Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you?

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room; well I'm here with you...

"(Cory is hitch-hiking and an Amish man approaches in a carriage)

Amish Man: Hello, young man. Are you in need of a ride? I'm going to that farmhouse there.
[he points]

Cory: That farmhouse there?
[points]

Amish Man: That farmhouse there.
[pointing]

Cory: Well, I'm going to Philadelphia.

Amish Man: Well, I can take you as far as that farmhouse there.
[points]

Cory: Yes, but, you see, I'm going to Philadelphia, so that really does me no good.

Amish Man: That may be, but, my will is just and my heart is pure.
[drives off]

Cory: ...Which also does me no good."

-- Boy Meets World

I still think that it's a good show. Anyhow, watched The Two Towers that dad bought home just the other day... I still think it's an amazing movie, just a little long. If you watched the entire Lord of the Rings series from head to tail, it'd take you 9 hours... and that's not including extras, commentaries, and the like.

I'm still fuming over my being placed in 11A and my schedule being in the messsed up order that it's in. I mean with all due respect to Home Economics... it's not exactly a course that I wanted to take, nor do I think it's going to enlighten me in any particular way.

"... I hate to be a backseat driver, but this is a one way street!"
-- Spiderman, on the back of a motorcycle going the wrong way.

I watched a few memorable Spiderman episodes that I recorded when it was still being aired and I realized how much I miss the stupid show. The (ex) fox kids version of it. It's got the best sound affects and it's all real science involved... not to mention that it's funny; albeit, it wasn't intented to be a funny show, but some of the punchlines got me laughing.

"Have you ever been low?
Have you ever had a friend that let you down so?
When the truth came out
Were you the last to know?
Were you left out in the cold?
What you did was low"
-- Kelly Clarkson

One thing's for sure this American Idol winner's got an amazing voice. No doubt she has to in order to win but in anycase, just thought I'd point that out. The chorus of the single from the Black Eyed Peas is good; something I just realized, but I just don't like the verse cause it's rap and for some reason, my mind doesn't enjoy hearing rap so pah. Yes, there are exceptions to this rule no doubt, and sometimes my mind can tolerate and/or like certain rap progressions (Faint by L.P. for example) but not the progression in Where Is The Love by the B.E.P.

In other news, stupid L'amoreaux CC is closed on Sunday from now on... closed to the badminton players at least, who've been playing on Sunday mornings for more than 10 years. Apparently, the city feels a DESPERATE need to run an indoor soccer activity on Sunday morning and so took the gym from our coordinator, Ken after 10+ years of Sunday morning badminton. Pah, our stupid municipal government...

For those of you who feel the need to gripe about the ending of summer, NOW's the time to start... not 3 weeks ago; for those who started complaining about summer coming to an end on the first day of August. I still have to say that it's been a fairly successful summer for me; what with the camp and such, even though I didn't get to see some of you people over the summer.

“The fact that they (ants) build themselves under a monarchy is already quite interesting; like… I screwed over a WHOLE colony that day I crushed the queen (with my foot).”
-- Aron Quah

Aron's got a very distinct touch of humor. You should all see his accounts of stuff that happens at No Frills during his job. Well, life in itself has been a little less eventful than what I'd actually like for these last remaining days of the summer. Once school starts we're all gonna have to start getting used to school routine... with the sleeping on the same day you woke up. I just hope school stuff falls into rhythm as fast as possible cause I don't like the awkwardness of the first day. It's like the habit that everyone seems to have that during the summer, we go to bed past midnight, but the day before the start of school, everyone tends to go to bed at like 9:30, claiming the need for more sleep, even though we all know that a week into school, we're all gonna start sleeping at 11 again.

You know that feeling you get when there's this guy and all of a sudden, you REALLY feel the need to kick him in the head? Well...

“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
-- Elizabeth Bibesco

I might have posted this quote before... I can't quite remember. If I have, well, enjoy it again. Either that or read my last post and read the song lyrics cause I can't get the song out of my head. Anyhow... I post on average once every two days... somehow it's still deemed not often. Pah, I'm lazy and as you can probably guess, this blogger's more of a mere entertainment to me than an actual place for me to expound uncencored opinions about things in life. That's what I use my diary for and I somehow don't feel like mixing the two. Maybe I'm just lazy, or weird, or maybe it's a guy thing. I notice that not many guys post very often on their blogs... considering the limited number of guys I know that even have blogs, it's a very small number to be generalizing about so yeah.

Mere entertainment... or maybe it's for other people's entertainment; for that extrememly small number of people who visit this blog. Or maybe it's my own entertainment.

Job Application

Q.- NAME:
A.- Iam Applyin

Q.- DESIRED POSITION:
A.- Reclining. Ha ha. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.

Q.- DESIRED SALARY:
A.- $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.

Q.- EDUCATION:
A.- Yes.

Q.- LAST POSITION HELD:
A.- Target for middle-management hostility.

Q.- SALARY:
A.- Less than I'm worth.

