Oblivion

The title of this blog is derived from a song of the same name by the band Wintersleep. I've been listening to it non-stop lately so I recommend checking it out.

First off, the delay in blogs isn't something I was expecting but none the less, we all make due with what we have. Let's get down to the nitty gritty. So sunday night the 2008 MMVA's took place. For those of you in America the MMVA's are like the MTV music video awards, except they take place outside and close down a good part of downtown Toronto for 4 days. I should note, MMVa stands for Muchmusic Video Awards. Now for the last few years the awards have been on a slight decline since Much was bought out by CTV globe media, and this year proves why we Much has taken a turn for the worse. I don't care much for presenters but really, did we have to bring in Brody Jenner? And for that matter why was Rain Wilson there? Don't get me wrong I love the Office, but him and unscripted comedy are like Angelina Jolie without her Botox injections. Not a pretty sight. The one thing that really upset me was the MuchLoud Best Rock Video. Now the nominees in this of course have to be a rock band right? WRONG! According to Much, Simple Plan is now classified as rock. Like hell they're rock. Here's a Simple Plan for ya Much, nominate people that actually make rock music. It's not hard. Even though The Trews and Illscarlett made it into the category it doesn't make it any better. MuchLoud is about Loud music, and bands that play hard rock, metal, and anything sub-genred within that. So really not one of the bands nominated deserved to win. As far as performances go, I can't really say I was all enthused. Simple Plan, Flo Rida, Girlicious, Sean Kingston, Ill Scarlett, Jabbawockez, Kardinal Offishal ft. Akon, and New Kids On The Block. Now there's something wrong with this picture...Oh yeah, the American acts outweigh the Canadian acts 5-3. This is a "Canadian" awards show, not Canada wants to see 80's boy bands relive their glory days. And really, NKOTB? When I heard they had a huge announcement performance wise I was expecting Coldplay, or The Offspring, or even Weezer (Even though the red album is supposed to suck, hearing them do "Pork and Beans" live would have been a treat), or even Madonna would have been nice. Instead we got Mark Whalbergs brother trying to be a pimp when really the word doesn't apply to him since it didn't in the 80's and nothing has changed in those 9 years he dropped off the face of the earth. As for Kardinal Offishal I was expecting a lot more. If I was to buy one Rap cd it would be something of his, because the dude knows how to make good music. With that in mind, it's expected that a live performance would only make his talents all that much better. We couldn't have been more wrong. First off Akon should probably have started singing when the track began and not 10 seconds after. Smooth Akon. I muted it after that point as watching a performance where the artist has to sing with the track playing in the background isn't worth my time. I'm too tired to keep remembering the negatives, but props to Wintersleep for winning the Videofact award. The video for Weighty Ghost has been on my Ipod for the last month and I can't get enough of it. Thats it for now kids, but i'll try to post again soon, and trust me i've got some stories, and their bound to be interesting reads.

J-moose

Party People

Now when I was younger, there were instances in my life that caused me to be antisocial. At age 10 I gave up trying to impress others with being someone i'm not and instead put on a new persona, someone who was constantly angry with the other children and just kept to himself. As I progressed in age I began to slowly lower my guard and come to trust certain others, but even still it took some work to really trust them. When grade 8 dawned upon me I came out of my little shell (0r big for those of you that know me), and decided i'd make myself noticed a bit more. I made a few friends, but I didn't trust them at all. By this point in time I had already become accustomed to thinking that regardless of who talked to me and regardless of what was said, I couldn't believe in them. There were times when I was wrong, and I admit that, but there were other times when I was right, and I knew that I was still the one being left our of all the fun. All the inside jokes, and all the hangouts that didn't include me took their toll on me, and even I became annoyed with myself when I asked what they were talking about. At age 18 it's nice to see nothing has really changed.

Let me explain, tonight I was invited to a suprise party for a friend named Stephanie, and it was going to be with a group of people that I had never hung out with, just known them vicariously. When I first got the invite I immeadiately thought of rejecting it because of how I imagined it would go. Me trying to awkwardly fit in, while they all have fun. Then again, i'm the anti-social one so really if I didn't have fun it would have been my own fault. Anyways I ended up deciding to go. Of course I wasn't supposed to since I hadn't cleaned my room but since my mother wasn't around and my father is oblivious to her nagging me, he brought me to the party.

So when I got there I pretty much knew who everyone was, so introductions weren't really necessarily. There was a good 20 minutes before the birthday girl showed up so I tried to be as social as possible, but being me I just kind of fiddled around with my ipod. Yes, I said fiddled, get over it. Ok, so eventually the birthday girl shows up and is shocked to see all her friends in her basement. I didn't really say all that much the entire night, mainly because I wouldn't have known what to. I did exchange a few words with Kayleen, Jenae and Tyler, but still I know that I could have talked to the others there. Ahh well, the way I see it is if I hadn't wanted to go I wouldn't have, but I needed to try something new and it was a good time even if I didn't say too much. That's all for now.

J-moose

Laughter Cures All

Wow, I never imagined James Franco as funny but there it is.

101 Just For Fun

I have a blog lurker named Kayleen. I just thought i'd share. If you see her, tell she's a little hyper from time to time.

Title Change And Blog 100!

As i'm sure you've all noticed by now, the blog title has changed. As to why this happened, there really isn't a reason, but honestly, I don't feel so broken anymore, so the title really doesn't apply. I'm going to try a whole slew of new titles that fit what kind of mindset i'm currently in, for now i'm sticking to the classic title of the amazing Matthew Good Band song, Hello Time Bomb. So anyone have any ideas for a new blog title? I mean I know this is probably something I should think of, but i'm open for suggestions. Hit me up with some comments and we'll see what happens.

J-moose

PS.

100 POSTS BABY!!! CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!!!

Wow, i should take this chance to thank the people that make this blog possible..............J-MOOSE TAKES ALL THE CREDIT!!

I have a big ego..get over it