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Posted by TheZimp on Feb 25, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

Hiatus

Posted by TheZimp on Feb 19, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

Hey guys. Taking an Internet hiatus lately to rethink things. Funny thing is, during my hiatus, I got more followers on Twitter. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to make testicle tweets so that I can even out the universe. Here’s something that made my day lately.

I tell everyone about you nonna! After they watch you they start saying I LOVE YOU more often! Just listening to the words have provided a positive impact in society! Your episodes are so hilarious! Keep up the great work and God Bless!

It was a comment written on the Nonna Maria and Friends Facebook Fan Page. Nice to see some of my actions having a positive impact. Thanks, commentator, you made my day.

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Posted by TheZimp on Feb 15, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Studies done on cancer patients who go into recession show that the closer they are to death the more they reflect on the relationships they’ve created with others. They don’t think about the money they’ve made, the cars they own, the companies they’ve grown. No. They get enveloped in the love and memories they shared with others during their life. This changes everything, it changes the way you look at life. In some cases of cancer patients it causes their cancer to go into recession. If you live life to build meaningful relationships and to nurture them and cherish them, then you, my friend, have tuned into abundance. Everything you need is right around you. Grab it, love it, cherish it, before it’s too late.

THE SUPER BALLLLLLL!!

Posted by TheZimp on Feb 8, 2010 in Blog | 2 comments

From the best episode of ATHF

Hey, anyone notice the suckage in this year’s Super Ball (Bowl) commercials (apparently there’s a football game too). Seriously, aside from a few good one with the little kid in the Doritos ad and the one with the CHICKENS (Chickens just always make me laugh)… most of the rest just really… well.. sucked.

They weren’t funny, they weren’t inspiring, they were just really crappy… and seriously, how many commercials need Danica Patrick in them? GoDaddy commercials are the worst… don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the fine female physique but give me a little something… something to stimulate my brain… suggestive massages and cleavage don’t  do it for me anymore. Not now that we have this whole Internet thing, I can search BOOBS on GOOGLE IMAGES and become desensitized to the sight of mammaries. And don’t get me started on that GoDaddy commercial with the incest joke… what the fuck is wrong with you GoDaddy?

Everything during the Super Bowl is perfectly thought out, every shot, every commercials, there’s always that underlying feeling that there’s more to it than an event where men in tights tackle each other for a leathery deformed ball (wow, what a sentence). Then again, if you had a message to deliver, why NOT deliver it during one of the biggest sporting events of the year?

Advertisement is changing. Here’s a quick story: I was once watching a basketball game and they had a shot of the announcers talking in front of the spectators. Between the two announcers was a woman in a skirt, only viewable from the waist down. Therefore, all you saw on the screen was the announcers and a pair of nice legs in between them both. Then, the funniest thing happen, the woman had a card in her hand that she then placed into the shot. On the card was an advertisement, a logo of a company (I forget which one). “Holy Shit!” I thought to myself. You guys fucking got me.

CoCo – The Movie

Posted by TheZimp on Jan 25, 2010 in Blog | 2 comments

HBO has released their poster for their movie adaptation of the Conan-Leno “fracas” (soup holder) that’s transpired over the past few weeks.

Life is Awesome

Posted by TheZimp on Jan 23, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Friday night, late night, thoughts.

All the time. All the time. Through the highs or lows, it’s awesome. To the times when you feel nervous to the times where you couldn’t have a care in the world. It rocks.

We have to love it all. We have no choice. We have to stop comparing ourselves to others, comparing our lives to the “way it should be.” There is no “way it should be.” There is no “normal.” When someone tells you “be realistic” they’re just justifying negative thinking.

In life, there’s only two things, whether you’re doing or not doing something you love. Be honest with yourself, what would keep you at the utmost of happiness? Sometimes it’s not things we think. Money, fame, sex, these are not real. These are just means to an end. Everything we want in life happens in the process.

We’re told to seek perfection. We’re told how to walk, talk, what to wear, eat, do. We’re told what bank to go to, what words to say, what shows to watch, what music to listen too. We’re told how to live life and sometimes we lose sight of the fact that we generate our own reality. How do we do that? WORDS.

Words are powerful. Pronounce yourself, announce yourself, use your words to tell the world who you are and want to be. As humans, we have the power to generate, to recreate, to turn into flesh. We’re all Jesus and we’re all Hitler. We can all see the good things in life or the bad. The thing is, we get the choice. We’re all capable of creating miracles.

