Happy Halloween

Hey there blogosphere,

Just thought I would wish you a happy halloween. This year I dressed up as a jack o'lanturn. You'll be happy to know that at the halloween social I attended everyone was calling me Jacky Boy.

Who Will replace Regis? Groban in The Dogs House.

Hey there blogosphere,

Ever since I replaced Regis Philbin in Who Wants to be a Millionaire in a grade 8 talent show, I have always had a bit of a soft spot in my heart for him. The price is right is now hosted by a rather slim and tan Drew Carey, while Bob Barker sits at home alone. Piers Morgan now harasses celebrities on CNN, while Larry King sits at home alone. Now, finally Regis is looking to join his television counterparts - sitting alone at their respective homes, together.

Regis had a good run and it will be sad to see him go. In a rather chaotic world, Reg has been a constant. You could always count on tuning in at 9 am on a weekday and watch his leathery smile glisten as he blabs about the yankees or fakes interest into one of Kelly's stories.

Of course, in reality, in the past few years Reg was far from a constant. Each week was littered with co-hosts, from Anderson Cooper to Ryan Seacrest to Clay Aikin. And now, as his departure nears, it's time to pick a replacement.

I sure hope it's not Kelly's husband, Mark Conselose. Sorry Mark, I don't have enough time to look up the proper spelling of your name. The last thing the world needs is to listen to a privileged celebrity couple try to relate to people by saying ridiculous things. Like how Kelly is always blabbing about how she is out of shape whenever they have a doctor on.

Really Kelly, your having trouble getting through 2 hours of spin class? I get chest pains when I walk up a flight of stairs and I'm 24. You can't relate to me!

So, I've established that it's important that the replacement be someone with whom I can relate. That's why, blogosphere, The Dogs House is going to official endorse Josh Groban as Regis's relplacement. Now, I know what your thinking. Josh is a singer, your an actor, how can you relate?

Well, blogosphere. If you'll recall, one of my acting credits is atually an Opera. So yeah, I can sing. Furthermore, I've performed the song "you raise me up" on countless occasions. In fact, some say my voice actually resembles Grobans.

So blogosphere, this is your turn to chime in. I've given you my endorsement, now you give me yours. Feel free to post your choice to replace regis, or vote in the poll to your right.

Go Leafs Go

Hey there blogosphere,

Have you had an opportunity to check out who is leading the NHL in points, goals, wins for a goalie, and shut-outs? Also, did you check the league standings today to see who is winning. You can find it all here:

You'll probably notice that there all Leafs. This year could be the year. Phaneuf is no Wendel, Reimers no Potvin, and Kessel is far, far from being Killer. But, on the other hand, I think the rest of the league is weaker than it's ever been. On the strength of their weakness, this could be the year.

I should also give a quick update on my new favorite Leaf, David Steckel. He's a solid face off man who can kill penalties, but that's not why I like him. He's the man who put out Crosby last year with a blatant blow to the head. Sid is still out. I hope, for his sake, he decides to hang them up. He has a cup, an MVP, a gold medal, the golden goal. It can only go downhill for him. Especially considering my conditioning. As I mentioned on my birthday, I'm in the best shape of my life and I think sometime this year I may crack the marlies line up - if given the opportunity to try out. I'm a Canadian citizen blogosphere, I should have the right to try out for any team I want.

Provincial Election

Hey there blogosphere,

I've been reviewing the provincial parties political platforms today, in an attempt to educate myself before I vote. As someone who doesn't have access to the CBC's nightly news program - a program that I should get for free but has been robbed of me by digital television forcing myself to become ill informed, and my roommate to become even LESS informed - I am forced to retreat to starbucks to peruse the 3 main party websites. I've quickly realized I'll probably stick to my guns and go the way I always go, which, for your information blogosphere, is none of your information - it's a secret ballet.

Thanks a lot CBC, is this coffee on you?

