Back on the Blog-wagon

Incredible. I never thought I'd have enough material to make another blog post within a week...but yeah, I have.

So where do I begin...well...let's start with today.

SUSHI, SUSHI, SUSHI!



After being sushi deprived in Geneva, I have easily made a record number of trips to sushi restaurants in the last 2 months, let alone the last 8 months, since getting back to Canada. This is partly due to the latest trend of all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants that have just suddenly sprouted up all over Hamilton and Toronto over past 2 years.

So you're probably wondering...(which I'm going to presume you are) if I've been eating all this sushi, I must know which ones are the best. You're damned right I do.

Just barely over 3 years ago, the only all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant was 'Akita'. Quite possibly the worst excuse for a sushi restaurant EVER. Terrible quality. Terrible quantity. Why did they even bother? Enter in the new game in town. 'Sushi Star'. Simply amazing. A bit pricey. But great quality AND quantity. And the service is good considering the hordes of customers they bring in. And what do you expect for all-you-can-eat? Hell, 'the Mandarin' is even more expensive and they don't even serve authentic chinese cuisine. I don't ever recall being able to order french fries at a chinese restaurant before.

BUT wait right there. EASILY...the BEST all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant is 'Maison du Japon' in Markham. Hands down, the best food for your money. EXCELLENT quality. EXCELLENT quantity. My recommendations don't do this place justice. Just go there for either lunch or dinner. You'll know what I mean.

from left: Volcano Roll; Arctic Roll; Salmon Sushi Pizza; Gold Dragon/Black Dragon/Spider Rolls


And no, I don't just randomly go to all-you-can-eat restaurants alone and gorge myself to bliss. I had my friend Josee to keep my sins in balance, hahaha...




YouTube Video of the Week: Eddie Griffin Crashes Ferrari



Geez, I can't believe that I wasn't able to find anything notable on YouTube this week. And this was the best I could come up with. Whatever. Anyway, it's a pretty shocking video nonetheless. I still can't believe it. And it's not like the car can be so easily replaced. There are only 400 Ferrari Enzos in the world. It's not like there's some car plant punching out Ferrari Enzos everyday.

What a waste. I wonder if the owner's insurance will even cover that?

Story of the Week: How To Tell If You're Watching a Bad Nicolas Cage Movie



Okay, I hate Nicolas Cage. I would say about 99% of all the movies he's ever acted in are absolutely horrid. I exempt 'Matchstick Men' because in that movie, he plays a con-man who suffers from several mental disorders. Yeah, I know what you're thinking, type-cast role, right? Pretty much, because the rest of his films are terrible yet they still manage to rake in millions of dollars. I would make a comment on his latest film 'Ghost Rider'...but...he's just not worth it. And writing about it would only make me angrier...in other words, I'd be reverting back to a previous psychological state known as 'Cage-Rage'.

SoundByte of the Week: Junior Boys



I was hoping to leave this soundbyte until next week when I go to see them perform in Toronto, but since I have no idea what sort of material I'll have in the next 5 days, it's probably for the best I post it now. So...the 'Junior Boys'...well, I went to school with them. =) hahaha...it's kinda weird being able to say that. I think it's because most people I know are involved in the "behind-the-scenes" type of work that it's kinda cool to be able to know people with celebrity status.

Anyway, I haven't really listened to alot of their latest album, but from I've heard so far their sound seems to have mature 10-fold since their debut. Their music is a blend of several styles, and primarily rests on electronic roots. I'm not sure if I can compare them to any previous bands ...perhaps some elements of 'Depeche Mode'... but more catchy? Tough to say, and even then that's not really a justified comparison...partly because my opinion sucks, hahaha.

For more pics and info, check out their website: www.JuniorBoys.net

Anyway, I'll see if I can bring back some pics from the show.

Until the next post...

Living like a sloth

I've been busy. And that's the only excuse I'm going to give because it's the truth... well... half-truth. But at least it's not a lie, right? Nor a half-lie at that, hahaha.

