Interesting way too start..

Hello again! I haven't really blogged in a while, mainly because nothing interesting has really happened. Spent the weekend hanging out with friends basically. Friday night after school i took the bus to a Di's, and it took 2 hours, SOoooooo long. From there we went and watched Daryl's hockey game. Again, the arena was pretty cold but i think it was warmer than the one from 2 weeks ago. Well it was for me at least. Saturday i worked until 7 then went with Daryl to get dionne and donna, went to ray's, then met the others, played Mad Gab, went to Wendy's, then a few of us went to matt's, played cards then watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I got home at 4am. So anyway sunday i went to church then slept then read then went to Halsey's with Ray to watch Desperate Housewives and Grey's anatomy. Don't you laugh! It's good shows. Anyway, yea. So that brings me to this morning. I got a ride halfway..then bussed the rest of the way to school and when i got off the bus and went to cross the street to start my trek to school i'm almost got smoked by a truck who ripped by me..if i didnt stop to check the time i'd be road kill. But i stopped, wanted to know if i was late yet. I wasn't. Thats all. I'll update later

Got-dang, man, between ol' Girl Scout cookies and the band candy, it never ol' stop, man

So my laptop crashed.
And unfortunately, in this case, the situation didn't end with Sandra Bullock realising that she's always mad, all the time. This situation ended with me losing everything. Oh yes kids, everything. Music, movies, pictures, and, last but not least as its most likely of highest importance, is school files. Luckily, not half an hour before the crash, i had sent away a 14 page essay to my Youth Min teacher. So, basically speaking if i had slept half an hour longer, or if i had done ANYTHING different..oh nelly i'd be sorry. I would have had to re write 14 pages of essay. Wooooooooooie. That woulda sucked. So that's one thing that's new. Other than that there's not a huge lot going on. Kettles started so that's what i'm doing this Thursday night. Then i'll probably swing by TDI cuz kettles is over at 9:00 so i sohuld be back after that. Anyway, yea, thats all. Doooooooo eeeeeeeeee

Hey, guess what.

Hey, guess what.
I agree with Matt and Dionne. I don't know who actually reads my blog or theirs but they're saying is very true. Ok over the last few months, things have just fallen apart. People have stopped talking to other people, things have been said, rifts have been made, walls have been put up. I, for one, am sorry to the three people who the wall i put up might have hurt at one point or another. At the time i didn't really know what i was doing and i was just like whatever so started feeling things like grudges that i just shouldn't have felt and for that i'm sorry. I'm pretty sure you know who you are.

Secondly, this is to the one person who probably won't read this. For people who are reading this i just ask maybe mention to him to give it a read. I'm not going to mention a name because that's just 7th grade. Alright, so, i said something. I did something i shouldn't have done. I broke that covetted rule of what you just don't say and i'm sorry. Whether or not what i said was true or not at the time, which we could argue about until the cows came home man, that's irrelevant. I shouldn't always speak my mind and i know that now. Whether i have opinions about people or things to say that doesn't mean they need to be said. Now i know if you're reading this you really hate my guts and you know what, thats fine. Hate my guts. But we can still hang out as a group theres no reason to hate me on the outside man, we could just pretend everything's fine. Frankly, whether or not it's fine, i'm tired of not hanging out with people.

Like dionne said, i miss the football games, the Xbox, cranium, battle of the sexes, whatever, everything, i miss it. It was so much fun back in the day, and would be fun now we just need, as matt said, to break down the walls.

So to anyone who i've upset or gotten pissed at me, i'm sorry. If you still have beef, talk to me about it. We're getting to be that age now where we can talk about this stuff man to man. Anyway, i think everyone gets the point.

The good deed..

So, one of those rare occassions happened today on my walk to the bus stop. I went into one of those corner stores to buy a Sprite. It came to $1.79 and i paid with a $5 bill. So she gave me $3.21 back but instead of 2 dimes and a penny she gave me a dime, a penny, and a TTC token. Now usually i'd be like sweet free token. But, realising her mistake outside the store, i went back inside and asked for a dime instead. I dono why that made me feel so good, but it did. Yea. Thats it. Who else has ever gotten a TTC token and not a dime? And what did you do? Honest answers people!

Ian needs..

So i saw this really dumb idea..google your name and "needs" and blog the first 10 things that pop up..kinda dumb i know and such but i was bored and its kidna fun so heres mine:

Ian needs..

1. a wife

2. to start wearing NIN shirts

3. an old man's cane

4. a raise

5. someone to let a whole lot of sunshine into his affairs

6. to be tarred and feathered

7. to grow a beard

8. to know if the same sort of change occurring in one place on Antarctica is simultaneously occurring elsewhere

9. a large movement of lace

10. urgent medical attention

Hmm, interesting.

Its Been...One Week...

Hmm..a week of no blogging.
It seemed like every day i opened "My Blog" link..and closed it. Some of the time i even started blogging..then stopped, and closed it, finding nothing fulfilling to say. So i just didnt say anything. So anyway, onto today.
I was standing at the bus stop by York Mills and Bayview (my parents took me half-way-ish), when i saw a bunch of small grey birds on one of the telephone wires. Just flying out then coming back, nothing big. And usually birds don't really give me things to ponder, but amongst all the little grey birds, there was one even littler pure white bird. Not a shade of another colour anywhere on his small, fragile body. Just a little pure white bird. And then i got on thinking of Jesus, the difference he made on the world. Now, i don't completely understand why white is always tied in with our heavenly father, but i'm guessing its got a lot to do with purity. Anyway, so instead of thinking anything demeaning of their only being one white bird, i tried not to sell it short. Who knows what kind of affect that one bird could have. Anyway i'm not making any sense so i'll blog later when i figure this out..

