LosRicos Presents...

I'm back.. sort of.

2008-03-17T11:10:00.004-05:00

This 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.

It's true.

2007-07-10T20:32:00.000-05:00

All 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.

Backyard Camping I go.

2007-07-02T20:21:00.001-05:00

I 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

2007-06-29T19:13:00.000-05:00

Mingle2 - 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)

New Toys

2007-06-26T20:45:00.001-05:00

As 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

Good stuff.

2007-06-18T20:45:00.000-05:00

Like 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 all

I should put something here.

2007-06-11T23:09:00.001-05:00

Listening 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

Is this a weekly thing?

2007-06-03T10:02:00.001-05:00

It 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 not

That was me?

2007-05-26T20:47:00.001-05:00

Damn.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

A pop-culture quickie.

2007-05-20T20:55:00.000-05:00

I 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

At the half-point.

2007-05-19T21:51:00.001-05:00

Two 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.

What is it, really.

2007-05-17T18:49:00.001-05:00

Sometimes 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

What's my motivation Mr. Deville?

2007-05-13T18:53:00.000-05:00

No 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

Sick as a dog, but able to blog.

2007-05-08T16:15:00.001-05:00

So 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

Just some breathing room.

2007-04-30T23:16:00.001-05:00

As 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 spending

Just killing time.

2007-04-24T13:02:00.001-05:00

I'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

And so it ends. (28 of 28)

2007-04-23T16:15:00.001-05:00

28 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

DaXiong Vs. Lakeshore (27 of 28)

2007-04-22T22:09:00.001-05:00

I 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 the

I need a bib (26 of 28)

2007-04-21T19:33:00.001-05:00

I 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

No comment. (25 of 28)

2007-04-20T16:52:00.001-05:00

When 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

It finally came back. (24 of 28)

2007-04-19T17:44:00.001-05:00

The 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

Another Day at Home. (23 of 28)

2007-04-18T18:40:00.001-05:00

I 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

Time to rebuild. (22 of 28)

2007-04-17T20:55:00.001-05:00

I'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

Last.Fm does it again (21 of 28)

2007-04-16T13:10:00.001-05:00

When 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

They have the thirst (20 of 28)

2007-04-15T20:55:00.001-05:00

There 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

Shh. He's sleeping. (19 of 28)

2007-04-14T18:08:00.001-05:00

Grindy is passed out on my futon. My blogging rival sleeps as I blog away. How interesting.So the Sens lost this afternoon. Wasn't a shocker. Quite the opposite really. I had a feeling they'd lose this one given the slaughter that was their first game. This time the Pens had something to prove. It was a close nail biting game. We'll get him tomorrow in Pittsburgh. I had an odd feeling

Ode de Traffic (18 of 28)

2007-04-13T18:00:00.001-05:00

Tarnished by the automobile, peopleRace up and down the lanes with no regard orAttention to those around them.F**K you I yell at them as IFlip that trucker the bird.Is it a wonder I come home grumpy when I getCut off no less than six times a day?Stop and go. Stop and go. Going from the right lane into the merging lane to simple get a few cars further ahead in traffic--this is something else I

I don't know what's worse. (17 of 28)

2007-04-12T18:02:00.001-05:00

I am completely bagged.. but for a good cause. The cause of watching the Crosby kids getting slapped around the Ottawa Senators. What a sweet, sweet sight that was. Woah. Too much brain power used to come up with the Crosby kids.Does anyone still have Easter chocolate left? I have yet to polish it off. Slow and steady wins the race. Nintendo released the full version of Opera 9 for the Wii

It begins tonight (16 of 28)

2007-04-11T12:15:00.001-05:00

The question for the cup truly begins today. With my West Side team not in the playoffs this year, my only hope lies within Ottawa. Analysts are saying that the odds are in Ottawa's favour, but I believe it's going to be a tough fight. I think it's going to come down to goaltending. The Pens owned us in the shoot-out, but now that it's playoff time the shoot out doesn't matter. I hate the

w00t! More Camp! (15 of 28)

2007-04-10T10:06:00.000-05:00

Continuing on with the other part of V3's theme, I've added a bit more camp to the background. Yes, the repeating background image has made it's way to LRP. Before you start complaining, think about the alternative. I actually toyed with the idea of the stationary background. You know the one I'm talking about; the one where the text scrolls but the background doesn't. That just f**ks me up.

