Saturday, December 30, 2006
10 days eh? I do think this is my longest time between blogs all year. Well another year has come to an end. This is usually the time that people make a bunch of resolutions that they won't keep past the first week of the new year and so I have decided to bring back the top 9 list with Kirk's Top 9 Resolutions for 2007
# 9 I will finish my music video that I started shooting 3 months ago.
# 8 I will begin a podcast which will rival 2 other really cool podcasts.
# 7 I will have at least one piece of pie every 6 months.
# 6 I will shoot at my neighbour's cat. I do not promise to hit or harm it in any way. (I can only hope)
# 5 I will offend Gillian Gilmore this year.
# 4 I will get a metal DDR pad and resume my quest to be a world champion.
# 3 I will buy a unitard. (#4 and #3 are destined to be combined)
# 2 I will wear my tellatubby hats while moshing at more than one concert this year. (One has been my tradition)
#1 I will continue to hate the Habs with every fibre of my being. I will develop new insults, write jokes about them and do my best as one of God's creation to destroy the reputation of this "team". I will devote 12% of my brain to be in continuous use coming up with devious plans and intricate schemes to bring this franchise to an end once and for all.
Here are the final standings for the stock pool. We all started with $10000 from the imaginary money tree and you can see how we all did:
Kirk - 23041.16
Matt - 11055.28
Robin - 10548.72
Tim - 10201.06
Jo - 10176.54
Elliot - 10100.76
Darren - 10026.03
Holly - 9930.12
Aaron - 9463.24
# 9 I will finish my music video that I started shooting 3 months ago.
# 8 I will begin a podcast which will rival 2 other really cool podcasts.
# 7 I will have at least one piece of pie every 6 months.
# 6 I will shoot at my neighbour's cat. I do not promise to hit or harm it in any way. (I can only hope)
# 5 I will offend Gillian Gilmore this year.
# 4 I will get a metal DDR pad and resume my quest to be a world champion.
# 3 I will buy a unitard. (#4 and #3 are destined to be combined)
# 2 I will wear my tellatubby hats while moshing at more than one concert this year. (One has been my tradition)
#1 I will continue to hate the Habs with every fibre of my being. I will develop new insults, write jokes about them and do my best as one of God's creation to destroy the reputation of this "team". I will devote 12% of my brain to be in continuous use coming up with devious plans and intricate schemes to bring this franchise to an end once and for all.
Here are the final standings for the stock pool. We all started with $10000 from the imaginary money tree and you can see how we all did:
Kirk - 23041.16
Matt - 11055.28
Robin - 10548.72
Tim - 10201.06
Jo - 10176.54
Elliot - 10100.76
Darren - 10026.03
Holly - 9930.12
Aaron - 9463.24
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
I've had my fair share of creative Christmas trees in the past. It started with using different tree toppers. The first being a styrofoam cup with a rabbits face drawn on the front and spoons for ears, legs and arms. The next year it was the Sweet Expressions record album featuring a picture of Lawrence Croswell on the front and my parents on the back. Next was the Terminator bobble head tree topper. I went a different direction again the next year with my Ron Francis themed tree. The entire tree was covered with Ron Francis hockey cards with a bobble head on top and a McFarlene figurine not far from the top. Last year I completely decorated the tree with tools. I used 2 measuring tapes as garland. All that has brought me to this year and possibly my best tree yet. I come accross to many as a grinch during this season but my main reason for being upset is what we've done with this ancient celebration to the sun god. Oh yeah Christians "redeemed" the pagan festival into what we now know as Christmas. I decided that if I really believed this year that Christmas was going to be my celebration of the Incarnation of my Saviour then my centerpiece to the celebration should be a little more appropriate. Thus you see my tree in the picture below. (Best tree ever) I've been enjoying this Christmas as our church (myself included) has put a lot more focus on others then ourselves. If we can only get people (myself included) to do this all year round then we would have something. Merry Christmas. 
