Add last.fm widget to my blog page

Now you can see what I'm listening to, try not to laugh to hard.

azure_reverie told me about this.

Add last.fm widget to my blog page

Now you can see what I'm listening to, try not to laugh to hard.

azure_reverie told me about this.

Should I buy songs from iTunes

Now that I have a iPhone, and I'm using Last.fm to find new music, I find myself in a dilemma.

Should I  buy a song from iTunes; a song that I can only play on a iPod?

I just can't do it :(

Moving Back to Toronto

For the last 3 months, we have been looking to move back into the city, but now that we are ready to do so, the bottom is falling out from under the US economy. Perfect timing on our part. For now, we are going to wait until next year, and hope that things get better.

Not much else is going on with us, things are good, and we are spending more time with the family, witch is always fun.

Don't have too much to say today, hope to have more next time.

I Can’t take it any more!!

OMG, they are giving away free hamburgers at work today, and I can’t have any; this really sucks!! I’m trying to eat right, and I need to save my weekends for the bad food. I really need to find foods that are good for me that I really like, and do not take any time to make.

Oh ya, long time no blog. I was at a dinner party on the weekend, and someone mentioned that I have not blogged anything in months, so this is just a short blog to get me started, and back in the mode.

Ok I’m off to eat my crappy lunch, while others have their burgers

This is what I have to say about that. (Black-Focused Schools)

I don’t like to talk about controversial issues on this blog, however I have been asked a number of times, what is my opinion regarding Black-Focused Schools. When I tell them what I think, I do manage to make them see my point of view, and I find that they do agree with me.

For those of you not living in Toronto, here is the issue: Some areas of the city that have schools with high a population of black students are finding that there are high drop out rates, and the student are scoring lower academically. Some people feel that the school system is not looking at the needs of the black students, because they do not understand were they are coming from, and that a Black-Focused school may address this problem. This is just my opinion of the issue as I see it, and I know that there is a lot more to it then that.

Now what do I think? Yes there is a problem, and yes the school system is not doing what they need to do to fix it, and yes we do need Black-Focused schools. However I don’t think that a government run black-focused school will help the problem.
First off; I did not support giving government money to Faith-Based School, (that issue made me change my vote from the PC’s to the Liberals) so giving money to have a Black-Focused school is the same thing.
Second; the school system needs fixing, and doing this will just put a new problem inside a broken system, fix the entire system first.
What needs to be done is have Black-Focused schools, that are created from the community, run by the community, with community money, and these schools must be run out side of the public system (but also complement that system). Now I know this is something that would be harder to get off the ground. The black community in Canada does not have the level of funds that they do in the States, however unless we as black people start to look at the problem within and stop pointing the finger at others, we will not move forward as a community. Yes there are problem from the out side, but in Canada, those problems can be fix with education, and a strong family, and we are starting to waver on both fronts. 

Technorati tags: Black-Focused, schools, toronto, black

LiveJournal tags: Black-Focused, schools, toronto, black

Windy Morning

I guess I will start up this blogging thing again. Long time no blog. Not a good first month for 2008. New Years Eve, was sick, and could not get out of bed for two weeks, then my first night of volleyball, I sprained my ankle, and it will take 4 to 6 weeks to heal; and just last weekend, first poker night of the year, I lost big time (my first lost in a long time). And to top it off, yesterday I locked my keys in the car. Here’s looking forward to February.

Woke up to a lot of nose out side, and did not know what it was, it was a strange sound. I was not too concerned, because the dog was not barking, so I did not care. Then Just before Dan left for work, he told me to look out the window; that gave me my answer to the noise in the early morning:

Green and Blue recycle bin’s all over the street, and no garbage in them (oh god, I bet all the neighbours garbage is at the side of our house. People don’t heed the News; they did say that it was going to be very windy today.) Oh god, let this month be done with.

I think I’m done with TV

Well not completely done with it, I will still watch the news and other types of informational programming; however, I will not go out of my way to watch entertainment type programming. From now on I will wait for people to tell me a show is good, and then I may watch the “DVD”.

Oh yes, and yesterday the neighbours came over, to look at the house; we are thinking of moving and so are they. I really don’t want to move at this time, but moving downtown may be better for us, financially.

Back to Movie reviews: Elizabeth: The Golden Age

So if you have not seen the first movie Elizabeth, and you like movies about history, shame on you; Elizabeth was an amazing film. As for this one; Elizabeth: the Golden Age, I would say that it is  not as good as the first, and that is too bad. It had all the story elements for a good film, it just did not flow well. The film looks good, the actors are all good in it, and the fact that it's history, you would think that this could not disappoint. Well it did disappoint; some scenes felt way to long, and other scenes that had more historical information were way to short.