I did it. (14 of 28)

2007-04-09T15:51:00.000-05:00

Point of note - this marks the halfway mark of my blogfest. Number 14! Wowza.So I've taken the plunge. I've ordered an HSK kit, which I now know means Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (汉语水平考试). A couple of interesting points to note about HSK test preparation. One, you'll be hard pressed to find anything related to the HSK at any of Canada's high profile online bookstores. Amazon.ca and

It's that time again. (13 of 28)

2007-04-08T22:04:00.000-05:00

I've very thankful for my weekends. I know I deserve them. I definitely know I want them. Finally, it is mine once again.Leafs are out. Hurrah! I thought New Jersey might decide to just let the Islanders win just to knock the leafs out.. but then it goes to a shoot-out. Who knew?I'm grasping at straws tonight. I really am.I'm thinking about studying to take the HSK. I can't remember what

Why have Children (12 of 28)

2007-04-07T22:07:00.000-05:00

There are a lot of people around me having children. These kinds of life changing events seem to come in large batches, I've noticed. For a period of time, people are all graduating/landing their first career job. Then everyone is getting engaged, followed by the obvious marriage, and then finally it's children. I seem to be surrounded in that cloud for the moment.While I was giving birth to

What is there to say? (11 of 28)

2007-04-06T09:27:00.001-05:00

So while the rest of y'all is at home enjoying your dull Good Friday, I'll be at work. Rest assured, I will be working at work as well. We've lost a good 16 man hours this week as one of my colleagues is taking an extended long weekend (started yesterday). Yay. More work for me. As if last weekend wasn't enough. Aīyōu. This week shouldn't be as bad as last week, regardless, I'm expecting

A couple of changes. (10 of 28)

2007-04-05T09:06:00.001-05:00

Look up. Wa-a-a-a-a-y up. Yeah, different title spread. Is this significant? In theory, yes. To help aid me in my acquisition of Mand-Chinese language, I thought it may be beneficial to incorporate my learning into an already existing hobby. I might use this space to help remember new vocabulary I've learned, meanwhile also introducing you into some of the things I'm doing. I haven't

Social Networking FEVER!! (9 of 28)

2007-04-04T13:21:00.001-05:00

So yeah, I like facebook. A lot. I check back with it several times a day. It might be a fancy. It might be ongoing. We will see. Over the past four or so years, I've been flooded with email requests to join others in multiple social networking websites. Since I've been bitten and infected with Facebook, my defences finally came down and I started investigating these requests and taking

Ugh (8 of 28)

2007-04-03T15:13:00.000-05:00

I saw the bright light today, as I faced my own death trying to bike up that hill. Yes friends, it kicked my ass. My legs aren't killing me yet, but they will later. This, I already know. A while back I bought the first season of Babylon 5. Yes, I'm fully aware that this was an über geek show. In a way it was very much like Dr. Who; great story line and horrible acting. The story itself

Are we lonely? (7 of 28)

2007-04-02T20:48:00.000-05:00

I don't know if I'm a product of Douglas Coupland novels, or whether I just happen to sing the same songs that he writes about.Currently on the table is Shampoo Planet, which came after his first breakthrough novel (and still my favourite), Generation X. I'm not going to review it. I'm just letting you know the ingredients of my brain stew. The second ingredient would be none other than the

It's my weekend, not yours.

2007-04-01T23:59:00.001-05:00

While the rest of you are going back to work, I'll be chillaxin' at home with a beer in one hand, and a Wii-mote in another. It's been a stressful work week, and I'm glad it's over. It definitely a challenge this week, and I got through it. I have no beefs with it, I just hope I don't have to do it too often. Now that it's all said and done, I can say I'm still tired. Oh, am I tired. The

A couple minutes past.

