Confessions from the Killer Mime Cult

Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks. I've heard this song before, but this is the first time I actually listen to it. A nice moment of a song.



So yesterday was a pretty weird scene. Ola and I got invited to the wedding of Ola's ex-boyfriend's twin brother. We got invited because we invited them to our wedding, but that was a couple of years ago now. It was a pretty surreal scene. I don't think anyone expected us to show up. The older people were really nice to Ola, and to me. I was having an interesting conversation with the groom's cousin, until he got very, very drunk. Now I'm much more tired than I usually am.

The Band and 'the Weight' from Easy Rider. I haven't seen the film, but it occurs to me that they couldn't listen to this song on their motorcycles. It was a few decades before ipods.



So the Baby and the Baby Mama are back from their trip to the South east of Poland. I'm glad they're back, but I forgot how tiring it is. Waking up at 4:30 or 5:00 ain't nice kiddies. The baby remembers me, so that's good. I don't know why I write about hockey on this blog, because I'm the only one interested in it, but here I go again. I was thinking about the Danny Heatley trade. Here are the reasons I don't think it will happen. Even though players request trades all the time, his agent leaked his trade request in an effort to pressure the Senators. Other GMs don't appreciate that very much, and two have commented that they wouldn't accept a trade for that reason. I don't really buy that because if a team could afford to have and needed Heatley, they would trade for him. I think Heatley is on the second rung of talent in the NHL, the first rung would be Malkin, Crosby and Ovechkin. With Heatley on the second rung (forwards) are players like Scott Thorton, Vincent LeCavier, Jerome Ingla, and Kolvachuck. Most of these players aren't available, and each of them has a reason why a trade wouldn't be optimum. If Ottawa traded for Thorton, they'd have two playmakers. That might not be a bad thing, but I think they're in the market for a sniper. LeCavier would be a good fit, but is far more expensive than Heatley. Ingla would be a great fit, he's got a lot of heart and is hungry for a Stanley Cup, and hasn't been able to do it in Calgary. He's tough, too and able to play a defensive game. He's also the face of the flames, so I don't think he's ever going to play for another team. I like that kind of loyalty, but it doesn't help Ottawa. Kolvachuck would be an ideal trade- the kind of player that would fit well on the team, plus he and Kovalev go way back but for one crucial factor. He plays for Atlanta, and Heatley requested a trade out of Atlanta. He could be traded for a number of less talented players, which is what the deal that fell through with Edmonton would have been for, but he just got a 4 million dollar bonus. That means at least four players of lesser talent. I don't think any team has the need for a 50 goal scorer at that price. In my humble opinion, Danny Heatley will retire a Senator.

Martha and the Vandellas-'Dancing in the Street'. Not my favourite. Light pop. Cool video, though.



Yeah, so my sleeping in has taken on epic proportions. I slept in today and missed a class. I thought that I set my alarm, but I didn't. The bummer is that I had to go downtown anyway to pay some bills, and it was hot, and not very nice at all. So in non-me news, the Senators signed Alexi Kovalev. He's old, but it's only for two years, and he's a really good, but inconsistent player. If they can keep Heatley, the have the makings of a great team again.

Buddy Holly and the Crickets-That'll Be the Day. I remember when I first got interested in Buddy Holly. It involved a very cute, intelligent girl who wanted to be a writer. She loved Buddy Holly so I bought a tape. Cool music. I wonder what happened to her. SHe dropped out of university, I wonder if she ever finished.

The Rolling Stones with Gimme Some Shelter. I know, more rolling stones, but this is probably the first stones' song where I can understand the lyrics (because they're written at the bottom).



I woke up this morning at 9 a.m. I haven't slept in for over a year, so it was a really nice feeling that my body still knows how to rest. So I wanted to talk about two things. Both are things that I read recently. The first has to do with the fact if you have goals, you'll live longer. It doesn't matter what these goals are, the very fact that you have them gives your life a greater meaning. I've always suspected this, and that's why I have about a hundred different goals. I also read something about how having unrealistic goals increases your level of depression. But I have to ask what would be an unrealistic goal? I think most people's goals are unrealistic, but they give a purpose and a reason for living. And the other thing is that depression is a natural human emotion, and yet we try and fight it and get rid of it. You shouldn't be depressed all the time, but getting depressed from time to time is normal. I'd really worry about somebody who was happy all the time. I'd wonder what happened to the rest of their brain. So that's my two cents for today.

So, I know I haven't written a post on here in a million years, but you try having a baby sometime, see how regularly you update your blog then. Putz. Ah, now that the non-directed anger is out of the way, we can get on with the blog post.

The first bit of information I have to share with you all is that Ola's taken the baby for a bit of a vacation in the south of Poland, with her parents. They're going to be gone for a week. They just left this morning and I miss them already. It's too quiet in this apartment. I'll try an update this blog daily until next week as a reward for my loyal and uncomplaining fan(s).

The next bit of information is that the first ever edition of Purdee is now online featuring cool stuff by cool people. http://purdeemag.yolasite.com/ There's the link, but there's also a link to the left.

The last bit of information is that Michael Jackson's dead. I know, not a real big surprise unless you live inside the pancreas of a seal. Seriously, though, I was shocked. I was surprised that I was shocked. I'm not a big fan of his music, but he really was an icon of Pop culture. He got really weird towards the end of his life, but still, it's hard to imagine any pop star ever becoming as popular as he was. I guess I'm shocked because Michael Jackson has always been part of my life, in a tangential way. I remember being horrified by the thriller video. I remember watch the Black or White video and thinking it was horrible to morph cute black and asian girls into fat white men with goatees. I also remember the scream video. Yet it's sad that a man can be abused that much and no investigation was ever made (of his father) when he was younger. I don't know if he was a sex offender or not, it's possible he was, and it's possible it was a misunderstanding. The video in my opinion is his best, although it isn't the best version. Watch the end for the only dance move to be patented (and it isn't the one you think it is).

Nice relaxing, romantic song. Bob Marley- No woman, no cry.



Ah, the weekend, the one time I can actually think. Thinking's so over-rated. It's better just to exist. I have a ton of things I should probably do, and a ton of things I want to do and a ton of things I don't want to do. So it all balances out in the end. I'm reading a lot of fantasy novels, because if I ever decide to write this novel in my head, so I should have some idea of what I'm doing. It's interesting that I've read three so far, and they get better and better. The first was a kind of naturalistic fantasy, like I want to right, the next was more magical but with another naturalistic plot, and right now, I'm reading a fantasy novel by a Canadian writer, that's straight up fantasy. It manages to combine a lot of details, with good character development and a great plot. It's a really good story, and big too, so value for the money.