Hungry? How about some Meatloaf?

I made meatloaf last night and it turned out so well, I thought I'd jot down the recipe on here:

1 lb. ground beef
1 pkg lipton onion soup mix
2 eggs
1 cup plain breadcrumbs
2/3 cup traditional italian tomato sauce

Combine all the ingredients together and place into a non-greased baking pan. Mold it into a loaf shape and bake at 325 for 45-60min depending on your oven. I always look at the recipe on the Lipton's Soup box, but I change it around a bit to meet my needs. For instance, they use ketchup and I use tomato sauce. I think it just tastes better that way.


Enjoy!

Dubai: Construction on Crack

I was reviewing some of the architecture going on in Dubai today and realized there's a LOT MORE going on over there than I previously believed. I've been seeing the documentaries on Dubai and Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum for a while, but some of the stuff they're talking about now is even more extravagant than the world or palm man-made islands!

For instance, they're building Dubailand, which will be twice the size of Walt Disney World in Florida, and they're building the world's largest and busiest international airport. When is enough enough? Couldn't all the Sheik's money be used to help the poor people of Africa or help solve world diseases that can be eradicated? It just seems like a frivilus waste of money.

Here's a fun fact too: There are more construction workers in Dubai than citizens.

For more on Dubai and it's extreme architecture, click: here

Plane Wrecks Running Amuck

As I awoke from my light slumber this morning at 6am, the headline "Plane Crash in Amsterdam" entered my barely alert ears. So what's the deal? How many plane crashes have happened in the last month and a half? I can now think of three offhand:
1. The Miracle on the Hudson Crash
2. The Buffalo, NY crash
3. The Amsterdam crash

Actually, the site planecrashinfo.com states that there have actually been Seven crashes since the beginning of the year.....eight counting today's.
And people wonder why some individuals have a fear of flying. Granted, two of these crashes had either no loss of life (Hudson) or limited loss of life (Amsterdam), but they're still crashes. I don't want to hear any laughter next time I fly to Poland and I'm clutching the arm rest.

Weird Connections

This week was reading week, and aside from working at the hotel in London, I spent the rest of my time with Piotr in St. Catharines looking for an apartment. Well, we found one, but I met someone surprising during my search.

Piotr and I were looking at a high-end apartment building (which was a little too pricey for us in the long run), and I started talking to the girl who was showing us around. Turns out it was her second job.
Turns out this girl, Deb Pearce, is the morning show host on Proud FM in Toronto! I can't believe I met somebody like that in a completely random setting!

I've never met a DJ who does the big morning show before. I was really shocked. Well, I started talking to her about my desire to get into the radio industry, and she gave me her card and told me to email her with any questions. She was really nice and gave me some great pointers. It just goes to show you that good things happen when you least expect them to.

Friday's Lesson for Men

In light of some recent personal events, it has occurred to me that men need to learn certain lessons about women. Their lack of knowledge when dealing with certain situations is down right unexcusable. The sheer fact of having opposite anatomy is no excuse not to dot your i's and cross your t's when it comes to your relationship.

Today's Situation: You're in a long distance relationship, you talk to your guy every night around the same time, he's going out with the guys.

There's no problem there right? Exactly. There's nothing wrong with your long distance guy going out with his buddy's on guy night.

However, let your girlfriend know what is going on. If you tell her you'll send her a text or give her a call later, make sure you do it!!!

Guys, I cannot stress enough how much difference a simple text or short call can make to quell the anger that will ultimately arise from your waiting girlfriend if you fail to do so. It's not hard work. Girls don't ask for a lot. We want your respect, and that simple call or text let's us know that you respect us by taking a moment away from your buddies to let us know you care. Just a bit of advice.


P.S. Guys, if your cell phone dies, it's not an excuse. Everyone has cell phones nowadays, so borrow your buddy's phone and let us know what's up. Oh, and I definitely emphasis doing so if your girlfriend has an anxiety disorder and tends to get wound up with worry easily.

Need some self-esteem?

How about some self-cheer? I recently found this at Youtube.com and it definitely is a nice little deviation from the blahs of a rainy, gray day. So hope this helps someone cheer up a bit. If anything, it will at least put a smile on your face. If not, you can always buy their CD!

Why I don't go to raves anymore

There are reasons when I no longer attend raves, or for the culturally ignorant: all night dance parties usually accented by techno dance music, drugs, and clandestine locales, ( the clandestine part has gone out the window for the most part since the late 90's/early 2000's). Aside from the drugs and the shady people, the candy kids were a big part. I don't mean to sound jaded, but candy or kandi kids are the worst thing to happen to fashion since the male thong. Kandi kids wear children's bead bracelts in abundance, suck on pacifiers, wear fuzzy things, and just dress in a random hodgepodge of misplaced trash. I think these pictures are evidence enough to justify my claims.