2007-03-31T23:03:00.001-05:00

I hate the Leafs. Their stupid game caused me heartache in the form of traffic back up. It doesn't matter. It's still during my awake time.Work.. too busy. I should have delayed this blog fest for two weeks. Bah well. I'm knee deep now.If I write any more, I'm going to collapse into a deep sleep that lasts until June.

Frequency, not quality.

2007-03-30T22:55:00.001-05:00

23:49 according to my computer. Eleven minutes more and my blogfest would be a failure. Mind you, I'm come up with an excuse if it went past midnight. Time zones make things very convenient. I doubt I'll be posting from work--holy s*** is are we f***ed. Too much work and not enough people. If I get cranky this weekend, you'll understand why.Despite having ten minutes to write this, I do

No, I didn't forget (3 of 28)

2007-03-29T21:36:00.001-05:00

So the next three days will be difficult, to say the least. If I'm going to maintain my blog a day, I will likely have to write either first thing in the morning or while I'm at work. You see, my schedule for the next three days is 12pm - 10pm. Now while that may seem not to bed, leaving plenty of time to blog, you aren't taking account the nastiest commute known to man. I must leave around

Nyahhhh... next. (Blogfest 2 of 28)

2007-03-28T18:39:00.001-05:00

Hey Grindy. Here's number 2 beeotch.Yesterday was Southern Ontario's Summer sampler. 25˚C and Sunny. TheWife™ and I took a trip down the river to see how incredibly flooded it was.. and boy, was it. When I was younger I, like most other of my age, enjoyed the swings. The effort to see how high you could get, coupled with the thrill of jumping off the swing at the vertical climax. Jumping

14 - 28 days.

2007-03-27T16:34:00.001-05:00

I've been mildly inspired by Grindy and his effort to make a post daily for 14 days. I believe he will do it, as he has a much stronger conviction to accomplish goals than I do. That's a nice way to say that I'm lazy. At the same time, I don't want to be bested by a blogging rookie! Out of Line is his first real blog, and I've been doing this since 1998, at the very least. I'm also inspired

I was wrong.

2007-03-25T23:51:00.001-05:00

I thought I could walk away, but blogging is more powerful than smack. I don't know how many times in the past couple of weeks thinking "this would make some decent blog fodder." Ladies and gents, I have returned. As a point of note, V.2 might not be around for very much longer. I'm seriously thinking about changing directions.. which will probably last for the whole of two posts and then back

Time for a break.

2007-03-13T19:36:00.001-05:00

I'm at the blogging road block. I think I've said all I wish to say for now. I don't know, perhaps I just need to walk away for a while. Maybe it's just how I'm feeling right now. I don't know. Maybe, just maybe, I've simply grown out of it.. Ladies and gents, I think I'm going to take a break from blogging for a little while. We'll see how I feel about blogging come the end of March.

Just stuff.

2007-03-08T10:48:00.001-05:00

Listening to:迷失的季节 from the album "Your Colour (给你一点颜色)" by Cui Jian (崔健)I just realized me weekend reports have kind of faded away. They'll likely be back in about a month. Just a heads up.Congrats to TheRoss and Peaches... preggers! Peaches.. don't shave your head. TheRoss, don't ride on the coat-tails of your celebrity woman to gain fame and fortune. Of course, the lives I'm referring

My hype begins.

2007-03-05T09:22:00.001-05:00

Listening to:Quicksand from the album "Light Grenades" by IncubusIt's true. I'm hyped. The 2006 tax year was pretty weak on my part. Between being unemployed for probably close to two of those months, and the jobs I actually held when I was employed, the income potential was fairly poor. Rather close to "slave" wages. My total salary was less than Canada's 2005 Low Income Cut-Off point. I'm

What a weekend.

