A moment in time: September 15th, 2000 - Big-Ass Mouse

That had to be the most intense episode of Buffy I have ever seen. My call was right, Joyce did die. Which is sad for the scooby gang and they sure did show it. Everyone was crying and crying and crying. It was too much.

BTW a new episode of Buffy is on tonight. Someone is going to die, my money is on her mother.

A moment in time: December 11th, 2000 - A Buffy obsession.

This weekend my friend cam up and parked in the visitors lot for 3 days. The car had keys in the ignition for all 3 days and it was unlocked. Unbelievably it was not stolen. Apparently there is not markert for Corollas.

I pulled some works from the blog and placed them in 12 o'clock. If you have been reading beatiful MIDNIGHT since last august you would have seen them already, but here they are in a permanent place of residence: Inflicted and Pidgeon.

A moment in time: August 11th, 2000: Mentos vs. Chocolate Bar

Time warp to last Friday: The bar was empty as University bars tend to be during reading week. I showed up with a pretty good buzz going on and continued to drink nasty beer as the night went on. I spilled more beer on the floor as I flailed to the music than I managed to get in my mouth. It was a good night. I was drunk and happy. I didn't notice how drunk my friends were, I was just glad that they were there with me. They may not have noticed since I spent a large portion of the night dancing with other girls. Along the way I picked up some accessories that I wore all night. The large blue glassess made my hazy vision worse and the white feather boa gave me a new tool to allure the girls with. (This seems like a really anticlimatic ending to the story)

The weekend has been fun and action packed. Sorry to leave you all in the dark. I will divulge much more tomorrow. I'll pass on a highlite though. I was drunk, picked up 2 girls and was dancing around with a feather boa. Doesn't that sounds like fun.

During the subway trip home I saw a man with the worst comb-over in existence, it formed an X on the top of his head.

Starting today I will feature "A moment in time". It will feature a blog entry of my choosing that I think is funny for some reason or another and deserves another fifteen minutes of fame by being linked to for a second time. Today's moment in time is October 1st, 2000.

I have been doing some house cleaning on the site. Just the basics, fixing up some spelling mistakes and links. I also took down the pictures link for now. I just feel that the pictures page doesn't really belong on the site in its current form. It just won't conform to my standards. While cleaning though I have come up with a new idea.

It seems like a lot of people are getting their sites reviewed lately. I see it as a good thing and a bad thing. Validation from your peers is nice if you do well, but what if you get dissed in the whole process. The fear of a review has me judging my site now. Is it good? Is it funny? Why do people keep coming back? I'll try not to let this interfer and just blog as usual. It's still my site and i'll do what I want with it.

I had a dream last night that I was applying for my masters. This is really weird because for the last year I was swearing that I never wanted to take another class again after I was done my CS degree at UW. Times change I guess. I won't do my masters in CS but maybe I will do my MBA in a couple of years.

Sometimes the most painful thing you can do is try to make everyone happy. It can't be done. Making one person happy makes another mad. it just can't be done so don't try.

I have never felt so ashamed of being a co-op student (intern for you american folks) before. The company I work for makes me fell so dirty. Like I am the lowest form of filfth that ever existed. There attitude is that it is a privledge to work for them. It should really be the other way around. I don't blame my co-workes. They are all great and creative. I blame the colossal enterprise that doesn't think before it does. By the time the shit hits the fan I don't think anyone knows.



The thing they did to me was dangle a nice DVD player in my face. To earn it, all I had to do was earn 400 points taking online courses. I did that, put in the time and made the order. Today I was told the order would not be honoured because I am an intern. My face went red, I wanted to bitch at someone but it was useless. Instead I notified HR of the problem and hopefully they can fix.



My old job looks better and better everyday.

