Me? I'm okay. I'm actually pretty satisfied, as I think that I just put out one of my most consistently high-quality Lifestyle sections to date. Seriously, I got a good article from Claire on Bangkok, one from Jenny on the newest variety of heroin to hit the streets, and one from myself ranting about the CBC. Also on the site (and Box, I am talking to you when I say this) are a bunch of "Top Ten Marvel Characters" lists.
So yeah, that's it. If anyone wants to write me some Lifestyle in the near future, it'd be vastly appreciated. And really, I think YOU would appreciate it, too. Do it for yourself.
HotDocs: Billy The Kid. There's a repeat on Sunday afternoon at the ROM. 'sfree for students. Not a student? Flash 'em an old Chinese take-out menu and see if that works. This is the best HotDoc I've seen and possibly the best documentary I've ever seen. It's a documentary about a very unique 15 year-old boy with a host of disorders that aren't explained in a conventional, sociological way, but you get the picture. Man, do you ever get the picture. I hate to gush, especially in cliched terms, but it really runs the gamut from heartwarming to heartbreaking to hilarious to horribly, unwatchably awkward. I literally had to block my face with my hands at certain points because it was so AWKWARD! I won't say too much now, for it really must be seen by all who can. Like I said, quite possibly the best doc I've ever seen. I'll probably do a "formal" write up for MONDO with some other mini-reviews of pictars I get a peek at.
Last night while out to see Billy The Kid, (naw, truthfully we were tryna see Let's All Hate Toronto, but didn't get in) I ran into various Ghosts of The Past. Reagan and Nigel at th' Bloor of course, Rael Jan at the Green Room and then Eric from UFA on the street.
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Driving lessons are a fun and unique experience. Heh... My driver is a real joker. He likes to tell us to stop for cops and not try to outdrive them, because they have special driving courses and they could getcha. He went on a two minute rant about how he never wears his seatbelt and they shouldn't make you do it by law, but since it is a law, do it, cause it could cost you two points. He has dreadlocks and glasses. He doesn't believe that climate change is occuring.
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It's been a while since I listened to Newark-area rap artist, Redman.
First of all, yey to the new accesibility of blogger. This story may be slightly dated but author John Scalzi (who's new book comes out tomorrow– I bought a copy off the interwebs) had some extra copies of his book: "You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop To A Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing." So he made two contests to give them away. First contest: Come up with a contest. Second contest: Win that contest. Anyways, I guess the punchline's already been spoilt by the post title....
Another thing I won was the privilege of watching Grindhouse. I don't think I'm as enthusiastic as Sam (or my housemate who said it was the best cinematic experience of his life) but it still still pretty awesome. While it is true that the whole gestalt is very important I think I liked Deathproof a lot more than the rest. It's also really cool that Zoe, the Bride's stuntwoman from Kill Bill, gets cast as herself in this movie and that she, like the movie, is pretty awesome.
Personally, I don't like the concept of post labels so I think I'll leave them out. [Edit: On second thought who am I to go against technology]