CatDog

Hey, so if you've never seen the show cat dog..you should get out more often. Hahah just kidding but if you haven't...here's a small plot outline:

Plot Summary for "CatDog" (1998):

The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. They share one body with a Dog's head at one end and Cat's head on the other. Adding to their dilemma is Cat's annoyance with Dog, mainly caused by Dog's stupidity and Cat's up-tight personality.

So there you have it. Half dog, half cat, no mess. What a wonderful world eh? Not quite. If you think about the sheer dilemna this creation goes through..it would be pretty tough. I, for example, have often been dragged into 2 different directions, wanting to do 2 different things..but, being but one person, can't go both ways unless i would have been ripped in half. And well, like catdog, i wouldn't wish that upon anyone. I've been the "cat" before..up-tight and wanting everything done perfectly. I've also been the "dog" before..not always stupid but kinda laid back and in a whatever attitude. Well, as long asi dont have 2 heads. I don't exaclty know what i'm saynig by all this..just i guess..if you're ever torn about what to do..and which part of you to listen to..just be glad you don't have 2 heads which are both animals..oh and its a good show. Thats originally why i posted the photo..

17 years later..

............Some things NEVER change!!

..75..and still going strong..

Alright..so this my 75th post. Which, honestly, is WAY more than i thought i'd ever do. WAY more. I thought i'd be done at 10, not to mention like 4. But 75! Anyway, thats somewhat irrelevant.
I need to address a few things. Amy, thanks! Lol. You're like..for what? That song you played as your theme song..i've been listening to it ALL morning, jiving and grooving to its beat. And the lyrics are great. Yes. GREAT song. And for some reason it moved me to download Michael Buble..oh wait maybe it was Dionne's song that moved me to do that. Anyway. Yea.
So, my question of the post is..what's in a name? Stupid question you might think..but i have a reason for asking i really do. Up until i moved back to Alberta in 2001, i went by Ian, as Ian was my name. And i hated it. Ian's such a plain name. Like, one syllable? Come on. Why couldn't my name have been Emilio, Antonio, or even Steve. I'd even settle for Kyle. But Ian, is, as i was told through school, such a nerdy name. So i didn't really like it. Then when i started working at Pine Lake i adapted a "Nickname"..Austin. Because at the time i had a british accent the staff at camp and the campers who arrived week by week used this moniker for me. I was, Austin Powers. I never realised this would stretch out into the year. Friends, parents, colleagues, Austin was my name. Even if i wasn't at camp. ANd i loved it, it took away from the bland "Ian" so that was cool. After a while though i kind of got tired of it to be honest, longing just to have a normal name, not like a fun name that people enjoyed saying because it was the "cool" thing to do. So when i moved to Toronto i started getting called Ian again..and that was cool. And then i worked at camp, and developed a new moniker for a new camp. Kramer it is. So i figured, heck thats a name that'll stick to only camp like everyone else's. But again, all year, Kramer it was. So i was just like whatever, that's cool. But now, after my second summer, i'm finally getting called Ian. By friends, parents, everyone. Ian is my name. Sure theres the occassional Kramer reference but i guess i never fully appreciated how what yoru name is describes who you are. Neither Austin or Kramer really is me, just a name i developed and people stuck with it. But i'm Ian, and i will forever be Ian. And if it weren't for the select few people who never called me Kramer but stuck to Ian..i don't think it would have ever made the transfer to being Ian away from camp instead of kramer EVERYWHERE. Anyway, yea, thats my rant. Ian. I like that. Not as nerdy as i thought. Shut up ok it is nerdy but i dont mind anymore.
Merry Christmas..err..not yet

Ok here we go!

Here you go..a WHOLE Bunch of movie quotes jumbled together. Please do your best to get as many as you want but don't go searching any of them..like matt theres a couple if you get i'll KNOW you searched it. Lol. So here goes nothing:
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.Do you expect me to talk? No i expect you to die. After all, tomorrow is another day. Move ya bloomin' arss! Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous. I'm a failure..because i haven't got a brain! Do you prefer fashion victim or ensemblelly challenged? Whats the soup de jour? Its the soup of the day. Mmm..that does sound good. Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you. I'm mortified, petrified, stupefied, by you. If theres one thing i despise, its a fair fight. Here's lookin' at you, kid. You can't handle the truth! Houston, we have a problem. Go ahead, make my day. First rule of leadership: everything is your fault. Don't cry at the beginning of the date...cry at the end of the date like i do. Stop trying to hit me, and HIT ME! Well..what can you get?

That wierd time

Well ladies and gentlemen, its that common wierd time between November 1st and November 3rd, commonly known as November 2nd. At about 6 o'clock tonight it will be officially 6 months since i gave up caffeine. 6 months! 24 Weeks! HALF A YEAR! Wow. It's been a while. Anyway, i found it quite interesting to look at the NHL standings..to think wht would happen if the playoffs started Today. Here's what i gathered:

If the playoffs started today...
1. The first team in the Southeast WOULDNT be 3rd in the East. They'd be Second
2. Philadelphia AND New Jersey would BOTH miss the playoffs for the first time in a LONG time
3. 3 teams in the Southeast would squeeze into the postseason..thats a first for a while
4. 4 teams in the Northeast would make it to the postseason (Montreal, Ottawa, Buffalo and Toronto) which goes to prove how strong this division really is.
5. Montreal would be first in the east. Never thought i'd say that.
6. And finally, for the first time in recent history 2 of the recent expansion teams (Nashville and Minnesota) would both make the playoffs.

Oh how its a wierd month. Hockeys back and in full swing. Also, it's interesting to note that a whopping 16 teams have less Goals for than they do goals against. That's over HALF the league. How pathetic. Scoring is up sure, but goaltending is also down.

COME ON A YA HA!!!!!