Virgin Festival!

Hey guys! I just looked into this concert, and it looks great. Massive Attack, Zero 7, and Wolfmother will all be playing on Sep 10th. If you don’t know those bands, then please accept my condolences. But, now its your time to find out! Believe me they’re great, and there are a whole bunch more playing that day too. Check out the site: http://www.vfestival.ca/en/
Yes, it’s sponsored by Virgin, and it is really a commercial in disguise. Nothing is sacred in today’s times, not the Skydome, Brampton Centre, etc. But, whatever, it will be cool!
So, come one and all! You can buy tickets at Future Shop ...cough....the concert’s core target market?...cough).
Drop me a comment and let me know!

Lose lips past midnight

I’m not sure what I want to write about tonight, but I feel like I want to write about something. I can’t say that I will decide though...
Maybe about passing time in a steamy windowed car. Maybe about being at work and totally not feeling it. How about awkward discussions with parents. How about watching a barn burn to the ground, while ambers filled the air. How about how it was one of the most beautiful sights ever. How about how great it is to have friends who care. Maybe the dream where I saved myself and let a whole train filled with people die. How about the long and old looking washroom in my dream, and the creepy janitor.
My parents are away next weekend, and I have the car as well. This makes me happy, are you all invited over? Of course.
Am I still a spoiled brat? I wonder. Why do I dislike being around my parents? Why do they force me to lie, I’m the worst liar and I know they know. I can’t wait until I’m settled into the next section of my life, after school is done, after I find a job, after I find a home, and after it all feels right and I like it. New things are scary, and there are so many new things ahead. Scary things are exciting. From that comes great things. I don’t want to lose anything, just gain more.
Is this where I say ‘that’s life’. Ya, it is.
That’s life;P

Busy Times=Great Times

Ya, $10 for a boost was a lot, Judy. But, I would have paid a lot more for it too, anything to get the car started;). I have to come and visit you too, I'll give you a call when I find some free time.
There's been little free time lately too, which I'm happy about. Work yesterday was busy busy, and I was there all day. It went well though.
Monday night I met up with my bestest friend in High School, Irma. It was great to catch up, and hear what's been going on in each other's lives. We went to Tim Horton's and I got another hot smoothy. Does anyone know what those things are? Are they coffee, or hot chocolate? I had a great time Irma, can't wait for next time.
Anyways, that was fun times. On Sunday I met up with Veena at Tim's, and then with Jordon afterwards. That was really great times. We even visited St. Augustine, for old times sakes.
Today I'm off to school to do my Lavalife presentation. This will be the last day for that class as well.

Lavalife and a dead battery

Okay, so the school week is over, and I have time to write. This week my strategic marketing plan on Lavalife was due. There were 9 of us in the group, and there were the typical slackers. One girl was assigned the editing and revision (making it all flow and look nice). A week before it was due, she handed us printed copies of our parts, with revisions on it and said “make the corrections and send it back”. WTF? we were all thinking. Isn’t that her job to do? So, we send them to her, and she emails us the “Final copy to be printed”. Yes, it’s done, right? No. She just took all the parts and stuck them all together again. It didn’t flow, there were mistakes everywhere (obvious ones!) and none of it looked the same. She didn’t even change the font and spacing! So, that letf me and this guy in my group, Ryan to do all this in two days. It was crazy. We gave people in the group new jobs to do, based on what was missing, then edited and edited like crazy. A few other members really helped out as well. Ryan printed off the plan a few hours before it was due. Then, that girl had the nerve to say to me “Oh, Steve you’re in charge of the presentation, I’m so tired on working on this Lavalife plan”. Whatever, bitch!=). We gave her a big part to do in the presentation to make up for her lack of work. Now, we’re working on the presentation for next week.

Between all that, there has been time for fun. On Sunday, Veena, Sreng and I went to Wasaga. The weather was so nice and that water was warm. Jill and Stu came up on Sunday and hung out for a few hours. They’re fun. We left early Sunday night, ready for the busy week ahead.

On Wednesday and last night, I met up with a friend and we hung out. Last night, we ran into problems. After being parked in the parking lot at Tim's (Queen and McLaughlin) for a few hours my car’s battery died. That’s what happens when you leave the radio and stuff on. Oooops. Knowing that there was no way I could explain this to my Dad (as the car is all automatic and the lights shut off on their own) I called anyone I thought would come. Jackie was in Barrie, but she was nice enough to pick up. Kyle’s phone was off, and there was no way I was going to call Veena’s house at 3:15am. Mike doesn’t have a cell phone, and I would have had to call his house. I even thought of Nancy, but hated the thought of awakening her from her Barbie playhouse bed ;). my friend had some quick thinking though, and found a cab driver to boost the battery (for a $10 charge of course).Can you image what my Dad would be thinking when he woke up a few hours later to go to work and there was no car in the driveway! I didn’t even tell him I was taking it because he was in bed when I left!
Good learning experience? Yes, and I love that!

Today I’m off to work early to do the safety inspection. For all you BP peeps, if you have any concerns about unsafe working conditions, feel free to let me know! I really take it seriously, because I hate seeing people get hurt at work.

CBC News: Hezbollah leader vows 'open war' on Israel

"International concern is mounting that the violence could spread. The European Union has criticized Israel for a "disproportionate response."
The Israeli military said the airport strike and the blockade are intended to cut off supplies to Hezbollah, and that the Lebanese government must move to clamp down on the Beirut-based militants.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the Hezbollah raid an "act of war," and said military action against Lebanon and Hezbollah would intensify until the soldiers are released."

Last day of school set!

