searching for the incredible in the mundane

wanna piss yourself?

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:08:07 GMT

then check out the series of voicemails left by this casanova.

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alex

because we have to say goodbye...

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:26:54 GMT

There is a house built out of stone
Wooden floors, walls and window sills...
Tables and chairs worn by all of the dust...
This is a place where I don't feel alone
This is a place where I feel at home...

Cause, I built a home
for you
for me

Until it disappeared
from me
from you

And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust...

Out in the garden where we planted the seeds
There is a tree as old as me
Branches were sewn by the color of green
Ground had arose and passed it's knees

By the cracks of the skin I climbed to the top
I climbed the tree to see the world
When the gusts came around to blow me down
I held on as tightly as you held onto me
I held on as tightly as you held onto me......

Cause, I built a home
for you
for me

Until it disappeared
from me
from you

And now, it's time to leave and turn to dust........

-The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:42:18 GMT

when it turns cold, you forget what it's like to be wrapped in warmth. when you spend so much time putting up walls, you forget what it's like to just give in.

something i remembered

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 02:40:24 GMT

i once met this guy from some easter european country...i can't remember which. he lived in a room in a house rented to him from an older lady. he told me that he once got stabbed at a job working in a kitchen by one of his coworker. he also told me that from spring to fall he liked to sleep outside in the backyard just on a matress without a tent with only a blanket. he said he liked the dampness of the early morning when it was dewy. i wonder if he still does...

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:55:50 GMT

'que reste t'il de nos amour'

i go to alot of bicycles shows

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:49:37 GMT

i haven't writte much because work has consumed me, and when i do have free time...

i go with randy to his shows and the bicycles have been playing a shit load of shows this month, and i have sadly/happily/tiredly gone to most of them. this week, they played the andy kim christmas show, which was fun! well, andy kim, ron sexsmith and the bicycles were great.

AND THEN...

last night the bikes were on mtv canada. woohoo. check it out.

http://www.mtv.ca/

go to mtv live they are currently at the top of the list.

i'm afraid to say, that the clip doesn't do them much justice, it was the last mtv live before the entire staff went on holidays...but hey it looks great!

happy holidays, enjoy the eating!

when fun arrives

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:39:49 GMT

I went home last night, thinking I'd have a quiet night at home…only to get a call to go to the PS3 Launch party, but then ended up at a Puma party instead. Free liquor is a dangerous thing when hanging out with seasoned drinkers, who smooze and party for a living. We then ended up at teatro to finish off the night with a bang. I then stumbled home and called my best friend, who is now living in london and I don't really remember the exact details of our conversation, but she did call me this morning to make sure I got up for work on time. I waltzed in at 10am and I don't feel so hot today.

John gave me shit for going out last night. He doesn't know why I chose to go out on a Thursday when I can go out the weekend and then sleep in the next day. Oh boy. He forgets that sometimes when fun arrives at your door, you got to go with it.

oh and people who smooze and party for a living...are pretty dry.

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:32:36 GMT

it's been a while. no real reason for it.

one of my good friends from college got a job working with me in the office, which is pretty awesome.

got my wisdom teeth pulled out on tuesday and they hurt like hell. i am healing a lot slower then i thought i would. i took the week off work and spent most of the time either drugged up or angry. angry because i was so hungry and yet couldn't really eat much. if i never have another pudding or fake mashed potatoes again...i can't say that i will be upset. and the drugs where making me crazy all week! i was actually looking forward to feeling all goofy but the pain killers and anitibiotics just made me super anxious and depressed. i was so restless, but i forced myself to sleep for most of the week.

another friend of mine got into a pretty serious motorcycle accident while he was working in bermuda. all the news has been second hand, but from what i understand, it might not be so good. he was flown back to toronto this week, i'd like to see him as soon as i get a chance. the last i heard he was in a coma and they suspect that he has serious brain damage, but they can't tell for sure due to the swelling. i don't really know what is going on right now, but everyone seems to be dealing with serious illness everywhere i turn. cancer, strokes, accidents...i'm not shocked or suprised anymore when i get bad news.

but on another note, trish seems to be having a great time in europe. i miss her terribly.

the good things

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:10:32 GMT

the bike trails, between the downtown core and the beaches, has these pockets of hidden gems that make me really happy to be living in the east end. and riding at sun set is incredible.

oh zack...i heart you!

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:22:08 GMT

garden state makes me fell all warm and fuzzy inside. in an almost dirty kinda way. oh yeah!

i'm so tired

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:00:07 GMT

randy picked a good week to be on tour! i've been to busy at work. last night i was at it until 3am and then back in the office for 7:15am this morning. bed...now...please!

monday tried to kill me, but i survived!

