Sunday, February 27, 2005 

I'M NO DRAMA KING THAT'S FOR SURE

I was having a conversation with a friend tonight regarding drama in people's lives and how some get off on it for attention. I find that girls in particular like to talk about how dramatic relationships in their lives are. I could never understand how girls can analyze every little detail to one, I mean what is there to analyze. If people were more like myself and would just relax a little more the world would be a better place. I mean, little differences lead to major arguments which is just pathetic, why can't people just learn to let things slide? And it's arguments like that which end up turning into something major. Oh, my life has drama, I just don't make it more dramatic by making a big deal out of nothing.

Perhaps I'm just the big push over and let things slide a little too much. I never used to be so bad. Maybe because I used to be the kid who got made fun of growing up that I decided to just quit caring. But isn't there healthier avenues to getting attention than living what you consider a dramatic life?

Some people will do anything for attention, and that means something many of us would consider morally wrong. I sometimes wonder what the reaction of others would be if I woke up some morning with a different personality, like that of people's I know, and I just began going crazy over everything. What if I just began speaking my mind all the time, making swift decisions and never took no for an answer on anything? I do snap the odd time, but most of the time I let things fold into place themselves rather than trying to control the situation. How would my life change if I quit accepting things and began questioning things by pushing myself more? For a person who doesn't believe in fate I sure let things slide a lot as if I have no control over any situation.

While I can happily say I'm not self induged, and will listen to others drama and try to help them out, maybe I should think about what I want more and not worry about others. After all, I only live once. I should be focusing more on my wants and needs then letting others fill my head with their stories. I've learned to care less about others than before. Is that shallow? I don't think so. But unless you have a real issue that needs to be addressed, are seeking some help or advice on something, or have something to tell me that concerns me, I don't really give a damn about what you're doing. Actually that is far from true, but maybe I should take that attitude with me wherever I go from now on.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 

GAME OVER - DAY 154

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: If you want to know how I feel, I'll sum it up in one word - Terrible.

I was planning on doing some schoolwork tonight, but so far I've been glued to the television screen with all this NHL talk happening. As I expected, the NHL season was formally cancelled by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman today. Although in a sense I'm relieved a decision was made, I'm disappointed both sides are calling off all points of the negotiating process and going back to square one.

I'm concerned about the future of the NHL because both sides seem to be way off. The future doesn't look very good, particularly in the states where fans care more about baseball, basketball and football. Wayne Gretzky said he's worried the result of this cancellation means both sides won't be renegotiating until the summer. I sure hope he's wrong. And he said if there were a shortened 2004/05 season there was a strong possibility he'd be coaching in Phoenix. Now he may never coach. And what about the players reaching an age to retire? Am I ever going to see Al MacInnis, Steve Yzerman, Mark Messier and Steve Thomas play again?

An online poll on tsn.ca detemining what the fans think indicate that most fans side with the owners. In fact, the results prove that 75% are against the players.

There's so much uncertainty in the NHL now it's driving me crazy.

Monday, February 14, 2005 

VALENTINES DAY - JUST AN EXCUSE TO BE ROMANTIC WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND AND MAKE SINGLE PEOPLE FEEL MORE LONELY

Valentines Day is coming to an end, and I'm by myself in the Old Main lab at UCC typing a blog about my thoughts of this day. Yes, I could have got a date rather than spend my time working on schoolwork tonight, but I went on a date last night. Do I care that I went out last night instead of tonight, which is dedicated to be the most romantic night of the year? Nope. Because, unlike some people, I don't need a night designated for couples to take a girl out and romanticize with her. I mean, what kind of society are we living in that we need a day like Valentines Day to be romantic. Shouldn't couples be that way with each other anyways?

Now I'm not calling myself a romantic. In fact, I'm quite insensitive at times when it comes to dealing with other people's emotions. But I just don't understand why people get so depressed on Valentines Day. This day is really quite evil if you think about it because it makes other days of the year seem irrelevant. I mean, I could have had the time of my life last night but people would ignore that because I'm not doing anything tonight. People who have been single for a long time, like me, may go periods acting just fine until Valentines Day comes along and then they feel lonely. Then for those who go out and have a great time with their boyfriend or girlfriend, they will talk about it for days following the date because it happened on Valentines Day. Because this date is labelled on the calendar, it makes it that much more special. If anything, you'd expect Valentines Day to just lose its effect over time. After all, girls know the sort of things to expect Valentines Day. Wouldn't a fancy dinner, some flowers, chocolates and champagne be a much more pleasant surprise on a regular day when romance wouldn’t be expected? After all, aren't girls into spontaneous and exciting guys, not predicable ones? How predicable is a date on Valentines Day? I guess it's the material possessions and fancy dinners that make this day so special for them though. It's a day when a material girl can find out how much her boyfriend really likes her based on how much he spends by the end of the night.

