9 minutes of epic

Chatroulette at its finest

This guy is a hilarious performer and comedian, but he is also a damn good piano player. I would love to buy his CD if he has one. Time to go google him up.

Where I Belong

I was down in Seattle this weekend for a Christian conference (onething) and I got to see Cory Asbury sing this song live and it was nothing short of amazing... God bless him.

A good way to make money on the side

Ran into an old acquaintance of mine today on the bus and he told me some interesting things while we were catching up. He's currently a full-time student at university and he's making some good money on the side. He's quite handy with programming/tech and he told me about how he's making some dough by building websites for people. He's apparently making a couple of grand per project (3-4k for a typical project) and each usually takes him around 20-40 hours-ish. Makes me think that I should really brush up on some HTML and get a copy of Dreamweaver. Making some good money on the side while working from the comfort of home sounds good to me. It certainly beats frying chicken, gas station work and other odd part-time jobs that I've held.

On a side note, I saw a Ford Fiesta on display in a mall today and it was one hell of a nice car. I took a seat inside and the interior was made out of some high quality components, nothing felt cheap or tacky and the seats were comfy as hell. I personally thought that it was way cooler than my cousin's Honda Fit (no offense if you're reading this).

Even the coolest stars weren't born awesome

George Clooney as a child ( Beatle's haircut + Steve Job's wardrobe = George Clooney?).

The most inspiring thing I've seen this month

Buddy of mine sent me a link to this video and it's inspirational as hell. What do you think of it?

Sony Vaio Z: My first impressions

I took a little bike trip today to stop by some shops to pick up a pokemon game and book for my brother (Eldest by Chris Paolini --my brother's 10 and he's already reading 600+ page books, I'm quite proud of him). Anyways, on the way back I stopped by at the Sony Style store to check out a laptop that I've had my eye on for quite some time: the Sony Vaio Z. I'm a total tech geek (I start off every day by checking my engadget widget on my itouch) and I've been doing some research on laptops for the past couples of weeks as I've been saving up for one for university. The Vaio Z is one of the most powerful machines of its size and the one that I tried in-store was a nice and speedy machine, but the build quality was absolutely atrocious. The screen felt SUPER flimsy. When I was opening the screen of the demo unit, it actually flexed considerably. Granted, most laptop screens flex slightly when you open them, even Macbook Pros with their aluminum screen backings are prone to a little flex, but the Vaio Z's screen was flexing quite a bit. It felt like I could easily snap it in half without trying too hard. I'm definitely not picking up a Vaio Z, a machine like that would quite simply not withstand the wear and tear of being thrown into a bag day in and day out and used as a primary computer for 4 years. After all, surviving 4 years of rigorous university life is the true test of durability for laptops.

On a side note, happy saint patty's day to you all and don't get too drunk. Check yo'selftbefore you wreck yo'self. *Sigh* no drinking for me tonight...I have to work and I have a driving test tomorrow morning.

What's the deal PhillyD?

What the hell Phil? I hope this video is not serious. That's pretty low of you, making fun of other youtubers like that man. Even if you weren't being serious, you can tell by the comments that some of the members of your so called DeFranco nation are really hating on RWJ because of you. Ironically enough, I thought you were a cool dude especially after your march 9th vlog, but this is pretty low. I've been following you and RWJ for a while and as far as I remember, never has RWJ hated on you on any of his vids, so what's up? Why are you just calling people out like that? You seem to have a knack for getting yourself into a bunch of drama (eg. ShaneDawson and TheStation). I dunno, I guess I'm pretty disappointed and I'm definitely unsubbing to all of your channels if I see anymore of this dissing other youtubers crap. Learn a thing or two from Shay Carl, don't hate on others. Shay's got no enemies, everyone loves the guy, can't say the same for you especially after this. I just don't get it and as far as I know, youtubing is your job, why would you not want to be on good terms with RWJ? You probably have all the RWJ fans hating on you now. And crap why am I writing this as if I'm directly talking to you haha, not like you're gonna read this.

update: So according to PhillyD's tweet: "2 those thinking I hate RWJ. Its just a friendly hazing. I'm even hanging out with the dude he's always talkin" He's just dicking around. That's funny though Phil because you have close to a million subs, but only around 100 thousand follow you on twitter, so the other 900 thousand are probably thinking that you really do hate RWJ. Also, your little fan boys are spewing quite a bit of hate on RWJ in the comments section of your vid.

