fake smiles are getting harder and harder to do. the corners refuse to participate.

Happy Festivus to all! Until you pin me, Festivus is not over!

an annoymous person writes:

wow. your life (in case you have one) must be boring. nice way to go through life, really.

wow, how armchair psychologist of you! too bad you suck at it, since you totally missed diagnosing my bouts of suffrage, orchidelierium, dum dum fever, juggler's dispair, poetic justice, laissez faire, vapour lock, housemaid's knee, and most notably, my unfortunate pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis condition.

and if you pryed a little more, you could have easily discovered about the nights i spend alone in wheat fields where i chant hyperbolic geometry theorems and practice my antidisestablishmentarianism through poems of post-modern hyperpolysyllabicsesquapedalianist theory.

i went to my very first NHL hockey game today, and it wasn't half bad. the Canucks beat the Oilers in overtime. the game was actually fun and even thrilling at moments. the best part was when the played the Bouncing Souls version of "Ole! Ole! Ole!" whenever the Canucks scored. Bouncing Souls at a hockey game! wow. but of course they ruined it later by playing that one hit wonder Harvey Danger song.

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i'm still not really a hockey fan, but i'm clever enough at pretending to be one. to be a Canucks fan, all you have to do is throw these lines out there:

• they should change from man to man defense to zone defense.
• sometimes you gotta give it 110%.
• the coach really needs to bench Sedin. he's not producing at all on that line.
• Trent Klatt is a hard worker, he works hard.
• put the puck to the net, good things will happen.
• what are you talking about? dumping the puck in is all part of the strategy!

also, don't forget to mention something about how the Sedin twins always fall down and how the Bertuzzi/Bure trade was the greatest thing the Canucks ever did and you'll be fine.

toxicmetropolis is an idea that has been in my head for about 3 years now. since its inception, it's taken on many different visions, ranging from a community photo decay taxonomy site to a private vancouver urban sprall photo essay digest. and yet it still sits there with the same splash screen and no work. which doesn't mean i haven't been taking photos. i've taken tonnes, all of which get archived on my hard drive on display to no one. it's become something i talk about, but never do anything about.

for the longest time, i thought most of photos i took sucked. i didn't want to post anything when even i thought they sucked. i'm finally at the point now where at least i think some of them don't completely suck. i still don't consider myself "a photographer". something like, "a guy who bought a camera" would be more accurate.

also, a lot of it has to do with the developer trap of writing code that will automate everything. and that isn't being done, because by the time i get home, the last thing i want to do is cut code. i could easily use Movable Type to publish it where everything is already written, but i don't want to. i want certain things a certain way. i don't want an MT-feel. i want it to look and behave different. again, all in my head.

the current interpretation is much less epic, but its time has come. work shall commence! efforts must be doubled!

Pinder: "Hey, did you know Tolstoy's original title for 'War and Peace' was 'War, What Is It Good For?' but his publisher convinced him to change it at the last minute."
Tina: (eyes wide) "Really?"

And then I cracked up laughing because I didn't think she'd actually fall for it! Hasn't everyone seen every episode of Seinfeld?

Earlier today in Los Angeles, California, a coalition of celebrities held a press conference to publicize a letter signed by more than 100 entertainers denouncing President Bush's "war policy" against Iraq.

Meanwhile, moments ago, Pinder Johal held a short press conference in Vancouver, B.C in which he stated unequivocally,

Mr. Johal then dropped the microphone, raised both arms in the air and proceded to finger the gathered group of journalists and photographers. He mumbled something about "hundreds of cock punches" as he walked away.

happy birthday to me.

i'm so happy...

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Add all your mp3s to Winamp. Hit shuffle. Hit play. The top 10:

1. Clint Mansell (feat. kronos quartet) - Summer: Ghosts

   From Requiem For a Dream Soundtrack. The entire sountrack feels like one long song. I mean that in a good way.

2. Nine Inch Nails - Wish (live)

   don't think you're having all the fun
   you know me i hate everyone

3. Prodigy - Ghost Town

   Wow, I thought Prodigy was completely finished, but this song is good. It has bounce. Downloaded from last month's jeans and a t-shirt mix.

4. Lovage - Pit Stop (Take Me Home)

   Her voice is pure sex. So fucking hot. Mike Patton is in pimp daddy mode here too.

5. Doves - Words

   The lyrics go:

   words, they mean nothing,
   so you can't fault me

   but when i sing it, it goes

   words, they mean nothing,
   so you can't fuck me!

6. Tool - Stinkfist (live in Perth, Australia - May 4 2002)

   Maynard sings Elvis in the middle:

   Caught in a trap, can't walk out.
   Because I need you too much baby.
   Why can't you see, what you're doing to me?
   Because you love me too much baby.

7. Tomahawk - POP1

   More Mike Patton madness. Chorus: This beat could win me a Grammy!

8. Mad Season - Wake Up

   A song to softly sing while quietly walking around the house with the lights out in the middle of the night

9. Millencolin - Battery Check

   From Home From Home, one of the best punk albums of the year.

10. Less Than Jake - All My Best Friends are Metalheads

    One of my most favourite songs ever. Reminds me of school and how much it sucked.

man, i totally think of the wrong thing when i hear the words daily facial