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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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8:36 am - Kicked Behind at the Division 2 Roos Game yesterday!
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which is to say...
We lost on points to the other team.
Wait... what? How does that equal kicking behind?
No, no, no, you get me all wrong! You see, this is the funny thing about Aussie Rules Football.
There are center goal posts, and then to the left, and right of that center goal are two other goal-posts which in Aussie Rules footie terms count for a one point score or more commonly a "behind".
With the handball passed near the post from co team member Greg "Roo" Everett, I was in position to kick. And Kick Behind, I did! So... what's to celebrate?
Smooth Move Charlie Brown, I was wide open and close enough I really should/could/practically OUGHT to have had a clear shot for the center goal, I just didn't know which one I was kicking at!
DOOFUS!
Thank you, try again.... ROOKIE GREENIE!
Matt/Danruk
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| Thursday, June 11th, 2009
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2:04 pm - Sore, sore, and sore!
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So, I may or may not have mentioned I've been attending the training sessions this season with the Etobicoke Kangaroos aussie football club. Yes, that's right, the teams number one "superfan" and score keeper is now gutting it out with them in a few practice sessions.
Mondays and Wednesdays will be the somewhat regular schedule, with Friday games on the tab for the next little while. Yesterday proved small exception to prove how notoriously physically unfit I am to be on any given field and involve din any given sporting event.
This season, however, along with the regular Division 1, there's now a new "older boys" Division 2. and/or in short- a shorter softer game to play for those of us who are not quite as athletically gifted. Granted, some of the older boys who ARE still athletically active could still run circles around me.
After the first jog around the field, I was already sucking wind pretty hard,.. went through a few of the drills-and-skills which involved more running jumping, passing hand-balls, or kicking. Add into that a thankful break for a few moments to just get some instructional kicking from Dave Harbour, it went back into an end-of-training scrimmage where we teamed off and did a litlte competetive work against each other.... which left me slow, walking, winded and dead-on-my feet, with a rather sore set of muscles all over.
Woke up this morning still a little aching... wishing I also had a more comfortable computer chair (will be getting one that Ekevoo is offering to me, as he doesn't really use it) but... all said and done, I may actually get some game and field time (to my own horror and dismay, I'm sure) a week from friday with the Division 2 boys. And as always, I'll be on sidelines at scoreboard for the Division 1 matchups and being the best Roos supporter I can be!
-Danruk!
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| Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
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8:38 am - Today I move! Tomorrow I train! Saturday, I party!
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It won't be too far. I'll be headign from the current location of 2302 at the 52 Mabelle address, to about 10 or 15 minutes closer to Downtown, at 2599 Dundas West, a short walk away from the Dundas West TTC stop.
I was very pleased that yesterday I managed to motivate myself enough to get the stuff I care to move into boxes, to make the actual move as quick and easy and painless as possible. I'll have some help from fellow friends! Thank you to you all who are pitching in to get my boxes moved.
A small Uhaul utility van should do the trick well enough, and at a small rate of probably not-more-than thirty dollars, that's really a bit of a steal. If I'm particularly lucky, I'll even have help un-packing the boxes. Don't worry Bietro, I'll save the boxes for your move on Monday after the weekend, and I'll be happy to help you!
In another un-related bit of news, as relates to my favorite local sports team the Etobicoke Kangaroos, yes, I've actually joined them on a couple of their training days already, I was MEANT to go last nght but then I REALLY thought about it and between getting moving things packed up for this morning, plus the thought "do I really want to be sore and exhausted even before I get the move done, especially if I pull out a muscle?" -- And I wisely saved myself.. but I'll return to training Thursday, and I'll potentially be playing in the division 2. Softer game and softer rules, so I don't have to worry about getting tackled down and broken. I'm sure it'll be good for me....
If I dont die first. ;)
Then Saturday is the Islington fur meet number 4 party at the 25 Mabelle Building. It'll be fun to be a part of that. I won't be able to contribute as much as I did to the other previous parties, thanks to the insanity of the moving beign so close to the paarty weekend itself. But I still intend to have soem fun with the usual gang of crazy blokes that are us furries. Don't let the strange happenings in the news as of late get you worried. We're still a generally good behaved bunch of weirdos.
Matt/Danruk
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| Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
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1:36 pm - The first deposit is down, Moving day within a week.
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So I've got the first part of the deposit down paid and etched on a receipt for the new place I'm going to be moving to with in a week.
I'm a bit pleased to say yes for now I will be staying within the Toronto area. Things were looking a little dodgy that I might have had to run to nearby Buffalo NY. This will hopefully help me not have to start entirely fresh from scratch and keep with my current part time, and look for more potential part time too.
Chances are a rental van will be done, Ekevoo said he'd help me out and I'm sure I can ask others to attend and assist on a moving day. In my brain Wednesday or Thursday might be best bets as weekends tend to be booked with rentals, especially at beginning of months.
