I could never have predicted I'd ever be typing the following words;


Ke$ha has released a cover of Bob Dylan's, 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright'. 


See what I mean? Using Ke$ha and Dylan in the same sentence sounds crazy, right? Anyway, the thing is...I don't actually hate this cover. I mean, I hate the idea in principal but this version is not completely heinous.
Musically, she favours the Sylvester Stallone school of expression but it works. And if I'm going to be completely honest, I think it's closer to the true emotion behind the words than Dylan's freewheeling, hobo-inspired original. (at first I thought it was just the difference between male-female reaction to a break-up but on closer inspection, they actually seem to be offering opposing sides - the heartbroken vs the heartbreaker - using the same words. Hmmm, interesting). 
I've listened to it a couple of times now and it reminds me a lot of Sinead's, "Nothing Compares to You". I'm positive that's intentional, especially considering the use of a single cello for accompaniment. Ke$ha may have just created the heartbreak anthem for her generation.

I can't believe how productive I was this weekend. I finally got my two stand up boards out of the living room and hung on the wall of my garage. It's so much better having them out there and I can't say why it seemed to be such a big task all summer. Although, every time I went out there to assess the situation I was confronted with a wall full of garden tools - both manual and electric, shelves, random nails and bolts in the studs, a ladder, chains, ropes. Really it was just a mess and I couldn't figure out a spot where it could all be rehung or stored.  In the end, I moved it to any available spot - planning to organize it properly a bit at a time. 
One of the reasons for the clean up was because I was stuck at home for a big part of the weekend - I sold a bunch of furniture and had to be here for people to come and pick it up. So not only did I make a few hundred dollars, I gained back another 6 feet of garage space! 
That inspired me to get rid of a bunch of stuff that I've been keeping around for no reason (other than thinking someone would pay cash for my garbage). The donation bin by HomeSense now has a basketball backboard, hoop and mounting hinge, 2 pairs of skis with boots, poles and bindings (circa 1989), a box of Ryan's books from his childhood (mostly Calvin & Hobbes and horror stories - Clive Barker & the like) and a 6x6 piece of mint green, never used carpet, left by the previous owners of my house. It was stowed up in the garage rafters so I didn't know it was there for the longest time. 
Now I just have to get rid of that couch, ottoman and wing chairs. They're going cheap if you know anyone who needs a place to sit -  $200 for the lot!

Love LOVE LOVE Russell Brand. I went to see him last night and he was brilliant. Lovely, as always. My face hurt so much from laughing. The show was at Casino Rama at 8pm so we had to leave the city as soon as everyone was finished work - we got there with just 15 minutes to spare. After the show he did his usual meet & greet. It was an insane mob. Our section's exit was on the opposite side of the theatre from where they were set up, we were all tired, had a 90 minute drive ahead of us so we pulled the chute. 
We ended up stuck in the Casino exit traffic for almost an hour anyway so maybe we should have stayed. Anyway, I got home around 2am and I'm wrecked at work today.
SO worth it. I can't wait for him to come back - hopefully to a venue in Toronto the next time!