Crapweasel!
Damned computer just ate my post....fuckbeans....maybe I'll get back to it tomorrow, for now I'm going to bed...friggin "Recover Post" my ass.
- posted by Mike @ 11:31 PM 3 comments

 
I need your help...again.
Thanks to everyone that gave their opinion for my presentation, invasive species it is. Now I've just gotta come up with a specific species to mutter about for the next couple months (Sorry Steve, I can't do humans...well I 'spose I could, but we just cause too much shit to cover in a proper presentation...maybe I could teach a whole course or something...).

I'm now done 3 of my 4 hockey drafts for the season, with the biggest of the four happening tomorrow afternoon (and yes you can expect to hear about how all my teams turned out). With only 10 days to go I'm getting pretty excited for the start of the season. Plus its only 9 days til the end of the MLB regular season, and I'm currently leading 3 of 4 playoff races. Hopefully the 'Stros can hold off the Phillies for the next week (St. Louis could be the deciding factor) and make it back-to-back Wild Card Champs. Damn its a great time of the year!

So heres where I need your help again, I want to buy an iPod. Sure I could just click one of those flashing banners on lots of websites and get one free, but that just doesn't give me the same satisfaction as making a purchase. So are iPods as great as the commercials would have me believe? Should I buy something else instead (digital camera, awsome printer, booze)? Basically I want you to convince me to buy one, but if you're totally against them I want to know why. So c'mon, help me spend some money!

"New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team."

- posted by Mike @ 2:16 AM 4 comments

 
I Need Your Help!
But before I get into why I need your imput allow me to pat myself on the back for a bit. You see in case you didn't know, I'm awsome. Maybe not at everything, like math or vegetable eating or making simple decisions, but pretty much everything else. Especially fantasy pools. You may remember a few months ago when I was all over the start of the baseball season. Well after months of hard work and a little bit of voodoo I'm in a position to finish the most dominant season in fantasy sports history. Unfortunatly this post is also probably going to end up doubling as the ultimate jinx. Anyway, out of the 4 pools I joined I finished 1st for the 'regular season' in both private ones, plus a 4th and 6th place spot in the two public ones. Now after two weeks of fantasy playoffs all of my teams have made the finals and there is the chance that I could walk away on October 2nd as the champ in 4 separate pools! Wish me luck.

Alrighty, now that I've gotten that out of the way here is what I need from you. I've got to make a presentation on some biological topic, but because I'm a clown and can't decide which topic I want to present I putting the power in your hands. C'mon internet! So here are the options you get to choose from, and choose wisely, we don't need a repeat of the Atlantic Salmon massacre of '02.

1. The economic and ecological impacts of an invasive species.
An "invasive species" is defined as a species that is
a) non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration and
b) whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

2. The biological control of either an invasive or pest species.
Biological control is defined as "the purposeful manipulation of natural enemies to reduce pest populations"

3. A case study on the life and work of a famous figure in the scientific world.

I've got more specific topics for each of those options, but I don't want to taint the vote in any way. So have at it folks! Let me know which option you think I should go with, and if its not too much trouble why you chose what you did.
- posted by Mike @ 7:14 PM 7 comments

 
Back to the Future
Well I've made my way back to Guelph for another dose of my favorite drug...education. I've put my new boxspring together, built my new fan and almost set my room up the way I'd like. Except there is still a pile of boards leaning against one wall just waiting to be made into a bookshelf, I've just been too lazy to accomplish that task yet. I got partway through supervising my roommate building our new entertainment unit when we realized that the TV wasn't going to fit in it...which was a pretty fun time around here. I've had one helping of each of my classes so far, and I've got the same prof for two of them. I haven't decided if this is a good thing or not yet because I haven't decided if I like the guy yet. One minute I think he'll be a pretty cool prof, then the next he'll say something like 'so I expect you to do these assignments...you won't be awarded any marks for them, but I think you'll enjoy them' and then I don't like him again...I'll make my official decision in a couple weeks (maybe sooner).

