Fore!!!
For the past while I've been looking forward to the day I got to go golfing. That day was Saturday. It was the first time I've ever been golfing outside of the many mini-put games I've played.
I went with my friend Alex (centre) and two buddies of ours from work, Wayne (left) and Justin (right). I don't think we could've asked for a better day to spend a few hours leisurely playing some golf. It was freaking immaculate outside.
I (pic below) knew going in that golf wasn't the easiest of activities and that I may have a hell of a time playing. Knowing this, I wasn't going to be competitive in the least and thank god I wasn't because I would've pulled a Happy Gilmore on everyone's asses.
Luckily we weren't really playing with an extremely strict scoring system. We didn't care if one of us missed a shot, or in some cases, hit it like 3 feet in front of us. This happened a lot and if it were the PGA or something our scores would have been, umm...slightly more ridiculous than they were.
Also, since it was a Saturday with such amazing weather, everyone was out to play golf. This being the case, we had groups on our tail for the better part of the afternoon. And since we aren't the best of the best golfers, we had no choice but to take such a long time because we kept missing shots and whatnot. Who wants to rush a game of freaking golf anyway? So this guy from the course is constantly going around on his cart (while we have to lug stupid caddies) checking in on people. He came up to us on more than a few occasions and told us to hurry up. God that pissed me off so much. I payed my money to play so I would appreciate the luxury of being able to take the time to make my
shots.
Just about three and a half hours later we ended up finishing our 18-holes. I don't have the score card with me but if I recall I scored a 126 on a 54 par course :) That would turn out to be a sexy +72 over par :) I didn't finish in last either, but I don't remember if I was in 2nd or 3rd. Either way it was an incredibly fun, if not tiring, time and I would do it again for sure. Although I think I would like to have some time at a driving range before I played again.
Sometimes I find myself sittin' back and reminiscing...
After reading a blog of a friend and his reference to an article posted in the Globe & Mail, it got me thinking about when I was a young child exploring around with my friends.
I was raised in a townhouse complex in Don Mills, Toronto near the Don Valley Parkway. The complex I grew up in was full of children my age and we used to always go on various adventures after school or during the summer time.
It was an amazing place for me to live as a child. It gave us a seemingly endless expanse of pathways for us to ride our bikes while playing games such as cops and robbers; we could play hide-and-seek throughout the entire area, which encompassed a rather huge lot filled with houses and tunnels and forests that gave us infinite places to hide.
I remember always exploring the area pretending as if it were some place completely disassociated with reality. The forest was a great place to explore around, searching for weird rocks, making forts out of dirt outcroppings or even sneaking a kiss with a neighbour I liked until the ripe age of nine.
This childhood I experienced allowed me to develop my creative mind in no way that television or movies could ever compare to. For that I sit back and reminisce and am greatful for all the chances I had to have fun as a child and wish for anyone to have had the same experiences as mine growing up.
The article vaguely relates to what I'm saying here, it just got me thinking is all, but here it is anyway:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060520.WALK20/TPStory/?query=walkabout+is+fair+playPeace.
Uggghhhhh
I am so god damned bored right now it's not even funny. Plans to go out tonight fell through and I was left with nothing to do.
I watched Aeon Flux and will probably watch Capote and fall asleep to it or something.
Man I think I need more friends.
Da Vinci Code tomorrow (hopefully) so that's a plus I guess. Although it's yet another PG rated night out.
I'm writing because I have nothing better to do and that never makes for a good read.
Nite,
Peace
I'm still alive
Lately I haven't had the time nor the desire to post much of anything. Work has been taking up most of my time where I would've been thinking about things and such.
I still enjoy tweaking the site occasionally. Sometimes it rivals the actual writing in its enjoyment.
I've added a new video to the bottom. It's of Lily Allen, she's a British artist who's just starting up. She's different. That's what I enjoy about her music. I enjoy british music quite a bit as well. Not necessarily the Oasis, The Darkness or Radiohead stuff, but the extremely different hip-hop compared to what I'm accustomed to here in North America like MIA or The Streets. She has a ska-ish, Hip-Hop-ish, Poppy-ish type-sound to her.
So yeah, have a look. I hope to change my recently watched movie thing soon enough. Also I'm not reading as much as I had anticipated, but music is always more inviting on the bus than opening up a book, regardless of how good it may be.
I've written a whole lot of nothing, but I'm cool with that.
