this routine riot

...a little less zoom, with a little more vroom...

Thursday, January 25, 2007

upper cuts

*Make sure you read the post below, it's new and more exciting that this one, but I was compelled to write this one.*

My hair is a mess. I need a cut like a Hummer needs gas. But I hate hair cuts, just like I hate cutting my nails (even though both are crucial). I just seem like it's the biggest waste of time. Like why does your hair grow? Just to cut it.

Back to the story.

I usually go to the Aveda Academy to get a student to cut my hair and it's sweet (and cheapish). It usually takes at least a week before I can get in for an appointment though, so I decided to go check out a cheapy drop in place. The Super Cuts coupon looked good, $4 off a $14 hair cut. The one on Whyte Ave. is the closest to me at school, so that's where I go. I step in and there are four people in there, one guy waiting, one guy just getting finished, one girl getting her hair dyed, and the hair dresser. I don't know how accurate the term "hair dresser" is to describe this person though. Let's just say that she looked like she belonged on Maury more than she fit the bill of a professional hair cutter. Anyways, I suck it up and sign up on the sheet. Apparently the Super Cut ($14) doesn't even include a hair wash, weird. The Super Cut II with the hair wash is $18. You get a hair massage, hair wash, hair cut, and face wash at Aveda for 20 some bucks. Anyways, I keep reminding myself that I have to suck it up because this hair cut is urgent!! The dude pays up for his hair cut and I take a look at it, some high school kid that looks like Eminem...



...but worse.

Meh, "maybe he asked for it," I reassure myself. Some new dude walks in and the hair dresser tells him that there is a 30 minute wait. I realize that the dude in front of me had already waited for over 10 minutes. "How long can it take?," I ask myself.

At this point, she attends the girl who is getting her hair dyed. Apparently the hair dye girl works there too (the morning shift). They start bitching about how it goes dead, and then a rush of 3 or 4 people come in at a time. This is where I start thinking, "oh hell no." I don't want a hair cutter person who gets mad when she has to cut hair. I just walked up to the sign in sheet and crossed my name off and walked out.

Off to the Aveda Salon!!!! I walk in and make an appointment for tomorrow morning. Hahahahaha, that was so easy. Never will I cheat on you again, Aveda, never!! Hair massage, here I come.


*Title: The title of this post is a name I would use if I opened up a hair salon. It sure as hell won't be bush league like Super Cuts though. If you steal my salon name, you'll owe me %75 of your profits.*

the duke

Well, I just found out where I'm going for my student teaching stint this semester: Leduc Composite High School! Woooooo! I'm actually quite excited because it's not that far. In the applications, they ask you if you have a car, and being an idiot, I said I had a car. When people answer yes, they usually put you somewhere far. I had horrible dreams of going to Fort Saskatchewan, or St. Albert. Driving that everyday would kill me. I'm happy I'm going to Leduc, I could probably pick up a nice part-time job out in Nisku while I'm at it. You know what they say, you can't have Leduc without ED!

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Movies 108

From Facebook.

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own facebook account, paste this as a note. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun.

(x) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Boondock Saints
(x) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Airplane
Total: 7

( ) The Princess Bride
(x) AnchorMan
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
( ) Labyrinth
(x) Saw
( ) Saw II
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
( ) 50 First Dates
( ) The Princess Diaries
( ) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Total so far: 11

(x) Scream
(x) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
(x) American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp
Total so far: 17

(x) Harry Potter 1
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
(x) Resident Evil 1
(x) Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer
( ) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far: 25

(x) Finding Nemo
( ) Finding Neverland
( ) Signs
( ) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
( ) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
( ) Robots
Total so far: 27

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(x) Universal Soldier
( ) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
(x) Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
() Never Been Kissed
(x) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
(x) Eight Crazy Nights
(x) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
Total so far: 35

( ) A Cinderella Story
( ) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving X-MAS
( ) Flubber
Total so far: 38

(x) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
( ) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
Total so far: 41

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
( ) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
(x) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
Total so far: 48

(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
() Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
Total so far: 56

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
( ) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
Total so far: 60

( ) Best Bet
( ) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
(x) The Terminator 2
(x) The Terminator 3
Total so far: 66

(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
( ) Freaky Friday
(x) Reign of Fire
(x) The Skulls
(x) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
(x) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 78

( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street
(x) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
(x) The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far: 80

(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
( ) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 83

( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 84

( ) The Jacket
(x) Kung Fu Hustle
(x) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
() Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 89

( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
( ) Hulk
(x) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
( ) Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
(x) Waterworld
Total so far: 93

(x) Kill Bill vol 1
(x) Kill Bill vol 2
(x) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 96

(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
Total so far: 102

(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
(x) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal

Total: 108

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

heat of the moment

I've frequented my neighbourhood Sobeys lately because of my increased nutritional requirements. Being vigourously active for six days a week makes me a hungry boy. I seriously don't stop eating (and shitting). Anyways, back to Sobeys, they play the sweetest music. It's like old school Red Robin oldies where you might not know the song name, but at least you can sing along to some part of the song. I love it. Today, they played some "Heat of the Moment" by Asia, and I didn't even mind waiting for the deli guy to cut my black peppered turkey. I just walked around, browsing there berries (strawberries and raspberries are the bomb), checked out some canned soups and pastas and was outta there. I love that place.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

the best a man can get

Today, I shaved with a genuine Mach 3 Turbo blade for the first time in a long time. If you didn't know, recently I tried to save some cash by buying my razor blades on eBay. I love eBay, but this time I was fooled. I bought some fake blades, so I am here to warn you to be careful on eBay! Check out this site: www.fakeblades.com. Oh man, a real blade feels so good, even compared to a Schick Xtreme 3, the Mach 3 Turbo blade feels so much smoother. It just glides over my skin. The next time I shave and you notice, I'll let you feel my face. You'll have to wash your hands first, of course.

I'm in my second meet as a varsity athlete this Sunday, it'll be fun. The James Blunt CD is actually really good.

Saturday, January 06, 2007

spiders on drugs

Watch it, love it.


Wednesday, January 03, 2007

what i learned over christmas

This is the Malteser Challenge. I saw this on "Long Way Round" done by Charley Boorman. It's so fun, now go buy some Maltesers.

the emperor's new groove

Ryan got some new skates the other day, and I got some new laces.



CAMO!!!!!! Hahahaha, this concludes the first episode of Pimp my Skates. Yo Matt Anderson, how was that way you tied your laces so they won't come loose? Oh yeah, King Arthur is a sweet movie.

Monday, January 01, 2007

"you got served" has a darker, older brother who is in college

And I can't wait to see it.