Even within the rushed madness of the move, I should also be able to still keep social and make the upcoming Islington meet with the local Toronto and broader Ontario furs.
I'll have to step up my self-responsibility another small notch. This will in fact be a very huge test for me to see if I can manage to float myself. Yes, I've manged to room and rent share with other roomies who have been fur-friendly. This time, I'm sort of solo for a while, within a household rented out by the slightly older owners. I will.... essentially, actually be very dependent on me, myself, and I. Time to see if I can ride the ride without the training wheels. I expect I can. I just always have a bit of a nagging thing that I can always do better. Hope is eternal for hopeful kangaroos though!
Maybe some more details and stories as this unfolds.!
Matt/Danruk
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| Monday, May 25th, 2009
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10:22 pm - Wish me luck!
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I have a few places I need to look at within Toronto area. Other alternatives have not presented themselves in a timely fashion. But, I have a couple instant-leads and potentials for moving to another new spot, perhaps on a more-permanent basis.
Sorry for short and vague but nothing to report when I'm sort of lost in the haze of the details myself.
...and yes, actually that IS hot chocolate next to me I am drinking.
Matt/Danruk
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| Saturday, May 16th, 2009
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9:23 am - It's a Work day outside at glorious BMO Field inToronto....!
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...and you know what THAT means, right folks?
Of COURSE! A predicted portion of rain or showers during the day to make things moist and wet! BMO Field, to note, is an outdoor stadium for the Toronto FC soccer club. The work is not bad, I take care of the gates and scan tickets in/out as necessary. I actually rather enjoy it. The issue is... I dont think we've had a game this season yet where it hasn't either been a bit too cold on the front-end, or at the very least, with some damp moisture or full on drops of rain at some point of the game to make standing outside a bit... well... just a touch.. y'know.. not exactly perfectly comfortable.
To note, last game wasn't that terrible. It spat a few drops for a few minutes and cleared back up. But judging by todays cloudy greyness.. I think there might be chance of more consistent moisture falling during game time... maybe one of these games we'll have some dead-on spot good lovely weather day... it just won't be TOdAY I'm afraid.
Matt/Danruk
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| Thursday, May 14th, 2009
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8:30 am - Innnnnnnnteresting!
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While working a shift yesterday at the Toronto FC Soccer venue BMO field there was NEARLY a completely dry night of it. Save for a small spit-drop of rain right at the very get-go weather was fine and fair for an evening game.
Can a 'roo like me perhaps hope weather will cooperate and there will be a glorious weather day entirely for Saturday afternoon, perhaps even one where *gasp* I might not have to bring a jacket along?
Time will tell!
Matt/Danruk
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| Thursday, April 30th, 2009
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11:20 am - Swine Flu Update.
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Yes, Charlotte, that is Some Pig!
That is all.
(There's your comedy folks, as lame as it is)
Matt/Danruk
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| Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
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11:59 am - Two Words! (Revisited, Assist to Ryalseth Duck)
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| Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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3:26 pm - Two Words!
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| Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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10:08 am - De-NIED!
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I was gonna do something outlandish silly and fun as I would try to call home to Mum on her Birthday and probably sing a birthday song with the help of roomie Ekevoo....
But plans were spoiled as she was on her way out the door to a hair appointment, had just enough time to say over phone I"m already late, I'll call you back later...!
Aww.. shucks! I can still wish her the same happy birthday on the call back... but it won't be as FUN! *sulks in a corner*
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| Saturday, April 11th, 2009
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8:43 am - Some one of my Spotty Cat Cheetah Roomies didn't tell me....
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It was their BIRTHDAY today!
So you know wh at I did? (before they woke up and I realized Ekevoo's Birthday was at the top of my Friends-with-a-Birthday list on LJ today)...
That's right. I made a CAKE!
It is a larger success than my last cake. Though very moist and delicious the previous cake sadly stuck too much to the bottom of the pan and came out in 3 separate pieces.
THIS cake is already showing more signs of success as it came out of the pan soft fluffy and in a complete package ready to be frosted...
Well.. uh... not QUITE. I"m typing this entry because I started to frost it but it still wasn't quite ready as the very top layer was sticking a bit too much to allow frosting to spread over top easily. So I stopped and am going to allow a bit more cake-=cooling before I resume frosting goodness.
YES! there WILL be Birthday cake!
Yes, I've also ensured that Ekevoo's got a few birthday spankings too. Woo!
Matt/Danruk
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| Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
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7:39 am - Wrestlemania 25 Follow Up - Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels
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Yes, Pawz (and others) My name is Danruk. And I have been a Pro Wrestling Addict since the late 70's/early 80's.
With that out of the way, I've seen lots of wrestling matches. I've seen dozens of mega events. I've watched practically every Wrestlemania, some of them twice or even up to three times on re-viewings on DVD's.