Birthday Blog

Hey there blogosphere,

Well, if you didn't know, today is my 24th birthday. I recently discussed with a colleague the cold hard facts about aging. So many days we just want to get through. Sometimes, for me, I'd be happy to just fast-forward weeks at a time. Really, that's not how life should be. We should hate each day, equally. That's why I decided to take the train to B-veg today, and sit next to the most disgustingly smelling fat old man on the train. That way, even on one of the days of the year I enjoy, I'm miserable. That way, in a constant state of misery, I can enjoy myself... 24/7.

Back to School

Hey there blogosphere,

You may recall that part of the reason I built the Dogs house - it's really just clicking create blog for anyone who has a google account - was that it served as an outlet for angst that built as those unkempt "colleagues" of mine in the library triggered the rage region of my olfactory system as their scent wafted in my general direction. Indeed, the Dog's house kept the Dog calm, cool, and collective through stressful times. Alas, those times are over - for now.

And now, here I sit, drinking thinking, searching, and waiting for my next reason to blog.

Expert Opinions

Hey there blogosphere,

The other night I was watching the Piers Morgan show - he's Larry Kings replacement, for those of you who don't know - and the playa himself, Hugh Hefner was the special guest. Now naturally the beginning of the story focused on Hef's love life. In case you haven't heard, Hef's latest bottom bitch flipped the script on him and left him at the alter for once. Now, it's easy to feel bad for an old guy who gets dumped, but I am having a hard time feeling bad for Hef, especially when Pier's showed his 2 new replacements in the green room during the show.

Aside from his fascinating love life, Hef was later questioned about the Economy. That really interests me. Not the economy - I'm not really sure what it is and I don't care to learn. What interests me is that Piers is addressing Hef like he's an expert on the economy. But really, why would anyone really care about Hugh Hefners opinion on such a matter? It makes sense I guess, I mean Hef is certainly rich so he must know a lot about the economy. In case you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic.

I'm out Blogosphere.

Kaberle will have the game of his life in game 4

And the boston bruins will win the stanley cup!

Bruins in 6

The Gods of our ancestors were actually aliens - History channel

Hey there blogosphere,


I've come across a show I think you may find interesting, blogosphere. It's about astromical-god theorists - incidentally, nowadays you can get a degree in anything (thank you university of Phoenix). I know blogosphere, you don't have TV, you have internet, so you've probably never heard of this show. Here are a few quotes of what you missed. I've only watched half the show, and I think I have enough quotes to write a fair review of this show. Here are some quotes for you, and my responses. (please note the quotes are as acurate as my typing)

"Most mythologies have stories of gods coming down from the stars. You get the sense that they're gliding but the way that they move is kind of beyond time" Lecturer of classics, UCLA

Maybe it's just me, but "kind of beyond time" is not a different type of gliding.

"1000's of years ago, when our forefathers were primititve, they had no idea what extra-terrestrial beings were, they didn't even have a word for them, and they thought they must be ....GODS!"

Ok, I'm starting to get the jib of this show. They're openly accepting that aliens exist, and suggesting that Gods don't. Time to examine the proof.

"Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, where Zeus sat on his throne, was described as a magnificent palace. The temple walls gleamed with gold or silver, with jew lights....If you look at it from a modern perspective, what if, that palace...wasn't on top of a mountain.... but it was.... in fact.... a space ship parked on top of a mountain , because it was said that the mountain rumbles....mountains don't rumble"

Wow, these guys are pro's. The long pauses between sentences have sold me. I mean, if you think about it rationally, there's no way a God could live on a mountain, because there's no mountains in God's country (a.k.a. B-veg). In fact, the closest thing to a mountain in B-veg is "the hill" and I doubt god spends his time getting high and black-out drunk with Belleville's youth.



commercial

look at that, True Grit is coming out on DVD. I'll be buying that fo sheez.

Oh, were back:

"Is it possible that the lightning bolt and trident (of posiden) were some sort of energy devices?"

refer to header of The Dog's house and you'll know, anything is possible.

referring to the Carnack stone allignment


"legend has it that giants build these structures, but you have to wonder...these arrangements of stones may have been a way of communicating with extraterrestrial beings"


"while most archeologists believe these stones are tomb markers, ancient god theorists believe they are in a specific alignment, and used for communication"


on women getting pregnant without having sex with a human


"well we know they weren't sleeping with gods, because gods didn't exists. Today, we know you don't need to have sex with a man to have a kid because of fertility treatments, so you have to speculate, at least to a point, that there is the possibility of alien genetic engineering. This can account for monsters, giants, or other similar types of beings"


"Could these giant hybrids be rooted in truth?" - narrator

Commercial

I've lost interest in this post blogsophere. Just so you know, I've been putting chocolate milk in my cof-a-lof's lately and it's really been working out for me. Something to ponder.

Britney's back, in a BIG way!

Hey blogosphere,

just thought I'd share a gem of a video with you blogosphere. It's been a while since britney has had a hit, but it was worth the wait - she's done it again!

Hey there blogosphere,

what's happening? Me you ask? oh just catching up on a little reading.

Ontario kids have easier access to booze than cigarettes, study says - Parentcentral.ca

Finally, teens are getting it right. I hate to say that I set the tone for this blogosphere, but I did. You see, among other jobs of the past, I was once a convenience store clerk back in B-veg. Ipto facto, I was the gate keeper to a world of smoking for B-veggian's youth. Now blogosphere, I'm no stickler. I like to bend the rules as much as the next elitist. What I am though, blogosphere, is a trail blazer. I'm not sure why, but I couldn't sit by idly and participate in b-veg's youth smoking. Now, almost 8 years later, it seems the ontario government is following in The Dog's Footsteps. Well done ontario, well done.

written Saturday, posted today.

The bet

Hey there blogosphere,

Well, you have spoken, and I have decided the bet was not an official bet - I refuse to pay....pay attention here blogosphere....No I don't just blog when it's convenient for me...ok blogosphere, lets talk about this.

Yes, I haven't had a decent post in a while, but it's got nothing to do with you blogosphere, it's me. I know...I know....no more excuses, I've GOT to get back to the saturday blog schedule. It's going to happen blogosphere. I'll see you saturday, when your less irate!

New Poll

Hi blogosphere,

To solve my dilemma (because you rarely comment on my posts) I've decided to poll you. The poll closes on the date I expect to next see the betee. I'll let the poll influence my final decision on the matter.

Theme Songs of my Life

Hey there blogosphere,

Did you know that I'm sensitive? As part of an ongoing series of posts about the theme songs of my life, I thought this simple plan tune is appropriate. Here it is:





Ok blogosphere, you got me. I'm not sure if "welcome to my life" applies to someone who spent the better part of the weekend crushing beers and potato salad. And no, I didn't post the video because it happens to be a friends favorite song (as per usual, I will not out anyone, so I'll refer to him as M. Smith...no, that's far to obvious...Lets call him Matt S.).

Blogsphere, I posted this video because I am in a bit of a moral dilemma. On the weekend I may - or may not, this is NOT an admission of guilt - have lost a bet. It was based on the subtitle of a photo I posted on facebook. Now, the premise of the supposed bet, according to the incumbent (did I use that word right?) was that I didn't think the subtitle to a photo of "Matt Smith Band" on a sign from the Red Lion in Belleville said "welcome to my life". Indeed, it turns out those words do appear in the subtitle - in homage to the real Matt S.'s favorite song. The question I pose to you blogosphere, is should I pay up, despite the fact that I refuse to admit that a legitimate bet took place.

Lets go over what a legitimate bet must have.

First, 2 willing parties.

Blogosphere, I came out and said "20 bucks". Whenever you bet such a large amount of money, your just trying to submit the betee into not taking your bet, and then laugh at them. It's the equivalent to a bluff in poker. The acceptance of such an offer does NOT mean theres 2 willing parties, just one.