Today I had to go to Ryerson to order my transcript. They wouldn’t let me do this online, so I took the 2 hour bus ride there to stand in a line for half an hour, pay $10, then take a 1 and a half hour bus ride to York. When there I got to sit through a class for 2 and a half hours. Sounds like fun eh? Oh, and the best part? I have to go back to Ryerson in 10 days to pick up my transcript, then hand deliver it to York. Wow, I can’t wait!
Seriously though, it was nice to be downtown again, I liked it. There’s so much more to do around Ryerson than at York. It’s probably a good thing that I didn’t go there, I would have been distracted.
On my way to school today I was thinking about how half the year has already passed by. Man, time flies by! I also got the date of my last exam....ever: August 18th from 7 to ten. This is also then the last day of school for me...ever! I can’t believe that after 10 years in elementary school, 5 years of high school, and just over 4 years of University, it will end. What will it feel like to be out of school? I have no idea, but I’m excited to find out. I’m sure I will feel a little lost, but I will find something to do, hopefully a good job. I wonder if I’ll ever go back, actually, I’m sure I will. I’d like to work towards a Graduate degree some day.
Man, I should plan on doing something after that exam. That’s surely a reason to celebrate!

Superman

I just got in from watching Superman. I went with Mike, Veena and Sreng. Kyle was supposed to got but I couldn’t get a hold of him. We went to see it in Imax, which was great. Parts of the movie were in 3D, which made it really really cool looking. The movie was shallow, but enjoyable. There really isn’t a beginning or conclusion, just some action that probably ties together the old Superman movies (which I haven’t seen). Normally action-only type movies are boring for me, but it was 3D, and it was Superman.
Jackie said that it felt really really long to her, but it didn’t to me. It ended just in time for me. I know there were plot holes too, and big ones at that. I can’t explain how Superman was able to do what he did in the end, but hey, he’s Superman, and he found a way. If you haven’t seen this movie in Imax, do it because it’s worth it. I wish they would have done more, there was so much more they could have done.

Batman Begins is better, okay I said it. Yes, I’m a bigger Batman fan, the truth comes out, and I always have been. I’ve seen every Batman movie and TV show episode. I’ve never seen another Superman movie.

Hotmail? More like Stupidmail (oh, burn)

I've been using Gmail since the start of this year. Today I went back into my Hotmail account to see if I could find someone's address. That's when I realised just how much Hotmail sucks. No search. No search! I looked for the "sent" sections, and remembered that Hotmail didn't save my sent messages. So I resorted to clicking through all my past emails. As my eyes blurred over, I found my mouth saying "thank Google for gmail". I was a little freaked by this, but then Pooncho kicked in with "screw this bloodclot, getcha someting to eat Man."
Ya, you're right Pooncho.

Oh, and Daren, how could you abandon your blog! First Tonks, now you. Long live my blog, the longest running in history. I understand though.
Well, my history at least.

Learned

Have you ever looked back at yourself years ago and thought “wow, how I have changed!” Sometimes this is for the worst, but usually, and hopefully it’s for the best.
I know I have changes a lot over the years, and will continue to into the future. When I was in early grade school, one teacher of mine called home to ask my parents if I were a mute. Yes, honestly. I left grade school with no confidence in myself, and a bleak outlook on the future. I had no friends, and no strong relationships with family. At the end of grade 10 I met some friends, or at least people who cared about me. They made me see that there were nice people in this world. I met real friends after that, and lost them soon after. It didn’t matter though, because I knew things would be okay. Then I met a special girl who brought out the goood side of me, a side that still lives on to this day. Even that soured eventually, but it didn’t matter. I learned, and grew from that. Then I met my current best friends, who taught me that friends can last forever.
Along life we make mistakes, rush into things, let things pass us by, miss a chance, and let fear hold us back. None of these are a wrong choice, as long as we learn from each one of them.
I was spoiled when I was young by my parents, and kept some of that mentality to this day. Over the years though, I have been learning to overcome it. It took a while to realise that things are rarely perfect, and that it’s okay like that. Learning that was great, as I used to toss away any damaged or defective goods (yes, I’m being symbolic here). After that I learned that honesty is always best, always. I learned this from looking up to Kyle at work. His usual total honesty was inspiring to me. It took a while, and is still a bumpy road, but the honesty road is best. Now, I am learning that I can’t always get what I want when I want. Sometimes things take time to grow and mature, and waiting for them to do so is half the fun of having them.
My point with all this? Sometimes you take a few too many steps forward, and need to take one back here and there. Sometimes you lose sight of what defines who you really are.
That’s okay though, because the next step will just be better.

White is better?

Sony's PSP is struggling against the DS worldwide. To counter the hype of the DS lite, Sony is launching a white PSP in Europe. To do this, they came up with this billboard ad:

In our day and age, is this considered racist? It's a European ad, do you think it would work in our country?
Personally, I'm reminded of an episode of South Park where there was a racist flag of a black man being hung by whites. The children of the town didn't realise it was a racist flag, because they did not distinguish the people in the flag by colour. Maybe the same goes in our generation, and the use of colour in this ad really doesn't have racial undertones. Or maybe it was used as an eye catcher?

Pentagon Lists Homosexuality As Disorder

Pentagon Lists Homosexuality As Disorder
This just makes us ask the question (again): What year are these people in power living in??????

Happy Canada Day!

This is a great country, and it should be celebrated. It's also a very large country, with so much diversity to it. Each region is so different, and we should all learn a little bit about each place.
Be proud for what this country offers us, and strive for it to offer us more in the future.
Hope you all find something great to do today!