tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52837382011-06-13T10:02:04.637-06:00It's My LifeAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-40659354386329005212006-12-24T13:57:00.000-07:002006-12-24T14:00:21.543-07:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!To all my friends and relatives living throughout B.C. and Alberta, and other blog users just casually visiting my site, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!I'll update my blog with another post after Christmas. I wish all the best to everyone this holiday season. Cheers.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1166561780942103652006-12-19T13:52:00.000-07:002006-12-19T13:56:20.953-07:00I was browsing on the Jeff Gaulin media website at work today and came across the best job posting. They totally sell themselves on the first line. Check it out:http://www.jeffgaulin.com/jobs/JobDetails.asp?id=3345Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1166414507663722822006-12-17T20:09:00.000-07:002006-12-17T21:04:09.196-07:00NEARING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYSI have a very busy few days in front of me. In fact, I have a really busy evening ahead of me as well. I have a few stories to type before I call it a night, but I'm stalling. I figure if I begin by typing an update on my blog that may help. Another week has flown by and I'm just a few days away from boarding the Greyhound to go to Prince George for what is a six-day Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1164852372490601022006-11-29T18:35:00.000-07:002006-11-29T19:06:12.503-07:00COLD WEATHER BLUESI've been feeling limited in what I can do lately, and while I could blame the cold winter weather on that, that's not entirely the reason. For reasons I don't feel like going into, I'm without the use of my car until early January. Let's just say I can't afford to cover the insurance until then. Just over a month can't be too bad right? Well, not really when the weather is Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1163388277487985882006-11-12T20:02:00.000-07:002006-11-12T20:24:37.503-07:00This is going to be a relatively short post since I really don't have much to say.I thought there may be some people out there interested in checking out my story on Williams Lake's own Rick Hansen, the Man in Motion. It ran in Tuesday's Tribune this week. Check it out online at www.wltribune.com. That's not a suggestion, it's an order!So another week has come and gone here in Williams Lake. I'veAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1162432438906092412006-11-01T18:26:00.000-07:002006-11-01T19:19:16.893-07:00A BUSY FALL SO FARHey, two posts in just over a month! Not bad, still not terrific but months go by so fast now in my busy schedule that it's what every reader of this blog should expect for now. So I'm still working hard in Williams Lake, up to about 4 1/2 months at the Tribune now and I've gotta say I've been enjoying it. Being back in B.C. has just been great. I can relate to the people more Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1159326153943350812006-09-26T20:51:00.000-06:002006-09-26T21:03:20.886-06:00A LONG AWAITED POSTWow, I had to think for a second what my username and password were there it has been so long. Like Manny and Auren, I'm thinking of getting rid of the blog somehow, at least until I have something real interesting to post that I want everybody to know about. Then again, like Auren, I don't have Internet at home and that has played a bit of a factor. I'm at work right now Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1149651881304354632006-06-06T21:16:00.000-06:002006-06-06T21:44:41.330-06:00FINAL PREPARATIONS AND GOODBYESSince I'm fairly booked the next couple nights, I figured I'd make my last post before working back in B.C. tonight.As the week moves on, I'm saying goodbye to an increasing amount of people. My schedule is getting more packed, as in the next couple days I've gotta give myself the necessary amount of time to type roughly 10 stories, pack all my materials into boxes,Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1148606461697838762006-05-25T19:08:00.000-06:002006-05-25T19:21:01.706-06:00B.C. BoundI know I've been neglecting posting for a while, and to be honest, I'm thinking of just getting rid of this blog all together and using myspace.com, but I have to post some news of interest to some people out there. I'm moving back to B.C., to Williams Lake to be exact. I got the call this morning. My last day in Lacombe is June 9 and first day at the Williams Lake Tribune is June 12. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1145726005252771912006-04-22T11:06:00.000-06:002006-04-22T11:13:25.263-06:00As Mike mentioned in his post, the Puck You is back in full gear with the playoffs underway. You outta check it out right now. I've dedicated a post to the Toronto Maple Leafs season.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1143008521543288172006-03-21T22:30:00.000-07:002006-03-21T23:23:41.846-07:00I've been an Alberta resident for nearly nine months now, which is certainly more than long enough to get to know a thing or two about a province. Now while I have been trying hard to make the most out of my life in small town living on the flatlands, I still have a desire to be back in B.C. I find myself talking to Albertans about life in B.C. frequently, and have even been telling any of them Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1141709765063509532006-03-06T21:42:00.000-07:002006-03-06T22:36:05.076-07:00READY TO START TAKING CONTROLSince I've been in Lacombe, I feel I've made progress with my life. I'm starting to look into the whole sports event management career option more seriously, while trying to figuring out what I really want to do with myself for the rest of my life. But on top of that, I'm starting to get involved with organizations in town and am no longer just a writer. I'm versatileAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1140676500901262492006-02-22T22:25:00.000-07:002006-04-23T21:47:35.666-06:00RUSSIA 2 CANADA 0 - NO MEDALS FOR CANADAAs the scoreless game between the Canadians and Russians at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, continued to wear on, I suspected the worst to happen. It was bad enough the Canadians had to open the playoff round against the Russians, but when you get shutout by Switzerland and Finland in consecutive matches, a tough first round opponent is expected. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1139817144232935202006-02-13T00:21:00.000-07:002006-02-13T00:52:24.246-07:00ANOTHER WEEKEND IN COWTOWNAs I usually do with my weekends off, this past weekend I left Lacombe. I left on Saturday afternoon to go visit my cousin in Red Deer for a couple hours, then proceeded down Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) Highway to the Stampede City for another night hanging out with John.Last night was quite the night, starting with pizza for dinner at this cafe place in southwest Calgary. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1138944870917836142006-02-02T22:14:00.000-07:002006-02-02T22:34:30.930-07:00A LONG WEEK NEARLY FINISHEDThis past week must've been one of the most brutal for me. After having a great weekend down in Calgary partying with my friend John, I came back to a real slow week in Lacombe.Working at the Lacombe Globe certainly has its slow days, and there were a couple this week. I had a decent list of stories for the week, but a couple never panned out and others just weren't theAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1137210630441850952006-01-13T20:17:00.000-07:002006-01-20T23:13:54.350-07:00SETTLED BACK IN LACOMBEI haven't posted for a while, and like any other post after a long break, I'll admit that I haven't had a good reason not to do it. While work has had a big part of my life, it hasn't been my life, and I have done a lot over the last couple months.Let's rewind back to my last post, typed in the last part of November. I was in the process of working on Lacombe Minor Hockey Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1132554968174663952005-11-20T23:10:00.000-07:002005-11-28T22:44:37.283-07:00MY CHRISTMAS STAFF PARTY AND GIG WITH MINOR HOCKEYLast night our staff at the Lacombe Globe held our Christmas party as part of the first annual Firemans Ball held at the Lacombe Memorial Centre.The night was definetely an eventful one, filled with booze, food, socializing, prizes, auctions, and a live band. Although I never won I prize, I was handed a bunch of drinking tickets near the end of Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1132297745562680142005-11-18T00:07:00.000-07:002005-11-18T00:09:05.576-07:00STRANGE INDEED - GOING TO PRINCE GEORGE FOR A WEEK NEXT MONTH!When I look outside in the morning, and see the frost that covers my car, I still can't believe the summer is so long ago. Where was the fall? This past summer had to be one of the worst in a while. July had a few decent days, August had some real bad ones, and October was nicer than September. Ya, it was strange.Speaking of strange, Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1130612298029199872005-10-29T12:33:00.000-06:002005-10-29T12:58:18.040-06:00Before I type up another post to keep you informed about all the excitment going on in my life, I need to clear something up. Some of you are confused with my blog layout, and think that my latest post is blank. It isn't, I just don't really know how the text dropped to below all my links to the right of this page, and don't feel like trying to move it back up. There is no post missing, this is Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1129497475828048162005-10-16T14:37:00.000-06:002005-10-16T15:20:11.363-06:00DISAPPOINTMENT LAST NIGHTVinny, member of the Lacombe Fire Dept (to me at Boston Pizza last night): I used to be a Leaf fan until I was about 5, but I was too young and stupid to know any better then. What was supposed to be a big hockey pool last night turned out to be a social gathering between me and two others, Vinny and Tyler of the Lacombe Fire Department.It's frustrating to organize Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1128830969617700892005-10-08T21:35:00.000-06:002005-10-08T22:09:29.623-06:00CALGARY, SMALL TOWNS AND STRAIGHT-EDGED CHRISTIANSAfter enjoying a weekend in Calgary, I'm spending Thanksgiving in Lacombe. Unfortunately my weekend of work fell on the long weekend so I won't be having a turkey dinner with family this year. Oh well.After spending another weekend in the bigger city, there is no doubt about it that I'm a bigger city person. I can't handle the laid back atmosphereAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1127800754785652522005-09-26T23:49:00.000-06:002005-09-26T23:59:14.790-06:00A RAISE AND A TRIP TO CALGARYTomorrow I've offically been employed at the Lacombe Globe for three months, and as a result, I get a raise of $50/week. The extra money will be nice, that's for sure.This past weekend I went to a place called Half Moon Resort. It's just southeast of Sherwood Park. My cousin's RV and trailer company (Arcan) was holding this camping get together which included some Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1126671155078611912005-09-13T21:47:00.000-06:002005-09-13T22:15:49.296-06:00ANOTHER VISIT TO PRINCE GEORGERoger: I'm done drinking after tonight.Me: Oh yeah? How long will you hold that up?Roger: A couple weeks.Dusty: I'll never quit drinking. I may die when I'm 40 but I won't stop drinking.Last weekend I went back to PG to get my winter tires put on my car, and catch up with family and friends while I was at it. It was nice to get away from Alberta, and back to my Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1125548101445546402005-08-31T22:05:00.000-06:002005-08-31T22:15:01.453-06:00A CHANGE OF PLANSAfter contemplating whether making a trip to Kamloops was worth it or not, I decided against it. Instead, I'm going to be in Prince George the same weekend (Sept. 10 and 11). I have my reasons for changing plans. I'll admit a big part of the Kamloops trip was going to see Dani, but that wasn't the basis for my decision to go down there. I wanted to go to party and see old friendsAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1124651646109313962005-08-21T12:32:00.000-06:002005-08-21T13:27:29.416-06:00MONEY, CAR INSURANCE AND ANOTHER VISIT TO RED DEERLast night I went at Billy Bob's in Red Deer with my cousin Kenzie and discussed money, and how stressful