Second, a hand shake

A hand shake did not take place blogosphere, as far as I can recollect.

Third, CREDIBLE and IMPARTIAL witnesses.

Blogosphere, there's no one in the world who would like to see me get my come-up-ins than these witnesses. The first witness, lets call him punch-bag, would sell me down a river for a dime if he ever got the chance. The second, lets call her dry heaves, may be impartial, but certainly not credible - as evidence in her nick-name.

So blogosphere, I think you'll agree with me, no bet took place. Will I eventually pay up? Stay tuned blogosphere...and no, I won't.

Just Imagine the Freedom

Hey there blogosphere,

A few of my colleagues from work have decided to waste our money on a Lotto Max ticket for this upcoming draw. I don't know how I get talked into these things blogosphere. I guess it's just the calling of the "party in da club popping bottles full of bub" life-style that I find so appealing.

But before I break out the Cristal, lets put our nerd goggles on and examine the probability of winning.

There are 7 numbers picked from a pool of 49 numbers. So, statistically, the probability of winning is: (1/49)*(1/48)*(1/47)*(1/46)*(1/45)*(1/44)*(1/43)

Some people think it's 1/49 to the 7th power, but after the first number is drawn, there are only 48 left to draw from (slightly improving your odds). The answer above is in the range of 10^-12, or a 0.000000000001 chance of winning.

What I find funny about this whole thing, blogosphere, is how even with such a small chance of winning, some of my "partners" are looking to backstab the others. Now I won't name names blogosphere - I didn't get into this business to "out" people like some white collared pencil pushing journalist, that's not my style. But, I will tell you that being involved in this intense drama is like living an episode of survivor.

Colby from Survivor: The Australian Outback

Now blogsphere, I'm no rat - no Johnny playfair, if you will. In fact, most people would probably relate me to being more of a Colby (heart of gold, athletic build, etc. etc.). In case you don't remember, Colby dominated the final stretch of immunity challenges ensuring himself a final spot at tribal council. He then loyally brought Tina with him, a move that would ultimately cost him 900,000 bones. Like Colby, if I were in a game of survivor I imagine being a dominant force in the immunity challenges. But would I take Tina over Keith? (Keith was generally disliked and would probably only get a vote from Jerri in the final tribal council, and I suspect that vote would only be because Colby decided not to give her a lift to pound-town during the show)

Artist Rendition of Snake in Grass

Well that's a tough hypothetical question, and I won't answer it. But, being the Colby that I am, I definitely won't be aligning myself with this two timing snake-in-the-grass trying to turn his quarter pot into a third. That's not Colby type behavior. But I do appreciate him coming to me to form an alliance first. Now I can at least prepare myself for the inevitable double cross coming my way, and try to prevent it. More Imporantly, it gives me the opportunity to send this "partner" a public warning: Do Not Mess with The Dog.

I know what your thinking blogosphere. Relating my current situation (just a refresher, this post started with me having a 1/4 stake in a lottery ticket) to Colby's in Survivor the Australian Outback is a bit of a stretch. Well, your wrong. Sure, I didn't have to eat nothing but rice for 4 weeks to get this lottery ticket. But I did have to smell street-crawler B.O. for 4 minutes whilst I waited in line for my ticket - just as grueling.

Reflecting back, it's funny isn't it blogosphere. One minute, your enjoying a nice stroll down bloor street, dancing over puke and side-stepping piss puddles. The next minute, your sucked into the 7/11, buying a lottery ticket, and your world is flipped upside down...and we haven't even won yet.

Playoff Pool

Hey Blogosphere,


Feel free to join my playoff pool group via the cbc website 



Join my Group: The Dogs House
                        password: doghouse

How to play?

It's on their website, but here is the coles notes version:

You get 30 points (like a salary cap), each player is ranked as a 1-4, based on how many points they would produce. Ovechy is a 4, Dan Carcillo is a 1..etc.

