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Aug 12, 2004
Scott's B-day. (Paintball)
Okay, that was pretty real. Like VSmack's allnighter, except I tried to sleep.
Stayed most of the night at Alan's, doing many different things, but also watching some movies I've never heard of. One with the Chinese guys in America called "Better Luck Tomorrow" which was good, but didn't really come together in my opinion. There was another with Bloke ravers, whose name escapes me, and I thought was good, but I was realy realy tired at the time, so my opinion on this one might not be that reliable. To back this one up, my favorite line was "Good one Bruvva!", so what up with that?
I never really got to sleep, despite blindfolding myself with my folded-up shirt and moving to another room. So, we "got up" at around 7:00, did whatever was necessary, and I drove them to RLD paintball up in Brooklin. If you don't know Brooklin, I don't blame you at all. They have an A&P, and that's all I can really give them credit for. The trip there was uneventful, although we listened to a great deal of good music to keep us awake.
21 people, all aquainted with Scotty B. in some way showed up. The area was all outdoor, and was cool. Very cool. It mixed the regular experience of paintball with the joy of actual capture-the-flag and the horror of drowning. There was quite a bit of water which people fell into, although they avoided hitting their heads on the rocks. Speedball was done in an unusually large arena, and was awesome. Corey Meingarten and I are still the unstoppable duo in that game. Have you seen Equilibrium? (Thanks IMDB!) We were like that, but we did all that using only one gun.
Driving back, we spun "L'il John and the Kings of Crunk" or however you spell that shit. Purely for image of course, as we rode up into the A&P in Brooklin.
We did more once we got back to Alan's, but that was the biggest part of the day. You can see that I was justifiably tired.
Additionally, I think I'm going to mix some more takes into this blog. For the most part, this has just been a journal, and I lack a forum for my opinions. So, that is that.
Posted at 11:01 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 11, 2004
Got to admit, it's getting better...
UTSC promised me a "worry free" summer, thanks to their something something program policy something. Why is it then, UTSC, that so much of my time has been occupied with university concerns and activities, and other worries in general? I suggest changing your claims, or taking up a greater holistic approach to anxiety management in combination with your advertising.
Anyways, sent out a bunch of e-mails, unviersity related, especially relating to my auditions for the music program. Rented a baritone (euphonium, it had to be clarified) at Long & McQuade for a very reasonable sum. So, hopefully that's set.
Additionally, I've breached level 5000 in Disgaea (I'll put up screenshots at some point), and I'm nearly to the point of trying Kokon Horay in BOF:DQ. Hope I can beat it this time through.
Going over to Alan's tonight, seeing as we have to leave early in the morning for paintball. We've rented the place out, so this should be pretty cool, especially with such a large group, and such a large facility.
Posted at 06:04 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 9, 2004
Well, it's barely noon, but this morning I finished "Peasant's Quest", and "Leaven of Malice". Additionally, I found out the German word for "team" is, "Mannschaft" (or so I'm told), and that there's a show on now, like Judge Judy called "Texas Justice". I'd like to see that, if it wasn't all small claims. Even if they were misdemeanors, that could get pretty intense.
In addition to all these things, Q-107 has been playing some really good stuff this morning. The rest of the day is looking good.
Posted at 12:06 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 8, 2004
Yup. Terry instructed us to "do it right; do it white" today. That was pretty funny. Additionally, there is a general concensus, from workers of all races, that the Asian customers are intolerable. I'm kind of feeling sick today, so I'm glad I was able to take it easy, and work and at home.
Also, I'm off Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I'll actaully make some calls, but, if you are interested in going to Wonderland on one of these day, let me know which day. Okay? Okay.
Posted at 08:47 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 7, 2004
So, big news of the day is playing soccer at Thompson park. Unfortunately, I didn't get to stay for very long, due to work, but it was fun playing and seeing everyone again. Plus, there was this other guy called, I think his name was Hamun or something, and apparently he was on the Iranian under 12 national team. Cool.
Also, I am currently listening to that freak Finkleman on CBC Radio One, and now I have changed the channel. A few minutes ago, I sent off my third e-mail to CBC speaking out against Finkleman, and am prepared to keep doing so. If anyone would be interested in putting together a petition, let me know.
Posted at 09:40 pm by Yggdrasil
So, we went down and paid my fees for university. No getting out now.