I did not walk away from the film hating it, but I wanted it to be more in the end. 5.5/10

Technorati tags: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Shekhar Kapur, Clive Owen, ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE, Sir Walter Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth I, Spanish King Philip II, movie, movie review

First Tooth gone, Three more to go

Last week I had my first wisdom tooth removed, and it was not as bad as a thought. Well the removal was not too bad, however, a few hours later I was in real pain, and the pain lasted for the next 6 days. This was the first time in my life, were I let myself take some drugs so that I could get relief.

Even thou the removal of the tooth was not that bad, it took my dentist, around 20 minuets to remove it, (when it should have taken 5 minuets). He was scared that my tooth was going to brake, and that would have been bad. lucky for the both of us, it came out all in one piece. He told me that he waited keep my tooth and show it to his students, because my roots were pointed out to the side, and not strait up, and he was surprised that he got it out without braking it, (lucky for me). However, to me it just looks like a normal tooth, what do you think?

My next appointment is in February and I'm not looking forward to it.

Technorati tags: Wisdom Tooth, Dentist, pain, blood

Fun with Windows Live.

OK, I have not blogged in a long time, and I don't know how long I will continue blogging, but I thought that I would give it another try.

This entry will be a short one. A few days ago I was listening to a podcast, a podcast about windows, Windows Weekly. Well they were talking about, MS Live, and the new Live bata download, you can get it here. Anyway's, today I saw this link in the new Photo Gallery program, "Create Panoramic Photo"; so I thought that I would try it out, and this is what I got.

First, I did my office, it did not work that well, you can see the errors in the picture.

These are the posters that I just put up, in my office

My Family room, with Frodo. This one worked out well.

and the Living room with the front door.

I think I will have some fun with this tool. Now I'm thinking that MS is not that bad, and I might not get a Apple. Well still thinking about it.

Technorati Tags: MS Live , live , photos , panoramic photo , Windows Live Photo Gallery

Just Stuff

The last few days have been long, but things are going well, however I did miss going to the gym (which is not good)
 

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
This past Friday, Rod, Hethos, and I went to see, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. It was not a bad movie; however I was a bit disappointed. I don't want to give anything away, but I felt that the end was a big letdown. And there was less action in this one, then the second, I feel. As usual the effects were amazing, and the pace was good, however I was expecting a bigger action scene at the end. Oh well on to the next summer movie

  5.5/10 it’s just ok
 
Saturday, was a busy day. We first went over to my parent's house at 9am just to say hi. Then we were off to see co-workers of Dan's; she was nice. After that we ran home so that I can meet up with Jim; he was coming over (with his dog) to help me wire up the house (I really did not know what to do, and I did not want to make a mess of things).
Frodo was not happy that the other dog was in the house, and he did not behave well at all. Jim and I managed to get one of the room wired, however we still have to do my office. Later, we had a small BBQ; the stakes were really good.

Oh, and on Sunday, I finally got back to decorating my office. I put up some posters, which brought me back to my childhood.

The Good Bad, and Birds and Bees

Well this has been a bad week. First, last Saturday night my cell phone (O2 Atom) stop working, and it looks like they can’t fix it. Then on Tuesday we woke to find our six year old refrigerator not working and all the food in the freezer had gone bad. Then On Thursday I found myself stuck at work until 9:30pm and missed my Thursday night beach volleyball game (that one was my fault). I hope things get better this week.

Shrek the Third
Last Saturday, We saw Shrek, and I was a bit disappointed. I guess the first two were so good, that this one had a large mountain to climb. The main problem for me was that I did not find myself laughing, and I was a bit bored. The ending was a big letdown, and I felt the movie did not flow well, (what ever that means). Maybe they just ran out of good ideas. I would not say it was a bad movie, but I could have skipped this one
5/10 You can skip this one

Spring has come to our back yard.
Some birds have come and built a nest in one of our trees, I think we should name them. I just a bit worried that the nest is too low, and if Frodo see it, he may not be too happy.

Technorati tags: Shrek the Third, movie, movie reviews, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Justin Timberlake, Eric Idle, Birds, nest, Spring eggs, back yard, evergreen tree

Toronto has become addicted to Facebook

LOL, this is too funny, now I know why there are so many people I know on Facebook.