thinking about it can be. Her situation is somewhat similar to mine in that she isn't making muchmoney at her job. Then she talked about how she could get on working at a oil company and make up to $100,000 after bonuses. I thought that seemedAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1124173144820371262005-08-15T23:58:00.000-06:002005-08-16T00:19:04.826-06:00NOVEMBER-LIKE CONDITIONS IN AUGUSTI haven't paid attention to what it's like in other places on earth, but the weather in Lacombe has been terrible lately. Saturday was decent, at about 20 degrees, but then it dropped dramatically, getting cooler on Sunday and a high of only roughly 12 degrees today. And tomorrow's supposed to reach 10! I've heard of snow hitting Alberta this time of year before,Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1123560753300264422005-08-08T21:53:00.000-06:002005-08-08T22:12:33.306-06:00A NIGHT OF CAMPINGOn Saturday night I went camping near Bowden with my friend Brent and his wife Kristen, my cousin Kevin and my friend Allison. It was a fun time, I had my share of alcohol as you'd expect, and it served as a nice break from work and Lacombe. It was a nice campsite with a river in which I swam a couple of times, and I love to just sit by the campfire and catch up with old friendsAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1123292351880963992005-08-05T18:56:00.000-06:002005-08-05T19:39:11.886-06:00A CRAZY WEEK IN WORK........AND HOCKEYThis weekend I have off and it couldn't have come soon enough. After working last weekend and a short four day work week between two of us at the Lacombe Globe, I'm taking the opportunity to enjoy myself this weekend. I'm going to Red Deer and possibly camping Saturday night. My friend Brent is looking to get a campsite as I'm typing this. Originally I was Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1122876190571127952005-08-01T00:01:00.000-06:002005-08-01T00:03:10.576-06:00THE END OF THE BIG HURT SHOULDN'T SLOW DOWN THE WHITE SOXThe past few seasons of Major League Baseball haven't been that exciting to me. Sure, watching Barry Bonds break the single season homerun record was something else, but I'm not a Bonds fan. And seeing Boston win the 2004 World Series after being down 3-0 to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series was something else too, but Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1122528501292903542005-07-27T22:40:00.000-06:002005-07-29T22:00:18.093-06:00Today I went out to shoot some photos of a wakeboarding clinic featuring Shawn Gratzfeld, a pro wakeboarder and coordinator of the clinic who resides just outside of Edmonton. The clinic is held at Alix Lake in Alix, a village about 45 km east of Lacombe, each summer. In addition, the village hosts the wakeboarding provincials also featuring Gratzfeld among others. That runs this weekend. I'll Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1121910385822778542005-07-20T19:21:00.000-06:002005-07-20T19:49:47.250-06:00THANK GOODNESS FOR WEEKENDSI'm not a big fan of the small town. While I enjoy having less traffic and how I don't have to spend as much time traveling to get places, I don't like the slower pace of any small town. I grew up in a city of 80,000, and while that isn't huge by any means, you notice the difference in pace coming from a place like that to a town of 10,000. And living in Port Alberni Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1121135184100878132005-07-11T20:26:00.000-06:002005-07-11T21:48:53.786-06:00MY TRIP TO CALGARY FOR THE STAMPEDEThis past weekend I went down to Calgary go check out the famous Calgary Stampede. After a free stampede breakfast at an RV dealership in town, shopping for a cowboy hat (I picked up a real beauty for $20), and a little drinking beforehand, me and my cousin Blair arrived at the grounds at about 5 p.m. After grabbing myself a slice of pizza for $4, I decided to Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1120750809298744602005-07-07T09:27:00.000-06:002005-07-07T12:50:18.120-06:00SETTLED IN LACOMBEThis is going to be a quick post because I'm at work right now. Anyways, to keep you updated on what's happening here's some notes:- I moved into my duplex in Lacombe on Monday, so I'll no longer be commuting to the Globe from Red Deer.- Last weekend was the annual Funtastic Slow Pitch Tournament in Vernon, BC. After reading last year's post on the event, you probably figured itAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1119719794471278862005-06-25T10:44:00.000-06:002005-06-25T11:21:45.553-06:00MY TRIP TO RED DEER - WELCOME TO COWBOY COUNTRY!This post is coming to you from my friend Brent's house in Red Deer. Yesterday I drove from Prince George to Red Deer. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy the stretch of highway 16 from McBride to Edson. It's very scenic with lots of wildlife, mountains, lakes and some waterfalls. I spotted two black bears and had to split two mountain goats (Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1119252219242800002005-06-20T01:15:00.000-06:002005-06-20T01:23:39.246-06:00Looking ahead to my final week in BC's Northern CapitalIt’s hard to believe that by the time I start working at the Lacombe Globe on June 27 I’ll have been unemployed for two months. Even without a job over the past couple months I’ve managed to find other ways to occupy my time, and thus, the time has moved by fairly quickly.Today I watched the final round of the U.S. Open., in which I witnessedAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1118705530321043172005-06-13T16:49:00.000-06:002005-06-16T13:28:03.583-06:00NOT WORKING HAS BECOME A LITTLE MORE BEARABLEStaying at my parents during the week was a little depressing before, but now I can tolerate it more because I know there's light at the end of the tunnel. In just two weeks from now, I'll be working at the Lacombe Globe en route to earning a steady paycheque again. So I'm just going to enjoy this time for now.I'm also in a good mood because a verdict Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1118249863637449202005-06-08T10:41:00.000-06:002005-06-08T11:02:12.596-06:00JOB UPDATE - I'M NO LONGER UNEMPLOYEDThis morning at about 7:40 a.m. the phone rang. I thought it could only be one person and I was right. It was Susan Benjamin, publisher of the Lacombe Globe. I landed the sports reporter/photographer position there. I start on June 27.It looks like I'll have more than one thing to celebrate when I attend my convocation ceremony for the Thompson Rivers Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1117415407813614592005-05-29T18:34:00.000-06:002005-05-29T19:10:07.820-06:00A LOOK AT MY CURRENT SITUATIONSo I'm sitting here in front of the computer realizing I don't have any major news to add from my last post, but decided to post for the sake of it.I'm still looking for work. I nearly landed a sports reporting job with the St. Paul Journal, but they obviously found a better candidate. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on a sports reporting job at the Lacombe Globe. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1116278864854147282005-05-16T15:14:00.000-06:002005-05-16T15:27:44.860-06:00Watching the Clock Tick......... It’s weird how drastically somebody’s life can change with a difference in location. When I lived in Kamloops, I was going to school and worked two jobs. Between my work, school and leisure activities, I hardly spent anytime at home. Of course, I didn’t have the luxury of such things as cable Internet, cable TV, free food and rent either. NowAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1115934951748740222005-05-12T15:53:00.000-06:002005-05-12T16:08:10.370-06:00BEST PICK-UP LINE EVER: “HI I’M GEORGE. I’M UNEMPLOYED AND I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS.”Well, I’ve back in Prince George for over a week now, and because it’s been awhile since my last post I’m going to rewind and allow my faithful blog readers to catch up. So just what has happened since my last REAL post on April 2?In no particular order:- I finally completed my studies at the Thompson Rivers Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1112491514650500892005-04-02T16:46:00.000-07:002005-04-02T18:25:14.653-07:00Prior to my last post on March 31 I went another lengthy stretch without posting. To keep the cyber world in tact on what I've been up to lately, here's some random notes of what's happening in my life right now and what's been going on the last couple weeks.- I went to my first Kamloops Blazers game this year on Wednesday, which they lost 3-2 in overtime to the Kootenay ice. The series shifted Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1112328037424403132005-03-31T19:33:00.000-07:002005-04-02T14:53:47.696-07:00After another lengthy period without a post I decided it's about time I add another one. I got this survey forwarded from my friend Dre in Vancouver and decided to post it.TEN Random Things About Me:1. I'm a sports fanatic.2. I've worked as a labourer at a sawmill, in fast food, retail and the media business.3. I enjoy karaoke.4. I'm a Taurus.5. I'm graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degreeAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1110242587513312712005-03-07T17:26:00.000-07:002005-03-07T17:43:07.516-07:00SPRING IS IN THE AIRSpring is always an exciting time for me, and I think the warmer weather that we've been getting in Kamloops has made me more cheerful as of late. Now it's time to break out the tennis raquet and golf clubs and start doing the things I really enjoy in my spare time. No more being lazy, it's time for me to start getting exercise.On top of the weather getting nicer and Spring Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1109491157052910772005-02-27T00:37:00.000-07:002005-02-27T00:59:17.053-07:00I'M NO DRAMA KING THAT'S FOR SUREI 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 Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1108613016494124042005-02-16T20:32:00.000-07:002005-02-17T09:57:59.666-07:00GAME OVER - DAY 154NHL 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 Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1108448269972071662005-02-14T22:50:00.000-07:002005-02-14T23:30:47.073-07:00VALENTINES DAY - JUST AN EXCUSE TO BE ROMANTIC WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND AND MAKE SINGLE PEOPLE FEEL MORE LONELYValentines 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 Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1108335214699492802005-02-13T15:27:00.000-07:002005-02-13T15:53:34.703-07:00READING BREAK IS ONLY A WEEK AWAYToday 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 Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1107998707788525182005-02-09T18:22:00.000-07:002005-02-09T18:39:27.150-07:00MESSENGER 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 alAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1107895325849836992005-02-08T14:31:00.000-07:002005-02-08T14:27:17.246-07:00BLOG 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 Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1106903882477774692005-01-28T02:28:00.000-07:002005-02-08T13:14:47.326-07:00MY TRIP TO EDMONTON
Left to right: Myself, Kevin Keane from the University of Toronto and Matt Silver at the Canadian University Press Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
I was only back in school for about a week and a half and I found myself at the Kamloops airport about to board a plane to Vancouver, where I would transfer onto another plane to Edmonton for the 2005 Canadian University Press (Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1104368099009724302004-12-29T17:24:00.000-07:002004-12-30T23:02:02.656-07:00WINDING DOWN 2004
So, another year has come and gone and Saturday is the first day of 2005, a year which for myself may bring upon many changes. One major event really sticking out for me is my graduation from the UCC journalism program, and after 18 years of going to school (elementary, secondary, post-secondary combined) there's the probability that I won't be attending school in September. I Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1101251883126298812004-11-23T15:24:00.000-07:002004-11-24T15:37:15.773-07:00A Friend Visits From My Hometown
While Roberto left back to Prince George on Sunday, it's still hard to believe he was here. But as a matter of fact, he was here visiting me from Thursday to Sunday. It was a weekend that we tried to make the most of despite working a couple of shifts.
