Friday, April 14, 2006

Apparently for someone of my personality/body type a collard stripy shirt contains magical powers. Normal pants + normal shoes + one of my funky band t-shirts = normal reaction to Chris. Normal pants + normal shoes + once of my funky band t-shirts + stripy collard shirt = Ladies taking notice of Chris. Not that I am complaining but its interesting that just one addition to the attire makes such a noticeable change. Now if only I can find a way to copy these results with other forms of clothing such that I am not wearing essentially the same outfit every day. (Whooo talking about clothes!!)

I really wish that my facial hair would hurry up and get the memo because damnit I want to grow a beard. Why? Well I just think it would look really rad and be a pretty fun and somewhat drastic change. Can you comment on the matter? Sure why not.

Nifty link you've never seen I am a rocket builder

Go and compliment someone of the opposite sex today, you would be shocked to see what a positive effect it can have (well if everyone else is exactly like yours truly of course).

Oh I forgot to warn you; tonight's post will be somewhat random.
Have a great one

Sunday, April 09, 2006

A whiney half typed post was made but I just did not feel like finishing it. Call it laziness or just trying to get beyond such things I suppose. Instead I will just prattle off a few recommendations.

Jim Carrey is now officially on my list of favourite actors due entirely to The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind. Such great movies and so very different from dregs such as The Cable Guy etc. I will now have to go out and rent Man on the Moon and the Majestic this summer and I recommend you do likewise if none of these films have ever graced your eyes and mind.

Silent Kimbly and Savage Chickens are two webcomics that have recently became a source of much enjoyment on my part. Silent Kimbly is a really great source of whimsical, feel goodery that can basically brighten any crap day and Savage Chickens is just so absurd and often nigh punny how could you not enjoy it? If your a jerk thats how. I'll add them to the links later but this mention will do for now.

Finally I figure that the allocades should be given to those deserving. Not only is Questionable Content a great webcomic but its author Jeph Jacques is a seemingly unstoppable tome of great music advice. The majority of the great bands that I have 'discovered' not through my friends or my sister or a fluke chance on my own have come from his recomended listenings lists. In fact I have yet to take a chance on something from said lists and not fallen deeply into audio bliss. Take a look because you just might find some of the same yourself.

Umm yeah... Carry on.


Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Although I am obviously quite biased in this regard, Kevin Drew and Leslie Feists (Broken Social Scene etc.) comments during/after the Juno's are on target as far as I am concerned. What they say is basically anything I would say myself so I'll leave it up to their far greater skill at speaking. In a small way this article has made me second guess the choice to go to Sasquatch because the Olympic Island music festival would have been a damn amazing show. Granted thats more due to the fact that I really want to see BSS again as well as Bloc Party. Oh well, I suppose I will just have to settle for these folks instead.

Cue sheepish grin.

Music recommendation of the moment: Ladytron
Find me some better ultra-relaxing techno/electronica (which is the proper term anyways? Synth-pop maybe? Damnit i dont know) than the above mentioned and I will give you a high five.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Its somewhat sad but I have officially came to the realisation (after saturday) that yes I do enjoy dancing. Unfortunatly the ol' self esteem has yet to reach a point where I can do it stone cold sobre and not give a rats ass what people think. Oh well, something that has to be worked on I suppose but the fact that I am more willing to do it because it is fun (in the right local mind you, Chris is still deathly allergic to actual clubs) especially witha good group of people is quite the step in the right direction. Chalk it up to university yet again and the people herebouts because I can say with 99% confidence that pre uofa Chris would not be saying stuff like this.
On that note saturday was a damn great night.

Having my mp3 player back has made me realise that as great as music is when in the confines of your room/the indoors the experience is around 86 times more enjoyable when listening to it outside. Especially in this weather.