I've got two new roommates and a dog this year, and so far its been good. The dog is only 4 months old so shes still a little insane, but at least the roommates are normal. The best new addition to the house for this year by far has been the BBQ, I've had nothing for meals other than M&M's Oktoberfest sausage and junk food...ahh yes I am a master chef. The only other fun thing around here so far is that I've added to my DVD collection. You know how HMV has DVDs on at 2 for $30? Did you also know that the sets of two DVDs packaged together only count as one item? Thats 4 DVDs for $30!! $7.50 each! Clearly I wasn't passing up a deal like that, so I'm now the proud owner of Training Day, Mystic River, Unforgiven and Swordfish. Great deal eh. In fact I think I'm gonna go watch a movie and have some sausage right now!

Oh and don't forget, the season premire of the best medical show set on the east coast is on tonight at 9....House!
- posted by Mike @ 1:58 PM 1 comments

 
I hereby tender my resignation
I'm almost back to the first day of classes on another (hopefully last) school year. The best part of going back to school is quitting my summer job. Well maybe not the best part, but definitly the most satisfying. This has me somewhat worried, because eventually the day is going to come when I have a real job (also hopefully) that I can't just quit on after a few months. Pretty much every job I've ever had has gone through the same three stages, the timetables may differ by a week or two, but they're essentially the same.

Stage 1 "Training And Learning": This is usually the first 10-14 days where I'm shown the ropes and evaluated by my superiors. The thought process is 'I like money, this job provides money, just don't fuck up'. Most times there are other new people too, so the main goal is just to fuck up less than the other rookies, and thanks to a lot of former co-workers this task has been fairly simple.

Stage 2 "Dominating The Game": After my initial two-week learning period the next 4-6 weeks will consist of me training the new rookies, handling my business, and being an all-around great employee. At this point the bosses and supervisors will have recognized my excellent people skills and problem solving abilities.

Stage 3 "Fuck You! I Quit!": This stage is pretty much exactly the same as Stage 2, with the only exception being that I'm starting to have fantasies of extreme ways to quit. These fantasies usually involve me throwing things, punching people and swearing...a lot. The best part about this stage is that no one other than myself knows that we've gone into a new stage. I am able to mask the anger and rage behind my professional smile and attitude...if only they knew what I was planning. Of course when it actually comes time to quit I try to give the accepted two weeks notice and keep up the appearance of a model employee. Because if you're going to burn a bridge you might as well burn everything that was on the other side of that bridge too, and I'm not that evil yet.
- posted by Mike @ 12:51 AM 1 comments

 
Are you ready for some football?
Thursday night the defending Superbowl Champion New England Patriots kick off the season against Randy Moss' new team, the Oakland Raiders. Are you excited yet? Cause I sure am. I just finshed my last football draft for the season, and here are the players that are going to be the focus of my attention for the comming weeks. Out of four pools of various designs these are the players I ended up with:

Quarterbacks: Donovan McNabb (2), Michael Vick (2), Chad Pennington, Kerry Collins (2), Dante Culpepper, Marc Bulger and Jake Delhomme

Wide Recievers: Randy Moss (2), Terell Owens (2), Joe Horn (2), Eric Moulds (2), Hines Ward, Marvin Harrison, Jerry Porter, Larry Fitzgerald, Aquin Boldin, Roy Williams, Issac Bruce, Reggie Wayne, Michael Clayton and Andre Davis

Running Backs: LaDainian Tomlinson, Willis McGahee, Julius Jones, Deuce McAllister, Edgerin James (2), Stephen Jackson (2), J.J. Arrington (2), Larry Johnson, Travis Henry (2), Kevin Jones, LaMont Jordan, Rudi Johnson, Cory Dillon and Ricky Williams

Tight Ends: Alge Crumpler, Antonio Gates, Jason Witten and Tony Gonzalez

Defence: New England, Philadelphia, Minnesota (3), Indianapolis, New York Jets and Buffalo

No player made my team more than twice (unless you count the Vikings D), so with 39 different players to keep an eye on it should make the weekends a little more interesting.

