Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd

About Me

What about me? Geez, I am a Canadian by birth and a Newfoundlander by luck. I live in Hamilton, just west of Toronto, Ontario and have a wife I cherish and a job I enjoy. I love to play guitar, and am a fan of just about all music styles. Even some polka. OK, not much polka.
I dream in colour, I am kind to any animal that is not biting me, and I made my fortune selling hand-knit condoms. John Tesh's music makes me want to punch a kitten just to blame him for hurting it. I believe if Kennedy were still alive nobody would even know what a "grassy knoll" was. I've laid a finger on other peoples' Butterfingers and suffered no ill effects. I've danced like nobody was watching but realized that it doesn't apply to stripping, and I spit in the wind with dire consequences (Croce wasn't kiddin').I'm was married a little while ago, on March 21st in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is infinitely cool (My wife is from there). Otherwise, nothing much to tell. OH! Except that I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Music, The Guitar(which I guess counts as music)

I'd like to meet:

Warren Zevon or Johnny Cash, but the downside is that I would have to be dead. Otherwise Steve Earle, Neil Young, Mike Scott of the Waterboys, George Carlin, Kasey Chambers, and on and on and on

Music:

Now this I take seriously.Warren Zevon, Neil Young, The Great Johnny Cash, Kasey Chambers, Jeff Buckley, Steve Earle.

I have recently (thanks to MySpace) thankfully found out about such great artists as Tessa Bickers, Lindi Ortega, JD Thompson, Annie Marleau, Jen Gloeckner, Adrina Thorpe, Toby Lightman, Tristan Prettyman, Hey Rosetta!, Megan Jacobs, Catherine Feeny, and Acoustic Minds.... Excuse me while I pimp...

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Movies:

The Usual Suspects , Raiders of the Lost Ark, Kevin Smith flicks (especially Mallrats, so shush), Airplane!, and Spice World. Geez, kidding, kidding. Calm down.

Television:

Family Guy, Simpsons, House, and Corner Gas (for all you canucks out there)

Books:

Kerouac, Twain, George Carlin, and Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.

Heroes:

Warren Zevon, Mark Twain, Bill Hicks, The Guy Who Invented 2000 Flushes, Johnny Knoxville, Dr. House, Emma Thompson, Mitch Hedberg, Sideshow Mel, The Fonz, Roy Haladay, Brent Butt, Jack Kerouac, Steve Earle, my wife for putting up with me, Johnny Cash, the kid from The Sixth Sense, three of the Four Tops, all four people who went to see the Lord Of The Rings musical in Toronto, Mr. Moviefone, the second-last of the mohicans (nobody ever mentions the next-to-last one), Molly Brown, Jeff Buckley, Tito Puente, SuckUp The Vacuum Cleaner, Homer Simpson, The San Diego Chicken, Sheryl Crow, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Griffin, Orville Wright (not that lame Wilbur), the guy who fills the snack machine at work, and Mom.

My Blog

The Saddest News

My grandmother passed away about 10 minutes ago. I will be away for awhile. I love you guys.
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:06:00 PST

Frigging F'ed Up Friday

So it's day two of the errors trying to respond to messages and blog comments. This morning I can's even access my blogs, so this probably won't post anyway. Yay. Ask me how much I l...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:05:00 PST

In Preparation for Blog #300

It's getting close. It's lining up to be Monday or Tuesday at this point, blog 300. I wish it were coming at a happier time, but I've made no secret of my love of MySpace as a way to get t...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST

Another Update

OK, I can't respond to posts, including my own, and I can't reply to messages, so for those of you who were asking, I just wanted to put out a quick update on my grandmother. She's slowly being ...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:00 PST

Random Distractions

I need distraction, so let's welcome back the Random Blog. I had one all typed up and ready to go without backing it up. I'm sure you can guess what happened. Given my somewhat lack o...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:07:00 PST

An Update

I just thought I'd pop in with a quick update on my grandmother. They have ruled the issue not as a stroke but a brain anurysm (someone can correct that spelling if they like:) ) that has b...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:28:00 PST

When It Rains...

It gets hard sometimes to think you're not cursed. My father called a few minutes ago to let me know that they've taken my grandmother to the hospital with what is suspected to be a stroke. ...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

Make Me Laugh

So today is my first day back at work. We both decided it might be time to start easing normality back into our lives, even though I have barely slept in a week and I'm worried sick about my wif...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:55:00 PST

To You All

Yesterday, after our return from the hospital, I was about as heartbroken as I think a person may be. That night I considered removing my profile completely and hiding away, but instead I just w...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:26:00 PST

I Need Answers

I need to know what cruelty is it that lets my child die before I can even touch it. I have to understand what good it is that can come of this. Because right now, all I feel is profound s...
Posted by Minor Irritation - Praying For Todd on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:56:00 PST