Peace.
Ready for the daily grind
Next week marks my first full time work week of this summer. I was originally geared up to work during day shift, as it is easier for me with no car and all. My plans, however, have been neatly dismissed for whatever the reason may be.
So, I'm starting my full time summer on my current shift, working 3-11pm at the good ole candy factory. This past week has been a bit of an adjustment for me getting mentally prepared to go back to that place day after day.
I originally started working there around three years ago, to help save money for school. I worked full time for a year and it became entirely too tedious. I've mentioned many-a-time how I think it scarred me for life. On another hand it was probably the greatest thing I ever could have done.
It got me to not enjoy working in a factory and it has helped me become stable financially ever since. I am totally greatful for this job. Not many people in my situation can say they have something as secure, well-paying, or schedule accomodating as mine. These are some things that get me to suck it up and go back.
Over the summer I'll remind myself daily how vital working at this place is for me as a person. I'll need atleast that when I get grumpy having to TTC it to and from work every night.
Peace.
This is a test. Do not adjust your television set...
I always get caught up in these survey things. I apologize to all who read this (but I don't, really):
Mark your confessions:
[ ] I'm afraid of silence.
[ ] I am really ticklish.
[ ] I'm afraid of the dark.
[X] I'm afraid of facing my back to open doors at night.
[ ] I am homosexual.
[X] I believe in true love.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[X] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[X] I shut others out when I'm sad.
[X] I've stayed out all night.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[ ] I watch the news, some of the time.
[X] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[X] I love Disney movies.
[X] I am a sucker for green eyes
(I have them so why not? =P)[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[X] I curse once in a while.
[ ] I have (had) "x"s in my screen name.
[X] I've slipped and fell in public.
[X] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam...
[ ] I bake well.
[ ] I have worn pajamas to class.
[ ] I have owned something from Abercrombie.
[X] I have a job.
[ ] Talked on a phone for 5+ hours.
[X] I love Dr. Phil
(But I hate him at the same time)[X] I like someone(s)
[ ] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[X] I am self-conscious.
[X] I love to laugh.
[X] I have tried alcohol.
[X] I drink alcohol on a regular basis.
[ ] I have tried a cigarette.
[ ] I have smoked a pack in one day.
[X] I loved Lord of the Flies.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[X] I have a few scars.
[X] I've been out of this country.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[X] I love chocolate.
[X] I bite my nails.
[ ] I am not comfortable with being me.
[X] I play computer games when I'm bored.
[X] Gotten lost in the city.
[X] Thought of suicide before.
[X] Seen a shooting star
[ ] Had a serious surgery.
[ ] Gone out in public in your pajamas.
[ ] Have kissed a stranger.
[X] Hugged a stranger.
[ ] Been in a bloody fist fight with someone of the same sex.
[X] Been in a fist fight.
[ ] Been arrested.
[ ] Laughed and had some type of beverage come out of your nose.
[X] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[X] Made out in an elevator.
[X] Swore at your parents.
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts on purpose
[ ] Been skydiving.
[ ] Been bungee jumping.
[X] Gotten stitches.
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[X] Bitten someone.
[X] Been to Niagara Falls.
[X] Gotten the chicken pox.
[X] Crashed into a car.
[ ] been to Japan.
[X] Ridden in a taxi.
[X] Shoplifted.
[ ] Been fired.
[X] Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[X] Stole something from your job.
[ ] Gone on a blind date.
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher/coach
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] Been to Europe.
[ ] Slept with a co-worker.
[ ] Been married.
[ ] Gotten divorced.
[ ] Saw someone/something dying.
[ ] Driven over 400 miles in one day.
[X] Been to Canada.
[ ] Been on a Plane.
[X] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[ ] Thrown up in a bar.
[X] Eaten sushi.
[X] Been snowboarding.
[ ] Been skiing.
[X] Been ice skating
[X] Cried in public
[ ] Walked purposely into traffic with your eyes closed.
[X] Liked someone even though you knew you shouldn't have.
[X] Thought of someone almost 24/7
[ ] Hate the world.
Pass this on with your own confessions
Suck it up, suckah!
Over the past while I've been reading a lot about people discussing their problems with or angst towards certain situations at work, about politics or life in general and I haven't helped but feel a sense of disconnection with it all.
Maybe I keep things simple by not delving too much into the way people act when around one another, who knows?
