Midnight Ramblings

As a former Athabasca Councillor it sickens me to ...

2012-05-16T17:23:28.290-06:00

As a former Athabasca Councillor it sickens me to see this happen. When I was on council, we had major disagreements but never on procedure. Retreats are one of the most important things councils can do... they are not vacations... 8 to 12 hours locked in a room discussing in detail your issues and your vision is healthy. Talking after the retreat session over dinner is very good as well because it allows councillors to get to know each other on a personal level and discuss issues one on one in a more relaxed atmposphere. Comprimises can be found or at least a deeper understanding as to why a council member may take a certain position. The main thing with retreats is that there are no distractions... people need to be focused on the agenda at hand and everybody gets to have their say without playing it up for the media or not saying something for fear of it being repeated in the media. This council is a complete joke and administration must be besides themselves trying to navigate these rough waters... this attitude and uncertaintly flows down and it affects the attitudes of the employees and the public. Strong councils disagree, debate and make decisions then move forward as a team even if you don't agree. This council spins their wheels and are not a part of a team at all. Its just a big pissing match from what I can tell. Proper procedure is that councillors can only speak on an item after a motion is made. so if there was an item that majority of council didn't agree with it, the councillor would have been able to speak to his motion and then council could have defeated it after it was on the table "because they were administrative matters" or whatever. This way business could still get done and the meeting could move forward. I'm very disappointed in Athabasca council and they need to apologize for their behaviour. Sad to see how Athabaca has gone from a progressive community with people of vision for the future to people who can't see past themselves.

I found this thoroughly entertaining. But very di...

2012-05-16T14:19:28.293-06:00

I found this thoroughly entertaining. But very diplomatic, too, and you don't name names. Though the newspaper does, with direct quotes, so that was fun, too.

Good review Mark. For the past 4 years, Marvel has...

2012-05-04T07:47:26.266-06:00

Good review Mark. For the past 4 years, Marvel has been building and building this movie up and it finally lives up to every promise ever made. It's fun, hilarious, action-packed, and filled with all of our favorite characters and superheros from these stories.

I thought Cyborg felt out of place...along with al...

2012-03-15T07:50:02.131-06:00

I thought Cyborg felt out of place...along with all the other elements they brought in outside the source material, Tower of Babel.

Good blog. I linked this post today over at notsod...

2012-03-05T09:03:24.470-07:00

Good blog. I linked this post today over at notsodaily.com. Keep it going!

In regards to Brave, I think it's also ...

2011-08-23T13:45:35.809-06:00

In regards to Brave, I think it's also worth noting that this is Pixar's first movie with a female lead. I don't want to wait until next June to see it!

If you go to Wikkipedia for the Album, it describe...

2011-06-22T08:53:31.893-06:00

If you go to Wikkipedia for the Album, it describes in detail each and every cut. They are either parodies of specific songs or parodies of styles.

http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/weird_al_ya...

2011-06-18T21:53:32.474-06:00

http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/weird_al_yankovic-alpocalypse_album_stream

The above site has the entire album for streaming right now.

I heard TMZ is a parody of Taylor Swift's &quo...

2011-06-09T14:57:44.597-06:00

I heard TMZ is a parody of Taylor Swift's "You Belong With Me."

Weird al has confirmed he has finished recording t...

2011-06-01T12:23:32.805-06:00

Weird al has confirmed he has finished recording the music video for perform this way.

Plus the 12) stop forwarding that crap to me is most definitely going to be about email spam

On par with Hulk? Hulk was awful. So awful they ha...

2011-05-15T13:15:49.584-06:00

On par with Hulk? Hulk was awful. So awful they had to remake it.....and it was still awful. lol

I've been reading through blogs about the hist...

2011-04-18T00:47:00.657-06:00

I've been reading through blogs about the history of Knight Rider, and the reason why its fans would like to drive KITT. After seeing that trailer of Knight Rider 2000, now I know why. It's very interactive, plus it's like a friend who makes fun of you but will always help you. Man, if only KITT's system was real, I'd have it installed in a Dodge Viper.

I had watched Spaceballs dozens of times as a kid ...

2010-12-22T17:11:44.222-07:00

I had watched Spaceballs dozens of times as a kid before I even SAW the "first" SW movie. Looking back, I can't believe I was ever allowed to watch it

I too tried it on monday, but there was a 20 minut...

2010-10-20T22:31:09.672-06:00

I too tried it on monday, but there was a 20 minute line up when I got to the west ed location in Edmonton. Anyone that knows me knows I eat a lot at a meal. look at me I NEED a double order. Now I didnt get the combo but just 2 double downs. I could taste the bacon even the extra cheese sauce with the peppercorn cheese and was that swiss? the chicken wasnt to greesy (for a change at KFC) had the 2 and was a bit hungry after. but have tried it and done. Found out after taht there is a SALAD at wendys that has MORE salt and calories that the DD. From what I heard the DD is only # 5 out of the top ten worst foods you can eat at fast food.

Tyson

I thought the big budget showed on Hawaii 5-0...th...

2010-09-22T07:58:21.614-06:00

I thought the big budget showed on Hawaii 5-0...the scenery and explosions were good. AND I LOVE Scott Caan, since a story years ago about him taking a baseball bat to his old man's dr...ug dealer.

And I feel for you with the 22 Minutes thing--I feel about Gavin Crawford the same way you do about Mark Critch. And Geri with her always-got-a-cold voice is tiresome, but boys love her.

That sir is good times, very good times.

2010-03-21T10:29:28.293-06:00

That sir is good times, very good times.

A&W have ruined my chances of trying their ent...

2009-10-29T06:15:58.785-06:00

A&W have ruined my chances of trying their entry in the slider burger sweepstakes by including "baby" and "twins" in the name. They've killed my appetite.

Yeah, but college humour is for 12-year-old boys. ...

2009-07-02T04:35:13.882-06:00

Yeah, but college humour is for 12-year-old boys. SOME 12-year-old boys. And for those who's brains never developed much past that.

I thought the best acting moment Megan Fox was given was her 2 seconds staring at that "User Offline" web chat screen. I really wanted to kick ol' Sam in the ass.

College humour...they need to throw something in t...

2009-07-01T23:42:26.443-06:00

College humour...they need to throw something in to appeal to everyone, riiiight?

Glad I no longer live in Alberta anymore. I agree...

2009-03-15T13:36:00.000-06:00

Glad I no longer live in Alberta anymore. I agree that it's good there will be no screaming children. However, I find the entire movie rental idea to be ridiculous.

Course, I'm not much to rent movies...I either buy them if they're something I love, or wait until they're out and then download them to watch. Easy way to get past any ratings scheme, don't you think?

Actually, if you consider "Chaos in Print" to be m...

2009-02-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

Actually, if you consider "Chaos in Print" to be my first blog -- and I kinda do -- then we're actually nearing the end of my 11th year.

Seven YEARS of blogging?? Wow. Amazing. I would...

2009-02-21T22:34:00.000-07:00

Seven YEARS of blogging?? Wow. Amazing. I wouldn't have even guessed that I've known the word "blog" for half that time, but I guess it's true... Congrats! And the new template looks nice.

I still check this page every day, by the way. One of the few that I do. cbc.ca, imdb.com, and the Chaos in a Box blog. That's it.