The 2005 Academy Awards: Disappointment and Enjoyment

Hey Everybody!

Instead of posting my predictions, I'm just going to post a rundown of the highs and lows of my fantastic Oscar Partay 2005:

Disappointment

Best Actress
The biggest shock of the night, in this Jam's opinion, was the Best Actress category. Both Annette Bening and Kate Winslet have been nominated numorous times before, and both deserve a Best Actress statuette. However, Hilary Swank, who won for a tremendous performance in Boys Don't Cry a while back, won again tonight for what is I'm sure a less tremendous performance in Million Dollar Baby. Frankly Hilary, boys DO cry, as I am right now. The Academy shocked and disturbed me with this choice, and my respect for their opinions dropped significantly.

Worst Choice
In the Original Song category, I chose "Believe" for The Polar Express, because the song was moving, from a gripping movie, with Josh Groban at the helm. I chose it in spite of hating Josh Groban. I validated my choice with the fact that it was for the greater good (me winning). It did not win, and I now feel dirty for picking it. Blech.

Worst Score
A friend at the party did not have a good time because she felt she did not fit in and was centred out for doing poorly on the ballot. I apologize that she feels this way, but one has to understand that it's all in good fun, and everyone had been doing badly, including the host. If you don't know enough about movies, then do some research, watch more movies. If not, then move on; it's not a big deal.

Enjoyment

Best Oprah
My favourite celebrity Oprah Winfrey was at the Oscars this year, and that always gets me excited. I love her to pieces, and my friends and I now have an inside joke about the thanking of Oprah if any of us ever win an Oscar. I'd do it.

Best Food and Drink
Leanne provided some yummy snacks, Jen brought some awesome cheesecake, and I played bartender. The food and drink at a party does not get better than that.

Best Oscar Party
The party was a complete success. I think my humour brought a little laugh to people when it was getting a little slow (which happens sometimes), Chris Rock did an excellent job, and everyone seemed to have a great time. I'm so happy for Nat and Heather who won the contest (12 of 24, not bad.. especially compared to my lousy 7). It was so great to see my friends in one room in a different context again but still having fun.

Can't wait for Oscars 2006!

--Academy Jam

Saturday of Amelioration

Howdy people!

Today is one of the first days in a while where I woke up and it was light out! I'm finally back on schedule with my sleep! *cheers*

I had a terrific day yesterday. It started out with me cleaning the kitchen (which was not so great), but it got others in the house responding, so a lot of the house is clean, and the rest will be done today by yours truly. I went to the mall with Athena and bought some jeans and some liquor; looked for the Ratatat CD, but realized that I'm in Canada, and we're behind the times, so I'm gonna order it. I came home, Heidi was feeling better (she had been feeling icky), and we ordered pizza and watched Athena play a game, which was quite possibly the most hilarious thing ever. Went to bed early and slept like a baby.

Just one of those days you look back on and think that there were so many improvements, and it was just a great day with your friends.

Oscar party tonight! I'm gonna post my predictions during the show. I'll have it saved as a draft, so I won't be cheating or anything. I'd post them sooner, but I don't want to give away my choices incase, as usual, I'm right!

Have a great Oscar Day!

--Satisfied Jam

Word of the Day: Ameliorate - to improve, to better one's self.

Germany to Germany

Evenin' peeps!



Short little post before bed today. Gonna be buying a new album tomorrow.. so excited! Ratatat, one of the greatest new discoveries this Jam has made over the past year is gonna be coming home tomorrow! I downloaded small clips from each song of their album Germany to Germany, and I love every song! You can check out some clips of this 'techno vs. rock' band here.

Enjoy!

--Jam on Music

School.. to the max!

'Ello!

Well I feel fairly relaxed this morning. I'm trying to forget the fact that I have about a million different things to do. Thank Jebus for the weekend; hopefully I'll be able to get some actual work done then.

Not much else to tells ya. The Academy Awards are three days away and I'm soooo excited! *dies*


Me, if I was a cat, which I'm not. Just so you know.

--Jammy

Designed to Blow Your Mind

Howdelly Doodelly!

So if you keep up on your Jam news (which you should, as it is far more important than "real" news), you'll know that I recently went through a Spice Girls phase, for some reason (and it hasn't ended yet). But today in the shower, instead of singing my usual Viva Forever, Careless Whisper, or Feels So Good, I was singing something like this:

Posters of love surrounding me,
lost in a world of fantasy.
Every night she comes to me
and gives me all the love I need.

Now this hot girl, she's not your average girl,
she's a something something.. hum hmm hum.

So fine, designed to blow your mind,
She's a something something beauty queeen.

Know it yet? Chances are you do, possibly regrettably. It's Liquid Dreams, by O-town. I know, I know, boy bands are far gone. But I cannot get enough of this song! I loved it when it was actually popular, I watched "Making the Band" quite religiously, so it seems natural to go back to singing a catchy song sang by five young hot guys (maybe three hot ones actually). What worries me is the fact that I seem to be doing the exact same thing adults do. Why do oldies stations work? Because people become adults, fight the current music patterns, and regress to the music they once had a passion for. In my case, that was pop.

So yeah, I'm a major geek. Whatever, I already knew that. I didn't need pop music to tell me (lol). I've downloaded Liquid Dreams, along with some 98 Degrees. I don't think I'm going to resort back to BSB or N Sync, but if I can resort to some boy bands and Spice Girls, you really never know.

Pray for me.

--Boy Band Jam

Night of Hibernation

Mornin' Ya'll,

So it's just before six on this be-a-u-ti-ful Tuesday morning and I feel so refreshed I could do the tango on a balance beam made of pigeons! (betcha didn't see that coming!) I went to bed around 5:30pm last "night" and woke up today around 4am. A little off, I know, but I feel so great!

I watched the most recent episode of Desperate Housewives this morning (which would have aired Sunday) and it was SO CRAZY-AMAZING! They made two really hot characters gay (whom, I won't say, because my roomies are going to start watching the show and I don't wanna give away one of the biggest shockers to date), and so much happened and AHH! I love that show sooo much! If you haven't seen it yet, don't be a dumbass! Watch it!

Well, I'm off to make oatmeal and read some philosophy!

CHOW!

--Jam in the Morning

Night of Desperation

Mornin, you sexy devils, you.

So I stayed up all night to try to get my sleep schedule back on track, once again. I watched the entire season of Desperate Housewives and I have to say that DAMN, that is one kickass show! Bree Van De Kamp, played by Marcia Cross, is by far my most favourite character. She reminds me so much of a friend's mother, but at the same time brings humour and a sarcastic demenour to the show that is much needed and desired. Cross is an amazing actress; one that I'm sure we will see much more of in the future.

I did a lot of thinking between shows last night, as I seem to do a lot these days. I feel like I'm in a very boring state in my life and I'm not sure what to do about it. I feel as though there should be something I can do about it, but realistically there isn't much. I'm trying to move on from my desire to date Professor Plum, but it's hard when there are no other opportunities to distract my wandering mind. I guess we'll see what this week brings. Hopefully Ed McMahon.

Aaanyways, I have to go up to the school in a couple hours to do some financial crap. *jumps for joy*

Ciao4now!

--Jam

One More Lost in Lost

Well HI!

So I'm back in St. Catharines (thank God or Buddha or whoever) and I couldn't be happier! Let's do a run-down of my weekend, shall we?

Thursday
Got picked up by Grandpa and ate at the "Lazy Loon" restaurant in Fonthill. Had the best stir fry EVER! Went back to the B-dot and watched the Survivor premiere. Saw that they kicked off two Survivors without letting them fight back. Way to go, Burnett. Went to bed. Slept very poorly.

Friday
Woke up early. Went to PJ and felt out of place. Went to my old work and felt out of place. Walked to my eye doctor in the freezing cold. Spilled my Cafe Mocha on my jacket. Cabbed home. Went to Pour House and got relatively drunk to bad music and some old friends. Went to couch. Slept well (alky helps).

Saturday
Woke up early. Watched TV. Fell asleep at noon. Woke up at 4. Went to Grandpa's for family dinner and proceeded to have an awful time via political debates with male members of the McDonald family, children stories with female members of the McDonald family, and uncooked squash. Went home and to couch. Slept horribly.
Edit: Before I went home, I went out with Nat, Heather, and Co. Had some fun there, you're right girls!

Sunday
Woke up early. Came home as soon as possible via mom at 9am whining and arguing about everything. Fell asleep at home from 1pm-9pm. Had a good convo with a friend about stuff, and got him addicted to Lost (it's a kick-ass show, what can I say?).

So yeah! Not exactly an exciting time. Each time I come home, I kiss the floor harder and harder, realizing how great it really is here. One of these times I'm gonna bring up a tile from the floor or get mud on my lips, but it's worth it.

--Happy-to-be-home Jam

The Return

YAY! I'm back!

--Happy Jam

Television Greats 2005

Howdy Folks!

Thought I'd do a post on the reasons why I still watch some televison these days. It's unfortunate that there are a lot of uncreative, boring shows out there, but in my opinion there are a few that shine through and are really worth watching. Here are my top four shows to watch this season:

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4. The Apprentice
Gotta love Trump.



Debuted in: 2003
Currently: Season 3
Airs: Thursday at 9pm, CBS/Global

Synopsis: Billionaire Donald Trump puts 16-18 candidates through a rigorous job interview, which lasts several months, for a chance at a job running one of his companies. The applicants complete different tasks in order to show their merit, and one is fired each week.

The Hook: Like all reality shows, you gotta love watching idiots try to pull off different challenges, while hiding their intolerable personality traits. The Apprentice has potential because you get angry at people for screwing up, you get angry at Trump for being a dumbass, you just get angry. And although anger isn't always a good thing, it's a great thing when watching reality TV because it gets you to feel like you're on the show and you're experiencing it all for yourself.


3. Survivor
No long my fave, but a must-see.



Debuted in: 2000
Currently: Season 10
Airs: Thursday at 8pm, CBS/Global

Synopsis: 16-20 individuals are stranded on an island to compete for one million dollars. They have to survive the elements, as well as find food, build shelter, and compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from the weekly vote.

The Hook: The first reality show to really succeed in North America has millions hooked. Unlike the rest of reality TV, Survivor truly shows the foundation for human nature, and what people can really accomplish when a goal is put before them. Themes of determination, survival, and creation of civilization are prominent and a welcome presentation. The competition and deceipt attract viewers who love to say "I could do that."
**Season 10 starts tonight at 8 on Global!**


2. Desperate Housewives
Family Fun.



Debuted in: 2004
Currently: Season 1
Airs: Sunday at 9pm, ABC/CTV

Synopsis: A scripted show following the lives of many different housewives and their families. Sounds boring? The lives of these women are anything but boring, as secrets are revealed in every episode.

The Hook: DH is a great twist on the average drama, as the suspense of murder, deceipt, and stress, among other themes, create an entirely new kind of show. Since there are so many stories and sub-stories, the show, which is plotted very nicely with a narrator who is a character who was killed in the first episode, can lead you down any unexpected path. You want to watch the next episode simply because the last one left you with concerns, questions, and the desire to know what the women will do in their current situation, which never stays very current. An always changing, always dramatic masterpiece. Sure to be around for many more years!


1. Lost
The best show on television. Ever.



Debuted in: 2004
Currently: Season 1
Airs: Wednesday at 8pm, FOX/CTV

Synopsis: A plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, via Australia, leaving over 60 people stranded. The people begin to build a small civilization, and in the meantime, begin to realize they may not be alone. The show focuses on human culture, each character's back story, as well as sci-fi elements of 'the monster', and an overlying theme of mystery.

The Hook: The show is written in a sense that each episode is a small movie, having a different main character each time. Unlike other dramas, it shows a back story which gets you involved with each character on a different level in their current situation on the island. The twists and turns this show takes leave you wanting to watch hours upon hours and you do wait for this show all week. The raw human emotion, the suspense, the eerie atmosphere, and the gasps you let out before each commercial leave you begging for more. It is simply the best show I have ever watched.

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I hope that if you had given up on television that you try watching any one of those four shows and allow a valid form of media into your lives. Television can be a bad thing, but it is also an art form, which many people unfortunately forget. Have fun!

Well, that's all for today. I'm heading back to Brantford for the weekend (fun times). I'll be back Monday for all your reading pleasure. In the meantime, take care, and don't feed the animals.

--Jam on TV

The Snow Came Back, the Very Next Day

Mornin!

So ew, snow's back. What the dilly, yo?

Not much to say today. I just ate a cookie. That's interesting, right? ..right? Right.

I'm off to Barfalo with Craigory to shop a little bit, even though I shopped yesterday (I think I have a problem, don't tell my bank, shhh).

So yeah.. geez sorry if I'm boring today. It's reading week, nothing happens!

Gah! You're mean!

--Crying-in-a-corner Jam

The State of the Oscar Garden

Hi Hi!

So it's noon-ish and I've again stayed up all night. I refuse to go to sleep this afternoon, and will just go to sleep like a normal person at a normal time. Maybe I'll become normal!.. yeah, probably not.

So if anyone's been keeping up on the Oscar Nominations, you'll probably have noticed a couple things:

1. "I've never seen/heard of those movies."
A lot of the films showcased this year seem to be movies no one has heard of, or those which people have heard of, but were compelled not to see. Hotel Rwanda is a mystery to me, Million Dollar Baby hadn't even been released until late January (so how it was nominated is beyond me), A Very Long Engagement gets a very long inquiry, and Sideways did horribly at the box office.

Now I understand the academy is supposed to find the best movies, even if they aren't well-known or popular. However, there were big box office hits this past year that were amazing (The Village, Garden State, Phantom of the Opera to name a few which most can agree on). But instead of any of these films being nominated for Best Picture, Sideways and Ray received nods, and it makes me ill. Sideways I have to see before I can critique, however the ads made it look dumb and dull. Ray is nominated simply to honour his life, but I don't believe the movie has the merit to win Best Picture. Why it's nominated is beyond me.

2. "Where the fart is Garden State?"
This may just be myself and the GS freaks, but in watching Garden State again today, I am blown away that they could not nominated it for at LEAST Best Cinematography. It deserves much more than that, including Best Actress Natalie Portman, and Best Picture, above others.

It almost pains me to think that the Academy, and I would imagine some people, do not see the greatness in Garden State. For a movie to be that visually appealing, and have such an interest plotline, and not get recognition is ridiculous.

If I didn't love the Oscars so much, I'd boycott! I swear!

--Jammy Jam Jam

From a Sheep to Your Hearts

So I'm surfing albinoblacksheep.com at 7am this morning and they've done a Valentine's Day post. I had seen most of them before, but two interactive videos left me laughing so hard that my stomach hurt and I thought I was gonna wet myself (haha nice picture eh?).

One was from KY Warming Gel (lol I know I know). Click here to go on your "warm-up date" as they call it. It's absolutely hilarious no matter which date you pick or what your answers are.

The other, and to me, the MUCH funnier of the two, is bye Axe Deoderant. It's a really perverted interactive video, but the noises and motions she makes are so hilarious! Hahaha like when you touch her boobs once she's moved (get her to move by clicking her knees two or three times), or when you touch her stomach in the first pose, she practically has a spasm! HAHAHAH and you can make her sneeze! HAAAAA teach you for being a skank! HAHAHA omg so perverted, so hilarious. Click here to "play".

Enjoy!

--St. Jam

Happy Chocolate Day

Well, it is offically that wonderful day of the year. The day when happy couples rejoice in regards to their undying affection for one another as they have far too much sex.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I'm speaking of St. Valentine's Day. The day originated in ancient Rome in response to February 15th, the day of Lupercalia. This day, unlike our modern love day, was a day when all young men would draw women's names from a lottery and would get to spend an entire year with that woman as his sexual companion.

The pope of the time was not thrilled with Lupercalia, and had it changed to honour Valentine. The men and women now both drew from a lottery in order to pick a saint in which to model their lives after. (way more boring, I know) Somehow, that day transformed into our modern St. Valentine's Day.

I was talking to Craig yesterday about the fact that I have always been single on Valentine's Day. It's a depressing mess of a day, and I don't enjoy it to say the least. However, he pointed out that if I had a boyfriend, I probably wouldn't care either way, which is very true.

But since I am very single, I am changing February the 14th to Chocolate Day. If Lupercalia can transform into modern St. Valentine's Day, then why can't it transform into a day of just eating chocolate? I'm helping single people everywhere, as well as Hershey, Nestle, and giving all those obese people out there a chance to gorge. I'm practically a saint!

--St. Jam

Repetition

1. Sent an email to a guy I've liked for a while (lame I know, but whatever). He finally writes back, just wants to be friends because he's got stuff to work out. Of course he does. Why wouldn't he? I mean, I seem to be a great guy, which mostly everyone can agree on, who is doomed to have a bazillion friends, and be alone for eternity, so this makes perfect sense.

In his response he even seemed to say that I'm a great guy and that he really does like me (or something along those lines) but he's got other stuff to deal with first. My brain feels like it wants to jump out of my body, along with my heart and soul, and go jump into a hedge maze full of mines where it is less dangerous and confusing.

2. Now I'm awake thinking, probably not going to sleep tonight even though last night I spent all that time trying to change my sleep schedule. Yay for everything.

3. So what do I do now? I mean, there goes my prospect. I've been single for who knows how long besides a brief period in October. I get all these people saying that single people should be happy single, and if they're looking for someone, they're not doing it right, because you should be happy being an individual. Well, ya know what? I'm incredibly happy as an individual, and I'm also incredibly jealous of people in relationships. I get to deal with not having a family and not being able to get a boyfriend? What short f*cking straw did I pick?

I'm so frustrated right now that I don't know what I'm going to do. I'll probably go play a video game and work out for a couple hours so I can finally fall asleep and forget that I can't catch a break.

--Bitchy Jam

PS - Don't bother thinking or saying that I'm complaining and I should suck it up. I've "sucked it up" (haha sounds perverted) for a long time and I deserve to complain. If my whining bothers you, don't read it.

Je Pense

Aloha!



So it's been an odd Saturday to say the least. Not very eventful..

First of all, I stayed up all last night, as previously posted. I ended up having a short nap in the early afternoon, because I just couldn't stay up the entire time. But I made myself get up within a couple hours and now I should be able to sleep the entire night tonight. I'm a sleepy genius!

Nat's friend Will came over after their final showing of Japanese Noh was finished today. We played some DDR and some Karaoke, both of which I won (of course). While I was dancing to .59, I was just thinking to myself that it is absolutely amazing how much I have improved since I started that crazy-ass game! My feet move so quickly, and it seems almost unconscious, err subconscious.. err something. Like, if I think about it, I do a lot worse.

Reminds me of Jean-Paul Sartre, who said there was something called the "mind of the body", which controls things like habits (DDR, typing, etc). I didn't really believe it at first, but when you experience yourself typing 100 wpm or dancing like a pro, it's hard not to.

So back to Will. Nice enough guy. He's one of those guys that everyone probably gets along with. And for some strange reason, I find him to be so attractive that I can hardly talk. I feel like a 14 year-old girl lol. He's not like your typical attractive, but, like, damn! I don't really know what to do about my reaction though. Because it's completely beyond my control and I blush and get shy and it's all just so retarded. Ugh. AND he's not even gay OR single! *knocks on own head* are you listening up there? Stupid brain.

Stupid men. Went to Rendezvous last night with Craigman, where we used to rendezvous many-a-time last year. However, when I go this year, it seems completely different. Last year it was new, and they were all new people. This year it seems stale, the people are still very new, since I didn't seem to know any of them, but I don't feel as comfortable as I did last year. Have I really matured/changed that much since last year? Wow. Scary thought.

I've come to the point where I don't really want to go to gay clubs in "search" or something, like I used to find fun (when I used to get numbers). I'd rather just have a boyfriend and hang out with him. But guys don't seem to respond well to my advances, so I think I'm gonna stick to straight clubs (yay Stella's) and home, because the gay bars don't do it for me anymore.

So there ya have it. The thoughts that brew in my mind. Not the funniest or most exciting post I've ever done, but I'm sure once I'm drunk or giddy, there'll be plenty of crazy Jamness to come.

--Pensive Jam

Sleep Right

Howdy people.

I'm trying to fix my sleep patterns, so I've stayed up this entire night, and I'm going to try to make it 'til early tonight to go back to bed. I've been "working nights" it seems lately, so I'm going to fix this post-haste!

In the meantime, I've decided to do Emotion Bars, as I like to call them. They simply describe my mood of the time, and I'm going to design a bunch! My first is angry:



I'm not actually angry, but watch out if I am, cause BOOM you'll get a big angry bar looking at you! (I know you're scared)

So yay! I think I'll go down and play a video game now! Ciao!

--Sunshine-in-a-bag Jam

**If you don't know the reference of "Sunshine in a bag", go watch the Golden Girls episode where Blanche stays up for an entire week writing a novel. It's hilarious!**

Oscar Sings

Hiya people!

So this will be the first of MANY Academy Award posts that I do, as it is one of the most exciting times of the year for me! I love the competition between films, and the glamour and glitz of the entire night!

I downloaded all five Oscar nominated songs, and here's my analysis:

Song: Learn to be Lonely, by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Charles Hart.
Film: The Phantom of the Opera
Why It Was Nominated: An astonishing musical with great vocals by all. One of the only original songs needs to be nominated in order to not only give respect to one of the greatest musicals of the decade, but also to make up for its lack of Best Picture nod.
Chances: 1 in 7. Although it is by acclaimed composer Weber and is part of a phenomenal film, Weber has won an Oscar in the past for Evita, and the song simply isn't as good as some of the others.

Song: Al Otro Lado Del Rio, by Jorge Drexler
Film: The Motorcycle Diaries
Why It Was Nominated: The academy loves this film and this story. The song is peaceful, but has musical merit; exactly what the academy looks for.
Chances: 1 in 4. A great pick.

Song: Vois Sur Ton Chemin, by Bruno Coulais and Christophe Barratier
Film: The Chorus
Why It Was Nominated: A moving foreign film about music. It could not not get nominated.
Chances: 1 in 10. Cute song, good lyrics, nothing extremely special.

Song: Believe, by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri, performed by Josh Groban
Film: The Polar Express
Why It Was Nominated: A powerful song from a movie that won over most audiences. Josh Groban is practically an American hero (for some reason), and Silvestri has been nominated in the past.
Chances: 1 in 2. As much as I hate Mr. Groban, the song will almost definitely win.

Song: Accidentally in Love, by Counting Crows
Film: Shrek 2
Why It Was Nominated: The academy needed a fifth song.
Chances: 1 in 100. A long shot, to say the least.

So I'm going to put up a couple more predictions before the big day, but I'm not going to give them all away, because for those of you who are coming to my Oscar party, I can't give away all the answers and then lose, now can I?

--Academy Jam

Viva Forever

Hey Peeps,

So things are starting to look up.

School is getting back to normality, and I'm getting plenty of stuff done.

Reading week will allow for plenty of reading and catching up, as well as some needed time with family and friends. When I say family, I mean my kickass aunt Leigh is coming down from Newfoundland to take a week long certification from Brock for her home business. She does one every year, and it's so great that this one happens to be at Brock! So we get to hang out lots, and I'm so excited I could barf.

Friday I have an eye doctor appointment, so I'll be able to get new glasses, which will be so great! I'm going to get Oakleys again, if I can, because I really like these ones I have currently.

This weekend coming I'm going to see Natalie's Japanese Noh Theatre play, which should be amazing! They have actual Japanese theatrical troops from Japan doing half the play, and the other half is Nat and the drama peeps. Leanne, Di, and I are going to see that, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Next weekend I'm gonna hang out with my Brantford peeps, whom I miss SO much, and I am determined to go drinking somewhere! In the B-dot, we always seem to say we're gonna go drinking and never do, but I am going to force them to! DRINK DAMN YOU!

So everything is looking up! I can't wait to see what the next week holds in store, and what I can accomplish! I've also started doing simple dumbell exercises, along with crunches and daily DDR, so maybe I'll be "buff" by summer? Hahaha, I've never been buff! Should be interesting, to say the least!

--Soon-to-be-Buff Jam

Hero of the Day: Heather, once again. *caution, upcoming inside jokes*
"Hi. My name is James the sexy beast. I mean James McDonald. But you can just call me sexy beast. I mean James." HAAAA oh man, too great! Almost as great as paying $2.50 monthly rent! I mean, I'm just too nice! "Helloooooo"

Amazing Craze

So my third post of the day (I swear I'll stop sometime soon) and I just have to post about my crazy excitedness over Nat and I applying for The Amazing Race.

I watched the finale tonight, which may not have been the best idea, as I am so pumped to do the competition, I could go right now. Kendra and that icky man won, which is fine I suppose since they put forth a hell of a lot of effort. And they looked so incredibly happy to have won.

But I don't think either Nat or I are applying to win. We both just want the chance to experience everything the world has to offer, and to have a great time! In today's episode, they had the chance to go skydiving over the Hawaiian coast. Like, can we say "Amazing"? Natalie wouldn't do something like that, therefore I'd be all over it! That is exactly why Nat and I could do well in that competition. We make up for each others' faults, and compensate. We don't bicker too much, and when we do, we're able to resolve quickly.

I seriously hope that the rumours are true, and The Amazing Race allows Canadian teams on the show. If not, Nat and I will have to find something else to fill the void, because we have to prove to ourselves and to those around us that we are two of the best competitors Canada, or the world, has to offer!

--Amazing Jam

Hero of the day: Heather, for being a cutie-pie, and Nat, for being my teammate for life!

End of an Era

So here I am, 5.15pm, and I've hardly done anything all day. I read the philosophy reading, but then fell asleep, and woke up just before my class was about to start. I still have to read the Scarlet Letter, and I still have to do my theory diary.

Like, what is going on? I feel like I can't even do simple tasks, and my brain is just dead. Not dying, dead. It seems like this is the end of the Jam-Working-Hard Era, unless I can pull some energy out of my ass. Hopefully not literally out of my ass, but if that's where the energy is, then pull I must.

So now I'm going to go make chicken, and sit down and read that bloody book because it needs to get done. Then I'm going to do my excercises, and by that time, maybe I'll start working on the diary, but no promises.

So sorry to Heidi for missing class this morning! I'd say sorry to Athena for missing the one this afternoon, but I'm sure she's gonna bitch about how I wasn't there, so she doesn't get an apology. She just got home so I'm sure I'll hear about it from her, as well as others. Yippee skippee!

--Frustrated Jam

PS - Did anyone notice that in the Holler video by the Spice Girls they all represent an element? Like, wow! (Yep, still obsessing for some reason)

Sleep, Stress, Scheduling and Symphonia

Ola, mi amigos.

So here's the deal. It's currently 5.55am on Tuesday morning. I have done no work in days, and I feel guilty beyond all reason. I think my brain kinda clicked and said "Waaaait a minute. You used to relax a lot." and now I'm slipping quietly into a state of apathy. But I won't let it happen! This Jam ain't fallin' for it! No siree, Bob!

So here's what I'm gonna do: I'm going to sleep now and miss my first two classes (seems like a bad way to get back on track, but hear me out), as I haven't slept yet tonight (for what reasons, I'm not sure). I'm then going to wake up in about 5 hours, do my philosophy work, and get started on The Scarlet Letter, which was supposed to be read a week ago. I'm then going to go to my evening classes, come home, clean, and jump happily into bed. Wednesday I'm going to finish the novel, and do my 'theory diary' (sounds lame and it is), as well as read my philosophy reading. Early to bed Wednesday night as well, and then all should be as it should be. I'll show siree Bob! I'll show him good!

Tales of Symphonia has been taking up a lot of my time lately, and I think I'm going to take a break from it until after reading week. Since I'm a substantial distance ahead of Di, I'll let her catch up, and we'll both jump back into it after the break. It's so incredibly addictive that if I don't quit soon, I may never. *queue the "dum dum DUM" music*

Here's some craziness to tide you over:

Did you ever see a llama?
Did you ever see a Sawyer?

Night all!

--Just Jam

Oh and by the way, for all of you who's skulls are thicker than the average person (that's a nice way of putting the fact that you're slow), you can click that picture of the bunny dancing in my last post and it'll play a video. I didn't just put a picture of a bunny for no reason. *sigh* It's almost sad when people can't figure little things out. So very sad.

Spice

So, for some reason, I've recently become a big fan of the Spice Girls. Like within the last.. 3 days? Weirdest thing ever, as I never really enjoyed or cared about them when they were actually popular. I've downloaded five songs and three videos and I'm not really sure why lol. I really like their music, for some reason; even the old stuff. The stuff released in their later days seems better, but I like it all, and I did not before.

*shrug* I guess I'll just play it, enjoy it, and accept that I'm crazy. This is dating me, however, which I don't like. My younger brother Jacob wouldn't even know who the Spice Girls are, which hurts. I bet he's never even heard of Backstreet. *gasp* Poor, deprived, lucky child. If only two could become one so he'd know the amazing experience Backstreet was, back in the day, before people realized they were.. well.. awful.

Anyways, this phenomenon has got be very puzzled, but what has me more puzzled is why do I like all their music now, but didn't when I was younger? I'd imagine it was the repression of my gay-dom, and trying to be macho. But then again, I was a huge 'N Sync fan. That's not exactly masculine. That's just rancid, and embarassing. Wannabe me?

I mean, Emma Bunton (baby spice) released a song "Maybe" recently that I love, and the video is very visually stimulating. So is that leading to this?

Just be sure, all you friends-of-mine, that you're there for me when they haul me away to the bad music asylum. Say you'll be there when they feed me new popular music like Simple Plan *shivers* or Eminem *shivers more* and I reject it incessantly.

Okay, Okay, I hear you thinking "Stop right now. Thank you, very much." because you want me to cease quoting Spice Girls songs. You can say goodbye if it's bothering you that much.

--Jam Spice

I found this and thought it was hilarious, as it was the direct mocking of my first picture. Hahahah, look at baby spice's cheeks! And scary spice looks like she's from Alien! HA! Priceless! Viva forever!

A post, or lack thereof

Hey folks.

So I've tried to post twice in the last couple days, with no avail. My computer, and blogspot.com, have been very trying, so here I go trying to post once again.

First off, had lots of drama here Friday night. Long story short, the neighbours commented that our music was too loud, which led to someone's boyfriend swearing at them. Not a pleasant evening. Ask me about it if you want to know further details.

Secondly, I sent an email to Mike on Friday night. Hasn't been responded yet, but I guess that's to be expected. Nothing much to say about that.

Thirdly, I found the cutest damn thing I ever did see on albinoblacksheep.com today:


Click here to find out what that cat is doing

So yeah, I played way too much DDR tonight with Di. Tired myself right out. Attempted to get perfect on a song I'd say two dozen times, and came extremely close, but instead I got angry and punched the wall (accidentally, because I'm a freak). Nat and I filled in our applications for The Amazing Race, and will be doing our application video for it the week after reading week! I'm so excited, I could BARF! Woooot!

Anywho, time for bed for the Jam.

--Random Updatey Jam

Edit: Hmm, my post from the 6th actually worked? Go figure.

Idiocracy: A Tale from Summers Castle

Once upon a time, in the grand Summers Castle, King James and his daughters, princess Heather and princess Natalie, decided to have a fabulous games night. Each princess brought her favourite baron, as well as the alcohol fairy.

The alcohol fairy was very busy that night, distributing drunkeness to all but the king, who decided it would be more fun to watch the fairy at work. The games commenced, and despite the great efforts by everyone, King James was, of course, vicrorious.

Afterwards, the king retired to his royal chamber, and the rest went to Natalie's chamber. The night seemed to be coming to a close, when there was a loud knock at the castle doors! Because the princesses had the music sprites playing very loudly, only the king heard the knock. Since the servants had all went to sleep for the night, the king answered the door, only to find Lord Rich from the neighbouring castle.

"Thine music is too loud," he bellowed. "Please be quieter, for mine family is sleeping over yonder."

The king replied, "I apologize, Lord Rich. We shall turn it down immediately."

King James pounded on the princess' door until finally Natalie answered.

"They can hear thine music in the neighbouring castle," the king said, annoyed. "Please turn it down."

"They're lying!" replied princess Heather.

"I doubt that, so please turn it down." King James was rather confused at this remark, but since the alcohol fairy was still at work, he let it slide.

The princesses turned the music down slightly, but not enough. Within twenty minutes, the royal bells sounded at the front door. This time, the king was not going to answer the door, as he did not want to be in trouble for something he did not to. He pounded on the princess' door, only to be opened by Baron Bryan. Bryan went to open the door, even in the midst of the king asking for Natalie or Heather to do so.

Lord Rich asked for the music to be turned off, but for some reason, Bryan told him they would only turn it down, not off. Lord Rich was very angry, and said that he would call the royal guards if the music was not turned off. Baron Bryan took this personally and proceeded to instigate an argument with profane language. Princess Natalie finally intervened after a long while, and the baron retired to the chamber once again.

Since the alliance between townships has been severed thanks to the princesses and Baron Bryan, Princess Natalie and King James must now travel to the next castle to reconnect the bond, even though all the king did was sit in his royal chambers.

The moral of the story: Shut the feck up.

--King Jam

GameCube Symphony

So recently I've been playing a game of Heidi's called Tales of Symphonia. I watched her play it for about an hour, all the while saying "this looks so dumb!". After the hour or so, I wanted to start my own game. Not sure why, probably subliminal messaging. That was on Monday, and since then, I have clocked twenty-seven hours of game time. 27. I'm a freak of nature.

I mean, I just played for about 5-6 hours because I'm so incredibly addicted. Who needs cocaine or food when you can be addicted to a video game? I tell ya, it's subliminal messages.

Anywho, I need bed now. Try the game out if you have a GameCube! Then you can be as nuts as me!

--Gaming-All-Night Jam

Hero of the Day: Heidi, for giving me the game to play. This also makes you the villain of the day since I'm completely addicted, but oh well! :P I'll overlook it.

Lyrical

Tell me what you want from me
Tell me you want my love and affections
Come on now, baby, please don't be mean
Give me all that you got - or not

Would you like to dance with me
hearts step in love across the dancefloor
If you want to impress me
Just take my hand and lead me

And we can reach for the galaxy
And now my dreams are reality

I've been waiting all my life
to feel what I'm feeling now
I've been waiting all my life
to do what I'm doing now
I've been waiting all my life
To feel what I'm feeling now
Let's take a late night flight
To another world

Tell me what you see in me
'Cause everybody acts to see the looks the same
You have those eyes to see inside of me
Do you see all the love that I got

Come on now, please don't be shy
Close your eyes, kiss me now, I tell you why
If you want to impress me
Just take my hand and lead me
-Another World, by Sonique

--Obsessed Musical Jam

Social Graces and Mental Cases

Morning, oh glorious, but freezing world!

So first off, I had a couple crazy-ass dreams last night, and since you all love hearing about them, I'm gonna tell them!

First one was back at the office where I worked over the summer. I went back to visit or something and they had remodeled the entire place with a huge staircase and everything, but I didn't seem to notice or care. Anyways, I was handing out my textbooks, because people needed them or something. This bitch that was in my office stopped me to deliver mail, and because I'm nice, I delivered it. For some reason I was running and then I was running up that huge staircase and I said "time for a nap" and everyone found that really funny (not sure why) and I sat down. Didn't nap though. Go figure. Then the other two summer students were at the bottom of the stairs calling to me, and they were like "Angela got a 98! That's only two off perfect!" And then we all laughed, really really laughed. Like one of those laughs that hurt and are almost a scream. And that's the end of that one.

The second one was that I was living on some street in suburbia, and I was like 40.. but I had a rocking chair and seemed to be retired. I was very much single and bitter about it, and my dog *ew* came out onto the porch and died. I said "OUCH!" like really loud, and had this weird gameshow-host-smile on my face. Then I was looking across the street and Mike P and Mike B were married and had kids and were like running around the lawn with them laughing and stuff. And then I woke up.

So yeah, not sure what any of that has to do with anything, besides the fact that I used to date one of those Mikes and I wanna date the other one. Bah. Damn too many Mikes in this world.

About my day yesterday, worked on that damned essay, and went to class. I went to my philosophy seminar, which went well as all my seminars normally do. I seem to be noticing that I'm more of a social person than I sometimes give myself credit for. I use humour to get people's attention and to get my point across. As long as I can remember, I've been making people laugh in an otherwise serious conversation, which has always worked. I wonder why that is? That I can use humour, where others can't? Where does that come from? Hmmm, the mysteries of Jam.

Well anyways, I'm going to go play Tales of Phantasia for a couple hours, and then head to the mall to meet up with Di and At. I'm craving one of those burgers from A&W, but I know it will make my tummy hurt. OUCH!

--Social Jam

Hero of the day: Nat, for putting up for the tired goof that I was last night. My instep could have been sixty inches! You just don't know! At least I don't own a gross dirty teddy bear!

Ontology

Sup, peeps?

I'm so exhausted so I'm just gonna make this little. Worked on a philosophy essay forEVER last night and today. The topic was the ridiculous ontological argument for the existence of God. This consists of the fact that God exists not based on any experiential proof, but based on theories. Therefore, your mind, not your observations convey this message. It's stupid, and so that's what I said.

Similarly, I'm becoming slightly stressed, but this is also all in my mind. I'll overcome. Just give me a good night's sleep with Mr. D (best teddy ever) and maybe some booze, and I'll be right as rain. Even though I would say rain falls to the right, but that's another post altogether.

--Jam

It's all in your mind.