Sweet Sweet Ukulele

This is the most impressive ukulele rock out moments i've ever witnessed.

Fucking hilaaaaarious SNL vid

Which Horror Movie Character are you?

Another Superhero Survey...

I don't know what a "m hole" is, but i have a feeling its hilarious.

t-bad Look out for the

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From Go-Quiz.com

Which Superhero are you?

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 95% Iron Man 85% The Flash 85% Superman 70% Green Lantern 65% Hulk 65% Supergirl 60% Batman 60% Robin 50% Catwoman 50% Wonder Woman 45%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero are you?" quiz...

White Water Rafting Pics!

As some of you know... I just recently went on a white water rafting trip. Here are some of my favorite pics from that trip. Enjoy.

Fuel Car with Dead Cats

I found this on cnn.com...

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- A German inventor has angered animal rights activists with his answer to fighting the soaring cost of fuel -- dead cats.

Christian Koch, 55, from the eastern county of Saxony, told Bild newspaper that his organic diesel fuel -- a homemade blend of garbage, run-over cats and other ingredients -- is a proven alternative to normal consumer diesel.

"I drive my normal diesel-powered car with this mixture," Koch said. "I have gone 170,000 km (106,000 miles) without a problem."

The Web site of Koch's firm, "Alphakat GmbH", says his patented "KDV 500" machine can produce what he calls the "bio-diesel" fuel at about 23 euro cents (30 cents) a liter, which is about one-fifth the price at petrol stations now.
Koch said around 20 dead cats added into the mix could help produce enough fuel to fill up a 50-liter (11 gallon) tank.

But the president of the German Society for the Protection of Animals, Wolfgang Apel, said using dead cats for fuel was illegal.

"There's no danger for cats and dogs in Germany because this practice is outlawed in Germany," Apel told Bild on Wednesday in a story entitled "Can you really make fuel out of cats?"
"We're going to keep an eye on this case," Apel said.

Road Trip

I took this picture while driving up to visit Doug. I think God is trying to say something about going to edmonton.

If you don't like Kanye West, you will now

This just shows you can be a Kanye West fan and never listen to one word of his music. Especially, since he's got bigger balls than the dixie chicks...Check it out.

Pure Nerd

86 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 26% Dork For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.

The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the "dork." No-longer. Being smart isn't as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

	You scored higher than 97% on nerdiness
	You scored higher than 53% on geekosity
	You scored higher than 33% on dork points

I Kid You Not

I found this in the City of Regina Fall/Winter 2005 Program Guide.

DODGE BALL

Exciting seven against seven dodge ball action. Must have a minimum of three women and/or three men on the team. Rules will be explained in captain's meeting or for more information call 777-7747. Captain's meeting is Sept. 16, 6 pm at Glencairn Neighborhood Centre.

Fri. Sept 23: 6-11 pm
Sat. Sept. 24: 7-11 pm

$100/team

Glencairn Neigh. Ctr. Glencairn Community Association.

One wasted summer

I had hoped I would spend this summer having fun. After all, I did finish my degree. Sadly, I spent almost all my summer working. But, here’s the thing. How long can a human being function without a REAL vacation. I know I can go six years and running to this date. How much more can I go? I don’t know. What I do know is that I’m headed down a dangerous road where at the end awaits a nervous break down. I think I can make it through this year. I don’t think I can make it through law/grad school without one though where pressure & expectations will be twice as high as my undergraduate degree. There are no vacations in law school and there will be no vacations after law school either. If I don’t take a vacation, the next opportunity will likely be another 5 years from now… I don’t think I can go 11 years without a vacation.


So, I’m in desperate shape. I think the last time I had a REAL vacation was in….hmmm… errr… I think was 6 years ago when I went to Vancouver to visit my aunt. It has been a long time. Sure, I’ve taken road trips here and there, but they were never more than 3 day weekends. Sadly, it doesn’t look like I’ll be taking a vacation anytime soon. It’s the busiest month of work and summer is almost over. In addition, the few friends I do have, are in no condition to take a vacation either. They have either taken one already, too poor to go anywhere, or have ridiculous scheduling conflicts. I could visit my sister and relatives in Vancouver, but family vacations tend not to be vacations at all. In most cases, I’d would prolly spend my entire time in Vancouver shuffled from family to family… all of whom I haven’t seen in six years. Plus, I’m sure they’re all dying to meet Heather. I can’t even imagine how intimidating it would for Heather to meet all of my family in Vancouver with one blow. I know I’m long overdue for a visit to Vancouver, but its no place for me to take a vacation.