Q.- MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT:
A.- My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.

Q.- REASON FOR LEAVING:
A.- It sucked.

Q.- HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK:
A.- Any.

Q.- PREFERRED HOURS:
A.- 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Q.- DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?:
A.- Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.

Q.- MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?:
A.- If I had one, would I be here?

Q.- DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM
LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?:
A.- Of what?

Q.- DO YOU HAVE A CAR?:
A.- I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"

Q.- HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?:
A.- I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.

Q.- DO YOU SMOKE?:
A.- Only when set on fire.

Q.- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?:
A.- Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.

Q.- WHO DO WE CONTACT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY?:
A.- The nearest hospital comes to mind.

Q.- DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?:
A.- No, but I dare you to prove otherwise.

SIGN HERE:
Sagitarian with Cancer rising.

You can change your life
You can change your clothes
If can change your mind
Well that's the way it goes

But I'm gonna keep your jeans
And your old black hat
They look good on me
You're never gonna get them back

At least not today
Not today, Not today, 'cuz

If it's over let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, So yesterday
I'm just a bird
Thats already flown away
Laugh it off
Let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be ok

Ha!
Okay

You can say you're bored
You could act real tough
You could say you're torn
But I've heard enough

Thank you
You've made my mind up for me
When you started to ignore me
You won't see a single tear
It isn't gonna happen here

At least not today
Not today, not today, 'cuz

If it's over let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, So yesterday
I'm just a bird
Thats already flown away
Laugh it off
Let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be ok

If you're over me
I'm already over you
If it's all been done
What is left to do
How can you hang up
If the line is dead
If you wanna walk out
I'm a step ahead
If you're moving on
I'm already gone
If the light is off
Then it isn't on

At least not today
Not today, not today, 'cuz

If it's over let it go and
Come tomorrow it will seem
So yesterday, So yesterday
I'm just a bird
Thats already flown away
Laugh it off
Let it go and
When you wake up it will seem
So yesterday, so yesterday
Haven't you heard that I'm gonna be ok

-- Hilary Duff

Dah dah dah, just the same old thing. This is where'd I'd say something like "this song describes the way..." but I'm lazy. You can probably figure out which optimisitic quality this song's implying.

“I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want -- an adorable pancreas?”
-- Jean Kerr

Great... the entire city's grounded to a halt. The stupid L'amoreaux community center was closed too so my Sunday morning was pretty much wasted on getting up outrageously early. The city wants to take back the gym in September for indoor soccer! Of all the sports, that gym is the LEAST suited for indoor soccer. So pah! Where am I supposed to play the sport? There are hardly any places left. On another note, despite my growing interest in this Freddy vs. Jason movie, I can't actually see it unless accompanied by an adult. I mean, these guys have a history dating back to the 1980s and they have like 9 sequels to each of them. The Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. It can't be that bad of a movie. True I've never seen the prequels, but it looks interesting.

Ok, it's 7:30 or so in the morning right now and the power's back up in my area at least. This of course is my personal opinion but that has had to be the most gorgeous blackout/power failure experience I have ever lived through... it's my first actually; well, my first power failure that carried into the night. Yes, I realize the sheer amount of chaos it created, although everyone feigned calmness when reporting to the radio stations and I also realize that there were accidents and of course the set of problems that COMES when you have half of Ontario, Ottawa, and New York wiped out in terms of power.

Still, it was glorious. I have not seen THAT many stars in my night sky since never. I've seen it a few times at friends' cottages and such, but never from my own front yard.

Haha, it was funny though. When the power failure first nailed us, we just sat outside listening to the car radio for a while but once we heard that it was going to stay out for quite a while (and my mom noticed the sun starting to set) my parents jumped back into the house and started getting ready for our spending the night without power. This included a giant box of candles, matches, flashlights, and batteries, water bottles (even though the tap was still working), the gas powered stove (yes we actually have one... it's for a chinese style dinner when you boil soup and heat your food in it right in front of you), battery powered radio, and yeah. Not to mention that she was bent on making us eat EVERYTHING in the fridge and freezer that couldn't keep. This thus meant I had an omelette and noodles for dinner (all cooked on that gas powered stove) and ice cream for desert (there was A LOT of ice cream).

Anyhow, we ate dinner and I didn't have to wash the dishes for once cause we weren't supposed to and I sat down in front of a candle (by that time the sun was set past the horizon) and read for a bit. We had a few visitors though. My dad's friend came by with his daughter... I think her name was Carmen... and they pretty much camped out at our place for a while cause they apparently didn't want to stay in the house cause there was nothing to do there.

By the time uncle whatever his name was and my dad had finished drinking beer or whatnot, it was nearly pitch black outside... fortunately, the moon was out and there were a score of hooligans running around the neighborhood nude with flashlights so it wasn't completely black. It was darker than I've ever seen it though.

