Posts Tagged: Movies
Friday Bullets For Vacation Dump Run Day
Posted by on Friday, August 5, 2011 in - leave a comment
It's all turned around. Middle of a two week vacation in which the first week was about stuff and the next about other stuff. Makes for odd experiences. Weekday dump run was all about hanging out with retired guys who looked like they made a dump run every week even though there is garbage pick up …
Were There Cell Phones In 1928?
Posted by on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 in - leave a comment
Via Kottke who via'ed from somewhere else...
You Mean They Never Had One Before?
Posted by on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 in - 17 comments
Sometimes these things pop out. Like an absolute doofus guy calling a Canadian killed on duty "a little girl dressed up as a soldier." Like some folk thinking that Canada had a hand in 9/11. Like people thinking you build a palace to sports with premier treatment from top to bottom and the most …
Canada Votes Day 20: Even The "Canada Votes" Theme Bores Me
Posted by on Friday, September 26, 2008 in - 15 comments
Even though I totally rule the Google search for "Canada Votes" amongst, you know, the semi-pro semi-literate set, forgetting those bulky government and media sites ahead of me...yet I am bored. I have no idea how I will vote. Someone polled me by phone for the Tories tonight and I didn't even … read more »
Heat
Posted by on Monday, June 9, 2008 in - 4 comments
I like the heat but maybe not from early June to late September. Over 30C on Friday night and about the same today. You forget pretty quickly how cold the second half of May was and start thinking that the climate changers are right and it will be 45F by next week, 57F in August. We're all gonna …
Computer Games Not Earth Friendly...Whatever
Posted by on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in - 5 comments
These green people are everywhere. They are looking at everything. Are you getting annoyed? As annoyed as people who still say thinks like "best...[insert thing]...ever" or "my bad" or even "whatever"? They seem to share a shortcut between could be to is. For example, who thought Nintendo players …
Why Does Convergence Fail?
Posted by on Monday, August 13, 2007 in - leave a comment
...or is it just an attempt to cross-breed whales and goldfish? This article about NBC's 600 million blown in trying to converge something with something else is illustrative: • “Most embarrassing, an effort to increase traffic by introducing a syndicated television program, “iVillage Live …
Early Show
Posted by on Saturday, June 30, 2007 in - 2 comments
A lads night out for the 7 pm opening night showing of "Ratatouille : Rat-a-too-ee" last night. Odd having a pronunciation guide in the title but otherwise a good movie and kind to kids, despite the obligatory child in fear central theme. I have no idea why kids cartoons are so scary. Two … read more »
Friday The Last Of April Chat-a-roo
Posted by on Friday, April 27, 2007 in - 16 comments
Wasn't it just last Friday? Time is flying. I am making arrangements for an undergrad reunion so I suppose I am a bit sensitive to these things. Yes, 25 years ago I was a seedy weedy sullen yute at the University of Kings College and soon people will be returning there from across the globe. From …
Orc Killing Night
Posted by on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 in - 8 comments
Hard to believe I am only now seeing the last bit of Lord of the Rings care of the state arm of the pro-orc-killing forces amongst us. Last night in the first period of LOTR part III, there was some orc slaughtery but too much gooey doe eyed lovey-dovey. Not much chance of figuring out who is … read more »
