Christmas!

Christmas is coming very soon, and I think it's best to get your shopping done early. If you are like me, you enjoy giving much more than receiving. You love the way their face lights up orgasmically as they open your gift. Aswell, You like your gifts to be very person. No gift cards from you, you really give gifts inspired by love. When you give someone a gift that has your person "touch", you know that they are never going to forget. That's why, I as an amateur blogger, suggest you "splurge" for the gift that just keeps on coming.

SPERMCUBE

This is an amazing idea for a gift that would redefine the face of art and economics this christmas. Hard to shop for people in your life? What about people like your boss or your ex-wife's boss? As a business man, I think my boss would really appreciate Spermcube shares as a gift. With just a 5 euro investment, you could give them an investment that could potentially worth thousands! It's the give gift that keeps on coming.

Labels: christmas, friendship, Gifts, holidays

For Reason's You Cannot Describe

I am your hero.

I can't say much right now, but I do want you to read Paul Lawton's blog The Annotated Everything I would like to especially direct your attention to the post on Virgin's V-fest. Could be cool, could be mega-lame.

Labels: blogging, friendship

I Hate Rodeo

I don't "Hate" rodeo as much as I don't care for it. What I hate is the attitude that you must abuse animals for fun. I do however enjoy watching people getting their asses kicked by said animals. Nature is great!

Right now I am kicking it in Calgary waiting for a ride down to Stampede for some "Hoot n' Hollerin'" fun, and possibly alcohol. Some popular country band will be playing Nashville North, which is where we are going to hang out. This will be reason enough for the alcohol.

Joey is back, and it is her birthday today, so off to the Stampede we must go! It's great having her back as I have never had so much fun sitting around in Airdrie. We're heading back to Lethbridge tomorrow for my own birthday, which should be a good time.

Many regards my good friends, it's hot, so I will need your prayers.

Labels: adventure, friendship, life, road trip, summer

Weekly Blogging Doesn't Cut It

Sadly, blogging once a week just does not cut it. People tend to stop checking for new posts after a few days of being let down. I had it down to 1 or 2 days a few weeks ago, but with two jobs, radio and trying to stay in contact with old friends, I have lost my momentum.

Last night I got to hang out with some great old friends, I will toss up some pictures of the evening tomorrow or later this evening. I'm going to be working a lot next week, but I will try and make sure to blog a bit for you fine folks. This may be a rip off of another nice quote, but... "I'd rather live a great life, than blog a bad one".

Labels: blogging, friendship, philosophy, summer

I hope I have made a difference in your life

Some of this may come off as pretentious, and I no doubt am a little pretentious from time to time. I'm sure it pisses people off, and I don't even realize. Anyways... A story:

I was bobbing along Blackfoot Road towards the Backstreet, I was going to have a few beers with some friends and I thought that I should walk. The night was clear, crisp, and packed with an energy that I could not explain. Bob Marley's "Jammin" was keeping my steps in time, and putting a giant smile on my face. I walked with passion and conviction under the silent streetlights, and I felt that nothing could stop me. However, something did cross my path that I did find concerning.

Two shadows appeared a distance from myself, traveling in the opposite direction. I noticed stumbling, a case of beer, and a little red ember that the big one casually brought to his mouth. I inferred they were drunk, or had at least been drinking and I became a little concerned. Drunk people have a tendency to do two things: Make fools of themselves, and become violent. I have enough real world, and pop culture knowledge to know these things to be facts. I began weighing my odds as I approach the shadowy duo, and realize that instead of them being some university students coming home from a party, it was two first nations people.

The big one, a young man smoking a cigarette motions for me to stop. I bounce ideas back and forth in my head, deciding if I should stop and talk, or keep walking. This guy could spit in my face for a number of things, he could steal my wallet, but he could also be no different then myself. I stopped, slowly pulled my earphones out, and simply said "Hey", "Take out your iPod headphones and let me ask you a question" he replied.

"Can you see this girl here, serving you as a stewardess for Air Canada?" he asks, pointing to his shorter counterpart. I look his friend in the eyes and see thirty some years of potential balled up and ready to shoot out. I wonder why she didn't believe in herself, and if it was because there were too few people that did. I remember back to "Indian Reservations" that I have been to, I remember back to Bob Marley's inspiring words of perseverance and happiness.

'"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds"'

I think about myself, and what I have learned since I have come to Lethbridge. I stupidly spout "I think that she, and anyone else can be whatever they want to be. They just need to believe in themselves" and the woman smiles. "She's in a place where she has no idea where she is going, her head is mixed up" her friend responds. The last thing I say of any importance or interest is "I know the feeling", we shake hands and go on our own way.

I placed my earphones back in and begin to drown out the silence. I really hope I have made a difference.

Labels: drunk, friendship, philosophy, summer

Joey is in Malaysia, I miss her

the barber shop
Originally uploaded by I am Joey
This picture is just fantastic, please enjoy it.

Labels: adventure, friendship

Endless Summer

Wow, what a summer we've got shaping up here. A lot of sun, blue skies and cool people all around this fair city of Lethbridge. Saturday was an excellent day for swimming, and swim we did. Some friends who were in town for convocation convinced me to don some swim trunks, slap on some sunscreen and rock out on the water. It was probably the most fun I've had yet this summer, although I am almost completely beat because of it. I really liked how tanned I got near the end of last summer, so I intend on doing that a little earlier this time around. I took what I consider to be some pretty cool pictures:

There are more if you are a facebook friend, as well, some pictures from the night before which I like equally as much.

Have a good summer, and check back for some more updates!

Labels: drunk, friendship, lethbridge, summer