If you like the Crocodile Hunter check out the Alligator Hunter. Beware of the Noggin Bonker he has administer the titty twister to 50,000 victims causing nipple contusions. (thanks for the link pete)

Apple had some product upgrades to the iMac and Cube lines. Now they are a little more in the game with CD-RW drives. The other unusual thing they have done is put patterns on the new iMacs. They are flower power and blue dalmation. In the true prediction of many articles it is a love hate thing. I hate it. I think apple must have been on crack and stumbled into mattel and decided to make a computer that could go in Barbie's dreamhouse or the easter bunny's pad. Maybe this is all a ploy to get the little kiddies to love Macs.My suggestion to apple is some sort of insert that can be customized.

I decide to check out Habba Hotel and where do i end up? In a room by myself with 2 lesbians. One in toronto and the other in calgary.

I went out for dinner with an old work friend. It was good times. I got to catch up on the office gossip and the usual you should come work her again pleads. The gossip was pretty normal, someone's getting married and so and so likes so and so. The best one is still that the bosses are all having affairs. I wish that I could tell their wives. Your probably thinking why would I want to stir up all that trouble, well because it's fun. You should give it a try.



I do miss my old office, furniture that is. I used to have a nice open area with a large desk and leather high-back chair, unlike the crap-tacular cube that I have now. I miss space. Maybe I will go back some day, it sounds like I could get top dollar there now. Everyone seems to be makeing a lot more than they did 2 years ago.

I think beautifulmidnight.com is being squatted upon. I looked up who actually owns it and it is under a company that buys domains. On the company site is states that domains bought for customers are registered to them. This only leaves one option, the company owns the domain. But why? I fired off an email and hopefully they will confirm my suspicions.

I think this year is going to be a good one for new cd's including the new R.E.M. album Reveal. There is nothing of value on the page though, just a glimmer at what is to come.

If you missed the original survivor episodes go here to see cartoon versions of them. They involve talking heads that really do speak the truth. The recap is quite funny and worth the trip.

Here's another plug for my new favourite site, heavy.com. After further exploration I discovered "Behind the Music that sucks", a flash movie that explains how many famous artists achieved such great success in such little time. I haven't looked at them all but the Britney Spears explaination was pretty funny. I'd give a link but's it's a flash site so just look for her pic in "Behind the Music that Sucks" section.

I recieved some rather splendid news today. My brother has gotten an earing. For those of you that remember, when I got my earing I had to dealt with the wrath of my mother. She was so mad at me (read about it here). Finally I have my brother to take some heat off of me. I will no longer be the son that disappointed them. I will gladly let him be the bigger screw-up and I will be there to point and laugh. Then I'll stick up for him. Maybe.

Need a body disposed of? If so go to Cadaver Inc., they'll take care of all your body disposal, site clean-up and witness removal needs. This site has some really nasty pics and seems very real. A little too real if you ask me. If you have eaten recently I wouldn't look at the sample cases.

The weekend was a busy one. I am not really sure what to recount to all you fine folks. I went up to Guelph to visit a friend and got really loaded. The bus ride back was a really crowded one. Not as conformtable as the one there. Again my height gave me issues. The person ahead of me decided to recline their chair which gave me less space, so I sat in an uncomfortable "pretzel" position for an hour and a half. That is why I don't like the bus, usually I just say it costs too much becuase that seems to be a more acceptable answer than I don't want to because it's uncomfortable.


On Friday I had one of those reflective evenings where we discussed what was going on in our lives and the future etc. I think it is finally sinking in that a year from now I will be done school and must give up the wonderful life style I have grown custom to. It won't be easy, I plan on going out load kicking and screaming.


That was my weekend, but I found out that friends of mine had an electrical fire in their house. Thankfully they were in the kitchen beside the dryer where is started and where able to put it out and everyone was fine. Now they are stuck with a stinky smelly house that they have to clean plus 2 people may have to move out because the dumb landlord might not be licensed for all the people he has in the house. If that wasn't enough they are also suffering from the what ifs. What if we were sleeping? What if we came home 10 minutes later? (The fire department told them had it gone on 10 minutes longer the whole house would have gone up) and several other thoughts I am sure have crossed their minds.

