Just learned that a noted SF writer has an email address of lazaruslong@No, I’m not going to give the whole thing away.com. That’s for my mOm, who will be amused.
Day: September 6, 2008
Phone in the audience?
Oooo, look, a $14 steadycam!
What’s with Toronto this summer? + added politics, movies
I saw Thin Red Line last night, it being one of the lifetime list movies. I really liked it; it sure was paced in a strange way. Parts of it moved so fast that it was hard to maintain some understanding of the action, and parts were so slow that I felt like I was moving into glacier time. The casting was great and I can see why Jim Caviezel’s performance made Mel Gibson think of him for Jesus six years later for the Passion of the Christ.
It was so nice having Keith here last night. On the way out the door he told a joke that had me laughing so hard I cried. Keith can do that do me. I responded with, “Did you notice how McCain said Fight with me the other night in his speech? I know he meant fight WITH me but when I read the headline I thought, Jeez, John, I may be a dumpy fifty year old woman with a bad back, but I’m going to kick the snot out of yaz. By your invitation even.
I liked this commentary on the Republican National Convention.
Yippeeeee! David Emerson is NOT running for office again here in this riding. Excuse me while I’m thrilled; now I have to figure who to vote for to keep Harper’s Conservatives out. Not a fan so far; the war drums, the social conservatism and the expletive insanity about DRM – which, may inertia be thanked, will died on the order table ‘fore the election – the smarmy letter I got in response to my complaint about the peacetime initiative to allow American troops on Canadian soilunder special circumstances’ = or whenever the Canadian government feels like asking them – oh yeah, not thrilled with the Conservatives. That another political party would piss me off as bad in different ways is par for the course, and what a depressing prospect, etc.
Woo hoo! Jerome/Shannon are getting married today! I think I have to bring a chair. It’s happening outdoors rain or shine, so I wonder if I’m getting wet this afternoon.
No sign of Katie. I just texted her. It’s annoying but I suppose that’s an improvement, it used to be scary.