The Daily Affirmation

1. My body has changed so much from the weight loss that I barely recognized my reflection in a window

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1. Can pain be measured?

Blog Question(s) Of The Day

1. Would I enjoy visiting England?

2. When was Royal University Hospital built?

Today I Learned . . .

1. The pretty girl I was working with, at the 2012 Tim Horton's Brier, was a member of a famous Saskatchewan curling family

The Daily Affirmation

1. My injuries from soccer have improve since last night

2. I love my new shoes

Today I Learned . . .

1. Don't drive the highway leaving Las Vegas on a Sunday

The Daily Affirmation

1. I found my magnetic name tag

2. Managed to run my Yahoo drafts on my phone, which has never worked before

3. In my absence, my ball hockey team dismantled the opposition to move on to the final of winter league C division

4. The Leafs won their first game under their new coach

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1. Why is there no more McGriddle at McDonalds?

2. Should I buy a Brier vest?

3. Why can't Brian Burke tie his tie??

4. Can cheese still go bad, even if you freeze it?

Today I Learned . . .

1. The most important thing is just to have someone notice you.

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1. Should I completely customize my iPhone app layout, instead of just alphabetical?

2. Why are all these random people following me?

3. Do I really want to fill out the APEGS salary survey again, for 2012?

4. Should I believe the BMI scale when it says I'm 'overweight'?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Three completely random people started following me on Twitter overnight

2. In real life, a completely random, but utterly gorgeous woman gave me a compliment.

Today I Learned . . .

1. Due to the low carbon content of stainless steel it can not be hardened. The process of hardening is required to increase strength in steel. The inability to harden stainless steel means it can not be rated Grade 5 or higher, for strength.

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Should I get another pet?

2. Should I decorate my office with Montreal Expos collectibles?

3. When did I become so incompetent at completing mechanical tasks?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. My Yahoo baseball draft team was sent to me overnight

2. We set up the test skid to check for leaks and repairs and there were no leaks, and no repairs to make

3. My ham sandwich on a cheese bun was beyond phenomenal

4. There are few things better than a jumbo Costco chocolate muffin

5. I bought new shoes today.

6. Using only the raw power of my brain, I was able to remember all of the things I was going to buy at the dollar store (unfortunately they didn't have any stock on one of my items)

I don't understand how some people operate an automobile.

I'm stopped at the light, where Idylwyld Drive merges into 51st Street/Ave C (whatever you want to call that mess of an interchange). I'm second in line on the left. This is a relatively long light for waiting, since the majority of the traffic is on 51st Street/Ave. C. That gets the bulk of the light cycle.

Now its not that uncommon for people to start rolling at a red light. I get that. But we're not even halfway through the wait and this mini-van ahead of me starts rolling. Consequently I begin rolling my eyes. Of course you can only roll so far, when you start doing it that early, before you're in 'oh shit' territory and you have to jam the brakes again. This guy got his nose into traffic he started so early.

Now comes the stupid part.

The car NEXT to him, upon seeing the mini-van start rolling, well he starts rolling too. So their both inching into the intersection, and its no where NEAR the point where its going to turn. Not even close. The mini-van eventually had to give up on the dream and jam the brakes. The guy in the car won't give up. Its like he's committed now, and there's no turning back. This guy is fully into the oncoming lane, and he's STILL inching forward. The light is NOT gonna turn for him.

Well he's screwed now. He's THAT far into the oncoming lane. I can see him, and he's got this, "I'm an idiot but I can't look like an idiot" visage on his face. The guy is looking to the left, trying to gauge whether to stop there, back up or just go for it.

The light is STILL not changing.

By some miracle of fortuity, there's no oncoming traffic. Of course, there's also no imminent sign that the bloody light is gonna change. He's gone so far now that he can't back away. He just steps on it and blows the light with a left turn. Amazingly this prompts the mini-van to start inching again. Keep in mind the light is STILL not changing. The car is all the way around the left turn, and now the mini-van is half into the oncoming lane. This is when the light turns green.

The most idiotic part of this ridiculous tale? I'm second in line behind the mini-van and I still caught the guy in the car before he reached the second light on 51st Street.

