that canadian girl

Category: TV & Music

  • And the weekend ends…

    This weekend went by so quickly!

    Last night, we went to the best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been to, called Sun Do in Sevenoaks, Kent. Highly recommended if you’re going down that way! The salt and pepper prawns tasted just like Menorca chipirones, which caused the conversation to veer to the topic of our holiday there in June. All six of us will be there for Lisa’s birthday, and I can sense there will be many attempts at waterskiing (probably all failed in my case!) and a whole lot of fun!

    This morning, I went driving with Andrew in Sevenoaks. It’s so exciting (and scary) to drive in an area I don’t know as well, where I’m not sure what’ll come up around the bend. I’m looking forward to being done with lessons and being a confident driver but for the time being, I’m having fun learning! Positive thinking makes all the difference… oh and remembering to use the clutch too!

    On a complete side-note, my song of the moment is without a doubt Eminem’s “Like Toy Soldiers”. With that choir of children sampled from 80s pop star Martika’s single ‘Toy Soldiers’ and the marching band drum roll in the background, I could hear it over and over. It’s good to hear Eminem do less silly stuff than the D12 “My Band”, he’s got a lot to say…

    Aaaand, only a week til I go see LAL in Brighton! That’ll be a fantastic show without a doubt even though it’s apparently in quite a small underground slightly-divey club.

    Question of the day:
    What’s your song of the moment?

  • Superbowl ads

    Because to me, it’s the only reason to watch the Superbowl is the ads.

    It’s the one time of the year where advertisers can get a large chunk of those young men who don’t watch much television to see their products so it’s worth the millions they pay.

    I haven’t watched the ads yet but when I do, I’ll make a list of my top 5 ads for the Superbowl 2005.

    Question of the day:
    What’s your favourite tv advert of all times?

  • Happy Valentine's Day

    I wish you all a happy Hallmarks Valentine’s Day!

    I Choo-choo-choose you! Alright I’ve been wanting to show this gem of a Valentine’s day card for months, but I couldn’t, since I wanted to give it to Andrew, my most loyal reader.

    Some patient person traced, from a TV screenshot, the card that Lisa Simpson gives to Ralph “My cat’s breath smells like cat food” Wiggum on Valentine’s day.

    I printed it out to give to Andrew this morning, and he loved it! I thought I’d share this fantastic idea with other Simpsons lovers out there!

  • Listing all your mp3s

    Just thought I’d share this bit of info with my fellow mp3-collectors after hearing about a dear friend who spent hours putting together a list of her thousands of mp3s by hand. To most of you old techies, it’ll be just stating the obvious but if it can save time for one person, I’ll be happy!

    How to make a list of all my mp3s really quickly!

    This is copy-pasted from Cyberwalker (with the exception of the sub-directories tip and the wicked iTunes tip!):

    Question: Could you help me find a way to print a list of files in a Windows folder? I have about 800 MP3 files in a folder and I want to create a printable list of them. There was a way of creating a text document of all the files in a folder, but I can’t remember how to do so.
    — J.N.

    Answer: The only way to handle so many files is through DOS. DOS, for those new to the Microsoft world, means Disk Operating System and is a “behind the scenes” access to your computer. Access DOS by going to the START button, and navigate to the Programs menu and then the DOS Prompt applet. Once in DOS, go to the directory where the files exist. If it is called MP3 and is located on the Windows desktop, type “cd \windows\desktop\MP3.” “CD” is DOS lingo for change directory.

    All examples in this column are wrapped in quotes for clarity, but don’t type them with the command.

    The DOS prompt should now look like this:
    C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\MP3>

    Now type the following “dir > mp3list.txt”. (DIR is DOS lingo for list the files and the “>” symbol means put the screen output into a new file.)

    To get a list with all the sub-directories listed properly, instead type “dir /s /b *.mp3 > \list.txt”

    I’ve used the mp3list.txt as the filename but you can call it anything you like. Press ENTER. That text file, mp3list.txt, will appear in the folder. Print it with notepad or a word processing program.

