"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold..."

Well, I've been basically ordered by Annie to update today, so here it is.

Big news! I bought myself a laptop computer, finally, after about a year of trying to wrangle one somehow. I picked this one up on the cheap at a Future Shop sale. It's a PC, Toshiba, and it works pretty well for what I need it for (which is basically Microsoft Word, the internet, and downloading/playing music). So basically this is my baby now, and will be treated as such from now on. My only problem is that for some reason Ares doesn't want to connect on this computer, so I'm either going to have to find something else to download with (because I'm not going back to that king-hell nightmare that is Kazaa), or figure out a way to get Ares working. All I've been able to do for music has been to rip some of my CD's.

Now, what did I do lately? Let's see...Friday night I did absolutely nothing (which was the first Friday in weeks that I've actually been home - the week before was Frank's/Keigan's and I didn't get home until 4:15 am that night...when you have to work the next morning, that can be a real bitch to deal with). Last night I went to Keigan's again, and brought an 8-pack of beer with me. It was a bit awkward at first (I won't get into it, those of you who know what I'm talking about can well imagine), although I did manage to kick Keigan's drunken ass at darts, but once Kyle and Mab showed up and we left to go get Jonap it was pretty good. We drove into Fairview, and basically waited nearly an hour for Jonap to get off work, then go pick up his shit at home, then go pick up his brother at some random house. From there we drove back to Sackville (taking 2 cars for some reason), stopped at Needs at 1 am and bought absolutely nothing, then went to Jessy's Pizza while 3 of them bought pizza. Finally we got back to Keigan's at about 1:45, a full 2 and a half hours after we left. Everyone was gone except the guys who lived there and two random girls who had shown up out of nowhere. Kyle and Mab and Keigan left real soon afterwards (it got really boring really quickly), and then Keigan went to bed, so it was me and Michael (the random German guy) and these two girls who had come out of nowhere. I was damn near bored to tears and ended up playing PS2 for about an hour and a half as the beer wore off pretty quickly. I got so bored that I ended up leaving for home at 4 am.

Conveniently enough, my grandparents were staying with us this week, and leaving today. My grandmother sleeps on the couch in the living room, and if anyone's been to my house, you know how close that couch is to the main door/alarm system. So I couldn't go in the front door without killing my grandmother of fright, and I couldn't break in through my window without causing enough noise to wake up the whole rest of the house, so I did the only possible other thing - I slept in my car. From 4:30 am to 9:30 am. Needless to say, my back is fucking murdering me today.

So here I am, bored to tears again. I'm considering going to the fireworks on Lake Banook tonight, but I don't know if I can get a drive out there, and I really don't know if it's going to be worth it anyways. I mean, how good can Lake Banook fireworks be?

Tomorrow should be fun though. I'm going out with some N-Trippers for Natal Day Football and Fireworks, starting around 10 am, meeting at the town clock on Citadel Hill if anybody wants to join us.

I lost the original NSSSA Wikipedia article (after 2 hours of work, thanks Internet Explorer!!) but I'm going to start it again this evening I think and plug away at it until it's done. I'll post the link once I get it up on site.

Fear and Loathing at Glen Arbour

Crazed madman on the 102 . . . The sum total of nothing . . . An upsetting change in routine . . . Balls on the loose . . . Start of the journey to Gonzo?

Music: Bob Dylan - Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again

Lazy day today. Got up at 8:30, left the house at 8:45 and managed to make it to work by 9 (due to some fancy footwork on the gas pedal, if you catch my meaning). Work today was the slowest day we've had since May though, which was a huge disappointment and made the day absolutely drag along. The entire sum of work in my day consisted of making one sale in the gift shop, and moving a Shop-Vac from the lobby to the hangar workshop. And I didn't even get paid today! It was pay day, but my boss decided that instead of coming in Wednesday night to drop off the cheques, like he always does, that he'd drop them off after he got off work today, which wasn't until 6 pm. So my paycheque is probably sitting in the cash drawer right now at work, without me. Grr

So I came home at 5, and went out to play golf with my grandfather and stepdad. And of course, since I basically never go golfing, I came in dead last. But it was still my best round ever, a 48 on 9 holes, and I only lost 6 balls. :P

I'm trying to decide if I want to minor in Journalism or not. My first choice for after my BA is still a Commercial Pilot's License (and with all the necessary ratings therein), but that could be prohibitively expensive. I've always also wanted to do reporting, specifically sports reporting, and it would offer great chances to travel around. Plus sports journalists (especially ones with previous degrees) are always in demand, so I could basically choose where I want to go, from Phoenix to Gdansk. So today I was thinking that I could shortcut a BJ degree (get your minds out of the gutter) with a minor in Journalism with this degree if the Pilot thing doesn't work out. And then I can be a gonzo journalist. Whether or not the insanely copious amounts of drugs will be involved, I leave to your imagination. Thoughts?

PS: Tonight, I start my Wikipedia article about the NSSSA. ;)

"And Dave said 'Let there be blog', and there was blog. And Dave saw that it was good."

