ghoulish barker, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Ah, the Parade of Lost Souls, an annual Vancouver tradition. As is my attempting to take photos of it with a camera never really meant for low-light situations. photoset
Month: October 2008
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
“Well, here we are on the road.”“Yup, that’s where we are, all right.” A big part of my cinephilia is the search for the new and unexpected. I’ll take the bold and original over the well-crafted but trite any day. I actually watched Two-Lane Blacktop for the second time last weekend with my brother and…
when Herzog met Danzig
These t-shirts are possibly the only ones that can top my Nethack shirt in pure geeky awesomeness. I want the Herzog one just because he’s my favourite director and spiritual idol, but the Fassbinder-Metallica one is probably the coolest, and the Bergman-Maiden one is the funniest. The AV Club comments also have some pretty awesome…
Election Thoughts 2: American Edition
Okay, first, if you haven’t seen Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barak Obama, check it out. I doubt it will change things very much, but it’s far and away the most eloquent and moving thing I’ve seen come out of either side of the campaign. I can’t vote in the US, but I like to make-believe…
election thoughts
First off, this is just funny: And so, another Canadian election has come and gone. To be honest, while I’m no particular fan of the Tories, I think the outcome we got was the best available. I may not agree with or even personally like Harper, but I do think he’s a competent and committed…