...has been pretty boring. It seems all I've been doing the first few weeks of this year is work. But I haven't put in many extra hours. My days drag on when I have a day off in the middle of the week and I often find myself at the mall. Luckily, the only things to buy are the leftover crap from last season, so my account balance is in check. For now. I also feel I am getting fat on a diet of Kernels popcorn. This sucks...I am starting to get symptoms of the winter blues :(
Since there is nothing going on in my life, I will talk about TV. On Monday, George Stroumboulopoulos' new show The Hour debuted on CBC Newsworld. I never really watch TV news - I'd rather read the paper - but I had to check out George's new show since he is the best journalist/pop-culture pundit/young person in the media. The show embodies George's brass attitude that makes George so compelling to watch. Good stuff. It is so good to see how his career has developed...I remember I thought, when he first aired on edge102, "who the heck is this guy, taking over Allan Cross's spot, making all these funny, sardonic comments...and why the hell can't he talk slower?" Then I realized he had a lot of important things to say about music so I liked him. When he moved to MuchMusic, I was like, "WTF?" but soon forgave him because he gave that "music" station credibility. And now CBC. I'm hoping his presence will bring more young people, myself included, to be interested in what goes on in the world. Even if you're not "proactive," at least be aware. Watch the show Mondays to Thursdays live at 8pm or the rerun at 11pm. This guy is good.
Ok, next TV spot...yesterday after I got home from work I watched 2 shows on the Life Network that I knew about but never took the time to watch: English Teachers and Med Students. Check them out if you can. These type of reality shows are the best kind. None of that Survivor or Fear Factor or Who's Your Daddy crap.
I watched In Good Company last night. Best line in the movie, said by Dennis Quaid's character to Topher Grace's: "Did you move from mocha to crack?" LOL. The movie's not as good as About A Boy but it still had its moments. And, I love Topher Grace :)
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
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I totally agree with you on Geroge's new show...I watched it with Erin on Monday, and we would blurt out how much we love Geroge whenever he made one of his smart-ass yet relevant comments...good times, indeed.
I guess you must have missed George Stroumboulopoulos as he attempted to talk sports at the FAN 590 before the Edge, MuchMusic and CBC...*shutter*
Who the f*ck is this? Since you posted anonymously, I'm guessing you're probably someone who lacks the ability to recognize intelligence, is cowardly & surly, and who just doesn't know anything.
I'm sure you aren't perfect and even less so when you were young and working one of your first jobs. Unlike you, George has grown since his sports radio gigs & he's developed his talents to reach this auspicious point in his career. So if he didn't do so well in his early days, you have got to at least respect the fact that CBC wanted to recruit him for his own show. Hang onto past mistakes if you want, I guess that's what makes you who you are, but like I wrote earlier, who the hell are you.
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