Talking Frosted Mini-Wheats are like something out of my wildest, most wonderful dreams.

Here's an interesting fact:

"In 2006, $4.1 billion was spent on telemarketing in Canada, generating $26.1 billion in sales and creating 155,000 jobs."

There's your answer about why you still get annoyed with Telemarketing calls constantly even though you have never bought anything over the phone.

The CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) is actually enforcing this new "do-not-call list" starting this fall. I doubt it is going to change anything but we'll see.

More on it here, on CBC.ca

I haven't posted in over a month due to the fact that I was on vacation in BC for 20 days. I'll be posting pictures of my trip soon (hopefully) but in the meantime enjoy his picture of the mini-sticks McDonald's have been selling:

Three Days Grace with Econoline Crush and Seether, January 18th 2008

Three Days Grace show at the Kool Haus in Toronto. We scored a Meet and Greet with the band.

Meet and Greet:

Econoline Crush:

Seether:

Three Days Grace:

I don't understand why certain comedies (Good Luck Chuck for example) feel the need to add a scene that an old person swears. It's not shocking, it's not pushing the envelope and it certainly isn't funny.

Maybe if this was 1997... And that's a big 'maybe'.

I previously said that Bionic Woman may turn out to be a good TV show...

Wow, was I ever wrong.

Here's to a new year where we will all hopefully realize that even though the Earth seems to be constantly spinning out of control, we can still find balance by doing certain things:

Think on how we want to react to everything around us, not worry on the things that we cannot change and slow down and focus on the things that we can.

Random pictures

Pulling Teeth

If there are any dentists who are reading my blog (who am I kidding, there's all of 3 people reading this and I'm one of them - aaaaanyways), are you guys taught in University to mention your patient's first name a certain amount of time per visit? Honestly. I mean, I just met my dentist and she's calling my name out more often then my mom used to when I was out playing with my friends and it was dinner time. "Okay Daniel, I will now be looking at your molars. Very good Daniel, but are you flossing every day Daniel? Daniel, here's a new toothbrush Daniel, you're doing great Daniel. Daniel Daniel Daniel.

She even asked me if I preferred Dan or Daniel. Guess what? I prefer you shut the fuck up and clean my teeth [that's harsh - Ed. ... Oh wait, I'm the editor].

Even the Receptionist is acting like she's my long lost cousin and dropping the personal touch, "Oh hi Daniel!" "Sure Daniel, we can change that for you" "Look forward to seeing you Daniel!" She dropped my name five times in a 30 second call.

Not to sound like a Seinfeld episode, but dentists are always going into these deep conversations with you and expect some kind of reply... When your mouth is full of dental machinery. You're drilling into my fricken head, I don't want to discuss my latest job woes. The worst is that it drives me crazy because it is usually the most engaging questions that I really really want to answer, but can't (obviously).

Last thing about dentists: I can't think of anyone who makes you feel like you've accomplished so much through positive reinforcement for simply laying back in a chair with your mouth open wide. You'd think I'd have cured cancer while I'm getting my mouth x-rayed and brought Peace on Earth while she's freezing my mouth with about fifteen injections by hearing her go on about what a brave and awesome patient I am. I think she had an orgasm last time I responded with "Ugh" and a thumbs up when she asked me how I was doing.

This is the first meal I've cooked from scratch in over 2 years of living back home.

In my defence, my chili was delicious!

First Snow Fall 2007

I usually don't remember what day the first snow fall of winter happens, but now this information will forever be inscribed in the Great Cyber Halls of the Internets (my blog).

Maple, ON - November 22nd 2007

Dane Cook, November 2nd 2007

Hardest level of Donkey Kong Country? Stickiest situation?

Welcome to Necky's Nuts...

Halloween 2007

Canadian International Air Show 2007, September 1st 2007

The Air Show was pretty good this year in Toronto, the Snowbirds making it worth going. Here's a couple of pictures:






And here's a bonus pic of my friend Peter and I at the CNE afterwards:

Jupe & Snook's Wedding, September 9th 2007

I have a couple of events I have to catch up on. First of all, my friends Jupe and Snook's wedding: