Tiny hands, recycled cans

August 24, 2010 - 5:33pm - by admin

Ty and I watched "Primer" a few months ago and I was blown away by the complexity of the film; I honestly wouldn't have had much of a clue as to what was going on (and on, and on, and on simultaneously) if he hadn't been there to explain what he understood of it, and to voice his newest revelations since he was watching it for, I believe, the third time at that point.

It remains one of the best movies I've ever seen and a definitely re-watch at some point, but in the meantime I've been anxiously waiting for new information about Shane Carruth's up-and-coming movie "A Topiary" of which there's been basically no information except a weird website that makes me anxious and very excited

Check it out here.

Seriously, just look at it before reading further

See what I mean? Totally weird. And if you Google search it the blurb beneath the website name says The Chorus is warming up.

Well I managed to find some info (and some mild spoilers) about the film via The Playlist... though I'm not sure if I'm going to read the article yet... there's just something really intoxicating about the not-knowing, don't you think?

Decisions, decisions.

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F*ck Me, Ray Bradbury

August 23, 2010 - 11:44pm - by admin

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Cinematic visions ensued

August 23, 2010 - 3:17pm - by admin

Last week was so jam-packed with stuff I forgot to mention until now. Whoops.

I managed to score a really neat job filming the Telecourses for the University of Winnipeg so I can make the mad dolla dolla billz when my classes start in two weeks (did I say two weeks?! Zomg).

Got an email over the weekend from the cool peeps over at Astron-6 (I blogged about their up-coming flick Father's Day a few posts back) asking if maybe I'd be interested in being in one of their kickass films/shorts in the future (YES!).

Yesterday I spotted a really interesting article on being a stripper called "10 Reasons to Take it Off Before You Die" in the latest issue of Sandbox Magazine written by my friend Felix T. Cat which you should check out in the latest issue if you have the opportunity.

Also I got asked to "volunteer" to have my mug up on posters all over the university as the poster girl for the University of Winnipeg Web TV.

Also worth mentioning were as follows: the strongest melon-based martini I've ever sampled; a dang quesadilla; home-made poutine; Majora's Mask glitching out on me (noooo); a crazy retro onesie I bought on sale that I'll be posting about shortly; a cute dinner with a couple Ty and I know that resulted in much laughter, good eats and (almost) too much wine; not sleeping enough; and my latest TV obsession True Blood.

This week I have some gym dates planned at my killer new gym, a hang out with my youngest brother who just got back from Cadet Camp (aww), plans to check out the River Barge Festival at The Forks a few nights this week, attend a potluck, go tubing outside the city, crash a No Pants Party, and somewhere in there manage to hold on to my sanity. I think I'm up for the challenge.

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Trip over ourselves

August 23, 2010 - 2:16pm - by admin

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You can't carry it with you if you want to survive

August 20, 2010 - 2:02pm - by admin

Late night filled with beers at the Toad In The Hole with Jabez followed by martinis followed by some rye & cokes with El Gordo means groggy morning means today's sponsor is COFFEE.

And also Admiral Ackbar being awesome in a Starbucks somewhere.

Though it should say "Farp"...

But srsly
COFFEE!
COFFEE!
COFFEE!


Picture me saying it like Mark Dacascos, crazy eyebrows and all.
Who else gets this excited about anything food?


Even better is the Wii game version of the show.
And by better I mean... TOTALLY FRIGHTENING.


I want to go back to bed, but I'm afraid of his horrible, deformed clay visage screaming SWEET POTATO at my in my nightmares.

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Facebook Can Haz Ur Internetz

August 19, 2010 - 5:58pm - by admin

Is there any one part of The Internet that FaceBook doesn’t want to completely control or render obsolete in its wake? As I’m sure most of you know, the social networking giant (and subject to a movie highly-anticipated by yours truly: The Social Network), when not harassing its users with Farmville and Caféworld updates, intends to put its finger in every piece of the digital pie.

Yesterday FaceBook launched a program called, simply, "Places", a location-based check-in similar to Foursquare, Gowalla, and the like. Essentially it’s making a move to not only control the Internet completely, but to document, catalogue and compile all the comings and goings, whereabouts and interactions of its users.

“Places” takes a departure from typical “check-in” applications in the sense that not only will the service provide its users with a way to comment on their current location, but to share pictures, status updates, and messages from it which will eventually become aggregated around them creating not just a map of where people currently are or have been, but a sort of collective memory of everything that has happened at that location.

