Lily and Lee's wedding

Lily and Lee's wedding was very nice..
I got to talk to a bunch of my friends..
(actually saw Judy and Marian for the first time in years)
very nice ceremony, and the reception was good..
now I'm at church, waiting for Awana to start..
it'll be very interesting this year, I think..
let the show begin.. as for once I'm psyched! :)

Birthday gifts at Chapters / Not MSN 6 permanently... sorry, Spoz!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAISY.. I hope you have a great one today! :) It's good seeing you at church.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEN.. I hope you have a good one today! :) It was cool to know you.


I had a good evening at Chapters tonight..
(totally lost track of time, so didn't go to Fellowship)
picked up a couple of word search books for David..
it's his eighth birthday on Monday, and he's my favorite kid..
also bought a new Neil Young biography.. (Shakey)
that's going to be my brother's birthday present..
since his birthday's in November, I'm reading it first :P
(the thing cost me $25, so of COURSE that's how it goes)
now I need to sleep, since there's the wedding and Awana! :)


Just had a short convo with Spoz.. ah, that cheers me up even more. (more so than his email? maybe..)


45% entertaining says:
quick note.. listened to "Dirty Bomb".. interesting stuff there
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
(Y)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
ah.. so ya finally got MSN 6..
45% entertaining says:
no, this is my brother's computer :P
45% entertaining says:
tried to download MSN 6 once.. said it didn't have the required components..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
HAHHAHHAHHA
45% entertaining says:
well, it was certainly true!
45% entertaining says:
nice pic you got there..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
(Y)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
part of the fun of MSN 6..
45% entertaining says:
and on that note, I am going to bed.. I have a wedding and Awana to go to.. yay, the first day of kiddy time! :P
45% entertaining says:
(yes, I know.. is that you?)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
here's my "friendly" one.. ;) [his holding a piece of paper that says "FUCK OFF :("]
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
yes.. yes it is..
45% entertaining says:
hmmm..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hehehhehehe
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
the little drawn smiley face makes all the difference ;)
45% entertaining says:
yes, I'm sure it does
45% entertaining says:
is that you going insane, by chance?
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
yes..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
it's my MSN..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
so.. these are my images..
45% entertaining says:
uh, yes.. knew it was *your* MSN, but there could've been other people in the images :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
nope..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
just me..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
just so I don't confuse peoples..
45% entertaining says:
good idea.. hopefully you can tell that the little kid in my picture is NOT me [the kid in my MSN 6 picture is Ethan, for all you rabid trainspotters out there :P]
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
no.. you're the older one..
45% entertaining says:
exactly!
45% entertaining says:
must fly out've here, though.. wedding in 9 hours and change..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
heehhehehe
45% entertaining says:
and do I even want to know what you're doing in THAT picture?! [his going nuts in front of the camera]
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hahhhahahaha
45% entertaining says:
that'll scare everyone off :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
yup.. I have no "normal" display images..
45% entertaining says:
ah.. perhaps that's a good thing.. let people know you're really out of it :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hehehhehehe
45% entertaining says:
thought you should know I got some raspberry cordial.. might go crazy on it next week
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
(Y)
45% entertaining says:
I'm pretty sure it's not alcoholic, though..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
ok.. I'll stick with this one for now..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
it isn't usually.. no..
45% entertaining says:
so then you cut yours with water?
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
HAHAHAHAHHHAHHA
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
well.. ok, if you're drinkin' it with vodka..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
that's a different story entirely..
45% entertaining says:
all right, no need to do anything like that with mine then :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hehehhhhe
45% entertaining says:
all right.. outta here.. see you later ;)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
L8rzzzzzzzz


It's time for bed, though.. Spoz's MSN image pictures were interesting and goofy. :)

Thanks for the email, dude!

when I checked my email earlier this afternoon..
I found something that really cheered me up..
(never mind that I was half-expecting it)
cheers for the email, dude! (you know who you are)
so I'm feeling all sorts of cheerful right now :)
preparing to go out and buy birthday presents, too..
(for David, NOT for myself.. in case you think THAT :P)

Naps have power!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TROY.. I hope you have a great one today! :) It was always interesting at school with you around.

ah, the powers of an actual nap..
slept from about 9:30 to 11:10..
when I woke up, I felt much better..
I hope this lasts through the next three days..
it'll probably only be a temporary thing, though..