On Thursday me, Danielle and Roberto went to Heroes Pub for Thursday Thursdays, which was a Hawaiian beach Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1100496066790157942004-11-14T22:19:00.000-07:002004-11-14T22:21:06.790-07:00Brent and Kristen’s Wedding
Part 2: The ceremony and reception
The main event was on Saturday afternoon inside the atrium at UNBC. I’ve always thought the atrium was nice but never knew how it would set up for a wedding. As it turned out, it proved to be a great venue for such an event and great for my photography as well. I’ve always enjoyed taking pictures, and have considered Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1099947048246193572004-11-08T14:33:00.000-07:002004-11-08T16:44:34.426-07:00Brent and Kristen's Wedding in Prince George
Mike (Brent's brother): Kristen is going to look like she was hit by a mayonnaise truck by the time the wedding is over.
Erin: Do you see my roots coming in? I'm light at the tips and dark at the roots.
Adam: Yeah, my hair is also lighter up high and darker down low (pointing out his buzz cut).
Darcy: Yeah, I'm light up high and dark down low too (Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1099528316268108122004-11-03T17:20:00.000-07:002004-11-03T22:27:11.903-07:00Conversation in the Clocktower on Monday:
Dennis (about his experience at Woodstock in 1969): I was 19.
Dale: Wow. Did you get laid?
Dennis: No, but I drank lots of beer.
Me: That's cool.
Dale: Did you catch Jimy Hendrix?
Dennis: No, I had to leave.
Dale: But he's dead!
This weekend I'm going to my friend Brent's wedding in Prince George as many of you already know. I'll admit I've been Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1099127503190276022004-10-30T03:00:00.000-06:002004-10-30T03:11:43.190-06:00Wow, I have really been slacking off on the posting this semester. I've been super busy though, whether that is a legitimate excuse or not I'll leave to you.
Today I worked from 12:30 to 9 at Canadian Tire. I also got my tires changed in preparation for the drive up north next weekend. In under a week, my friend Brent Scheck, a friend a grew up with in Prince George, is getting married at UNBC. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1097319938245871232004-10-09T04:55:00.000-06:002004-10-09T05:05:38.246-06:00As you could tell from my last post, I'm not too happy about the fact I procrastinate. But at the same time, I shouldn't stress about my habits so much. Everybody has them, it's not just me. I was just drunk and finding things to complain about.
Me and Dani were both a little hungover today. Dani could utilize her hangover day a little more than me though. I had to work from 5-9 today - what a Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1097232507624255322004-10-08T04:47:00.000-06:002004-10-08T04:48:27.623-06:00One of my biggest character flaws: Procrastination
I’m 22 years old, which while not very old, is older than I can believe right now. Has it really been over four years since I graduated high school? Is this really my third year taking journalism courses at UCC?
Most people take time for granted, not utilizing every minute of every day to truly live life to the fullest. I’m definitely one of Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1096411899191060862004-09-28T16:50:00.000-06:002004-09-28T16:51:39.193-06:00Nickelback – Breathe
All I ever really wanted was to be the same
Equal treatment never ever comes and here we go again
All I ever really wanted was to be like you
So perfect
So worthless
If I could take it all back think again
I would
Well, yesterday was my first shift at my new job at Canadian Tire. I’m working in the retail business for the first time in my life, and I have to admit I don’t Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1093578570371322292004-08-26T21:24:00.000-06:002004-08-26T21:49:30.373-06:00Me: Hey Mick, have you got your boy kicking the soccer ball around yet?
Mick: No, I've gotta get him swearing first.
This Mick guy I work with is hilarous. He's Irish, big into soccer, and swears all the time. All of us at the Citizen expect his four month old's first word will be "fuck". Mick went on to say he would also teach him the basic self defense technique of kicking other guys in the Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1093062925414558632004-08-20T21:50:00.000-06:002004-08-20T22:41:10.510-06:00Randall (using grocery shopping as an analogy to how some sources try controlling the interview with the media): You see other food and better deals down other aisles trying to drag you in, but you're only in there to get specific food. Get only what you need and don't get distracted.
Another work week come and gone, and another medal for Canada! Yeah, that's right. Karen Cockburn of Toronto wonAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1092811893051614912004-08-18T00:18:00.000-06:002004-08-18T00:51:33.050-06:00I decided to post tonight because it has been awile since my last post, but not as long as Shaun. Ha ha. Well, I shouldn't be laughing at that. Shaun did win our little consecutive posting contest earlier this year.
From what I've been hearing from other people, this summer hasn't been the most eventful for them. I'm definetely in the same boat, and that's my reason for not posting very much thisAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1091494637142770472004-08-02T18:31:00.000-06:002004-08-02T18:57:17.143-06:00A WEEKEND AT THE LAKE
Mike (reminiscing about a girl he hooked up with after a few drinks): When I looked at her face I thought 'holy crap I'm making out with E.T.'
I went to my friend Darcy's cabin at Norman Lake (located southwest of Prince George off Hwy. 16 to Vanderhoof) this weekend, and boy was it worth it. I hadn't done much relaxing this summer but out at his cabin I was able to do Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1089266769042869332004-07-07T23:35:00.000-06:002004-07-08T00:06:09.043-06:00MJ (At the end of Spiderman 2): Go get 'em Tiger!
Wow, what a stupid line to end what was otherwise a decent movie. Like Melissa, I saw Spiderman 2 last night, and will also say it was okay, but I liked the first more. And the ending to this one was just lame.
I saw 50 First Dates on Monday, and again I was a bit dissapointed. Everybody I've talked to said it was a good movie, and while I won'tAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1088183125283051622004-06-25T10:59:00.000-06:002004-06-25T11:09:59.873-06:00Randall (city editor at the Citizen): Al, no drinking all the booze on the golf course tomorrow.
