Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island.
1. church service with a hatemongering minister
2. bamboozled (through no fault of the people who invited us to a "concert") into a second church service on the same day - which contravenes my no more than one service a week rule
3. arm of glasses snapped off immediately upon arrival at second destination - had to convince nice lady at my optometrist to FedEx a replacement arm which cannot be adjusted as they took it right off the pair on display, so the glasses sit very crooked on my face
4. emergency contact lens fell out of right eye while driving on the highway, and I was the one driving!
Other than that the weather has been lovely, excepting the torrential down pours on our visit to Louibourg (weather forecaster obviously on crack), saw some whales, played some golf, did some canoeing and am about to go play tennis for the first time.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Saturday, July 15, 2006
taking a stand
No longer will I be the only one to move to the side when approached on a sidewalk by two or more people who have not got the manners to move into a single file for 5 seconds so that we can pass each other without my ending up in the street.
I always move to the side. No more. You're not better than me and entitled to the whole sidewalk while brushing past me without a moment's thought to something other than your LV monogram hand bag. It's tacky and you're tacky and I refuse to step aside.
I always move to the side. No more. You're not better than me and entitled to the whole sidewalk while brushing past me without a moment's thought to something other than your LV monogram hand bag. It's tacky and you're tacky and I refuse to step aside.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Superman vs. Jack Sparrow
I know, it's not a fair contest, Superman is SUPER and Jack Sparrow is a sexually ambiguous, drunken, brain addled Sea Captain, but I don't think either one is going to contest the fact that they are fighting for the same audience.
I really enjoyed Superman. I was skeptical. I don't have the same kind of memories about seeing the original Superman that I do about Star Wars or Indiana Jones. I never felt nostalgia for the series but this film gave me a fresh start from which to enjoy the story. All in all I found it an enjoyable film, if a tad too long. Kevin Spacey was so much fun to watch, Parker Posey was slightly under-utilized but great when given a little space to manoeuvre. Brandon Routh was inoffensive and Kate Bosworth was one dimensional. My main thought after watching the film was that both Brandon and Kate were far too young to be playing the characters. Unofficially this movie picks up after Superman II and they looked like they were juniors in college, not a "Pulitzer prize winning journalist" and guy who'd been gone for 5 years.
The movie worked in a couple of interesting twists and I'm interested to see what they'll do next. I'm really hoping that for the next they will have figured out how to make the flying actually look like flying.
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest, was almost an homage to Curse of the Black Pearl instead of a sequel. Admittedly it would be near to impossible to capture the magic of the Black Pearl. All in all the movie was enjoyable except for a couple things that are still bothering me in a narrative sense (which I will not spoil but if you really need to know, ask me and I'll put it in the comments section); the unrelenting use of CGI, one character would have been much more effective without all the over-the-top special effects; and the editing. Why is every movie these days 1/2 an hour longer than it needs to be???
My final verdict, see Superman on the big screen, save the Pirates for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
I really enjoyed Superman. I was skeptical. I don't have the same kind of memories about seeing the original Superman that I do about Star Wars or Indiana Jones. I never felt nostalgia for the series but this film gave me a fresh start from which to enjoy the story. All in all I found it an enjoyable film, if a tad too long. Kevin Spacey was so much fun to watch, Parker Posey was slightly under-utilized but great when given a little space to manoeuvre. Brandon Routh was inoffensive and Kate Bosworth was one dimensional. My main thought after watching the film was that both Brandon and Kate were far too young to be playing the characters. Unofficially this movie picks up after Superman II and they looked like they were juniors in college, not a "Pulitzer prize winning journalist" and guy who'd been gone for 5 years.
The movie worked in a couple of interesting twists and I'm interested to see what they'll do next. I'm really hoping that for the next they will have figured out how to make the flying actually look like flying.
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest, was almost an homage to Curse of the Black Pearl instead of a sequel. Admittedly it would be near to impossible to capture the magic of the Black Pearl. All in all the movie was enjoyable except for a couple things that are still bothering me in a narrative sense (which I will not spoil but if you really need to know, ask me and I'll put it in the comments section); the unrelenting use of CGI, one character would have been much more effective without all the over-the-top special effects; and the editing. Why is every movie these days 1/2 an hour longer than it needs to be???
My final verdict, see Superman on the big screen, save the Pirates for a rainy Sunday afternoon.
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