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Saturday, July 03, 2004
Alas, no shindig for me.
So I went to see Spider-Man 2 yesterday in the early afternoon. Not bad if you can ignore the 700,000 things wrong with the fusion stuff. I went with a friend who is only in town until Sunday. Was supposed to go to a bar with them later on that evening -- when another friend and I met them, I was turned away at the Friar & Firkin for lack of "good" ID. They arrived 40 minutes late, and my soon-to-be-gone friend had now brought along another friend of her's, a mouthy character who let loose the know-it-all on me for not having ID, which prompted me to decide to leave. I'm lucky I left when I did -- today I found out he is not only a ("New") Conservative but a Zionist, two groups I believe the world would be better off without. Had I stayed to listen to his right-wing carry-on I might've woken up this morning with blood on my hands.
When I left them, I was really miffed. Luckily I found some friends down at Einstein's, and gratuitous beer finally cooled me off. Memorable lines of the night include a friend of mine saying "I'll suck a dick before I dance to techno".
Hope the shindig went well. Colonel Shvatz and I will try to make the next one.
P.S.: I am noticing that for some reason quick post is not working (for me, anyway). I am guessing this is just Blogger upgrading something or being possessed by the souls of murdered space aliens. If you get just a blank page when you click the date, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the monkey (or just go to http://blogspot.com) and post the old-fashioned way.
Friday, July 02, 2004
You said it Sam, titles suck.
These aren't the droids you're looking for? What the hell was I thinking? Benji's on the right track not putting titles in.
The university's closed Thursday and Friday so it looks like I'm not working for the rest of the week. Which is good since I need to catch up on other things.
Atlas One = erm what? I'm sure I'm missing something.
So I enjoyed a late (LATE) lunch today consisting of a Molson Canadian and a pot of Kraft Dinner (could I be more Canuck on Canada Day) then went with Leona to watch fireworks at the Harbourfront. It was rad. Though I must say, girls are weird. No offense, Shir.
And yeah, Carolyn Bennett, I dunno. Above all she strikes me as an intellectual midget. Maybe she would fight for my concerns if she could wrap her noggin around them. But maybe not. Probably not. Bleh.
I'm gonna go pass out now. All that tzatziki is making me sleepy.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
PSA
Sorry. I know that it'sa gross breach of nettiquette to post 2wice in a row, but this'll be short.
First, for all those interested, the "shin-dig" tomorrow will be at Atlas One at 9:30. If you're late or early, it's no big deal, but that's the official time.
On a sadder note, Smile Donuts has closed. True, those of us who visited it only did so once, but it will always occupy a special place in our hearts as one of the seedier restaurants we've ever seen.
That's it.
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Titles Are Hard
So, I finally saw Bubba Ho-Tep today, and it's really got me conflicted. On the one hand, Bruce Campbell was as good as always, the mummy was cool, and the plot that didn't concern the undead was interesting, but it just seemed to... plod. I kinda think it was supposed to plod, what with it being set in a nursing home and all, but still it felt slow. I'd recommend it to all y'all, but just don't expect another Evil Dead 2!
In other news, I had a visit to the optician's today, and will in short order be recieving my own pair of driver's glasses, perfect for seeing things that are far away. I don't expect to be wearing these 24/7, especially since I don't do any driving, but they may prove useful in curing my problem with subtitles (the REAL reason I don't watch much animé). Squinting through flashing action sequences just isn't as good.
Shin-Dig Friday! (Sorry you can't come, Shirin!)
P.S. Jacob: You can't Streamline Monkey something with politics. Only with angst.
Harry Potter and the Toenail of Icklibogg
Rowling has confirmed that the title will be Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and that neither Harry nor Voldemort is it. Pity, because Voldemort seems to fit the ball what with him being a half-blooded guy who likes giving himself titles of nobility (though one suspects "Half-Blood Prince" is not one he conferred on himself.
So my prediction (though I'm sure some other geek on the net thought it up first) is that the Half-Blood Prince is… Mark Evans! Evans is Harry's mom's maiden name and we know she's a mudblood (oops I mean non-magical lineaged witch). Plus, in book 6, Mark will be 11, which means if he is a wizard he will be starting Hogwarts and thus can be in the book.
I also think that Aberforth is the bartender. That must be embarassing for the family, eh? "This is Albus, he defeated Grindlewold and is the headmaster of Hogwarts. And this is Aberforth, he fucks goats".
I don't think Harry actually saw his parents die, he just saw the green flash of the Avada Kedavra. Though one wonders why he couldn't see the Thestrals in Book 4 then? Probably takes a while to "sink in".
The only thing I remember about that pay raise is that it linked the PM's salery to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. So maybe that's where she's getting it from. I find her a good constituent MP, many others do as well and she really cares about us. While she has done some bad things (another example would be voting against Hep C compensation) I don't thing we have any "pure" MPs who have never done wrong. As for her being right-wing she's certainly on the left end of the liberal party as her statements in the chat, her positions and many prominent leftist supporters (like June Callwood or Barbara Hall for example) tesitify. Of course depending on perceptions anyone can be right-wing, socialists took a lot of gulf from communists for being reactionary imperialists.