I am hoping that listening to R.E.M. - finest work song will put me in the working mood. Not likely though. I have too much surfing to catch up on.

Friday I found out that a friend of mine is geeting beat up by her boyfriend. I think it is a sick person that has to beat up a girl. I am sure it is for really stupid reasons. "He does it because he loves her" or some other lame excuse. I don't think there is an excuse good enough, you don't hurt someone because you can or just to make yourself feel in control. Someone should really beat the crap out of him but then we would be just as low on the totem pole as the wife beaters. My friend will be okay. She moved out on Friday and I am hoping that she never talks to the bastard again but that won't happen. I am sure it will take a long time before she has healed from this.


This leads to another questions, why is it that girls always end up back with their asshole boyfriends?

Hey, we are trying to answer one of life's greatest questions. I know you have the answers so go over to mayhaps.com and spill your guts. It's for the greater good.

Stolen from accidental: Die Garden Gnomes Die!

I tried a new lunch item. Kraft Lunchables. I had the choice of ham, pizza, or tacos. I chose tacos, maybe not the best choice. The meal was edible and cheap compared to the other restaurants around. It was only 4.99 and came with a drink and a bite-sized candy bar. The down side was the taco filling looked like it had already escaped my body instead of preparing to enter it. I don't think I will be enjoying lunchables again.

I had another one of those weird dreams last night. I was at a beautidul tropical beach. Blue skys, aqua water and white sandy beaches. The sun was shining down and everyone seemed so happy. Then I heard someone yell out shark. Once I realized what was going on I was in 2 feet of water and being attacked by a shark. I held my own though. I just kept pushing it away as it tried to devour me.

Sometimes when I cross the street I feel like I am in total power. I look around and there are no cars going in the same direction. I am the only pedestrian and all cars are stopped and waiting for me. I am in total control.

On a side note: If you have an ugly dog an want to make them cute there is a sure fire solution. All you need it a animal satellite dish for their head. They will instantly be cute, just ask anyone.

I just went out for lunch. It was really quite the experience. My sandwich artist at Subway was high on something and the while time he just keep mumbling to himself. Apparently he was talking about Snatch (the movie you pervert).

I went out for a few beers with my friend last night. We seem to be at this weird place where I am not sure if we are friends or if something else could possibly happen. I am guessing it's all in my head because she says she is swearing off men for a while. This lead to a nice conversation about her switching teams and playing in the minors but never going professional. I never did get an answer.

I went and saw snatch last night. It was really funny and I recommend that you all go and see it. I was told that it was violent but I had no problems with it. This is true because it's either not violent or I am just really desensitized to this kind of stuff. The funniest thing in the movie is the dog. It swallows a squekty toy and through out the movie it kept making little noises as it breathed and barked.

New pics at explodingdog.com if you want to check them out.

Is there a good way to ask a coworker where her and her partners kids came from? Let me know.

Ugh, just came back from an italian lunch. Why is that you always eat too much italian and after you are done you just want to go an sleep it off.

Happy Valentine's everyone. Today had a good start. I arrived at work and was greated with chocalate lips. Mmm chocalte tasty lips. Then I went over to corporate marekting and was sexual harasses. A co-worker pinched my bum. I would press charges but I liked it too much.

Executive management really like to hear themselves talk. We had another one of those, so you have been acquired and this is what you can expect meetings. All the executives would compete for air time and they would never really answer any of the questions put before them. Damn I want to be an executive.No work and lots of pay is a good thing.

You know how a word is used so much that after a while it loses all meaning. That's how I feel about the word "content". It always seems to be the word that is used to described everything that we do in Product Marketing. After hearing it so many times I have no clue what anyone means by it. It's like a new song that is really good but then it is ruined because the radio overplays until you hate it.