You use your 30 points on 6 fwds, 3 D, 2 goalies. (half from each conference)
Goalies get 2 points per win, 3 points per shutout (2 for the 1, 1 additional for the shutout)

Adding all the points together produced by all, you get your round total. They'res 4 rounds obviously. Your competing against everyone in Canada, but in the group it shows you how people you know are doing, makes it more interesting.

Important note: When you make your picks, make sure you fill out the tie breakers at the bottom of the page, otherwise when you submit your picks they'll all be erased.

good luck!

It's not a Trick, Michael, It's an Illuuusion!

Hi Blogosphere,

I've been learning about optical illusions in one of my classes, and how the brain can supposedly only perceive one image at a time. Here is an example:

What do you see? A beautiful starlet looking away or an old lady with a giant nose?

I just thought I'd query you, blogosphere, to see if anyone else thinks they can see both at the same time by putting your eyes out of focus.


Also, in homage of this illusion, here's a little arrested development.




....I'm an idea's man Micheal

Our Next Prime Minister

Who would you vote for? According to the Toronto Star's picture gallery, there's only 4 candidates. One of them is noticeably depicted as an angry old man. See if you can figure it out.

Pictured: NDP leader Jack Layton

Pictured: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff

Pictured: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Pictured: Man smelling fart


According to these pictures, I'd probably vote for Harper. He seems like the type of guy I could share a pint of maple syrup with.

The Dog in The Dog's House

Hey there blogosphere,

I recently had my dog in Toronto for the week to look after him, and I noticed some important personality traits that I think are similar to me. I thought you, blogosphere, would be interested in hearing about them.

Firstly, me and this dog have both become pretty bad-ass over the years, in the sense that we don't take crap off of any body. For example, at one point he wanted a treat, I could tell because he just started barking at me for no reason. Unfortunately, years of getting him to shut up by just giving him a treat has inadvertently trained him to bark whenever he has a hankering for some pupperoni. But, what he didn't realize is that I'm no push-over either. He barked at me, I stared back refusing to cave to his demands for minutes. It was truly a stone-cold stand-off between 2 cold blooded animals, a raging battle between Titans. Seeing that I eventually gave him a treat - I had to shut him up somehow blogosphere - I'd say it ended in a draw.

Another personality trait we've co-evolved is the ability to break down barriers. Now blogosphere, I can't recite every example of this on my part. I'm constantly breaking down walls set up by society, bettering man-kind for it. But until now, I had no idea my dog did the same. You see blogosphere, I left him alone for a few hours one day and his acquired sense to break down barriers took over. In this scenario, the barrier was my front door - he scratched the Be-Jesus out of it blogosphere. He attacked it the same way I attack metaphorical barriers, on a daily basis.

Finally, me and this dog do what we want, when we want blogosphere. For instance, last Saturday I ordered a double burger at Utopia. That's a full pound of beef blogosphere, but I said whatever, this is what I want and this is when I want it. This dog, on the other hand, took a different approach to express the same characteristic. Repeatedly, as we were walking the park to do his business, he decided he would stop into his 3 point stance and leave his fecies in the middle of the side-walk, making it impossible for me to avoid picking it up. Now I really wanted him to wait a few minutes and go at the park where there are trash cans, to minimize the time I have to walk around literally carrying his crap, but no - it's when and where he wants, just like me.

Despite our similar personalities, I did notice that me and this dog do differ in tastes when it comes to comfort. I absolutely hate the couch I have in my apartment, blogosphere, but as you can see, he loved it.

Theme Songs of my life

Hi Blogosphere,

I was layed up in bed sick yesterday so I didn't get a chance to blog, although I did come up with an interesting idea to blog about. Over the next few days to years I'm going to review a few songs that I think accurately reflect my life, or that I think should be played during my life. For instance, when I begin my training for the next NHL season I would think it's appropriate for "Headstrong" by trapt to be played.

