What song are you most sick of? I believe that I have heard "you shook me all night long" more then any other song in the history of my life. Great song at one point, now I would rather give birth out of my mouth then listen to that song.

White trash is becoming contagious. I see more and more people that could care less about their appearance or hygiene. Grey jogging pants, stained white t-shirt, and hat on backwards that sits on the top of your head does not look good. Am I just noticing it more now, or have more people just given up.

Been successful so far in the doing everything that I want to do summer. Have done the following.

- Went to the Jays home opener
- Saw Bear in Heaven and Spoon so far live
- Made an appearance at Ad Astra

Hockey playoffs have begun, there were 4 upsets on opening night. Gotta love it.

The Jays have done their usual play well in April, then stink the rest of the year.

The Raps missed the playoffs and will now lose Chris Bosh to free agency.

How can a man hate musicals so much, but really dig the show Glee?

Xbox busted again, what the hell? Did they make the machine with wooden parts?

Clash of the Titans - 6.6/10
- Don't bother seeing it in 3D though, they shot it in 2D then converted it.

I can't stand paying money for bad food. Went to a restaurant in a hotel recently, the food was so pricey that we decided to get a plate of appetizers. Nachos, wings, veggies and dip, and a few drinks for Sara and I. The bill came to $80.00.

Off to Halifax for the May 24 weekend. Never been east before, but every person I've talked to said it's great.

VIP sale again at the shop this coming Tuesday for anybody that needs any electronics.

I am very pleased that I am able to sleep in again. I was in this awful habit of getting up at 5 and 6 AM lately, and unfortunately I can only handle so much of Principal Belding.

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.

So is the world having a problem with tissue paper being stuck to their ass? Why is the Charmin commercial with the bears always involve this?

Canada 7 Russia 3 dig it!!!

Never knew about the band Blind Faith until recently. The band members are Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. Fantastic guitar work, and a complete jam band. I really wish I grew up in this era where I could really see bands getting into their own music. Now it seems like every band just wants to make a single and a quick buck.

Changeling - 7.8/10

There's been a lot of drama in these Olympics. First thing I see is that a person has died, and then the figure skaters mom passes away and she skates anyways. And lastly the dutch dude with his coach telling him to go into a different lane and then he gets disqualified. Out of all the Olympics that I have seen I don't remember this drama with any other.

So apparently I enjoy dark beer now.

Sara and I just had our 2nd anniversary, not much has changed still no kids, still no house, and we still live to travel.

Figured out how to make curry chicken recently. It's extremely easy.

I think it might be time for a new computer, 7 years is what I got out of it.

Trying to figure out what dvds to take to Nicaragua, I think it might be Dollhouse Season 2, and a whole bunch of newer movies. Any suggestions for different seasons?

Fantastic deal last week on Travel Zoo for those that are looking for a getaway. Niagara on the lake suite, $50.00 dining credit, $25.00 spa credit, 2 Breakfast buffets, and 2 wine tastings at the Peller Estates. All for $99.99.

http://ca.deals.travelzoo.com/ArchivedDeal.aspx?id=746638

Top 3 favorite countries that I have visited

3 - Costa Rica
2 - Venezuela
1 - Vietnam

David Wilcox is playing in Listowel for Paddyfest. This is the first time in a long time they got somebody that's a somebody. One year they had a Creed tribute band. Who starts a Creed tribute band anyways. I had a party after the concert and they offered to play in my basement, we declined.

Italian wine is delicious, but I must say that Chilean wine is still my favorite and the best priced.

Next year is going to be full of weddings. 3 of my good friends got engaged over the past few months. But everybody knows that the bachelor party is where it's at. We aren't the usual group of friends which just takes our buddy to the strippers. They took me to Philly to see a Flyers game.

Back from Italy, still having a tough time with the time zone switch.

Leave for Nicaragua in about a week. We have a cottage rented there with our own pool. Should be nice to see some sunshine.

Food was extremely expensive in Europe, but you don't realize it until you do the conversion from the Canadian dollar to the euro.

So Canada almost lost to the Swiss. What is with the Swiss goalies against Canada?

Work has been almost unbearably slow since getting back. It's strange going from the go go go of traveling around Italy to the "what's the cheapest laptop?" type question that makes my mind melt.

The Jays are raising their ticket prices this year, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa??? Team gets worse and are in jeopardy of losing a lot of their fan base by trading their best player. Why can't Bryan Colangelo run this team as well.

Baseball is fast approaching, favorite time of year, the lazy Thursday afternoon of baseball while enjoying a caesar.

Whip It - 7.9/10

Local Natives is one of the better albums I have listened to lately, folky feel similar to Band of Horses, but still has a enough rock to make it enjoyable.

Want to see "Spoon" at Massey Hall, but not getting much interest from others. The problem with Massey Hall is that it's difficult to get a pint since it's not a bar, but the music sounds so good there with it's acoustics that it almost makes better that way.

I would love to open a restaurant that played light indie rock, that had healthy food, and cheaper bottles of wine. We need an in between restaurant of a Boston Pizza to upper scale.

With our restaurants we are turning more and more into the states with our brown type food. Description - brown type food is basically food that is the colour brown. Fish and Chips, Chicken Wings, French Fries. Cheap to manufacture, taste wonderful, make you feel awful. There are way too many places like this, but it's fast and easy.

Sara and I have made a conscious decision to not eat out unless it's absolutely necessary.

Top 3 worst Daryl injuries

3 - Cutting face with wine opener
2 - Cutting finger with cheese grater
1 - Falling off mary-go-round and then lifting head and getting smacked in the back of the head.

Italy is tomorrow, looking forward to all the food and wine, but most of all Rome and all the history behind it. Cue the mysteries of the underworld music.

Feel like taking a small stroll through your Grandma's flower garden. Have a listen to the new album by Beach House.

People always ask me how am I able to travel so much. One of the easiest ways is to not give yourself any responsibility. Meaning I don't have kids, pets, or own a house. So Sara and I are able to leave on whim without any trouble. And if you really want to see the world don't go to vacation farms. Every Caribbean country is pretty much the same from the vantage point of a resort. I do understand the wanting to get it away from it all aspect, but people need to understand that you don't need to be rich to do the traveling that we do. Just be smart. Instead of getting a hotel in Niagara Falls for a weekend and spending $200.00 a night, why don't you spend a few more dollars and get a flight to Costa Rica. Once you get there and realize how cheap hotels and restaurants are there you will understand why this is generally a smarter choice. You also might see an animal or two while your in the rain forest as well. While in Niagara Falls you can just piss your money away at the blackjack table and then eat at the Rainforest Cafe. All in all both vacations will be within $300.00 of each other and you will get a week in Costa Rica or a weekend in Niagara.

Had a wine pairing appetizer party this past weekend in Oakville. Felt a little old manish at the start, but in the end it was actually a really good time. And the end result is always the same.

So the Leafs made a big splash on the trade front. Both trades they made were fantastic, if you can trade a bunch of spare parts for a top line d man you've done well.

Go support the Raptors as well. This is the best basketball they have played in many years, and if we want to keep Chris Bosh we have to show support.

Religilious (Bill Maher goes to religious communities and just asks loaded questions about their faith)

9.2/10

Started watching Stargate Universe. So far not bad, but I really wish Atlantis didn't get canceled.

There's face recognition software that matches your face to a celebrities face basically to tell you what celebrity you look most like. Here's my top 3.

3 - Eddie Murphy (don't ask me)
2 - Elton John
1 - Robert Downey Jr.