Yet More Filler

After a shitty last couple of days (see Dawn’s blog for details), I just feel blah. So, as such, just in a blatantly gratuitous effort to drive traffic to the site, here are all the search terms that hit here in the last 48 hours…

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crazy 8 film festival, vancouver, 2006
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impossible trivia
the lonely shepherd
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crazy eights film festival
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lighting warrior msn myspace
wedding groom tapes pictures to 300 chai
“jeff golden” and “camera”
davinci trivia

Well, at least the list doesn’t contain the tawdry terms that usually lead you to this site.

That is all.

Is the war over?

* WARNING * Spoilers follow

Oilers in 5

Last Wednesday, I made this post, stating the obvious that Edmonton was Canada’s last hope of bringing the Holy Grail home.

Peter, a dear friend, in a short but sweet effort to rile my feathers (well, if I was a bird) and take the piss, made this statement:

Ducks eliminate Oilers in 6 games.

To which I had this rebuttal:

I see the scars still run deep. Honestly, Detroit sorely needs a playoff goalie. Like Hasek or Vernon were. Oilers in 5.

Tonight, Edmonton beat Anaheim 2-1, to win the series 4 games to 1, which, surprise surprise, is five games, and Edmonton is now Western Conference Champions, headed for the final leg to win the Grail.

To Peter, I hope you did not wager any funds on the Western Conference Finals. You’ve got to fly out to Vancouver yet and enjoy some beers

That is all.

Why haven’t I quit yet?

Back in November, well October really, the financial reality of the Vancouver film market began to hit me and it became increasingly obvious that I needed a second source of income until the monsoon season subsided. And, seeing as how doing shitty little labour jobs for $9/hr in the torrential rainfall really was a last resort, I found a job at the big blue box, Best Buy. If anything, I figured at least I’d be out of the rain.

The Grail Comes Home

Though a heart attack for Canadians like myself, obsessed with ending the 13 year absence of a Stanley Cup Champion in Canada, I am thoroughly happy that Edmonton beat the Ducks, AGAIN, leading them three nil. Edmonton is a shoe in to the final now, barring Anaheim being the third team in NHL history to come from behind 3-0.

So what are Edmonton’s chances? Being the season following the strike, we have seen again and again there are no certainties. The Cup is still up for grabs, whoever Edmonton faces. But bear the following in mind:

1. Edmonton has been to the cup final six times, and they became Stanley Cup Champions five of them.
2. From my favourite golf site, a poll has Edmonton as a 64.86% favourite to clinch the Holy Grail. It’s far from scientific or accurate, but from my experience, there are vast groups of people on the planet who don’t need fact to create belief. In fact belief may be contrary to fact.

Oh Canada!

da Vinci’s Opening Weekend

What makes a good movie these days? Film school training says above all else, story and acting. Mainstream Hollywood, however, creates the argument for high film revenues. Where myself, and the other lovers of film would put films such as The Godfather, The Godfather, Part II, Citizen Kane, Mulholland Drive, and Le Violin Rouge high on my list, Hollywood would in turn also place films such as Shrek 2, Jurassic Park, and Home Alone in the same league, if not better, as the afforementioned has yielded a better box office.

Now this weekend, amidst slamming reviews about it’s storytelling and not content, The da Vinci Code had a killer weekend at the box office, grossing $224 million US over the weekend. This is second all time next to Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. As for the film, and my take on it, I still thought the film worked. Ian McKellan stole the show as Leigh Teabing, who made me laugh harder when he took the piss out of Langdon (Hanks) at the gate, even harder than when I read it in the novel. The film does change Langdon’s spin somewhat, but for those of us who think it through, we can see why. Nobody wants a holy war at a Cineplex. As for the critics, I think they need their eyes and ears checked. And maybe the odd one might show some spine to their editor whilst they are at it.

What does this mean?

1. Jesus is at best second fiddle to the Sith and the power of the dark side.
2. The da Vinci Code has to be a good film by Hollywood standards.
3. Could this be the precusor to the real war, starting on the 26^TH of May?

