Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Though the scientific validity of this test is questionable.
It may surprise some people to know that, according to this test, I'm 26 per cent gay. I was surprised: I expected to be a lot faggier.
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
The Metric System 2
It's Juno (the lame-o Canadian version of the Grammy's) time. My town has the dubious honour of hosting this year's shenanigans, which mainly celebrate Canadian "artists" like Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Nickleback and Avril Lavigne who's primary contribution to Canadian music is breaking through in the U.S.A (and, to be frank, the Yanks can have 'em). However, there's a smattering of decent shows this weekend, like Joel Plaskett (who I missed last time he rolled through town 'cause I was sick as fuck) and the Dears. Unfortunately these two gigs conflict, but life is full of tough choices.
Oh and I'm checking out Metric at the brand-spanking new Starlight Room next week. It should be sweet.
Oh and I'm checking out Metric at the brand-spanking new Starlight Room next week. It should be sweet.
Monday, March 29, 2004
Ah! Fucking zombies!
I, for one, am glad to see someone tackling the tough issues; the issues that really matter.
How did movie zombies get so fast?
In related zombie news, the Oilers continue to shuffle towards the post-season.
How did movie zombies get so fast?
In related zombie news, the Oilers continue to shuffle towards the post-season.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
This fire is out of control, gonna burn this city
Oh God. Not again. Please not again.
Oilers/Stars playoff meeting looms
For those of you who don't know, the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Satrs have met in the Stanley Cup playoffs six times in the past seven years, five times in the first round. The only time the two clubs haven't met during that span was the year both clubs missed the post season. Now the Oilers haven't even clinched a playoff berth yet, but I don't it's too early to start praying this meeting does not come to pass. Of course, an optimist would say that this could be the year for the Oielrs to finally get the Dallas monkey off their backs, but we all know that the Stars have had the Oilers' number since 1997. In the words of the Matrix's Agent Smith: "It is...inevitable."
On the other hand, I'd still rather they play Dallas than Detroit.
Oilers/Stars playoff meeting looms
For those of you who don't know, the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Satrs have met in the Stanley Cup playoffs six times in the past seven years, five times in the first round. The only time the two clubs haven't met during that span was the year both clubs missed the post season. Now the Oilers haven't even clinched a playoff berth yet, but I don't it's too early to start praying this meeting does not come to pass. Of course, an optimist would say that this could be the year for the Oielrs to finally get the Dallas monkey off their backs, but we all know that the Stars have had the Oilers' number since 1997. In the words of the Matrix's Agent Smith: "It is...inevitable."
On the other hand, I'd still rather they play Dallas than Detroit.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Where's a boy with bad intentions gonna settle down?
Woot!
Good news from Hit By A train:
"The Old 97's album is halfway done! No title yet. Thus far it's shaping up as a bit of a throwback to Wreck Your Life era content but with a much fuller sound, and less poppy than both Fight Songs and Satellite Rides."
Good news for those who soured on their bands turn to Britsh iNvasion-era guitar pop, I suppose. (WTF is Rhett doing playing Christian music fests, anyway? Fuck that.)
Also check out Phil's tour diary from the February 19 Dallas Observer.
Good news from Hit By A train:
"The Old 97's album is halfway done! No title yet. Thus far it's shaping up as a bit of a throwback to Wreck Your Life era content but with a much fuller sound, and less poppy than both Fight Songs and Satellite Rides."
Good news for those who soured on their bands turn to Britsh iNvasion-era guitar pop, I suppose. (WTF is Rhett doing playing Christian music fests, anyway? Fuck that.)
Also check out Phil's tour diary from the February 19 Dallas Observer.
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
I'm not drunk. Yet.
Happy St. Paddy's to all! Let's get things started with the following e-mail missive from the Belfast Canuck:
"Yo. Happy St Paddy's Day. Saw Shane McGowan do a free show outside of City Hall after the parade today. And between you and me, I think he'd been drinking."
On these shores we have a MP pushing to make St. Paddy's a national holiday.
I like the cut of this guy's gib, but have to respectfully disagree with him. St. Paddy's should not be a holiday. The day after St. Paddy's should.
Finally: Naked Irish chicks.
"Yo. Happy St Paddy's Day. Saw Shane McGowan do a free show outside of City Hall after the parade today. And between you and me, I think he'd been drinking."
On these shores we have a MP pushing to make St. Paddy's a national holiday.
I like the cut of this guy's gib, but have to respectfully disagree with him. St. Paddy's should not be a holiday. The day after St. Paddy's should.
Finally: Naked Irish chicks.
Friday, March 12, 2004
E-town to Deetwah: you suck.
Yo, douchebag: you wanna talk "no buzz"? Let's talk about what kind of boring, white bread, frat-boy fucker would cop to attending both John Mayer and Guster gigs. You probably dig the String Cheese Incident too, but only for the off chance some dreadlocked 17 year-old on nitrous will let you touch their post-pubescent titties. Mayer. Jesus.
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Is this it?
So Todd Bertuzzi gets a minimum 17 game suspension for breaking Colorado's Steve Moore's neck, with additional time to be determined prior to the start of the next season. I think it's a decent amount, but the league missed a chance to send a real message by suspending him for next season as well. Either way, Moore still lies in a hospital bed and, chances are, this isn't the last time we see something like this.
Y'know, much has been made of the current climate in the NHL and the lack of respect players show towards one another's' well-being. Seems to me this is simply an extension of the culture of violence that exists in the game, at nearly every level. While Don Cherry might say otherwise, its a short trip from sanctioned violence (fighting, hitting etc.) to the kind of crap we see today. And it's making the game into a joke. I saw the clip of the mugging on CNN yesterday, which is probably the first time hockey and the NHL have ever been mentioned on that network, while the Times of London had hockey on its list of 10 Most Overrated Things In Sport (this from a country that brought the world cricket and public school sodomy? Whatever.) This incident is not the kind of exposure the league needs. Something's gotta give. The league needs to make changes, not just to protect players, but to improve the game itself.
(1) Fighting: hockey is the only sport that tolerates physical violence between participants. And as much I, as a red-blooded Canadian, enjoy watching a good tilt, the fact it, fighting makes the game look like a joke. Ban it. You drop the flippers, you're gone for the rest of the game and get an automatic game suspension and fine to boot.
(2) Think eliminating fighting will lead to more stickwork? Get tough on that too. High sticking penalties should be an automatic 5, 5 and a game if blood is drawn, but the hit was accidental, 5, a game and a one game suspension for intentional high sticking.
(3) Protect the melon: the head has become a target. The NFL has rules protecting players' heads. So too should the NHL. Make shots to the head (be it with shoulder, elbow, forearm, whatever) a penalty, maybe even a major. Hell, make boarding, kneeing, hits from behind majors as well.
(4) Four on four, all the time. Fewer players=more room=less contact=less chance of shit hitting the fan.
Those would be a good start, but the bottom line is , major changes are required, if not to shed the game's thuggish profile, but at least to ensure the next time a player goes down in a heap, he doesn't leave the rink in a hearse.
Y'know, much has been made of the current climate in the NHL and the lack of respect players show towards one another's' well-being. Seems to me this is simply an extension of the culture of violence that exists in the game, at nearly every level. While Don Cherry might say otherwise, its a short trip from sanctioned violence (fighting, hitting etc.) to the kind of crap we see today. And it's making the game into a joke. I saw the clip of the mugging on CNN yesterday, which is probably the first time hockey and the NHL have ever been mentioned on that network, while the Times of London had hockey on its list of 10 Most Overrated Things In Sport (this from a country that brought the world cricket and public school sodomy? Whatever.) This incident is not the kind of exposure the league needs. Something's gotta give. The league needs to make changes, not just to protect players, but to improve the game itself.
(1) Fighting: hockey is the only sport that tolerates physical violence between participants. And as much I, as a red-blooded Canadian, enjoy watching a good tilt, the fact it, fighting makes the game look like a joke. Ban it. You drop the flippers, you're gone for the rest of the game and get an automatic game suspension and fine to boot.
(2) Think eliminating fighting will lead to more stickwork? Get tough on that too. High sticking penalties should be an automatic 5, 5 and a game if blood is drawn, but the hit was accidental, 5, a game and a one game suspension for intentional high sticking.
(3) Protect the melon: the head has become a target. The NFL has rules protecting players' heads. So too should the NHL. Make shots to the head (be it with shoulder, elbow, forearm, whatever) a penalty, maybe even a major. Hell, make boarding, kneeing, hits from behind majors as well.
(4) Four on four, all the time. Fewer players=more room=less contact=less chance of shit hitting the fan.
Those would be a good start, but the bottom line is , major changes are required, if not to shed the game's thuggish profile, but at least to ensure the next time a player goes down in a heap, he doesn't leave the rink in a hearse.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Where's a boy with bad intentions gonna settle down?
So, I have my entire apartment to myself for the weekend. However, I'm at a loss as to what to do with it. What is a boy to do?
Monday, March 08, 2004
Friday, March 05, 2004
What bliss it was that dawn to be alive...
...but this is pure heaven. Like the man says: so effing hott!
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
I was saying "Boo-urns."
So spoiled-brat rich kid, ex-Oiler and current Coyote Mike Comrie returns to face his old squad tonight.
Sure, there'll be booing, but as our man across the pond, the Belfast Canuck, pointed out over e-mail, this highlights some key differences between sports fans on each side of the Atlantic.
"I guarantee you there will not be any signs with "Judas" or "scum" or "cunt" or "Judas scum cunt" at the pill tonight. Also I'm pretty sure nobody will be throwing bottles of piss at the Coyotes bus. Which is a shame, really."
Sure, there'll be booing, but as our man across the pond, the Belfast Canuck, pointed out over e-mail, this highlights some key differences between sports fans on each side of the Atlantic.
"I guarantee you there will not be any signs with "Judas" or "scum" or "cunt" or "Judas scum cunt" at the pill tonight. Also I'm pretty sure nobody will be throwing bottles of piss at the Coyotes bus. Which is a shame, really."
Monday, March 01, 2004
That's what I call Passion.
Gal with microphone and "Jesusfish" tee-shirt : "So, you just saw Passion? What did you think?"
dong resin : "Amazing. Simply amazing. I'll tell you, using subtitles made a lot of sense."
Jesusfish Gal : "And what was so great? What was the best part of the movie for you?"
dong resin : "Well, the best part was when they tore up Jesus."
Jesusfish Gal : "..........."
dong resin : "They totally whale on that motherfucker!"
Terse Jesusfish Gal : "Thank you."
dong resin : "Thank you!"
The last word.
dong resin : "Amazing. Simply amazing. I'll tell you, using subtitles made a lot of sense."
Jesusfish Gal : "And what was so great? What was the best part of the movie for you?"
dong resin : "Well, the best part was when they tore up Jesus."
Jesusfish Gal : "..........."
dong resin : "They totally whale on that motherfucker!"
Terse Jesusfish Gal : "Thank you."
dong resin : "Thank you!"
The last word.
Three bits on Oscar
1. I still can't decide what was worse: the bloated, unkempt Peter Jackson (the only thing missing were sauce stains on his shirt front, but maybe they were CGI'd-out) or the walking grotesquery that was his mate's hairdo. Shudder.
2. So Charlize Theron gets the nod for burying her luminosity beneath a pile of make up to play an ugly person. My question is: couldn't the producers of "Monster" have just, y'know, hired an actual ugly person?
3. "Annie Hall" was, what: 30 years ago? So why is Diane Keaton still wearing that stoopid fucking hat and sunglasses?
2. So Charlize Theron gets the nod for burying her luminosity beneath a pile of make up to play an ugly person. My question is: couldn't the producers of "Monster" have just, y'know, hired an actual ugly person?
3. "Annie Hall" was, what: 30 years ago? So why is Diane Keaton still wearing that stoopid fucking hat and sunglasses?
EaM's so boring ever since he stopped drinking.
Well, 48 hours on the wagon and counting. The tremors have subsided and the bugs are gone, but I still can't shake the feeling that there's a good reason I try to stay good and drunk. Could be because the workaday world is so blindingly dull. Either way, I'm going to bed right after the OC tonight.
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