2007-02-26T16:30:00.001-05:00

I sit her in my computer chair, in front of my decrepit G3 iBook, eating a seaweed treat. Knock it all you like you uncultured ass, but they are still tasty. I sit in my chair and I reflect on this past weekend and I am reminded that it was good times. It really was an interesting game in Ottawa. Sens Vs. Buffalo in case you forgot. McGratten and Neil raised their fisticuffs, Ottawa blew

Neglect.

2007-02-20T17:00:00.001-05:00

Hmmm. Seems you haven't done much with yourself in my absence. Heck, I think you may have even added a couple of pounds. Disgraceful. What? You think this is my fault? I go out to work! I support you! you'd rather me quit so that we're poor and pathetic? To hell with that. I think you need to get your priorities straight and stop thinking about only yourself. Well, maybe I'd take you

What a beautiful day..

2007-02-14T19:29:00.000-05:00

... to work from home. So I did. Never before have I had the luxury of staying home from work, but still get counted as being there. Unless you're just waking up from hibernation, southwestern Ontario's first qualifying snow storm of 2007 hit today (only in mid February) and as such, I was able to make it a "snow day." To show that I am responsible enough to work from home, I locked myself in

My latest lesson.

2007-02-08T22:26:00.000-05:00

Just another quickie. This is the latest lesson I'm working on. 菜鸟30 Face Off Visit ChinesePod.com

This is how you do it.

2007-02-07T21:47:00.000-05:00

Ladies.. well maybe not ladies. Gentlemen. This is how you get guys to buy a mac. Notice the unpadded T.H.O. ways.

Bet you thought it wouldn't happen.

2007-02-05T21:24:00.001-05:00

But it did.I said I would finish one soon, and so here it is. My fourth video podcast. Enjoy. Technorati Tags: CDXC, My Life, MySpace, Video Podcast, VLOG

Excuses to Look at Hot Chicks - My CD Explained

2007-02-04T00:32:00.000-05:00

I hope you got a few minutes, as this might be a bit of a long read. Daejin had it smart when he broke his CD explaination into numerous posts. I, on the other hand, am not nearly as smart as he is so I'll do it in one sitting. So I bring to you:Excuses to Look at Hot Chicks unincluded liner notes(by the way.. the links are to the music Videos.. more ways to kill time)1. Vorspier - Johann

My Fingers Are Freezing.

2007-01-30T17:49:00.001-05:00

Excuse any typos that may occur. Cold fingers makes for bad keyboarding. Last night was the CD Exchange. I haven't digested them all yet (I'm about halfway through). Look for a bit of a review/one-sided discussion about it in my upcoming Video Podcast. This time for sure. Two or three segments left to do. Wii!I actually took the plunge today. Consider it a bit of an experiment, if you will

The Weekend Report #3... on Monday.

2007-01-29T09:19:00.000-05:00

Although your weekend is over, mine is just beginning. Wheee, sucka. This weekend was filled with our recommended daily intake of the white stuff (I mean snow, thanks). It's like the Winter Machine wasn't working before January and now that it is working, it won't shut off. We also got our first real blast of cold air, too. It's not the coldest we've ever had, but it certainly was a good,

Lessons learned.

2007-01-27T16:56:00.001-05:00

Well. Tired. Yeah.Last night found Grindy and Cloudie at my place of residence to get a little Wii action on. I was excited to finally be able to share the Wii with others, naturally. Since I made the purchase, I've been saying this is THE party machine. Last night was proof. TheWife™ and I enjoyed having them here as we got our Wii Sports Bowling, Golf, and Boxing on (Sunflower being the

I can't be a whore.

2007-01-24T20:56:00.001-05:00

I'll admit, having more than ten hits a day would be nice. I don't have any advertising or anything, but I'd certainly like to feel the hit love, but not punch drunk (rimshot). I thought I'd whore myself out to myspace today. I'm not going to link them. I refuse. What a freaking retarded set up they have there. How the f*** did they get to be THE service for net socializing. I hate it. I

Oh, you noticed.

