i like you

more use of vancouver scenery and talent in popular tv shows:


this is from stargate universe, which they shoot here in town. that's zac, he used to do a radio show for the station i work at. i see him occasionally in locally made tv.


this is from fringe, and the scene is taking place in te slocan restaurant. any time i take the 135 bus from downtown to work, or vice verse, i go past this. never eaten there, but i hear it's ok.

*30*

it taking me longer and longer to recover from insults.

while i can't sleep, maybe you can't either.

bougieman posted this, but maybe, fore shame, fore shame, you don't read his lj.

so i'm watching this popeye cartoon and in it, both popeye and bluto have diners. one across the street from the other and wimpy is their only customer. kind of like an analogy for walmart vs. everyone else.

anyhow, these things are always about escalation.


and here bluto, kicking things up a notch, is taking pepper off a shelf to make popeye sneeze.


but wait, right next to the pepper... spice?

are there other references to dune hid inside these cartoons?

so far, theses are the high point of the new prisoner series.

it's like watching a six episode long train wreck.

CJSF top 30 for the week ending November 16, 2009


01 Nü Sensae---Nü Sensae---Isolated Now Waves
02 Isotopes---around the horn b/w you gotta freeze---Self-released
03 Hard-Ons with Neal Hamburger---American exports/committed to suicide/young punks/six pack---Red Lounge Records
04 Rise Ashen + Stephane Lefrancois---the venenosa---Balanced House
05 You Say Party! We Say Die!---xxxx---Paper Bag Records
06 D.O.A.---kings of punk, hockey and beer---Sudden Death
07 Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The---higher than the stars---Slumberland
08 Night Horse/The High Saints---Night Horse/The High Saints split 7"---Tee Pee
09 Night Horse/Dirty Sweet---Night Horse/Dirty Sweet split 7"---Tee Pee
10 Bonnie Prince Billy---stay b/w people living---Drag City
11 Bachelorette---do the circuit b/w I want to be your girlfriend---Drag City
12 C'Mon/Pride Tiger---C'Mon/Pride Tiger split 7"---Yeah Right Records
13 Inbred, The---legacy of fertility---Alternative Tentacles
14 XX, The---xx---XL
15 Dana-Marie---the music of Dana-Marie---Self-released
16 Thomas Function---in the Valley of sickness---Fat Possum
17 Islands---vapours---Anti-
18 Six Finger Satellite---a good year for hardness---Anchor Brain
19 My Milky Way Arms---Lightsaber Circuit Breaker---Milky Syndication
20 We Are Wolves---invisible violence---Dare To Care Records
21 Do Make Say Think---other truths---Constellation
22 Max Richter---memoryhouse---Fatcat
23 Mission Of Burma---the sound the speed the light---Matador
24 Trophy Wife---Trophy Wife---Self-released
25 Parlour Steps---the hidden names---Nine Mile Records
26 Ox---burnout---Self-released
27 Gordon Gano & The Ryans---under the sun---Yep Roc Records
28 Felix---you are the one I pick---Kranky
29 Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown---varmint---Cuneiform
30 Maskatesta---¿quequieres que tediga?---PP Lobo Records

new dr. who!

joy!

a grasshopper hops in to a bar.

the bartender says, hey we have a drink named after you.

the grasshopper says, you have a drink named sam?

the bartender says, i was going to say grasshopper.

the grasshopper say, oh. and they both look awkwardly at their hands. can i get a pint of something on special, i want to watch the game.

cinematheque's recent program guide offers an annual pass. good for all regular screenings there in 2010.

it's $249. which is about $60 less than what i paid for my viff pass (which was only good for, including the media screenings, about a month).

it's a lot of money for me, but, i think i'm going to buy it and call it an xmas gift for myself.

in previous years i spent multiples of $88 to buy a 10 movie pass from them. i figure in 2007 i spent well in excess of, probably twice that much seeing films there.

the shitty thing is, 2010 is still a month and a half away. between now and then i could easily see 20-25 films.

btw, i'm going there on sunday to watch all 5 parts of the cremaster cycle, which is probably close to, if not longer than 7 hours. if you know whats good for you, you'll come and sit next to me.

sorry if this is all old to you, but it's new to me.


check it out, angus scrimm AKA the tall man from the phantasm movies has a two episode spot on alias. is it me, or do you think that maybe jj abrams has a soft spot for those don coscorelli movies. i don't know if they were ever referenced in lost, but both scrimm and coascorelli were both mentioned on fringe.


the other thing, jenifer garner does some things very well. need high kicks while wearing a tight dress? she kicks ass at that.


some things, like acting surprised, she's not very good at.


surprised much? you're doing it wrong.

i only just started watching alias, but i'm already 15 episodes into season one.

another good reason to watch, as if the continual cliff hangers wasn't enough,

sarah shahi AKA dani reese from life has a reoccurring character.

why did i never watch this when it was broadcasting regularly?

wait a second,

is this quinten tarintino playing a spy on alias?