Tue, 30 May 2006 22:09:18 GMT

ok, so everyone living in toronto who uses public transportation is/has/will bitch about the labor squabble that halted services for most of the day yesterday. monday was the best day for it to happen as the city is trying to promote bike week, and what better way to force people onto their bikes then taking away their public transportation...i guess...

i walked home. on my way, i ran into akima so we picked up yasmin together. i think the montessori she goes to must feed her pure sugar in the afternoon. that kid is so hyper! i love it.

later that night i got a panicked phone call. drama among friends sucks. it hard to see someone go through it, but it's also hard to relate.

good bye to many things

Wed, 17 May 2006 22:02:47 GMT

dose has published it's last issue today. canwest has decided to axe funding for the little paper that could. let's join in a moment of silence.

on saturday i head off to vegas with the ladies for a well deserved holiday. i look forward to gut wrenching fun.

a few days after i get back, randy leaves for his north america tour. yay! i'm so excited for them. i just hope they don't kill each other on the road.

if we get our new car in time, i'll join them for toronto, montreal, boston and new york.

this promises to be another summer of fun.

i've decided to get married on a friends hobby farm. i just wanna have a HUGE bbq, something nice and casual and FUN. now to start the plannning.

spaceballs and hot dawgs....and yay!

Tue, 09 May 2006 22:12:27 GMT

i won tickets to the jays game tomorrow night through work, yay! 11 more days till vegas. yay! 1 months away from montreal, boston and new york. yay! it's pretty much a yay day.

How are you?

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:05:27 GMT

I miss you! Please call me.

the low down on the show down

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:59:45 GMT

so in the last few days the following events have unfolded:

randy is going on tour with the bicycles for 3 weeks. they were asked by 'a boy least likely to...'

my migraines have come back due to my disbelief that foods could trigger them. so i ate everything i wasn't supposed to and paid dearly for 2 days.

we finally got the place together and are planning one big bash

dropped off all the tax information to randy's uncle

bought a new car to replace the one that was breaking down each month, a new honda fit

enjoy the silence

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:40:58 GMT

i work late...a lot.

i prefer to work late. it's nice and quiet i get loads of work done, and no one bothers me. i sometimes even get a bit annoyed when i see people in the office after hours. they interrupt the silence. it's my thinking time, my brooding time, MY time.

angry cleaning staff who seemed pissed to be working.
2 guys on cell phones telling their wives to tape survivor.
a friendly girl from deloitte who is shocked someone her age is still in the office.

i think i'm going to take half a day off. i think i'll ride my bike.

???

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:03:38 GMT

Goodbye Canadian Tire Guy
March 27, 2006

Many have mocked him in his passing, but the multi-tastking, condescending handyman was, like it or not, us

Canadian Tire Guy, the multi-tasking, condescending handyman who wowed us over most of the last decade with his vast selection of power tools and his propensity to remain calm no matter how daunting the job, passed away earlier this month. He was assassinated by the venerable mass-merchandiser he lovingly pitched for after it was decided that Canadian Tire needed to go with "something new, something fresh, something different."

Canadian Tire Guy is mourned by his long-neglected wife, Canadian Tire Gal, a soccer mom without equal. Under trying circumstances, she maintained the façade of domestic bliss while married to Canadian Tire Guy. Yet, for those who knew her, Canadian Tire Gal was consumed with a smouldering, albeit unanswered passion, a hint of which could be gleaned by gazing into her beckoning bedroom eyes. So it was that she would sometimes be spotted in Canadian Tire ads gleefully riding her trusty Ski-Doo.

Ostensibly, the snowmobiling trek was meant to demonstrate another whiz-bang MotoMaster product. But in reality, thanks to straddling a vibrating vehicle boasting an 800-cc, 4-stroke engine, Canadian Tire Gal was able to adroitly satiate a certain constant craving-a craving that all too often went unanswered by Canadian Tire Guy. Alas, so obsessed was Canadian Tire Guy with his Mastercraft tools that he never did find the time to visit an Adults Only Video store to purchase the kind of tools Canadian Tire Gal so dearly craved. Yet, Canadian Tire Guy knew how to unplug a toilet and fix a flat, and that skill set made him endearing.

Canadian Tire Guy will also be missed by his son, Bobby. Striving to be a laudable role model, Canadian Tire Guy always gave Bobby a mint condition Canadian Tire catalogue hot off the press. He taught his child well, preaching that anything he wanted in life could easily be found in aisles 5 through 10 at Canadian Tire. And he cautioned young Bobby to resist the siren call of flashy Yankee retail harlots like Home Depot. Bobby tried acquiescing, but with the advent of puberty, he found himself drawn to other catalogues, such as those from The Bay and Sears, which offered several pages devoted to women's brassieres. Bobby remains consumed with guilt.