2007-01-23T19:58:00.001-05:00

Yeah, a little house cleaning. Despite the anime theme, I rarely talked about it anymore. Wii, on the other hand, I seem to speak an abundance about. Did I mention I picked up Warioware: Smooth Moves? I'll talk more about it later. Old habits die hard.Technorati Tags: New Look, Nintendo, Warioware: Smooth Moves, Wii

We have a prototype.

2007-01-23T11:15:00.000-05:00

I would just like to officially announce that a prototype for this years CDXC has been pressed and printed. I think I've outdone myself this time. I'm even thinking about taking the ever so bold step of getting a CD labeller to complete the process. It's all about image.Technorati Tags: CDXC, Music

Wii-kend Report Vol.2

2007-01-21T10:24:00.001-05:00

I'm sore, believe it or not. Bowling and Boxing on LosWiicos has kicked my ass. LosWiicos is the nickname for my Wii. I am talking about the console by the way. Seriously. During the initial setup of the console, you're asked to give it a name. LosWiicos seemed appropriate, and thus it was done. I actually took a break from playing last night in the hopes I could get back into the ring

A Wii Adventure

2007-01-18T16:57:00.000-05:00

You know, I don't think I'll ever get tired of that name.On Sunday morning, before I left for work, I called around to inquire about available Wii's. Of course, there were none to be had. Downtrodden, I want to work shortly thereafter and thought about how I might attain this amazing treasure. Other than phoning and randomly dropping by selected retailers, I had nothing. I wasn't going to

Louder than words.

2007-01-16T13:54:00.000-05:00

Oh, it's on.

No Wii for Mii?

2007-01-14T19:08:00.001-05:00

Oh woe is Mii. It appears as though (and I should have listened to Daejin about this), that I won't get to play with a Wii on Monday. What I thought was easy pickin's has DECEIVED ME! Bastards. I might go guerilla to try and acquire one in the next couple of days. We'll see. I want to play my Wii! I know you do, too. So what will I do in the meantime? Why I'll mope of course.

Ricos-Sama's Weekend Report Vol.1

2007-01-13T16:18:00.001-05:00

Welcome to my first Weekend Report, brought to you by email, a lack of things to do, and boredom. This week has nearly come and gone and everything is good. Well, almost everything. I don't have a Wii. To continue my aggressive acquisitions, I will go on a holy quest to find a Wii on Monday. I have a couple of good sources of where I might actually be able to find one. Future Shop,

Good intentions

2007-01-10T12:27:00.001-05:00

I wanted to. I really, really wanted to. Heck, I was all excited by it. Everything was set up, I began the process, only to find I'm simply not disgruntled enough. I like the video podcast. I enjoy doing them. My problem when it comes the whole process is a reoccurring theme, which is easily summed up by the word content. When I created my previous masterpieces (I do use that term loosely)

Considered, yet unspoken.

2007-01-09T11:32:00.000-05:00

We love music. We are a society that spends millions upon millions on it. We download it legally, we download it illegally, we share it, we simply enjoy it. In the car, on the home stereo, on the iPod (or reasonable facsimile), we can't get enough of it.It's been spoken of individually, but not as whole. So I'm just gonna say it plainly. It's time once again for the CDXC (my cool acronym for

A Shortie. Vol.1

2007-01-06T00:10:00.001-05:00

Just a quick post. I feel like I should. TheRoss is getting ahead of me. This is bad form on my part.Work's wiping me out this week. 10 hour shifts from noon to 10. A lot of number crunching. Brain getting slow.What?Oh. Bed time.

The best of 2K6

2007-01-01T20:24:00.001-05:00

So the man made marker of 2006 ended a short time ago. And what comes with the end of a year? Why, the best of whatever for that 365 day period. So without further adieu, I bring to you my own personal list of:2006: The best OfFavourite Album: I have to give some serious thought to this one. There were a couple of albums that I found had played numerous times into my desiring ears. The

First monies.

