Stuff I think about : Vol 2

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."
~Mark Twain

Hey all... sorry for not posting for so long... I was mired in home renovations, so let's just say that my creative powers were a little drained...

anyway, time for another post on all the crap I think about... and this one contains a few cusses... so reader beware...

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Alright... I admit it... I watch the show "Dancing with the Stars"... but I have to tell you this... I watch that show for only two reasons... Stacy Keibler, and her legs -- that's her on the right... (okay, thats actually three reasons, but whatever... have you SEEN this chick? Oh man... and also, all the ladies on that show are ridiculously hot... you should watch... but dont tell anyone)


How long until Ryan Seacrest gets punched in the face by an angry, teary-eyed American Idol wannabe? I can totally see some Alicia Keys or Ashante clone pouring herself out of the audition room after Cowell has just berated her for being "apalling" or "ghastly", and suddenly hauling off a clocking Seacrest in the beak. "Seacrest out" indeed...

Why does everything that is so bad for me, taste so damn good? It's really not fair...

Being that I'm Canadian, I presume that the rest of the English speaking world thinks I speak with an accent (leave the "eh?" references alone too). Well, I am here to say that everytime I speak to an American on the phone (I talked to a guy from Atlanta this afternoon), I cant help but notice that American's end almost everyone of their sentences in an upward tone. It sounds like every sentence is a question... its really weird...

Is there a job where all you get to do is plan stuff? I mean, there are event planners, wedding planners and even financial planners, so why cant there be a "social planner"? I think I am going to start a consulting firm (named Paloozas Incorporated) where I will plan any social event you want. Be it themed house party (Murder Mystery, etc), be it sporting event, be it workplace moral boosting event... but we would specialize in bachelor party planning... I'm telling you, its a freakin goldmine... maybe I'll get some business cards printed up...

I'm a huge sports fan, in fact, I used to write for a couple of internet sports sites a couple of years back, so when it comes to the Super Bowl, I am in the know... and here's what I know... that game was atrocious... A buddy of mine asked who I thought would win the game, and I replied, "No one is going to win the game, but one of the teams will lose it". If you need clarification on that, then you must be female or you went and saw "Brokeback Mountain" on opening night. (What it means is that one of the teams is going to shit the bed and allow the other team to sneak out of there with a win, an unconvincing, almost lucky win... which, more or less, is what happened)

You know whats funny? I went out for lunch with two buddies of mine, and they also brought along their boss. Their boss is a super cool guy who is very laid back, but, the fact remains that he is their boss. So, my one buddy only recently got hired at this company, and when we were out for lunch, I turned to him and said, "So, hows the new digs?", meaning hows the new job. Naturally, he said that it was awesome, which he would have said even if his boss wasnt there. But I got to thinking after lunch and I figure that that situation might have been a little uncomfortable at that table for everyone but me. I mean, what is he going to say? "It's ok." Not with his boss present... anyway, it was mildly amusing...

"Lost" is easily the best show on television. Those people who are fans of "24" or any of the HBO dramas need to tune into ABC on Wednesdays... seriously, it is amazing...

Poker update -- I'm hosting poker at my house again this month, as we had a situation with the current host's availability. It should be a good time for all, but it will be even better if I manage to play okay like I did last time... of course, now that I have typed this, I will promptly lose out first in every game...

I have another hockey game coming up too. The IT Nerds one wasnt enough, so I planned another one for all of my other buddies... it should be just as entertaining. (see what I mean about the Social Planner? Poker nights, hockey games... goldmine!)

I am looking forward to the Grammy's...

No I'm not... I just thought I would type that to see what it looked like in print... I hate the Grammy's... music is about individual artistic expression, and yet, on this one night, somehow all these non-conformist artistic types dress up in their black-tie's and... well, conform... hyprocrisy at its finest...

Is there anything more awkward than seeing someone ramble on during a thank you speech during an awards show? I mean, you should have an internal clock, much like a quarterback does, after 15 0r 20 seconds, that pocket is gonna close in and youre gonna be in trouble... so, any moron would to his/her best to avoid the passrush, which = the band starts playing you off the stage, to avoid looking like an idiot... dont you think? And when people start talking louder and try to overpower the band, then a producer needs to just cut the mike... its better for all parties involved...

I heard on the radio today that being gay is now cool. What the fuck? Shouldnt all gay people be in an outrage right now? I mean, when being gay was taboo, and those who were openly gay were chastised, werent all gay people in an outrage to be treated equally? Now that its suddenly cool to be gay, shouldnt gay people be voicing themselves to be treated not as a fad, and to not be patronized or objectified like that? I dunno... I'm not gay so I cant really say anything... I just think its weird that it is now cool to have a certain sexual preference...

Speaking of gay and cool... would Brokeback Mountain be getting as much attention if it were about a male and a female cowboy who shared a forbidden love affair? Everyone claims that its about the love story, and its not about the homosexuality in the movie, but I say bullshit... if that movie starred Heath Ledger and Maggie Gyllenhall, it wouldnt have even made Ebert and Roeper, let alone the Oscars...

Apparently I'm feeling opinionated today... hey, if I pissed you off with any of this, feel free to email me here: zim@thezims.ca

And on that note, I think I will end this post for today...

Until Next Time...