So did my first part of my move to the West side place today. Unfortunately I'm sick and feel like crap. Gotta work tonight. Might skip playing YPP and get a good night's sleep to do some major moving tomorrow, to be finished on Saturday. God, my life sucks....

Observation: I think I mentioned it before but I really do think that people need to retake their driver's exam again. I saw 2 different people not signal when changing lanes, and one ass turned two corners and both times didn't signal. FFS !!!

Well I survived my birthday this year. A lot of well wishers and a few drinks which was very nice. Thursday was a good night at Studio. Josh rocked the house as usual and Friday at Scores (my birthday) was slow, but Opi, Trevor, and their girlfriends came in and it was all good. I did nothing on Sunday and Essies is closed for renovations until Wednesday. So no work for me until Thursday. Good time to move, get my stuff sorted and my life figured out :)

So the bar scene is becoming stupid. In the past 1 full week (from last Monday to this Monday), there have been two major fights and a quad stabbing. Last Monday at Essies, Big black Anthony, who was drunk out of his skull, apparently sucker punched some kid in the bathroom, then this Monday, some dutch guy got his head stomped after being punched outside of Essies. And this past Saturday, of course the quadruple stabbing. Apparently, the culprit (s) ran away and 2 of the victims are in critical condition in Calgary hospital. I do think it's time for me to really get out of the bar scene. There won't be a scene left soon.....

Saw something the other day, that made me ponder something. When you post a notice for a steamroller driver, what would it say? Wanted: must enjoy taking life at a very slow pace. LOL

Well my last wedding of the season was yesterday and it didn't disappoint. My friend Rob, which I worked with at Scores, had a mini reception as they got married previously in BC, about 3 weeks prior. Slow start but once the booze kicked in, well they danced and sang and had a grand old time. Food was all homemade Chinese food which was unbelievable (I even took some home) and the booze was good as well. After the party, which was at the Galt museum, I went to Studio for a quick wrap up there. Decent party still and I stayed there until 3 AM. Left and on the way home I saw a ton of lights from emergency vehicles and police cars outside of the Roadhouse. So I decide to investigate a bit further. Went down the side street by Soundgarden and saw 3 ambulances (I also heard one in the far distance) and about 3 cop cars. The place was more lit up than Times Square in New York on New Years Eve. Anyways, found out that 3 people got stabbed. Yikes!! What has this industry become. I'll find out more when I talk to Tinordi tomorrow.

Observation: Went walking through Walmart today, and low and behold was a funny sight to see. 2 big burly men, standing and sniffing air fresheners, deciding on the best 'scent'. Quite comical acutally.

Comment: I think people should retake driver's tests on a more regular basis. But not with the instructor in the car. Have them follow behind and observe. I've seen more people NOT lane change. It's a simple 2-3 inch movement with your fingers. Is it that hard to do. I betcha there would be more violations for failure to signal for a lane change than anything else. There is a reason why I don't like driving int he day time. Most of the drivers are useless.

Happy Thanksgiving !! I'd like to give thanks:

That I have my health, that I still have family, and that I'm still doing what I love to do.

Well we got snow, more like a blizzard yesterday. It's not overly cold, but it is about -4 and it covered everything. Ugh. But in about 2 weeks, I get a new car starter, which will help alleviate the misery of a cold winter morning.

It was a very busy night at Studio tonight. Toxyk was feeling a bit ill tonight but the dance floor was rockin ALL night. Get well mate.

Pathetically slow last night at Essies. I guess with the students writing midterms and the cool weather, not a lot came out. But the crowd that was there was still a bit freaky. Weird requests and they were just stupid. But still had some fun.

Had yet another staff meeting, this time at Studio 54. I think that this has been my 50th or so in my bar career. Went ok, and talked about the usual stuff. Then we had a bit of a staff party afterwards. I, myself had 2 drinks but there were some loaded people by the end of the night. Had a staff poker game. Which I happened to win ! First tourny, first win. Look out Vegas, here I come !! LOL

Well my ankle is still freakin sore but it should be expected. I rolled it somewhat fierce. Anyways, did my 2nd last wedding of the season. Heather's at the Polish hall. Nothing fancy but it was a good fun crowd. Was there from 4-12:30 then I went to Studio to join the fun there. A couple of chick fights later, then night had come to a close. Boy, was I tired. So I was making my way across the street to my van, when I noticed a black truck parked down the street, which was parked sort of beside the Express coffee house, screech it's tires in a reverse direction. It came to a stop about 10 feet away and I'm thinking gee, it almost hit that parked car that was parked beside it. Next thing I see, it goes forward, hops the curb and is heading straight toward another parked car which is parked in the lot. I'm thinking what the hell is going on, he's gonna hit it. Sure enough, WHAM ! Hits it, he gets out, looks at the damage, gets back in, reverses it back to the street then takes off. Well at this point I'm on the phone with the police, and only got a partial license plate. Police came and I gave my statement, then came home. Wow what a finish to a night!!

Woke up early for some reason on Sunday, feeling like absolute junk, stayed awake for a few hours then wen t back to sleep. Had a very bizarre dream but when I awoke, felt refreshed.

Dream sequence: Not sure how it started but took place in a parking lot and there were a bunch of my friends there. The main thing I remember at the end of it was this cannon off in the distance, shooting brightly colored cannon balls. The balls were about the size of a small 5 pin bowling ball, but the colors were a hard, bright enamel color. Yellow, Red, Green. There really was no specific direction it was firing in and was more of an arc than straight on type of shot. So we did have time to get away. But it did cause panic because nobody knew how to shut it off. And it did cause a lot of damage. That's about all I can remember.