LesPaul!

For Christmas this year, all I wanted was an electric guitar. Not just any electric guitar, but an Epiphone LesPaul. I definitely can't afford a Gibson one, nor am I a pro guitar player, so I figured that it would suffice. It's not that I was really settling for an Epiphone or anything, I actually do like it.

This year, my dad and John both pitched in to buy me the guitar. Of course I went out and picked it out myself and played it. The only problem is, it's not Christmas yet, and I'm playing it ALL THE TIME! The amp that I bought is superb. I just need the strength to wrap it and save it for Christmas.

Oh! and of course I named the guitar. His name is Sir LesPaul McCartney. That is right.

Peace, Love, and LesPaul!

Dear GO Train Riders

I really dislike the Go Train. The only reason why I take it is so that I don't get home at 8 at night when I finish work at 5 - 5:30.
Here is my rant:

I am so annoyed with the amount of inconsiderate assholes who ride the GO Train, especially on the Milton Line.
First, boarding the train. I take the train home everyday so I know what to expect. The trains are always full. There is not enough sitting room for everybody, so people are forced to stand or sit on the steps even though it could be considered a hazzard. This goes out to the girl who was saving two seats for her friends on the train. If it's a busy train during rush hour, you can't save seats. If people get on the train before your friends do, well that's too bad for them. I give a big kudos to the man who told her that she can't save seats.

Another thing about boarding the train. I understand that when it's raining outside you don't want to get wet. But PLEASE don't stand in the stairwell where people are trying to get by! And as soon as the train comes, don't push your way to the front of the pack. This one time, I stood out in the rain, because it's harmless. As soon as some people saw the train coming, they ran out of the shelters and stairwells and pushed their way to the front, where I was standing. Some rude and inconsiderate woman went in front of me, and as she was getting on to the train, shook her umbrella behind her. Of course all of the water on her umbrella went on me. Thanks bitch.

To the people who force their way through without saying "excuse me". This morning I took the train into work and was standing on the upper deck. Some girl walks from one end of the cart and pushes her way through, thus pushing me out of the way so that she can get a comfortable seat on the steps. Did she say "excuse me"? No she did not. Did she bother to move her bag out of the way so that people, including myself, wouldn't get hit by it? No she did not. She just rushed to the steps so that she could sit her lazy ass down.

Getting off the train: There is a reason why I wait to be the last person to get off the train. First of all, I don't want to get trampled. Something that REALLY annoys me is people getting off the train and running to the tunnels and sprinting to their cars so that they can escape the traffic of leaving the station. Well sorry, but you're not the only person that wants to get home. Honestly, I wouldn't care if on one of these days, those running bastards trip on the staircase or on the platform. I know it's harsh, but they don't have manners. They are the type of people who push their way to the front all the time. I really don't think they care about the safety of others. Not only am I the last person to get off the train (in the cart I'm in), I also wait until I'm the last person to get into the tunnel so that I don't have to deal with those fuckers. (Excuse my language, I'm annoyed).

Leaving the parking lot/station: I have noticed more of this lately. More and more people are not following the road signs. It seems to me like a lot of these people need to go back to driving school. WHEN YOU SEE A RED SIGN THAT SAYS STOP, YOU HAVE TO STOP! This one asshole had a stop sign, and my mom didn't. (She was driving). He basically forced his way in, which made my mom break suddenly. He gave this 'what the hell are you doing?' look to my mom as if he was right to cut us off.

Honestly, if I could just punch or tell off people I would. My problem is that I'm a pushover, and would not do anything to cause trouble. Now, I feel like I'm at a breaking point, and this commuting is making me go crazy. So please people, for the safety and sanity of myself and others, learn some fucking public transit etiquette.

Thank you, and good night.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

Recently there have been some good and bad stuff happening. I'll start on a high note, the good:

- I have been able to fit in lots of jam time, which is always good! Last night we recorded four videos. So far, just one is up on youtube.

- This morning when I walked into work, I met PATTIE BOYD! If you don't know who she is, go look her up.

- I also got free tickets to see Chris Cornell for tomorrow night! 

