WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!


THE EMO PUPPY RETURNS



That's right, I'm bringing you another lovely production of T.I.'s blog of justice and awesome.

That's right gangster g mother fucker, it's bloggerin' time!

WEEEE-HEE-HEEEE!!!! (I have far too much energy for this time of night)

So, what am I going to start with???

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER MARIO GALAXYYYYYYYYYYYY!



AAAUGH! This game is SO freakin' good. I bought it on the release day (as I was planning) and brought it home. I honestly couldn't believe the game. I avoided what reviews I could until I'd tried the game for myself, and if I had to sum it up into one line, it'd be this: "Why can't all video games be this fun, challenging, and innovative?" It's so true though. I mean, a lot of what you see out there in the current world of video games TENDS to lean itself towards violence, sports, and cars (there are some outliers, but they usually get the credit they deserve); I'm not saying that I dislike these types of games (they do have their place), but I think I'd honestly forgotten what it was like to totally become immersed into a game. The gameplay, the story (as absurd as it is) , the collectibles (in the game), and the world (or, out-of-this-world if you like [I do!]) designs are so well sewn together that it was easy for me to get sucked in and love every second of it. I've collected somewhere around 55-60 of the 120 stars in the game, and I know I'm going to want to beat it at least once more (more or less because the second time through you get to play as Luigi!). I could keep going, but I think seeing the game itself would do a better job than my description.

But before I continue on, I will note that the game has scored no less than a 9 (out of ten) on most all of the high-traffic video game review sites (not that this always matters, but when the critics align around the high end of the scale, people tend to pay attention). Also, one particular site actually gave the game a score of 11/10. I think it was to grab attention.

Okay, moving on I suppose.

I got this neat collectible coin with my pre-order



and I went ahead and had EB make good on their one year "return it for no real reason" warranty on my DS for this baaaaad mother fucker.



and I also picked up the new Jimmy Eat World CD (it's not that bad, I like it more than I liked Futures).



Woo!

So what else have I been up to besides school and work (WHICH I FEEL LIKE IGNORING TODAY... FUCK THAT SHIT MAY-ON, I TWAINT GOTS THE TIMES FOR THAT SHIZZLY)...

I MADE CHILI THE OTHER WEEK (my shift button is starting to get pissed off at me)!

Wanna see how I did it (Secret recipe stuff excluded of course)?
Here it comes, but I feel like writing it in EXTREME TYPING FORMAT (brought to you by POWERTHIRST I and II <--- two separate links)

SO HERE GOES!

FUCK YEAH, IT'S CHILI TIME BITCHES.
CHECK THIS SHIT OUT!!!!!
FIRST YOU GOTTA FRY UP SOME BEEF (OR NOT, IT'S UP TO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!)



THEN WHILE THAT'S ON THE GO, FUCKIN' TEAR IT UP WITH SOME ONIONS AND SHIIIIIIIIIT (LIKE ONE RED AND ONE WHITE, YEAH CANADA CHILI)!!!!!!



TOTAL GARLIC MAX-OUT!



BEEF-IFY IT, BITCHES!



WHAT'S THAT RUMBLING I HEAR? IS IT THUNDER? NO!!!

IT'S BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAN-ZILLA!!!!!







OH YEAH BABY! TOMATOES, STOCK, SPICE IT, AND SIMMER TO THE EXTREME!



Yeah, I'm sorry about that.

So now that that is out of my system, moving on to what I did last weekend.

As some of you know, Danielle and I went up to visit my Dad in Fredericton accompanied by my sister and her friend Erin (who shares a similar sounding but differently spelled last name, so she was incognito). We started on our way late Friday afternoon, and got there in alright time. I drove for the first bit, but it wasn't the easiest since it was raining on and off, and (most likely the worst part of the trip) I had a brain splitting migraine. Once we got to Truro (which REEKED of cow poo on our way out AND on the way back - except for a 2 meter radius around the wendy's where we stopped for supper on Friday that smelled of grease [I've dubbed this the "Baconator Effect"]) we ate, and Dale took the wheel for the remainder of the trip. After almost running out of gas between Gagetown and Oromoncto (the gas light was on for at least a half hour while we were going about 120 Km/H) we managed to stop and put a little fuel in for the last bit of the trip. We got to my Dad's and kicked our feet up, and did some homework. Then it was bed.

Saturday was a blast! We got up, had breakfast, and got ready and goofed off around the house for a bit.















Then it was off to the mall. And if you didn't know, that's pretty much the only thing to do in Fredericton during the day: Go to the mall. Even if you want to go see a movie, you have to go to the mall. Not that that's a bad thing, I like the mall there. We walked around, and I pondered some gifts to be getting people for Christmas while Danielle did some real shopping. Eventually, we met up with Patrick while Jessica ran off with her friend. After we finished up at the mall, Pat, Danielle, and I headed to Pat's place to hang out for a bit. We jammed for a bit, and then kicked out some weird experimental jam. Haha.