Some new pics at explodingdog.com if you want to check them out.

Do you have lots of time and bandwidth? If so check out heavy.com, there is some interesting stuff, but some of it is adult orientated so beware.

I just drank a nice Chai Latte from Starbucks. I was enjoying the frothy concoction and noticed a little ad on the cup. It said "Unsurpassed Freshness: Our quality standards ensure yours beans are fresh. In fact, any opened coffee that hasn't been sold after 7 days in our stores, we donate to local characties" The first thing that came to mind is some high class homeless shelter that advertises Starbucks Coffee to attract the real caffiene addicts. Upon tasting the stale coffee the addicts revolt.

Summary of a cartoon forward I was sent:

1. Computer asks user to create a new password


2. User with a sly grin, looking very pleased with himself enters 'Penis'


3. Computers returns the error message 'Sorry, your password isn't long enough'

Sometimes I just want to be left alone. I don't mind being around people I just don't want anyone to talk to me. Anyone that tries will end up annoying me so much that I want to tell them to go away but I never do.

Do you ever feel like you are missing something but you just aren't sure what. You are 95% content and 95% apathetic to what is happening in your life. It's like looking at a tragic accident, you want to look away but you just can't. In this case you feel like you need to change or do something but you are just to lazy to actually follow through with anything. This is the state of mind I am finding myself in some days, few days at best. I am going to blame it on the weather though. All cloud and no sun makes Brad crazy!

Are you in a bad mood. Do you want to share with others and enjoy miserable company. If so go here.

My mother just asked me to type out an article from the newspaper because she wants to save it forever. I laughed.

So tired today. My eye had been bothering me and I have a wicked ass headache. I wish I could curl up and die. (Maybe it's a tumour?, It's not a tumour, [He's that is my Kindergarten Cop humour sticking it's head out to say helllo]). Must go die now.

I needed that. A good laugh for shits and giggles. I went over to corperate marketing for a break and we ended up playing with a piece of plastic and a ball. This turned out to be a good weapon. Then we waited for people to come over so we could launch things at them. After waiting we got desperate and called people to fall in our trap. It was very funny we could hardly contain our laughter. Maybe you had to be there.

Useless Facts of the day:

• A duck's quack does not echo and no one knows why


• It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs


• Track number 5 on a CD is never a bad song. Eerie isn't it


• Where ever you go, there you are

Ugh! I was just covered with a sheet of slush. A stupid inconsiderate tow truck driver drove to close to the slde of the road and sent up a wave of slush that covered me. That means it was close to 7 feet high. I really wish I could get back at that driver. I would teach him a lesson or two.

Considering today weather this Jack Handy quote is befiiting. Most of the time it was probably real bad being stuck down in a dungeon. But some days, when there was a bad storm outside, you'd look out your little window and think, "Boy, I'm glad I'm not out in THAT.''

I declare today Depeche Mode day. In the midst of this Toronto snow storm, hope and life and be found in the warmth of DM singles from 86 to 98. The music revitalizes you making you feel young again. (Particularly difficult when you are young). Maybe I can get these tunes playing over the phone system. I suspect an increase in producticty as everyone reprioritizes their action items.

I didn't sleep very well last night. The same thing happened that always happens. I went to go to sleep and I couldn't shut my mind down. All through the day I ignore my thoughs and don't really think about anything. Then when I try to go to sleep I have no other stimuli to occupy my mind and I am forced to think. This process it time consuming and has cost me many hours of sleep. I need a new system.

Word to the wise, cheese is not something to be cheap on. I just had the worst nachos and it was because I bought the cheap cheese. It tasted like someone had put rubber on my nachos and disguised it with salsa. (No Homer J noises going Mmmm rubber is there)

If you feel like trying on some new music, gove Supreme Beings of Leisure a try. I think you will be pleasantly suprised.

