Thursday, July 27, 2006

what the hell is in my coffee?

I was walking past ‘leadership lane’ the other day at the office, it intersects with ‘water cooler way’ where I was getting myself a refreshing beverage, when I began to think about how my attitude has changed since I began work back at the office. I realized quite clearly that attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. I began trying to visualize having a positive attitude all the time and how it would make such a big difference at work and in my everyday life. On pondering my previous thought I could not think of why I came up with such a redundant, obvious statement in my mind at that moment. I asked myself ‘why the hell can’t I be bitter sometimes? What if I spill my beer?’ But I received no response. After shaking off that little attack from my subconscious I hung a left at ‘technology terrace’ and began to walk back to my newly renovated office. Our new room houses the entire ‘computer guy’ team. I began to think about how this beautiful location is very conducive to a healthy team environment. My subconscious poked out again and told me that ‘teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision and is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results’. With this strange realization I wanted to hug my fellow computer comrades. I saw quite clearly for the first time that without each other, people would have to fix their own computers. Together we can solve any issue, no matter how stupid the users are or how many of us it takes us to plug in a keyboard.


On my journey home later that day I was sitting on the subway staring into mindlessness when it hit me. Success is not a destination, it is a journey. That very journey I had embarked upon was success, to commute across the city to get my ass home. All along I had been thinking that success would be sitting on the couch in front of the television with a can of beer in my hand; but alas, the subway, the journey is success. Then I became totally confused and angry at my mind for telling me such stupid things. How the hell is the subway success? and why the hell have I started to loose my mind? What they fuck are they putting in our coffee anyway?

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

watch you don't roast your nuts

A very hivi hivi Canada day weekend as the smog engulfed the city. I drank a few too many beers like I am supposed to do, but I don't feel that much more Canadian, just hung over. Maybe that is it though. I do like the extra day off work.

The coolest part of the weekend was when I was partying with my buddy Chris at his pals place. Some crazy guy at the party had no pants on and wanted to go to the roof of the building to go 'fire dancing'. Most people were thinking 'yeah, what the hell are you smokin no pants?' but others armed themselves with buckets of water (like the responsible Canadians they are) and we all charged up to the roof. From the top of this guys building, 15th floor or so, with the Toronto skyline in the background, this guy whipped 2 balls of fire attached to chains around his head and body really fast-like without wearing any pants. It was crazy and also really cool. Poa sana. I will try for some pics and definately get a link to this guys website.

I also went to see the band 'the deers' the whole time drinking lots of beers. This has the makings of a stupid poem but I will leave it alone. It was pretty fun though.