May 5, 2009

CD Collection Update #1

Earlier this evening, I picked up my copy of an album where I did some backup vocals. I normally post an image of the album cover, but this isn't possible at the moment.

Artist: Dennis C. Brown
Title: Are You Prepared
Genre(s): gospel

You can't miss my voice; I'm the only male backup singer. ;-)

Download my updated CD collection.

Len feat. Biz Markie - "Beautiful Day"

It's way too bad that Len turned out to be one-hit wonders; You Can't Stop The Bum Rush has some very good songs on it. This is one of them.

Speaking Of N...

Like I said, I've been playing a lot of N ever since I downloaded it. Here's my current progress.



Each square represents an episode consisting of five stages. As you complete columns, new "flavours" (i.e. colours) of ninja are unlocked. You start with a black ninja, but you can eventually choose from colours like blue, brown and pink (my favourite so far). As you can see, I've completed 32 episodes and 160 stages thus far, with many more to go.

N is 100% free to download; I highly recommend it. It's not a game where button bashing is the key to success; you'll need to strategize and think your way through each stage.

Thoughts Of A Newly Unemployed Man

I can sleep in tomorrow morning. That's weird.

I can stay up as late as I want to tonight. That's weird, too.

As you know, I lost my job last week. After having been on the workforce for four years (including approximately one as a temp), this is my first week as an unemployed man. I'm not finding it too hard to adjust, but at the same time, I pray that I find my next job sooner rather than later.

At this point, I have yet to hear from the career transition firm which will help me, but I'm not concerned. I don't have the clearest idea of what I want to do next, but as long as I'm not doing my previous job, I'll be very happy.

In the meantime, I'm working out, playing lots of N, and enjoying my "vacation" as much as I can.

May 3, 2009

Depeche Mode - "Wrong"

I took a listen to a few songs from Depeche Mode's latest album, Sounds Of The Universe, on Saturday afternoon. This song was easily the highlight; it sounds really good.

Depeche Mode - "Wrong" (official music video)

May 2, 2009

The Clothing Show - Spring 2009

Photos from the spring 2009 edition of The Clothing Show.

The Clothing Show - Spring 2009

I should mention that since Picasa Web Albums have a limited amount of space for photos, I'll delete old albums and their corresponding posts as necessary.

May 1, 2009

Plans For The Weekend #2

I was planning to see the new X-Men Origins movie tomorrow morning for $6.00, but seeing the middling reviews that it's getting, I might scrap that plan. By contrast, Star Trek comes out next week, but it's already earning positive reviews. Mind you, future reviews could lower the average critical ratings, but if enough of them say that you don't have to be a Trekkie to enjoy the movie, then I'll probably check it out (in IMAX, if possible).

In any event, I definitely plan to attend The Clothing Show on Saturday evening. I attended the last edition in the fall of 2008 and I was pretty impressed with one of the runway shows. Many designers are featured, although they tend to cater mostly to women. Not that I'm complaining... ;-)

A few years ago at the very first Clothing Show I attended, I scored a vintage Mr. Yuk shirt. I still wear it every summer; it's one of my favourites because I'm not likely to see anyone else wearing it.

Oh yes - can't forget to play lots and lots of N! I'm currently trying to get past episode nine.