Carol of the Bells

Well folks. After reading email after email after email (after email) asking why I haven't posted anything for a while, I decided to give in and write some more. I guess this is sort of my "Beatles For Sale" post (meaning I'm just fulfilling my contractual obligations, for all you people out there who didn't understand what I meant by that Beatles For Sale reference).
But what to say. I could go on a rant about... well just about anything really. I have complete control here. But that statement right there makes things a whole lot harder. If there were restrictions, it would be easy to decide what to write because it would already be decided for me. But maybe (just maybe) I should "man up" and make a decision. But what will it be???? Politics? Music? Christmas??? Who knows...
17 years old. What a boring age. What can you do??? Nothing really is the answer. In Toronto (just as an example, that doesn't me I do or do not live there) all I can do is either go to movies or go to sporting events. And the occasional concert when a good band comes through (hasn't happened in a while so for the sake of this argument, they will be excluded). I can't go to clubs. or bars. Even some concerts I can't go to! But what makes a 19 year old so much better or mature than me? I would say not much. A person (in my opinion) doesn't change very much between the ages of 17 and 19. They act the same, they talk the same, they eat the same, the sleep the same amounts... So what do I propose? Well I'm not too sure. I guess lowering all age restrictions to 17 (in my mind 16 is too young people are still maturing in grade 11, but by grade 12, I think you pretty much know who you are). Or come up with stuff for us young folk to do!

Alex

Keeping Up Appearances

This is a post just to let my faithful readers know that I am still alive. It has been many-a-month since my last post so I thought maybe you people would start to worry about my well being. Here I am. Right here. Well and fine. Fine and well. Fine and dandy in fact! here is a picture to prove it, just incase you are a doubting thomas (which you probably are this day and age). I feel the sideway-ness of the picture adds a certain attitude to the picture, which it was lacking the right way up.
There should be more to come later, but right now I need to go figure out who, what, when, where, and last (and most certainly not least) why. When I have figured it out I will enrich your lives with the answers!

Alex

My Triumphant Comeback!!!

Well ladies and gentlemen I'M BACK! After a very long hiatus of thinking it boring to post posts I have officially become bored enough to post yet again!!! Well as The Who put it "There ain't no cure for the summertime blues." But then again who cares what The Who say??? Summer time is a happy time. Blue skies, green grass, summer blockbusters, concerts (yet no good band are coming through the T dot this summer the best act being Edgefest II which features bands like The All American Rejects and so on). So in times like these we turn to baseball. The bluejays. It isn't going to happen this season. Too many injuries. What can I say. Maybe 2007. Well it's late. More will come later once I think of something to sayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

D A

Well the last post seemed to be a failure, so here is yet another.

After reading about The Beatles' time in Hamburg, I have made a MAJOR decision. That decision is... I might bring back the D A! I think it would be appropriate. If you do not know what the D A is, go ask your parents and they will tell you (that is if your parents were teens in the 50s or 60s).

Write in and leave a comment telling me if I should bring back the D A thing or not.

Alex

Within You Without You

"And the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion."

Where's Alex?

Well. It has been a while, so I figured I should write something to keep my ever so faithful fans happy.

Since the march break is upon us, I thought I would find a picture of a previous holiday to put up. Whilst I was looking for the PERFECT picture, I stumbled on this one which is of my trip to Spain last summer. It is of the Dali park (I believe) which is an extremly cool place.

Now lets play a game. Try and find me in this picture. If you don't know me then you are out of luck, but if you do know me and you think you know where I am in the picture and what colour shirt I'm wearing (that is to say if I am wearing a shirt at all), leave a comment on my blog with your response. If you happened to be on that trip and present when the picture was taken, please do not write in. If you are the person who thinks they are my god/goddess you MUST get this right to remain at that status. Those are the rules of the game. If the picture is to small, click it and it will become bigger (magically). The first person to wirte in who wasn't on the trip will get a FANTASTIC prize. The prize will BLOW YOUR MIND!

More will come soon,
Alex

Unanswerable Questions

1. Is there a difference between creative inspiration and drug induced inspiration?
2. Why do you think the drug and art cultures are linked?
3. Using the Beatles as an example, do you think that their drug-taking had an influence on their music?
4. Do you think drugs influence or better an artist’s music?

For the answers to these questions and many more, be in Ms. Miller's classroom at 9:30 am on Thursday February 23 at RSGC. You won't want to miss it. It will be an intense debate between Mr. Sam Sibalis and me Mr. Alex... well you know the rest.

Until the next GREAT thing pops into my head,
Alex

P.S. If any of you are or know a Chris Black can you please leave a comment on my blog explaining who you are or who he is. Thanks