Today, the song I'll be reviewing is called "Coyote" by Don Edwards. I originally saw this song yesterday, blogosphere, in the movie "Grizzly Man" that I watched while I was sick. Pretty terrible movie blogosphere, but it does have some saweet footage of bears, including the best bear fight scene ever. I think the pilot singing the song reminds me alot of Jeff Bridges in the movie true grit, hence I think the song reflects my own true grit.

Unfortunately the video owner has disabled the ability for me to embed it here, so the link is posted below.

Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUd_Zglcpyo

Enjoy blogosphere...poo yip poo yip poo
poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo
poo yip poo yip poo
poodi hoo di yip poo di yip poo...

Dawkins Schools Jabroni

Hey Blogosphere,

I've been immersing myself in a lot of material on evolution as of late, and your boy Richard Dawkin's comes up sometimes. It reminded me of this interview I watched a while back.



My favorite part is the grin Evan Solomon has when he suggests Hitler and Stalin killed people because they were Atheists. Tune in to see if Dawkin's agrees.

McDicks

Hey there blogosphere,

I've got a question for you blogosphere: Why do you love Mcdonalds so much? Sure, I'll go, but do I love it?

Yes I'll indulge in a few cheese burgs occasionally*, but rarely fries and never a drink (those fountain drinks are such a rip-off). The primary reason I go to McD's is to enjoy the McCafe and get myself a cof-a-lof, tea, or muffin should the mood strike me. It's better cof-a-lof than Timmy's, cheaper, and the line-up is usually smaller...usually.

That brings me to my experience today. As a student, I rarely even realize it's the weekend...I guess you could say everyday is like a vacation to me, that's sort of the ballin' life I've been leading. The point being, on my way for an afternoon pick me up today, I didn't even realize I was heading to McD's during the lunch hour rush on a saturday. The line was almost at the door! It was like MJ's on thirsty thursdays. So, the resourceful person that I am, I just grabbed a quick gingy from chubway instead (FYI, I'm fighting a bit of a cold...and don't get me started on how irritating it was to be ignored by the cashier there while he waited for other peoples subs to be made - I'll save that ammunition for a rage posting later).

So blogosphere, you've heard the origins of my question. Now please tell me, what is it about McD's you love so much? I've posted a new quiz, so hopefully I can get some feedback there.

*Although nothing like I used to, when I worked at Alisons in grade 11, every Thursday night shift I'd take advantage of the 2 cheese-burgs for 2 dollar deal and blow about an hours pay on cheeseburgers.

Tonights Game: Go Leafs....or Go Sabres?

Hey There Blogosphere,

Against all odds, when everyone said it couldn't be done, spiceblogger is going for it: 4 blogs in 1 day.

It just occurred to me that tonight is more or less a playoff game for our beloved Leafs. For those who participated in the poll I had going on, you'll note that most people on the inter-web believe the leafs are going to make the playoffs (granted, it was a small sample size). Well, if indeed this is the case, they better win tonight - in regulation too.

On the other side of the coin, if they lose tonight it will be the 5th or 6th (I stopped counting after 2) year that the leafs won't make the playoffs. However, as those who know me will attest, I'm the ultimate optimist. I guess you could say that I am able to see the forest through the trees.

What is it exactly that I mean by this? Well, last summer I had the privilege of meeting with Brian Burke (or as I call him, Burkie) who as most know is the General Manager of the Leafs. I "joked" (I wasn't really joking) with him, asking when the walk-on try outs with the leafs were. His reply was that they don't do walk on tryouts. At the time I figured that's fine and dandy. But if they miss the playoffs again this year and then don't do walk on's again next September, he will almost certainly be fired.