After we picked up Jessica and Erin, we went back to my Dad's for dinner. We had tacos, which my Dad made up from scratch (no packaged seasoning for that guy), other than the shells/wraps. He made guacamole too, and it was so face-meltingly good. So we all sat and ate and talked and it was really fun. I'd even go as far as to say it was my favorite part of the trip.











JESSICA DOESN'T MOVE EVER!









Those flowers whispering things at me.



After dinner, we played Cranium (Canadian Edition). It was really fun. Danielle and Pat won, those dirtbag cheaters.







Who's emo NOW, bitch?



For the rest of the night, we just kicked around the house and talked with my Dad and Elizabeth.
Sunday rolled around, and Danielle and I spent the majority of the morning playing with the dog, whom we tired out. We took off around 1:30 and stopped for lunch at the Silver Fox in Salsbury. What a fringgin Big Stop that place is. The food was pretty good. Look, more pictures!















I was honestly going to take pictures of what we ordered, but I got caught up in how good it was that I forgot to. I drove the whole way home, which was officially the longest drive I've ever made. Ever. As we were going through the Coboquid Pass (which should be studied for it's unique and scary weather patterns, IMO) we hit a serious amount of snowfall for such an otherwise clear drive home. We were going as slow as 70 KM/H for a good 20 minutes with little-to-no visibility. I was really scared that the rest of the drive was going to go like that, but once we were clear of the toll booth and we had driven about 2 minutes (holy fuck my laptop battery almost died. that would have sucked.), it was back to the high speeds. Also, I'm pretty sure the cruise control on the car actually saved Danielle and I a quarter tank of gas. We got home safe (as I'm NOT writing this from beyond the grave) and in good time too! That night, Danielle, my Mom, Jessica, Jennifer (daughter of the old woman my mom takes care of daughter), Jo-Jo (Jennifer's daughter) and myself went to see August Rush, which was good. I like music based movies. All in all, it was honestly just a relaxing weekend. I slept well, got to see my family, and I had a lot of fun.

Well, I'm done here now. I can't believe I got through all of this in one sitting. Tomorrow brings work, as does Friday day. Danielle and I will be taking in the Feist concert on Friday night, and then on Saturday, Danielle is leaving for TO. Things are in the works for Saturday night (because a double birthday weekend IS a cause for celebration).

GFY,
Tony I

Quote of the day: "Going through the old blogs lets me see the evolution of beardo tony. And beardo... every one of my friends" - Dan Rodgers.

Pic of the day: Patrick and his "Puppet (?)"



that's it.

*Poorly done French Canadian accent*
So, what about those weathers, eh?



Hey hey everyone! Look! I'm making good on my word! More blogs, more blogs, and more blogs!

Well, there's obviously quite a bit to cover tonight, and I'm probably not going to finish tonight. Really, I'm writing this while I let my night-time cold and sinus medication to kick in and make me all drowsy like.



Yum.

So, what's going on with me lately?

Well, in between classes and (sometimes) homework, I've been hacking through Twilight Princess for the Wii. Some times it haunts me in my dreams.

Sort of like this.



but not really.

Additionally, I picked up Guitar Hero 3 a while ago, which is a great distraction from other tasks.

Look! It's my Wii-TAR!



AND my Wii (in a box):
(Step one: you put your wii in a box)... and so on.



I've been playing a lot of video games lately, which I guess is pretty obvious. I'm really digging the Wii. Unfortunately, I've actually started to develop a bit of a backlog of games to work through (although, I suppose "work" isn't the correct term, because I like playing through games, even if they are difficult). I'm sure some of you aren't really too enthused about my list, but I'm writing about it anyway. Well, obviously (using Sean as my base of how long this game is going to take), I still have to finish Zelda. Apparently, I've got about another 40 hours to play to get to the end of the storyline, not including getting pretty much all of the items/side -quests. Eek. So, on TOP of that I still want to get 100% on the hard difficulty in Guitar Hero 3, and I'm still 2 cups short in Mario Strikers. Super Paper Mario is still sitting unplayed (I'm sorry Dan, if you want it back, that's cool). Speaking of MARIO, Galaxy is coming out on Tuesday. For those of you NOT in the know, Super Mario Galaxy is the newest Super Mario game. It's supposed to be a new spin on the Mario universe (literally). I don't know how the gameplay is going to be, but from what I've read, it's going to be great. Woo.

So, we'll see how I do getting through that, especially since exams are on the way!

Ha ha!

So, other than that, what's new with me?

Well, I'm getting sick again, which isn't all that fun. I'm glad that I've got some medicine, and I'm hoping that it's going to help me feel a bit better/help me sleep.

Work is work I suppose. That's really all I've got on that subject. I'm glad that Danielle and Omar are working with me. It's good to have great people to hang out with while I'm at work on breaks/slacking off.

