Clickity clickity click.
The Chronic(WHAT!)les of Narnia (SNL Skit)
The internet is for... **** (WoW machinime musical number)
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) VS Ryu (Street Fighter) (cool flash animation)
Hilarious Patrick Stewart (Picard) skit from HBO show "Extras"
Damn you people, quit sending me web links! I'm trying to be productive (no I'm not. Keep them coming :D)
My Christmas weekend plans?
They involve the following:
The full series of Firefly is now on sale at HMV for $29.99, regular price $69.99. (Ignore what the website says, the price in-store is $29.99 and HMV Metrotown still had quite a few copies in stock today).
Add on to that the fact that the movie (Serenity) is selling for $24.99 and you have the perfect equation for a great christmas gift for any fan of great storytelling (hint hint).
And if you have already bought a gift for somebody, that's still no excuse not to buy this. Buy it, wrap it up, wish your loved one a Happy Wednesday, then relax in front of your TV and bask in the awesomeness that is Firefly.
Oh, and in case you couldn't guess, I love this series.
What's your favourite?
Gin.
But you're drinking a daiquiri
So?
There's no gin in that.
That doesn't mean I wouldn't prefer gin.
Alright. So what and gin? How would you want it?
Don't need anything else. Just straight-up, neat, gin.
That's pretty 'core.
I 'spose.
But what about freedom? Didn't you say you wanted your freedom?
We're not having one of those metaphorical conversations again, are we?
Is there any other kind?
You're making my head hurt.
Are you sure it's not the gin that's causing the pain?
Dude... seriously... shut up!
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Last night I was reading in bed. I shifted positions and felt a twitch in my neck which made me succumb to uncontrollable spasms for what seemed like forever but was more likely around 60 seconds.
I woke up this morning at around 7:30am. I didn't get out of bed for another 5 hours. I wanted to get up, but I couldn't.
I physically could not move.
Well, I could still move, but my neck was in such excrutiating pain whenever I tried that I chose to lay in bed for a few extra hours. It's like the muscles that support my head had gone on strike and cried out in protest whenever I tried willing them to work.
There's a metaphor here about support, expectations, and the lack thereof... or maybe prolonged build-up of tensions and unexpected consequences... whatever it is, I'm in no mood to find it.
I just want my support back.
(Is THAT the metaphor?)
How will you be remembered after the fact?
Three memories stick out in my mind: Scratching on your ghetto blaster... smuggling booze in a pink flamingo prop into the prom... sporting a smooth looking top hat and cane at the prom.
I think it's safe to say that we were no more than acquaintences, really. Friends of friends who never really talked. But still, there's an impact when there is a passing of somebody you actually met and knew in person. Especially when that passing is unexpected.
Shock is what I'm feeling right now.
Rant about media spin and hidden agendas to be respectfully addressed another day.
Rest in peace, Lee.
Please join us this Wednesday, Dec 7, 2005 at Leeside
at 3:00 pm for a memorial for Lee Matasi.
Directions: Leeside is the tunnel under hastings and hwy 1
head down hastings turn right at the playland gates, make your first left go to the end
and park somewhere(its right close to the ecomm building).
There will be a Wake for Lee Friday, December 9th, 2005 at
Anti Social on Main Street.
Please join us for our Monthly Meeting
where there will be a meeting regarding a skatepark to be built
in honor of Leeside Lee - Lee Matasi.
7 PM - Wednesday Dec 7, 2005 at the
Round House Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Anybody who would like to share their memories and photos of Lee -
Please email them to - secretary@vspc.ca - and we will forward them to Lee's Family.
Hey, look up!
No.
What do you mean, "no"? Look up, there's a patch of blue sky!
I'll take your word for it.
Dude, just look up.
No.
Why the fuck not?
Because the last time I started looking up... I had a bomb drop on me.
Well, in that case, that's why you should keep looking up. So that you can avoid these "bombs".
No, you don't understand. The only reason the bomb dropped was because I was looking up. It was waiting for me to do that.
Alright, what kind of bombs are we talking about here?
The kind that drop when you're looking up.
I'm looking up and not seeing any bombs.
That doesn't mean they're not there.
... Dude, I'm all for your quirkiness, it keeps things interesting, but seriously... you're fucked up.
Well what do you expect after you get a bomb dropped on you? That's why I won't be looking up anymore. No looking up = no dropping of bombs = this is as bad as it gets. Why would I be looking up if it will only make things worse?
So your goal in life is to not make things worse?
I suppose so.
With that line of thinking, you won't be making things better. If you look up long enough, you'll see that there is a lots more waiting for you than these bombs of yours. In fact, I'm looking up right now, and nothing bad is happening to me.
...
Dude, start looking up or I'm gonna kick your ass.
Fine. [Starts looking up] Oh you fucktart! Incoming! [slumps to the ground]
Dude... you're fucked up.
Keeping an open mind. A good philosophy? In general. But like most things, successful execution is tricky.
Keeping an open mind does not necessitate indecision or being "wishy-washy" with your choices and decisions. An open mind is the the ability and willingness to process new information on which to make better, future decisions.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-- Aristotle
