Tonight was Family Badminton Night at my old high school. I decided to go play with my mom, brother and his friends. Nothing really special although I am remarkably sore.

Thomas (my brother)

Mom.

My brother’s friends…they were tired from me schooling them so they took a break.

The gang of cool kids & rebels…who thought they were bad-ass stealing the free granola bars.

-steven

So I couldn’t sleep tonight so I decided to make a blog post.

In the past, my closet used to be riddled with black clothing and not much else. Over the past few years as my clothing collection has easily more than tripled, the color range that is known as my closet has greatly expanded.

Pictured here is roughly 50% of my t-shirts sorted into colors (light & dark), whites and blacks. As you can see the colored piles are already much bigger than the black & white piles. Keep in mind this is only tees and not my sweaters etc.

As for during the day today…I decided to create my own denim shorts. So….since I didn’t take pictures of the process, here are the jeans as reconstructed…

Here are the jeans in pieces and a little up-close of the frayed look I am trying to get eventually.

Overall it was…mildy successful. I think I’m just not used to wearing them yet.

Lastly, listen to Meiko. I’ve taken a keen liking to this artist and she’s really good.

http://myspace.com/meiko

-steven

So…FIRST YEAR IS FINALLY OVER!!!

Just thought I’d let that out. But really…its not. Over the past week I have completely re-thought out my life and decided that I am switching into science. This means that I will actually do first year ALL OVER AGAIN, but oh well, this is actually what I want.

In other news…the weather in Oakville is really nice and permits me to go outside in whatever I feel like wearing.

Not much of a post today…kinda tired/busy.

DragonEvo is back in action and I’m going to be starting up Culture Shock soon. (secrets)

-steven

Over the past few days I have developed an obsession with one of the hottest new comedies on television, How I Met Your Mother. I had seen a few epsiodes here and there while surfing the channels but never really got into the show. While at home recently, my sister had purchased Season One so I watched a few episodes and ended up really getting into the show.

Since I have been back, last Friday night, I have watched Seasons Two, Three and all of Four that is available. The wonders of university sharing networks are both a blessing and a curse. I was able to access all of these seasons in the matter of hours, but as a result I spent countless hours just laying in bed glued to my laptop screen. As a matter of fact, I really only started watching the show on Monday, so in the course of 5 days I finished 30 hours of this show…while attempting to participate in other everyday activites.

A quick little blurb about this show. The background. Bob Saget narrates his life to his children, explaining how he met their mother; hence the title. Taking place in Manhattan, NY back in 2005, five friends gather every night at McLaren’s bar. This is where a good portion of the show takes place as they share the days events, Barney tries to pick up chicks and many other funny events occur.

Casted includes:

Marshall, an avid law student is played by Jason Segel from Forgetting Sarah Marshall which I found to be a really funny movie.

Lily, Marshall’s girlfriend and kindergarten teacher is played by Alison Hannigan, best known as “band camp girl” from the American Pie series. (Quick comment, she has become much prettier in my opinion since her teen American Pie days.)

Barney, the chic bachelor and business man is played by Neil Patrick Harris. The only place I know him from is Harold and Kumar.

Ted, the main character; an architect (and the narrator as voiced by Bob Saget) is played by Josh Radnor.

Last but not least is Robin, a news anchor for Metro 1 News and the last to join this group of friends. She is played by Cobie Smulders and is a fellow Canadian.

This show seems like it could be a new-age classic sit-com. I have become a huge fan and can’t wait to see the upcoming last few episodes. Each character is perfectly cast and each role plays an essential role in bringing this whole production together. Each episode presents a different scenario, that in most cases everyone is able to relate to in one way or another. Overall, I love the show and hope it lasts for a long time.

-steven

Last night I stayed up all night…or until 7 am just full of energy and not being able to sleep. I watched a bunch of How I Met Your Mother and did some more summer planning. I have decided not to do “Crowned Ink Studios”, but an entirely different venture. More info to come when it is further established.

I came across this picture the other day and thought I might share it because it is incredibly cool. This looks amazing and whoever came up with this idea is quite clever, although I do hope they did not eat the turtle, haha.

