Monday, September 12, 2011

wait I can no longer watch CBC or TVO but I now can watch CTV?

I live in a state close enough to Canada that I used to be able to watch some Canadian channels.  That was until this month when the country finally made the switch to DTV and I no longer can watch many of the Canadian channels I used to watch (and by many I mean 2, CBC and TVO)

Now I don't know if the reason I can no longer watch those stations is either because things are set up so one can watch station in different countries (could be but I believe USA and Canada are using the same type of DTV format) or if I am no longer in range of those stations' signal (the Digital signal covers a shorter distance then analogue did)

But the odd thing is I just found out that CTV is still broadcasting an analogue signal and that I can actually get it (I don't remember being able to get it before)  

From what I can tell CTV pretty much just plays mosty American shows, where as CBC and TVO had more Candian programs.  What this means is I am losing a lot of things I only could see on those station and getting a station where I can see shows that I can watch else where : (

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Any one else tired of all this 9 11 stuff?

I know I was.   Now this isn't to say  I don't think we should be talking about what happened, it's just that for over the past two weeks 9/11 was really heavily covered.   Hopefully next time they wont start talking about 9/11 so soon so people don't get 9/11 fatigue.

But looking back on what I have seen so far this remembrance of this tragedy was handled a lot better then I fear it might have being the tenth anniversary of that horrible day.  I fear we would be bombard with people trying to cash in on the tragic event.  I fear that we would be seeing commercials for things like 9/11 plates or gold coins.

I also feared that we would see an increase of hate toward people that happened to be Arabs and or Muslims.  But from what I can tell that hasn't happened (or at least it hasn't increase form what ever the average level of hate we have seen over the last few years)

Sunday, August 21, 2011

My little brother has gone off to college to day.
Makes me feel old it felt like not to long ago he was just a little kid.


Friday, April 08, 2011

What Obama has done in office

I Am The Kind Of Democrat Who Is ALL IN For President Obama

A lot of people think Obama hasn't done much in office but if you really look at it Mr. 44 has really done a lot in his time in office.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

what should be are response to black images in the media

Black images in the media is something that for a long time have been more negative then positive. As an African American it gets really annoying to see the same old stereotypes about us shown over and over again without much if any countering images.

It's natural and right that we speak out against the negative images we see of us shown in the media but sometimes I wonder if we go to far or the very least should we focus more on getting hollywood to show a wider ranger of images of Blacks or better yet support indy media that have a wide range of black images instead just attacking something that might be close to being strereotype.

i ask this because the days of in your face stereotypes are nearly over and the common stereotypes we see in the media aren't as in your face as some white guy in black face but we still have plenty of stereotypes that come from that still at play to day and because of that I notice people jumping at anything that has the hint of cooning, wither it be slapstick, low brow humor and a number of other things forms on comedy I like almost as much as I like wit and smart hight brow comedy.

And I've been thinking about the success of Tyler Perry, on one hand I am very proudd of him for his success and look up to him as a business man in the media field and think people should really look at the way he handled his business and how he built his media empire but on the other hand I realize if it wasn't for the preaching god part of his more people will be getting on him for bring out moves that are in the same vain as how high or booty call. The later a film I liked when I was in high school but not that it's not really positive images of black people.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

200 post and counting

I notice that I had 199 posted on this blog and wanted to add this one to make it an even 200.

wow 200 post that's a feet giving that I don't post here much. This personal blog as been a place for me to talk about what on my mind and what I'm going through and it's been a launch pad for other blogs when I noticed I've been talking about things connected via subject manner.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

saw some picttures of my dad to day for the first time

ok I saw some pictures of my father on facebook today. may not be big news for most but that was the first time I actually saw the man.

It's a little that the first time I see what my father looks like it would be on facebook. I never thought that would happen.

The photos included an old 70's picture of him and I guess a more recent picture and some group photos with him in it.

Monday, November 01, 2010

I'm still alive

Hi just letting the world know I'm still alive. about a month ago the water heater at my home broke and I've been crashing at my brothers until I can get it fixed.

didn't have much time to get online because 1. my computer's at home and 2. much of my time has been taken dealing with my little nephew.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

wow I just learned someone I went to school with died via facebook.

no he wasn't killed by facebook (some loser did that) but that's how I got the news.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

empty life

recently I've been having the feeling that my life is pretty empty. That I am wasting my time doing the things I do on a daily bases.

But I have no ideal what I should be doing instead.

Monday, August 30, 2010

My Computer's fixed

Yeah man. After nearly a month without my computer I finally got it back.


I am so happy because even though I realized in the month without it that I waste a lot of time on it, I noticed that there are a few things I really needed it for and I am happy that I have and can get started on some projects.

Monday, August 23, 2010

rub a dub dub

because my washing machine is broken and i want to save money and not use a laundry mat, i am washing clothes by hand.

i have to say it feels good scrubbing your clothes between you hands.

though i just did a few items and wouldn't want to do a full load at once.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

4 dollars a day

you know one of the things about falling on hard times is realising how close you are to be better off but you seem to come to a hump you need to get over.l

for me it's money. with all the things i'm doing online to make some cash one would think it easy to make $4 a day but that's not the case. and if my sites just made 4 bucks a day i'd have enough to cover my bill.

Friday, August 20, 2010

life without a computer

my computer got a virus, so now i can only go online with a wii. and boy does it hurt the wrist typing.

worse it put a holt to my job search as well as put a roadblock on my business or at least it may soon if it doesn't get fixed soon, i did turn it in 2 someone 2 weeks ago

at 1st i was o.k. but i have bills 2 pay and i'm not able to use the main tool 2nd make money.

Friday, June 18, 2010

Wii facing competion or is kinect and ps3 move the best thing for it.

Well some of the big news from E3 is that both Microsoft and Sony are adding motion controllers to their current game system.

It's clear this is to take on Nintendo's Wii which may not be as big of a hit with hardcore games but is actually the top selling system world wide thinks to casual fans and hardcore nintendo fans.

Now at first one would think the fact that with xbox 360 and the ps3 getting motion controls (the kinect and move) one would think that it will cut into the wii's sales.

and it may draw in some people who wouldn't buy those system.

But these new motion controls may not help as much as some think.

first game system ad on often aren't often super popular (unless they are bundled with the system)

and second on of the problems with the wii is that developers haven't focused good games (or at least those aimed at hardcore gamers) for the wii. This may change because all systems having motion control it's easier to make games that use similar controls across all three platforms.

So in other words Microsoft and Sony maybe helping nintendo in the area they currently are weakest in right now, winning over hardcore gamers with a wave of 3rd party games aimed at them.

Monday, June 14, 2010