Canadian Tire Guy will also be missed by his neighbours, a collection of self-confessed mechanical morons presumably living under the Witness Protection Program (Canadian Tire Guy's address remains a mystery, although it is known that a Canadian Tire store is located conveniently nearby). While always grateful for Canadian Tire Guy's tireless advice, some neighbours came to resent the Mr. Know-It-All smugness that came with it. Yet, now that Canadian Tire Guy has passed away, the neighbours ponder how they will cope next time Ma Nature flexes her muscles. Who will inform them of the MotoMaster Precise Fit Teflon Windshield Wipers? Who will steer them in the direction of the Oskar 3-in-1 Snow Brush? Disaster looms!

Agreed, there are some charlatans who are rejoicing that Canadian Tire Guy is dead. He will not be mourned by Canada's hairstylists: his hair and beard were always perfectly trimmed, thanks, of course, to various Mastercraft gardening tools that adroitly doubled as barber equipment.

The manufacturers of automobiles will not miss Canadian Tire Guy, either, given that he single-handedly taught a nation of commuters how to extend the lives of their beleaguered beaters.

But most will indeed mourn his passing. This includes a legion of Internet bloggers who wished Canadian Tire Guy mortal harm. Now that their wish has been granted, these bloggers suddenly find themselves without meaning in life; they are now akin to a legion of Lex Luthors living in a Metropolis devoid of Superman.

He will be missed, too, by a vast array of Ottawa-based bureaucrats and social engineers. Indeed, Canada's version of Ned Flanders-a tool belt-equipped wuss-was the perfect mascot for a country that has become emasculated. Alas, I speak of the true north strong and free, a place where Police Forces are now called "Police Services"; a nation in which the physical testing standards for female Armed Forces recruits are purposefully watered down in an attempt to make our army a little less kick-ass and a lot more gender-equal. I could go on.

Oh, Canada. Oh, Canadian Tire Guy. You shall be dearly missed.

(written by DAVID MENZIES, found on marketing magazines website)

this and that...

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:28:18 GMT

so i think i will be getting a new boss soon, he seems nice, i've met him in passing. we'll see how that goes. it hasn't 'officially' been announced yet though, so shhhhhhhh...

i've been dying to get my bike out so i can ride it. i've been staring at it since i got it for christmas. can't wait to get a nice bell and a basket for it, but i'm scared to death that it will be stolen, as is the case with many of the nice bikes in toronto. the bike theif capital of the world go away bike theives.

i've been so tired again lately. i should go to the doctor and get it checked out, but i hate going to the doctor. i should also go to the dentist, but i hate going to the dentist too. so i guess i'll be ill with bad teeth for the rest of my life. HAWT! i'll go soon.

bicycles have a show this saturday at the horseshoe, they are playing the CD release party for old soul, come by for some good times. info on myspace http://www.myspace.com/thebicycles

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:05:01 GMT

i have joined a club at work. toastmasters international. will keep you posted on my progress. i'm in a club joining kinda mood.

love and marriage

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:38:37 GMT

lots has happen in the last bit. i guess it was bound to happen. these are just milestones of life.

jan. 3oth:
randy and alex are home owners

feb. 14th:
erick and julia have a baby

feb. 18th:
jason and davina get married, mike and andrea have a moth problem, randy plans a wedding in the car

feb. 19th:
the nightmare that is the PAX furniture finally gets assembled minus ultra cool sliding doors, randy is the new homeowner nazi, alex rebels by being super duper lazy

*turns page*

alternative to western meds

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:53:45 GMT

i haven't been updating lately, there is nothing much to report. things are in a constant state of crazy as randy and i try to get things in order for the loft. why would anyone ever want to buy again after the first time? it's such a long and tedious process. and everyone wants money. *sigh*

went to a naturopath about my fatigue and my migraines. so it would seem i might be anemic, and if i'm not then my diet and the stress is the cause of my exhaustion, i need a blood test. i'm to stay away from refined sugar, all wheat and cow based dairy products and anything that is aged like vinegars and wine. so that leaves, water...and vegetables...and lots of nuts and eggs. *sigh*

please vote!

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:52:30 GMT

today randy and i are going to vote in our new neighnourhood. which evil will i choose?

WTF?

Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:06:32 GMT

if i have to listen to any more middle aged banter about how important it is to look good no matter what you are doing(including curling), i'm gonna shoot myself. how have peoples lives come down to coach bags and designer shoes? i love shoes,clothes and make-up as much as the next girl, don't get me wrong, but tell me these people have other things going on in their lives! it's all they talk about everyday!

on another note somewhat related to the last topic. i am no longer amazed at how successful idiots can become.

DOSE-best horoscope ever!

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:49:07 GMT

Libra:
A gang of angry aliens will probably abduct you once you finish your afternoon tea. Stay grumpy. They plan to tickle you.

and under that...

Scorpio:
While tickling an earthling, you may suddenly get the giggles and slime your best buddies Oobo and Noobo. It'll be green.

ahh dose, how i love you.