Thong Generation

Nice Touch With The Silver Hair "Dru Hill"

I was having a discussion with a friend last week and somehow the topic of underwear came up - thongs in particular. This friend, who has a lot of older male co-workers was talking about how all of them were obsessed with thongs and thought they were the best thing ever, whereas for me, the thong just doesn't really do it, and I think it is because I have been de-sensitized to it.

People from generations older than myself always find it taboo or something sexy, because they weren't exposed to the thong in the same way I have been. I'm from the thong generation (hell we even had a song about it - fuck you Sisqo). Going up through high school and all throughout university, thongs seemed to be the popular choice for girls. If a girls pants were riding down low (intentionally or unintentionally) and you caught a glimpse, chances are she was wearing a thong as her underwear of choice. When you're exposed to a lot of thongs in your life, they just don't seem like much of a big deal to you. So if a girl was all like "oh hey I'm wearing a thong for you", I'd be all like, "awesome", but in reality I would be thinking "so what"?

How about my readers? Am I the only one who doesn't think of a thong as a big deal or is it a generational thing like I suspect? I'm interested in your thoughts on this one.

Non-Angry Blog

Not a normal pee'd off blog, just wanted to write and mention that I'm one team closer to the dream of seeing all the Major League Baseball teams play in their home stadiums...only 25 to go!

Actually, while I'm here I might as well make a brief comment on something I observed. While driving on the Outer Ring Road everyday, just before the Thorburn Road turnoff heading East there is always a traffic jam, and I think I know the reason. There are traffic cameras set up there and for some reason people get the impression that they are radar guns or police cameras and if you go fast you'll get a ticket. This is not the case people, so please drive at least 100 km/h in this area instead of creating a backlog of traffic every morning!

I thank you for your time.

Modern Paving

I was in bed this morning in the wee hours, enjoying a good dream, when suddenly someone starts ringing our doorbell frantically and knocking on it as well. I have no idea what time it is at this point, but the way they were doing it made it seem like the friggin' Nazi Zombie Apocalypse was happening. I looked at my phone and it was 7 am. By this time William had gone downstairs to answer the door and it was Modern Paving saying we needed to move our cars because they were going to start the curb soon. Not only did we have to unexpectedly get out of bed to move them, we had to move them off the cul de sac entirely!

A nice letter saying they were going to be back on Monday to finish the job would have been nice. They were able to leave a notice that the power was going to be off last Monday when they started the job. The time gap in itself is frustrating. They dug up the entire cul de sac last Monday and left the equipment there. When I woke up on Tuesday and it was a bright sunny day I assumed they were going to finish the job, but nope they came and picked up the equipment and left the road in shambles for an entire week.

The whole experience has me hating on Modern Paving right now. It would have made such a smaller impact to just dig it one day, fill it the next, but nope they had to drag it out and then abruptly wake up the entire neighbourhood today - so I'm pretty sure everyone is cursing on them today, it's just that I'm doing it publically!

Why the Canada Post Strike Doesn't Impact Me

Some people are definitely going to be impacted by the Canada Post strike that is currently happening. Some people still rely on them to deliver cheques, bills, and other important pieces of mail. Me on the other hand? I've embraced and submersed myself into the digital age and basically I have very little need for Canada Post. All my bank statements are online, all my utility bills are online and I receive my paychecks through direct deposit. Basically all Canada Post delivers to me is junk mail from credit card companies and flyers from stores that I never look through because they are also available online!

Canada Post needs to be careful though. If this strike goes on too long, they have the potential to lose a lot of business. All those people who are currently depending on them are going to NEED to find other options. They're going to start signing up to receive their bills online and start requesting direct deposits, because they will have no other way of getting their essential information. And if they want to send a parcel or package, well they're going to start using the other courier companies such as Fed-Ex or UPS.

Because of this blog, I'm expecting that Canada Post is going to abduct me ala Kramer on Seinfeld when he refused to accept his mail and Wilford Brimley threatened him. So if you don't hear from me after this, you know where I am - at the bottom of Lake Ontario in a mail bag - or have been brainwashed and am now working for Canada Post (without the cushy pension though).

In summary while I am in no way impacted by the Canada Post strike it would certainly be in their best interest to end it quickly, before people start realizing they have no need for it either!

Rap When It Makes No Sense

I once again apologize for the lack of blogging, but I am hoping to pick it up again relatively soon, perhaps after I get back from Toronto.

I was watching MuchMoreMusic the other night because it seems to be the only music station left that actually spends any time showcasing music videos, and Katy Perry's E.T. came on. I had heard this song on the radio many times, and it was kind of catchy and I'm ridiculously hot for Katy Perry so I kept it on. While I should have been focusing on how she even looks attractive as an alien, I was frustrated by other things in the video...namely Kayne West's part.