I could go to Toronto. I know Heather would love to go. However, it would be me that would have the intimidating experience of meeting her ENTIRE family in one short trip. They all, literally, live in Toronto. It would be nice to see… but it wouldn’t be much of a vacation. I know I need to meet them and I want to… but I think I deserve some time to myself before I go jump into that fire.

I could go on a vacation alone… how pointless is that. Yeah I know its pretty common, but have you ever noticed what kind of people actually do it, though. There are usually people who are lonely, confused and need to “find themselves.” I am not suffering from that. I know who I am and if I needed to “find” myself I’d get a map. So, vacation by myself… out of the question. Half the point of a vacation is to share the experience with someone… the other half is sharing the memories. The common experience marks the real value of a vacation… and right now… there’s no one available.

Pet Peeve #127

I hate people who use bad cliché’s as advice. For instance, “live like your dying” or, my personal favorite “she can’t miss you if you’re always there.” If you’re one of those people who employ these cheap tactics as a replacement for thinking for your own, I hope you die of an aneurysm. It would be a fitting and ironic end-having your brain explode during the mere presence of original thought. Honestly, if life were that easy, everything could be solved by 30 second commercials and a catchy tag line. Some people are motivated to use bad clichés because they would like to appear profound and intelligent. Stop, because you sound like an uneducated jackass. When you lack the ability to craft a profound message, you should just settle for communicating effectively.

IPOD!

To celebrate my new job i've decided to purchase an ipod. I think its been a long time coming. I'd like to think of myself as an early adopter of new technology but, in the ipod's case, i've been quite a laggard. This ipod will be my reward for my unexpectedly long search for a job. Incidently, I just received another request for an interview this morning from Crown Investment Corporation. That would have been my fourth interview this week if I hadn't turned it down. It felt pretty good turning down an interview because i already found employement. It gave me a sense of empowerment.

Real Employment!!

Its official folks, i finally found a "real" job! I had two interviews set up at SaskTel this week. The first one was for a Administrative Manager position at SaskTel's Customer Care Centre. I remember telling my dad about this interview... the first thing he said was "are you even qualified for this job? I replied "i'll lie if i have too..." Luckily i didn't have too (...more or less). The interview went great. In fact, they offered my the job two hours later. Now, in Pat's words, i have a job "...with sufficient monetary output that would facilitate outmoving" No more being a bum for terrence, too bad, it was nice while it lasted.

I guess you can freeze to death in a fire...

Six employees of the American fast food restaurant, KFC were burnt alive when an angry mob protesting against a suicide bombing of a mosque set the restaurant on fire in Karachi.

Four of the victims at the restaurant were burned to death while the two others froze to death after taking refuge in a refrigeration unit at the restaurant.

Anti-US feeling grew in Pakistan after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf allied the country with Washington in the war on terror after Sept. 11, 2001.

Sunni Muslim extremists were suspected in the mosque attack, and it was unclear why the KFC restaurant was targeted in retaliatory rioting, along with arson attacks on vehicles, shops, three bank branches and three gas stations.

Pakistan has a history of sectarian violence, mostly blamed on rival majority Sunni and minority Shiite extremist groups.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: A Review

When I headed up to edmonton with Pat, I did a little soul searching and made a top ten list consisting of things that i'd would like to accomplish. I came up with nine things and got stuck. Pat recommended that I'd read "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius". He said it was a great book and that it's worth the read. Considering I haven't read anything but textbooks for the last five years, I figured reading a novel on my own accord would be a accomplishment. I finally finished after 4.5 months.

What I immediately loved about this book was it cadence. The pace and tone of his writing is remarkable. Dave Eggers can write as if he is streaming thoughts from his mind to your own. He captures both the logical progression of his thoughts as well as the irrationality of his neuroticism.

It's also very funny. Its hard to imagine a book about cancer, death, and responsibility could be funny. Some of the humor is dark and morbid but it works because he provides an appropriate backdrop. Another thing Eggers does well is his use of pop culture references. He briefly talks about Clinton, and drops names of movies like the Nutty Professor, every now and then. It provides a time reference and it helps in the setting the story.

