I’m back from Necrowombicon 2003 with pictures!
Had a lot of fun, though I’m still a little wiped out.
Archive for July, 2003
28
Jul
Necrowombicon 2003
21
Jul
Batman: Dead End
This Batman: Dead End fanfilm is so well done. The dialogue is a bit… well… Batman-movie-y, but the visuals are everything else are great.
Someone sign these guys up to do a feature.
Update: Here is a better non-farked link to get the movie from.
21
Jul
Anniversary 2003
Just got back from the Harrison Resort where Mel & I spent a few days being about as lazy as we could be. The weather was fantastic, and we spent time out in the pool, and did some walking up and down the beach, but we mostly stayed in bed the whole time, enjoying the view from the hotel room balcony.
It was an excellent lazy weekend, but by the end of it I was glad to be home. I don’t think I could do a lazy vacation for much longer than just a weekend.
A few pictures up in the gallery.
12
Jul
Pirates of the Caribbean
This was a movie I wasn’t especially looking forward to. The idea of a great pirate movie was tempting, but with Bruckheimer producing and pretty-boys aplenty in the cast, I was expecting a typical Hollywood stupid blockbuster.
I am incredibly happy to say that I was dead wrong. A friend saw a sneak preview and raved about it, saying “It’s not what you expect”. Then I hit up Rotten Tomatoes to see what they thought and was surprised to see a nearly 80% positive rating. As our other option The Hulk was sitting at 61%, Mel & I decided to see Pirates.
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow is fantastic and has reaffirmed my faith in his acting ability. His choices were bizzare and perfect in representing this odd pirate captain.
The movie’s plot is not all that deep, and is a bit silly in spots, but it doesn’t matter because the dialogue is quick and witty, the action is well-presented, fun and clever, and the special effects, huge sailing ships, and beauty of the Caribbean make the movie look great.
This isn’t technically a great movie, but it’s great FUN.
In this article you hear about how the Westboro Baptist Church, who run http://www.godhatesfags.com/ are coming up here to Canada to burn our “fascist flag” because of the new Canadian law recognizing gay marriages.
Not only am I proud that we’ve got that law, I’m also incredibly proud that the response from our police force is:
“You’re allowed to express your feelings. If you’re not infringing on the law, it’s safe and not creating problems, you’re allowed to be there,” RCMP spokeswoman Nathalie Deschenes said.
It’s proof that we understand how freedom works when we recognize even the total idiot’s right to protest with their ridiculous claims. Try burning your own US flag and we’ll see whose country is more fascist. I seriously think that the Westboro Baptists Church needs a dictionary for the definition of fascism.
Oh, and here’s a little something I’ve had in my “quotes” file for a while:
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and three hundred sixty two admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision.
Followup: You know what they say about the biggest homophobes… they’re just the furthest back in the closet.
01
Jul
Happy Canada Day!
I’m a very proud Canadian, for several reasons. I really do think that Canada is a great country and I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather live. I wished an American friend “Happy Canada Day!” online (he was a few timezones ahead of me) and he wasn’t even aware we *had* that holiday.
He asked me what it represents, aside from the obvious, and I didn’t know, so I looked it up online and found this:
Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America Act created the Canadian federal government. The BNA Act proclaimed “one Dominion under the name of Canada,” therefore the original title of the holiday, “Dominion Day.” Dominion Day was officially renamed “Canada Day” by an Act of Parliament on October 27, 1982. This change reflected the policy of successive governments to downplay Canada’s colonial origins. Canada’s national celebration is always observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a Sunday. In which case it is observed the following day.
You learn something new every day.
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