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[Jun. 3rd, 2008|04:16 am] |
Every now and then I forget that it's ok to be me. All the good, the bad, the in between, it's ok.
Insomnia however, isn't ok. |
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| Update.. |
[Jun. 2nd, 2006|02:23 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  cheerful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Lots of RHCP | ] |
Well let's see. Things are going very well.
I start a job at an Xbox cafe in a week or so. I'm moving out with Caitlin into an apartment on top of a travel agency in July. I joined a ball hockey league and it's keeping me in good shape and is fun to boot.
Still playing in two bands. One is much more fun than the other and will inevitably last.
I'm straight-edge except for the meds that allow me to leave the house and be social. Me social. Weird. As a result of that I now have some really great friends.
I really can't remember when life has been this good. |
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| Update. |
[Feb. 28th, 2006|05:55 pm] |
Well, my band won the first round of BandWarz on Saturday. We're pretty good, so it's onto the final in about a months time. The prize is a thousand bucks, new equipment, and recording time for a demo and some other crap. I believe we have a good shot.
I've gotta get my set home to practice until then.
I'm going to be unstoppable. |
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| I got to thinking..(stereotypes abound) |
[Jan. 26th, 2006|09:40 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | accomplished | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Propagandhi - True | ] |
I notice a lot of people I know, mostly younger people tend to gravitate towards the left. This gives me hope that sometime in the near future when more of us become politically engaged and the old timers who probably fear the advancement of civil rights the most.. pass on, the NDP's fortunes will look even brighter.
Not that they don't look good now, but it could be so much better than it is.
Also, the urban vs. rural vote stats caught my eye.
Now forgive me for stereotyping here, but one thing I have noticed is that people living in or near a city tend to be a little smarter than country dwellers. Maybe smarter isn't the word I'm looking for, maybe it's knowledgeable, or educated, or tolerant.
I am in no way trying to offend anyone here, so please keep that in mind.
Things may not look so great with Mr. Harper and his morons right now, but I think as long as many students stick to their guns and realize they can make a difference things will get better.
Canada's not so near future looks pretty good, to me. |
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| Black Monday. |
[Jan. 24th, 2006|04:53 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  aggravated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Propagandhi - Natural Disasters | ] |
As I wake up, I realize what has just happened.
Canadians, well mostly Albertans, have elected Stephen Harper to be our Prime Minister. The very man who called Canada a "European welfare state in the worst way" and who if it were up to him, would've sent Canadian troops into Iraq.
Now in no way was I a huge Paul Martin supporter, but he did do some very good things. Mostly his work to evolve and protect human rights, particularily gay and lesbian rights. The proposed child-care program, which may now never see the light of day, thanks to Mr. Harper, and the talk of decriminalizing Marijuana and instituting a pharmacare program come to mind. To be fair, Jack Layton did force Martin to improve upon some things, mainly the budget and the push for child care, pharmacare and so forth.
The Liberals were by no means perfect, and even (I dare say) too conservative with Health Care funding.
Mr. Harper proposes to cut the GST by 2 percent, which basically means that for every hundred dollars you will spend, you will save a whole friggin toonie! Isn't that fantastic? An extra few toonies here and there are well worth the price of deteriorating social programs, aren't they? On top of that, former leaders of the Mike Harris government have been elected as MPs. You remember, the party that single handedly tore apart OHIP and public education while running up the largest deficit in provinical history? Yeah, those guys.
While speaking of great tax breaks, this guy is actually proposing INCREASING income tax for those in the lowest income tax bracket. Why take more from those who don't have much to begin with? That sounds pretty evil to me.
Not to mention the possible attack on civil rights, Harper would like to re-visit gay marriage in an attempt to over turn it. One Conservative MP I know of (who thankfully wasn't elected) is a member of the biggest church run organization which wants to ban abortion.
Mr. Harper's approach to stopping gang related gun violence is to increase sentences and introduce mandatory minimums. While getting tougher on crime in itself may not be the worst idea, he is failing to recognize and address the root problems involved. Poverty being a big one. In most societies, as the class gaps increase, so does the crime rate. Looking at American cities more than verifies this.
So this is the Canada we face, one with it's civil rights in possible peril, it's social programs about to be cut or under funded, and the natural progress of the nation about to come to a halt.
Canadians did in fact vote for change, and not without reason, but the change they chose is probably the worst kind possible.
This isn't my Canada! |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 19th, 2005|04:38 pm] |
 I took the "The Aura Color Personality" quiz on gURL.com |
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My aura is...
violet
In the world of auras, violet is the color of visionaries. Violets are inspired individuals who are filled with enormous amounts of compassion for the human race. They are usually committed to great causes--think environmental or peace activism--that they think will save the world. Read more...
What color is your aura? |
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| Update suckas.. |
[Nov. 14th, 2005|11:08 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | rejuvenated | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Propagandhi - Fixed Frequencies | ] |
Well, where to begin?
Oh yeah, I'm still a genius, and one fan-fucking-tastic drummer.
Those are the absolutes that will remain with me until the day I die.
Caitlin is awesome, certain friends are too.
Whatever gets you through.. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 26th, 2005|06:12 pm] |
the Provacateur
(56% dark, 39% spontaneous, 44% vulgar) | your humor style:
VULGAR | COMPLEX | DARK
You'll crack on anything, and you're often witty, even caustic, about
it. Therefore, your sense of humor is polarizing. You're transgressive,
and you've got a seriously sharp 'edge'--maybe too much for some folks.