Create miracles. What man thinks of himself, he becomes. Become what you want to become.

The Laraque Lesson.

Posted by TheZimp on Jan 17, 2010 in Blog | 2 comments

(January 25, 2009 - Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images North America)

FULL DISCLOSURE – I’ve recently developed an interest in the great sport of Hockey. What’s weird about that? Well, I’m a 26 year old white male living in Montreal and up until about 6 months ago I couldn’t name more than three hockey players. When you live in Montreal, you’re expected to know, live, and breathe hockey. My recent interest developed cause I moved in with three friends who are avid hockey fans. Not to mention all my other friends watch hockey, so naturally, when there’s a party at our house it’s usually centered around a hockey game. In fact, as I write this, Montreal is losing 3 – 2 to Ottawa (UPDATE: they lost).

What I like the most about hockey is not who’s who or the stats of the game, but rather the funny things that can happen during a hockey game. Things that have nothing to do with the rules of hockey or even the actual game of hockey. Something that comes to mind recently was when Plekanec scored a goal and was celebrating and he fell face first on the ice, tripping Markov in the process who was making his way there to congratulate him on the goal or, like, when fans dress in green spandex and make fun of players in the penalty box.

These are the moments of hockey that make me keep watching. Lately I’ve been interested in the story of Georges Laraque. Laraque is known as the Habs’ goon, put on the ice to intimidate opposing hockey players. Georges Laraque is also Haitian and, as we all know, Haiti has lately been devastated by a massive earthquake. Another interesting fact about Georges Laraque is that he hasn’t scored a goal in the past 2 years… that is, until January 14th, 2010, one day after the Haiti earthquake hit.

Again, I remind you, I don’t know much about hockey, but something happened to Laraque. Something we can take a lesson from. See, Laraque was now playing a different game. His reason for playing hockey changed. It wasn’t about intimidating others or starting fights, now it was about those devastated in the destruction of Haiti. Laraque looked at the big picture. He wasn’t paying attention to the stats, he wasn’t overthinking things, he was in the mindset where he needed to trust himself and make things happen.

Laraque dedicated the goal to his people in Haiti, mentioning the goal was a miracle. Now, what can we learn from this? What can we take from Laraque’s situation that we can apply to our everyday lives that’ll help us love what we do? See, we have to look at the big picture of things. We need to find, in ourselves, why we do what we do. The reason you do what you do needs to inspire you, it needs to fuel you, it needs to give you the energy you need to perform. That’s what happened to Laraque on the 14th, his reason for playing hockey changed and the new reason gave him the energy and focus he needed to make him perform better than usual. Now, let’s not confuse Laraque’s success with Laraque’s performance. True success is playing at the top of your game and not the outcome or stats of a game. It’s the journey, not the destination. Scoring a goal is the outcome of good performance and the performance is what we’re all there to watch.

What to take away from this is that we all need to find a reason that empowers us in the morning, every morning, when we wake up. That reason, like I mentioned, needs to inspire you, it needs to set your insides on fire. You need to find that something that’ll fulfill you. Here’s the thing: that reason has nothing to do with any physical aspect or goal. If Laraque was playing hockey on January 14th so that he can higher his stats as a player, get a better contract, and get paid more money, then I doubt he would’ve ever scored at all. No, Laraque was inspired and emotional about his reason for playing hockey. He wasn’t playing for money, contracts, stats, he was playing to inspire others, he was playing so that Haiti, at it’s darkest, could shine just a little bit. And shine it did cause, after Laraque scored, the crowd broke into a giant standing ovation, yelling “La-Raque! La-Raque!” as loud as ever. These simple things, these simple reasons, they’re the reasons that change our world. Find your reason to change our world and do it and don’t look back. Whether you succeed or not doesn’t matter, what matters is how you got there.

Laraque was always very philanthropic - donating to various charities and increasing the well-being of his community Today, he continues to help out and raise awareness of the Haiti earthquake, in order to get aid to the people who need it immensely.

Again, I encourage whoever might be reading this to donate to help out those in Haiti. An easy way to donate is to simply text the word “HAITI” to 90999, which in turn sends a $10 donation to the Redcross. You can also donate via the Redcross. Obviously, anything counts.