Coral showed me this video last night and I laughed and laughed… then stopped laughing and felt inspired.
Funny story, Braveheart was on A&E this morning. Neat.
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It is snowing like crazy outside the Casa La Corj. It is so nice out this morning I almost forgot that I crashed my Jeep last night.
BWOAR!
I fired up the old Jeep last night to return a movie and grab a new one and headed to Rogers. The Jeep slays in the snow and the roads weren’t too bad. I got to the movie place alright, but coming out of the parking lot there was a line-up of cars waiting for the light. I hit the breaks and… whoosh, it was like they weren’t there. I couldn’t believe it. In slow motion I slid into the car in front of me. Bastard. It wasn’t a fast or traumatic accident, but my bumper hit the car in front above their bumper so I did some damage and will need to go through ICBC. Man, just typing about it is getting me fired up. The lady I slid into was very nice and we quickly exchanged the info and were on our way. I get back on the road and people are sliding every which way. NOT me. I drive fine. I stop fine. But on that tiny strip of road, driving a few kilometers an hour, I briefly loosing control, and it was the one place where there was a car to hit. grrrr. Ah well, what can you do… I must have had a karma deficit that needed to be paid.
I was thinking of changing my radio name to “Crash” Baker. But apparently there is already a Vic DJ named Crash. I should phone him up on the show sometime and challenge him to see how many car crashes he’s caused.
Might want to go out and enjoy the snow. Madelyn doesn’t have a snow suit or anything, but it might be fun to walk around a bit in the snow. Maybe walk to Tim Hortons for a coffee.
mmm, Tim Hortons coffee…
Go with yourself.
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Because you need a Celine break from your busy day.
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this commercial makes me want to punch a kitten. The worst part is, I sorta think the dark haired one is cute. I am so conflicted.
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Man… now that I am reading other Top 10 and Top 50 lists… I am remembering more great records that I have missed.
Vancityrockgirl reminded me about TV on the Radio.
They topped Rolling Stone’s list of the Top 50 of the year.
Vampire Weekend, Of Montreal, Hot Chip, Metallica, The Black Keys, Santogold, kaiser Chiefs… man all records I jammed out in 2008. I should have made a top 50.
And the more I think about it, the more I really should have included Beck’s Modern Guilt. Bastard.
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Hey, here is a story.
You can resell your MP3s? neat-O.
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The Sean Penn movie Milk is out soon (if it isn’t out already). Based on a true story!
Truth is more fucked up than fiction.
OK, I gotta get to work. Go with yourself.
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Coral and I watched the 1988 Molly Ringwald classic For Keeps.
The movie is one of Molly Ringwald’s heavier “teen” movie and is also Pauly Shore’s first major motion picture (though he ain’t in it too much).
The movie is neat primarily because its set in the 80s, and things have changed. So I was howling at parts I was not supposed to, like first off… Molly Ringwald being hot? yeah, that’s got to be an 80s thing. The movie centers on a Darcy and Stan, two high school seniors who become sexual active and have a baby. Everyone over-reacts and things spiral out of control. The scene that generated the most LOLz was near the end and Darcy’s Mom is driving her and the baby Theodonious (swa?) home. Everything looks all PG until you notice, Thea the few-month-old baby, is jamming out on Mom’s lap in the front seat of the car, SANS seat belt! bwahahahaha. The good old days.
Its like the scene early in the Bruce Willis classic, Die Hard. The very pregnant lady is working hard and late while all her non
sorry where was I? Madelyn was playing with the blinds again and I had to put the computer down and get to that pronto. All our blinds are fucked b/c Madelyn rampages them all. She’s been cool to the Christmas tree thus far… blinds… not so much. So right…
Its like the scene early in the Bruce Willis classic, Die Hard. The very pregnant lady is working hard and late while all her non-knocked-up co-workers are downstairs partying. The boss walks in, yells at her… stop working so hard, your pregnant. Oh you’re right boss, I better join the party. yeah you earned it. I guess I can have a drink!
swa? a drink of what?
oh the 80s, you’re cute.
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Madelyn cut her finger yesterday which was very dramatic hear at the Casa La Corj. She stuck her finger in the shower drain… I know right? what were you thinking baby? duh.
So she twists it around in there (we figure that’s how she did it) and then its this moaning… then some blood… then some panic here on the home front. Coral patched her up and now you can barely see the cut. Could Madelyn have super healing powers like Wolverine?
We’re trying to teach her to say “ho ho ho” but then… we haven’t taught her to say anything yet… “ho ho ho” might be a wee bit ambitious.
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Go with yourself.
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This is an older clip. Maybe from the Christmas of 2006? Maybe 2005? But I just remembered it and laughed and laughed. All you media workers will get a kick out of it I’m sure.
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oh my poor one is sick. I woke up to Coral sleeping on the couch with Ellen on the TV and the Christmas Tree blinking away.
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Yesterday on the ZAS I called Erick Thompson from A Morning. If you remember from a previous post on this here blog, it seemed to me that Erick and Astrid were poking some fun at my lame MO without dropping all the facts on the A Morning viewers.
I called Erick up on his cell phone yesterday afternoon.
Jeremy Chit Chats with Erick Thompson
Well god bless ’em, he set the facts straight this morning on A Morning Show.
And yes Astrid, being on the Zone Afternoon Show DOES make you important.
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I was jamming out Terra’s blog today (as I do most days) and she said that I one of her top referreres? neat.
hmmm, My top drivers for traffic here as of today are Vancityrockgirl, Terra, Jamie and Laura.
