March 17, 2019

Engraved On A Nation: The Northern Touch (Thoughts)


TSN created a documentary about Toronto FC's fan culture as a part of their "Engraved on a Nation" series, which profiles interesting stories in the history of Canadian sport. I could not watch the initial airing of this documentary due to other responsibilities, but I did manage to catch a repeat airing a couple of days later, and so I am ready to give my thoughts. I did not have any high expectations going into watching this documentary, but I hoped that everything presented about the club's fan culture is in a fair and balanced way. I will be watching this documentary in the lens of someone who has been entrenched in the Toronto FC fan culture since the beginning.

I will keep this in bullet-point form. Therefore, here are my thoughts:

March 11, 2019

Spider-Man: An Atmospheric Video Game Marvel


Spider-Man is a franchise that I hold dear to my heart. When I was younger, I would always watch the Spider-man cartoons, watch the movies, and play the games on various video game systems I had. I was able to pick up the newest Spider-Man game for the PS4 for a suitable price, and long story short, this was the best superhero video game I have ever played.

March 04, 2019

The Alejandro Pozuelo Transfer to Toronto FC

www.thestar.com (YORICK JANSENS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

There has been so much chatter from the press and from social media about this whole "Alejandro Pozuelo to Toronto FC" situation. I have no choice but to address this in a blog post. The circumstances for this transfer are both intriguing and unbelievable, and so I need to dive in and give my thoughts on this whole situation. Pozuelo's potential transfer to Toronto FC seems to be an even bigger talking point this year than even Sebastian Giovinco's departure.

February 25, 2019

A Look Back at Belize 1-1 Canada From September 9, 2015

As a Canadian soccer supporter and a follower of the North American region of football (better known by the acronym CONCACAF), I have watched my share of matches coming from interesting Central American and Caribbean locales. In these locations, there is an infusion of the local culture with the actual match, creating a unique atmosphere not seen anywhere else in the world.

February 20, 2019

Comparing Myself To My Microwave: Which Is Better?

This is actually a picture of my microwave. Not pictured: My angry co-worker.

One morning, I was not able to come into work, as my car was full of ice from the previous day's snowstorm and I was not able to get out of my driveway. I had the only key to my office at work, where it also had the department microwave, so my department co-workers can make use of it. Of course, because there is no access to the office, a senior department co-worker of mine was completely livid that day because she was not able to heat up her coffee in that office which I had the key.