After much poking and prodding of my brain, and mulling over whether it would even have a point to it, I've broken down and decided to start up a blog of my own. I'm gonna try and keep it going with a post every couple of days or so. There might be me bitching about something, or telling a great weekend story, or asking you, the reader (and hopefully you'll come back) for an opinion on something...basically whatever comes to mind. So I guess I should start off by introducing myself with one of those random inane bullshit e-mail questionnaires that everybody gets but nobody ever really fills out unless they're incredibly bored. And, conveniently enough, I'm incredibly bored. So here goes:

1. What time is it? 10:07pm
2. What is your name as it appears on your birth certificate: David Patrick Curran
3. Nickname(s): Dave, The Chief, Ant, Sir Ants-a-lot, Tight Dave
4. Parents Names: Dennis (dad), Elaine (mom), Steve (stepdad), Sandi (stepmom
5. Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake? 19
6. Date that you regularly blow them out? March 12th
8. Eye colour: Green with brown flecks...I dunno if that qualifies as hazel or not.
9. Hair colour: Brown
10. Piercing/Tattoos: I'm going to get a tattoo eventually. I'll post a picture of it sooner or later.
11. How much do you love your job? I don't love my job at all. It's just something to make some extra cash for school. But I don't hate it either. I guess I'm content.
12. Best gift you've received? Everything my parents have done for me for the past 19 years.
13. Favourite Food: Pasta. It wavers between spicy and Fettucine Alfredo.
14. Hometown: Sackville, NS.
15. Been in love? Yup. Twice.
16. Been to Africa? No, but would I ever love to someday.
17. Been toilet-papering? I did once, while very very drunk. But it didn't have the intended effect because the guy who's house we TP'ed was doing it with us.
18. Loved somebody so much it made you cry? No, but I cried when I lost them.
20. Sprite or 7up?: 7up.
21. Favourite Movies? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Scarface
22. Favourite Holiday? Summer holidays used to be because lots was happening, but these days I've been working on them so it hasn't mattered much. Although I am a fan of Victoria Day now because it's the day after conference and it's my day to sleep in for way too long.
23. Favourite day of the week: Usually during the year it's a sunny, warm Friday. But with my days off being Sunday and Monday from this current job, it's Monday for now.
24. Favourite word or phrase: "Let's bounce, yo."
25. Favourite toothpaste? Aim
26. Favourite restaurant(s): The Southern Cross (Ottawa), The Four Meadows (Philadelphia), Mexicali Rosa's, East Side Mario's
27. Favourite Flowers: Bird of Paradise
28. Favourite drink: Alcoholic, it's Molson Canadian for beer or Bailey's, although I've really been loving the Whiskey Sours lately. Non-Alcoholic, chocolate milk or Pepsi, depending on the mood I'm in.
30. Preferred type of ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
31. Favourite sesame street character: Those worms that hung out with Oscar the Grouch...I always thought they were so cute.
32. Worst fear? Being totally helpless.
33. What CD is in your player this second? Nothing's in the CD player, but I'm listening to Lovers in a Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn.
34. Favourite Music: God, just about anything. But mostly what I listen to is Classic Rock and some new Rock.
35. When was your last hospital visit? Blood tests in February 2005 for mono.
36. What colour is your bedroom carpet? A weird combination between blood red and purple, with white and blue spots. The girl who had my room before we moved in picked it out.
37. How many times did you fail your drivers test? How does someone fail the driver's test?
38. Who is the last person you got email from before this? Jamie Blasina, DASSS President
39. Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Not convicted. I've committed a hell of a lot though.
40. Which single store would you choose to max out your credit card? Probably Future Shop, although it wouldn't be much use considering my credit limit is tiny.
41. What do you do most often when you are bored? Play guitar.
42. Who are your friends that live the farthest away? I've got a couple Interland friends from as far away as Australia and Scotland.
43. Most annoying things: People who refuse to accept when they're wrong about something, and people who are fanatical about certain things (even if I agree with their position, they shouldn't be as insanely radical about it).
44. When do you go to bed? Usually between 1 and 2 am.
45. Who will respond the quickest? Nobody, considering this is a blog. But people are welcome to leave comments.
46 Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to answer? Just about everyone...?
47. Favourite all time TV show? Probably Family Guy, maybe Monty Python's Flying Circus or The Simpsons.
49. Last movie you saw? Wedding Crashers for the second time.
50. Who knows you the best: That's a good question. Unfortunately not a whole lot of people know me too deeply, especially not since I graduated high school and my friends left. So...I dunno...Ann? Basia?
52. Favourite bar/place to go out? If I'm going to a bar, out of all the ones I've been to I had the most fun at The Dome. But if you're looking for me in bars, your best bet during the school year is either at Dooly's or more likely at The Grawood.
54. What is your favourite song right now? Yikes. "Tonight, Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins?
55. Where is the best place to sit in your house? On the downstairs poofy chair.
Time finished: 10:35 PM

So I guess I'll stop this post for now, and people can leave comments if they want to see something specific, or comment on how much of a moron I am or how much they love me...whatever. :)

Peace.