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

I know what your boy like
Skinny tie and a cuff tight
He go and make breakfast
You walk around naked
I might just text you
Turn your phone over, when it's all over
No settling down, my text go to your screen
You know better than that
I come around when you least expect me
I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty
You thinking that this song's coming on to tempt me
I need to be alone like the way you left me
You start calling, you start crying
I come over, I'm inside you
I can't find you
The girl that I once had
But the sex that we have isn't half bad
The text say that "It's not fair"
That's code for "He's not here"
And I'm-a flirt with this new girl
And I'm-a call if it don't work
So we fuck till we come to conclusions
All the things that we thought we was losing
I'm ghost and you know this
That's why we broke up in the first place
Cause

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

It's late night Thursday
I know that you heard me
But you don't want the same thing
Well two can play that game
So I'm chilling with my girlfriend
But she not my real girlfriend
She got a key to my place but
She's not my real girlfriend
Stupid, so dummy
Say the wrong thing and wrong girls come runnin'
I'm paranoid that these girls want something from me
And it's hard to make a dime go one hundred
And my dude freakin' out over a worse fate
She on time, but she late for they first date
Cause he went and tried out all new condoms
Slipped off in a threesome, good problems?
Right? Wrong
Askin' him if she gonna play games
We the super smash brothers, but none of them you
I miss the sex when you kiss whenever you through
Sixty-nine is the only dinner for two
I was wrong, but would you have listened to you?
Uh, you were crazy
I got a heart, but the artichoke
Is the only thing girls want when you in that smoke and light

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

I wanted you to know
That I am ready to go, heartbeat
My heartbeat
I wanted you to know
Whenever you are around, can't speak
I can't speak

So we're done? This the real shit?
We used to hold hands like field trips
I'm a jerk, but your dude is a real dick
I read his post on your wall and I feel sick
He ain't cool, he ball and all that
But he just a fake nigga who blog in all caps
You couldn't wait to date
I'm going straight for your thighs like the cake you ate
I give a fuck about the niggas that you say you ate
You know that I’m the best when I’m a-fake-tionate
I'm the best that you had, face it
J and Keyshia are related: racist
I give you money, then you burn me, then you made off
She ain't a killer, but she'd fucking blow your head off
I know he wondering, "What the fuck you hiding?"
That we dated like raps about Bin Laden
Ayo, fuck this
Are we dating? Are we fucking?
Are we best friends? Are we something in between that?
I wish we never fucked, and I mean that

But not really, you say the nastiest shit in bed and it’s fuckin’ awesome

Today I Learned . . .

1. There are the same number of calories in 1 cup of Froot Loops as there are in 1 cup of Cheerios. [CORRECTION: they actually rig the serving sizes to make it appear that they are the same]

2. Stainless steel gains its corrosion resistance from the formation of an invisibly thin, but tenacious layer of chromium oxide formed on the surface of the metal when exposed to oxygen.

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Reviewing the Brier schedule, I will be available to play ball hockey playoffs on Saturday!

2. If we win on Saturday, I think I could squeak in playing in the finals on the following Sunday too!

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Should I frame my periodic table of elements?

2. Should I do the experiment of trying to live exclusively on granola bars and Coca-Cola?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Mspa is going to send me a new spa pool body on warranty.

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Would it be inappropriate to wear a skidoo suit in my office?

2. Should I post my short stories on my blog?

3. Why am I always cold, and so sluggish, in the morning?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. I was very impressed with my effort level at work today.

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. What type of saw do I need to own to cut a perfectly straight edge on a piece of wood?

2. Is there an easy way to scan pages out of a bound book?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Just came up with a unique solution to my basement storage problem

2. The Shockers played a defensive game that is the stuff of legend tonight, holding a monumentally better team to a 1-1 tie in regulation, before succumbing in a shoot-out

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Weigh myself upon getting up. Exercise for 30 minutes, drink/eat nothing; sweat minimally. Weight myself after exercising; weight 4 pounds less. Which one is correct?

2. Should I scan all my university notes to PDF and then throw out all the paper/binders?

3. Is there a device you can buy which takes your pulse?

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Should I go buy 'French For Dummies' tomorrow?