In the radio version there is no Kayne, and I personally have nothing against Kayne (except that he's a gay fish), but what I do have issue with is when random rap parts get thrown into songs for no reason. I have attached the link below for you to watch and judge for yourself, but it's not the right fit at all. He is just randomly floating through space and his part really doesn't gel well with the rest of the song. It's like it was never planned but they just said at the last minute "hey maybe we should get some Kayne in this video to make it more culturally diverse".

It annoys me to no end when I see things like this. It really ruined the whole Katy Perry video experience for me...which is extremely difficult to do. For anyone who reads this and shares my opinion I ask that you leave some more examples of songs where this has happened if you can think of them!

All For Not

I've been finding it hard lately to come up with topics I want to blog about, which explains why I haven't written in almost a month, but I figure the election results require some commentary.

I don't want to take anything away from the accomplishment of Jack Layton and his NDP party, because we witnessed an impressive piece of history on Monday night, however as the expression goes, it is all for not.

Layton became the official opposition which means he gets access to extra resources, however he still has absolutely no power or influence. With Stephen Harper getting a majority government, the opposition has no power, so those 103 seats the NDP have in the House of Commons are impressive, but do not mean anything in the grand scheme of things.

I feel bad for them too, because without an opportunity to show what they can do, they will lose their momentum. We will not have another election for 4, possibly even 5 years and by that time the NDP will be back to their "normal" status. They had 60 seats in Quebec, they will not repeat that effort, especially since the Parti Quebecois (a separatist party) is supposed to take Provincial power again soon, therefore the separatist movement may return, much to the dismay of the 3 major Canadian federal parties. So basically what I'm saying is that Jack Layton's 100+ seats are going to be wasted. He needed a Conservative minority in order to have any influence and be able to continue to build his momentum. But his momentum is what caused the Conservative majority.

I often said throughout the election that the NDP is surging by stealing voters from the Liberal Party. It is too big of an ideological shift to go from voting Conservative in one election to voting NDP in another, therefore people who usually voted Liberal, myself included, voted NDP. This split in the "left-wing" vote allowed the Conservatives to pick up many seats in Ontario, which helped win them the election.

The Liberals and NDP can stay their separate ways, or they can join forces. The Conservatives are a conglomerate of several right-wing parties and perhaps the Liberals and NDP should do the same sort of thing. The Liberal Democrats has a decent ring to it. However if the NDP make the mistake of thinking they can sustain this popularity on a go forward basis then they are mistaken, and it will lead to the resurgence of the Liberals. Politics works in cycles, and once we are out of this economic downturn people will not be jumping all over the Conservative bandwagon, and the Liberals, possibly under the leadership of Justin Trudeau will regain stature. I predict by 2020 the Liberals will lead the Government of Canada.

So great accomplishment Jack Layton, it really was. But its also a great shame that it probably won't last, and I am sincere in saying that.

Right Man, Wrong Colour

It was inevitable that politicians would try to use the internet to promote themselves more this year than before, but even on the internet Jack Layton does a better job. The twitter accounts of the Liberal and Conservative leaders are so mundane and boring, meanwhile Jack Layton is holding online rally's almost every week. It just shows a different kind of thinking and someone who is in tune with where society is going.

9 Ball, Corner Pocket, Eyes Closed

Jack Layton is a down to earth charismatic guy. It seems everybody loves him, but he will never even come close to being Prime Minister and that's a shame. The guy really gets it. People talk about how they don't trust Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff and half the reason is because they seem so fake. The photo opportunities they do (i.e. Stephen Harper watching cricket with an east Indian family) just add to their problem. They look so out of place and when they try to do "fun things" that just do not match their personality. Layton on the other hand could be seen in a Toronto bar with the common folk celebrating with a beer when Canada won Olympic Gold in hockey in 2010 - he just seems like the common man.

It's too bad he is a New Democrat. The NDP has a lot of good ideas, but also a lot of wild ideas that will be almost impossible to fund, and people realize and are afraid of this. Most people are afraid of change, and while I am skeptical that they can deliver on most of these promises, I wouldn't mind giving them the chance, but not enough people agree with me. If Jack Layton were a Liberal, then I believe he would almost certainly be Prime Minister. But at the same time, good for him for sticking with his principals and sticking by the party he believes in, but he will never lead Canada as the head of the NDP.

So while this blog supported Jack Layton, I will still be voting Liberal - mostly as a strategic move to try to avoid the Conservatives taking the seat in my district, but also because I do agree with most of the Liberal platform.