Work-related peer pressure: I just ate 13 cinamon hearts at once due to work-related peer pressure. This is a serious issue. It has left my tongue read and teeth pink. Please stop pain at your office. Say no to peer pressure.

Another return so to speak of Degrassi. This time it'sDegrassi: The Next Generation. You kiddies are in for a real treat, especially if you missed Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High. We will finally be reunited with Joey Jeremiah after all these years.

No.not the return of the mullet. God help us all! (This link will not work after the 6th until the article has been archieved. Then I will fix the link. Sorry)

When people sneeze I never know what to expect. Everyone seems to have a signature sneeze. This women at work has a really loud sneeze and it sounds like an a-bomb went off. People way over in QA can hear it and say ga-zoom-tight (I have no hope in hell spelling that right). Then there are the normal sneezes they are pretty much boring and not the least bit exciting. I think my favourite sneeze is the silencer sneeze. It sounds as though someone has put a silencer on the end of their nose and the sound that ensues is very dull but does sound like a silenced gun shot. Then there is my sneeze. There is nothing special about it, it sounds loud to me but I don't think it is that bad. The weird thing is that I always sneeze in multiples of 3. Never a single or a double. Always a triple.

In an attemp to keep myself occupied at work I have been reading many news sites. The problem is that I have become so bored that I have read all the sites and with nothing else to read I am becoming bored again. It's a vicious cycle. Help me.

I fixed the tall person article link if you didn't get a chance to read it.

I really hope that my mother hasn't found this site. It would really suck if she did. Maybe this is why they want me to change?

The weekend was interesting. The while time I was home I kept getting these inspirational talks from my mother. I think she is trying to push me in a new direction or something. Then she said that she was going to find me some new friends. I really don't like the sounds of that. My parents decides that I do not have enogh of a Christian influence in my life and they want to do something about. Hmm, maybe the reaon I don't hang out with those people cause they are uptight and nothing like me. Somehow I don't think they will make go drinking companions.

One of the things that I usually do when I go home for the weekend is clean the house for my parents. I am not sure how they do it but they live messier than a bunch of students. The inly difference is that our house doesn't have that day old beer smell like student dwellings.

I really hate it when people are hot and cold. You never know where you stand with them. Today I had someone be really nice and then they change faces and act like an ass. I can't stand that. It drives me crazy, then factor in my compulsion to have everyone like me and I am reeling. Those damn hot cold people why can't they be luke warm?

I've found a new activity to participate in at work. I am planning a trip to europe for when I graduate next year. It keeps me occupied even if the trip doesn't happen. I will be able to tell you how much it will cost. At first I was looking at 2 months but it keeps rising in my head. I think my maximun is 8 months. That will cost a lot to do though. 4 months = $8000(CAN).

No matter how many times I look at this picture, it makes me laugh.

Yes, I know that the tall people article is not linking correctly. u8tv does not seem to be archiving past articles. I am looking into it though.

In the last few days I've read several differing solutions to the issues that Pyra is facing with Blogger. I read people saying charge a fee or wait for that night in shining armour. The same solution keeps popping in my head. Why not advertisements on the site? With over 10,000 usres who update daily if not more you have a substantial ammount of hits. You also have a some-what of a captive audience as we fill out posts.


I am not saying that this is the be all end all solution, just one of many solutions because I really have no idea how web advertising works or pays off. Maybe its not even enough to feed poor Evan. Put if this problem recieves the support that the server fund did I am sure that some solution will emerge. Good luck guys.

A nice article comparing short and tall people. I never realized the advantages of being tall. To think that it will help in places where you think it wouldn't. Tall = Respect. Nice.

I don't care who knows! I like Harry Potter. Now that I have been sucked in I am on the 4th book. I am not really sure why I like them. I guess the obvious thing is that Harry's life is way more interesting then mine. When was the last time that someone tried to kill me. Never, that's when. Maybe that's all I need in my life is a death threat every once in a while. Probably not.