2006-12-31T19:00:00.000-05:00

Got paid on Friday. Sweet. First pay check from TheNewJob™. The first pay cheque is always the bestest. Especially when you see the huge jump in salary. So what did I do with this pay? I bought things! Christmas is over, and now it was time for MeMas. First and foremost, I knew I'd have to get myself in better shape. Driving so much and sitting on my at-dollarsign-dollersign all day

Fingers on Fire - A Merry Christmas Indeed

2006-12-25T21:28:00.001-05:00

And so Christmas has come and nearly gone. New years, and then the rest of Winter. Perhaps Christmas comes too early. Everyone, let's write Palpetine.. I mean the Pope.I came home shortly after 1am and scurried off to bed. Nick had already been by. I missed him again, just like Polkaroo. Regardless, I went to bed for my night time rest. My mother ended up getting TheWife and I out of bed

Christmas Eve

2006-12-24T14:47:00.000-05:00

And so it's upon us. Tomorrow is Christmas day, it's practically here. I think it's safe to say that I'm ready. I finished my shopping earlier this week. Everything is wrapped (not saying I'm the one who did the wrapping). All that's left is my last security shift tonight (I didn't want to turn down $15/hour), some sleep, and then opening up Pandora tomorrow. Once again, I've overspent. It

A week almost under my belt

2006-12-21T20:10:00.001-05:00

Tomorrow, in case you've lost track, is FRIDAY! It's also the Friday before Christmas, which in case you haven't noticed, is on Monday! Scrazy, folks. I hope your shopping is done. You're running out of time!After being completely enamoured on the first couple of days of the job, I have calmed down a little. I still like the job though. I forgot I had a brain. Best of all, it still works,

Hoo-rah!

2006-12-18T20:29:00.001-05:00

Started the new job. HOT DAMN! I know there's a whole novelty aspect to starting higher calibre position, but still, my first day was awesome. My team seems über friendly. People I've talked to seem to really enjoy the company and what goes on there. I talked with the company co-founder today as well. He was also a friendly guy. The drive is a bit long, but I can live with that. In the

Doesn't sit well - Marriage With a Fool

2006-12-17T00:43:00.001-05:00

Today was TheWife's birthday. Happy birthday, baby.We watched a Cantonese movie tonight called Marriage With a Fool (Duk ga si oi) - a romantic comedy about a young couple who get married and separate soon after. The reason for the split was because the guy, Wah, was spending some time with his childhood neighbour (Josephine) whilst his wife (Bobo) was at work. She wasn't aware of these

Creepy Dreamy

2006-12-14T22:20:00.001-05:00

Woah.Just woke up from a nap, which will lead into my last overnight shift as a Security Guard. That's cool in itself, but I also just had a creep ass dream. I can't remember what lead up the dramatic scene, but I was being chased by a mob boss and he cronies. After locking myself in a garage where a couple of swords were held the boss gets in, but I was able to keep the others outside. With a

What a few days can do

2006-12-13T23:42:00.001-05:00

So I had all of last week off. No big secret. Since then I've watched a crap-load of downloaded anime torrents, worked a shift, got a new job, did a little Christmas shopping. You know, the usual. And the week is only half passed.Back to that whole getting a new job thing. I got the phone call today to say I was hired. What's more interesting than the fact that I'm back on the career track

Christmas time, again.

2006-12-10T12:45:00.000-05:00

Last night was my annual Christmas get together with my former Woodbine clan. With or without me, this tradition has been going on for about six years. It's an event I always look forward to because I really don't get the chance to see these friends very often. Schedule differences, along with at least an hour driving distance between us, makes it somewhat difficult. At the same time, this

Blue October in White December

2006-12-07T13:49:00.000-05:00

Listening to:You Make Me Smile from the album "Foiled" by Blue OctoberIn some ways I'm glad I've decided to pay for the majority of my music downloads. Just like copied games on the XBOX, when I don't pay for something, I'm rather indiscriminate and I don't appreciate them. Others that I know went the now defunct, AllofMp3.com route. It was cheap (literally cents), you had your selection of

What a couple of weeks

2006-12-04T15:50:00.000-05:00

I'm pooped. In the past two weeks I've worked 104 hours. Think about that for a moment. Okay, avoid the thinking as I'd hate to be a hypocrite. Thinking is to me, like the rainforest is to snow; both nearly impossible and very distant to it's location. The past few days have found me babysitting for a major curling event. I've never seen curling anywhere other than on the TV, so it was a

So it begins?