Before Sundays event came to a close if you asked me "Hey Danruk What's your favorite Wrestlemania match EVER? -- Without skipping a beat I would have told you WM3 where Ricky the Dragon Steamboat and Macho Man Randy Savage stole the spotlight and the show from the other Big-ticket main event of the night featuring Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant.
That match had a pace, and a feel, and a twist and turn, and a show that went above and beyond with high flying, mat-control, wrestling holds and grapples, counters-double counters-triple re-counters back again. A bit of outside action a lot of inside action, and kickouts galore from what you were sure were "match ender" moves. On that specific night/matchup Ricky "The Dragon" prevailed but in reality both those guys "Won" the entire night.
But then Sunday Night came along and in the same spirit of that WM3 matchup two of the current big icons of World Wrestling Entertainment again stole the show from the other main events featuring World Title defenses.
Shawn Michaels was coming into the match as "Mister Wrestlemania" the show-stopper,the icon, the heartbreak kid, and notably, had never lost to the Undertaker in one-on-one singles competition.
Undertaker was coming into the match as the "Phenom" the dead man, and notably, a perfect winning streak at Wrestlemania events with no losses recorded in over 16 appearances.
Quick storyline plotting had H.B.K. pulling from his born-again Christian roots pititng his "light" against Undertakers "darkness" Whereas the Undertaker was stating something along the lines of valleys of darkness and Rest in Peace. But this is really secondary to the matchup itself.
Similar to the paragraph slighlty above with the classic match between Steamboat and Savage the Michaels and Undertaker match had just about everything packed into it. I think what makes a match even more special though, in this feel and calibre of performance is that it also has to be a "clean" match. In other words no outrageous wrestling stunts like steel chairs, kendo sticks, other various foreign objects, choking opponents with camera wires or ropes, and absolutely NO run-in help from other wrestlers outside the match or inadvertent (or purposeful) Referee knock-downs or knock-outs. Though.. to NOTE... on that specific point of referee distraction, they did use that to a moderate success in the course of the matchup, and it worked very well and I'd still call it a "clean" match overall.
Add in the kick-outs, the close count-outs, the double-and-triple-and-I've lost count of the counters and re-counters, the kickouts from "usual match enders". What can I say?
The WM25 matchup between 'Taker and Michaels is NOW my favorite Wrestlemania match EVER. Steamboat and Savage? You had a 20something year run as my favorite. You will CONTINUE to be my now-redefined favorite OLD SCHOOL Wrestlemania matchup ever. HOw's that for playing favorites?
Matt/Danruk
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| Monday, April 6th, 2009
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12:10 am - Wrestlemania 25. The Silver Anniversary - Some Match Results and favorite moments
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First to note, it was a fairly good night of Wrestling. Even though I'd been off my game being able to watch RAW over the last several weeks WWE knows to pack its best golden eggs into Wrestlemania going a bit above and beyond their usual score of PayPerView events.
Second that the comments on following match results are individually and uniquely my own. Duh.
Matches started fairly enough with the Money in the bank Ladder Match Contenders going at each other. Some pretty high flying stunts were pulled off by Kofi KIngston and Shelton Benjamin and Christian. But it was CM Punk as a first time back-to-back Money inthe Bank master who cashed in on the case at the end.
The next notable and/or infamous moment was Santino Marella in drag in the Womens Divas battle Royal (Former Divas Molly Holly and Sunny were in the mix but barely got any notice or match time or even face shot on camera before they were just out of the picture so to speak) And as the other shoe dropped, "Santina" Marella introduced herself as Santinos Twin Sister and the winner and first ever crowned "Miss Wrestlemania" (god help us all how long this gimmick might go)
I should rewind though, just prior to th eDivas match that the WWE somehow, somewhere, dropped the ball. The WWE and Wrestlemania audience were "Treated" (in quotes very intentionally) to a mock-rock-performance By Kid Rock who did a 10 to 14 minute "Montage" of some of his songs... the final one being the "entrance theme" For the Divas to come out to ringside for their match.
I feel that, even given 'Mania is a bigticket event, and even given in past years there has been special musical guest performers, it's been a one-song shot for "intermission" purposes OR a two-three minute play-in with a souped up theme entrance for one of the wrestlers.
I felt like.. I paid to watch WRESTLING. not to watch Kid Rock blare out a 12 minute montage that could have been better used to push a match, even if it were a throw-away match with some of the second or third line wrestlers.
To note A speculation about this "choice" they made:
There was SUPPOSED to be a match to unify the World and WWE Tag Team title belts into one between the Miz and John Morrison and Primo and Carlito. I don't know if they did that in a "Dark" (not broadcast during the event time frame) match before hand or if something "happened" to any of the WWE wrestlers involved in that match or --- and this would be most tragic Kid Rock was given a push to perform instead or in lieu of the missing match.
