2009, I mean. It's almost November, and that's not awesome at all.

I mean, hockey has started up again(which is nice), but aside from that, it's spiraling into my least enjoyed season. Days are getting colder and colder and soon there will be snow. Halloween is coming up and while I like seeing my friends who are down to visit, I don't really have a costume and I don't really feel the costuming aspect of the holiday this year. I'll probably pull something cheap or whatever. I just hope no one takes any jabs at me like what happened at scary movie night last week. The last thing I need is to be put on the defense about SRS surgery and how it's just as qualified for provincial funding as numerous other conditions and should not be classified as cosmetic. One person brought it up in the middle of "Thirt33n Ghosts"(or however you spell it) with a small quip and I came off as a jerk defending it while everyone was trying to watch a movie. Twas not too great, that's for sure, although I do hope it wasn't an intentional dig, and was just due to lack of knowledge on the issue.

This might be the last winter my computer sees, as well. My hard drive(going on 9 years) is vibrating like a hobo on crack, and my PSU is getting overloaded more often lately. It's a beast of a computer, and has lasted me a fair while, but I'd much rather not fork out $1k on a new one. I will if I have to, though, and I'll spend the money to make the computer future proof this time instead of using old technology that will become hard to find and expensive rather quick. DX11 graphics card(probably a 5770), AM3 mobo and CPU(intel's are great too, but more expensive it seems), or whatever. I'll probably do what I had hoped to do last time around, and build a rather silent PC. Wouldn't allow for OCing much but would be worth it in the future.

I'm still jobless. Did a freelance project two weeks ago, just a small media package(logo, business card, email newsletter) that I did for free. I've been trudging away at my portfolio but I haven't made a lot of progress. Fall has never been my most creative of seasons. I'm still sending resumes out there, but not many places are hiring. Haven't had many interviews. Mayhaps I'll just go for retail and get one of those holiday-rush jobs and hope it sticks, but at the same time i don't want to live where I'm living anymore. Moving closer to Toronto would be cool...Ottawa would be good too.

At least I'm progressing on my year-ending music list. I figure I'll do a 2009 in review list, and then push out a decade in review by February or something. The real trouble in that one will be reviewing 2000-2003 when I wasn't doing much in the music scene. *shrug*

Anywho, just a very sleepy morning for me. Haven't been sleeping well and it's definitely been showing in my energy levels and my ability to function.

A pair of songs to leave you with today, I might blog later. Who knows? Depends on if I go out.

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Isis Unveiled

Ok, ok, I'll link two more funnier videos. Lightening up the mood

Nicolas Cage's ridiculous Pachink commercials

Interesting take on 'Creeping Death'

Have a good afternoon and evening everyone!