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For some reason this clip gets funnier every time I watch it. I think it's his facial expression, like for that moment he's genuinely giddy about Garfield, and then a moment later he's back to his mumbling, self-loathing, fat self. Zach however you spell his last name is truly a comedic genius and I don't think that's an overstatement at all.

Back to School

During the holidays I found myself missing the quiet solace of my school library. Now I'm dreading the idea. My relationship with school is bitter-sweet>while I love the reward of seeing A's on research papers and the feeling of actually having learned something I HATE the sleepless nights, the cramped bus rides, and the isolation that comes with being a student(a good student I should say). But these are all necessary sacrifices on my path to success. That path may be stained with blood, swear and tears, but the light is steadily approaching and ultimately it will all pay off. Or so I've been told This is going to be me in a few days minus the "don't be a yahoo" sign.

The Old School

This footage is golden! When I stumbled across this I knew I had to post it. It gives a brief account of the roots of hip-hop culture in New York city. Doug E. Fresh is in full effect and his commentary on the rise of rap music and its purpose as a creative outlet to the inner city youth is refreshing when compared with some of the vulgarism of today's league of rappers. These old school cats weren't about selling crack, actually they were totally against it. Funny how things change. Watch and learn.

BB uploads

View from my room. Winter wonderland?
Breakfast of champions
all black everything
My friends dog trying to be cute.
Pacific Mall sale. "Chritmas Cash One Tax Off!!!!!!!"...wtf?
Work skating party
I could eat these all day

I'm out. Markiss

Winter

The past couple days have been a swift kick in the gonads from mother nature. New Years Eve was unseasonally mild and bore no resemblance to the blast of wintery weather we have been hit with since. You never know what to expect when you wake up in the morning and like the prisoner set free by his dreams sometimes you just want to go back to sleep. Last night it was cold. The kind of cold that shoots right through to your bones and doesn't leave until well after you've cranked the heat dial in your car to maximum or settled underneath a mountain of blankets. It's easy to be bitter with the onset of winter but its a fact of life for Canadians so you might as well appreciate it for what it has to offer. As our internal clocks synchronize with mother natures it gives us a chance to slow down from our busy schedules, to rest and rejuvenate our bodies and minds, and to spend time with those nearest to us. It gives me the perfect excuse to stay in and catch up on my reading and god knows I have plenty of catching up to do. So if your feeling the winter blues, or your going through a bout of seasonal depression, cheer up. There's only 2, maybe 3 months left. 3 months tops!...yeah who am I kidding, the winter sucks :(

The Night is on My Mind

I love this song. It plays in my head sometimes when I'm walking a busy downtown corridor at night and marvel at the whirlwind of activity and life the night has to offer. This is real hip-hop for all you youngn's.

On to the Next One

First post of 2010! And its fitting for the way I'm feelin right about now. I know people like to set themselves really ambitious goals around this time of year and act like they're going to be completely different people now just cause they switched their calendars up. Who are you kidding? Your the same person you were yesterday so get realistic. I don't undermine the importance of setting goals but make sure its something you can actually accomplish and stick to it. This year I'm not going for a paradigm shift, if anything I'm just going even stronger with the mindset I had in 09' which sees me continuing to work hard, to focus in school, to save my money, and to be the best person I can be. Anything that gets in the way of these goals is getting cut plain and simple. I did some reflecting and found that smoking weed was not getting me any closer to these goals so for 2010 I'm going to make a conscious effort to stop. There's no more time for stagnating. This year its all about progression. Loiterers should be arrested.