Tal Vs. The World - Version 2

Irony

2010-05-30T00:01:00.002-04:00

As I watch HGTV, it always seems to be a requirement that an apartment has a dishwasher. Apparently, it makes for less chores, less housework and more time for other things.Luckily, my apartment has a dishwasher.Unluckily, I do not own enough dishes to fully require the service of a dishwasher.Except to store my wet washed dishes.---Song Of The Moment: Drake - FireworksComment: Can't wait for

History Lesson

2009-12-17T00:55:00.000-05:00

Vincent Chin---Song Of The Moment: Beyonce - HaloComment: Stupid Glee.

2010

2009-12-07T01:07:00.002-05:00

That's nine. Which means I've implicitly signed up for death in 2010.This will make or break me.Let's hope it's not the latter.--On another note, there is definitely nothing quite like reliving things you see in sitcoms. Today, we played some touch football in Battery Park. Just like out of the Friends episode. To keep in spirit, we kept sending someone "deep". To keep in even more spirit, some

Raptors!

2009-11-01T13:06:00.002-05:00

The 2009-2010 season is underway and I have a few quick questions/comments already:1) Huge benefit: they now have both the home and away broadcast available.2) Huge weirdness: they don't play the Canadian commercials. Now, I don't miss the commercials per say, but they keep playing the mind numbing, anger causing elevator music while they wait for the commercials to end.3) Matt Devlin < Chuck

New York, Cell Phone, Drama

2009-09-27T12:07:00.002-04:00

Discovery is a beautiful thing. Realization, on the other hand, can be a slap in the face.Case in point, yesterday, I had an event that made carrying my cell phone inconvenient. As such, I decided that yesterday would be a cell phone free day. Little did I know how attached to my phone I really am.1) Always checking your phone while waiting for public transit. While I knew about this, I never

Bad Apple

2009-09-25T02:03:00.000-04:00

So spoiled. Like a bad apple.---Song Of The Moment: Drake - Best I Ever HadComment: Jen, I hate you for getting this song in my head.

Accounting

2009-09-09T01:25:00.001-04:00

In life, you sometimes have to know when to cut your losses.---Song Of The Moment: Rachel Stevens - Breathe In, Breathe OutComment: None.

Vegas, baby!

2009-09-04T22:18:00.004-04:00

This is how I want Vegas-Oh-Ten to turn out. Plain and simple.---Song Of The Moment: Ne-Yo - Miss Independent

Good quote

2009-08-31T20:09:00.000-04:00

Borrowing this quote I read:When we first meet, I am the nicest guy in the world and willliterally give you the shirt off my back. Unless you screw me over orslight me in some way, in which case I become a petty, vindictivejerk. I'm trying to find some gray in my black-and-white world.---Song Of The Moment: Jay Sean - Down Feat. Lil WayneComment: Peep the special effects.

Back! And it's almost August?!

2009-07-25T02:13:00.002-04:00

Guess who's bizzack??With that, July is almost over and August is here. Simply put, where has the time gone. One blink and a week goes back. Blink a few times, and that's a month. Next thing you know, it's 2010.So what's up? List time? I think so!1) Moving: What a disaster. Still in the old place. Waiting on the new place. Time is a runnin' out. Will there be homelessness in the future? Awesome!

Je suis triste

2009-06-05T21:55:00.001-04:00

The girl is gone.On another note, I have totally cheated my last ten cokes list. There has been a few in the last few weeks. I just have not had time to update, nor has life been kind enough to allow me time and space to note these down. As such, we'll pretend they never happened. Believe me when I say that I have not had more than 2 / week at most. (If even that.)Go Penguins!/ End random rant.--

HK?

2009-05-31T01:14:00.002-04:00

He's right, you know. ---Song Of The Moment: Jin - 想影相\Comment: New mixtape. So ill, it's sick.