    Edited 14/02/05: Andrew’s given me an even better idea – put all the files into iTunes and export the playlist. It will contain all the id3 tags and be a breeze to put into excel! So much better than any of the DOS stuff. DO IT THIS WAY! 😀

  • Brit Awards 2005

    Tonight, the Brit Awards are happening in London. Tomorrow night, the awards show will be televised. Hey, what a good reason to get together and have a party!

    Between that and a friend finding a (much-needed) new job, I can imagine we’ll be belting out the songs as they’re performed while a couple of other friends try to drown themselves in beer to forget that they’re having to listen to Will Young again!

    Tomorrow, we’ll all be trying to avoid the entertainment news so we don’t find out who won what during the day!!!

  • Warm belly, happy Vero

    It’s official, we’re going to see LAL in Brighton on the 26th of February with Lisa and Stu!

    Makes me happy to support a Canadian group on tour! I bet they’ll love the Brighton crowd, they’re such a welcoming and warm bunch of people! I’m really excited that Andrew’s sister and her hubby are joining us since I think they’ll like the music a lot, and they’re always great to go out with.

    So good weekend in perspective! In the meantime, this weekend is a nice lazy bum relaxing one 🙂

    Now, the question is… Should I fill in the application form for Location, Location, Location or not? I’m wondering whether or not I fancy being on TV… Their help would be great, but ick being on telly!! What do you think?

  • The evolution of portable music

    With iPods all the rage at the moment, it’s interesting to take a look back at where portable music started. CBC remembers…

    Now, how sexy does that first CD player look? 😛

  • I can sing a rainbow

    I can’t help but like the Australian Tourism Board advert that has been on recently, showing Australia through Delta Goodrem’s eyes.

    Have a look for yourself, it’s so colourful and nice, especially when compared to the annoying unimaginative ads from the US and the Turkey ones that are played way too often. Just cute 🙂

    [Update: I’ve changed the link again! The video can’t run away from us!]

  • Québec-Montréal

    Je suis en train de regarder le film de Ricardo Trogi, un ancien de la Course Destination Monde. C’est Andrea, en Autriche, qui a spotté le film sur TV5 y’a un bout de temps et finalement, cet après-midi, j’étais su’l’dos et j’ai décidé de le regarder.

    J’arrive juste pas à m’habituer aux sous-titres “français” sur un film québecois! C’est trop comique de voir la traduction des sacres… Mon bout préféré (à date, pas encore tout regardé) c’est quand le chum de Julie commence une conversation avec un panneau de traverse d’orignal après avoir sniffé un peu trop de gaz!

    Y sont mieux d’arrêter pour une poutine quelque part en chemin, ou c’est pas un vrai voyage Québec-Montréal!

  • Adoption tv game show

    A TV station in the US has refused to show a controversial new series where adopted children try and pick their birth father – and win a cash prize. But only one of the 182 Fox affiliates refused the show. Who’s Your Daddy promises $100,000 (£52,000) to the contestant if she correctly identifies her father.

    Ok, so one out of 182 stations had the decency to refuse a reality tv show that went too far. The others must just have dropped any moral sense so long ago, all that matters now is the ratings. I mean, seriously, what a sick twisted show? Adoption shouldn’t be trivialized that way. I’m sure the first-time experience of meeting a parent after so many years wondering who they are is a personal experience, and not something to be broadcasted to the world. In many cases, the mother had to be in a tough situation to decide to give away her child for adoption, so who wants to discover their mother was a runaway-from-home drugged up teen in front of a large public?

    Shows like Joe Shmoe are already borderlining on pathetic bad taste and voyeurism, but this one just crosses the line. Hopefully, it won’t make it to Britain. Ah who am I kidding, ITV or Channel 4 will happily buy it and make the average IQ of the British citizen go down a notch.

    My new 2005 resolution should be to ban as much American tv from my life as possible.