Mick (photo desk): He'll drink and then try getting references after.
The Citizen golf tournament is tomorrow at Pine Valley Golf Centre. It should be a dandy. And it's not at Maggie May, it's at the local par three course. No more hitting the ball off concrete.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1088135418534054682004-06-24T21:30:00.000-06:002004-06-29T01:27:24.936-06:00ONE WEEK UNTIL CANADA DAY!
I'm excited, and for good reason. In one week, I get four days off work and get to drink and play slow pitch. Yah, it should be okay. I'll be calling up what's left of the journalism bunch, and getting hammered (I don't care if you or anybody else has to work Danielle - I AM GOING HARD!). Then the following day I'll be drinking, the day after that I'll be drinking, andAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1088045909303573142004-06-23T20:44:00.000-06:002004-06-23T21:03:59.150-06:00HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGE
Well, I thought I had a week left at the Citizen. As it turns out, I've got only two days left of working there. PG This Week is getting a new sports reporter, and today the managing editor of the Prince George Citizen, Dave Paulson, told me the new sports reporter can't start next week, and the current one is leaving after this week. So Dave told Christine, the editor Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1087974939455171222004-06-23T00:47:00.000-06:002004-06-23T01:22:18.833-06:00Ryan Craig: I might as well be hitting the ball off concrete instead of these fairways.
This evening I went golfing at the Links of Maggie May, a golf course just outside Prince George. Now, this isn't your typical golf course. Just what made this course unique you ask?
1. It's the only course in town where it's easy to lose your golf ball on the fairways.
2. The fairways are hard, have Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1086750256792921492004-06-08T21:02:00.000-06:002004-06-08T21:04:16.793-06:00A story I worked on yesterday made front page of the Citizen today. Check it out here.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1086549059627304762004-06-06T12:50:00.000-06:002004-06-06T13:18:17.810-06:00Devan (random girl I met standing in line at the Generator): Will you take off your underwear for me?
Wow, what a night in downtown PG last night! While I was standing in line a group of hot girls came up, and this Devan girl instantly introduced herself and stood next to me in line. It was her stag, and her and her friends in PG and from Mackenzie were going to the Generator and Cadillac RanchAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1086281753315534692004-06-03T10:48:00.000-06:002004-06-03T10:59:36.650-06:00Wow, Meghan posted! Can you believe it? Rather than giving her a hard time for having not posted in so long, I think we all need to recognize what a good post she made this week. Talk about making up for lost time. She did a good summary of the last two months, and I like the "lessons learned" feature she added one. I think that needs to be in every post she makes, and none of us can duplicate itAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1086143587278298202004-06-01T19:58:00.000-06:002004-06-01T20:34:22.590-06:00A POST FOR THE SAKE OF POSTING
The reason I haven't been posting is probably similar to the reason other people haven't - like Meghan in almost two months - I haven't had anything significant or exciting to post about. Since the wedding, things have been more quiet around here.
Work is pretty much the same, and I'm still covering the community beat mainly, which is okay I guess. I don't mind Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1085428701793166382004-05-24T13:22:00.000-06:002004-05-24T13:58:21.793-06:0010 REASONS WHY I LOVE WEDDINGS
1. It's another reason to drink, party and have a good time.
2. It brings together relatives and friends from out of town.
3. The food.
4. It's a chance to meet new in-laws, and make new friends.
5. Because it's a special occasion, you get the reception party at a hall or center (not someone's house, and not the bar, which has become all too familiar for me)
6. Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1084257931641341272004-05-11T00:16:00.000-06:002004-05-11T00:45:31.640-06:00Me: Roberto, Brad scored more goals in soccer than your entire team that year.
Blair: I scored more than his entire team in one game.
Well, it's been a crazy last week. Not even a week ago I was still working at the AV Times and staying in Port Alberni, and now I've got one shift at the Prince George Citizen under my belt. Things are running smoothly and for the first day I'm fitting in quite Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1083777685744339182004-05-05T11:20:00.000-06:002004-05-05T19:28:40.420-06:00Rick Methot (AV Times General Manager): Al, you're fired after the day's over.
Oh man. How many times did I hear that line today? Oh, about five times or so. It was all for fun though. I managed to pull off a little slacking off today for my last day, but still filed two stories.
It was four weeks ago tomorrow that l wrote my last test for Advanced Writing and Editing, and the journliasm Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1083353206250783222004-04-30T13:18:00.000-06:002004-04-30T13:31:56.340-06:00PRINCE GEORGE BOUND
Well, I just got off the phone with Dave Paulson, Managing Editor of the Prince George Citizen, with news I got one of two internship jobs in Prince George. As it turns out, the job splits between two newspapers for the duration of the summer. I will be completing articles for both the Citizen and PG This Week, a free weekly publication.
The job starts on May 10. I've Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1082768013347848152004-04-23T18:31:00.000-06:002004-04-23T18:57:35.780-06:00Brian Rands: Are you going to be able to stay sober through a round this time Al?