Playoffs

2009-05-24T20:31:00.002-04:00

Admittedly, this is one of the more exciting playoff seasons in recent memory. Both the NHL and the NBA have had some great, exciting close games. It's been worth watching even when there is only one team to root for.With Regina as my witness, I totally called the Lebron shot. "3-pointer to win the game. I bet you the NBA scripts this sh*t!" (Yes, I was on a few beers. Exciting game; couldn't

Bitter Post

2009-05-08T01:17:00.003-04:00

In this economy, everyone worries for their jobs. In good times, everyone thinks that their company treats them like crap.The thing is, people complain all the time about their job and they rarely do anything to change the situation.In the bad times, they don't want to because there is a fear of not finding another job. One that they may love, or at least enjoy.In the good times, they look to

Nothing's Up

2009-04-23T23:46:00.002-04:00

List time:Too much stuff goes on in life that I keep waiting for it to end so I can catch my breath. The only problem is, another starts... usually before the first thing has ended. Air!!Beer + NHL playoffs is a natural match. Something is missing if the game is on without the brew. There is an automatic sip the beer right before a faceoff.It's getting nice. Maybe it's time to put away the winter

Old Habits Die Hard

2009-04-10T02:45:00.002-04:00

Every time a website asks for a contact number, it is inevitable that my old Toronto number finds its way into that entry box.The same problem does not seem to occur with addresses and the like.Maybe this explains why girls do not call me back. They have some random Toronto number. :D---Song Of The Moment: 王力宏 - 星期六的深夜Comment: Late to the party.

Don Cherry

2009-04-01T23:20:00.002-04:00

Don, you can't complain about Ovechkin's 50 goal celebration. It was awesome. He's having fun. Don't take this away from hockey. They already got the NFL and NBA.Hockey's better than that and you know it.

Flip flop

2009-04-01T22:06:00.002-04:00

This is an interesting time in my life. My bodily hours are not exactly aligned with anything.During the day, yawns are being suppressed as I pray for the day to end earlier.During the night, my knee shakes with excitement due to all thing things that need to be and can be done the next day.Essentially, my body is never happy. When it's time to sleep, it wants to do stuff. When it's time for

Newness

2009-03-29T01:43:00.002-04:00

As seen on the right, I have added a widget thingy to indicate where my last Coca-colas have been. This will not only help you, the reader, determine if I am actually sticking to my claim, but it will help me, the detoxee, determine if I have truly quit, as I believe and claim.Let it also be on the record that I did not have a coke between that post and now. However, I have been tempted. I

Ugh

2009-03-23T23:01:00.002-04:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Eye_w/_Greg_Gutfeld#Mocking_of_Canadian_Military_controversyIt's easy to make fun when you are sitting at home, I betcha.Too easy to make fun of. Too unfortunate to joke about.This was probably said in jest, but they simply come off as bitter. Certainly, that will make us want to join the next war effort.---Song Of The Moment: Michelle Branch - Goodbye To

Some days...

2009-03-23T21:52:00.000-04:00

I just don't like people.---Song Of The Moment: Asher Roth - I Love CollegeComment: I do.

Habits

2009-03-19T01:40:00.002-04:00

Today I noticed two things while in a meeting room full of people.1) There are a lot of nailbiters in a particular room. It's not particularly attractive.2) Many folks drink Diet Coke. Cancer in a can! Maybe I don't understand taste; how can something so disgusting be consumed by so many people? One guy had three cans in three hours. I wonder if he had to pee.---Song Of The Moment: 吳克群 - 對不起

Quitting

2009-03-16T00:24:00.003-04:00

For the past year or so, I have been working on cutting drastically on one of my many vices. Coincidentally, this happens to one that goes way, way back to the point that this is one of the things people from elementary school remember about me. That vice is coke. (Coca-cola, not... nevermind.)I have had this beverage for as long as I can remember. For a very long time, I was drinking (for the

Quick Sports Thoughts

2009-03-10T22:32:00.002-04:00

Watched Leafs-Islanders and Knicks-Bucks.Quick thoughts:1) Hockey is definitely a multi-person sport to watch. There is no fun to yell out at something that might happen, then look around and realize no one is there to scare or share the excitement with.2) New Yorkers! Larry Hughes was a huge part of the Knicks game. The announcer kept saying "Eww-ughes". Pronounce the damn "H"! "Eww-uge shot by