If they get
you, people think you're one of the funniest (and smartest) people in
the world. If they don't, they think you're an ass. Whatever, right?
While some might question your judgement, your comic intellect is
unquestionably respected.
PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Chris Rock - Lenny Bruce - George Carlin |  |
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 46% on dark | | You scored higher than 34% on spontaneous | | You scored higher than 76% on vulgar |
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| I bought drums! |
[Jul. 22nd, 2005|04:03 am] |
Pearl Forum. They sound, feel and even look good so I am happy.
They're this wicked ass "deep blue".
Yeah, drumming time ! |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 7th, 2005|03:33 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  hot | ] |
I went to my doctor and told him about the "numbness".
So I'm lowering my dosage.
Maybe I'll feel alive again. |
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| Let me toot my own horn. |
[May. 21st, 2005|04:02 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | amused | ] |
I am a good drummer.
I haven't really practiced in years, but I never seem to lose it.
Others would say I'm better than good. Awesome in fact.
For some reason I have been given this ability but I do not know how best to use it.
Most bands are full of crap.
All I know is it is my talent, so why should I hide from it?
Why have I been given a skill which translates poorly when seeking financial security?
I am a fucking GREAT drummer.
My ego has been satisfied for now. |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 8th, 2005|01:38 am] |
Starving Artist
You are 28% Rational, 14% Extroverted, 14% Brutal, and 57% Arrogant. |
You are the Starving Artist! You are more intuitive than logical, and
are primarily guided by your heart and emotions. You are also very
introverted and gentle. Of course, this does not mean that you do not
have an ego. In fact, you are surprisingly arrogant for someone so
emotional and gentle. This is why you are best described as a starving
artist. You are very introspective and quite sure of yourself, as any
accomplished artist is, yet your views are impractical, emotional, and
overly gentle. You probably find math, logic, and similar intellectual
pursuits offensive to your artistic sensibilities, and you prefer the
open-endedness of artistry because then you know you can never truly
have a wrong answer. So really you have no reason to be arrogant, you
big doofus, because the skills you value (emotion, spirit, art, etc.)
in yourself are valuable only on a subjective level, meaning your
arrogance is purely masturbatory. In short, your personality is
defective because you are arrogant, introverted, introspective, gentle,
and thoroughly irrational...posessing most of the traits needed to be a
starving--and useless--artist. So get out there, write a few short
stories that are allegories for the spirit, and starve!
To put it less negatively:
1. You are more INTUITIVE than rational.
2. You are more INTROVERTED than extroverted.
3. You are more GENTLE than brutal.
4. You are more ARROGANT than humble.
Compatibility:
Your exact opposite is the Capitalist Pig.
Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Haughty Intellectual, the Televangelist, and the Emo Kid.
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If you scored near fifty percent for a certain trait (42%-58%), you
could very well go either way. For example, someone with 42%
Extroversion is slightly leaning towards being an introvert, but is
close enough to being an extrovert to be classified that way as well.
Below is a list of the other personality types so that you can
determine which other possible categories you may fill if you scored
near fifty percent for certain traits.
The other personality types:
The Emo Kid: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Humble.
The Starving Artist: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant.
The Bitch-Slap: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Humble.
The Brute: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant.
The Hippie: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble.
The Televangelist: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant.
The Schoolyard Bully: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble.
The Class Clown: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant.
The Robot: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Humble.
The Haughty Intellectual: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant.
The Spiteful Loner: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Humble.
The Sociopath: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant.
The Hand-Raiser: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble.
The Braggart: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant.
The Capitalist Pig: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble.
The Smartass: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant. |  |
My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 10% on Rationality | | You scored higher than 12% on Extroversion | | You scored higher than 6% on Brutality | | You scored higher than 64% on Arrogance |
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| (no subject) |
[Apr. 29th, 2005|12:09 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | aggravated | ] |
My girlfriend is pretty.
and she has a nice butt.
and FUCK paris and nicole.
Stupid bitches. |
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| Blah. |
[Apr. 27th, 2005|12:53 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | aggravated | ] |
You know I was really OK for a few months there.
I was happy, things didn't bother me. Work didn't even bother me.
But now I feel as though I'm sliding.
I've got to quit smoking, I've got to get off these pills but will I?
Those are two very tough things for anxiety stricken people such as myself to accomplish.
I am angry, not sure why.
What is up with these mood swings? |
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| I don't write much anymore. |
[Apr. 17th, 2005|11:08 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | lonely | ] |
I played my brains out tonight. So much Battlefront and GTA, and hockey.
I am so lonely. |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 24th, 2005|11:50 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | loved | ] |
Love you.
We have a lot of places to go together.
I look forward to it. |
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| Update on my life. |
[Mar. 21st, 2005|03:33 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | jubilant | ] |
I'm analyzing where I've been, and where I am.
This is by far the best place I've been in YEARS.
My life has taken a 180 turn on me, all for the better. It's like all those years of trying to do what was right has finally paid off. All those nights of contemplating the ethics of many if not all situations was for a reason.
Life is just starting, and I beckon it's call.
I feel wise.
The world isn't ready for this. |
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| (no subject) |
[Mar. 18th, 2005|12:51 am] |
I work my third day out of seven in a row, this technical morning.
I need the money, but I miss the girl. |
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