Ah Brian, taking me to be something I'm not. I don't just drink everytime I golf, far from it. Last night I went to men's night for the first time since last summer. I had a good time, it was nice to see the pros at the Alberni Golf Club again, and take out the clubs for the first time this summer. With the Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1082602635988028672004-04-21T20:09:00.000-06:002004-04-23T13:23:13.983-06:00AL'S ROUND 2 PREDICTIONS:
1 Tampa Bay 4
7 Montreal 3
3 Philidephia 3
4 Toronto 4
1 Detroit 4
6 Calgary 2
2 San Jose 1
4 Colorado 4
NICK'S ROUND 2 PREDICTIONS
3 Philidelphia 1
4 Toronto 4
1 Tampa Bay 2
7 Montreal 4
1 Detroit 4
6 Calgary 2
2 San Jose 3
4 Colorado 4
MIKE'S ROUND 2 PREDICTIONS:
1 Tampa Bay 1
7 Montreal 4
3 Philidephia 0
4 Toronto 4
1 Detroit 2
6 Calgary 4
2 San Jose 4
Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1082331215551062812004-04-18T16:37:00.000-06:002004-04-18T17:37:31.560-06:00YOU MISSED BY A FEW INCHES ENG
Wow, what a hockey game last night. The Canucks and Flames battled it out until past midnight mountain time before Vancouver forward Brendan Morrison scored "the silencer" early in the third overtime period.
Mike Eng nearly had the right prediction. He predicted Calgary would oust the Canucks in six games and had Ville Nieminen's shot in the second overtime been Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1081994473233553062004-04-14T20:01:00.000-06:002004-04-14T20:10:27.640-06:00BACK IN PORT ALBERNI
Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae (in front of city council): My Leafs won last night so I'm in a good mood.
In all my time spent here last summer I never once found out that the Port Alberni mayor likes the Toronto Maple Leafs like myself. The same man who once offered to help me find a girlfriend is a Leafs fan.
Yesterday was my first day at work and I already found myself Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1081702877530286562004-04-11T11:01:00.000-06:002004-04-11T13:43:13.543-06:00Dave Gracey (on the phone): Hey Al. Come down to Neal's, but pick up a 12-pack of Budweiser first.
Me: I can't. I'm busy cooking.
Dave: What are you cooking?
Me: Sidekicks.
Dave: What's Sidekicks?
MY FINAL DAYS IN KAMLOOPS UNTIL THE FALL
As hard to believe as it is, the school year is over. Tomorrow at this time, I'll be on the road to Port Alberni. While I'm disappointed I can't hang around Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1081393720123652382004-04-07T21:08:00.000-06:002004-04-08T10:56:28.250-06:00PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS
Al - Vancouver in six
Nick - Vancouver in five
Mike - Calgary in six
Well, I have to say I'm a little disappointed by the low turnout of predictions. Anyhow, we'll see who is closer, Nick, Mike or myself.
ONE MORE ASSIGNMENT TO GO
Eileen Leier: I'll leave you all with one final question. Do photos make a difference?
Danielle: Yes they do. Alright, let's go (the class Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1081138704859129092004-04-04T21:50:00.000-06:002004-04-05T15:39:49.390-06:00FINAL TEMPLATE RESULTS (OUT OF FIVE VOTES)
Who has the best template?
Al - 60%
Shaun - 40%
Dale - 0%
Meghan - 0%
There were actually seven votes, but two of them came after midnight. And had Shaun not used a second vote to pick mine, we'd have to do a tiebreaker. He even asked if he could use a second vote on mine, so of course I'll say yes.
With the NHL playoffs around the corner, and the Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1081025055959402322004-04-03T13:44:00.000-07:002004-04-03T13:54:27.856-07:00DECISION DAY
It's now been 10 days, so that means it's time to choose who you think has the best template, and if you're Meghan, Shaun, Dale or myself, you're allowed to vote for your own. That way it encourages more votes. Just leave them in the comments box by midnight tonight.
Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080859589734214752004-04-01T15:46:00.000-07:002004-04-01T15:50:03.186-07:00Matt Silver: We'll get some short bald guy to be Gary Bettman and present the Cup.
This morning before my Journalism 430 (Advanced Writing and Editing) exam me, Matt and Mike were talking about hockey this weekend and the possiblity of bringing out John Spigott's Stanley Cup he purchased off E-Bay. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the cup so we'll have to find a subsitution.
Anyways, this Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080706228196716302004-03-30T20:26:00.000-07:002004-04-01T15:33:02.983-07:004 DAYS UNTIL VOTING DAY
Aaron Kidd (sexuality student): Man, I've got like 15 questions left.
John Cleveland (sexuality instructor): Okay, another couple minutes then.
Well, it's been a few days since I've last posted, but I've been busy. While struggling to get all my end-of-term assignments completed, I fit in some time to go to Bugaboo Creek for lunch with my parents and to a barbecue with Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080325972676750082004-03-26T11:32:00.000-07:002004-03-26T16:41:58.700-07:008 DAYS UNTIL DECISION DAY
Mike: Al just run down to the Omega and do a drunken post.
While I was at Heroes drinking with the J-school crew last night Mike asked me if I had blogged yesterday, which I hadn't. With it still being only 9:30 p.m. or so I could've went to quickly post in the Omega building or back in the school but I decided against it. Heroes was too good to leave and I just didn'tAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080154494600336662004-03-24T11:54:00.000-07:002004-03-25T00:12:25.280-07:00Dale: Al you should fix your blog it's pretty boring.
After giving Dale such a hard time about having a plain-looking blog, he returned the favour to me this morning, so now I'm in another competition - to form a nicer looking template on my blog. Shaun I just thought of an idea for our competition - to see who can have the most consecutive blogs, and, at the end of that contest, have the nicestAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080106049635437682004-03-23T22:27:00.000-07:002004-03-23T22:30:51.670-07:00DAY FIVE
Okay well today was pretty slack so I really don't have anything overly exciting to post about. But I have to keep the blogs coming. I won't die down this fast.
