I've paid my dues!

You know what? I resent having to be at reception when I have put my time in here and shouldn't have to deal with this crap. I hate people. I hate them all. I especially hate sick people who leave early and make me replace at PVM. Stupid sickos.

(Breathe in, breathe out... Serenity now.)

I think I need to kick someone in the neck because that's, you know, good times.

Serenity Guy Candy

1. Nathan Fillion (Capt. Mal Reynolds)

2. Adam Baldwin (Jayne Cobb)

3. Sean Maher (Dr. Simon Tam)

In celebration of the opening of Serenity at the theatre near you I have decided to have a Firefly-themed survey this week. Not all are my cup 'o tea but hey, everyone has different tastes, so let's just go with the flow, shall we?

Roman Guy Candy

1. Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo)

2. James Purefoy

3. Kevin Mckidd

Et tu, Brute?

Yes, tu.

Yawn

I think I am going to leave early this afternoon to have dinner with my parents and Michael at the Old Orchard Pub. See ya suckers!

My Name is Earl

As I earlier predicted, I thoroughly enjoyed the show My Name Is Earl starring Jason Lee. I think he's an engaging and funny actor and I don't think I have ever seen him in something I didn't like. For those of you who didn't catch it last (Tuesday) night it's basically a story about a small town loser named Earl who wins the lottery and decides after watching Carson Daly talk about karma to right all the wrongs he's done in the past with this winnings. I highly recommend it to anyone who has nothing to do on Tuesday nights as it's good clean fun.

Toosday

Man, do you ever get into work and decide that you weren't going to work? I mean, literally, do nothing constructive for the entire day? This is what I have decided to do and I am only going to surf the web, update my blog, and pass the work onto those who can't refuse to work. It's a tough stance to take but I am going to have to stick to my guns. Who says I have no drive and willpower?

Anyhoo, did anyone happen to catch "Kitchen Confidential" last night on Fox? I liked it as it brought the funny AND it brought the pretty. Helllo Bradley Cooper. If anyone saw it and wants to discuss they can leave a comment. A word verified comment.

When in Rome...

...Do as the Romans do and get nekkid?

Honestly, I don't want to objectify JP but, meeeoooowww.

Thank you HBO.

Why I Hate Scott

Dude, you need to post a new comment or something. You can't just leave me here in the infinite space of the internet all by my lonesome. Why the hell would you set up a blog if you never update OR write to me on my blog.

You can go to hell.

Word Verification

It seems as though Spammers have gotten into the blogging business so I have decided to put up a word verification thingy to block them and make sure only real Gnomers can post a comment on the site. Hope it doesn't cause too much of an inconvenience for y'all.

My love for Frank Gehry

I don't know if many of you know this but in addition to Guy Candy, Rugby, and nonconsequential things I am passionate about architecture. More specifically, I am a huge fan of the architect Frank Gehry so I decided to add a couple of pictures of his buildings because, well, I can.

Isn't Sunday supposed to be a day of rest?

Apparently not as I am currently at work on Sunday afteroon at 14:03 waiting for someone to bring me documents to copy in colour. I have been here since about noon and have had nothing to do so I am getting a little bored in here all alone. On the upside I have been listening to Dain Bramage and rockin' out. Or something to that effect. Anyhoo, right now Audioslave is playing and that's nice. Sometimes you just gotta let go and bang your head, you know what I mean? Maybe you don't and I am just talking jibberish, it's highly likely. All I know is that I am tired after spending Saturday in the country with my family for my dear old dad's sixtieth birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HERBIE!!! It was raining most of the day so we stayed inside watched Harry Pottah 3 and played a game which I cannot remember the name of right now but once I do rest assured that I will share it with you all. I won nine dollars as there was gambling involved and I generally don't condone taking money from children but it is on occasion required to cement your place in the family heirarchy. IN YOUR FACE SMARTASS KIDS!!!

