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!!!!!

Things That Piss Me Off:

I scanned a sheet that I got from my doctor. I want to have it in my GMail, which I check all the time, so I can have it handy to read. So I decide to email it to myself from my Yahoo account, so it shows up properly in my Gmail Inbox.

Keep in mind, I'm emailing from myself, to myself.

Stupid Yahoo makes me enter a damn CAPTCHA (interpret the garbled letters/numbers from an image and type into a text box underneath) to prove that my email (including a large attachment) isn't spam.

GAWD!!!

Note to Future Self:

Small or Mini Blizzard only, lest you blow three days worth of calories on 5 minutes of ice cream.

The Daily Affirmation:

The textbook perfect 8 iron I hit on the fourth hole at Outlook today that turned into my second par of the day.

Which one of these unconventional rap songs do you like better?

Anne Hathaway


Natalie Portman

Note: Natasha Staniszewski was the Daily Affirmation of Saturday.

Daily Affirmation (Sunday):

Getting a new recipe in Cafe World.

I feel compelled to write about this.

I ordered two Cokes tonight at the soccer centre bar. Two identical, completely the same, no difference between them at all Cokes. She charged me $5.25.

WHAT!?!

How in the FUCK do you get a total of $5.25 for two identical drinks?

A) Why in the HELL would you charge something odd for a drink like a Coke, that wasn't a multiple of $0.25? Because it would have to be to get a total of $5.25. That's just absurd.

B) Its not even mathematically possible to charge a price for a drink that ends in an odd number without half-cents.

C) Did you really think I wasn't going to notice this absurdity?

She was an ass clown. I was not impressed. End of story.

Next time don't be so god damn obvious.

The Daily Affirmation:

Natasha Staniszewski doing the Saturday sports round-up in a bright white shirt in high definition.

The Daily Affirmation:

Getting to play a second soccer game, after a rather lacklustre opportunity against the special olympics team, felt very good tonight.

Can you relate?

Every damn day

Blog Song Of The Day:

Night Ranger - Sister Christian

Something that everyone can like:

Game On

I just want to see you
When you're all alone
I just want to catch you if I can
I just want to be there
When the morning light explodes
On your face it radiates
I can't escape
I love you 'till the end

Good bye Simone. Rest in peace. I love you.

Rider Game Day Photos

Here is a gruesome photographic update on my toe injury of a few weeks ago:

I just watched a commercial for mixed drinks in a bottle. The closing comment was "without the hassle"

Is mixing a drink that much hassle? Honestly, it takes about 15 seconds. If you want a drink and don't have 15 seconds, isn't your concern a little larger?

And love is evil
Spell it backwards I'll show you

Daily Affirmation:

I don't have to look very far for the daily affirmation today.

THE GROUND POUNDERS WON THEIR FIRST GAME!!!!

Blog Song Of The Day:

The Offspring - Want You Bad

Blog Question Of the Day:

Can the acting be good if the directing sucks?

The latest of my injuries:

The Daily Affirmation:

Today's highlight was lunch with my Mom, sister and niece. It was nice to see family in the middle of the day.

Bonus points to Emma who sat on my knee and giggled at me.

The Daily Affirmation:

Eurotrip is on cable this afternoon. The movie is not very good. However, this song is right at the beginning and it never ceases to make me smile/laugh.

Scotty Doesn't Know

I take it back. I think I am witty.

I know I wrote it, and you should belly laugh at your own jokes. But that post from a month an a half ago, about how Miley Cyrus sounds like Ricky from the Trailer Park Boys, just cracked me up.

Daily Affirmation (Part 2):

I'd like to be witty. I think that'd make me happy.

I love reading celebrity news. These people that write are more bitter and pissy than I could ever be on my grumpiest day. It does my soul good to read them slash apart stupid celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, like you or I might cut up bread. I just laugh my ass off and for a few moments I actually feel a little joy in my heart.

I have to be honest. I do not like the hats the LA Angels are wearing in tonight's ball game (June 3 vs the Yankees). My Mom made the comment that they look like Civil War soldier hats and I kinda have to agree. But my additional commentary to that would be, they just plain look stupid.

The Daily Affirmation:


Bad Meets Evil - Lighters

Here's my idea for the day:

Cafe World takes way too long to play. I've got like 30 stoves now, and that's a lot of clicking and messing around just to play a game. They always have incentives and special game features, which invariably involve going through a bunch of tasks to get some nominally useful new thing.

What about doing something useful? Cafe World takes too long to play. I have to click 15 stoves 4 times each to make a batch of something. They have these "Super Stoves" where I can one-click them and it automatically makes for dishes. How about you make a game feature that I can do a quest and the result is, I can combine my regular stoves into a Super Stove and save myself a haystack worth of effort.

Note to future self:

Remember to specifically mention every item that you want on your breakfast sandwich at McDonalds. Then confirm the order by having them repeat it to you. Obviously McDonalds drive-thru staff are too stupid to make inferences.

I ordered a "sausage biscuit" this morning. Who knew that was actually a discrete sandwich and you have to put "egg" in your description or else you don't get one. Who does that? Why would I not want the egg on a breakfast sandwich? Isn't the egg the defining part of a breakfast sandwich? And why wasn't there any cheese?

Oh yeah, she screwed up my McGriddle too. I asked for bacon and she gave me sausage.

So what's the deal? Go as fast as you can manage with your budget car on Highway 11? No one's going to do any police work?

I'm watching Facebook for the past few days and there's all these posts about radar traps inside of Saskatoon. So what exactly are we protecting people from? People going 65 in a 50? Really, how dangerous is that?

I'm driving down Highway 11 tonight, and I'm going a healthy clip. Its not 100 mph but I'm moving steadily. People are passing me like I'm a picket fence. And its cheap crappy cars, like Kia's and Hyundai's. What, they've given up on life, so they buy a $12,000 car and drive it until something stops them on a dime. I don't get it.

Maybe I'm just a pansy now. It makes no sense to me.