I find that other people seem to look at the world in ways that seem, to me anyway, as if everyone was out there to get them; a scapegoat, if you will, for their lack of self-provocation to fix whatever problem they're facing at the time.
I'm not sitting here writing this as 'Mr. Holier-than-thou I've never bitched in my life.' I've done it plenty. It's just hearing situations from others that has made me realize I'm only accountable to myself and people aren't out to get me.
In the end, we all face day-to-day issues regardless of our race, genger, height, age or weight. It is up to us as individuals to start doing something about the problem instead of bitching and moaning about why the problem exists.
Peace.
Morals or am I thinking too much?
Today I received word one of our marks were posted on the college's website from a friend of mine via MSN. I hit up the site and was astonished to find that, in fact, all but one of my marks had been posted. I didn't want to look at first because I was so apprehensive about failing atleast one of my classes. My first reaction was to look away because I wasn't ready to find out I failed. Quickly after that I looked at the screen to see marks beyond my comprehension. There's no need to go into detail, but I ended up passing everything. This, however, brings me to the topic of my post.
I got to thinking tonight about the effort, or lack there of, that I've put in not only this semester, but this year. I started wondering why was it that with my lack of interest in the subject was I doing so considerably well in it? Why am I even passing when God knows I shouldn't be, with my effort and the pieces I've, in turn, handed in? I'm not saying I don't have the writing talent to be a journalist (or whatever), because I know I do. I just don't understand how in a magazine class I can not interview a single subject and do so well when others in my class likely worked their asses off and got the same mark as me, or even lower?
Even with my many questions I'm still grateful that I got the grades required to pass. I really want to see this endeavour to the end, even if I don't pursue anything related to it when it's all said and done. I enjoy the people and the way the whole thing works, even if the people are always irked by one another (that's slightly amusing to me). I enjoy being a somewhat outsider in a world that is so seemingly cut-throat. I don't know what kind of person that makes me but I find it entertaining atleast. What I enjoy the most about this course is the writing. Even though it isn't the most entertaining forum (as this blog may be for the meantime), I'm just happy to be writing something period.
Peace.
Summer! :D
What an awesome 24, or so, hours it's been!
Yesterday I had work (not so awesome). At work I asked my boss if I could work day shift for the summer (asap - end of august). I told him my saturday boss, Frank wanted me to ask him if I could work. So, he said he didn't see a problem with it, and the way things were looking, even if I didn't get to do cleaning on the roof (aka summer of tanning), then I could do some other work on day shift!! :D:D:D I was so happy for the rest of the night because of this.
Today was just amazingly relaxing. My first real day of experiencing summer. I got up at Noon, ate, and baked in the sun for 3 hours while reading and later listening to music. I got an amazing tan, even though it's just my arms, legs and face. I'm slightly burnt as well, but not too much, so I'm actually enjoying it haha. My rest of the day will consist of watching Bleach, Naruto, Alias, Smallville, Huff, or anything I can get a hold of until hockey comes on late tonight.
Here's my backyard view and the amazing sun accompanying it:
Peace.
It's Official
It's official. I'm 22. I feel old.
I don't know what is was, or is, about this particular birthday, but something just hit me where I suddenly felt this change. On everyone of my other birthdays I was happy to add another year to the total; it didn't matter, I didn't feel the effects of my own aging process.
This time however, as I've mentioned before, I feel the maturity setting in. I feel life is taking on an entirely new meaning for me. It feels as if it's a big turning point in my life and everything will start falling into place sometime soon.
On the other hand....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!! :D :D :D
The RAM for my laptop that my friend got me wasn't compatible or something, so I'll have to wait on getting that. Three other friends got me funny gifts, which I appreciate as well. I got a Lionel Hutz and (Unkie) Herb Powell Simpsons toys, a bottle of Grizzly Hot Sauce (i think that was the name. i dont have it on me) and a Leafs piggy bank in the shape of a BIG beer bottle. Thanks guys! :D
My parents gave me my new Logitech 5.1 speakers yesterday :D The thing is I don't have the proper sound card to experience their sexiness. So that's next on my list of things to want.
Here are a couple of my gifts (as I currently do not have them all with me or I can't find a picture.)
For the past while I've been looking forward to the day I got to go golfing. That day was Saturday. It was the first time I've ever been golfing outside of the many mini-put games I've played.
shots.
