I hate myself.

You know whats the worst thing ever? Admiting when you are wrong. Im so unbelievably lucky though that I have one of those constitutions where Im rarely wrong... and thats because Ive only slightly miscalculated, which is understandable given that math doesnt work out 100% of the time when youre not paying attention to the problem at hand. Thats the way math is, and usually there is always an out. Like I miscalculated 4 years ago when I thought Britney Spears would always be sane and have hair; I neglected to take into account she is from a hick trailer park in Mississippi.

Now being wrong about John Mayer is what is really bugging me. You see I think John Mayer sucks, . Not that there is anything fundamentally wrong with him, its just that there is just something about these sensitive guitar playing dudes that really bug me, becuase all of them initially do NOT do it for the money necessarily, but ACTUALLY just to sing to chicks while looking deeply and passionately into their eyes, lulling them with lovely dovely lyrics into a completely unguarded and open state of lust, strumming their melodic guitar chords and feinting compassion and doing it only long enough so that they could ultimately get laid later. And that bugs me. Because it works everytime. I hate those guys. Your body is a wonderland? You slimmy smug muthafucker. Ask any girl out there what they think of John Mayer and 90 percent of them would fawn and blush with undo excitement and discuss how adorable he is. BARF. Even Linda was crazy about the guy... to my complete dismay. A completely annoying feeling.

I ripped his Continuum CD though into iTunes becuase it was in the CD library of the Whistler Hotel I stayed at in January (Beyonce was there too, so I took that also). Free is free, like. I never listened to it though; I only ripped it cuz it was available for free. Like, Id rip Ron Artests rap album if it was available for free...

But yesterday this happened. I was listening to my library, set to shuffle , and I ended up getting into a song I really never heard of. I looked it up on the screen. SON OF A WHORE. John frakin Mayer song from his Continuum Album. Gawd damn your John Mayer sneakiness and trickery! Like Adam, I actually shook my fist in the air...

I got sad. Depressed. And to drown myself in the mood, I drank Brandy and I listened to Cat Power the rest of the day...

iPod song of the month

Apple has done it again. With yet another catchy iPod commercial, they outed my favorite band for the last few months. The Fratellis. I dont mind somewhat, because Apple, along with Vivid Entertainment, top my favorite companies list, but Im afraid now that they will get over exposed, something that will be a complete balls up. Songs get absolutely killed when they are overplayed, ie the Vancouver Radio scene. Whcih can be a dear shame because the Fratellis are awesome; a punk influenced Scottish band, with just enough of a twist so its a little different and fresh, their music and songs comes off that they are just in it for the fun and having laugh (r u having a laugh?) Flathead & Chelsea Dagger are the recognizable singles.

Good thing is The Fratellis arent even released in North America yet and wont be until well into March. Calm that tide for the meantime.

Anyways yet another pop culture reference for the time being. Chalk that up under "Brit Rock / Alternative". Aka white music.

And since its Feb 14th, just for today, I also recommend listening to an oldie; "Only You' by Yazoo. Great slow dance /make out tune. Happy Valentines Day.

My Prince Rupert

This is my home town. Most people from PR have already seen this, but I thought Id post it for anyone that still thinks Im from stupid Prince George (hells no). Now youll get to see what Prince Rupert is like, which Zeb will figure out, is almost the same as Powell River.

This youtube video is quite well done actually, he does a good sell job, makes me miss Prince Rupert somewhat, but the narration does have some weaknesses, liker a few refutable facts:

-Trooper's song is not about Prince Rupert, we just pretend it is, just like how we claim AC/DC Thunder Struck, and Snoops Gin n Juice.. (Panas)

- There is no city feel whatsoever, just small town, really. Lets be honest.

-I never once enjoyed the rain or not found it ugly or depressing, thats absolutely delusional, you just got used to it.

He doesnt age

I stayed up till 3am in the morning to watch the Superbowl last nite, for the 3rd straight year. You might be surprised that they show the Superbowl here, but they do, minus the commericals of course, so you can put money in the ING Direct that chicks will definitely not bother watching here. The funny thing is the surreal England-ified broadcast product from ITV... basically its an exact simulcast of the CBS feed, during the game itself (which was totally blurry and hard to see btw, because CBS didnt anticipate the need for window wipers or squeegees on their cameras, STUPID EEYJEETS), but when it comes to breaks, ITV has their own rag tag broadcast and commentary team, featuring English broadcaster Gary Imlach, second rate former Steeler Runningback Merril Hoge, and of all things the former captain of the English Rugby team Martin Johnson. Its like the equivalent of have a NHL Hockey broadcast team of Tony Tanti and Scottie Pippen.

Anyways the highlight by and faar was the halftime show with Prince. Basically the best halftime show I can remember, by far and away. Playing a cover of the Foo Fighters, and kicking Dave Grohl's ass while doing it? Savage and legendary. Even better was closing with Purple Rain, as it was pouring. What I dont get though is how the dude doesnt age at all. He looks the same now as he did when it was 1984! Like whatthehell? Hes 48. I work with two guys who are 48, and they are old with wrinkles, grey hairs and huge potbellies... which is the way you should be when your 48. Unbelievable, really, he probably still wears size 26 pants, which I havent done since grade 10. Lets go Crazy...

More Skating

Im determined to learn how to skate better. If there is one thing that motivates, its being Canadian yet stuck watching some irish guys skate better than you. Everytime I see a random irish punk skate around flawlessly, its that slightly dissappointing feeling like just getting into the shower and then realizing you need to take a shit afterwards. Like why didnt you do it before? I could of learned to play hockey on ice before, but I didnt do anything about it. Now its bad timing.

I had this now delusional impression that there would be no one in small town Dundalk that would be able to skate well. Minus the few imports from Eastern Europe, Nordic Countries, America and Canada, I figured the Irish themselves would be completely shitty. Well I was wronger than Kenny Roger's decision making with his latest cosmetic surgery (he looks chinese now). A vast majority are shitty, a fact that is still quite true, but there are more than a handful that are very good, a reality that completely leaves me baffled and more importantly annoyed. I went to watch the brand new Dundalk Ice Hockey Club practice and train on Wednesday, and with the advanced drills and the howitzer slap shots, they were at about the same level as a decent beer league team. I quickly came to the realization, unless they have a C team, Im not yet ready for that.

So now I have to catch up and work on it. I need to learn to skate backwards faster. Then do backwards cross overs. I need to learn how to do cross overs to the left more carefree. Then learn how to cross over to the right, period. Learn how to hockey stop better. Learn how to transition and get my natural balance. And then, get comfortable with a stick and puck; (after hockey with Wayne, i know now its not like street hockey with a tennis ball and runners on asphalt) Its a long list... but Im truly motivated and also excited about it at the sametime even though at 12 euros a pop, its gonna be expensive (what a rip off! backhome its only 4 bucks). I even went to the first Learn to Play session on Friday nite, a structured skating program with proper coaches. So now I know what to work on... Im trying for at least 3 times a week... Ill tell you how it goes... gotta represent.