How to fix Tal's Apple Products

2009-03-08T23:32:00.003-04:00

As some of you may know, I have been rocking iPods in various forms for a long time.I own a 4G iPod, 1G Shuffle, 2G shuffle, and an iPhone. After today's events, I have come to believe that these products are, from a functional standpoint, almost indestructible.My 4G is exhibit A in this conclusion. I have body slammed this phone on two occasions snowboarding. Instead of luckily landing on snow

WSF4

2009-03-03T21:37:00.001-05:00

This is awesome!Quick notes:1) Why do Americans hate their job so much? Why is it so visible that they hate their job? Why do they continue to do it? There was always this concept of the American dream. How come so many look miserable?2) Shoes are awesome. Pictures soon.3) The Raptors break my heart. I don't understand why they are so frustrating. Well, I do. I don't understand why I continue to

Chris Brown

2009-02-17T01:20:00.001-05:00

It's in Urban Dictionary!. This is awesome!Toronto was cool. Everyone knows what happened. No recap. Too bad.---Song Of The Moment: 吳克群 - 對不起Comment: Sorry!

Derrick Rose

2008-12-09T00:28:00.000-05:00

Not since the days of Iverson and Hardaway:

Firing Sam Mitchell.

2008-12-05T23:31:00.001-05:00

It was a bad idea to fire him midseason.Putting it here on record.---Song Of The Moment: The Cynic Project - Start the DanceComment: None.

NH

2008-12-05T11:32:00.002-05:00

Just putting the link here for future reference:And, like anything, "use it in a sentence". (Yes, he used "pause" instead. That's professionalism.---Song Of The Moment: Ludacris - One More Drink Feat. T-PainComment: Theatre of the Mind. It's hot. Check out the video.

Quickies

2008-12-03T00:04:00.003-05:00

Just some quick thoughts I had today:1) Urinal etiquette. I don't understand though who have a wide stance. Their toes peek into my area. It makes me want to pee on their shoe._______ | ________| 1 | | | 2 |------- | --------There is clearly enough space as proven by my drawing above.2) Bowl games. College bowl games: there are like 30 of them. They get some trophy. But... who's the

Happy Hour

2008-12-02T00:38:00.002-05:00

From Urban Dictionary1. happy hour Where the worst selling and nastiest tasting alcoholic beverages are sold for half price to a bunch of alcoholics too drunk to notice. ---Happy hour. It's one of those things that is immediately interpreted as an alcoholic's activity. However, one could see it as the celebration of another hard day's work. 10 hours of hard work can be reflected upon with good

In Love!

2008-11-29T13:40:00.003-05:00

This post is to profess my newfound love. Oh, it was obvious to all that there was a strong attraction to begin with. I am ashamed to deny it now, but I resisted; resisted the temptation of your love, your protection, and your comforting touch.You were there every morning to say hi. Wrap me up in a warm hug that, no matter what would happen on that day, let me know that everything would be okay.

November Thought Snippets

2008-11-12T01:34:00.004-05:00

Two quickies.One: earlier in the NBA season, I debated about NBA league pass. Last season, splitting it with Matt made more economical sense. On the last day, I ended up taking the plunge alone. 1.1) Getting every game is fantastic. There is nothing like kicking back and watching a bunch of games simultaneous AND back-to-back.1.2) This would be easier to enjoy if the looming spectre of the CFA

Brontosaurus Ribs!

2008-09-14T00:22:00.002-04:00

Man, the past week could not have been better.The good stuff, I will not share. Instead I will talk about the steak.First, the crowd: Mike Le's fateful return from abroad and his birthday necessitated a celebration of sorts. Hannah, Melissa, Melissa (not a typo), Ruthson, Matt, Michael and Eric made it out for dinner.But more importantly, the steak. At Ben & Jack's (free plug). Funny thing, I've

Misnomer

2008-08-17T17:14:00.003-04:00

Random musings:1) Food Network's Throwdown, we clearly heard them say 'fuck'. Is this a new age in television? 'Fuck' is now okay to say on TV? Is there some sort of rule? Is one boob allowed now? Clearly, there was no memo passed out to me.2) "Head Over Heels" - Isn't this a misnomer? My head is always over my heels. A little research on the universally (or maybe just socially) recognized

Where are you now?

