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.