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bob

welcome to the cheap seats

About Me

I do stuff, especially in my free time, when it's not free I work, eat, or sleep. Stuff that I do usually takes up most of my free time and will leave me in varying shades of happiness. Hi.I'd like to introduce my top 8...these people are apparently my favourite people in the interweb universe...they told me so.I also use ... WAY too much.

My Interests

I like stuff, especially stuff that contains music (creation, and/or listening/watching), Winnipeg, STARTING home renovations (anyone want to end some of mine), eating, my job (landscape architecture), running, that's about it.

I'd like to meet:

I like people, there are very few that I have met that I haven't liked. "People are like planets, I don't know which planet I am, but I do know that I am K2..." I'd like to meet you if you get that reference....

Music:

I like that music, especially what used to be "alternative" music, now "indie" music, has decided that dancing is okay, or, dare I say, great. Who would have thought that you might want to actually tap a foot, sway from side to side, or nod your head to a rhythmic beat....go figure. I think that bands like Bloc Party, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, the Killers, etc... (which I love all of) are the new Me Mom and Morgentalers, Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, etc... (excuse the extensive Can-Con references) of yester-year. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I'm going to lay that out right now, so my loving the music of Kelly Clarkson, or Lisa Loeb, or even the odd Nickleback song (I know I know), does not make me feel guilty a good song is a good song. The Wonderstuff is my one obsession band, I know it's goofy to stay as committed to them to this day, but what can I say, I've got a soft spot for them.

Movies:

My taste in movies is apparently offensive. I like Snakes on a Plane but I just realized I can't leave it at that, it was really good, but it's not my FAVOURITE, opening weekend VERY good, the next week not as good, cause right now it's probably Rent, and ConAir, and a Mighty Wind and Moulin Rouge and Black Roses...

Television:

I'm not one to like a television show so much that I make sure I am home to watch it or think of taping it. The new show "Love Monkey" has made me do that, it used to be "Ed", that Tom Cavanaugh guy is great, everything he does (including CIBC) commercials seems to somehow make me relate to his plight. The show "Ed" certainly is very important to me.I think Six Feet Under was pretty amazing too, I highly anticipate seeing the last season on DVD when it comes out. (note: done...wonderful)That's the difference, there are shows that I really like but I am comfortable waiting for the no commercials DVD release, these are too numerous to mention, and in the end, I don't get the DVD's. I'm a lazy television watcher...sorry.

Books:

The Milk Chicken Bomb - Andrew Wedderburn

Heroes:

you.

My Blog

views on "Ottawa"

They spend more money on the City.Design by committee which I'm sure dictates most new buildings since 1960 out there has not produced results that could be competitive with the earlier works.  T...
Posted by bob on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:04:00 PST

music

*sigh*coachella...looks SO good...oh well, I'm broke AND I have my Weird Al tickets so I'm happy.
Posted by bob on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:38:00 PST

Kelly

Now I know most people think that Kelly Clarkson doesn't have the substance that I contend that she does.  Mike Watt is playing bass on her next album and if that wasn't enough the drummer for +/...
Posted by bob on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 02:24:00 PST

time passes

It's been a while.oops...hit "post"...I watched a LOT of sports yesterday, Ben and Ryan are good like that.  I've never really watched sports on TV with others, especially golf.  It certainl...
Posted by bob on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:51:00 PST

hot in advance of hotter weather

I get to this office and it's 30 degrees.  That is wrong.  I'm leaving for Texas so soon, I was supposed to be encountering warmer weather there, not in my office.  I turned off rads an...
Posted by bob on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:28:00 PST

Rockstar part deux

the anticipation built enough I'm sure...here it is...the stunning conclusion:Panic Channel start up, if you don't know the guitar player is Dave Navarro.  He used to play in Janes Addiction they...
Posted by bob on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:13:00 PST

Rockstar: Supernova part 1

Rockstar: Fargo, North DakotaWe cut the week short, it's been a long one.  Stress and frustration are obvious as stories are recounted with as much passion and vigour as they first occurred, a ...
Posted by bob on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:19:00 PST

a rockstar update

The Rockstar: Supernova show was AWESOME! We have a giant sized review of the show and 26 hours coming in blog form sometime soon...stay tuned.
Posted by bob on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 03:03:00 PST

more on that bulletin

so just to get the word out in as many ways possible, I'm looking at obtaining old issues of Sassy (specific issues between 1989 and 1992) and continue to check ebay.  But was really looking for ...
Posted by bob on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:31:00 PST

New Years Eve

it's a formal event at my house.bring your clean party shoes...it's FORMAL shoe's are necessary you don't see James Bond running around in his stocking feet.see you there.
Posted by bob on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:32:00 PST