Andy French, we hardly knew thee

Top 5 Movies/Music of 2004
I'll go through the top 5 of my favourite albums of 2004

- "Pressure Chief" - Cake
- "Talkie Walkie" - Air
- "Medulla" - Bjork
- "Good news for people who love badnews" - Modest Mouse
- "Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes" - TV on the radio

Favourite Movies of 2004

-Garden State
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind
-Napoleon Dynamite
-The life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
-Kill Bill Vol. 2

You probably don't care, but it's cool.

On another note, we will be having a party at a secret location, and at a secret time. I'm inviting pretty much everyone we know, so if you know me, and you will be in my area, I will invite you.

Figurative Archetype

Looks like a few things have happened this week. I'm still being stressed to the max by school, like every good student should be, and I've been working like some type of Art worker bee.

Other than that, I've been doing some grade A chilling out in my down time. Monday was a bit of a gong show. I went to the birthday party I talked about last post, and it happened to the a gong show. We started the night off with a few red-bulls and vodka while playing some confusing card game. From there, we went to a bar called "Essie's", which is full of drunken Cowboys and the girls that love them.

Their cheap drinks and large jugs of beer, fuled a terrible fire of drunkeness that resulted in terrible confusion that left me stranded at the bar all by myself. Luckily I didn't have to walk all the way down the hill and back to the west-side, and an ex-coworker of mine gave me a ride.

That's all that comes to mind for this week. Since that experience left me a shell of a man, I haven't done much since.

I suck at blogging

I've been totally out of it with working 4 days a week and art stealing my soul. So posts may be few and far between. Almost a week and no post, Unheard of! I noticed some deffinate server probs yesterday which prevented me from being the good web-logger that you've come to know and love.

Saturday night was the Big Band Masquerade for the University of Lethbridge. I got dressed up, drank too much and ended up dancing around like a fool. Luckily I think no one saw me be a complete ass, so my reputation was untarnished for the most part. All in all, I'm not sure if it was worth my 20 bucks, but I had a fair enough time, and the after party was really cool too.

Alright, I've got a birthday party to attend at the bar, so I'll leave you with an open apology to everyone who had to see me dance.

Stop fucking around websever!

My Pal Foot Foot

I was at the university of lethbridge today and I noticed that some crazy group was giving away free sandwiches. So, in the interest of stimulating the economy and not letting food go to waste, I enjoyed a few Egg Salad sandwiches and drank some juice.

The catch involved in this free food deal was that I had to listen to some lady talk about the "Myths and Facts" about Marijuana. Which was funny, because he knowledge of the drug's negative effects killed about 3 minutes, and the rest was filled with Q&A about the drug.

At the end we had to fill our a servay about the presentation, and get tickets for a draw for 20 dollar giftcard for Safeway. So I entered twice (once for filling in the servey and once for being a smoker who filled in the servey), and ended up winning said prize, eventhough I quit smoking some months ago.

What a great story eh? It gets better, I ended up actually getting interviewed by someone from global news lethbridge. So now I have a chance to be on television wearing the Scarf that Stephy made for me! TOTAL SCORE!

That's all for now, WHITjTaIrNoGnHAM

I have a new Little Brother!

Yes, it's true! My pal Ryan M. is now my little brother. His parents do not love him anymore and he has decided to join my pirate-esque family, and live as brothers under the jolly roger. I think Stephy must make him something out of yarn to comemerate this momentous occasion.

In other news, me and Kristy may be getting a new roommate named Jesspaul. I'm really hoping that someone is interested in this place and will move in ASAP, because I am in need of an interesting counter part for living. No more boring girls with highschool personalities or strange chinese men. Just cool people with strange names, Rock out.

Lastly, I've rediscovered "Blue Lines" by Massive attack. Wonderful album full of hip-hop and R n' B wonderment. The song "Unfinished Sympathy" is pure gold, it'll entrance you then put you to a wonderful sleep.

~JW.