Anyways, Carmen (I'll continue to call her that since it's the best guess I can make on her name) and I went off first cause someone couldn't find his/her shoe and my dad also went to extinguish all the candles so our house wouldn't burn down whilst we were out and whatnot. Anyhow, Carmen and I walked along for a while, talking about rubbish and all of a sudden she shoves the lamp into my face and proclaims "Can you see it?! There's a fire over there!!!!!" wildly gesturing towards the distance where I couldn't make out anything. I have no doubts that she was right though, for a fire truck passed us soon after that in the general direction of her point. I suppose somehow forgot to blow out the candle and it got knocked down or something.

Like I said before... the sky was a glorious sight.

Well, Carmen got to what I assumed was her house and I proceeded home after waiting for the rest of my family to arrive and we all retired early.

“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.”
-- George Bernard Shaw

Gotta love that man, George B. Shaw... his quotes have cropped up a few times on this blog. I still have no clue who he is though. Accurate observation... noticing small things... same difference. Just call it a hobby and then there are people who say "Jon... why do you care?!" Hrmph, cynicism. haha, anyhow... I'm bored, as has been my general mood for the past few days. I suppose I could rant more and post 8 times a day but that takes effort and I don't think i have THAT much to rant about. D.K.Y.L is on vacation, D.S. going on another vacation, D.L. is in Flordida, so on vacation as well, T.S. is on vacation, G.W. at work, E.C. golfing, and with eveyrone gone, I suppose O.R. lazy to come onto MSN to talk. Needless to say, I'm not doing much.

“Squawks” are problem listings that pilots generally leave for maintenance crews to fix before the next flight. Here are some squawks submitted by US Air Force pilots and the replies from the maintenance crews.

(P)=PROBLEM (R)=REPLY

(P) Left inside main tire almost needs replacement
(R) Almost replaced left inside main tire

(P) Test flight OK, except autoland very rough
(R) Autoland not installed on this aircraft

(P) #2 Propeller seeping prop fluid
(R) #2 Propeller seepage normal - #1 #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage

(P) Something loose in cockpit
(R) Something tightened in cockpit

(P) Evidence of leak on right main landing gear
(R) Evidence removed

(P) DME volume unbelievably loud
(R) Volume set to more believable level

(P) Dead bugs on windshield
(R) Live bugs on order

(P) Autopilot in altitude hold mode produces a 200 fpm descent
(R) Cannot reproduce problem on ground

(P) IFF inoperative
(R) IFF always inoperative in OFF mode (IFF-Identification Friend or Foe)

(P) Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick
(R) That's what they're there for

(P) Number three engine missing
(R) Engine found on right wing after brief search

(P) Aircraft handles funny
(R) Aircraft warned to straighten up, "fly right" and be serious!

(P) Target Radar hums
(R) Reprogrammed Target Radar with the lyrics

1. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart.
2. Form a loose grip.
3. Keep your head down.
4. Avoid a quick back swing.
5. Stay out of the water.
6. Try not to hit anyone.
7. If you are taking too long, please let others go ahead of you.
8. Don't stand directly in front of others.
9. Quiet please... while others are preparing to go.
10. Don't take extra strokes.
Very good. Now flush the urinal, go outside, and tee off!
(From a sign posted at a local golf course restroom :)

Thought I'd take a break ranting about my life to post a few jokes.

"I'm the most incurably lazy devil ever to walk in shoe leather... at least, when I'm in the mood, for I an be spry enough at times"
-- Sherlock Holmes

Now THAT quote describes my life. On many and certain things, I can work extremely diligently at but when the mood seizes me, I am extremely lazy, as one will no doubt notice. I mean, this layout that you're looking at is a layout I've been intending to update since last year and I didn't get around to doing it until sometime ago. A lot of people probably won't agree with me on this but those who've had the opportunity to experience me in my lazy mood know, such as K.A. and R.L. who have caught me on more than one occasion when I was completely opposed to expending energy.

Kids are too darn cute for their own good. haha.

Two trees grow in your garden. One's a brand new tree, and one's an old tree that's been on the property for generations. After years of taking care of the old one, you know it can survive on its own and visit it less often, trusting it to take care of itself, but always revisiting it frequently to make sure it's doing fine. Meanwhile, you visit the new tree almost every day, providing splints to keep it straight, and making sure that it's healthy, and nurturing it so it will eventually grow up to be as mighty as the other. However, you still put inplicit confidence in the older tree, knowing that it is the one that will bear fruit at the right time and it is the one that will shelter you from the fiercest storms when they come.

Such is the case with friendship. New ones always need more nurturing and care in order to ensure that they grow into something truly worthwhile. Old ones should always be kept sharp, but they need less maintenence for the foundations of the friendship are already there; the seeds of trust have been sown long ago and you know that when it really counts, the old friends will always be there to shelter.

And that my good friends is why you will often find newer friends are usually found side by side more often and the older friends aren't always found together, cause they can grow seperately, without growing apart. I mean hey, D.L., O.R., K.A., Temp, all go to different schools than the TCMS crew and how often do we all see each other?