I might not go tomorrow night.. (what with small groups)
but I have to bug people about Wednesday / my birthday..
besides, there are birthday cards and stuff to give out..
guess we'll see how much energy I have and all ;)

Spoz conversation is cool...

Had a brief convo with Spoz after I got up at 12:30. (at least I got some sleep.. four hours' worth) Wasn't too bad at all, as usual. Definitely one of my top five online people to talk with. :)


save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
nothing's happened over there so far, I take it..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
like.. wot?
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
is there something on the news.. NOW, that I should be watching?
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
no, I just got up.. so wouldn't know
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hahahhaa..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
um.. nothing I've heard of..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
but you know how people are afraid of a repeat
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
I released new song :D
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
DIRTY BOMB
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
oddly enough.. released on 9/11..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
yes, I read all about making it..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
by the way.. tell Stuckey I got a tip for him..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
before he submits posts in blog, copy & paste it to Notepad or something in case it gets eaten.. (though you don't expect it to be eaten)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hahahahaha
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
well.. usually.. I just "select all / copy" to memory buffer before sending off mine ;)
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
yes, that's a good strategy (Y)
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
by the way, you should really read my blog.. my sister thinks I'll get drunk
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
HAHAHHAHAHA
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
there's no alcohol in that cordial stuff!
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hang on..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
readin' Moby's blog :P
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
he'll probably have stuff to say about the anniversary :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
possibly..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
the song I released.. had something to say about the anniversary..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
I wrote this little rant in the song text too..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
(it's in my blog :P )
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
not by chance the one you were telling me about earlier, right?
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
("WHO'S GOT THE DIRTY BOMB? WE DO! DROP THE BOMB!")
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
nah..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
just wrote it a few moments ago..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
it's not the song lyrics..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
but.. a somewhat frustrated rant..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
on topic with the song tho'..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
ah, well.. I'm lookin' :D
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
well, GOOD :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
ok... finished with Moby's blog..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
now to yours..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
nice frustrated rant :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
hehehehe.. thanks..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
it's a handy thing about the program I use to write music..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
you can add comments text to it...
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
that rant, is contained within the song itself..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
so.. if anyone downloaded the "source" file..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
(listed on the website.. as the XM/ZIP)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
and loaded that puppy up in Winamp..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
they could read that..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
ah, kind of like a bonus..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
well.. yeah..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
usually I just spout crap.. like some of the inspiration for the song..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
or, lyrics I didn't use..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
just little snippets..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
this is one of those rare moments.. I had the urge to rant..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
especially considering the weird synchronicity of it all..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
releasing a song called Dirty Bomb on 9/11..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
yeah, I'd say that's odd stuff all right :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
anywaze dude..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
me is outta here..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
gots to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
L8rzzzzzzzzzz
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
see ya then.. I'll ask what you thought of my blog some other time :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
eh.. instrestink..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
that's wot I thought..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
see, not just a shopping list of my life :P
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
45% entertaining..
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
not too bad, then
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
there's rare moments...
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
you gotta sharpen ya story tellin' skills tho' ;)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
coz.. remember.. you're entertaining..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
you're bringing something..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
if you publish it.
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
it's for an audience..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
write wot'cha like..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
but realise.. people you've never met..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
may be reading it.
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
they may not know the full story..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
give 'em the intro..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
anywaze.. that's my 2 cents..
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
L8rzzzzzzzzz ;)
Spoz (weapons grade insanity) says:
[eep]
save water even though it's raining.. don't bathe! (just kidding) says:
seeya ;)


Here's his blog entry that he was talking about, in case you're interested. If not, this is posterity.


wot can I say.. I wuz in a weird mood..
today, putting the finishing touches on the song DIRTY BOMB..
I found it more than odd, that I would finish it today, on SEPTEMBER 11th..
even weirder when I switched on the tv, to ABC.. and saw they were doing a BBC documentary on, yup.. you guessed it - the threat of "DIRTY BOMBS"..

so..
when I had tweaked the final volume setting..
and everything in the song, wuz finished..
to my lunatic level of caffeinated satisfaction..
I had the urge to write something..
something that made sense of this frustration..
2 years of frustration.. to the day in fact..
I scribbled this rant.. in the song text of my song..

and.. coz, I dunno..
since I'm not afraid to talk utter crap on this site..
here's wot I wrote.. guess it might be meaningful.. who knows?