I've been listening to a lot of this



lately, especially while I'm cleaning up/hanging around.

I love that album. It's just so much fun to listen to.

Also, with all of the recent influx of video games in the house, Nintendo has started to send me some free stuff. First, I got some Wii-mote protectors from Nintendo (free) for registering my system. They're not the best looking, but they're good at protecting the controllers from impacts/damage. This is good news, because I can now be angry and throw my controller at things (but I really wouldn't do that). Also, I got some free styli for my DS.

HERE LOOK!





Ooooooooh. Free stuff.

I think it's about time for me to hit the sack though, so more to come.

****PASS OUT TIME****

Wow. Those really knocked me out.
I'm feeling slightly better, but I'm a bit stuffed up. Let's hope this clears soon.

Continuing on, now... How are things around here? Well, everything is going GREAT! except maybe for the mess that seems to keep randomly making itself spread. Oh well, once Danielle gets up this morning, we'll be hacking through that today. DIBS ON NOT CLEANING THE KITCHEN! You read it first here.

Lord am I ridiculous today.

Before I go any further, I would like to offer up a few words to my now dead digital camera.



Well, it's not really dead, but the flash is fucked. It seems like it's going to cost me more to get it fixed than to buy a better, more functional camera. My camera has been helping this blog be slightly more interesting (marginally, I would assume. Ah-baah ha ha-ha) for the last several years. I'm actually kind of torn up about it. I'd really like to get it fixed, but I just can't rationalize the cost of getting it fixed. Perhaps, maybe, one day I'll drudge up the $$ and get the work done. But for now, I've got a camera on loan from Danielle's mom (hence all of the photos). Either way, it's still kind of sad to let the camera die.

All of my internets are now being provided by this:



The my old router was being a cock and randomly assigning me random IP addresses, which kept fucking with all of my forwarded ports. This was no longer acceptable, because the Wii started getting angry and not downloading anything when I wanted it to. Not an issue now. EXCELLENT! *Taps fingers together maniacally*

So, now to some photos. I'm glad you've made it this far!

On Thursday, my friends and all-around great people/musicians Omar, Chuck, Steve, and Pam (I GUESS you could call them The Apex Beat, but I'll keep my label up for them) took stage at the attic to play their first Halifax show with Pam rockin' the mic, but not slapping high-fives (unless a mention of "Oslo in the Summertime" were to be made). I heard some great new tracks, and some awesome sounding versions of tracks I was familiar with. It was good to see some people that I've not seen in a while show up too. Oh, by the way, I WAS SHIT-GOGGLED. It wasn't even funny, but it was WELL worth (save for the massive brain-splitting, body-wrenching hangover I had). I took some photos, so UP THEY GO!

Sean, Darrick, and Dan Rodgers came over for a little pre-show hangouts.









We took a short walk in the freezing cold.







And then, it was into The Attic for drinks and hangouts before the music began.























DON'T FUCKING HASSLE THE HOFF!!!



Then the music started! (Some of the photos are blurry, but I'm still getting used to the camera)



































So that was that. After the show, we (Danielle, Dan, and myself) headed home (with a longer than expected stop at McD's). I pretty much passed out right away, and that was the start of my hangover of doom. I woke up on Friday a few times, but I was feeling pretty shitty. So I decided to sleep until about 4:00 or so. After that, it was a task to really do just about everything. I have to say that if it wasn't for Danielle, it would have been the absolute worst (it was still pretty bad). She did all kinds of stuff for me to help me feel better, AND she made dinner. Woo! Then, after I was able to walk, Danielle and I headed out to go see the Dejeerling Limited. It was a really great movie. I just enjoy a good comedy with a plot that unfolds itself well and keeps me entertained.

So, we were supposed to head out to Sean's last night, but the weather really fucked us over for that trip. Danielle and I managed to make it out to Bedford for dinner with my mom and sister. We ended up heading towards home around 9:00 after we tried out the roads a bit. We got home and hung around while I took some photos.

Look, here they are!

I bought us some travel mugs yesterday (only after loosing Danielle's at school). They're pretty cool.



I look like a dingus.



I'm still trying to figure out the workings of this camera.









This one is funny because it looks like John Travolta and Sam Jackson are taking aim at Danielle. This was not a set up.





Well, I think that's about it. I think for today, I've got some homework to take care of, and then IT'S WING TIME BITCHES! After that, I'll be hitting up the Garrison Brewery for some more homework. Yes, that's right. Beer for homework. I'll get some photos to throw up on here for next time. I'll EVENTUALLY be posting all of the shots for today's entry (or most of them) up onto facebook, so if you can hold off on making the transfer, that'd be pretty cool. A long entry, but it could have been much worse I suppose.

That's all.
GFY,
Tony I

Pic of the Week: "It's funny cause the jackets are "Harris Tweed" (and also they are the same jacket)".