Today while approaching Loblaws I came across an interesting water pattern on the ground. It resembles a boy sitting on a ledge….just see for yourself I suppose.

While looking through some of my phone photos, I decided to post another few that I took of me and George. They are quite exciting.

Not much else new, I picked up a sweet ‘vintage’ parka from the old-school swim team at our university. I thought that they would be sweet and I would be able to rock it in a certain retro style…but it seems it may not be the case. Here is a look at it.

(Note the Lord Of The Rings-esque Font)

I also picked up some treats from Bulk Barn as they are closing and had a 50% off sale, so I will be able to indulge a bit over the next few days…or hours.

Lastly I’d like to mention that a rockin’ band from near my hometown, I Am Committing A Sin, just put up a new layout as well as a new song on their MySpace. Check them out because they are sweet and there EP will be released soon.

Site is Here

-steven

So the past few days have been quite boring and filled with “studying”. Upon my return to London I was faced with my math exam. This was remarkably easy but I can’t be sure. Most time I feel confident…I am greeted with a horrid mark. Anyway, I picked up a new crewneck from echelon at a stellar 70% off.

I have also been thinking alot about Static, the future, the Fall/Winter drop and a little secret side project. Overall there will be some craziness going on this summer, especially with the opening of “Crowned Ink Studios” as I have called my future printing studio. Plan to see some updates about this.

I started downloading HD movies and yesterday I watched my first one, Ratatouille, and I have to say that they are remarkable. The picture quality is insane so I have been on a splurge lately trying to pick up as many flicks as I can before the summer. I am in the process of watching 300 which too, looks beautiful.

I chose a new layout today for the blog because its nice and simple and that way I can include larger pictures without the layout getting all messed up.  I also organized my twitter webpage so check that out and be sure to follow me!

Not much else is new, I gave up on studying sociology because while flipping through magazines I decided that my brain was telling me studying was not important. I browsed the business section of Chapters, read up on Twitter and some other boring stuff. As well, I looked through some interesting magazines and have decided upon my future ambitions, which has helped me relax a bit. Especially knowing I don’t need to go to Ivey anymore…although all that means is that I have lost what little motivation to succeed in school.

Anyway, sorry for the long block of text. More interesting content coming up.

-steven

So I recently got my dinky camera back so I decided to take some pictures on my trip home. Needless to say I am a complete travelling noob, allow me to explain. First off, while leaving Monday I did not realize I had purchased my ticket for the previous Saturday…weak. Luckily they took it and it did not cause a problem. I then missed the train cause the Greyhound was late so I had to wait in Hamilton for an extra hour before getting home.

Coming back today, I did not realize I bought my ticket for tomorrow (man I am genius). As well, the ticket vendor for the GO Train told me the wrong track but luckily I over heard the announcements. I made a mad dash and made it to the train with 10 seconds to spare. I got to ride in solitude…

At least upon my timely return (we arrived 75 minutes early) I got to enjoy this beautiful  day and grab some Starbucks and eat this Asian delicacy (in my opinion) known as mixed congee.

More later.

-steven

Today while browsing the web I came across the website “Stuff White People Like” which is quite a comical site. The front page to which I saw was “#124 Hating People Who Wear Ed Hardy” and all I could do was laugh. The majority of the people I see wearing this stuff are like ‘ginos’, asians and in general, jerks. Not your typical jock jackass, but more the ones who pop their collar and thing they are hot shit. After reading the whole article, especially the part ” I guess that douche bag had to get to a UFC party or a nightclub event he was promoting” I just lost it. This part seems so accurate that I was out of control.

Anyway, not to say I hold a grudge against Ed Hardy or the people who sport it, its just such an odd brand; with the tattoo designs. Its just that I find the stereotypes for the most part accurate and find the personalities of most of these people…unappealing to say the least.

Today while browsing the web I was trying to collect things to talk about. This video here is completely and utterly amazing. I can’t embed it, but definitely click it. Basically, it is completely unexpected and I was in awe and I felt…so happy. It made me smile and I definitely think you guys should check it out. It proves that once again as the saying goes, ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover.’

Here is the link again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Not much else, heading back to school tomorrow for a good 11-13 more days.

-steven