Hmm, James Taylor's Handy Man is now playing on Dain Bramage so not rockin' out anymore. Or am I? No, definately not.

Do you ever feel like you are sleeping with your eyes wide open? I feel like that now as I am typing words and **somewhat** coherent sentences but I am on auto-pilot. I just wanna sleep, man. Why does Michael know my home number? Oh yeah, that's right, he got it from my mom. Damn her.

Bad Day

God, why do Fridays always suck so bad? I am tired and trying to be as nice and diplomatic as I can be but...STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!
Sorry, feeling just a little bit edgy.

I hate people but most of all I hate you.

Steffo's Guy Candy Week

1. Diego Luna (Lyndy's Choice)

2. Dario Grandinetti

3. Javier Bardem


Brought to you from the fine maker of choco-chip cookies.

He Brings the Pretty

Right, so I've never pretended that I wasn't shallow but I think I've hit an all-time low in this post. I have recently found a new TV-Land crush and I thought I would share him with you Gnomers. His name is Wentworth Miller and many of you wll already be aquainted with him thanks to a previous Guy Candy Survey. I really couldn't help myself when I saw these pics... I just had to share.
P.S. TWoP has an entire forum thread devoted to him, check it out as some of the posts are quite amusing.
Anyhoo, he's a Princeton grad and he is of African-American, Jamaican, English, German, French, Dutch, Syrian and Lebanese descents. Exotic, yes?

The Bane of my Existence

Everett, whom I have mentioned a couple of times in earlier posts is my arch-enemy. He's twenty and very mean to me. All he does is tease me and mess up my hair. I swear, it's like I am back in elementary school when we're in here together.

That is all. I just had to rant a little bit.

More buck for your dollar

In my neverending quest to entertain and inform you soul-suckers I have compiled a new list. This comprises of people who are on my blacklist:

-The secretary at work who thinks she's all that and a bag of peanuts.

-The cashiers at the IGA or Provigo on Cavendish.

-That lady who hogged the pole on the 420.

-That creepy biker dude who hit on a girl at work all summer even though we told him she was 16.

-The same creepy biker dude that I just found out has been dating an old friend for the past three months. (Yes, that's including the summer). Classy.

-That old friend that I thought had higher standards. Really though, what is she thinking?

You can't take the sky away from me

While I was re-reading some of my earlier posts it occured to me that some of you may not be too familiar with Serenity/Firefly (For shame!) so I decided to put together a little Welcome package.
Here's the 411: Serenity is a movie based on a little show called Firefly that lasted less than one season on Fox. While it may seem that the quality of the show explains its short TV life let me assure you it is not the case as the reason it crashed in burned in TV land was because Fox never really gave it a chance. Despite being cancelled before the Christmas hiatus the show's loyal fans never gave up on it and forumed the hell out of it and supported it tremedously when it came out on DVD. Needless to say, it became a huge seller and finally found its mass audience. Universal Studios took notice of this little gem of a show and gave the go-ahead to film a full-length movie.

[Opening narration; first lines spoken in series]
Book: After the Earth was used up, we found a new solar system and hundreds of new Earths were terra formed and colonized. The central planets formed the Alliance and decided all the planets had to join under their rule. There was some disagreement on that point. After the War, many of the Independents who had fought and lost drifted to the edges of the system, far from Alliance control. Out here, people struggled to get by with the most basic technologies; a ship would bring you work, a gun would help you keep it. A captain's goal was simple: find a crew, find a job, keep flying.

Some memorable quotes to wet your appetites:
Jayne: You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin' command here. Now we're finishing this deal, and then maybe maybe we'll come back for those morons who got themselves caught.
***

Mal: Kaylee, what the hell's going on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
***

Jayne: Time for some thrilling heroics.
***

Mal: Can't get paid if you're dead.
Jayne: Can't get paid if you crawl away like a bitty little bug neither. I got a share of this job. Ten percent of nothin' is, let me do the math here... nothin' and a nothin', carry the nothin'...
***

Mal: You know, they tell ya to never hit a man with a closed fist but it is, on occasion, hilarious.
***

Simon: I've never shot anyone before.
Book: I was there, son. I'm fairly sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
***

AG's Fall TV Preview Spectactraganza!