- I'm going to Ottawa this weekend

- It's snowing! Snow = snowboarding

The bad:

- Job status = currently employed, but the future is unknown. Thank you failing economy!

- If I happen to lose my job that means that I don't get my LesPaul. If I don't get my LesPaul, I'll be one miserable girl. I won't be able to pay for my RRSPs and GICs and my laptop and all other expenses. 

So here's a plea to the economy. SHAPE UP PLEASE! I NEED MY JOB.

Thank you, and goodnight.

OH BOY!

Two posts in one day, and within the hour! I either have a lot to talk about, or just bored. I think it's more of the latter.  

So as we know, Christmas is coming up! I know that I'm excited. I already made a list of things to buy my closest peeps, as well as my own list for the half-breed Kris Kringle that we have every year. Of course Christmas is not only about the gifts, but I do enjoy getting things for the people I love.

Next item, big purchases!

I finally got my snowboard with bindings and boots! I'm so ready for snow to come so that I can go out and play! 

I bought a plane ticket to Ottawa for a weekend coming up! Driving a lame and takes too long.

Next on the list, would be my LesPaul. He's waiting for me in Long and McQuade. I held him about 2 months ago. I should probably stop by and visit before my heart gets broken because some 15 year old punk kidnapped him from me.

I was thinking of getting an SLR camera, but I'm not sure how necessary that would be for me right now. It would be good to have when I go on trips... Definitely planning those!

And finally, as mentioned earlier, I want a Mac. I'm sick of PCs ruining my life, and lets not forget the cool shit that could be done with Macs.

I wish that I won some kind of monetary prize. Even $10,000.00 would be good just to satisfy my greedy needy purchases.

Peace for today.

P.S. I'm happy that Obama was elected President to our Neighbours to the South.

Designing on Hold... AGAIN

Just when I was starting to kind of come up with a design for my site, I can't go on. Not because of design fart as mentioned before... well it's not as much as a factor this time, but because of the damn Creative Suite. 

At the current moment, I am without any kind of Creative Suite. Recently I was given Adobe Web Premium CS4 from Awards Night at Humber. I was told to remove whatever CS3 software I had because it would screw everything up. So, as instructed I removed all of my CS3. Whilst installing the CS4, well let's just say that I'm having issues and it's taken two days so far. Here's to hoping that tonight it'll work. I let it install last night when I went to sleep because I refused to wait another two hours. I will see when I get home. 

But yeah, anyway my desktop computer is busted and I'm both lazy and cheap to do anything about it.

Computers (well, PCs) are evil. When the opportunity comes, I'm investing in a Mac.

I AM THINKING...

BRIGHT!

I am playing Sudoku from a Sudoku book and listening to one of the musical loves of my life. If you guess the band, album, and current song, I will give you a sour key! I have a tub of sour keys on my desk. Healthy eating.

That is all.

Peace, Love, and Sudoku

Design Fart!

I am sitting in front of a computer and trying to come up with a design for my website.  Of course when I start something, I don't like it. I mean, the concept is there, it's just the outcome that looks like ass. I am living with a condition. This condition is "Design Fart". This has been happening to me since high school! Well, I wouldn't say that design fart has been happening since then, because I wasn't much of an "artistic student" besides my photography in OAC. But by then, I was already 18. I'm going off topic here... Okay, well yeah. Since high school, especially for presentations and projects, I'd have these sick ideas, but I could never showcase them. I didn't know how to. That is what is happening to me now! I wonder if it's just lack of motivation, or not having the right tools for what I want to do, or if I'm just not good enough. Who knows. Maybe I'll be able to create that look that I want, and I'll stop being gassy in the design world.

Going completely off topic now, I'm voting today! You should too. 

Another topic, the mysterious jam sessions have been quite a success. Would you believe me if I said that our jam sessions are up on the internet? Well they are. Not the whole sesh obviously, but certain made up songs are! This was just in a span of 24 hours. Do not ask to hear it though, because I think that we should work our stuff and make it sound better. Y'know, a little finess and more song writing.

That's it for now.

Peace, Love, and Jam