2006-11-30T19:04:00.000-05:00

Update: Did anyone noticed the typo in the "title" heading? Listening to:Hurt (Live) by Nine Inch Nails w/ David BowieLooking at the Weather Network website, I was informed via THE RED BAR OF DEATH that there's a freezing rain warning overnight into Friday morning. Scary. We couldn't be graced with something a little less dangerous (ie snow). Instead, we get something that'll send cars flying

I'll be settling in soon.

2006-11-28T17:09:00.000-05:00

So, admittedly, posting has been rather sporadic. I don't know if that'll be changing anytime soon or not. What will be changing soon enough is the content. Up until now, most posts have been anime centric. Not everyone that comes here (okay, probably most of those who happen to rear their mugs) don't really give a damn about my minor animated obsessions. Although these types of posts will

Sugoi! Death Note is AWESOME!

2006-11-23T20:29:00.000-05:00

I don't have all that much to say right now. I've been catching up on some fansubs today. On the docket was Pumpkin Scissors (8), Busou Renkin (6), Black Blood Brothers (11), along with episodes 4-8 of Death Note. Wow. That's all I can say about the series. It's powerful in it's suspense and intrigue, beautifully woven, nicely animated, and comes with a lifetime supply of Kraft Dinner. It's

A bit side-tracked.

2006-11-19T21:58:00.000-05:00

Listening to:Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow from the album "Let It Snow! - EP" by Michael BubléSo anime-wise, this weekend was a bust. I watched sweet-bo-diddly. S'all good. Instead this weekend found my old Netgear wireless router kack (is that really even a word) which required immediate replacement. We here at the LosRicos Dojo opted for the Linksys WRT54G V.6 Wireless G router.

Making in-roads.

2006-11-12T18:56:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm not caught up yet. I'm not a machine. I need sleep. I also need to work. And then I need to sleep some more. In between I also eat, urinate, and defecate. To much info? Didn't think so.I watched the first episode of S-Strain during me weekend anime digestion period. At first I was a little leery about it. During the first few minutes I was under the impression that this was

Tonagura is Funny!

2006-11-05T12:18:00.000-05:00

Tonagura! is a series I began downloading back in August but kept getting shoved aside and accumulating on my "Media Whore" external drive. Every time a new episode was posted, I dutifully downloaded it but stopped short of actually watching it. Now that we're well into the new fall season, "Media whore" is facing some capacity issues. In light of this, I've spent the weekend going through

Good news, bad news. Always the way.

2006-11-02T23:35:00.000-05:00

So I'll be working 12 hour shifts starting Monday. Again. That's the bad news. The good news is that they will be single day shifts, with a break of at least one day in between (ie Monday, Wednesday, Friday with Tuesday, Thursday, and the Weekend off) This means that everything I get behind in during the week shouldn't happen anymore. This long backlog of anime will finally be eliminated.

Sifting through the backlog.

2006-10-28T23:22:00.000-05:00

The problem with working so much is that all the anime I accumulate lies dormant until the weekend, at which time I must plant my ass down and start withering the list down.I polished off the final episodes of Innocent Venus today, as well as got through three more episodes of Nana.Innocent Venus I felt ended nicely. Wasn't a mega-happy ending by any stretch, but it was, for lack of a better

Almost through the guantlet.

2006-10-22T21:02:00.000-05:00

Just a shorty.Spent the majority of the weekend sifting through tons of downloaded fansubbed anime, playing guitar, downloading Chinese lessons, and drinking tea. A new series of note in particular would be Kanon (the remake). Great looking series. Hooked me at the opening. It's pretty obvious where the game/series AIR got its influence from. Simply spectacular. I imagine this will get

Two down, umpteengabilllion to go.

