Train, "Cab"

is the song I'll be singing this "Wildcard Wednesday" at SJ Idol. holy eff, wow, but here are the lyrics. (and yes, you've heard it before, you really have.)

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New York snow this time of year
There's nothing more beautiful to me
Except for you

Making my way on the town
And I'm seeing familiar places, faces
In my pile of coffee grounds

(Chorus)
The days are better, the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road

Watching my breath rise in the sun
Pulling myself in two made one
Helplessly feel for my phone and drive away

This new rhythm I pursue
Is just my getting over you
Telling myself that I need to

The days are better, the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road

I'm still looking for a fare
No one said that it was fair
To be alone

The days are better, the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road

The days are better, the nights are still so lonely
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road
Sometimes I think I'm the only cab on the road

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also! check this site immediately after my performance on Wednesday night and see what's going down! holy! (they totally misspelled my last name... no good!)

I'd write more about life right now... but I don't want to - it's my friday, though! HOT.

date with kt tomorrow!

yours
Joel

proudest day of my life

Prevent (or Cause) Do You Know the Hip-Hop Lingo at LiquidGeneration!

I am soooooooooooo proud of myself.
but really...

who's surprised?

if you read my blog, I love you. (probably)

Caption: Ben and I in b&w about 10-12 days ago.

so! tomorrow (actually today, as it's 12:14AM) is the 'big day.'
I'll be singing in Saint John Idol today, in that case!

and no, I shan't disclose what song I've chosen, simply because I'm keeping it a secret right now, so sue me. let's hope I don't screw up horribly in front of everyone!

today was day #1 of my days off, (er, yesterday?)
I woke up, practiced my song, did some hardcore arm and ab workouts, then went to Dominion Park with my family! yes, I know going to the beach with your family is a somewhat lame activity for an 18-year-old guy, but I practically never see them while I'm at work, not to mention when I'm gone in Toronto eight months of the year.

so that was really lovely. except for the dirty, dirty, dirty water.

and then I came home, showered (again), cleaned up my room, had dinner, and then started re-writing my father's resume when good ol' Ashley Jane called, boy do I miss her. she's basically my closest T-Dot dawg, whom I miss very much.

after this, I was out to the movies with JF to see the acclaimed "Monster House."

GO AND SEE IT NOW. that's all I have to say.

and tomorrow, I don't even know, it's summertime, I'm trying to not plan - except I'm 95% sure I'm going to have a picnic with mishelle, and then I'm going to either New River or Renforth beach with my family, and then I will finally end up at Saint John Idol - I have to be there for 7PM, hoo man, that's pressure.

Oh, and I haven't seen kt in over a week now, it's ah, not too fun. I miss her so much!
however there is (hopefully) lots of excitement planned for this weekend, and she's coming to watch me sing tomorrow, sooooo I'll be cool as ice soon.

(and by things planned, I mean things will spontaneously happen.)

ALSO before I forget, I really really really strongly urge you to visit this website and watch this short video from PETA about wearing fur. please watch, if not the whole thing then at least for two minutes. if you refuse to ever wear fur again, then my job is done. sweet!

oh, and visiting GreenPeace.ca never hurt!

summer is far from over!
j-dawggg

try not to pee your pants

...because this is an exciting revelation :

I am spending my Friday night at work. YES, yes I know, effing shocking.

what's more shocking is that I've not updated in almost a week, how unfortunate! what have you missed? well, a few things - I went for some runs, had a hot date with the gf, went to Idol, and did some intense workouts. I also went to Grand Bay to frolic in some water, and those were hot times - literally - I got a sunburn of death on my shoulders.

anywho so here I am now! great, and what are my weekend prospects? well, kt's gone for the weekend to MA, so that's no good. I'm working til midnight tonight - but that's where the boringness ends.

BECAUSE

tomorrow I am waking up hella early to get here for 7AM. and then I'm off at 3:30PM, and then do you know where I am going?
TO GET CRUNK.
that's right, chez JF. hot hot hot. too bad kt won't be there, but I'm still going to have a total blast to the max, trust me. but right, and by Sunday I plan to be dead. because God knows, I need to get crunk soon! or else I may self-destruct. (this is what university life does to you)

so I hope you enjoy that - also, this coming Wednesday, come and see me on the Boardwalk! Saint John Idol! and cheer, or else I'll beat you, foo

so it's Friday!

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1. What talent(s) do you have that could make you famous?

