Things I don't like (as much... anymore)

So here it is, full confession: things I have discovered in my middle aging that I no longer have as much "like" for as I did in my younger days. Which admittedly is not that long ago. OK, ok, I'm riffing on Mr. O'hara's previous post. So sue me. No, don't. Please?

1. NHL hockey. Yes, I am STILL a pretty big Habs fan. But four things have now mitigated my once-intense love for this game. First: Concussions concussions and the very unfortunate habit of those with concussions to suffer devastating life challenges moving forward from said concussions. Second: My three children. All of whom I hope never want to play contact hockey. See? Four things. Now Go Habs Go!

Chicken Wings

2. BBQ Chicken wings from restaurants like Buffalo Bills, Wild Wing and everyone else who makes chicken wings. Heartburn! When the hell did I start getting heartburn? Lately. So no more chicken wings. Or take-out pizza. Or KFC (yes, technically chicken wings territory, but still.) Where's the Pepto?

Jazz

3. Jazz. I think I used to like it more when I was young, because it was supposed to be "cool" and "not rock". But you know, I just don't get it. Well, except for Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue". That shit's the shit.

4. If you're from Montreal, you know Premier Moisson breads. And man, I used to love those baguettes like Tim Tebow loves Jesus. But lately, living the last seven years in Toronto (where we do have access to Premier Moisson breads) I gotta say, I think there's better. Namely, Ace Bakery baguettes. Awesome!

5. Crappy classic rock stations. I was listening to Q107 here in the Big Smoke yesterday and I turned on the station three times during the day. I swear, I heard "The Logical Song" each time. That's not cool. I used to like that song. I'm sure the same crap happens on classic rock stations all over the place, including beloved CHOM FM with a renewed, slimmed-down Terry DiMonte. Yes, I'm well aware that classic rock is no longer being made, because it was all made back in the classic age of rock. But GEEZ! Guys, start playing more "deep cuts" from albums or something, it's becoming so... fucking... repetitive.

6. Mondays.

7. Facebook. Yes, it still is my essential reminder of all my friends and acquaintances' birthdays and I get the occassional tidbit of news or interesting video post from someone's update. But with this new Timeline function set to take over all our accounts, I just can't be bothered as much anymore. Zuckerberg, figure out a way to re-coolify your little program. It's gettin' stale.

8. Coffee Crisp. Just lost the taste for it. Don't know why.

9. Endless blog lists.

Here endeth the lesson. What say you?

The Lagina Clock is Ticking

Facebook strikes again. Some anonymous complaint to the heroes that run Facebook has forced a Montreal band to take down their group page. Lagina, a progressive math-punk band has been playing and performing around Montreal since 2003. Where Facebook fails, Myspace continues to support great music talent.

Find more artists like Lagina at Myspace Music

I was immediately concerned over what could possibly have offended anyone to the point where the page was deemed offensive. I'm a fan of the band and have seem them perform three or four times. I started my search on the intergoogle. Urbandictionary.com (it is written so it must be true) has a definition of Lagina (with a small L) as follows: "The crevice, or fleshy divot, resulting from the tension of unduly tight clothing on a man's genitalia. It specifically refers to the testicular area, and the ridge that becomes visible between the testes. Often referred to as camel-toe when such clothing is worn by and pressed against a woman's genitalia."
I seem to remember clicking on the Like button on the Lagina Facebook page. Therefore, at some point, on my profile it said, 'Shawn likes Lagina'. In effect it stated that Shawn likes "the crevice or fleshy divot, resulting from the tension of unduly tight clothing..." Maybe it's a good thing the page was deleted. Go visit Lagina, the band, on their myspace page.

Lagina

I Just Posted a Million Photos and My Phone Number

Everyone is concerned with privacy settings on Facebook, social networks and the internet. We all wanted to know how to update our Facebook settings. Maybe we went about it the wrong way. Here is another theory.

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Facebook privacy? Facebook security may not be your biggest enemy. You may be your own biggest enemy. Failbook shares your mistakes with the world.


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Good save. I wish I thought of this one.

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