Only 2 weeks late

Ok, I got the pictures of New Years at Han's house up finally. I had troubles getting them to the net since I can't find a good and free FTP client for OSX.

Here be drunken pictures that will shock and amaze.

Sorry about the quality, I started snapping picture before I realized to turn off macro zoom, so some a blurry. We sure did have a shit-kicker and I'm really sorry I didn't chronicle it better. (Note: If you are wondering why I'm hugging men all night long, it's because my girlfriend at the time wasn't available, so I mostly made out with Ryan)

Wonderful tales of dragons, swordplay and Adam Brody

So, Tegan and Sara are going to be throwing 3 shows in Alberta next month and I am nothing buy excited.

While I may sound "Gay" or "Lame" to some, Tegan and Sara rock my socks. And when they aren't rocking my socks, they are playing good music to have fun with. I'll be down there, dancing and hopefully drinking, so if you can make it to the University of Lethbridge for Feb. The 8th, I'll see you there for sure.

If you can't make Deathbridge, check out Edmonton on the 9th and Calgary on the 7th.

Note to everyone from Airdrie: New years pictures will be up soon.....

Semester 2: a prelude

Well, this semester came on like a hurricane. I'm taking some cool classes like "Film Production" and Geography, which I am excited for. My proffesor is Dutch, with a british accent blended with her dutch one. It's really entertaining and she seems very smart. She gave us an assignment to e-mail her about where we are from and describe why it is unique geographically. Some how it's worth 5% of our final mark, so I'm pumped for a 100 word essay about where I live.

I'm also pumped about quitting my stupid job, I have a car so my first stop is Toys'r' Us and some retail places like that. Although I'm not pumped about working for commision, I'd like a real job.

Anywho, I'm having trouble writing since I'm trying to watch "Jesus Christ SuperStar".

Later days people~

Guide to Being Drunk

I seem to be getting better and better at this feat, and I thought I'd share some wisdom with you.

1)Taste Factor First off, you need to find a drink you can handle. Don't try to be an iron man and drink straight JD, because it will just turn you off drinking. (Unless you really are an iron man) Find a drink that doesn't taste terrible, and go with an amount of that. Too many people find that Gin is easily masked by a citrus drink and therefore drink copious amounts of "Five Alive" and Gin. This is wrong, you will no doubt drink far too much, and your stomach will become upset from the alcohol and the acidity of the mix. A drink that tastes good enough to handle, but not good enough to chug is a good idea. Examples: Hard Shots with a duller, Beer, hard shot with soda.

2)Shot Glasses: Your friend Shot glasses are very under appreciated. People seem to think that they are really only good for doing straight shots, which is a silly thing to say. Shot glasses are usually made to hold exactly 1 ounce. That means it's 1/26th of a 26. This will help you gauge A) Exactly how much you drank (5 ounces is easier to tell than "This much!!") and B) Exactly how much will get you drunk next time. You see, it's very hard to gauge how much of the bottle is gone on different bottle shapes, so you can't really just pour and guess with much accuracy. Once you figure out how much alcohol of a variety makes you drunk, you can fine tune that until you have reached a good time.

3)You aren't going to impress anyone Everyone is proud of the super-heavy drinker, until he cheats on his girlfriend, ruins the furniture and then pukes all over himself. Is 15 minutes of fame really worth all of that? No, it really isn't. Unless you truly are an "Iron Man" really avoid binge drinking over short periods of time. Pace yourself, and you may just save some money (from saved liquor and unbroken housewares) and embarrassment (I myself know of someone who enjoyed drinking a 26 of vodka with his friend as fast as he could, then almost broke up with his girlfriend, shot fireworks at a cop car and punched me in the face)

4)Depression + Liquor=Bad News While most people enjoy drinking some of their troubles away, prescribing alcohol for depression is a horrible mix. Too often, depression will no doubt lead to excess drinking, fighting, or more depression. This point isn't a shot at anyone in particular, as I know a lot of people who have done this in the past, including myself. Getting loaded with your friends is supposed to be fun remember.

