I was just really sick of seeing the old page, so even though the rest of the site is incomplete and there are tons and tons of broken links, I had to put the new design up anyway. I can't possibly code all day and overhaul my web site overnight - I do have a life you know =)

So go ahead...kick back, and enjoy the new interface. Welcome to jcool.com 2k3.

Now, I can't do jack.

It's like an acquired skill. You don't practice it, it slowly but surely fades away. Just like piano...I graduate with honors, I don't practice, and all of my technique is now long gone. I did some web stuff for the company I was with in Hong Kong over the summer, and I was throughly not impressed with my own work. I hadn't really done any advanced web work in the longest time. It truly hit me tonight just how bad it's gotten: I can't even debug a simple little problem on my site anymore. I was cleaning up the code, organizing it, trying to make it load faster, adding cascading stylesheets...and I discovered I screwed up somewhere, I cleaned up a little too much, and the links don't work quite like they used to anymore.

And I can't figure out why.

I can't figure out why. Me. The first ever Canadian Undergraduate champion. The standard by which people measure their web sites with. (okay, maybe I'm pushing it a little there, but when you're the champ, you can say whatever the hell you want...heh) I was so content to retire on top, not only did the rest of the Internet World pass me by, I regressed back to the stone age. I look at my code now and all I see is a bunch of jargon, I don't even know what I was thinking when I put this code in there, or this little snippet over here. It's gotten to the point where my own coffees mock me - from both Starbucks AND Second Cup. Both times, I was just walking about with my coffee, thinking about what I would do with this site, when somehow my coffee would jump up and spill on me - even WITH the cap on. Sigh....so if I'm truly serious with my newfound attitude change this year, it can't be restricted to just one area of my life - it has to be everywhere. That means I only have one option:

Take back my rightful crown by creating something dazzling.

Stay tuned. I just hope school doesn't come in the way....oh yeah, and have a Merry Christmas - December is just around the corner. =)

Anyway, I saw my beloved Raptors lose 94-84 to the 76ers on Sunday with Jon, Gar, and Davin...all because Lenny Wilkens is too old to coach now. I swear he's got Alzheimers or something, how he could possibly forget about AD, JYD and Alvin on the bench while Philly was building up a 11 point lead in the 4th quarter is beyond me. We desperately need Vince back...which also puzzles me. How could he be dancing at a Nelly concert and then not show up to the game on Sunday? And he says, "I've been ready for the past 2 weeks." Play him already!

I've been really mellow lately, on a big jazz kick, very content with where I am right now. Most everyone knows what a big music buff I am, but very, very few people know I've been writing some songs...and with my latest mood, and some persuasion from a certain someone (ahem)...I've finally decided to officially post one of my first songs - the lyrics, anyway. Tweaked it a bit these past few days.....maybe I should get Mofo Jon Ho to produce it for me...heh.....By the Edge of the Earth....

Hello
Is anybody there
I'm looking, feeling
Nothing is here
Nobody is here
I'm stumbling, fumbling
Looking into air
Looking nowhere

There are many things I'd like to say
But I can't find the words
There are many things I'd like to do
But I don't know how
Maybe
I'll stop my fall
Until then
I'll stay here
By the edge of the earth

Hello
Is the fire out
Angels are calling
My wings are broken
My thoughts unspoken
I'm calling, crying
Fantasy to feel
Reality's not real

There are many things I'd like to say
But I can't find the words
There are many things I'd like to do
But I don't know how
Maybe
I'll stop my fall
Until then
I'll stay here
By the edge of the earth

A shadow steals the light
A dream reveals the sight
Walking away
Wanting to stay

There are many things I'd like to say
But I can't find the words
There are many things I'd like to do
But I don't know how
Maybe
I'll stop my fall
Until then
I'll stay here
By the edge of the earth

Harry Potter, on the other hand, changed my thoughts on the series completely. After watching the first movie, I thought to myself, what's the big deal? What's with all the fuzz that people are making about banning the books and stuff? Nothing wrong with it, it's a kids book. Well, after watching the Chamber of Secrets, my opinion has changed dramatically. The second installment of the series is NOT fit for young children to see - it gets pretty gory and scary for kids. From what I hear, it only gets worse as the series goes on - the third book includes a ritual where someone cuts their wrists. I'm forced to now agree that young kids shouldn't be reading nor watching this kind of stuff. Even worse, they shouldn't be skipping school to watch it! We watched it in the afternoon, and most other ppl in the theatre were kids with their mothers! I was thinking, shouldn't these kids be in school right now? Sigh...