Anyhow, today I took more advantage of our cable we have at my place than any other day. We got a deal for digital cable a month so we got cable and some additional channels, like Movie Central at our place so it is pretty Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1080028158216646012004-03-23T00:49:00.000-07:002004-03-23T22:04:01.716-07:00DAY FOUR
Today me and Bill were talking with Dale about why hot girls walking around bother him so much.
Bill: You just gotta appreciate it more!
Dale: I can't!!!
Dale said he couldn't appreciate the hot girls because it's already spring time and he's already horny enough. It got up to about 19 degrees today so all the college girls had to take full advantage of it.
I almost forgot Shaun but Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1079931411104487312004-03-21T21:45:00.000-07:002004-03-23T21:55:42.543-07:00DAY THREE
Bill(talking to me about the best way to respond to an accidental shot to the head): You do the ten-minute 'save a friendship walk.'
Today we played a low key game of hockey at this new location on the North Shore. It was our second week in a row there. Although there were only seven of us playing - me, Sam, Mike, Shaun, Melissa, Bill, and a nine-year old boy by the name of Alex who Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1079853542645028522004-03-20T23:59:00.000-07:002004-03-23T21:54:12.060-07:00UCC A BRONZE MEDAL FINISH AT NATIONALS
Well, it's all said and done. It seemed like the tournament just started and now it's over. The CCAA nationals ended about an hour ago with University College of the Fraser Valley crowned national champions. They took a commanding lead of 15 to 20 points on St. Thomas University of Fredricton, NB, and never looked back. The final score was 88-81 and the Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1079728072207617022004-03-19T13:27:00.000-07:002004-03-19T13:31:08.483-07:00Dale (looking at a couple girls walking by the sidewalk outside his apartment): Those girls carry enough on them for the winter.
This morning I went to Dale's apartment to get the $30 he has owed me for sometime now, dating back to our participation in the foosball tournament during UCC's Winter Fair last month. He was getting ready to head off to Victoria for the regional Canadian University Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1079549969591760812004-03-17T11:59:00.000-07:002004-03-17T12:03:32.340-07:00John Cleveland: They're having swimming championships for sperm. No.....it's not true.
John Cleveland (a few minutes later): You kill and block other sperm. It's like football.
My Sexuality (Sociology 316) class last night was like all the other ones - very boring! At least my professeur threw in some amusing comments when disussing the action of sperm in sexual reproduction or I would have Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1078628479806446722004-03-06T20:01:00.000-07:002004-03-06T20:04:19.653-07:00ANOTHER VICTORY AT ROCK TRIVIA, AND WADE'S PARTY
There is something about Scott Trudeau and his presence that makes us j-schoolers do so well everytime we're at Heroes Rock Trivia. With the return of Scott after an absence of a few weeks, we won at Rock Trivia, and no small victory. This was huge! Over $300 in beer was consumed off our massive beer tab we won by winning the overall standings andAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1077776917431179962004-02-25T23:11:00.000-07:002004-02-26T09:50:23.186-07:00THE FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT
Eileen: Would Maxine or Shawn ever let you miss class for a foosball tournament?
Of course, both Dale and I answered no to that, but nonetheless, we were off the hook. Although she said she was disappointed, photography instructor Eileen Leier said she would allow us to show up to photography class late tonight. While at first we were excited about entering a team in theAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1077400869381740752004-02-21T15:01:00.000-07:002004-02-21T15:04:57.250-07:00MY READING WEEK IN PRINCE GEORGE
This has to be the most slack Reading Break I've ever had. And that's saying a lot because I'm a very lazy person. I'm the type who will do absolutely anything aside from schoolwork and will avoid responsibility at all costs possible. This week I've spend a lot of time sitting on my ass, whether it be playing video games, watching movies, watching TV or browsing Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1075684191004101002004-02-01T18:09:00.000-07:002004-02-04T17:40:16.826-07:00ANOTHER CRAZY WEEKEND
Man, I had a feeling I'd end up going out this past weekend. Yup, I was right. With the amount of 'going out' I did in St. John's, you'd think I'd take a break. But this weekend there was just too much to pass up. It started with another classic college night at Heroes Pub. It really wasn't that busy there. I contribute this to the fact that it was snowing a lot that night.Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1075257153074806872004-01-27T19:32:00.000-07:002004-02-04T17:37:13.436-07:00MY TRIP TO NEWFOUNDLAND
Well I have to say it's been quite the trip. Tonight for my final night here I went to the St. John's Maple Leafs game with Silv. Though I think the decision to watch it was a good one, the game itself wasn't the most exciting. It was a 2-1 win for the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Montreal Canadians farm team, and there were quite a few empty seats to the surprise of both Silv Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5283738.post-1072731437302600532003-12-29T13:57:00.000-07:002004-01-22T22:56:52.466-07:00Here's something I picked out of this months Maxim I got in my stocking. Maxim was asking Norm Macdonald about his home country, and I like his response. I think he certainly illustrates a difference we have with our friendly neighbours from the south right here.
Maxim: You're originally from Canada. What do you miss about the Great White North?
Norm Macdonald: I like to fight. I noticed when IAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01524990192368399653noreply@blogger.com0