All Aboard The St. Hubert Express...

Imagine for a moment, seasoned rotisserie chicken, spiraling around and around in front of you. The smell of freshly sliced chicken being smothered in a decadent dipping sauce. And the taste of crunchy fries drizzled in cheese and gravy. Sounds good right?

Now imagine a long line up leading to the door. A crowded space overwhelmed with foreign prattles. A fast-food styled establishment serving what should be a fine dining meal. And to top it all off, a hefty price tag for what feels like a McDonald's.

Welcome to St. Hubert Express in Kingston. The restaurant opened up just off of the 401 on Division Street in April. My family and I decided to try it out for lunch one afternoon because we have heard great things about it.

We were wrong.

For starters, they are serving fancy restaurant dishes in a fast-food manner. We line up at cash registers, and order our meal from a server, just like at McDonald's. Unlike McDonald's however, we waited forever in the line and then again to receive our food. The dishes are too complicated (or the service simply sucks) to be served as fast food.

When we finally made our order, it came out to over fifty dollars! What?! We waited in a huge line, being bumped in to and forced to experience the crazy and hectic atmosphere for a huge price tag?! (Fifty bucks is a lot okay! I'm cheap!)

When we got out food we took our seat, which by the way there are not enough of. It was way too crowded and the seats were not comfy at all. Imagine eating a beautiful lobster dinner from Red Lobster at your local McDonald's. The two just don't mix!

Now this is worth the money/wait!

In fact it would be a crime to compare the meal I had at St. Hubert Express to Red Lobster. There was nothing special about my meal. In fact it tasted like something from KFC! And it wasn't even big proportions!

Honestly, I won't be going back there to eat again. If I want to spend fifty dollars on my dinner, I want the matching experience to go with it.

In The Age Of Facebook

What is MSN? What is hotmail? What is one-on-one contact anymore?! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the age of Facebook and other social medias.

Is it crazy to think that not five years ago I would be spending countless hours on MSN talking to all my friends?! And now, I haven't been on MSN in over two years! Why? What has changed? Well, social media has been introduced.

Facebook especially is so well equipped to keep us connected that it seems silly to even bother with other means of communication. I find myself talking to more people over Facebook than I do in real life, which is a terrifying realization I have stumbled upon.

What's more, is that Facebook has been slowly invading and stepping in to all forms of communication. You can see your friends profiles, like MySpace. You can chat instantly, like MSN. You can send private messages to one another just like hotmail and email. Facebook is even now available on our smartphones. We just can't seem to get away from it!

In the age of Facebook, we find ourselves obsessing over new trends. Trends such as, "Facebook him/her." Now if we want to know someone, we don't even have to approach them! We can creep them over the Internet. Literally everyone is on Facebook. If you know their name and what they look like, you can find them pretty easily.

Even in college I find that our professors are keen on us emailing each other. However, I have never once received an email from a classmate. Instead, we all Facebook each other! It's fast, and nearly everyone checks their Facebook several times a day…or hour!

Face it. We're in the age of social media. Hop on board or get left behind. Its up to you. But if you decide Facebook isn't for you, well…don't be shocked when you can seem to get ahold of anyone.

Am I A Digital Dummy?

The last word you would probably use to describe yourself is dummy. Infact you probably wouldn't refer to yourself as an adict either. But stop and think for a moment. Are you? Ask yourself, is your smartphone close by? Do you check it every few minutes? Do you feel lost without it? Do you tend to text even when you're in the company of family, friends or associates?

If you answered yes to most if not all those questions, I think it is safe to say you have a real problem. You are, without a question, and addict and a dummy!

In my professor's class we watched an eye-opening documentary called Digital Dummies. It explored the uncanny reliance we have with our little mobile devices. Blackberries, iPhones and Androids have litterally tken over our lives. We find it difficult to function without them. It is as if we need our smartphones to remain sane. Without them we feel lost, naked, vunerable and very, very lonely.

Infact here is a little fun fact! I'm writting this blog post from my Blackberry! I'm not fully used to online interactions over my smartphone. Some would call me a noob. So if you find many mistakes, well, that is why. I'm honestly not only addicted to my smartphone, but my lovely PC/Mac with the ever handy spell check!

So I challenge you to open your own eyes! You may not think so at first, but it is very likely that you are addicted and a complete dummy. Take the quiz on Crackberry! It will show you just how dependable some of us are. I know I am! I admit, I am a Blackberry addict. I wonder if there's a twelve step pogram for that? Blackberry anonomys? Anybody?