It's tragic yet hopeful. It's also hard to believe that most of this book is autobiographical. It will definitely put things into perspective for you if you take the time to read it. Two thumbs up.

Employment!!!

I finally found a job. Actually, i found two jobs. I'll be a TA for Admn 405: Business and Government and Admn 412: Consumer Behaviour. I can see why i got selected for Consumer Behavior. The prof loves me and i got the highest mark in her class. I have no idea why i got selected for Business and Government. I got a 59% on the midterm. Without the nifty curve my prof put on my mark, it would've been my lowest mark of my academic career.

Go figure...

The Weakerthans!!

Yeah I know, the concert was on the 19th and so this post is a good 11 or so days overdue. I apologize. However, it was my first official concert experience and its definitely worth a blog.

The day started off a little shakey. I pulled an all nighter studying for my "Business and Government" final. My prof for that class would make Hitler look like choir boy. She is relentless and has completely unrealistic demands. Anyways, i wrote that final, made sure my last two points started with a "F" and "U" if you read it vertically. It would be my last passive-aggressive commentary about her class.

Anyways, i think i tried to sleep a bit... i dunno, things get hazy without sleep.

Pat called to see if i wanted to head off to Moose Jaw with him to pick up Jen... I told him that i should probably get some studying done before i headed to the concert. In retrospect i should have just went. I spent three hours or so staring at my book, trying to will myself to learn.

We headed to the concert @ 9-10. I'm not to sure on the accuracy of this timeline. When we got there, i realized i was dressed completely inappropriately. The theme of the day was black. U had to have a black t-shirt on, hoodie, some form of hoodie, or a get-up straight out of value-village. Another prerequisite was that your shirt/hoodie must have a band logo or some type of socio-political commentary. Oh, there's me, in my light grey Gap t-shirt and my Old Navy jeans-corporate whore style.

Moving on. The show started out with a new band named Darling. I honestly preferred the song Dagen sang, as opposed to any of the songs their lead singer sang. The constantines were up next. They rocked out hard. Great energy from a great band. But i wasn't really the mood for hard-rock that night... which made me want their segment to end. However, they get a thumbs up from me.

Than The Weakerthans popped on - WOW! They were awesome... stellar! I wish i could explain in words... but lets face it, an experience like this is better left unblemished in my mind, and i'm not about to butcher with rudimentary words and sentences. It's something you really had to be there. One thing i can tell you is that this concert is earmarked in my life forever. It will be used as a reference, a landmark for other memories to come.

Goodbye Curtis

RIP Curtis the cat. Mike's cat, Curtis, was put down today. I hope he finds some measure of peace. Now he can pee on anything he pleases in pet heaven. While your up there Curtis, give a shout out to the late "Duff" the genius dog

JUMP!

I jump cuz I love 

Can't teach communication if you can't communicate

Teaching standards have taken a dismal tumble at the U of R lately. As ironic as it sounds, my communications class was taught by a instructor who could not communicate effectively. What the fuck? That's right, she could not communicate. Consider the following:

1. She told me that to communicate effectively "you have to dumb yourself down"

I personally don't think that i have to act retarded to get my message across. Furthermore, its insulting to assume the average person can't understand anything above an eighth grade level.

2. She can't spell "building" without the number 8.

That's right, she can't spell words without using numbers. How can a instructor maintain any level of credibility after that. I can understand transposition errors or even missing letters, but numbers?

3. She talks with her eyes closed.

How can you expect to communicate anything if you can't look at the person while your talking. It is even simplier than talking to an individual- its a audience. There are many sets of eyes. Everywhere you look, there is a set of eyes. Most of them wondering why you would teach a communications class if you can't talk with your eyes open. When is it acceptable to close your eyes? Hmm... how bout when someone is going to punch you in the face. She probably realizes that she's a hack and expects the class to collectively bitch slap her for it.

4. She complains about things she does not understand.

She goes on and on about the follies of technology and how it has made it more complicated to communicate with one another. Its a true statement, however, her problem is that she has no understanding of technology. If you can't use it properly, you can't communicate with it. Here's a thought-read a manual.

5. She can't add!

I know, it's got nothing to do with her communication skills. However, if you can't add, you have no business teaching at a university. You have no business doing alot of things if you can't add. Basic math is required for almost all occupations. Without such skills, she should just stick to jobs that only require her to push a broom.

Communications instructors that can't comunicate.... i can't get behind that.