On a completely different topic, have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I have, but it's really tough drawing up my Christmas list this year. Surprisingly, I find more than half my list has changed from last year. Oh well...

Smallville yesterday was awesome as usual, the Clark/Lana relationship is driving me absolutely crazy though....speaking of relationships, I was watching the finale of Bachelor 2 tonight, and man, I called it straight up almost from the beginning, it would be Helene. I had a feeling it would be her when he gave her his phone number early on...and she was playing hard to get a little bit, and that drove Aaron nuts. Plus the fact that I liked Helene a lot better than Brooke, and I like to think I've got pretty good taste in women...haha. I tried calling around just before Aaron made his decision on who he was gonna pick, try to see if anyone would take me on in a $10 bet of Helene over Brooke, but the responses were either they thought Helene was gonna win too, they weren't watching it, or they just didn't wanna make a bet. Man, it would've been a nice bet for me...ha...since as soon as Gwen was out of the picture, Helene was pretty much sealed up. Now all that's left is to see how long it actually lasts. I think she might be a little headstrong for him, might have him whipped, and he might not want that...so we'll see.

I finally redid my bio page...at least the content, anyway. Check it out, hope you like it, let me know what you think. Keep in mind, It's not done yet.

Ricky and Jo were over for this past weekend...HK all over again, which was really cool, lotta laughs....but the downside is, I stayed up so late that weekend, I got almost no sleep, and I'm still fighting a sleep-deprived headache...

By the way, this is the moment we've all been waiting for...Ararat comes out in theatres today, starring none other than former Azn-BSB member and now hot-celeb David Alpay. Be sure to go see it! (I wonder when the movie deals come in for the rest of our group...)

Song of the Moment: Wherever You Will Go by The Calling...but of course since Christmas is coming, the background music is still Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Luther Vandross.

Yesterday's Smallville was an amazing one...if you haven't seen it yet, download it off Kazaa now. It had very little to do with the storyline, but that didn't matter. The basic premise is that this kid Ryan, who looks up to Clark, get kidnapped...Clark rescues him, only to find that Ryan's terminally ill and can't be saved. But his illness causes him to have ESP-like powers, reading everybody's minds - which made me scream out, why didn't he just read Clark and Lana's minds and put them together already?! But he didn't, and we all have to wait for the ill-fated relationship to consummate another episode. In the end unfortunately Ryan dies...but what happens in between, you just have to see for yourself.

The song I'm now playing over and over is heard from the Ryan episode: Angels or Devils by Dishwalla. I love how Smallville uses music - everything fits in so well and is perfectly timed, causing unheard-of songs to be instant sleeper classics.

Anyway, back to studying...if I'm gonna meet Denise later and have dinner with Davin and Wu, I gotta get at least SOMETHING accomplished here in the library. =)

This week should be pretty exciting. Tuesday will be my last Architecture assignment, Friday my last midterm and the OB competition that I'm doing with Chloe, which should bring back DECA memories...Ricky is coming back that weekend too so I'm sure we'll be playing GT3 and SOCOM all night with Jo...and start biting some sausages again...heh....I'll finally be able to take a breather after the last midterm, and actually go out again - I miss that!

Anyway, time to eat dinner...

I was looking at The Olde Hide House online catalog, and Denise confirmed what I thought: it's NOT worth the drive to Acton, contrary to what that stupid ad always says. It was expensive and had nothing close to the selection that Danier has...good thing I didn't make the drive, it would've been a waste of perfectly good gas...

Indian Summer's finally here! But is your Christmas tree up yet?

I'm pretty happy with my marks so far...almost everything's been at least beating the average so far...hope it keeps up. If not I'm toast...

It's getting late...I need to sleep...

The box is buried underneath tons of other boxes.

I actually spent the afternoon cleaning up my basement so I can clear enough space to get the box out. Finally, at around 3pm, success! I lugged it all the way up the stairs and into the living room...only to look outside in total shock.

All the snow was gone. It was now bright and sunny with clear skies, and there wasn't even a trace of the ground ever being wet.

ARGH! Sigh...God is such a tease...