University...I can taste it already :)

Man, it's finally happening. I accepted my offer to McGill today and got a 3k scholarship to boot (covers my first year tuition so I'm pretty stoked about that). Freedom is so close, living on my own in one of the world's greatest cities for 4 years...it's gonna be the ride of a lifetime. I'm gonna have to study my ass off to get into med school, but at least I'll get to do it in a fun and vibrant city. Only a couple of months left of high school...I can taste the air of freedom already.

Shutter Island: The most mindblowing film that I've seen in a long time

I watched Shutter Island with some of my buddies today and boy oh boy it was one hell of a film. The movie is basically a psychological thriller about conspiracies, cops, World War II flashbacks, mental instability and a very interesting protagonist. That's all that I can really tell you without completely spoiling the movie. Props to Martin Scorcese for another thrilling ride. The movie really makes you think and DiCaprio's performance in this film was really top notch. If you haven't done so already, go watch it now.

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The ending was really interesting and I don't know if I understood it 100%, but I think Andrew played along at the end and pretended to be insane so that they would end his misery. He probably snapped out of his dream world for good and couldn't face living with himself.

Best youtube miniseries as of now

LisaNova is a youtuber that is known for posting fun little web series's such as HotGirlz and her JerseyShore spoofs. The above video is the first entry in her "squeegeegloss 22" series. LisaNova plays Molly, a slightly mentally retarded teenager living in the most dysfunctional family ever. To put it quite bluntly, at first I thought it was some of the dumbest stuff ever, but the series just gets better and better. It's basically amateur-made reality TV and the candid way that it's all filmed (just Lisa and her flip cam) makes it seem that much more real than the "reality" TV that you see on the big screen (eg. The Hills---so fake and everybody knows it). Kudos to Lisa and Ceciley for their best web series yet (and props to "Chester" for his awesome acting).

The most respectful thing that I've ever seen on the internet

I was going through my youtube subscriptions today and watched some videos that I missed out on and stumbled upon one that actually touched me quite profoundly. Take a look for yourself.



If you follow youtube at all, you will recognize the above figure as Philip Defranco (sxephil). He is most known for his world news/rant videos on his main channel (sxephil). He also has a 2nd vlog channel that is reasonably entertaining to watch (nowhere near as fun as shaytards---get some kids Defranco). Anyways, the above video is from his 2nd channel (PhilipDeFranco) and I 've gotta say Phil, I always liked you for being a level-headed and entertaining guy, but this video has made me respect you even more. The above video is probably the most respectful thing that I've ever seen on the internetz. Cheers PhillyD, your karma points just went up by over 9000.

Jules Callaghan: The Prettiest Face on TV

I started watching a show called Flashpoint a couple of days ago. I usually don't watch TV, because my schedule isn't flexible enough to allow me to tune in every week at the same time to watch a show. So I'm actually watching Flashpoint online via ctv.ca. CTV is one of the biggest TV networks in Canada and their website allows you to watch full episodes of the shows that they carry on their network. Flashpoint is actually a Canadian show that is filmed in Toronto, Ontario, but it's apparently quite big in the US as well (CBS prime time), but I digress.

What I really want to talk about is how good looking Jules Callaghan is. Jules (played by Amy Jo Johnson --the pink power ranger--for those who remember) is a female sniper and one of the main characters in Flashpoint. I personally think that she's one of the prettiest** chicks on TV right now. **Notice how I used the word pretty instead of hot. I personally think that the word "hot" has a slightly derogatory undertone to it. For instance, I find that skanks/sluts can be hot, but certainly not pretty. Pretty is a word that I use very sparingly in my vocabulary, because it is a very "pure" and classy word that I only reserve to describe those who are truly deserving of it.