That's where I come in. As most of you know, I was more or less being fast-tracked to the NHL through the Belleville Minor Hockey Associations Houseleague System in the early 2000's. I had an unfortunate 'tweek' of my knee injury, which derailed me off track to the NHL (or as those of us in the athletic community call it, "The Show"). But, I'm happy to report that for the past several months the knee has been feeling fine. Furthermore, I'm in the best shape of my life and could easily hang with the boys in the show. Last week I ran a 7.30 in a 40 yard dash, and I can easily touch the mesh of a 10 ft high basketball net - so yeah, my verticals not bad either.

My old Ray and Jims Trophey's coach used to tell me I had more raw natural ability than anyone he's ever coached. So, now that I am finally able to match that raw talent with physical ability, surely all I need is a walk on try out to get my hockey career up and running.

In summary, when your watching the game tonight make no mistake - I'll be cheering for the leafs. But, don't get too upset if they lose, because it could mean opportunity is that much closer to my doorstep.

My Acting Resume

Hi Blogosphere,

In light of my career being stalled by some problems in production, I figure I'll get the talk around the water coolers about me going by posting an abbreviated version of my resume on the net. If you know anyone looking, let me know.

Oliver Spicer

(Contact info removed, if you want to get into contact with me or deliver me a script, please post a comment on the blog)

OBJECTIVE

To obtain an acting gig where I am able to display the large repertoire of acting skills while gaining valuable experience in the field of performance.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Honours

University of Toronto

Diploma of True Grit,

School of Hard Knocks

Street Smart

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Technical Skills

• Great impressionist

• Strong ability to act with body language developed by not having any lines in The Jerry Springer Opera but still receiving critical acclaim.

• Ability to transition from happy to sad almost instantaneously.

• Vocal range exceeds standard octet.

• Able to move one eyebrow up like the Rock.

Communication Skills

• Clear and concise writing style developed through years of writing screenplays and poems.

• Annunciation of words is through the roof.

• Exceptional oral communication skills in English, French, and all other on set languages.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Security Guard #1

The Jerry Springer Opera

Hart House Productions

References unavailable, take a chance on me.

The Dog's House is mine, get your own.

Hi there blogosphere,

You'll have to excuse my tone today blogosphere, but I'm beginning to get irritated by the demand this blog has been taking on me. At first, as you'll recall, I was impressed at how easy it was to create a blog. I was a naive rookie blogger looking to take the blogosphere by the horns. Now look at me, a battle-tested blogger embittered by the flux of demand my followers are commanding of me.

Well, no more will this be the case. In fact, I have a message for those of you who think you've got a great idea for me to blog about. Take those ideas, write them down, and throw them straight into the trash, because that's what they are to me, they're garbage - sorry to be harsh. I also have a message to those harassing me on facebook about updating my blog. I blog on my own time, not to appease you. The blogosphere is massive, and I'm sure there's a diet-coke version of The Dog's House out there somewhere. When I'm not blogging, feel free to check it out the rest of the internet and find it.

Ok blogosphere, I've vented. Now back to making magic happen here at the Dog's House.

Entourage

Hey there blogosphere,

As many of you might recall, I was recently in the remount of the Canadian debut of Jerry Springer the Opera.

The experience has got me thinking about my big break in the industry - it's got to be coming soon. I realize that most of my many followers aren't as familiar with show business (or, as those of us in the know call it, show biz) so I think I'm going to put it into terms that you guys can understand. For you, blogosphere, I'll relate my life as if I were Vinny Chase from entourage so you can understand where I am right now.

Of course, the main problem with this analogy is that Vinny Chase is a fictional character with marginal talent and great representation, whereas I am a real, raw human being who's representation has been M.I.A. since Christmas. Nevertheless, I shall compare.

Vinny Chase starts entourage as a movie star on the fringe, much like I see myself today. He just finished doing a movie called "Head On", which I would equate to my Springer days. Really, both gigs accomplished the same thing, they got mine and Vinny's names out there.

