Rickroll'd

Sat Apr 19, 12:53 AM

Ok. We were rickroll'd at work today. We have this, well its almost like a slideshow that they play in the call centre. Its got the weather in the 3 cities where we have call centres, show tech status stuff, weather alerts, call queues. They update this everyday. Well today, in the middle of the "show" they played about a 30 second clip of the Rick Astley video, but without sound. It was strange. And I think I may have been one of the only people in my department who realized what the hell it was. I still have no idea why it was put in the "show" though. Weird.

And this is the best rickroll video. Ever.

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Summer evenings pass by

Fri Apr 4, 12:46 AM

I did my Canadian duty, or maybe my rock n roll duty, and checked out the free show tonight at Olympic Plaza. The Juno's are in Calgary this weekend so one of the local radio stations put on a free concert. The bands were the Dudes (local band), Sloan, Bedouin Soundclash, the New Odds (I guess the old odds but with a new name?) and Finger Eleven. I sort of kind of wanted to see the New Odds and could really do without seeing Finger Eleven (really, if I hear Paralize one more time, I might suffer permanent brain damage). By the time my shift was over and I got downtown I was just in time to see Sloan. It was pretty good. They had about a 45 minute set, mostly their singles. They opened with the "goat jizz" song (I swear they actaully sang it once that way!) and ended with "If It Feels Good Do It". I was starving by then and had to head home. No odds for me, they werent going on next, apparently after Bedouin Soundclash and before Finger Eleven (who closed the night). So yah. Yay for me and doing something that didnt involve a dark theatre full of strangers!

On a randomish music note, "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" by the Crash Test Dummies is one of my favourite songs. It never fails to put a giant grin on my face and I end up listening to it over and over again. Not to mention dancing like an idiot. It may go on the list of possible "silent rave" songs I'm compiling. Take a listen for yourself!




Via green_queen, a meme about Empire Magazine's list of the "50 Greatest TV Shows" ever.

1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Italic the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers

50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - I always preferred Voyager to this one.
46. Sex And The City - ugh even though I really don't like this one.

45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools And Horses
41. Band of Brothers

40. Life On Mars - just last week actually :)
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted

35. Alias - I'm making my way through it
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood

30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf

25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel

20. Blackadder - almost all of them
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (new version)

15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica (new version)
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld

10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24

05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons
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Zenia is dead

Tue Mar 4, 10:49 PM

Two things I have heard and one thing I have seen on the bus in the last little bit.

Thing the first: There was a mom and a little kid. I thought she was teaching him how to count in German. You know, "Eins, zwei. No eins, zwei." The kid would repeat it, "Eins, zwei. Eins, zwei." What it turned out they were saying was "Eye spy with my little. No. Eye. Spy."

Thing the second: Said from one tall guy to a taller guy "If you were in Japan, you'd be a monster!". Very weird random bit of conversation I caught, but it made me laugh.

Thing the third: on the train coming from the northeast, it follows 32nd Street. I'm looking out the window and I see an SUV full of wiggers like "rocking out" to whatever the hell they were listening to. But not rocking out, much like this dumbass but in a car. It was very funny. I literally laughed out loud on the train.

Randomly, I am reading The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood and quite enjoying it, Sandbox is on the radio and I like that, I voted today but doubt my vote was enough to knock these godforsaken PC's out of power.
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Girl Power!

Sun Jan 6, 06:22 AM

My New Years present to all of you,
the Girl Power Mix!


This has been in my head for about 3 weeks now, but in a good way. It has not been driving me nuts. So I decided to share it. Linked is a zip file including 21 tracks and "cover art" I put together tonight. Yes I am awesome and spent an hour on New Years Eve eating guacamole and chips and playing around in PSP.

Firstly, the link to the zip file at sendspace and secondly, here is the track listing (I miss doing lists):

  1. Spice Girls - Stop
  2. Dance Hall Crashers - Lady Luck
  3. The Be Good Tanyas - For The Turnstiles
  4. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - If I Was From Paris
  5. The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
  6. The Chantralines - Hold My Hand, Hold My Heart
  7. Christina Aguillera - Ain't No Other Man
  8. Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am
  9. Aretha Franklin - Chain Of Fools
  10. Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
  11. Lilly Allen - Smile
  12. Melanie Doane - Waiting For The Tide
  13. Reverie Sound Revue - One Marathon
  14. Sarah Harmer - Basement Apartment
  15. Sinéad O'Connor - No Man's Woman
  16. Tracy Bonham - Mother Mother
  17. Diane Keaton - Black Boys
  18. Emmaretta Marks - White Boys
  19. Sixpence None The Richer - Breathe Your Name
  20. Sarah MacLaughlin - Blackbird
  21. Captain Tractor - Mary Donnel*

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