2008-08-14T00:13:00.002-04:00

The Olympics have been on, in case you haven't noticed. While watching said Olympics, we have been inundated with shots of Americans, i.e. Michael Phelps and George Bush.With all of these PR shots of the president, it got me thinking. (Uh oh)Everywhere we look, people are making fun of the guy. However, he was re-elected! Where are the 50.7% of the people who voted for him? Did every member of

Another story

2008-06-23T00:22:00.002-04:00

Five second story.Imagine two people walking down the street towards one another.In Toronto, the protocol (to my knowledge) is to move to the right and let each other pass.In New York, the protocol (to my knowledge) is to play chicken with one another until one person moves at the last second.In Toronto, the number of occurrences is quite small.In New York, this happens for the ENTIRE STRETCH

Messed up.

2008-06-11T23:16:00.002-04:00

Story 1:I'm at work.Going to the bathroom, minding my own business.A glow emits from the crotch of the gentleman next to me.I think he... was.. texting. While using the urinal.I will never borrow his phone.Story 2:I'm getting my hair cut.The barber asks me how I want it.I say "#2, thin out the top".He cuts it.I ask him to thin it out some more.He cuts it shorter, to the point where my head is

Bye bye Rogers.

2008-06-11T01:26:00.003-04:00

For as long as I can remember, I have been making uncool payments to Ted's corporation. This time, it is not Mosby's, but instead, Rogers'. Starting now, I am no longer tied to a Canadian carrier. About freaking time!Now about my American contract. I don't want to talk about it. It's not the same. There is email, and txt, and it's more expensive.*sigh*I'll be paying some sort of carrier for the

Baller

2008-06-04T01:31:00.002-04:00

Tiger is something else. The link above is SI's Fortunate 50, essentially how the baller-ist athletes roll.Tiger. Phil(?!) Br0n-Br0n.Tiger has made $800 million in his career.First is shock and awe. Second is: how much has Nike made from Tiger?!Bah.---Song Of The Moment: Jay Chou - SilenceComment: Everyone is sleeping. This song seemed appropriate.

Memories

2008-06-03T01:24:00.004-04:00

"Now let me take a trip down memory lane" - Nas (actually Biz Markie)This was awesome. I'm not even acknowledge anything to the contrary.Fly kicks next.---Song Currently Playing: Counting Crows - Angels Of The SilencesComment: Storytellers. Good old Youtube.

Sheep!

2008-06-01T23:54:00.002-04:00

I admit it. I am sheep. Seeing other people blog regularly makes me want to do it.Alas, there is no time. Maybe I will moblog! Probably not.Quick recap of the weekend:Saturday: Haircut + beer. At the SAME TIME. What a cool concept. Saturday was a dud. Jay was supposed to meet up with a friend. They went MIA. By the time we figured it out, we lost all notion of leaving the house. Which meant more

Awkward

2008-05-28T01:45:00.001-04:00

So in stalking my friends blogwise, I find out that I am linked on more than zero blogs.That's weird and not so cool.The joke's on them, I never update!---Song Of The Moment: Augustana - Sweet & LowComment: Look, I don't have time for new music. Yet. It will happen soon. I will spend a weekend in central park, with a bunch of allergy pills and my iPod. I will OCD-ily rank all the new songs I hear

New York Update

2008-05-19T23:04:00.001-04:00

The city is fucking busy. I always thought that, as the weather warmed up, more people would choose to walk. As such, the subway would then be less crowded. Nope. That's not the cae, whether it be tourists (at 8:30?!), families (damn strollers), or the usually commuters (damn newspapers), something or someone is jabbing something into you. Thankfully, my commute is two stops. At times, it feels

Pretty Kind of Sure They Took All Of It

2008-04-01T01:08:00.003-04:00

These past few weeks have been a rude awakening in the global world.This time last year, I found myself seeing only red and white Canadian. Since then, my travels have included Europe and settling in New York. Now, I have since completed my US Federal taxes, NY State taxes, New York City taxes (really?!).In trolling for information to find what very select, painful group I fit into, I stumbled

NYC Night

2008-03-30T03:28:00.002-04:00

Tonight was interesting.It's almost 4 AM, so it's going to be short and sweet. No bar type story. At least not as I plan this entry in my head. If my fingers end up typing out the full story, so be it.To lead off: Kill me now. Vince Carter a leader? Really? (Channeling his reaction to the MVP chants of Chris Bosh in last year's playoffs)Second hole: We went to a bar called Fat Black Pussy Cat. I

Work On The Weekends...