2. Should I buy online more?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Hit my revised target, and now weigh 190 lbs.

2. The hot tub levelling project went better than expected and I can probably sit in it before the end of the afternoon

3. Had a good time attending a Blades game with Greg

4. Got home from the Blades game just in time to rescue myself from a basement covered in water, as the hot tub was deflated and in imminent danger of going over the wall

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Am I being played?

2. What am I going to do with all these milk crates?

3. Should I buy a Blackberry Playbook?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Playing ice hockey felt very good today

2. Really grateful to my family and friends for support at my ball hockey team's fundraiser

3. It was completely awesome how Bruce bought three raffle tickets, and won three prizes

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Why can't equipment suppliers make 3D models of their equipment freely available?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. After multiple weeks mired in last plast in my hockey draft, I moved up to tied for 4th last night

2. Lunch at the Esso was excellent

Scenes From The Bar:

1. Early thirties, appearing to be single, guy is standing at the bar, in the line for the prettiest bartender in the building. He is third in line behind two other people. Fourth guy walks up and points out there there is a completely empty line next to the pretty girl's queue. The 30-ish guy waves him aside and chooses to stay in the 3-deep line.

The guy that was trying to provide the advice skips to the empty bartender and gets his drink served and is gone, before the waiting dude even advances forward one spot in his line.

2. Grey bearded portly man comes up to the bar. He is looking around, appearing to be trying to figure out what to order. After much searching he asks generically for a "beer". When prompted for which kind, and prompted to study the display case, he reviews the displayed bottles intently for at least 2 seconds. He response after all of this studious examination is to ask for "Great Western", the only brand that is in the case.

The Daily Affirmation:

1. In looking through 10+ years of old editions of the Professional Edge, I am amazed at the positive improvement that I have helped to bring to it.

2. Got to work with my favourite girl at CUC tonight

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. What specifically do I need to change, to accomplish my goal of being more successful?

2. Should I acquire a more impressive vehicle?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Getting a new soccer card was quick, easy and painless, making it possible for me to play tonight

2. My favorite line from the book I just finished, "We owe it to the worms and the trees that the buildings we cover them with will stand as promises of the highest and most intelligent kinds of happiness"

3. Got a nice little message from my sister regarding her birthday present

4. Found a miraculously good parking spot at the soccer centre

5. Have a function hot tub again

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. What do people keep telling me to do things that are categorically impossible for me to do?

2. Why is what I find visually appealing different from what I want for myself?

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Is there a fast way to scan a whole bunch of photos?

2. Where can one buy an inexpensive but utilitarian photo album?

3. Should I throw away everything on the work bench in my basement that was here when I moved in?

The Daily Affirmation

1. The new hot tub control box is here!

2. I finished another of the books I got for my birthday a couple of years ago, which was a goal

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. What one thing would you most like about being rich?

2. Where is my water bottle?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Finished the cost estimate by lunch!

2. Completed a preliminary version of the proposal with half a weekend remaining

3. Have a very solid performance as the Shockers win 4-2 in Sunday ball hockey action

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Why does my elbow hurt after doing my physiotherapy exercises?

2. Is it illegal to possess uranium?

3. When I finally buy a new Mac, should I get it locally or order it online direct from Apple?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Paradoxically, exercising (especially the trampoline) made my headache dissipate

2. Vindication! A guy cuts me off, only to immediately turn right into the mall. I go to the next entrance, closer to the grocery store, and am already parked when he pulls up to the grocery store.

3. I did a good job of making chipotle shrimp tacos

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Would you be scared if you couldn't tell how fast you were going?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Completed yesterday's goal

2. First Delco hockey in a month

3. Death Metal Friday!

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. What destroys time?

2. When everyone wants you, how do you decide who you're going to keep?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. They are sending me another replacement hot tub control box, no questions asked

2. My absurd idea, when discussed, might actually be feasible

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. How do I teach myself to not acquire things I don't need, and can't (or won't) use?

2. Does it seem ominous that the check engine light was flashing as I climbed the Petrovka hill?

3. What does 'FML YVW' mean?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Today's scheduled meeting went the complete opposite of how I expected

2. If you stick to your plan, and have faith in your beliefs, good things will happen

3. Man that was a good sandwich!

4. Had a refreshing conversation with my massage therapist today

5. Have likely sold another membrane unit

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Am I ready/willing to change?