 Click here to read the article

Technorati tags: Toronto, Facebook, social networking, social network

Pick a Social Cause you believe in

I know that this a cheap ploy, to get more people to use Windows Live Messenger. But I’m using IM Messenger anyways, and it does not hurt me in any way, so I did it. Take a look, and see what you think. (thanks for the link Feli)

Technorati tags: social causes, Windows Live Messenger, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National AIDS Fund, National MS Society, ninemillion.org, Sierra Club, Stop Global Warming, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, UNICEF, Global Warming, AIDS

Spider-man 3

So I saw Spider-man 3 this weekend…. Well… I did not hate it, but I did not love it. So what was done right for me, and what was done wrong?

First the things that were good...
It had a good ending (I will not go into it, but it was good).
The problems that Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) was going though, was well done, and it felt real.
Thomas Haden Church, and James Franco AKA. Sandman & Harry Osborn both acted well.
The effects were amazing.

Now for the bad...
First off the story felt like it dragged.
They did not need both Venom, and Sandman, they could have cleaned up the story, by just having one.
This had to be the worst acting job I have ever seen Tobey Maguire do. There were parts in this movie were I felt uncomfortable watching him, and he looked uncomfortable performing them.

 
Oh well, on to the next movie.

4.5/10 Some will love this film just for being a spider-man movie, but it does not deliver, too bad.

 

Technorati tags: Spider-man 3, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Kirsten Dunst, Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace, movie reviews, movie

Summer Movie Bonanza!!

This summer is going to be a good time for movies for me, weekends full of mindless dribble to watch, I love it. I know there are a lot more, but this is what I can think of right now.

 
Spider-Man 3, May, 4. Ok this is a must see for me. I hope it's as good as it looks.

 
28 Weeks Later, May, 11. I loved the move 28 Days later, and I hope that this one is half as good. If you have not seen 28 Days later, and you like zombies movies you must see that one before going to this one (for all I know this one might suck)

 
Shrek the Third, May, 18. Another must see, I just can't wait to see what they have done.

 
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, May, 25 I need to see the second movie before I go and see this one. Some people told me that the second movie was really bad, and that I should not bother to see it, but now people are saying that this one looks good, so I will take the plunge.

 
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, June, 15. The first one was just ok, but I liked it enough for me to want to see this one. And I just wanted to see how they will introduce the Silver Surfer, and all that he brings. 

 
Evan Almighty, June, 22. Something light and funny, I hope its good, and not just stupid, we will see.

 
Dead or Alive, June, 22. I know, I know, this may be just as bad as Street Fighter with Jean-Claude Van Damme, but I played the game, so my interest is peeked

 
Live Free or Die Hard, June, 27. Yes this is old school, but might be a fun ride.

  
The Transformers, July, 4. Hmm, I hate this movie, but will go and see it anyway's. OK I have a lot to say about this one. I grown up watching the Transformers, so I was happy to hear that this movie was getting made, however, now I don't think this is the Transformers that I remember, and I know I will be upset about that. So I'm hoping that this is just going to be a fun ride, and that is all.

 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, July, 13. I have seen the 3 before this one, so I need to see what happens next.

 
Hairspray, July, 20. This might be fun

 
The Simpsons Movie, July, 27. Another must see for me. hehe

 
Rush Hour 3, August, 10. Blah, I laughed at the first two, so what the heck, I'll go for a third.

 

Technorati tags: Spider-Man 3, 28 Weeks Later, Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Evan Almighty, DOA: Dead or Alive, Live Free or Die Hard, The Transformers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hairspray, The Simpsons Movie, Rush Hour 3, summer movies 2007, movies

I don’t know what to Say

One day we were driving home and decided to take another route home; just so that we could take a look at some of the other houses in our neighborhood. Wile wishing that we were living on the “other side of the tracks” we came across this home, and had to take a picture.

Ok, my first reaction was… “What the hell is that, and what did they do to their place?!” Why would anyone paint characters on their garage door? However later found out that the characters are the Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, so I thought to myself; “That is ok, I think I would do something Canadian, if Toronto got the Olympic Games, or something as big was going on in Canada.

Yet again, a friend of mine said to me that he would be offended if this was done in his neighborhood. He said that we are in Canada, and that we should be backing our own Olympic team, and country, and he feels that this is a slap in the face to him.
Hmm… should I be offended? I don’t know. I might do something to say that my family is from Grenada, if something big was going on in there.

I guess the initial shock of seeing it turned me off, but now that I know what it is, I’m not turned off by it; it’s kind of cute, and funny. However in the fall of 2008 after the Games, if they were my neighbors, I would want it to come down.

 

Technorati tags: Beijing, 2008 Olympic Games, Olympic Mascots, neighbors