tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:14:36 +0000http://losricos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (LosRicos)Blogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-764818031867473635Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:10:00 +00002008-03-17T11:13:54.516-05:00This part of my blogging life is still dead. For academic purposes, I've started another blg located here called "Blogging Because I Should". This new blog will likely be more focused on world issues and events, with the occasional new thought or idea mixed in. If you want to read it, cool. If not, that's cool too.http://losricos.blogspot.com/2008/03/im-back-sort-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-7989722849855036643Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:32:00 +00002007-07-10T20:38:44.367-05:00All spelling errors aside, it's true this time. I'd say more, but I think all three of you who read this understand.Ladies and gentlemen, LosRicos has left the building.1997 - 2007Ten years ain't half bad.http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/07/its-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-2710778673930118499Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:21:00 +00002007-07-02T20:21:37.648-05:00I don' t think you're ever too old for it. Especially when TheWife™ had never gone. Consider this a practice run before my Cottage Week vacation on the French River. We don't have to sleep outside-- I just think it'll be easier as there are 13 confirmations so far. Besides, I don't mind sleeping and whizzing outside. S'all good. Actually, I'd like to go on a "real" camping trip at some http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/07/backyard-camping-i-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LosRicos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-8124888576857325882Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:13:00 +00002007-06-29T19:16:10.674-05:00Mingle2 - Online DatingThis one really caught my eye, and is a nice reprieve from what has become the Facebook mayhem of donkey dung. So rated PG. Shitty. But sure beats the hell out of G (HA HA Daejin)http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/06/mingle-2-online-dating-this-one-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-8039062109985092237Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:45:00 +00002007-06-26T20:46:50.208-05:00As some of you may know (I believe I've likely talked about it enough), I'll be going on a cottage trip towards the end of July (19th, to be exact). This is an annual affair that I haven't been able to attend in four years. Now comes lucky number 5 (?). This year's turnout promises to be pretty large. As such, TheWife™ and I went out today and bought a new tent. Tents have come a long way http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/06/new-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LosRicos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-1767293615501490552Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:45:00 +00002007-06-18T21:01:21.486-05:00Like any good music store, the iTMS will have sales. I jumped on the opportunity and downloaded three albums. What seems to be most listened to at this point is Foo Fighters most recent offering-- Skin and Bones. The 15 tracks on this album are all live acoustic tracks recorded live at the Pantages theatre in LA. I've always been a fan of their acoustic work, and this album exemplifies it allhttp://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/06/good-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-3614149818202917285Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:09:00 +00002007-06-11T23:09:34.893-05:00Listening to:Tarantula from the album "Tarantula - Single" by Smashing PumpkinsIt's all about my personally felt obligation to put something on the blog. It's what brings me back here each time. Suffer with me. There's actually quite a lot for me to talk about.I downloaded the full season of Heroes, after the barrage of praise the show got from those around me who'd actually seen it. I'd http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/06/i-should-put-something-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-9209309789709441990Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:02:00 +00002007-06-03T10:02:31.777-05:00It does seem that way, doesn't it? I actually get around to writing on the blog about once every weekend. Granted, that's about to change since this is my last weekend off for a while-- so maybe Monday's or Tuesday's? Ultimately, the goal is to write two or three times a week. A goal that seems to get stymied on a weekly basis by several mitigating factors ranging from time constraints to nothttp://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/06/is-this-weekly-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-921410478424599472Sun, 27 May 2007 01:47:00 +00002007-05-26T20:47:57.799-05:00Damn.I spent the better part of my day today going through the forbidden closet. It's been sealed off to outsiders, nay everyone since I've lived here. Contained in this sacred domain was MY LIFE before adulthood. It was quite disturbing going through everything. Not only did I find all my old high school student cards, I also found a lifetime supply of greeting cards, letters, and other http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/that-was-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-2071323852987722183Mon, 21 May 2007 01:55:00 +00002007-05-20T20:56:02.500-05:00I don't know if I ever mentioned it, so I'm going to today. The reason? Because it was thrown in my face for the umpteenth time. Hong Kong actors got it made. I doubt many of you have paid much attention to Hong Kong cinema. If you have, then you'll notice something-- it's always the same freakin' actors. What's more, these actors also dominate the TV scene as well. There's this one http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/pop-culture-quickie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-5296535526223968424Sun, 20 May 2007 02:51:00 +00002007-05-19T21:51:28.254-05:00Two sleeps until I find myself back at the office. How drôle. It's a good thing Ottawa took the series TODAY against Buffalo, as Cloudie and Grindy are probably somewhere over the Atlantic right now, on the way to France. They'll likely only miss one game of the Stanley Cup Final. That rolls off the tongue quite nicely, really.I'll be happy once Stanley gets nestled into the bosom of the Sens.http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/at-half-point.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-2770631277533759646Thu, 17 May 2007 23:49:00 +00002007-05-17T18:49:41.043-05:00Sometimes I think I'm smart. Let's examine this idea a little more closely. I'll be honest and say there I times when I sit in my overused heap of a chair, waiting for my girth to eventually crush it's tired legs. While I sit, I stare blankly at my internet browser of choice (currently sitting with firefox, but it changes every now and then). The internet, and this whole idea of Web 2.0 and http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-is-it-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-4828142440720265815Sun, 13 May 2007 23:53:00 +00002007-05-13T18:54:10.524-05:00No need to talk hockey. Ottawa is awsome. 'nuff said.Writing lengthy emails is non-conducive to my blogging lifestyle. I've been writing a series of novellas to a couple of friends of mine over the past couple of weeks, which I have found has overused my blogging voice. It's all going to my personal correspondences.It's not like my linking to it will generate him any traffic, but I will http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/whats-my-motivation-mr-deville.