It's that time of year again! Woo hoo! After a summer spent trying to get a life I am officially off the hook now that reruns are over. Anyhoo, here are some shows and their premiere dates and times that might be of interest:

(Unfortunately some of my favourites like Carnivale and Deadwood come on when they damn well please so I still have to wait on them.)

September 11th
-The Simpsons (Fox, 8pm)

September 13th
-Bones (Fox, 9pm)
David Boreanaz from Angel returns to the small screen. Yay!
-Gilmore Girls (WB, 8pm)
Yes, I'm that lame.

September 14th
-Head Cases (Fox, 9pm)
Adam Goldberg plays a lawyer who has rage issues and can't stop hitting people. I can relate.

September 19th
-Kitchen Confidential (Fox, 8:30pm)
Based loosely on the life of chef Anthony Bourdain, it also has Nicholas Brendon from the beloved Buffy.

September 20th
-My Name's Earl (NBC, 9pm)
I can't resist Jason Lee. The reviews are calling it "quirky". Now, you know I can't resist quirky.

September 21st
-Lost (ABC, 9pm)
To update for those who didn't see the last few eps, they're still on the the island. Glad I could help!

September 25th
-Desperate Housewives (ABC, 9pm)
My parents love this show. I can't warm up to it because, you know, my parents love this show.

September 28th
-Veronica Mars (UPN, 9pm)
Season Premiere!

Back in Black

I have decided to go back to my original template colour. I still like the green but ever since I learned how to add pictures I found it a tad busy, you know what I mean? Anyhoo, if any Gnomers dislike the black, drop me a comment and I'll see what I can do because as you already know, I'm all about the people.

Serenity Update

For all you Whedonites out there I am happy to announce that Serenity: The Movie is scheduled to open at a theatre near you on September 30th after a slight delay. Very exciting news for those of us who love The Joss.

Guy Candy Week 4

1. Russell Wong

2. Joe van Niekerk

3. Martin Henderson


So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Word of the Day

Friday's word of the day is procrastinate.

Um, sorry that Guy Candy is late. I will post it later.

Ladies and Gentlemen...

I would like to introduce you to the world of the pygmy marmoset. They're the world's smallest true monkey, whatever that means. They stand at about five inches and are monogamous. Enjoy the picture I provided!

"One Day in September"

I have just finished watching a documentary on the CBC titled "One Day in September" which retold the story of the events at the Munich Olympics in 1972. It was riveting and dramatic and very sad how the German authorities were ill-prepared and incompetent in their dealings with the terrorist group Black September. I came away with the feeling that had they been more trained in hostage negotiations and open to accepting help from the Isreali government and agencies such as Mossad there could have been survivors. Just my own opinion, though. Did anyone else happen to catch it? We can discuss.
F.Y.I. Apparently Spielberg is directing a new movie on the subject and I believe it deals with the massacre but it mostly follows the story of the Mossad agents who hunted down two of the terrorists. Sounds interesting, yes?
Steffo, looks like you'll have to attend another movie with me! Um, sorry it's not as fun as HP:GOF.

Guilty Pleasures

Ok, I'll admit it, I really like the movie Center Stage.
Stop laughing.
I can't help it, it's just one of those movies that make me feel better when I am home on a dateless Saturday night. I don't know what it is, it's not like I can really relate to the story as I've never dreamed of being a ballerina or anything but when I watch it I think to myself, "Hey, if the so-called plucky blonde ballerina can make it, so can I!" I know - it's weird but when I'm weary and when I'm feeling down it's like my bridge over troubled water.
***SINGLETONS UNITE!***
Share your guilty (and hopefully embarassing) pleasure so I don't feel like too much of a loser.