2. Should I throw out my Coke mini-fridge if it doesn't work anymore?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. I fixed the counter on my blog

2. Played out my Valentine's Day fantasy scenario in Starcraft II

The Daily Affirmation

1. Nothing beats chocolate cake in the morning

2. Performed a textbook perfect parallel park today

3. When viewed in the aggregate, I actually know quite a lot

4. I got my new dishwasher today

Blog Question Of The Day

1. Should I buy NHL 12 for the PS3?

2. Am I evolving?

3. If I had to choose between, going to Jamaica (but by myself) or working the Brier, which would I pick?

4. Can you heal injuries while still exercising to burn calories?

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Should I buy a bean bag chair?

2. Why do I dislike making the bed, after washing the sheets, so much?

3. If I am still satisfied with my MacBook Pro, should I still follow my plan of buying a new computer?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Finally fixed the missing fluorescent light panel in the kitchen

2. I made lemon pudding

Daily Affirmation:

1. The Oilers won on the first game of Hockey Day in Canada

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. I wonder how much it hurts when a player slashes your glove hand when you cover a puck?

2. Has Ryan Smyth lost his ability to compete at the NHL level?

3. Why can we stand around for 30 minutes with nothing to do, then just as we're about to close the bar, 30 people decide they need another drink?

Listen to this:



Dextrose

Blog Question Of The Day:

1. Should I play in a soccer tournament in Moose Jaw on the weekend of March 23?

2. Should I just accept it, and be single for the rest of my life?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Got someone unhelpful kicked off my project

2. Co-ed soccer team won 2-1

3. Men's turf team won 6-5

4. I played stellar defence (defensive responsibility being my weakness) in the men's turf game

She seemed dressed in all of me
Stretched across my shame,
All the torment and the pain
Leaked through and covered me.

I'd do anything to have her to myself,
Just to have her for myself.

Now I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do
When she makes me sad.

She is everything to me,
The unrequited dream,
The song that no one sings,
The unattainable.
She's a myth that I have to believe in,
All I need to make it real is one more reason.

I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.

But I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.

A catch in my throat, choke,
Torn into pieces, I won't. No.

I don't want to be this but
I won't let this build up inside of me (won't let this build up inside of me) x4

She isn't real.
I can't make her real.
She isn't real.
I can't make her real

Blog Question(s) Of The Day:

1. What one thing would you must enjoy about being rich?

2. Have you ever thought about just how weird breast implants really are?

3. How do I completely empty my mind, such that, if I were to try to think about something, I would be unable, because nothing contained in my memory would be within grasp?

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Watching my Dad play with his new iPad

2. Thinking about upcoming warm weather so I can wear my new jacket

The Daily Affirmation:

1. My jersey order finally arrived

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Got a huge discount on a good paper shredder at Staples

2. Took the initiative to talk to Brian about the unhappiness hanging in the air about the project we're on

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Bought a new coat

2. Leafs win again!

Clara Hughes has skinny arms

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Got an unexpected email from a pretty girl.

2. Played hard, laid a couple of punishing hit, in ball hockey tonight.

3. GIANTS WIN!!!

4. We won our men's turf soccer game 3-2.

5. The girl writing out the locker room assignments, on the white board at the soccer centre, looked insanely good in her grey yoga pants.

The Daily Affirmation:

1. I'm using my bookmark, that I got from my music teacher, back in grade school, again

2. Leafs win!

3. Oilers win!!

The Daily Affirmation

1. The pretty girl at The San Diego WestJet counter was really friendly and helpful

2. I am proud having negotiated the San Diego freeway system with little for navigational aid

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Nothing hurts today.