_______________________
we are living in a
world of idiots..
a lot of us are smart,
a lot of us are trying
to do wot little we
can to make this crazy
world a better place
to live in.. but, lets
face facts, we are
living in a world full
of fucking idiots..
they are the ones in
control, they're the
ones making all the
decisions, and little
by little they flush
this world spiralling
down the shit hole..
lobotomised chimps
with their fingers on
the button.. running
our governments,
running big business,
and coercing groups
of otherwise smart,
free thinking people
to do really REALLY
stupid things..

terrorism is stupid..
the taking of innocent
lives is needlessly
abhorrant and stupid..
but, what we call a
solution, this "war on
terror" is equally as
stupid.. this endless
ping pong of bombs
for bombs.. terrorism
countered by state
sponsored terrorism..
fueling an environment
of FEAR and HATRED
is not a smart way to
live, violence is not
a solution to violence
stupidity is never an
answer to stupidity..
we shouldn't be living
like this, yet we let
idiots like Osama Bin
Laden and George W
(Chimp) Bush lead us
into stupidity..
so, I guess on the 2nd
anniversary of a truly
stupid and violent act
- the September 11th
attacks on the USA..
(and the subsequent
stupidity we've seen
since that time..)
we bring you this loud
n stupid song to help
illustrate just how
corrupt this world has
become.. where things
like this can happen
and we can only just
sit like stunned fish,
unable to do anything
but rant about it..
maybe this is a wakeup
call, so many minds
sleeping on the wheel,
WAKE UP YA FUCKAS!
WE CAN FIX THIS!
WE CAN STOP THIS
ENDLESS CYCLE OF
VIOLENCE.. WAKE UP!!!

ah fukkit who cares?
...wots on tv?
this shit only worked
in the 60's anywaze..

I'd love to sleep!

why the heck can't I sleep? I'd like to, honestly..
I went to bed at 1:35 AM, and got up at 4:20 AM..
I'm not sure it has to do with the 9/11 stuff, either..
maybe I'm needlessly overworrying about certain things..
perhaps it's because I'm still not completely well..
yup, I wish these things would go away.. (for now?)
whatever it is, I'd definitely appreciate my sleep returning!
(sooner rather than later, of course)

Raspberry cordial

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LISA.. I hope you have a good one! :) It was nice knowing you at school.


yes, I KNOW it's the second anniversary of 9/11..
maybe when I'm less tired, I'll do something on it..
but right now is not the time to do so..
although I will say that the world has changed..
that's going to be my sole statement on that for now ;)


I was talking to my sister on MSN earlier..
she seems to think raspberry cordial's a good gift for me..
"it's appropriate because you like getting drunk!" (not true)
yes, this was in my stash of gifts from Prince Edward Island..

for those of you who don't know the backstory..
(which is likely to be everyone that is NOT me :P)
there's a scene in one of the Anne books..
Diana (Anne's best friend) gets accidentally drunk on cordial..
(my sister saw the musical, which reminded her of the scene)

but no worries about anything..
I don't think I'll get drunk on it..
alcohol isn't listed as an ingredient in the stuff..
so there you go! :P

Wheel of Fortune / Hangman Game

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANGELA.. I hope you have a good one today! :) It was neat knowing you at school.. Cheyenne would be almost 9 now, wouldn't she?


WHEEL OF FORTUNE / HANGMAN GAME

I've been playing this game on three separate message boards. (stole it off one of them to introduce to two more) People at MB #1 and MB #2 have been playing pretty much by the book. (one guess at a time, no multiple guesses until a partial solution is posted, no "guessing one word is one guess" stuff, etc.)

At MB #3, there have been certain people who think they know what the first and last name of the quotee is. That's all very well and good, but then they ask for multiple letters in one post. To me, that's not quite how the game should be played. If they want to speed up the game, that's fine by me.. but have you ever heard of people guessing multiple letters in one turn (or guessing multiple letters before a partial solution is given) whilst playing Wheel of Fortune or Hangman? I didn't think so.

I don't believe that these people have to be told this. So I posted a polite amplification of the rules there, while only allowing their first guesses to go through and be posted as part of the solution. That's fair to everyone.

I think I need some bubble tea, but it's raining out.. and I don't really feel like eating or drinking anything much, either. So I'll just play around on other boards and read stuff to distract myself.