Fun. Thank you guys!
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I finally got through my Top 10 of 2008. But I have a feeling I am missing some gems. If they come to me later, I’ll fix that on here. We’ll explore my top 10 in Youtube video magic.
10) Jack Johnson – Sleep Through the Static
I just put this record here to start and then as I thought about it, yeah I like Jack Johnson… so what?
09) Mother Mother – O My Heart
Fun poppy band from Vancouver. I played this record a ton over Hallowe’en.
08) Bloc Party – Intimacy
There are a ton of cool songs off this record. “Signs” showed up on Gossip Girl last night during a big scene. “Flux” is my favourite but isn’t a “true” single as it was recorded between albums and included on the North American physical release of Intimacy only.
07) The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
This record didn’t change my world like Boys and Girls in America, but the disc did get lots of play and still lives in the Jeep.
06) MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
I think this was 2008…
05) Plants and Animals – Parc Avenue
One of my best surprises on the year, a go to when making a playlist, and a favourite night out with Coral back in the Spring.
04) Grand Archives – The Grand Archives
Another favourite for late nights when I am alone or feeling lonely. The song “Swan matches” is the soundtrack to Madelyn’s birth and the first few days home from the hospital. Actually this record should be number one… but I already handed it in, so I’ll call it a strong 4.
03) Radiohead – In Rainbows
A record that got lots of spins int he winter of ’08 and one of Coral’s favourites. We had a Valentine’s Day dinner at home when Coral was pregnant and we put this disc on front-to-back and it was perfect.
02) Coldplay – Viva La Vida
No record got more play over 2008 in the Jeep than Coldplay. It was the soundtrack to our summer holiday and big part of the hype for Pemberton.
01) Kings of Leon – Only By the Night
fuck this album kills. Its a tie between Akon (anything he touches) and “Use Somebody” as my song of the year.
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I also really jived on Alkaline Trio this summer, Nine Inch Nails, if only for the outrageous concert, I am late to the party, but Fleet Foxes is growing on me. I listened to a ton of top 40 and dance music and Cut/Copy stood out. Fucked Up is also new so I have not had time to digest it fully, but pretty rad. Deerhunter is another solid one that I just downloaded but haven’t had time to full appreciate.
One of Coral’s faves might also include Jason Mraz.
hmmm, how’s that?
Go with yourself.
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ACK! I forgot Beck – Modern Guilt
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Coral and I finally got to putting up our Christmas Tree. Its a lot of work, putting up Christmas Trees. But in the end, I feel so much better having done it. I think I’ll keep it p till January 7th… which is like Ukrainian Christmas I think.
Our home is now very festive, until tomorrow when Madelyn wakes up and RAMPAGES everything.
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I was not feeling a blog at all after all the work. Coral and I somehow got on watching Los Angeles news which was mega depressing. We flipped it over to A, and it was almost as depressing, except nearer to us, so back to KTLA it went. I think the CBC is the only station that manages to be serious and less scary.
So now I am typing away, my computer is as slow as shit. James is coming over on Thursday so hopefully we can track down what is bogging it down so savagely. I have not been into writing lately, I read other people’s blogs and they are so good. The ladies I read put WAY more “out there” into internet land. They share. Crazy fights, feelings, relationships, drama…you will find it all on someone’s personal blog. My blog, less so… I just jibber jabber and things.
I was thinking about this the other day. There has been another round of babyitis infecting the Zone office building. A few staffers have made the announcement that they expecting kids. Very exciting, got me thinking back to when Coral and I were expecting Madelyn. People were sharing their birth stories with us and it would inevitably go something like, “Oh wow, you’re pregnant, let me tell you about our first child! Man, I’ll tell you, I was in labour for thrity-seven hours. All my women bits where tearing and bleeding… the doctors would give me no pain killers. They were amazed I could withstand so much excruiatingly violent pains, they said a man would have passed out hours ago. But not me, I felt it all. So the forty hours dragged on, oh did I say thirty-seven earlier? it was forty. Forty-two hours of labour, my child came, she was born backwards and with spikes. The doctor said it was the most painful way to come. Doctor? heck no, the doctor was sick, I actually delivered the baby myself. Lost a lot blood. Oh man, kids are special, I am so excited for you!”
and then, you sit there all pale and meekly thank them for sharing their joyous birth story with you.
Did I mention my computer was as slow as shit?
All I tell Dad’s to be is, pack some food. And leave as soon as your girl passes out. Go home and have a shower and brush your teeth, then on your way back to VGH, stop at the drive-thru and get your girl an epic burger. She earned it.
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We got to dream up our annual top 10 list at the Zone of our favourite records and this year will be a challenge. I do have some favourites but to be honest, I don’t really have ten STAND outs.
Hmm, I remember listening to a lot of Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Beck, and Radiohead. MGMT on my walk to work. Plants and Animals was good. Fleet Foxes sometimes. hmm, right. Does Akon count?
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Casey-Jo sent me some clips from A TV when Eric from the morning show put my picture on the TV last week. After Movember. I fired it up on the Youtube.
Now right at the end he sorta has a laugh… hmmm? And he showed me on TV during some witching hour when no one watches… hmmm indeed. Does he have no respect for the sash? I had my operatives at A track down Eric’s cell phone so maybe I’ll call him tomorrow on the show.
Anyways, thank you Casey-Jo for taking the time to send me some clips.
Time for a tub and some book read’n. Go with yourself.
Oh, riiiight, Casey-Jo also sent me this wonderous track.
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The Morning After 