Toronto: “The Second Coming” Day One

Hey folks, it’s time for me to finally talk about a vacation I took, complete with photos by my good friend Arthur and sightseeing led by yours truly. I jokingly titled this vacation “The Second Coming,” as a nod to my ever growing ego and to elicit some chuckles. I was in T-Dot (AKA Toronto) from August 23rd-27th, but I don’t have photos from the final day because we packed up everything the night previous and didn’t do too much anyway. I’m going to try to bring you all four days of pictures and comments here in the next few days, but with school in full swing, it may all have to wait till the weekend. Onward!

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Get It While It Lasts!

I’m sure this will be taken down soon, but for now you should check out the hilarious opening to the Emmys, which involved a lot of your favorite characters from your favorite shows such as 24, Lost, House, South Park, and The Office.

Random News Bits

I’ll try to get the initial batch of Toronto photos up today, with some commentary, but with school starting today, I may be busier than expected. For now, you can sit back and enjoy these random stories:

• Superman will return some more in 2009 and I ask simply for one thing: please have a cool battle sequence! PLEASE?
• 24 goes over big at the Emmys. Look, I think award shows are usually pretty meaningless, and I don’t think that this Emmy broadcast was an exception, however it’d be difficult for me not to be happy to see 24 in the spotlight. It’s easily my favorite show on television right now (along with The Shield) and I’m glad to see it honored.
• More Justice League Unlimited action figures on the way from Mattel. If you’re a comic book fan, this line of toys has all your favorite characters and features some great sculpts.
• Jason Statham is one cool dude, as evidenced by his work in the Transporter films. His new film, Crank, sounds sorta fun.
• Want to make your own Bollywood movie? You can go to that site and make a film about someone by adding your own humorous subtitles to film. My friend Kevin made one about me that can be found here.
• A young man died when he fell off the roof of MDHS. It’s a sad story and I’m hoping we find out what happened, but I recently saw my old high school and it looks like a dump. Markham District High School used to be an alright place and I’d hate for this event to tarnish its reputation.

I’m Back From Toronto

There will be a bevy of pictures from my trip to Toronto, along with a lot of commentary, but I figured I’d start with something I learned: David Beckham is the man. He’s one of the highest paid players in futbol. He’s an amazing talent. He’s got an amazing family. Everyone loves him. And now he has a kickass cologne.

You can’t walk around Toronto without seeing massive advertisements for David Beckham’s new cologne titled, well, “David Beckham.” The Eaton’s Centre has a HUGE billboard inside (the above picture is a cropped picture that Arthur took), that’s at least 20 feet tall. The advertising obviously works, as I headed to the Hudson Bay Company and picked up the scent, which might just be the best cologne I’ve ever purchased. You can find a description of the scent here and I’ll summarize: it’s a sharp pleasing scent that never overwhelms but always delivers. It works for both casual and formal affairs, so much so that I’m not sure I’ll ever get another scent again. It should be available at department stores everywhere.

Arune.Com’s Weekly YouTube Fix

First, we have the oh-so-awful “rap” by Kevin Federline, the husband of Britney Spears, and perhaps the only person with less musical credibility than Paris Hilton.

Next we have some fun moments from Season 5 of 24, better known as “The Best Goddamn Show On Goddamn Television.”

Now we’ll end with the best picture of next year (or at least my favorite), Spider-Man 3 and its official trailer (which you’ve likely seen, but it’s fun to watch again).

How To Wake Up Early

A lot of people are amazed at how I consistently wake up early to exercise and while it isn’t always easy, there’s some simple steps to help you get out of bed when you know you need to get your body in motion. Then you can be tough like everyone’s hero Jack Bauer.

• Set Multiple Alarms: Seriously, if you have 3 or 4 alarms go off at once, you will wake up. Cell phones are, for me, the best alarm, because they’re so loud and if I’m delirious with fatigue, I think someone’s calling me, so I actually get up to answer the phone.
• Drink Water When You Wake Up: You’re probably thirsty, so this helps, but it also means you’ll probably want to urinate, which will force you out of bed and wake you up. Bonus points for storing fitness magazines in the bathroom: then you’ll have your motivation right in front of you.
• Be Vain: Seriously. Indulge your vanity a bit. Think of the one thing you really want to do with your body and then seriously consider how a little pain each day will bring you closer to that physical goal. Look in the mirror. It’ll get you going. Maybe you’re in great shape, but want your bicep to peak a bit more or to make your abs a bit sharper. We can always be “better.” Just don’t let that vanity take over.
• Want It: Don’t workout because other people want you to do it. Don’t do it for any reason other than you really want to be healthier, because you’ll find yourself dissuaded too easily. You need to want the change. You need to want to evolve. If you’re not the kind of person to push your own boundaries, physically and spiritually, you need to become that kind of guy to excel at waking up early. You need more than to “want” to get up. You have to “need” it.
• Turn On The Lights: It’s like ripping off a band-aid real quickly. Painful but effective.

Random News Stories For Tuesday

We’ve got another set of silly little stories to get to before anything else today, but if all goes well, you’ll have another two or three posts today. Onward!

• Will Smith gets jiggy with India. I’m interested to see what his Bollywood films turn out to be, but such star involvement can only mean that we’re only seeing the beginning of the Bollywood cultural invasion on North American shores.
• The first Transformers movie concept designs are out and fandom is up in arms. I don’t think the designs are too bad per se, but they seem really busy and just a bit odd at times. The design for Optimus, for example, seems much more complicated than his animated counterpart, which I assume would make animation more difficult and expensive. I’ll reserve judgement till I see some actual clips from the film, but I’m just left scratching my head right now.
• Lost continues to blur the line between fiction and reality with this odd real life promotion. Add this to all the odd Hanso Foundation commercials, print ads, and web sites, and you’ve got to wonder if this will make any difference in the ratings.
• The Toronto Blue Jays kick ass, but unfortunately, they kick their own asses too.
• Everyone’s watching YouTube. Why is that still news to CNN?

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Jack Bauer Vs Kal Penn.

With Kal Penn joining the cast of 24, Jack Bauer will face the man who bested Doogie Howser and almost bested Superman. How do I choose who wins? And how much longer will fellow CBR Staff Writer Dave Richards remind that me that my two icons must battle?

It’s Not Easy Being Brown…

Look, we all know that being brown in today’s world is, well, complicated to say the least. I don’t want to get into one of those “angry minority” rants, because that isn’t me, but the recent rise in East Indian comments by American politicians does make one consider the changing face of North America. Unfortunately, the people we’re going to discuss seem to be clueless when it comes to tact, respect, or not bein caught on camera. I’ve included some video from YouTube to show exactly how both Republicans and Democrats are clueless when it comes to the real world.

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Random News Stories For Monday

Arune.Com has been traveling all summer long and so you won’t see as many updates on the site, but we’ll keep trying to bring you as many updates as we can while we’re still around. Expect more updates later today and this week, if it all goes according to plan.

• Noooooooooooo! Proving that no one can appreciate the greatness of Randy Orton, the “Legend Killer” lost to Hulk Hogan at Summerslam in a really lame manner.
• Porn on the evening news– sounds like a way to boost ratings. Unfortunately this newscast didn’t mean to the show it!
• Who isn’t on iTunes? Here’s an interesting, but brief, look at why some bands aren’t part of the music revolution.
• This would have been fun– but that’s what I get for not living in Toronto!
• House is one of the best shows on television and for those of you watching it, here’s a short interview with lead Huge Laurie.
• Watch your favorite wrestling moves over and over.