Official Superbowl Prediction: New England will win a rematch (Carolina, Philly or St. Louis) by a field goal. The Rams are my first pick to make it out of the NFC. Anyone else bold enough to make a prediction before the opening kickoff?
- posted by Mike @ 10:06 PM 1 comments

 
Why it pays to like bad teams...
I like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays! Okay not quite, but I do like Carl Crawford and Aubrey Huff and thats good enough because no one else outside of fantasy baseball knows these guys. Plus the Devil Rays suck, and no one in Toronto wants to go to a Jays game unless Boston or New York is in town. So why does it pay to like bad teams? Because people are so against 'wasting' their afternoon watching a team like the Devil Rays play they give their tickets away...tickets right behind home plate...for FREE! I don't know whats wrong with people, I've only been to 3 Jays games this season, and they've all been against Tampa and they've all been free. Plus because no one goes to these games the chance of catching a foul ball are much higher too. Josh Towers is starting this afternoon, and I've never seen him pitch before so thats a bonus, and Koskie didn't start the two other games I was at, so hopefully I'll finally get to see him play too.
- posted by Mike @ 1:10 PM 0 comments

 
Cheers!


HAPPY BDAY MIKE!!!!

and happy belated to mark :P
- posted by steve @ 11:44 AM 1 comments

 
Make Some Room On The Bandwaggon
I'm getting on!

10 years ago I was: Going into grade 8, which automatically made me one of the cool kids considering there were only 18 of us "elders" at my tiny school. I would've either been eliminated or been close to it in the softball playoffs, and thats about it, yup I was an exciting 12 year old.

5 years ago I was: Heading into OAC not really knowing what I want to do with my life, but getting pretty close to narrowing it down. Cookin' burgers and singing for money.

1 year ago I was: Quiting my job at the mattress factory and headin back to Guelph for another round of education. I was probably packing and cursing a lot too...man I hate packing.

Yesterday I was: Working, then sleeping, then participating in my first fantasy hockey draft for the new season, then heading back to work. Guess which part was my favorite.

5 snacks that rock: Potato Chips, Popcorn, Gum, Nachos (but if I make them right they go from the 'snack' catergory into the full-on meal list) and Pizza Pops.

5 songs I know all the words to: Forgot about Dre (Dr. Dre and Eminem), Da Rockwilder (Red n' Meth), Hip Hop Quotables (Ludacris), I'm So Fly (Lloyd Banks) and Triumph (Wu Tang Clan). Plus I'm pretty sure I can nail Ludacris' verse on any song that hes 'featured' on.

5 things I would do with $100 million dollars: 1. Buy a cottage, put a bowling alley and sports bar in the basement. 2. Golf...daily. 3. Slap my student loan in the mouth. 4. Travel. 5. Support a couple charities.

5 places I would run away to: Australia, Ireland, Las Vegas and Amsterdam (they're combined as one due to the Vaction of Sin...right hendo?), Vancouver and Guelph.

5 things I would never wear: An Eric Lindros jersey! boxer-briefs, briefs, jewlery (watches don't count) and Nike shoes (and not for any political reasons or anything, just cause they haven't figured out how to make a comfortable shoe for a size 13!! jerks.)

5 favorite tv shows: 24, House, ER, Grey's Anatomy and LOST. Man I can't wait for the new season to start.

5 biggest joys: Laughter, a fantasy draft, good food, good music and a well hit golf ball.

5 favorite toys: What a shitty one to end on cause I don't have any good toys. My laptop, golf clubs...ummmm....oh my new vollyball! Three is gonna have to be enough, I'll be back if I can think of some fun toys.
- posted by Mike @ 10:00 PM 2 comments