Chris Jericho caught a cocky wave of conceit in his handicap match versus three Hall of Fame wrestlers in Jimmy "superfly" Snuka, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. He beat all three in various fashion and used that smug ego to jack-jaw at a ringside Mickey Rourke recent star of the "Wrestler" Movie. Jerichho goaded Rourke into the ring and Jericho ended up with a fat lip from a left-jab from Mister Rourke after the match was done, but Jericho still walked out a winner and as cocky as ever.
Another show of ego and bravado did not work so well for John Bradshaw Layfield. In a two or three minute talky rant in his ring entrance about how superior he was going to be in the title defense for the Intercontinental Champion... his Opponent Rey Mysterio came out and in 28 seconds took the title away from him, urging JBL to utter afterwards "I Quit!" and leave the ring in disgust.
The two "major" titles... WWE Title was defended by Triple H against a hungry and ready Randy Orton. A stipulation of DQ or Countout to make Triple H lose was a non-factor. The match was a bit power-paced with some heavy hitting moves thrown in.
The other was the WORLD Title bout as the "beyond belief moment" had John Cena power-pushing the much bigger Big Show and Edge over his shoulders (from near the corner ropes) and picking up the win.
But the match... of the night.. and the one that "Stole the Show" was the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels matchup. For that review and result....
Tune in TOMORROW (I'm tired!)
Matt/Danruk
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| Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
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9:47 am - This is not a clever April Fools Day post.
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| Friday, March 27th, 2009
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11:44 am - Some little things to look forward to.
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It's a small meet and greet locally open and posted to the general toronto fur lists, but I'll be hopping to a gather with Ekevoo coming along. We'll be joining sparrow and Ralph Lupus and a kangaroo who's real name is David but we'll have to change that because using your real name for a chosen animal counterpart is really BORING! *zzz*
Our hopeful plan is to do a picnic, though weather reports were indicating potential showers or wet and damp so we may be forced to the nearby McDonalds instead. If tHIS mornings weather is indicative we MIGHT just get away with it.
I plan to bring of course, cribbage board and cards. Perhaps a snack or two or five or a dozen. Kangaroos are good at sharing after all. Yus? YES!!
This meet is in hopes to generate some more interest in some new-arrivals within the toronto area furry fandom but also to hope to generate to welcome back some old schoolers (like me) as well.
I expect we might pull 5 to 7, up to 10 or 12 if we get lucky. I also hope it won't usurp the also-local Dótters efforts to keep the Harveys saturday meets going. I don't even remember if it's this week or the next that the every-other Saturday meet is going.
Things in general are positive. I could still use a bit of help in the find-another-part-time-job efforts in the sense of just a few more coming out there. Really, I"m about as low-level picky as I can be to find anything. Friends are good, social time is nice, Ekevoo is a total saint of a cheetah to put up with me and my kangaroo shenanigans as a roomie.
More updates later...
Matt/Danruk
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| Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
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10:24 am - Two Words!
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Guepardo Pancake-o!
Matt/Danruk
P.s. I'll let you wonder about it rather than explaining it.
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| Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
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11:11 am - Recent Video Game conquests!
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I'd been slowly and surely working on the few-years-old GameBoy Version of Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance on a bulky classic Nintendo DS system. I spent enough game hours to get to the final levels and end-boss stage. But my problem had been that I had saved it at just a point where it was a point of no return save.. thus if I failed at the final boss, there was also no going back into the regular world to power-level a little more.
I'm geeky and glad to say, I found a strategy that let me beat the final boss and go through end game credits. Dont ask me exactly what or how... all I really care is that... I was successful in doing so, thus breaking the point-of-no-return save. After end credits rolled I was able to re-start and go back into the main world for further questing and leveling after the fact. I made a new happy shiny save and will probably play just to level some charactehrs and skills and capture monsters that I didn't get and etc.. etc...
Small victories are the good ones.
Somewhat unrelated aside, but small victories.. I've also broken the unemployment rut and have a part time starting after the weekend. I hope to get another part timer to buffer a bit more but.. one is at least a good start better than 'nothing'.
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| Thursday, March 5th, 2009
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9:40 am - Cool!
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As in... it's only cool outside as opposed to the icebox frizzering temperatures we've had over the last week or so. Especially the day before yesterday at -18c which is -ohmygod get me out of Canada weather.
We're trying to build an Atmospheric Exchange program with Brazil, so they can get our colder temperatures in Winter during their Summer, and we can import some of their warmth here at the same time. Negotiations are in place with the race of Aliens that crash landed in the middle of the desert dozens of years ago for the technology that will make this possible.
Stay TUNED!
Matt/Danruk
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| Thursday, February 26th, 2009
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8:05 am - Two Words!
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