-Modelling;
-Acting;
-Singing;
-Television personality;
-Maybe, just maybe, photography.

2. If you could be famous for one day, what would you do?

I'd say, "Just another regular day, holla!"

3. If you were so famous that money was no object, where would you live?

I would own several properties, foo!

Somewhere in the greater Saint John area, somewhere in Toronto, somewhere Spanish and tropical, and definitely one in Europe as well, preferrably France.

4. If you could meet any famous person, who would it be?

Oh, Nicole Kidman. And then we'd ... um ... "talk about acting."

5. What would be your famous catch phrase/quote/motto/last words?

"You have the charisma and charm of a potted plant."

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slaving on a Friday,
(I'll be getting crunk 24h from now)
JOEL MOTHERFUCKING VAUTOUR

I'm being paid while writing this

whyyy bonjour tout le monde from work, a hot saturday night... or not.

since I am at work, I won't write very much, because I suppose it's somewhat unprofessional, especially since my supervisors can see what I am writing at any point when I get a call - I love you, supervisors! I also adore Cendant. (I do.)

anyway, I don't really recall when I last updated... no wait yes I do, it was when I'd just failed my license test, something I am still ashamed of, but the sting is no longer there.

the past few days have been absolutely beautiful - I went to Dominion Park on Tuesday, which was excellent. I went to Idol Wednesday night, which was grand grand grand times as always, KT drove me home in her mustang, WHAT a hottie. thursday? chilled, a very chill day actually, did some weights and sang my songs and I was happy. yesterday? went for a GORGEOUS run at the Irving Nature Park in the morning, awesome!

I was actually listening to The Wave during my run, and I heard JT's new single, SexyBack... it's really bad, I'm sorry. the beat sounds like some kind of carnival on crack, accompanied by some random moaning girl, and his voice was really muffled and incomprehensible. a total mess. sorry, Mr. Timbalake.

I then went to Supa-Frenchy's with my mom (we're looking for a nice white shirt and black pants) and then walked a bit of Harbour Passage with her before going off to work.

work, as I've said, is extremely slack. I'm "at work" right now, I mean compared to being a camp counsellor last summer this is absolute paradise... except I definitely miss being outside on a regular basis, but I certainly don't miss the hella whiny kids...well I do miss some of them. <3

then today I woke up to a really hot day. (litearlly.) also, yesterday, thunder and lightning to the max? how bizarre, I totally thought it was someone pushing a boulder around the building.

right I went outside tanning, while my dad and ben played badminton. sadly, Ben got stung by a hornet while playing, and is now traumatised for life.

I then went off to KT's house, which was absolutely Martha Stewart beautiful, kind of like her, minus the Martha Stewart part. and then we had a wonderful time chilling, and then we walked to pick up mishelle, and then I went off to work. hot date with her tuesday night, she's taking me out to dinner before she leaves for four days next week - at LemonGrass - there is absolutely nothing more perfect.

and so here I am ! good times. I'm gonna give you my friday five, one day late, and then I'm going to try and actually read my novel, "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck.

1. What about you makes you unique?

I'm 6"3, which most people are not. I have a very distinct look, and I am very sarcastic yet very kind at the same time. I am extremely good at making people laugh, and I am also a runner. I write my own songs. These are some of the things that make me unique - I guess I'm not easy to sum up.

2. What aspect of your physical appearance do you think makes you stick out from the crowd?

If not my height, then my face.

3. What do you always have with you while out in public? (for example, earrings, purse, wallet, watch, etc.)

Wallet, watch, and some sort of cologne. (Not the bottle, but sprayed on me.)

4. Is there anything about your body that you think isn't normal?

Hahahaha, um wow - I think I'm pretty normal really, I'm pretty skinny I suppose, but I do have muscles at well, don't get me wrong! I ain't no anorexic boy. I basically love my body for the most part.

5. What are you complimented on (looks, smarts, anything) the most? Why do you think that's the case?

I get compliments for lots of things, but I won't elaborate... That's not a modest thing to do.

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hot!
I sincerely hoping you're having a much hotter saturday night than I am. :(

yours,
Jooooel, smitten

parental advisory, kids! don't read! bad language!

wow,
so,

today I failed my 3rd license test. I feel very much like a fucking retard, hm.

I never fail anything, what the fuck is this.

here goes another 3 weeks of non-indepedance and relying (or rather burdening) my parents and friends with the task (and cost) of driving me, and me feeling

a) very unmanly,
b) dependant, and
c) infantile because of this.

wooooooooooooooooooonderful

P.S. check my most recent update before this one, it's fucking awesome.