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Ok. Confession time. I've been busy and have not been putting any effort into blogging lately. Why is it that sometimes I feel pressure to perform with each post? I've had some good ideas lately. I think I will be starting a podcast soon. I think I will celebrate Christmas this year. I think nothing would ever stop me from eating at Taco Bell. I think Rosie O'Donnell should be silenced as she just continues to embarrass herself. I think the Bears could win the super bowl. I think Ground Hog Day is just around the corner. I think not making it to this years Euchre tournament sucks. I think terrorism is a bad thing. I think a lot. One thing I do know is my Pampered Chef stuff arrived today and I am sooooo excited to use it. This one thing I know helps me deal with everything else. (except Rosie)
Monday, December 11, 2006
Just a quick note for the stock pool people. I haven't posted an update lately on purpose. One of my stocks moved all its business to to the NYSE and the value of that one stock went from $2.00 per share to about $30.00 a share. That one stock is over $10000. I'm not pleased with this as it gives me an easy victory but I feel it is a cheap one. Just wanted you to know.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
And now Kirk Presents:
The Sound of Music 2007
This movie has needed an upgrade for quite some time and so I have taken it upon myself to do the world this service. The sound of music as it should have been. Here are some excerpts from the new music:
Maria
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Shoot her in the back and push her down the stairs.
Sixteen Going on Seventeen
I'm size 16 going on 17
When will I stop this growth
You ask if I'd rather have ribs or fried chicken
Baby I want them both.
Favourite Things
Shooting at stray cats and going fly fishing
Stealing from Children the things that they're wishing
Brown paper packages Tied up with string.
No these aren't drugs get away or I'll sing
When the cops come, When the fuzz raids
When I'm almost caught.
I simply remember about Rodney King
And then they beat out my snot
Do-Re-Mi
Doh they're making me sing this song
Ray a deadly stinging fish
Me begins the word mealy
Far So far away all the struggle we thought was in vain and all the mistakes, One life contained They all finally start to go away.
So who really cares?
La the Smurfs like to sing
Tea I really like the Chai
Which brings us back to Doh doh doh doh.
So Long Farewell
So Long Farewell tonight we're going to die
I thought that I could trust that Rolph guy
Good bye, don't cry, We Die
Edelweiss
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Is code for shut-up Maria
Please don't fight, you know I'm right
Wait I have an id-e-a
Go away never come around. Stay away forever
Edelweiss, Edelweiss
Maria I always will hate you.
I'm sure you can see why this version would be way better. More action, more Julie Andrews being rejected and killed, less sappy love songs about foreign flowers. I rest my case.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Warning this post must be read in a Valley Girl accent in order to get its full effect. (for those of you that don't know what that is think the movie "Clueless"
Ok, so like last night I had a Pampered Chef party at my house and it was like soooooooo much fun. Nicole Brown (who is totally my friend) was the leader and she made this pizza thing that was like amazing fer shur. I had the rest of our Bible study come for the end and they wouldn't eat it and this Sabrina girl was like that is grody to the max. I was like What-Everrr As - If and I scarfed down the rest. I mean Duh!!! So I totally bought some stuff. It is sooooo rad not like the sketchy stuff you buy at Walmart. When I get my stuff I'll be like cooking for everyone. Yeah right and "monkeys might come flying out of my butt" I am like totally out now ABC ya.
Ok, so like last night I had a Pampered Chef party at my house and it was like soooooooo much fun. Nicole Brown (who is totally my friend) was the leader and she made this pizza thing that was like amazing fer shur. I had the rest of our Bible study come for the end and they wouldn't eat it and this Sabrina girl was like that is grody to the max. I was like What-Everrr As - If and I scarfed down the rest. I mean Duh!!! So I totally bought some stuff. It is sooooo rad not like the sketchy stuff you buy at Walmart. When I get my stuff I'll be like cooking for everyone. Yeah right and "monkeys might come flying out of my butt" I am like totally out now ABC ya.
