Since Day One.....

For those of you who know me, know that I usually don't clean my room, but when I do I end up finding all types of cool shiz. I was cleaning up my office last night and I had a whole bunch of old CD's scatterd everywhere, so as I was cleaning them up I would toss the odd throwback in the CD player. I've been in love with hip hop and rap music my whole life, and sometimes when I find an old CD it takes me back to the days of when I used to bring my mom to HMV so I could scoop the newest tracks.

I found a CD called 'The Civic Association' that I named after my older brother who had just got a brand new Honda Civic Coupe at the time. Back in the day I was so proud to be his younger brother (not that things have changed), but I would tell everybody that my brother is rolling clean in a brand new Civic. So to celebrate I burned a CD with the dopest tracks and built a website to match the CD called 'Civic Association'. In case you haven't already come to the conlcusion.....yes I was a total Stuart, and I'm not afraid to say it.

Long story short, I found the 'Civic Association' CD last night when I was cleaning up the office and threw it in the CD player. There was this one rap song that I was so in love with it was disgusting. I wanted this song so bad that one day I saw the video on MuchMusic Rapcity after school at 4:30pm, and being the Stuart I am I knew that they would replay the exact same episode again at 11:00pm that night. So I convinced my mom that I had a huge project due the next day so I could stay up late, but what she didn't know was that I was staying up to watch the 11:00pm episode of rapcity so I could record the video I loved so much. My parents went to bed, and because it was Wednesday night my brother was out drinking with his boys, so this allowed me to sneak into the basement and hook up the VCR to the TV. Video came on, I recorded it....then I hooked up the VCR to our tape player and then recorded the sound onto a cassette so that I could play it in my room and the car!!! If that's not dedication then I don't know what is!

The one song that I was in love with was called 'Ain't No Playa' by Rappin 4-Tay, who only had that one song on his hip hop resume....but what a song!! I did some research and just after the release of this song he was found guilty for first degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence in San Quentin jail (Ahh the life of a rap star....so glamourous). While your reading this blog post, do you think he's in his cell wondering if anybody still remembers him? Check out his video below.

Just Another Lazy Sunday.....

This Sunday was just like any other weekend.....I woke up to a nice sunny day, giant splitter, dry mouth and no one in the house! That's when I went to my garage and hoped into the brand new Ferrari F360 that was there, dropped the top and did some serious cruising with Sweezy!!!

Watchout Tinseltown.....

I came accross a pretty cool site where you can create your very own personalized movie clips. It's a beta version of the site that's been released for inside users to test, but from the time I've spent with it.......it's amazing!! I made two video's so have a peek, and try to notice the cleanliness of Lester's slacks in the first video.

Lester in action!!



Squishy Swishy!

Too Young For Fun.....

We all know that the USA is in the middle of a giant recession, but in Canada in doesn't matter who you are but who you know. You can be young, unemployed, good looking and no social aptitude. Nonetheless, if your mom and dad are connected you have nothing to worry about up North!!

Hanging out tonite with a couple of good friends, we decided to head downtown for a few drinks. After living in Ottawa my whole life, I've had the opportunity of meeting and knowing many club and restaurant owners. This brought my friends and I to a well known club spot owned by an old friend, and long time Ottawa native. When we arrived to the club we ran into old friends and new acquaintences which made for a great night. However, after hanging out with the club owner I had the unfortunate experience of meeting his neice. I forgot what it was like to be young and priveleged, but tonight brought me back to the good ol' days!!!

The barrage of blonde haired, barely dressed, definitely underaged girls entered the car, and I realized that it was my responsibility to get them home. The carefree, simple mindedness accompanied by the strong smell of shawarma was enough to make me appreciate that I had grown out of that frivolous stage of my life.

Their typical demeanor took me back to the days when mine was as such. To think that the most significant thoughts were the most carefree was not so much endearing but frightening. When things are handed to us on a silver platter, why shouldn't we take full advantage? This kind of mentality needs to be restructured. As an active and concerned member of society, I feel it is important to recognize such indignation as a sign.
Nevertheless, when all was said and done I still ended up with garlic sauce all over the back seat of my Jeep Liberty. Not only were they hedonistic, and irresponsible but definitely lacked.... a clean pair of slacks.

Jobs Does It Again.....

Yesterday was yet another Apple product release, and Steve Jobs killed it this time. Apple released the new line of Macbooks which are now known as the Macbook Pro Mini's. The Pro's have also been redesigned and stacked with nothing but goodness. My favorite release is the new 24" flat screen monitor that can be used with all Apple laptops as a secondary screen. The cool part about the monitor is that it has a uni-cord that connects the laptop and charges it at the same time.

Check the video below to get an understanding of just how much thought and technology went into the new Macbook Pro Mini. I WANT ONE NOW!!!

The Iron Turkey.....

