In a rut

Boy, I haven't had much to write about lately. But that's going to change in the next few days once I come back from my trip to Toronto. Going there for work. I'll have more to say once I get back. But in the mean time, for those of you readers who just can't wait, here's something to keep you occupied.

SECTION 1 ABOUT YOURSELF
+ Known as: Benoit
+ Lives in: Orléans
+ Birthday: October 26, 1976
+ School: University degree
+ Religion: Roman Catholic
+ Shoe size: 12
+ Hair color: Brown with shades of gray (AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!)
+ Eye color: Brown
+ Fears: failing

SECTION 2 HAVE YOU EVER...
+ Cheated on someone? no
+ Been Cheated on? Not to my knowledge
+ Fallen off the bed? almost. Luckily I turned into a concrete wall. And that hurts
+ Broken someone’s heart? No
+ Had your heart broken? No
+ Had a dream come true? Not yet
+ Done something you regret? Yes
+ Cheated on a test? No comment ;-)

SECTION 3 CURRENTLY...
+ Wearing? pants and a shirt
+ Listening to? co-workers talking
+ Located? at work
+ Chatting with? Carrielynn
+ Watching? the pc screen
+ Should REALLY be doing? work. But don't tell anyone.
+ Reading? Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan

SECTION 4 DO YOU...
+ Brush your teeth? Daily
+ Like anybody? yes
+ Have any piercings? no
+ Drive? yes
+ Drink? no
+ Smoke? no
+ Got a pager? no
+ cell phone? Yes

SECTION 5 THE LAST PERSON YOU...
+ Hugged? Tammy
+ IMed? Carrielynn
+ Talked on the phone: parents
+ Yelled at? Darcy Tucker (that little bitch. Oh well, he got what he deserved. Go Mike!)
+ Fell in love with? N/A

SECTION 6 PERSONAL...
+ What do you want to be when you grow up? I am grown up.
+ What has been the best day of your life?
+ What comes first in your life? Family and friends
+ Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend/crush? Working on it
+ What do you usually think about before you go to bed? DAMN! I have to get up in (so many) hours.
+ Did you lose someone you really loved? yes
+ How many times have you fallen deeply in love? Never deeply.
+ Love your family? yes
+ Love your friends? They know it!

SECTION 7 FAVORITE...
+ Movie: the Lord of the Rings trilogy and 5 out of 6 Star Wars movies (Episode 1 sucked balls)
+ Actor: Johnny Depp
+ Actress: Sandra Bullock
+ Song: there are alot
+ Band: I like many, but I've always liked Ozzy
+ Book: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
+ Store: CHAPTERS!!!
+ City: Myrtle Beach, SC
+ Relative: Eric
+ Sport: Hockey
+ Sport team: Ottawa Senators
+ Athlete: Male - Zdeno Chara
+ Athlete: Female - Lindsay Davenport
+ Ice Cream Flavor: Chocolate
+ Fruit: oranges and apples
+ Candy: Gummies
+ Holiday: Christmas
+ Day of the Week: Saturday
+ Time: morning when I get most of my work done
+ Color: Black, Blue, Red. Dark colors
+ Quote: The light at the end of the tunnel is usually uncoming traffic

SECTION 8 LEAST FAVORITE...
+ Movie: Anything with Woody Allen
+ Actor: Russell Crow
+ Actress: Jennifer Lopez
+ Song: Anything by the Tragically Hip
+ Band: Tragically Hip; Rolling Stones; Tragically Hip; Led Zepplin; Tragically Hip
+ Book: Moonfleet. I don't know the author; we read it in 9th grade english class
+ Store: Old Navy
+ Relative: None
+ Sport: Baseball
+ Sport team: all sports teams from Toronto
+ Athlete: Male - the Toronto Maple Leafs
+ Athlete: Female - Venus and Serena Williams
+ Ice Cream Flavor: don't know
+ Fruit: bananas
+ Candy: the sour ones
+ Holiday: Valentine's Day
+ Day of the Week: Monday
+ Time: income tax time
+ Color: bright yellow
+ Quote: don't know

SECTION 9 DO YOU...
+ Like to give hugs? yes
+ Like to give kisses? yes
+ Like to walk in the rain? yes, well a light rain
+ Prefer black or blue pens? black
+ Like to travel? depends where I'm going
+ Sleep on your side, tummy or back? side
+ Think you're attractive? yes
+ Have a goldfish? no
+ Ever have the falling dream? nope
+ Have stuffed animals? used to

SECTION 10 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT...
+ Abortion: I think it's the person's choice, althought I don't approve of it myself
+ Smoking: Again, it's the person's choice. I can do without it
+ Eating Disorders: Stupid
+ Suicide: Cowardly
+ Summer: Nice, but WAAAAAYYYYYY too humid
+ Tattoos: I have one, and I want another
+ Piercings: depends where

