March 5, 2010
I usually forget the rest after that. I never really gave any attention to the full lyrics of a song I used to directly associate the country of Canada with every time I heard anything that had to do with Canada. Now that I am about to be in the country I might as well recite the full lyrics once to myself:
"O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all they sons command.
With glowing heart we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee."
Phew, glad I got that out of the way. Well tomorrow I will be in Winnipeg, Canada (in the province of Manitoba) to visit my good friend Sandy and to get a taste of real Canadian life. Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal are also on my list, but they will have to wait for another time. I will take photos and update you on the impressions I get and the differences I see while I'm there. 'Till then, asalamalakum.
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Holidays/Travel
March 4, 2010
Yadadadadadadadada. Nonsensical people love to set an example of/critically destroy other people even in the milder situations in life. Now call me careless, but the huge deal that was made about the kids that were let into a JFK flight tower one day after another is a form of media murder. I was able to catch a brief video of the occupants of the flight tower during the time and it appeared, to me at least, that there were a couple of other employees in the flight tower at the time, incl... Continue reading...
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Thinking Out Loud
February 26, 2010
Since it rarely goes said in the selfish mindsets of many who claim to be sharing and caring, our freedoms of speech, lawsuits, and voting have given us an ultimate sense of independency. This is just an observation that has been circulating in my mind for the past couple of days. As I listen to radio stations like NPR, or watch television broadcasts on CNN, or even listen to citizens of our America complain in the Express Lane (12 items or fewer) of Farm Fresh, I notice that it is general... Continue reading...
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Legalize It
February 24, 2010
My mind works in weird ways, and I feel like I am composed of 1 trillion identities, each having a conditional functioning. Today I feel irritated in a sense, my girlfriend forgot my birth date this morning and, consequentially, it threw me off course for the majority of my morning (I shouldn't be mad because forgetting peoples birthday's generally happens when the people get comfortable with one another and remembering the date is no longer an important fact to remember, because you may r... Continue reading...
Posted by Colin McDowell. Posted In :
Social Concern
February 22, 2010
As a hip-hop song writer and vocal operationalist, I demand that I know how my words affect the ears... simple as that.
But the difficulty of assessing how your voice/word play/word choice/rhythm affects the ears of other human beings is almost cynically detrimental to one's continuance of pursuing a dream or passion in singing/song-writing. In my case, the statement made in the previous sentence does not hold entirely true. I am an excellent self-critic and generally know what sounds pleasu... Continue reading...
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February 9, 2010
"Dude no lie my dorm is having orgasm workshops on Valentines Day"
-Samuel Waddams Redway Continue reading...
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Thinking Out Loud
February 9, 2010
Sunny day in Sun Life Stadium, gloomy day for the Colts, bonerific day for the Saints, and a glorious day for the city of New Orleans (this Superbowl win has all of a sudden fixed all of New Orleans problems, what a blessing). The fate of the game was said to be decided by the performance of the Saints, and it turned out to be true. It all boiled down to Indianapolis not being able to contain the Saints' multiple offensive threats in the most important moments (due to zone coverage and dou... Continue reading...
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Social Concern
February 3, 2010
So in case you didn't hear, a horrible/not so horrible snow storm swept through the mid-west and parts of the south-east. Being advantageous, two days ago at approximately 4:45 pm Tommy and I laid the foundation for an igloo/frozen teepee. About 9 hours later, a 4 and a half feet tall structure sheltered us from the terrifying cold. Unfortunately, Tommy did a lot of the ground work by himself, building up a small mountain of snow while I was at work from 5:30 to 11 pm. I eventually got b... Continue reading...
Posted by Colin McDowell. Posted In :
Extraterrestrial
January 28, 2010
I'm sure you have heard some political jargon this week regarding Democrats, Republicans, and the first State of the Union address of 2010. Well if you didn't quite understand what the underlying messages were, or what the goals of each party are, I am here to help clarify (well at least try to):
Left Wing:
So Barack Obama and his Jackasses were elected amidst strife and economic digression (recession), something we all knew, but something Obama had to reiterate throughout the week (in case ... Continue reading...
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Legalize It
January 26, 2010
So this weekend was ill, add some more experiences to my never ending list of sensual encounters. I arrived in Manahttan on Friday morning at about 7 am on the Sprinter Bus (Destiny) line, which I must say is a significant upgrade from the last bus line I was taking (refer to document titled Customer Service vs. None). I got in on 34th Street (but there was no miracle) and headed over to my buddy Sam's humble abode, the 3rd floor of an NYU dormitory in Union Square... also home to Ross Bra... Continue reading...
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