2006-10-20T22:33:00.000-05:00

I was able to digest Nana 22 and Bakura Ga Ita 15 today. Not even close the the goals I had set for myself. I was hoping to get at least half my viewing itinerary completed, but so much for that. Instead, I felt the compulsive need to pick up the guitar and play. Three hours later my fingertips are feeling pretty raw, but manageable. More importantly, I have a new song in my limited

I need to lock myself in a cave.

2006-10-19T22:52:00.000-05:00

This will be pretty brief, as I'm rather tired. I've been such the busy boy as of late. Work sometimes has a habit of keeping me away from my beloved wife and iBook (not one in the same). It also keeps me away from watching all that I've downloaded. In total, there's a gauntlet of 28 episodes of various series' waiting to satiate the visual senses. Let's test my math skills. 28, multiplied

Too Old to be Otaku?

2006-10-13T00:47:00.000-05:00

Some people will argue that you're never too old for anything. That sounds all too good in theory, but in reality the majority of us know that this is not true. There comes a point in time where it becomes harder and harder to fit in.Maybe I'm just self conscious, but when I start surfing the user forums of various anime-related sites I feel like a freak. It's obvious with the topics at hand

A Glance at Tokimeki Memorial

2006-10-12T03:38:00.000-05:00

Good stuff. A precursor to what will be a sparkling initial review.Riku Aoba arrives for his first day at his new school to find that things there aren't what some might consider normal. Imagine Furinkan High without the Anything Goes Martial Arts. This place is completely nuts. After being awarded pink cat ears, the Student Council President, Sakurai, announces that the person to catch the

My g33k r00tz.

2006-10-11T10:57:00.000-05:00

I enjoyed the Section-9 project. It started off back in 2001 along with two friends of mine basically as a blog and news portal. Now, five years later, all parties have new lives (ie. now married and far removed from college/university) and thus have different priorities. It's only natural that Section-9 would fall by the wayside. I don't regret it, as I'm still friends with all it's former

The Onslaught: Five New Anime 25-Word Impressions

2006-10-09T23:03:00.000-05:00

I said I would, so here it is. The 525.Angels Feather: Many gay men in one school. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Simply too gay for me. I need something wholesome. Fan service anyone?Glance Rating: Forget it. (please, please forget it).Death Note: Highlight of my night. Power to kill people by writing their name in a black book. Avoid passing this book to Kim Jong-Il or my

The Onslaught - Sweet Merciful Crap

2006-10-09T05:41:00.000-05:00

I was actually a little bit late getting into the fan-sub BitTorrent scene. When I used to teach in China, I was able to find any number of pirated subs on DVD. There was the odd the odd BT I'd download, like Air for example. On the grand scale of things however, it just wasn't needed. Especially considering the quality of internet connections in that country. Eesht. The past few months have

A Glance at Pumpkin Scissors

2006-10-08T14:20:00.000-05:00

It's three years after a war between empires has ended. During these three years the population has suffered through famine and poverty. Many old war-time veterans have resurfaced as gang leaders, forsaking their military background.Some of the more recent military graduates have become Relief Soldiers and have been dispatched to various communities. Alice Malvin is the leader of her squad,

Black Blood Brothers Mini Review: Episodes 1-4

2006-10-06T21:12:00.000-05:00

It's time to get past the initial impressions now that I'm four episodes into the series.Jirou is actually a vampire who's also a Vampire hunter. Ten years ago there was a bloodline of vampires called the Kowloon Child that spread vampirism like a disease. He worked with Company to help eradicate this line. A decade later it appears that this line is resurfacing, with the help of what appears

Black Blood Brothers: Initial Impressions

2006-10-05T03:23:00.000-05:00

I just watched the first episode of Black Blood Brothers. From what I can gather after the initial episode is that Vampires are heading to Yokohama as it is supposed to be some sort of Vampire sanctuary. The main character, Jirou, appears to be an über (does anyone still use that word) vampire of ancient origin. His "little brother" Kotarou is also accompanying him to Yokohama.At first glance I