5)Don't be cheap No one likes the jerk who hordes his alcohol, and would steal a beer from you in a heart beat. Also, no one likes the jerk who mooches. Tip: if you are walking around the party with your backpack on, guarding your booze with your life, you've got an issue. I know alcohol is expensive, but sharing will create good karma for you, and it will always come back to you. Also, for club goers: Only drinking on cheap nights ruins the bar scene.

6)Energy is good Falling asleep when you are drunk sucks, a lot. Also known as passing out, this act of falling into a alcohol induce slumber is not only a downer, but can be dangerous. Falling asleep while drunk can lead to a few things to happen #1 You leave yourself open to the evil whims of your friends (You no doubt of seen/been/heard of someone who passed out and got a penis drawn on their face) #2 You leave your self open to the risk of being taken advantage of (whether it be someone using your finger prints while you are unconscious, or using your body for sex without your consent, it isn't fun) #3 You could choke on your own vomit (bad news and usually ends up with death) #4 You wake up and you are either A: no longer drunk or B: Late for curfew (if you have one) both are very bad and should be avoided. Try eating/drinking some high-energy things with your alcohol. Also try not to be sleepy when drinking, alcohol will just make matters worse. Tips: Red Bull, Coffee and other caffeinated drinks work wonders. However too much coke (while caffeinated) may burn you out due to high amounts of sugar.

7)Know that you aren't a Casanova It's a shame I know, but you probably aren't good looking enough to get all the girls at the party/club. Trying will only make you look silly, and amplified by the liquor, you will probably do something inappropriate. So, if you have any plans to get with the opposite sex, go in with a game plan, and remember this tip from an old friend of ours "Don't be a fool, cover your tool"

8)Stay the Hell away from Moving Vehicles While I suggest sleeping in your car in the warmer months, I highly advise AGAINST being anywhere near a moving car when drunk. Bad things usually happen when the 2 are mixed. 1st bad thing is usually drunk driving. This is the most obvious and almost everyone knows why it is a retarded thing to do. 2nd bad thing is usually car sickness, even when you are driving with a designated driver, bumps, turns and dips aren't good for a drunk like yourself. 3rd bad thing is going places when you are drunk. This seems fun, but I don't recommend going anywhere other than the place of getting drunk. Reasons usually are: Places of business don't usually have the same party atmosphere, therefore yelling, dancing like a fool, and stumbling aren't a good idea if you want to remain a customer/out of jail. Another reason is that people in the new place you have arrived didn't see you get drunk. This usually creates a nontolerance for you. Example: Haven't you ever been at a party, then a new drunk idiot shows up and ruins the mood of the party? "Eeew, who is that drunk retard" is the call of most party goers who feel like you're an intruder. Lastly for this tip, Cops are outside, your party is inside. Legally, the cops cannot come into anyone's home unless they have a warrant. No cop is going to get a warrant to arrest you for underage drinking, and if you are over 18, there is no law that says you can't get hammered out of your tree. There are laws however, in place to prohibit public drunkenness, and tickets for breaking such laws are usually accompanied with a trip to the drunk tank. (Just ask Landon sweet about leaving your house and getting tossed in the tank)

9)Try not to be the only drunk one Being in a group of people and being the only drunk one is a drag. Not only is everyone else un-fun in your state of mind, you also become a hindrance to everyone else. Now that you are drunk, they must watch out for you, since it is usually human instinct to look out for the inebriated ones. No ones like babysitting a grown person, so don't do a retarded thing like being the only drunk one.

10)You aren't a doctor or a chemist Mixing alcohol with medicine is a terrible idea. You can't gauge what the medicine will do to your body under the effects of alcohol since you aren't a chemist or physician of any sort. Also: Neo-Citron is not just a hot lemon drink. It also contains sedatives that could be dangerous with alcohol, especially if you are making cocktails with Vodka and Neo-Citron. (Flippin' Andrew!)

Anyways, good spirits (haha, pun intended) and good times for all you drinkers.