Hey,

It feels like forever since I last posted a blog. But it really hasn't been that long. I guess a lot has happened since then.

I just came back from work. Apparently I wasn't scheduled today and didn't know it. So I worked three hours for free. Lame. Oh, it gets worse. I was in Winnipeg last night for the Stone Temple Pilots concert (more on that later) and spent the night at my cousins place. Thinking I had to work, I woke up and drove back at 6AM. I could have slept in and hung out in the city all day. But, it's not a total loss. Now I get to chill at home all day, catch up on some television and maybe have a nap or two.

STP was... good? Maybe. I don't know, I left the arena feeling somewhat cheated. They WERE good, but I expected more. Their set was less than 90 minutes and they completely avoided Tiny Music. It was all Core and Purple tracks. Which is cool I guess, except I missed the glam rock vibes from the mid to late 90s. Regardless, they played all my favs from the first two albums. Scott Weiland was out of his mind. There's no way he's clean. Unless he is clean and is just incredibly uncomfortable in his own skin when he's not high. Makes sense. So, the concert was good, I guess. This is the STP I wanted to see. Guess I was a decade too late.

What else has been going on? A lot. Work is good, went to Toronto for a three day conference a couple of weeks ago. That was a blast. Personal life is... complicated but interesting. We'll leave it at that.

Been watching a lot of movies lately. I'm feeling like wrapping this up so here's what I've watched and what I think, the Coles Notes version:

The 4th Kind - interesting, definitely challenges your beliefs, the woman, can't think of her name, is insane.
500 Days of Summer - fantastic, possibly the best movie of the year so far, not for everyone
Paranormal Activity - I'm not gonna pretend demons and ghosts don' scare me cause they do, I slept with the light on that night
Law Abiding Citizen - better than I thought it would be, but still pretty average

I'm gonna go see 2012 tonight. I'm not really excited to see it, but I have free tickets and some friends want to check it out.

Al.

2012 was awful. I fell asleep.

One of the bad things about having a day off during the week is there's nothing to do because everyone else is either working or in school. So I'm sitting at home catching up on TV and putting off the things I should be doing like laundry and dishes.

Speaking of TV, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I know I praise it pretty well every time I blog, but it really is the funniest show on TV right now. Well, either it or It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. This weeks Curb was a riot.

So yeah, I guess I'm somewhat bored right now, in between TV shows and not really wanting to start cleaning my place just yet. So how about a lame survey? This one was in my inbox and usually I just delete.

Basics

Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Hazel
Height: 5'11"
Profession: unknown
Status: Single
Religion: Self loathing Catholic

Favs

Colour: I'm not really invested in any colour one way or another, but I guess green is alright
Car: As long as it gets me from A to B, I'm happy
Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Hobby: I watch too many movies
Artist/Song: NOFX, "The Decline"
Author/Book: Douglas Coupland, Life After God
School Subject: Ugh... really? I dug English back in the day
Vacation Spot: chilling out at the lake
Food: peanut M&M's
Restuarant: Joey's
Animal: sharks even though they scare the crap outta me
Store: Do people actually have a favorite store? I can't say I do
Celebrity: George Clooney
Childhood Friend: This one bums me out because I haven't talked to any of them in years
Childhood Memory: it was all a good time
Baby Name: OJ
Person: My niece

This or That

Whopper or Big Mac: I've never had a big mac so whopper I guess
Chocolate or Vanilla: vanilla
Coke or Pepsi: can't really tell a difference
Beer or Wine: beer
Coffee or Tea: coffee
Apple or Orange Juice: OJ
Facebook or MySpace: Facebook, never had a myspace
Summer or Winter: summer
Windows or Mac: Mac
Cats or Dogs: cats are less annoying, dogs are more fun
Boxers or Briefs: boxers
Rain or Shine: shine

Other

Describe yourself in one word: awesome
Biggest fear: that if I lower my guard for even a second, my world will disintegrate into chaos
Biggest mistake: not going home for lunch
Proudest Accomplishment: making it this far
Number one priority in life: finding happiness
Dream job: writer
Causes you believe in: animal rights, aboriginal equality
Special talents: I do most everything well, but have yet to master anything

Alright, that was painful.

Hey, I got a date! Suck it Stella, Al's got his groove back. Yeah, we're gonna go see a movie sometime this week. Should be a good time. Law Abiding Citizens she wants to see. I have no interest in that movie, but she seems cool so I'll play along.

Well I suppose I've procrastinated enough, it's time to make the donuts.

Al.

Where the Wild Things Are

See it. If you've read the book, I mean. If not, probably best off to avoid it. I loved it. Soundtrack by Karen O was fantastic, but then again, my Karen O crush might have something to do with that. Spike Jonez did a great job, dude really needs to work more. Much dap goes to the boy who played Max, he was extremely believable considering he was the only real actor on screen for three quarters of the film. My favorite part was of the experience, there was a kid in the theatre who was roaring like a wild thing all throughout the second half of the movie and afterwards in the lobby. Can't wait to see it again.

I haven't been around too much lately. Happiness breeds monotony.

Today was the longest day ever. Sort of feels like I'm writing in haiku form. I suppose a lack of sleep will do that. Jus waiting for Curb Your Enthusiasm to finish so I can watch it and go in to a 6 to 8 hour coma. I worked from 5:30 in the afternoon to 1:00am. Wasn't to bad, actually, I was scheduled to work until 2:00am. Work is lame, but bills gotta be paid.

My iTunes DJ is playing the most depressing music right now. What's the universe trying to tell me here?

Some people at work are starting to really annoy me. Most everyone is pretty cool, but there's this one dude. His confidence is unmerrited and his arrogance is borderline aggrivating. He needs to be taken down a peg or two. Thankfully, he's not part of my team so I don't have to worry about him, but I still have to hear him talk every so often. He's an exagerator. He'll embelish the simpliest things for no monetary gain at all.

Let's not harp on the negative.

I've got a few new friends. It's nice having people to talk to, even if they don't live in the same part of the world. The other one, sort of might have something brewing a bit. I work with her and we've been talking a lot lately. She wants to go out for dinner sometime soon. She's definitely the kind of girl I would date. Although, she is a bit younger than me. I'm not sure she knows I'm 28. Is it wrong of me to not be upfront with that? She's 20, so it's not really morrally outrageous, is it? Although, 8 years could be a big deal to a lot of people. Thoughts?

Something strange has been going on at work. I think people have been talking about me. I sort of get that defenseless sort of feeling that comes along with feeling like you're outside looking in. As if everyone knows something you don't. Although, I could just be paranoid. Things are going well so this could be my brains way of trying to mess everything up.

Also saw Couples Retreat. Very lame. Especially considering Vince Vaugn and Jon Favreau's resume. Made and Swingers, the last two movies they wrote together, were both gems. Couples Retreat felt very dated and formulaic. There were a few laughs to be had, for sure, but overall it crashed and burned for me.

Zomebieland, if you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor. For me, the biggest surprise of the year.

Um... TV is back. Curb Your Enthusiasm has been great. Best season yet perhaps. Same goes for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The Office is losing me. 30 Rock had a great start. Entourage is over for the year. The season was a bust. Californication is becoming a parody of itself. Very disappointing. That's about all I watch. Oh, and House continues to be brilliant. Best show on network TV by a longshot.

Well I'm gonna make myself a snack, watch Larry David make an a$$ outta himself and go to bed. Another early day tomorrow.

Peace out peace haters,

Al.