For those that still care, Collective Soul just released their new album "Afterwards" yesterday. I'm not ashamed... I like it...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Going nuts...
I know I should be excited. I know that I have achieved a milestone and will take on a new adventure. I know that in a weeks time, my life is about to change. I thought taking a week off work will let me focus, relax and properly say my goodbyes. But so far, it has driven me even more crazy than before. Rather than being happy I'm worried sick. Worried about the Hong Kong temprature, my preparation, my lack of excitement, my scar that I gotten from surgery, my intentions and my confidence. This is the time I should be celebrating, but yet I've become a madman, cacooned inside a house and developing thoughts that end with bad conclusions.
I need to be occupied, to be kept busy so none of these thoughts creep into my head. I feel as if I should always be doing something productive, otherwise I'll be wasting my week. I don't know if living alone is such a good idea anymore...
I need to be occupied, to be kept busy so none of these thoughts creep into my head. I feel as if I should always be doing something productive, otherwise I'll be wasting my week. I don't know if living alone is such a good idea anymore...
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Post 9/11 John Stewart Speech
A riveting speech from John Stewart. I've been looking for this video for ages and it has lived up to all expectations. What he does so well is interpret the spirit of what happens after tragedy
Thursday, August 23, 2007
I'm leaving, on a jetplane...
I think the trick to leaving the company is to:
1. Move to a far away city that nobody knows alot about
2. Join a profession that is perceived to be cooler than the current one
Say I become an actor/model in Dubai, I would wish this person all the best. Like, "oh, your chances of making it are slim, but it will definitely be exciting, in wherever you're going".
I feel like me being honest with co-workers is appropriate. People will also be pleasantly kind to you for the sake of avoiding work. I did more explaining about my future to others than working. Not once this week had I had to pay for lunch. I was taken out from one event to another for 4 days straight. As long as they had me, it was an excuse to have extended lunches and really let their guards down as to discussing what their ambitions really are.
It's weird because I want to leave on good terms, and for me to respond to "are you excited?" is a tricky one. If I said "yes", than that means I'll be telling my co-workers to fuck off. If I said "no", than I usually get "well what's wrong with you?". Typically, I would say no for the sake of not offending anyone, but I'm honestly feeling melancholy about the whole situation. It probably just hasn't sunken in yet.
So yeah, tomorrow is my last day and oddly enough, I will miss a few people. Gord Smith, who epitomizes the aging hipster will definitely be one of them. How often can you find a person who played drums for 25 years (at some of the finest jazz clubs mind you), with a Master's degree, a PHD wife and a vested hobbyist in philosophy in a Marketing Research company? I often take finding these people for granted as I hear friends talk about their own corporate jail with not a person in sight that can share the importance of culture/arts/politics.
Now I can only hope that the trade-off I have made will be worthwhile...
1. Move to a far away city that nobody knows alot about
2. Join a profession that is perceived to be cooler than the current one
Say I become an actor/model in Dubai, I would wish this person all the best. Like, "oh, your chances of making it are slim, but it will definitely be exciting, in wherever you're going".
I feel like me being honest with co-workers is appropriate. People will also be pleasantly kind to you for the sake of avoiding work. I did more explaining about my future to others than working. Not once this week had I had to pay for lunch. I was taken out from one event to another for 4 days straight. As long as they had me, it was an excuse to have extended lunches and really let their guards down as to discussing what their ambitions really are.
It's weird because I want to leave on good terms, and for me to respond to "are you excited?" is a tricky one. If I said "yes", than that means I'll be telling my co-workers to fuck off. If I said "no", than I usually get "well what's wrong with you?". Typically, I would say no for the sake of not offending anyone, but I'm honestly feeling melancholy about the whole situation. It probably just hasn't sunken in yet.
So yeah, tomorrow is my last day and oddly enough, I will miss a few people. Gord Smith, who epitomizes the aging hipster will definitely be one of them. How often can you find a person who played drums for 25 years (at some of the finest jazz clubs mind you), with a Master's degree, a PHD wife and a vested hobbyist in philosophy in a Marketing Research company? I often take finding these people for granted as I hear friends talk about their own corporate jail with not a person in sight that can share the importance of culture/arts/politics.
Now I can only hope that the trade-off I have made will be worthwhile...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Fuck Richmond Hill
I just got a parking ticket today. In front of my own goddamn house! As if traffic will be SO busy in the suburbs, the municipality had to hand me a ticket as a warning. They're basically telling me "leave this fucking town, because the laws we have in place makes no goddamn sense". I really hated this shit town but this puts it over the top. If there was any consolation though, my neighbour got a ticket as well...
Friday, August 17, 2007
Speaking of Michel Gondry...
Top three music videos of all time:
3. Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution
2. Blur - Coffee and TV
1. Star Guitar - The Chemical Brothers
Don't believe me? See for yourself:
3. Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution
2. Blur - Coffee and TV
1. Star Guitar - The Chemical Brothers
Don't believe me? See for yourself:
Another reason to buy Kanye's new record
Alright, so he's conceded, cocky, and a label whore, but you can't deny that his music is good. And so is his taste in art. For his album cover, Kanye teamed up with what NYTimes tout as the Warhol of Japan: Takashi Murakami.
Seriously, he is not limited by the confines of his own culture, Kanye actually tries to expand his taste globally. I also realized that "Heard'em Say" was directed by Michel Gondry. I know... SO cool.
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