Also, I went to a barbeque etc. at UTSC today around 7pm. I hung out with Alex Stein, and Dong-Yi, and other Woburnites I did not expect to see there. There was live music, which was pretty good, and a dance group, and a breaking group, which were not, really. The "big picture" (ha) was Pirates of the Carribean, which was a pleasant diversion, although the sound set up was rather bad and produced long echoes. On the way out, I won a UTSC t-shirt and hat, so now I am set to represent my alma mater, whether I like it or not.
Not a bad day, although I froze biking home.
Posted at 12:57 am by Yggdrasil
Aug 5, 2004
You got some 'splaining to do.
But I'll talk to you later.
Now then, yesterday was cool. We saw "Harold and Koooomuuar something something", and for coming from the makers of the movie we didn't see, it wasn't too bad. Afterwards, Boston Pizza, and I stayed over at Alan's.
Now, the big news there is that he has a very small, extrememly cute brown kitten. It is named "Opie", although the spelling may actually be "O.P", as it seems to have either/both the Autobots, and/or the Mephisto shoes logo on it's head. it's very cute.
Anyways, I'm done typing fo now. Out.
Posted at 11:17 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 3, 2004
Matters of personal interest
Well, I got new shoes today. I really needed them, as my others are, at best, in very poor repair. I don't really want to talk more about shoes.
I had a haircut the other day, and one of the madmen at that establishment put some sort of pomade (if that word is still applicable to any modern hair product) on my head. I can take or leave the appearance, but whatever it is smells like Pez, so I'm enjoying that. This will be my "in".
Also, I submited some fan art to qwantz.com, and if I get the okay from that websites author, I will be posting it up at Heapkings. Speaking of Heapkings, I really need that Mbari Hogun picture, so I'm going to take the bus all over the place tomorrow in hopes of finding it. Also, Qwantz has made me realize that I like writing more than drawing, so maybe I'll change the format of Heapkings to fit this new preference. We'll see.
Anyways, that's that for now. Welcome back Edward. I know it's a bit late to be saying that, but I figured I probably should say it where others can also realize that you are back. From China, if anyone didn't know.
Posted at 10:07 pm by Yggdrasil
Aug 2, 2004
interim: A few other things
I was telling someone today about the gifted program, and I said "I was in the gifted program in high school." Wow. That was weird. That part of my life is over.
Also, a certain person at work was complaining that he had to work on Carabana day, and Terry snapped. He told him that if he wanted to dance around in a bird costume, he needed to "get the hell out of my store right now, you primate." And on and on. That was cool. It's especially funny because the guy couldn't really say or do anything about it, because he was completely cowed by Terry's assault, so he just smiled nervously and muttered.
Carabana really does suck. What's the headcount on that event now? I'll take "Picnic Day" anytime.
I think I had something else to write, but, maybe later.
Posted at 09:17 pm by Yggdrasil
It might be "when I best for speed"?
Well, we decided quite late last night to wait until the morning to go home. Not that that mattered at all. Well, my arms seriously hurt from water skiing et al, and I have to work today, so that's unfortunate. It is nice, though, that I will be getting holiday pay through my union today, as well as getting double-time pay for working on a holiday. Too bad it's only 5 hours today, 'cause I could seriously sweep up.
Speaking of holidays, what is "The Civic Holiday"? (No car jokes please. Unless that is actually what it is, although you'd have a hard time getting me to believe that.) My calendar informs me that August 2nd is "Bank Holiday" in Eire, Scotland as well as the cabbalistically acronymed NSW (New South Wales) and ACT (God Only Knows) territories of Australia. Here's the kicker. In NT (Northern Territories) of Australia, it's not "Bank Holiday", but the curiously antiquated "Picnic Day", strongly reminiscent of Period pieces on PBS and CBC in it's dowdier moments. These guys must be like Saskatchewan for us, eschewing Daylight Savings Time in order to gain some obscure economic advantage. Or maybe they fought a war over it, in which case, I won't call them on it.
Anyways, that's it for now. I want to talk to some people later, so look for me on MSN after 7:00. Assuming this damnable virus doesn't preclude me from using the computer, see you then.
Oh yeah, check this out. It's pretty good.
Daily Dinosaur Comics
Posted at 12:25 pm by Yggdrasil
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