Well it's that time of year to get the bibs and loose pants out for Thanksgiving turkey dinner!! As you all know, Thanksgiving is that time of year to reflect back on all we have to be thankful for and log in that quality time with the family. If you ask around how people spend their Thanksgiving's it's usually the same answer; 'traditional turkey dinner with stuffing and patatoes' 'hang out with my parents and siblings'. Sounds a little predictable to me!! This is why my family likes to take things to the next level, or at least this year we are.

For the past couple of years my brother, brother in law and our long lost Mexican brother like to get together in the kitchen and throw down in an all out no holds barred Iron Chef battle! You may be thinking to yourself; 'Wow real original', but you think you know but you have no idea (I know you like my MTV Diary quote!). What you don't know is that my three brothers are all amazing chef's who have tons of skill in the kitchen....some more than others. I'm not trying to play favourites here, but sometimes the truth must be told.

Just to give you a quick backgrounder on some of the previous battles, we've seen the Iron Chef's battle it out on the BBQ where they could only use the grill for each item. In my opinion all the food was great, but the crazy Mexican came out on top as usual! They have also had a few battles in the kitchen that were also quite memorable. You've probably already realized where I'm going with these stories but......this weekend Thanksgiving dinner is being replaced with 'Iron Chef 2008 Turkey Battle'!!

This is called taking it to the next level. The chef's have been planning their dishes for the past couple of weeks, and we've also included some fan involvement this year and have allowed the sister's to each prepare one dessert for all to judge. And remember that whole 'Thanksgiving is about family and siblings'.....yeah, that's why we've invited the whole crew and it makes perfect sense. When someone asks me how many brothers and sisters I have, it's simple....6 brothers and 3 sisters!! We roll pretty thick. This will be a Thanksgiving to remember, that's for sure.

One last note, I would like to introduce the Iron Chef's that will be competing this weekend because you better beleive that next week the results will be up on the blog for all to see.

Contenders:
1. Rene "The Bull' Rodriguez:

Hailing from the wild and dangerous streets of Mexico, Rene was raised by matador's on a small farm. He then became a ring promoter for underground coq fights at the tender age of 12, but after Mexican officials cracked down on illegal coq fight's he fled to Canada. The rest is culinary history.

2. Cesare "Mittens" Santaguida:

Cesare was known to have the best shoe shine palour back in his hometown of Calabria, but during the recession of 1974 he was unable to afford the high price of shoe polish and seeked a new life in Canada. Upon his arrival to Canada he was instantly thrown into construction by his family, but while working on the job site he was disgusted by the low quality food he was provided with during lunch. He then made it his life long goal to make sure that quality food was always served for lunch.

3. Tarry "The Vishnu" Ahuja:

Growing up Tarry was always adored by fans who came from all over to see him in the Super Ex freak show. He was originally known for being Tarry "The Giant Head" Ahuja, but once his body grew into his head size he realized that he had to start living his life. He went from freak show to neuroscience doctor overnight, and once he realized that he had the gift of surgeon hands it led him to being a legend in the kitchen. He earned his name "The Vishnu", who is known for having four arms, because most chefs can't keep up with his fast hands.

I Said NO MEAT!!!!

I haven't posted on the blog in awhile, not because I haven't anything to write about but believe it or not work is actually been kinda busy. I rolled out to Vegas for a conference, and when I say conference I actually mean hit up the clubs/get crunked/hit on ho's/kill sliders and play beer pong. Which by the way is the sickest game I've seen in awhile, beer pong that is.

The reason I felt the need to post today was because I'm fed up with having to tell people that I can't eat meat for 9 days because of my religion. They just can't seem to wrap their head around the thought of not eating meat for 9 days for no reason! So I want all you wankster's to listen up as I explain this religious tradtion that my family and I have been practicing since the day I was born. Before I continue...yes sometimes it's a bit difficult and I do get the meat shakes about 6-7 days into the fasting, but it's all worth it in the end.

The religious holiday I'm talking about is called "Nava-ratri", and literally means "nine nights." This festival is observed twice a year, once in the beginning of summer and again at the onset of winter. I did some research on the significance of Navaratri online, because I knew if I asked my folks I would of had to slit my wrists and I didn't really want to do that because it would have been a real uphill battle trying to hold my rum&cokes. Moving along, I came across the perfect description;

"During Navaratri, we invoke the energy aspect of God in the form of the universal mother, commonly referred to as "Durga," which literally means the remover of miseries of life. She is also referred to as "Devi" (goddess) or "Shakti" (energy or power). It is this energy, which helps God to proceed with the work of creation, preservation and destruction. In other words, you can say that God is motionless, absolutely changeless, and the Divine Mother Durga, does everything. Truly speaking, our worship of Shakti re-confirms the scientific theory that energy is imperishable. It cannot be created or destroyed. It is always there."

Believe dat bitches! But seriously, it is because of the respect and devotion to the 'universal mother' as to why we choose not to eat meat for niiiooonnneee days. So for the last time stop asking me why I can't eat meat....pick up a book or read my blog and get a clue!!