2. Got to try the famous In-n-Out Burger

The Daily Affirmation:

On the second of February I found myself walking along an ocean beach with nothing but amusement in my heart

The Daily Affirmation:

1. The smell of bacon in the morning is nearly irresistible

2. Went on a very interesting and informative plant tour of Hydranautics facility

3. Someone at Hydranautics that I only know by phone and email, actually came to find and meet me, before I could do the same in return

4. Just figured out how to fix the, too short, shower curtain in my hotel room bathroom so it doesn't get water on the floor

The Daily Affirmation

1. Pretty girl said I was wearing a nice jersey as I walked through the Saskatoon airport

2. Oceanside, California is a paradise on earth

The Daily Affirmation

1. Scored a goal in my men's turf soccer league.

2. Ran into a young friend of mine that I hadn't seen in many months

The Daily Affirmation

1. Mesmerized by a young beauty in the surf

2. The sunset, viewed through my resort suite window, is nothing short of breathtaking

The Daily Affirmation:

1. I lay in my bed and watched the sun set into the ocean, a riot of orange and blue's.

2. Played online multi-player Starcraft 2 while on vacation in Mexico

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Saw a fish jump out of the water, right in front of me, while I was out boogie boarding in the surf this morning

2. Got a massage while on vacation in Mexico

3. The world is a better place because of tortilla soup

The Daily Affirmation:

1. Caught a wave perfectly this morning and rode it all the way in to the beach

Daily Affirmation

1. Lay in the 30+ C Mexican sun for an entire afternoon

2. Finished an entire book for the first time in months

3. The Giants won!

Daily Affirmation

1. Ran into a former co-worker/friend in the mall, who I haven't seen in several months.

2. Was surprised to meet my two friends from Winnipeg when we arrived in Mexico!

For the record, Pearl Jam - Black is not a good song to get yourself pumped up.

Spin The Black Circle however, works excellent.

Daily Affirmation

1. Getting to play ice hockey at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon

2. We won the soccer game and I had 2assists. One was a perfect pass.

3. Right now I am officially on vacation!

Daily Affirmation:

1. Because of the repeated shots to the same spot on my heavy bag, and the unique position of the dent between the two halves of the logo on each side that was facing me, my heavy bag looked like Admiral Ackbar staring up at me.

2. The book I've been waiting for arrived

3. Leafs win big!

Daily Affirmation:

1. I came up with one really good custom license plate idea

2. Heard a funny story about the lengths you have to go to, to find a place to sleep, when you are living away from home for work

3. Exchanged fun text messages with an old friend I don't talk to often enough

4. Hot showers and sleeping bags

Daily Affirmation:

1. Knowing that, no matter what might befall me, there's someone that's got my back, and will say so

2. Apple pie for lunch

3. The January picture of Marilyn Monroe on the old calendar I found in a drawer

4. Sincere thanks from a friend for rendering assistance

Motoring
What's your price for flight
In finding mister right
You'll be alright tonight

People throw rocks at things that shine.

I'm a loser baby,
so why don't you kill me?

This was hilarious!

Die Hard Mash-Up

I got a car, I've got some gas
oh let's get out of here
get out of here fast
everyone's confused
so I stay in my room
if I go I don't want
to go alone

I hope you get this message
or you're not home
I could be there in
10 minutes or so
I got my things
we'll make it up as we go along
with you I could never be alone

I'm awake, and trying
While you're sleeping like a babe
Beside him
I'm on the ledge while you're so
God damn polite and composed

But you,
You're not allowed.

You're uninvited.

I have decided that I don't like European ice hockey. I find all the ads on every free surface very distracting and irritating.

Am I the only one that doesn't give a FUCK about Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher?

Or Kim FUCKING Kardashian?

I mean, ya gotta grow man. Don't you ever want anything more for yourself? I know this poor hapless son of a bitch does. I look into his sorry doe eyes and I just, I see a man crying out. He's crying out, "When Lord? When the fuck can your servant ditch this foul-mouthed little chucklehead to whom I am a constant victim of his folly, so much so that it prevents him from ever getting to kiss a girl! Fuck! When, Lord when? WHENS GONNA BE MY TIME?

It'll give you hope,
and steal your soul,
All in the very same moment.

The Daily Affirmation:

This is what made me happy today.






And frankly, it was better than an orgasm.

Damn, Damn, Damn,
What I'd do to have you
Here, Here, Here
I wish you were here

Things That Piss Me Off:

People who, in the year 2011, are still splitting files up into 700 MB increments, like you might want to archive them to CDs.

ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!