Joel,
whaaat the hell is this.

totally self-explanatory.

sunny outlook, (la vie en rose)

well, some lyrics, have some! hooray, I wrote them.

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We’ll Never Die

I’m gonna have to tell you the truth
I’ve always wondered about you
If you’ll say you doubt me, say it last
I can see the clock’s ticking so fast
‘Cause if you doubt me, it means I am alone
And I can’t and I won’t go back home
So if you trust me, please tell me now
We can be happy forever; I’ll show you how

[Bridge]
The sky and the ocean are so damn blue
The sun is shining the same color as you
I cover my eyes as we start the dream
Just take my hand, yeah soon we’ll be free

[Chorus]
I’ll take you down to the river, look into your eyes
She said, “I’ll tell you a secret, won’t tell you no lies”
I sat on the ground, she stood up so high, and screamed…
“We’ll never die, we’ll stay young forever,”
“We’ll never die, you can never… Take it away.”

Yeah, the newspaper’s full of obituaries every day
But it’s allright, we’ll never read them anyway
Nail down the calendars, smash every clock that you see
If not everyone else, then just you and me
Age is simply a number, something you can ignore
And I don’t really know, but I’m pretty sure
We can stay here forever, never have to go,
And for all the other people, they’ll never have to know

[Bridge & Chorus]

Whoa, whoa,
Forever,
Whoa, whoa,
Never take it away
Whoa, whoa,
Forever,
Oh, oh,
Young every day

[Bridge & Chorus]

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yes, creativity, and lyrics, it's great.

speaking of great, please read my friday five! ...six days late.

...oh wait. it was retarded.

ok then! well then I am done.

ENJOY THE SUNSHINE
Joel

au revoir Juin... HALLO JUILLET

holla! welcome to July 2006, my dawgz. might I just say my Canada Day was ultimately ultimate to the max? yes, yes it was.

I wish I could say this picture wasn't some random Google pic and actually came from last night's fireworks display, but I'd be lying. I did however get to see all of the beautiful fireworks last night from atop Fort Howe, thanks for my good friend Aaron the RPM (department that assigns Home Early) who let me off at 10PM. and oh, my new shift is 3:30-midnight... so queer. augh.

well, I last updated tuesday - let's go over (briefly) what's happened since then. wednesday was an extremely eventful day - I went to do my license test, which unfortunately went straight to hell. I arrived, and they asked me for my insurance papers, which were apparantly at home... so they rescheduled my test for July 12, 10 days from today. nervous? no, not anymore.

I had planned a date with Tish, but that went to hell faster than you can say "lies." (oops!) however, that night was Saint John Idol. there were like 120 people singing I believe, and the judges whittled (is that how "whittled" is spelled?) to the top 80... oh baby, I AM IN. check it out RIGHT HERE under 'July 26.' come and support me!

thursday, I went out for a massive walk at the Irving Nature Park (which includes walking to and back from Lancaster Mall for additional batteries for my camera.) here are a few samples of the shots I took on that very foggy day.








also on Thursday, Annika's house. a pleasure as always... watching low-budget Canadian produtions = fantastic!!!

Friday, slaving over and finishing up three scholarship applications... not a good time. that, and work, consumed my day.

AND YESTERDAY! Canada Day! woke up at 7AM to get ready for the big Grand Bay Canada Day race! it was hot as all hell, and so I decided to go the 10K, it was death. however, I still kicked ass! first in my age category, and 13th overall (out of 117 people, holla! my parents also did phenomeonally well.) we then went out to Harding's Point to chill at my uncle's camp for a while - I had watermelon and watched my little brother / cousins duke it out on inflatable floatation devices along the Saint John River. we took the ferry (by foot) there and back, it was such a gorgeous day, thank fuck I came back home for the summer.

work was a drag, but like I said I got home early. I ran from work to Fort Howe and saw the fireworks. then Katie was like "let's go to my cousin Phil's party," which ended up being a total blast, I loved it. especially trampoline throwdowns and other amazing stuff upon which I will not elaborate, because it was hot.

and here I am, on a Sunday morning. I'm not going to church, upon which I feel SO bad. but oh well! I was going to write a Friday Five, but eff that, I'm exhausted. I'm going to shower and start my day, because I work at 3:30 - sweeeeeeet.

welcome to the life of Joel Vautour.