Guy Candy Week Three

1. Jared Leto
2. Gerald Butler


3. Wentworth Miller

Absolutely Fabulous

I can't sleep so I've decided to compile a list of what I deem the definitive Chick Lit Book List. Feel free to add if I forgot some. Here are my faves in no particular order:

1. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
2. Something Borrowed - Emily Giffin
3. Can You Keep a Secret - Sophie Kinsella
4. Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella
5. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan - Sophie Kinsella
6. Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella
7. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella
8. Jemima J. - Jane Green
9. Spellbound - Jane Green
10.Otherwise Engaged - Suzanne Finnamore
11.The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - Melissa Banks
12.Little White Lies - Gemma Townley
13.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - Helen Fielding
14.Babyville - Jane Green
15.Mr. Maybe - Jane Green
16.The Other Woman - Jane Green
17.Simply Divine - Wendy Holden

Word of the Day

Today's word of the day is vapid.

I AM SO SMART! I AM SO SMART...S-M-R-T!

Ooops. S-M-A-R-T.
Heh, that's my shout-out to the Simpsons. That show is good times. Good times.
Anyhoo, I recently found out how to add links so check 'em out if you have some extra time on your hands. What am I saying? Most of you are bloggers yourselves so of course you have time to spare. ZING!

Bulwer-Lytton Finalists

I found this in an old email my friend Sooz sent me and I thought I'd share it with you because it's amusing.

For those of you who do not know, Bulwer-Lytton wrote The Last Days of
Pompeii, which opens with the famous line "It was a dark and stormy night."
Hence the contest.

These are the 10 winners of this year's Bulwer-Lyttoncontest (run by the
English Dept of San Jose State University), wherein one writes only the
first line of a bad novel.

10) "As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind in
the echo chamber, he would never hear the end of it."

9) "Just beyond the Narrows the river widens."

8) "With a curvaceous figure that Venus would have envied, a tanned,
unblemished oval face framed with lustrous thick brown hair, deep azure-blue
eyes fringed with long black lashes, perfect teeth that vied for
competition, and a small straight nose, Marilee had a beauty that defied
description."

7) "Andre, a simple peasant, had only one thing on his mind as he crept
along the East wall: 'Andre creep...Andre creep... Andre creep.'"

6) "Stanislaus Smedley, a man always on the cutting edge of narcissism, was
about to give his body and soul to a back alley sex-change surgeon to become
the woman he loved."

5) "Although Sarah had an abnormal fear of mice, it did not keep her from
eeking out a living at a local pet store."

4) "Stanley looked quite bored and somewhat detached, but then penguins
often do."

3) "Like an over-ripe beefsteak tomato rimmed with cottage cheese, the
corpulent remains of Santa Claus lay dead on the hotel floor."

2) "Mike Hardware was the kind of private eye who didn't know the meaning of
the word 'fear'; a man who could laugh in the face of danger and spit in the
eye of death -- in short, a moron with suicidal tendencies."

AND THE WINNER IS...

1) "The sun oozed over the horizon, shoved aside darkness, crept along the
greensward, and, with sickly fingers, pushed through the castle window,
revealing the pillaged princess, hand at throat, crown asunder, gaping in
frenzied horror at the sated, sodden amphibian lying beside her,
disbelieving the magnitude of the frog's deception, screaming madly, 'You
lied!!!'"

Go Wallabies!

Um, yeah, I'm a big rugby fan and, more importantly, a Springbok fan so I need the Wallabies to beat the All Blacks this weekend. A win for the Wallabies means the Tri-Nations belongs to the Boks for one more year. I have been saving a lot of good mojo for this so the outcome better be favourable.

I Love Pictures!

As you may have already noticed, I have discovered the art of posting pictures on my blog. I think I may have a problem because I can`t really seem to stop and now every damn blog must contain some sort of visual companion to make the experience more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Mmmm...Cheeeeese.