SECTION 11 THIS OR THAT...
+ Pierced nose or tongue? neither
+ Single or taken? to be determined :-)
+ MTV or BET? MTV
+ 7th Heaven or Dawson's Creek? a sledgehammer blow to the head. It's more fun than either of those.
+ CSI or Law and Order? CSI
+ Survivor or Big Brother? Reality tv sucks, but the first few Survivors were interesting
+ Sugar or salt? Sugar
+ Silver or gold? Silver
+ Chocolate or flowers? either
+ Color or Black-and-white photos? color
+ M&M's or Skittles? M & M's
+ Stay up late or sleep in? Stay up late
+ Hot or cold? cold
+ Lake or mountains? both are nice. a lake in the mountains
+ Sun or moon? Moon
+ Left or Right? Right
+ 10 Acquaintances or one best friend? 10 acquaintances
+ Mustard or ketchup? none
+ Spring or Fall? Fall
+ Winter or summer? winter
+ Happy or sad? Happy
+ Wonder or amazement? wonder
+ McDonald's or Burger King? McDonald's, although eating trash is better than McDicky's
+ Mexican or Italian food? Italian
+ Lights on or off? off
+ Candy or soda? candy
+ Pepsi or Coke? Pepsi

Ignorant people, chap. 2

WARNING: The following entry contains strong language. Parental discretion is advised. Oh yeah! Angry Man is back!!!

Road rage: n : violence exhibited by drivers in traffic. But in today's society, I don't think that term applies anymore. I think it's more justifiable road rage, because of all you little, ignorant fucks out there on the road!

If anthropologists are looking to stupid ignorant people, they can easily find a huge concentration of them on the roads. People say that to drive you need to be calm and patient. That's kinda fucking hard to do with so many ignorant motherfuckers driving. They also say that you need good judgement to drive. Well someone should tell these idiots.

One example for you. I once saw a woman who was going through an intersection. Give her credit that she was obeying the rules of the road she learned in driving school, which states that you cannot drive through on a red light. Beautiful! A good rule to follow, for sure. Problem is, the lights at the intersection were out so all you had were the blinking red light. Well, this bitch was inching forward everytime the light was not red, and stopping when it was. ... ... yeah! I'm sure most of you are stunned silent by this, and are thinking "he's lying" I swear I am not. Bring me a Bible and I will swear on it that I am telling the truth. I was among the dozen of people yelling and wishing this idiot would die a painfull, painfull, slow death. That would be one more fuck off the road.

Another example of idiocy on the road, those people who are parked at a stop sign. News flash, shithead! it's not going to turn green! You can go after stopping. Are you waiting for a fucking invitation? Well, here it is. "Dear fuck, you may go straight to Hell! Do not pass GO, do not collect $200!" And another thing that burns me up, are the people who take 5 minutes to turn a corner. Holy shit!

I'm done venting now. So here's an idea that may help solve some of these problems on the road. There should be a mandatory road test every 5 years for everyone. Cause part of the problem right now is that people get their license and fuck the rules. If they had to pass a driving exam every 5 years, the number of ignorant shits on the road would greatly be reduced.

Limp Duck

A woman brought a very limp duck to a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, your pet has passed away."

The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," he replied. "How can you be so sure", she protested. "I mean, you haven't done anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room.

He returned a few moments later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog and took it out and returned a few moments later with a beautiful cat. The cat jumped on the table and also sniffed the bird from its peak to its tail and back again. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly, jumped down and strolled out of the room.

The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." Then the vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!" she cried. "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead?!!"

The vet shrugged. "I'm sorry. If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20. But what with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it all adds up."

Holy gas pump robbery, Batman!

I couldn't beleive my eyes yesterday. Driving past the gas station, I looked at the price of regular gas, and I had to look again, thinking I must have seen wrong. But no I hadn't. $1.20 a litre. Holy fucking shit!

This is robbery! We all know the government helps fix the price of gas and that close to half of the said price is taxes. Un-fucking-believable! I think it would be fun to have Lee's point of view on the government's participation in this. :-)

Now I think that many people out there have received that email telling everyone not to buy a single drop of gas on a certain day to send a message to the gas companies. The message is saying that that kind of pressure will cause the gas companies to lose millions. Well I hate to burst your bubble, but that won't happen. If no one buys any gas, not one single drop, for one day, that just means that the next day, twice as many people will be buying gas. So all you will have accomplished will be to postpone the profits to the gas companies by 24 hours. It won't do a thing to lower the price again.

Unfortunately, our society is too dependant on gas. One solution would be to leave our vehicles at home and walk/bike/take public transportation. It would also help with the global warming thing. But it's up to individual people to decide what to do, I'm not gonna start promoting that like those Greenpeace tree-huggers. Some people have been fighting the high gas prices by filing up and driving off, without paying. But then, they are no better than the crooks in the government and the gas companies.