2008-03-02T12:31:00.002-05:00

... pretty much equals a 16 day week.The problem is not:the disappearance of all physical activitythe lack of proper nutritionthe propensity to drinkthe now mythical social lifethe unhealthy dependence on caffeineInstead, it's the never ending stench of work that is around you. You can't carry on a real conversation without drifting your thought back to work. I was making a todo list in the

Work

2008-02-08T23:11:00.000-05:00

Work is a funny thing. It's like the saying about women: "Can't live with them, can't live without them"Work might well be a woman. You don't have a job, you are a bum and it sucks. You have a decent job and it sucks your essence. Maybe it's just me. I think about my job constantly. Is that even healthy? Personally, I'd rather have a job than no job; too much work then no work. Of course, I'm

That CD

2008-02-08T00:06:00.000-05:00

Happy Chinese New Year.This post is about that CD. Or those CDs. Or, those songs.This is about that set of music in your collection that doesn't get airplay because you played them out once in your lifetime. Maybe twice. You can't bear to get rid of them because, well, they brought back an entire era of your life back. Yet, for that very reason, it doesn't not rank high on the playlist. Who wants

Busted!

2008-01-27T00:23:00.001-05:00

I've been found!I can't believe someone found this. Heck, I can't believe I'm still being linked to by anyone. Nevertheless, when reminded, I realize that I used to really enjoy posting on here. As mentioned earlier, everything here will be drama free so nothing about anyone will be posted. Yes, it's boring. Too bad. You all know who you are that ruined it.So, I see that I lasted posted in August

Ikea

2007-08-19T00:51:00.000-04:00

So I've had (and having) a nightmare of a time with Ikea. Delivery originally scheduled for Thursday.. no delivery. I waited around all day Thursday waiting on a call/buzzer that never happened. Of course, a call can never happen when I didn't have my cell phone! Friday morning, I yelled/argued/had a gentlemanly discussion with the Ikea staff in their terrible execution of said delivery. Luckily,

NYC: First Post

2007-08-15T17:02:00.000-04:00

I have arrived. Sort of.Physically, I am obviously here. And when I say physically, I literally mean just myself. The furniture, not so much. The rest of the clothes, not so much. The wine opener, still in transit.The point is, while I have been here for a week, I have not settled in. Owing mostly to the lack of a cell phone and the lack of furniture, the lack of the former prevents me from

Moving.

2007-08-07T01:07:00.000-04:00

There is something slightly trumatic with the process of moving permanently. Trauma may be a negative term, but it definitely changes you when you realize that you have to pack up and go.Co-op at Waterloo has given me the experience of moving many times. To different cities, homes, and jobs. Through all of this though, there was the root. "Home home": the place I spent my formative years; the

Guy Rules

2007-07-17T02:39:00.001-04:00

Courtesy of Bill Simmons:0. Pay up when you owe somebody money1. Don't operate the remote control at someone else's house, unless they give it to you. (I break this one religiously)2. Don't ask to borrow a porn movie under any circumstances.3. Don't even think about hooking up with a friend's ex-girlfriend or sister.4. When you're sharing a bed with another guy, sleep as far away from him as

China Economy

2007-06-18T15:36:00.001-04:00

Chinese GoodsThere has been some fallout over Chinese manufactured goods in the past few weeks, focusing upon non-people/pet friend goods in people/pet goods. Namely, contaminated pet food and fake toothpaste.What does this mean in the world economy?Two thoughts. The first will be an erosion of confidence in Chinese manufactured goods by the end-user. This in turn will drive manufacturers to make

Version 2

2007-06-18T15:24:00.000-04:00

Back.Post Convocation, it's evident that the previous posts must be purged. (They are somewhere... don't you worry.)Still debating whether to be politically correct or pull no punches. We'll see.