Downloading the MSN security update

is it worth downloading the MSN security update?
the download never finishes.. (I tried it multiple times)
that process cripples my computer speed even more..
(yes, such a thing is indeed possible.. I know!)
maybe the hassle isn't worth all that trouble..
I'll just put up with those annoying messages..
"Vernon, get your friend to give you those CDs now!" ;)

Don't interrupt my downloads!

finally got home at 2, barely in time to food-shop..
got the "security update" buzzes from MSN and YM..
the YM one worked just fine this time, at least..
and the MSN download consumes / wastes a lot of time..

in fact, I was in the middle of it when my brother called..
he wanted to know why I sounded so angry..
if you interrupt my downloads, that'll probably be the case..
and he said that he loved my firm attitude / decision-making..
(Jon asked if I wanted to go out to dinner with the parents..
my reaction was like: "eh, sure.. why not.. I don't care..")
of COURSE he was being humorously sarcastic..

hopefully, I'll survive this extremely intact..
I definitely hope that my stomach will cooperate..
gotta get ready to get out of here (again) soonish..
I'll just call on my resources of strength..
right now, I'm sort of caught up on stuff ;)

August bubble tea tally

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDREW.. I hope you have an awesome one today! :) It was neat knowing you as the basketball star in school; the last I heard from your sister-in-law Cindy, you were on the Team Canada Olympic basketball team.


here is the record of consumed bubble tea..
from roughly the last month or so..
I don't think there's much surprise here ;)

MONTHLY BUBBLE TEA TALLY (3)

strawberry watermelon @ Bubble World [Saturday, Aug. 9]
raspberry @ Royal T Bar [Friday, Aug. 22]
green milk tea @ Dessert Dynasty [Thursday, Aug. 28]


I'm going to prepare to leave Jon's soon..
it's been a nice relaxing ten days here..
but I really don't want to compromise my sanity..
I'll just do some things on the Net before I split..
(besides, I have to be somewhere in 90 minutes!)

Lots of fried food

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SEREN.. I hope you have a fun one today! :) Wow.. it's hard to believe you're one already.

note to self: don't eat lots of fried food again..
after the night you had, that should be enough warning..
one more note: go to bed earlier on weekends especially..
you need to get used to the Awana schedule again..
and that "sleepier than usual" feeling isn't good..

Hanging out with Nathan and the guys

Thirteen was a pretty good movie..
it inspired lots of discussion among the four of us..
(which is what it was probably meant to do)
I won't spoil it for you, but it was surprising in parts..

afterwards, we all bugged Jessica at Starbucks..
she was on her break, so we got to talk to her..
when she insisted, Eric had a free passion tea lemonade..
nobody else really wanted anything to drink..
then the four of us went to dinner at Sodas..
(it was a 50s diner type of place)
we had good food and good conversation..
even watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..
(part of a dubbed version which was on the TV there)

now everyone's at Nathan's again..
we're all having some final "chilling time"..
tomorrow, we might go to Chianti's..
they have a Monday / Tuesday pasta special..
we'll order stuff that normally costs $10.95..
and pay only $6.95 for it.. that'll be sweet! ;)

wow.. *more* repeating numbers in the post time!
I definitely like it when THAT goes on ;)

Toddlers and chilling at Nathan's

HILARIOUS QUOTES OF THE WEEK (2)

"We should go to a place where we can all keg it up!" -- Jon, expressing his opinion on where we should go for my birthday party. (Friday, Sept. 5) [he doesn't even like drinking very much, yet wants people to think that I'm an alkie.. go figure :P]

"Dude, you're using inefficient computer methods.. I'll save ya the suspense." -- Spoz, trying to help when I couldn't find a blog reference to his friend Heidi spilling red wine on her exposed motherboard. (Wednesday, Sept. 3) [for some reason, Word couldn't find it even though I copied and pasted his entire blog to a brand new document.. but Spoz could, right enough!]


church was certainly good today with my friends..
spent time with the toddlers instead of the babies..
one of them is getting attached to me already..
(is it because I'm wearing glasses? maybe.. oh well)
talked a lot to my friends about life and stuff..
Jackie's back from her American Idol road trip..
some people will probably make it to my party..
I had some jackfruit bubble tea at the Pho place..
definitely good times all around for sure!

Nathan, Eric, and I are waiting for Jon now..
in fact, we're all at Nathan's just chilling..
we're going to watch Thirteen in a while..
then after that, we might hang out some more..
Jon mentioned bugging Jessica at Starbucks..
it's all good hanging out with friends when you can :)

Eric M's staying till Christmas!

Eric's coming in a few minutes to pick me up..
the ride to church should be very interesting..
he's actually staying until Christmas..
all good times ahead with the Crew, for sure! :)