So what makes Jules Callaghan so pretty? Well there's obviously the physical aspect: she's got a pretty face and a rockin' body. Yet, there's much more to it than just that. Firstly, her voice is really nice and has a musical tone to it. There really isn't a hint of malice or sultriness in her voice. Then there's her classy demeanor. Hot girls know that they're hot and use it as a tool. Pretty girls know that they're pretty, but try to prove themselves through other means. Jules falls right into the "pretty girl" category. She's the only female member of her team at SRU. She could easily use her sex as a tool to control her male colleagues, but she keeps her booty under the wraps and tries to prove herself through hard work instead. Hmm...I guess that basically breaks down what a pretty woman is: physically attractive, non-slutty and capable.

On a side note, Amy Jo Johnson is around 40 years old now! Her and Tina Fey still looking good at 40. Rock on ladies.

The happiest cardboard box you've ever seen

So, I was recycling some cardboard boxes at work today and I took a picture of one that looked really...happy. On a side note, it's really nice to have a decent camera on my phone for once, since it's too cumbersome to carry around a full-fledged camera all the time. I love taking spontaneous little snapshots with the Neon.

My new phone - LG Neon

So, I picked up a new phone yesterday (thanks to good old craigslist - I'm too much of a cheap ass to buy retail). I snagged an LG Neon to replace my aging Nokia 1661. I'm normally not much of a phone snob (you know...those people that always have to have the latest and greatest phone on the market), but the lack of a full QWERTY keyboard on my Nokia was starting to drive me nuts. I absolutely hate T9 texting (predictive texting), because every time I make a typo it predicts some random ass word that I clearly wasn't looking for. Some of my friends are really comfortable with T9, but I just can't live with it. I actually had T9 turned off on my old Nokia and just texted the old fashioned way by mashing the same key multiple times to get the letter that I wanted.

Anyways, here's a photo (click on any of the photos to see them at their original size) of my new and old phones (and an ipod touch - as a size reference) side by side.

The LG Neon is definitely a lot slicker than the Nokia 1661. You can't really tell just by the pictures, but the LG is made of a much higher quality plastic than the 1661 and the Nokia just feels cheap in comparison. All that aside, here's the real reason why I got the Neon.

That reason of course is the inclusion of a full QWERTY keyboard. The Neon's keyboard is an absolute joy to type on because of the spaced out circular keys. Accidental key presses are no longer a problem due to this design. The buttons have a nice and solid feel to them and the space bar isn't off center (god knows why some of the newer phones have off-center space keys---dumbest idea ever...seriously). The LG's inclusion of a camera is pretty nice too (the Nokia doesn't have one), of course it's not as good as a dedicated digital camera, but it does take some nice little snapshots. Here's a picture that I just took with Neon.

I'm not gonna bore you by rambling on about all the features on the Neon, because there are hordes of reviews on the web (such as this one). Instead I will tell you about the one thing that I will be missing about the Nokia...this! (check below)

God knows how many times that nifty little LED flashlight came in handy (*cough* sneaking out of the house *cough*). It didn't even drain the battery power much. I once accidentally left it on for over an hour and it only drained 1 out of 5 battery bars.

Well Nokia 1661--you were a dependable phone and we had a good run, but it's now time for you to join your retired brothers and sisters in the hall of fame.

P.S. There is a way to get custom ringtones on the LG Neon (I'm rocking the FF VII battle theme on mine) even if your phone is branded (eg. mine has Rogers firmware on it). Here's how:

What this is about?

Hello and welcome. Without further ado, I will cut to the chase about what this blog is really about. It is basically a creative outlet of mine, but at the same time it is a prospective web venture. And by that I mean a blog that I am hoping to make a little pocket change out of.

I'm currently 17, almost 18 and I'm off to "the whimsical land of academia" (a fruity way to say university) in a couple of months. I'm hoping to have a fun 4 years (ie. I don't want to stay cooped up in my dorm room during weekends), so I am going to need a part-time job on top of the student loans to fund my little weekend escapades--and by escapades I'm simply referring to what typical university students do on weekends -partying, drinking, checking out some live bands, etc. Now, I've basically went through a handful of crummy part-time jobs during my high school life to fund my hobbies and whanot and I'm certainly not eager to have to work such dreadful jobs again during university. Basically, I am hoping that this blog here will become my part-time "job". Bit of a long shot I know, but the internet is a big market these days. User generated content (blogs, youtube videos, etc.) have the possibility to rake in quite the dough in this day and age. So...let's do this :)