Explained by Christopher Cox, FaceBook’s vice president, the idea is that twenty years from now our children might check-in at Ocean Beach, SF and they will be able to see that this was the place their parents shared their first kiss. An interesting concept until you take into account the amount of emotional damage that could be caused by checking into a place where, say, you and your jerk ex-boyfriend once happily sipped lattés while listening to Neon Indian. But that’s besides the point.

What FaceBook is trying to do with “Places” is, in fact, a unique way of tracking your offline world, online, and using it to share stories and memories with other people. This is what separates it from the likes of Foursquare and Gowalla who are based in the moment, ie: “I’m having a burger at A&W right now” as opposed to “I ate a killer burger at this A&W here three weeks ago and Joey spilt his root beer on my new Uggs. Here's a picture!”. The idea is to chronicle our interactions in a three-dimensional way, not just through “flat” updates.

In addition the site is offering its own check-in as well as assimilating those from third parties –such as Gowalla, Booyah, and the reluctant Foursquare. What that means for these companies is that with basic check-in functionality available through FaceBook they will be forced to develop and tack on new features to try and keep consumers interested, potentially cheaping and taking away from the initial experience; these stand-alone companies have, essentially, become FaceBook Apps.

So is it a good thing? In reality, it’s just more of the same. Foursquare’s motto for the last year has been “technology can bring us together, not alienate us!” so it's nothing new. The only difference between Places and anything else out there right now is that what was essentially a single user experience has become more of a collective experience, and an imprint is left behind of the people who were there. The service, much like with its competitors, is what the users choose to make of it.

What is worth paying attention to instead is the aggressive nature with which FaceBook is tackling these innovative companies; typical Silicon Valley etiquette (to quote Mitch Joel) is to purchase a company and leave a few employees around to stay in everyone’s good graces. FaceBook on the other hand is on a mad buying spree (they unsuccessfully tried to buy both Twitter and Foursquare once they had started to gain popularity). So what to do if you’re a social media monstrosity who can’t have what it wants? Well, if you can’t buy’em out, push ‘em out.

FaceBook: can haz-ing ur internetz since 2004

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Near the corner of Memorial and Me

August 19, 2010 - 4:44am - by admin

Yesterday at the bank I realized the teller was a girl I'd gone to high school -no, scratch that- my entire K-12 French Imamersion experience with. I said an overly-zealous "hi!" when I realized who she was and it didn't seem to click for a moment until she looked at me and said "Alyson... is that you?!"

I always forget I don't look anything like my teenage self (thankfully!) but as she said it's always the eyes that give it away. Not that I'd want those to change, newp.

While I don't expect to actually hang out with her like we politely discussed it was nice to know she's doing okay and is still looking gorgeous; isn't it funny how just knowing someone else is doing well can make your day better?

Anyway, I also found out today that John Waters and his killer facial hair are coming to my hometown for the My City's Still Breathing art symposium in November! Can haz be excite?!

Apparently we won the bid to become the 2010 Cultural Capital of Canada so we'z be gettin' some mad dolla dolla billz (aka a cool $2 mil in funding) to put on a show.

Among others Mark Kingwell, Larry Beasley, and Leah Decter will be presenting/presenting and John K. Sampson of one of my fav Wpg-based bands -and singers of one of my favorite songs, One Great City! (I Hate Winnipeg)- The Weakerthans will be performing.

Zomg! Needless to say I will be caring out time from my busy student/working/headasplode schedule to be attending this Ish. Can't wait!

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She was young, and in her prime

August 19, 2010 - 4:15am - by admin

"If I ever shot a live-action Johnny Quest, I'd cast this guy as Race Bannon"

- @tyronedeise

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Against the walls against your rules against your skin

August 18, 2010 - 3:36pm - by admin

Just in case you guys forgot, Anime is fracking weird.


But then again, so are the Chinese who re-created the whole Steven Slater incident and titled the segment "‘Busy blasting the evil steward hack gun passengers trip"






Uh... what?

I think it's time to take a hit out of the 'ol oil can of wine, 'cause it just feels like that kind of bizarro day.

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No sex no drugs no luck no love

August 17, 2010 - 5:16am - by admin

I really need to find myself a new supermarket.

Img/article via @lostateminor.

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