Then, Vinny decided to do an independent film (again, those of us in the biz called them an "Indy") called Queens Boulevard. I actually filmed a bit of an Indy right after Springer ended. However, I never got to see a final cut of this film. Right now, due to reasons beyond my control, the film is in limbo. I can tell you this blogosphere, like Vinny in QB, I totally killed the role.

So blogosphere, that's where I am at right now, in entourage terms. I killed in "Head On", and am just waiting for the public to see QB. The only difference is that I have to wait alittle bit longer than Vinny did, which is essentially the difference between fiction in reality - you don't often see a successful T.V. show about someone sitting on his roommates uncomfortable couch waiting for people to see his work, but that's the reality of the situation. Once that happens - and mark my words blogosphere, it will - I have a feeling some sort of Aquaman-like film is on the horizon for the dog.

Poll Closes in 18 hours

Hey Blogosphere


Make sure you get your pick in for who you think will get 8th place in the East (NHL)....the clock is ticking and the it looks like the leafs might win in a landslide.

Two and a Half Men

Hey there blogosphere.

Well, Charlie Sheen - as you might have notice - has completely gone off the deep end. It reminds me of how my brother acted on our trip to Ireland (a complete mess....ended up passing out in his dinner, that's right I said in).

I don't have sound right now on my computer, so I can't make out the words...(and hence, I have not watched the below video) but I saw this video on the torontosun's website - that's right, I read.

I just watched the first little bit. He is clearly on a coke binge, and I'm not talking about the coke that T-bone chugs ever morning before work.




Isn't it insane how skinny he's gotten in that little bit of time? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this blogosphere, I'm hoping this posting will generate considerable feedback.

Pray for him blogosphere.

Cause Every Thug Needs a Lady

So Blogosphere put it on me! Babeh!

Last night at work, an ignorant hill-billy colleague of mine interrupted my rapping with what he thought was news in the world of hip-hop culture - a world, I might add, that I am deeply invested in.

"Hey odog, did you  hear that BMX is getting out of jail today? He got arrested a while back for  having a pistol".

BMX? Really? First of all, It's DMX. Second of all, he didn't get arrested for carrying a pistol. This isn't Tombstone circa 1880. It would have been a 9 milimeter glock, and my guess is that the safety was off.

Without naming names, for the benefit of my followers who work with me, the character I'm referring to is from Skidnum, and he's living a life right now not unsimilar from the movie "Babe, Pig in the City".

Hopefully the next time I'm busting a rhyme at work, he doesn't try to enlighten me with headlines from a world he clearly knows nothing about.

Here is a sample of what I was rapping. Enjoy!

Gagne une McCafe Cof-a-lof

Hey Blogosphere,

Its the middle of rrrroll up the rim season at Tim Hortons, and I'm seeing a lot of people bragging about their records as their facebook status. What's mine? Weeeellll, I'm actually running at an incredible clip these last few days. I've been able to manage 2 wins a day, everyday, since February 28th. Why such an obscure date? It's because that's when McDicks started handing out Free cof-a-lofs, unlimited.

It made me absolutely furious, when I left McDicks the other day to the generic homeless man asking for change. What irritated me, was that this sum-bitch had a Timmy Ho's cof-a-lof, during the free cof-a-lof give away at McDicks. He was also standing outside of Mcdicks. A homeless man chose to buy a cof-a-lof, while I was wait in the excruciatingly long line to get my freebee.

Running short on time, have to go to work and hence I don't have time to edit this blog. I'm also not wearing my glasses so this is painful, but I wanted to get a blog out today.

Kinsmen TV Bingo

Hey there blogosphere,

Did anyone watch Kinsmen TV Bingo last night? They announced that D-rock Smith, home grown Belleville talent, played for the Ottawa Sens. Exciting news for Bellevillians. I didn't see it in the Belleville Intel though. Where is the sports journalistic dynamo Jimmy Hurst when we need him?

Inaugural Blog

Whadup Blogosphere


I'm really impressed at how easy it was to create a blog.


Looking forward to blogging in the future, too busy right now.