June 30th

I've been working at East Side Mario's now for 5 weeks. Mon - Fri from 4pm till close, I am your bartender. What can I get you?

But already the novelty of this new job is wearing thin. I'm tired of clearing dirty plates and laughing at customers' stupid jokes, and tired of counting beer bottles for inventory and being on my feet for 9 hours a day. In short, I'm tired of the restaurant industry.

But bills need to be paid and money needs to be saved, and this is the best way I can figure out how to do it, legally.

The 'real world' job hunt will begin on Monday. E-mail's with my new and improved resume attached to it will pop up to unsuspecting HR people in Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and London. I hope to hear from them soon.

And that's it. Tonight I'm going to watch Ocean's 13 with my Mom. Maybe George Clooney and pals can inspire and teach me that clearing plates and pouring beers really is a worth while occupation. Or at least they'll teach me how to rob a casino.

Jaw Dropping

I should go into more detail about my last post - but I just don't have the time now.

But what is worth talking about right now, is the fantastic documentary by the BBC simply entitled - Planet Earth. It's the most ambitious project ever commissioned by the BBC, and took over 4 years to put together.

Wow.

What the Matrix did for special effects in movies, Planet Earth is re-shaping the way we, the viewer, can watch a documentary. From extremely slow-motion camera techniques, time lapse photography, and some of the most interesting camera angles mounted over herding elephants, the Amazon Rainforest, and Antarctica, this is one documentary that all must watch.

I just saw the first episode in the series of 11. I am going to buy the box set online.

Suburbia may stunt my creativity, but it is Mother Nature that brings it right back. And Nature caught on camera in this extraordinary way is something worth writing about.

There were scenes that literally made my jaw drop. It is that damn good.

CBC's Rex Murphy Rips Environmentalists

Rex Murphy is perhaps my favorite Canadian journalist. He's smart, creative, unique and opinionated. Unfortunatly, he got this one wrong. Watch.

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I'm lacking in creative inspiration right now. I think it has something to do with suburbia.