and Goddesses. Light humor, with a very original story.

Corey Haim passed away. Corey Feldman isn't attending the funeral. What a douche, those two would have had nothing if it weren't for each other.

Was at the doctors office a little while ago. I was kind of eavesdropping on a conversation between two teen dudes. Here's how it went down.

"tell her to f*** off"
"i can't, i'm not sure if she is pregnant or not?"
"f*** her"
"that's not how you spell sad (there were attempting to spell said.)
"it's spelled with an i"
"let's go out for a smoke."

I trying not to laugh while I listened to the this whole conversation.

People should pick up the food and drink magazine from the liquor store. It has a lot of wicked ideas for wine pairings with different types of food.

It is nice to be home though I must say. To have things go back to normal for a little while is refreshing. And to this day nothing is better then Tim Horton's for coffee.

Who's up for an afternoon Blue Jays game on a Saturday in May?

Taking Pelham 123 - 3.5/10

Top 3 new wave bands

3 - The Smiths
2 - Joy Division
1 - Depeche Mode

I don't care how many people are wearing those "ugs" boots, I hate them and everyone that wears them look like their homeless to me.