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-88059727263513506Tue, 08 May 2007 21:15:00 +00002008-12-09T16:37:51.043-05:00So yeah. Pretty sick. A veritable poopcano™ (I stole this from Kyle) out of the upper and lower major orifices. I think I'm finally on the mend, though. I haven't been this sick in a long time. It was similar to the second time I got food poisoning in Nanning. Not to regale you with my poop adventures, but today I find myself pooped out. There's nothing left. The mighty Mississippi ran http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/05/sick-as-dog-but-able-to-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (LosRicos)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-4141252897945505295Tue, 01 May 2007 04:16:00 +00002008-12-09T16:37:51.280-05:00As Grindy so kindly reminded me this evening, while we were watching a tough win for Ottawa at his place, I have been neglecting my blog for a week. Really, it's all a matter of priorities. During blogfest, my priority was to try and pull off a full 28 days of blogging. I met success, and so I was able to move on. In fact, I met success, plus a day. This past week my priorities were spendinghttp://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/just-some-breathing-room.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-1932296150566673414Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:02:00 +00002007-04-24T13:02:11.769-05:00I've decided to move my 38Gigs of mp3s from my external drive to my local drive. I'm still waiting. It's taking quite a while, really. I went through all my RSS feeds and even commented on a forum and yet I still find time to write this blog entry. It's scary to think that a 30gig iPod wouldn't be sufficient for me MP3 needs.I played Space Colony a little more last night. Well, actually, I http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/just-killing-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-1182292830888792566Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:15:00 +00002007-04-23T16:15:04.316-05:0028 Days later, and I still haven't been attacked by zombies. Despite what you might think, this completely sucks. I want to flex my zombie stomping skillz. I digress.So it appears that my 28 days hasn't gone out with more than just being personally rewarding. If you didn't scope the comments from yesterday, a one Cassidy Summers, left his thoughts. Knowing that a complete stranger is http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/and-so-it-ends-28-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-5651721139161891266Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:09:00 +00002007-04-22T22:09:51.810-05:00I lost. You know I did. No one ever wins against traffic. The City of Toronto misinformed it's citizens and visitors. The Gardener Expressway wasn't supposed to be closed until this evening, you lousy bunch of liars. As such, I spent an entire hour on Lakeshore Boulevard, and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty. It blows my mind how the City of Toronto was once considering doing away with thehttp://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/daxiong-vs-lakeshore-27-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-8872377175849320376Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:33:00 +00002007-04-21T19:33:32.969-05:00I woke up this morning to find a gob of drool stuck in the corner of my mouth. You know you're old when...As sad and depressed as this makes me, I think I've grown out of Nine Inch Nails. I was giving the album a short walk-through, but nothing caught my attention. Nothing made me think "hey, this is a great album." Maybe I'm just not in the right mindset to truly enjoy the album, but it's http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-need-bib-26-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-7884784823394281745Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:52:00 +00002007-04-20T17:06:22.160-05:00When the Lion King made it's way as a musical, I could understand the reason behind it's success. The movie was a musical after all. Easily adaptable with fancy costumes. It worked.Later, with the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, something strange happened. Someone thought it would be a great idea to turn that into a musical as well. Mistake. It bombed. I originally thinking http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/no-comment-25-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-8326705402684524123Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:44:00 +00002007-04-19T20:59:33.500-05:00The Sun. Yes. It's finally here.Quick factoid. The average amount of actual sunshine at this point in the month of April is somewhere near the 130 hour figure. This year, try 33. Have you been kind of moody lately? I think you now may know why.I worked from home today. A bolt wasn't tightened, and my belt came off almost as soon as I hit the 401. I lost power, and the engine temperature http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/it-finally-came-back-24-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-8973477304516585987Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:40:00 +00002007-04-18T18:40:40.804-05:00I worked from home today. It was awesome. Funnily enough, I believe I'm more productive at home than I am while at work. I seem to get a lot more done without even trying. Going to work is just too distracting I guess. No need to discuss hockey today. We all know how it's going to end. If you think it's with a Sens loss, you're sadly discombobulated. I don't talk about television very http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/another-day-at-home-23-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-9141922346213934980Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:55:00 +00002007-04-17T20:55:54.056-05:00I'm not going to knock those who scrapbook. I think bloggers are scrapbooking in their own way. Especially when the start adding photos and other various media. Today I decided to rebuild my .mac account. I really haven't done much with it since I came back from China, although I think much has happened. More photos were taken. Overall, I believe this to be a worthwhile project.Also http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/time-to-rebuild-22-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-2888644958349629400Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:10:00 +00002007-04-16T13:10:54.380-05:00When Section-9.ca was still operational, both TheRoss and I had a listing on our respective blogs for Last.Fm that showed what we had most recently listened to. Since we mutually decided to close it's doors, my Last.Fm account has remained pretty dormant. Despite my lack of usage, AudioScrobbler has continued running on my computers since that time. AudioScrobbler is what told Last.Fm what we http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/lastfm-does-it-again-21-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34644206.post-5410418506097762489Mon, 16 Apr 2007 01:55:00 +00002007-04-15T20:55:59.040-05:00There isn't a much better way to celebrate a birthday in April, then with a solid playoff victory. TheRoss is indeed the lucky birthday boy. I, am for the first time in a long time, am impressed with the grit and determination of a one Daniel Alfredsson. I've never seen him play his heart out before. Giving hits, taking hits, and scoring during the playoffs is certainly unusual for this team http://losricos.blogspot.com/2007/04/they-have-thirst-20-of-28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Richard)0