For the last 2 weeks I've been slaving away at project and attempting to work out design contracts with clients...and...also putting in alot of time into 'Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura'...



...this role-playing game that my friend Matt 'the cursed-devil' Chan introduced me to.

Outside of that, there really hasn't been alot going on. The weather has been some of the most unbearable weather I've ever experienced. It'll be a welcome relief when the weather brings itself out of subzero temperatures later this week.

I swear the last couple of months have forced me to live my life as a sloth. What a far cry from last year. Last year, around this time, us Coalitionites were gettin' together every weekend for a quick pickup game of football or ultimate frisbee. Ah, those were the days...

Anyway, it's pretty pathetic when my big news of the week consists of a cartoon post of one of my favourite internet comic artists, Nick Gurewitch.

His webcomic strip, "The Perry Bible Fellowship"...



...features a weekly comic strip, generally characterized by a juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery/fantasy with extremely morbid and absurdist humour. And that's exactly how I like my comics. Hahaha.

Anyway, the following isn't part of the PBF website. I actually found it on CollegeHumour.com, but I don't want to bother linking to their crappy site. Anyway I guess it was just something that Nick was fooling around with.

OTHER CIDES by Nicholas Gurewitch

Everyone knows about Homicide (the killing of another human being), Suicide (the killing of oneself), and Regicide (the killing of a monarch). Here are some of the "Cides" you didn't hear about in your criminal justice class.

Salvaracide

The killing of a person during an attempted rescue, unwittingly, by the rescuer.

Fictitracide

The killing of a character from a work of fiction.

Retrochronicide

The removal of an existing person by the killing of ancestral bodies that would otherwise lead to that person's creation. Requiring time-travel, as popularized in James Cameron's Terminator series.

Sociovenegracide

The killing of a man by a person who was present in his or her Mother's womb during her act of intercourse with the victim. Generally in reference to murders of vengeance wherein the victim is someone other than the killer's own father ( i.e. step-father, mother's boyfriend). Known in certain circles of the Italian Mafia as "Il Riturno Ultima", or "the Ultimate Comeback".

Okay, on to weekly matters...

YouTube Video of the Week: Childhood Cartoons



I love cartoons. Specifically speaking, I love my old childhood cartoons. G.I.Joe, Transformers, Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men: The Animated Series, etc. Yes, I could go on. In the last two months, I've been on a YouTube cartoon fix. Pretty much trying to catch up on those elusive episodes that I missed and also to relive a bit of nostalgia. And what's fantastic is that fans of the cartoons are posting all the episodes on YouTube! I feel like I'm 12 again! Well...I don't think I ever really grew out of that age...but yeah, you get the idea.

Story of the Week: Young Marriages



Okay, not a news story for this post. But I think I'm just gonna change it to simply 'Story of the Week'. I don't care anymore. I'll take any story now. Even opinionated articles like this, 'Young Marriages'. It was written by my buddy, Matt Chan...and that's about it...hahaha. Nah, I just don't want to bother writing up an introduction to it. Just read the article. It pretty much speaks for itself. I will say this for it: There are always exceptions in any theory. And this opinionated article is no...er...exception...hahaha. But I think there is a solid line of logic in the article, so just read, and let it marinate on your brain a bit.

Soundbyte of the Week: New Young Pony Club



Just pushing my new love for electro-pop music with this band. You may recognize their single, "Ice Cream", from the latest Intel commercials. Anyway, I'm looking for electro-pop to become the next big music trend. Bands like CSS, New Young Pony Club, Mouse on Mars, and Junior Boys are really going to make a big impact on new music for the future. At the same time, I hope that electro-pop doesn't become TOO big that it begins to sell itself out. Just look at the current status of the pop and the hiphop industry now. They've lost all credibility. But that's assuming they had any to begin with, hahaha.

That's it for now, hopefully the good weather this week will get some juicy tidbits going for another post.