That is all.

iTunes May 2006 - yet more filler

Current iTunes playlist

1. Viva La Raza - WWE - Eddie Guerrero (1)
2. You Were Always on my Mind - Pet Shop Boys (3)
3. Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim (2)
4. Romantic Traffic - The Spoons (4)
5. You May Be Right - The Grapes of Wrath (7)
6. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (
7. Give It Up - KC and the Sunshine Band (6)
8. Kyle’s Mom’s A Bitch - Eric Cartman (5)
9. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots (10)
10. Connection - Elastica (14)
11. Keep On Rocking In The Free World - Neil Young (9)
12. The Lonely Shepherd - Zamfir (11)
13. Chemical World - Blur (21)
14. Sycamore Trees - David Lynch and Jimmy Scott (13)
15. Papa’s Got A Brand New Pig Bag - Pig Bag (17)
16. Killing In The Name - Rage Against the Machine (1
17. The Globe - Big Audio Dynamite (12)
18. Crazy Train - Pat Boone (15)
19. Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths (16)
20. What is Life? - George Harrison (20)
21. Cannonball - The Breeders (19)
22. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day (NR)
23. Sin - Nine Inch Nails (25)
24. I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred (NR)
25. Zero - Smashing Pumpkins (23)

That is all.

Damn Near Freakin’ Impossible Trivia

Ahh, yes, ten years back, when I joined the work force, one thing kept my sanity on the early drives to work. The former alternative, then progressive rock, now just the cute little edge station in Toronto, 102.1 the edge. Well, a good 4,500 km out of range, and now I must find a new station that plays a lot of my old “alternative” favorites.

Enter CFOX. The music selection rocks, but the contests kick even more ass. During our mild, dry winters (yeah right… Vancouver is monsoon country), we had Naked for the ‘Nucks, where contestants would phone in, from a public location, stark naked (with 3rd party visual confirmation), and then have to answer a trivia question to win Canucks tickets for the game in GM Place that night. Definitely couldn’t get away with that in Toronto. No Leaf fan has that spirit.

Now we have trivia. But not just regular trivia. Not impossible. Just damn near freakin’. We’re at 34 questions (a new question and prize are added daily, to which callers must answer all), and still nobody can answer them ALL.

Can you? Here they are (date question added included):

Mar 30 - It is estimated that 100 million messages are sent WHERE every second?
Apr 3 - Which animal’s fingerprints are most like humans?
Apr 4 - 1 in 9 high school boys does this for money at least once a week. What is it?
Apr 5 - According to a sex poll, 75% of women have asked their ‘partner’ to leave what on during sex?
Apr 6 - Baseball season, baseball question: How many homeruns has Barry Bonds hit after the age of 35?
Apr 7 - This European country has the world’s hairiest women because they only shave their legs and armpits 38% of the time. What country is it?
Apr 10 - How many dogs survived being on the Titanic?
Apr 11 - Lighter than what I’m made of, more of me is hidden that seen. What am I?
Apr 12 - What is the most common plastic surgery for teenagers under the age of 18?
Apr 13 - On this date in 1912, the Titanic sunk… how many lifeboat seats were available for the more than 2,227 passengers and crew?
Apr 17 - What country has the lowest taxes in the world?
Apr 18 - A recent poll had ‘NYPD Blue’ and ‘Law and Order’ tied for Top TV cops as being the real deal. Which old time TV cop show came in second?
Apr 19 - Ounce for ounce, what is the most nutrient-dense, nutritious fruit there is?
Apr 20 - How much money did the original 1894 Stanley Cup cost?
Apr 21 - Where on earth was the hottest temperature ever recorded?
Apr 24 - According to a recent survey, the microwave was voted the #1 innovation for the kitchen, what was #2?
Apr 25 - What TV show theme is this: ‘…When the boys you used to hate you date, I guess you best investigate…’?
Apr 26 - Whose movements and body did computer animators use as the basis for the Gollum character in “The Lord of the Rings”?
Apr 27 - What is the full address for Homer and the rest of the Simpson family?
Apr 28 - Name 2 of the 3 films in which David Spade and Chris Farley both appeared?
May 1 - Who were the 1st European travelers in a hot-air balloon?
May 2 - What is 3 + 3 + 3?
May 3 - A recent poll revealed the #1 thing employees steal is pens and pencils - what is #2?
May 4 - In professional golf, how long - in minutes - does a competitor or caddy have to search for a ball that’s gone astray?
May 5 - What is the most common reason people have for using the OnStar feature in their car?
May 9 - According to the players in Major League Baseball, which city has the best fans?
May 10 - What industry spends the most on advertising per year?
May 11 - According to a recent poll, what is the #1 thing you should NEVER ask a women?
May 12 - Which flower symbolizes Mother’s Day?
May 15 - What is the dust particles seen floating in a sunbeam in homes mostly made up of?
May 16 - What is the largest living creature without a backbone?
May 17 - What is the one piece of sports equipment the average woman is most impressed to see in a date’s car?
May 18 - Which city boasts the largest taxi fleet in the world?
May 19 - On average, from the time a couple goes on a date, it takes 6 weeks for this to happen - what is it?