Now I know what people will think when they read this. Initially they'll be thinking things like, oh he must just making himself feel better by putting down Valentines Day and yada yada yada, but you know what? I'm not bitter and not typing this for that reason. I honestly just think that Valentines Day is something more fun in elementary school when you get to cut out hearts, give out cards, find a Valentine and discover your secret admirer. Remember all the fun games in elementary school?

Sunday, February 13, 2005 

READING BREAK IS ONLY A WEEK AWAY

Today has been a very slack day so far. I didn't get out of bed until sometime after 11, then a few games of Spider Solitaire, some breakfast and a couple episodes of Married With Children later and I finally got out the door.

I'm currently at Jenny's place killing time before we're off to find myself a pair of glasses. I like the idea of having a girl with me to help me find a real hot pair. I don't plan to spend too much since I'll be wearing them primarly for driving.

My intramural soccer team (now 4-3) is back at action again this evening. I hope we can improve on our 1-1 effort last week and go 2-0 tonight. We did improve last week from the week before so we should be good to go tonight.

On Friday night I went to a techno dance at the courthouse downtown organized by Tourism students. I had a pretty good time, although I'm not the biggest fan of techno. The atmosphere was good, and drinks were only $3 which was a bonus.

Tomorrow is Valentines Day, which I plan to spend doing homework and catching up a bit before entering the final stretch before Reading Break, which begins this coming weekend. I'm planning a trip to Panorama with Dani for Reading Break, and then I hope to spend the rest of it catching up on schoolwork and getting a few shifts in at Athletes World.

I have a date tonight anyways, so I figure a night off Valentines Day isn't a big deal. It's not like I'm committed to anybody right now anyways. I also don't see Valentines Day as really anything mroe than a reason to be romantic with your mate. But you can do that any night right?

Some of my plans for the upcoming days:
- complete some school assignments due this week, which include a book review for my Sociology 361 (Social Inequality) class, a resume/cover letter package for Journalism 350 (News and Media Business) and a self-anaylsis paper for Journalism 459 (Outlaw Journalism).
- make my trip to Panorama Ski Resort official.
- get myself a ticket for when the Prince George Cougars are in town.
- go snowboarding at Sun Peaks.
- complete my feature story on the men's volleyball team for the Omega.
- finish fixing up the look of my blog, which includes more pictures and links.

Wednesday, February 09, 2005 

MESSENGER BATTLE-ATION WITH JENNY-ATION

Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
bloviation
kitta says:
loser-ration
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
suck my dick-ration
-kitta says:
go run over fuck yerself-ration
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
kiss my ass-ration and lick my nutt sack-ration.
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
where's the comeback?
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
lick my twat-ation you motherfucker-ation
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
so im gona work on them more for my own portfolio but gotta take another roll for class
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
good one-ation.
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
nm
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
thougthu were darren
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
lol
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
lol-ation i mean
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
giggle-ation
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
fucker0ation
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
Freelance-ation is a boring class-ation.]
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
but Max-ation is a cool prof-ation.
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
id rather she didnt read to us-ation
hey al, go fuck yerself-ation. says:
and we didnt have class-ation
Going to Panorama during Reading Break says:
true-ation

Tuesday, February 08, 2005 

BLOG UPDATE: PICTURES ADDED

I'm trying to restructure my blog a bit here and make it a little more colourful, so I'm beginning to use www.tinypic.com to upload some pictures I've taken. In addition, I've opened a new blog to hold pictures. There's only one picture in there right now, however there will be much more added in the coming weeks. If you don't want to get to my pictures through my blog the address is alspictures.blogspot.com. It's quite simple.

I've spent so much time browsing through blogs and pointing out how other people never update that I myself have fallen behind in that department. I'm planning to do a better job of that from this point on. Besides, the fact Meghan never posts is no longer news to anybody.


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So, the New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions AGAIN! Sports experts are calling this team a dynasty, and I have to agree with them. They are a dynasty. After all, this is a team that has won three of the last four Super Bowls under a salary cap system which makes it hard for a team to retain the same players year after year, making stability in an organization difficult. Years prior to New England's Super Bowl victory in 2002 indicate that such a system has produced a change in powerhouses from year to year, such as the St. Louis Rams, Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
I never watched the whole game, but I liked what I saw. Although the first quarter was a little sloppy at times, the teams were even throughout the majority of the game, keeping eyes of New England and Philadelphia fans glued to the screen, hoping their team would catch a break and take the lead. Ultimately, the Eagles just didn't have the ingredients to win the big game.

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  • I'm Al
  • From Williams Lake, B.C., Canada
  • I'm a 24-year-old sports reporter working at the Williams Lake Tribune, having graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops in June 2005. My hometown is Prince George.
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