Anyway, I'll let you have the last word on the subject if you want so as not to Streamline Monkey (it's a verb now!) the blog by introducing too much politics.
These aren't the droids you're looking for.
Jacob, I was, of course, "Matt Good for Prime Minister" - I was the one raising a stink about her flying back to Ottawa the eve of a meeting with the youth of her constituency to give herself a raise; also about her and Paul Martin's tardiness (or unwillingness) with regard to increasing base federal grants for healthcare; he was quite happy to throw a one time grant their way just in time for the election, after playing the miser for years upon years. And her tripe about "bringing salaries in line with those of the judges" is bullshit, I remember quite clearly. Conveniently, I can't find it on Parliament's website. I'm also quite pro-gay marriage, I just criticized her on that front to stir the pot more.
Carolyn Bennett, in my experience, hasn't addressed the needs or concerns of her constituents, not only is she as dishonest as is typical of the Liberals but she's really rather stupid. I can't count the number of times she's been speaking on an issue and a straightforward question has just had her completely lost for words; she can't even lie like a Liberal. I don't want this buffoon representing my interests in the House of Commons, not that she will or anything. Sadly, the mostly right-wing residents of St. Paul's voted to keep this boor on a member's salary, and there's little I can do.
That's my splooge for today. And yeah, count me in for shindiggery also, I guess.
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Hélas, j'ai Transfiguré mes Pieds
The shindig sounds great. We should do it again the next friday if for no other reason that I can have work people there that date on not this one. Atlas One is a great place and it'd be great to meet Neil's new inamorata.
Dave, you were in that sunday chat? Cool. So was I. Ships passing in the night I guess. Who were you? The sunday one was probably the most exciting cause the others were mainly just people agreeing about how bad the Regressive Conservatives are with no real debate. I think it's pretty cool that an MP's taking her time to talk to us and listen. And MSN is pretty "hip" for MPs, though not "hip" enough to know who Matt Good is (though if we judged our candidates based on music than Harper would be Prime Minister). I complained about music downloading laws on the horizon and she told me she would get the herritage committee to do an online consulation on it. And while the liberal party may not keep all their promises, Dr Bennett has been very consistent in keeping ones to constituants.
Considering Nader elected Bush, I'd call him a fair liability. Considering the Floridian margin of victory was about 500 votes in a state where Nader got almost 100,000 and it's just mathamatics. More importantly he's going to do it again. For example a new poll has Kerry winning head-to-head, but Bush winning with Nader included. Even if you cast aside all thought of morality than she has a point that Nader is a strategic liability to the Democrats in particular and thus to Canada in general.
The Flux Capacitor.
Right On
Dave, you took the words right out of my mouth.Monday, June 28, 2004
Quite simply, democracy doesn't work.
Well, my crappy Liberal MP, the dishonest, moronic Carolyn Bennett, has taken her seat in Toronto-St. Paul's. Which probably means she'll be one of the snake's cabinet ministers. Also, Olivia Chow got defeated, a sad day for Trinity-Spadina. On the up side of things, the NDP came out pretty good, and we don't have any sort of Conservative government. Furthermore we don't have a Liberal majority government, so Mr. Martin's evil plots will have to wait a while.
I still feel quite cheated though. Not a single Green Party seat, either. It's about time we instituted proportional representation. But the Liberals will never allow that.
In an online chat yesterday, my (unfortunately still) Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett had the nerve to call Ralph Nader a "liability" in American politics. I really do hope that I live long enough to see the Green Party become a "liability" to the Liberals. For now, a minority government is good - they can't do much damage this way.
I'm Also An Artiste
Question:
What's green, sexy, and can be used to buy me liquor?
Answer: My new health card!
So, we're gonna be having a lil' shin-dig at Atlas 1 this friday, so if you dig shins, feel free to show up! This message is directed to all of y'all, but especially to Jacob and Benji. (Jacob, introduce us to your super-villains, already!)
In other news, I was in Muskoka all weekend, helping to fix-up the cottage my parents bought from my uncle. If there's one thing I can't resist, it's the chance to spend a weekend choppin' stuff with a hatchet. Down, up, into little bits, there's no wrong way to chop things. Good times.
I've been having the best ideas for T-shirts slogans lately. I'll just be walking along and the BAM! I'll get this slogan in my head. Some ideas I've got include:
Alignment shirts: Tee's with the words "chaotic good" or "lawful evil", etc. written on the front. I figure geeks love this kinda shit, so if I can find a way to print 'em, I'll be rollin' in the dough!
Faux anarchy: Conformist slogans written in scrawlish writing and with anarchy signs to replace O's or A's. I envision the day when an anarchist "Obey the Rules" shirt become the new Che Guevera.
Misc.: South America: The Cool Continent.
Anyways, I figger I'm dreaming up theez teez as part of some divine plan to make me money, so if anyone knows how I would go about printing and selling shirts, please tell me!