Bwahahaha!!! That is all.

da Vinci hits the theatres

For the what, five of you left who haven’t read the book, or seen the movie, do note that the following may be construed to contain spoilers.

All I need now are lesbians

Yes, it has only been a week since I posted this highly edgy comment. However, in one week, I have gotten more comments on it than I usually do on this whole blog in a week. Also, the hit counter has gone off the normal scale, from the 20 or so hits per day to a one day high of 123. Woo hoo for ratings on this load of tripe.

I feel I must give some backstory here. Back when I lost my blogger’s virginity, I saw the blogs of some of my phrenz, and noticed they had all sorts of wonderful comments praising the tripe they were posting, as it were a new gospel. Not being a social giant, jealousy ensued. Needless to say I had to come to terms that I was not the social butterfly, and posting mindless tripe was not my forte by any stretch of the imagination.

My lack of audience allowed me to post about virtually anything without fear of a flame war existing on my site. Then last week. Whenever I write something positive, nobody pays attention. As soon as I challenge the right wing, every Tom, Dick and Harry from the right come crawling out of the woodwork and try to change my opinion on things in a crusade-like effort. And in the last few weeks, it hit me.

I should take the Howard Stern approach. When he started being himself and not giving a fuck, he got ratings. Now all I need are lesbians. Because Howard learned early, “lesbians equals ratings”.

Though this blog really is for me. As I will be posting a disclaimer, finally, and soon, I will say this. What I say is what I say. You won’t change it, nor be able to get me to remove it. If you don’t like it, go away.

Now, as for what I’m going to enjoy later in the day. One of two films I have been looking forward too all winter. And no, it’s not See No Evil starring Kane.

Obviously, it’s The da Vinci Code. The movie based on a wonderful work of fiction by a great writer, Dan Brown, who makes many claims that are definitavely contadictory to Christian scriptures and the nature of Jesus.

Now, instead of making a load of comments agreeing or disagreeing with either text, I shall just ask a series of questions.

1. If one of the purposes of the bible is to serve as a historical documentation, and Christ is written to be divine, would it not support the divinity notion that his chastity caused outrage in the Jewish community would only continue to support the divine son of the Lord? Or is it that no documentation ever existed. And if none did, was it due to no public outcry to be fruitful and multiply? Or rather that Jesus was being fruitful and multiplying?

2. Why are so many devout Christians in fear of a concept from a work of fiction that of causing a major shift in faith? Is their faith really as strong as they say, or is it a smear campaign to silence contradictory viewpoints?

3. What were da Vinci’s motives in the various paintings discussed in the books? Was he just painting religiously commissioned works for pay, or was there artistic licence within them? Is the point of art to reflect beauty only, or to also inspire individual thought?

I could go on, but I’m sure you should get the point.

That is all.