WEEKLY WILLIE UPDATE

In lieu of a new Pissing Vinegar (believe me, I'll post one eventually), I've been posting some of my more recently written lyrics. I hope you're at least reading them, but enjoying isn't a prerequisite. Anyway, I may post some of my older stuff in the near future (and by near, I could mean as soon as I'm finished this post).

As for what's new in my life, not a whole lot. The job is still going well, and I'll be getting my first full week's pay on Friday (BOOYAH!). Also, I'm pretty content right now because I get a day off tomorrow, which means I can rest up, work two more days this week, then enjoy a full weekend off.

So, the Tim Horton's Roll Up The Rim contest is officially under way, marking one of the happiest times of the year. And this year, it's even more special, because myself and three friends have started up a pool based on it. Here's how it works, if you want to create your own.

Every time you, or another fellow pool member buys a coffee, donate a quarter to "the pot". If you can't afford the quarter at the moment, keep track of what you owe on a centralized piece of paper that will be stored with the pot.

Also, keep track of how many winning tabs you receive, on the same piece of paper.

At the end of the promotion, the pool member who has won the most prizes throughout the contest is declared the winner.

Simple as that. Now, you can break down the prize money however you see fit. In our group, the winner gets 50% of the pot, 2nd place 25%, 3rd place 15%, and 4th place 10%. We've got it figured that the winner of this pool could potentially net about a $40 prize, so it does add up quickly. And, how am I doing in the pool? 0-for-2. That's okay, though... last year, I didn't win even a measly muffin until my 39th coffee. Let's hope history, in my case, does not repeat itself.

Anyway, that's all for now (goes to show how exciting my life is). I'll leave you with some of my current listenings.

SOME OF MY CURRENT LISTENINGS

The Mars Volta: De-Loused in the Comatorium Seeing the amazing video for 'Televators' has revitalized this album (my favorite of 2003) for me. I've been listening to it at least once a day.

Kings of Leon: Youth & Young Manhood It's dirty roots rock with a slightly punk/garage flavour. Very interesting, and very good.

The Darkness: Permission To Land 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' is the most fun song to sing along to. Ever.

Buck 65: Talkin' Honky Blues I admit to hating this guy when I saw him open for The Hip a couple of years ago. But, after hearing the intriguing single 'Wicked & Weird', I decided to go out on a limb with this one. And, I may never come back.

Jet: Get Born One of those rare albums where every song reminds you of a certain classic rock tune, but you don't hate these guys for copying. You thank them. Because hey, AC/DC isn't exactly rushing to finish their next record.

Classic Pick - Blind Melon: Soup Quite simply put, one of the most underrated albums of all time.

I have no way to end this post, so I take a small bow.