*30*

even before i found out that this is it, was a michael jackson movie (which was only last week), each time i saw the title out of the side of my eye, i read his shit.

today was bad. strength to both my hands disappeared while i was at work. my hands curled up and i was only able to extend one or two fingers at a time and then w/difficulty.

i took some advil, now i'm going back to bed.

these last 3 days i've woken up w/a headache.

behind my right eye that gets worse and worse. friday i thought it was the flu, took some aspirin around 3 and eventually it went away.

saturday, it just got worse and worse all day until i took a nap at 6 and woke up w/it gone.

today, i took some advil and hope w/in a few hours it's gone.

is this dehydration?

squeeeee!

anyone watch the premier of V tonight?

i thought things looked familiar, so i checked it out. it's being filmed here in town.

this does not bode well.

hometown pride and all... much bad tv is made here.

even my favorite show from last season, fringe, moved here over the summer. it's completely lost it's nervyneess. the tone has changed, now it's almost comedy.

which is not to say some good tv doesn't get made here. maybe i'm overly critical 'cause i recognize locations, or actors from other locally made shows.

*30*

i made an external 1 tb hard drive my birthday present to myself.

so far it's been formatting for over an hour.

btw, if your in town wednesday the 4th, come by pat's pub after 8 and wish me a happy birthday. there may be cake.

CJSF top 30 for the week ending November 2, 2009.


01 James T. Kirks, The---theme from the twilight living room/Deadwood/dragstrip deathtoll---Eat Shit And Die Records
02 You Say Party! We Say Die!---xxxx---Paper Bag Records
03 Reverend Horton Heat---laughin' & cryin'---Yep Roc Records
04 Clientele, The---bonfires on the heath---Merge
05 Mad Cowboys---Mad Cowboys---Self-released
06 Sparks---lighten up, morrissey b/w Brenda's always in the way---Lil' Beethoven Records
07 Young Widows/Melt-Banana---Young Widows/Melt-Banana split 7"---Temporary Residence Ltd.
08 Stolen Hearts---heart collector/fire/in and out---Douchemaster Records
09 Jolts, The---born speedin b/w gimme gasoline---Eat Shit And Die Records
10 Action, The---complete punk recordings 1977-1978---Sudden Death
11 *Various---bugalú tropical ¡gózalo!---Vampi Soul
12 D.O.A.---kings of punk, hockey and beer---Sudden Death
13 *Various---the virus has been spread---D-Trash Records
14 Extra Happy Ghost!!!---how the Beach boys sound to those with no feelings---Saved By Radio
15 Sex With Strangers---the Tokyo steel---Boutique Empire
16 Ox---burnout---Self-released
17 Canaille Jazz Band, The---presents potential things---Standard Form
18 Fort Knox Five---radio free dc remixed---Self-released
19 Landed--- liver + lungs---Corleone
20 Kestrels---primary colours---Noyes Records
21 *Various---rocksteady the roots of reggae---Moll-Selekta
22 Thee Manipulators---ease up on the breakdowns!---Neptoon Records
23 Maskatesta---¿quequieres que tediga?---PP Lobo Records
24 Arnocorps---the ballsy ep---Vulcan Sky Records
25 Silver Starling---Silver Starling---Last Gang Records
26 VitaminsForYou---he closed his eyes so he could dance with you---Self-released
27 High Watt Electrocutions---desert opuses---Instrospection Records
28 Nine Mile---country porno electric fireplace---Xiola Records
29 Atlas Sound---logos---Kranky
30 Minto---lay it on me---Self-released

i was thinking about going to see susperia tonight, but i'm super paranoid about the swine flu.

nothing breeds bacteria like a crowded movie theater.

and because i have ms, it's not recommended that i get a flu shot.

so far i've been taking care of myself by taking lots of zinc and the vitamin C as well as keeping myself hydrated.

not being around a lot of people probably helps too.

i'm listening to this weeks radio show right now. shit man, this thing moves like a speeding train.

check it out and let me know.

http://www.cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2009_October_30_18_00.mp3
http://www.cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2009_October_30_18_30.mp3
http://www.cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2009_October_30_19_00.mp3
http://www.cjsf.ca/vanilla_archives/2009_October_30_19_30.mp3

also, cheap shot humor directed at xtians around the 45 minute mark. how can you go wrong??!

it's still early, public transit doesn't smell like vomit yet.