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An Unexpected Gift
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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And, in the mail today, an unexpected gift.
No, not from an admirer (or a female one) - rather from an old friend who I'm too seldom in touch with. A brief note, and a CD - new, storebought (ironically) - "Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping". With an additional bonus DVD - 16 minute "Preacher Feature", and tracks such as "Remove Starbucks and Disney", which as I'm tired now and shortly off work I'll wait until tomorrow to enjoy. Or maybe until I have the boy, let him revel in the irony and pleasure. Delightful!
Wanderlust
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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A website that provides an interactive map detailing famous historical voyages. Only a dozen or so to pick from for the moment, hopefully they'll expand the trips in the future. For the armchair-virtual traveler....
Link: http://awesome.good.is/features/011/Wanderlust/index.htmlÂ
Sunday, April 17 - 2011
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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A miscellany of errands today - the boy having cancelled on our plans (he came up with "better", a shame as I was hoping to take him to see "Hobo With A Shotgun" at the Uptown...), so off - first stop the Hillhurst flea market (garage sales have begun, but I haven't found anything worth attending yet...), here a couple of books - Grey Owl and Henry Miller, a couple of thrift shops (pair of Timberland Loafers and an antique Sunburst bowl), then home for a nap, then the movie.
Not Hobo with a Shotgun, I'd like that to be an IFN pick, but I'm not sure if it's restricted or not. Instead I go to Rubber - the Movie, showing at the Plaza. First a bite to eat at Higher Ground, then the film.
Now I should have been tipped off by the abundance of tires and props adorning the outside of the theater that this was going to be a highlight of the Calgary Underground Film Festival, but I didn't think. Fortunately I was done early, and departing the Higher Ground discovered that there was a line extending around the block waiting to buy tickets. I dutifully got in line, the anticipation improves the film...
And it was - well, interesting. Gory (a staple of underground and cult films it would appear), but self-aware and he somewhat plays with, a nod and a wink, with cinematic conventions. Worth it, if your into that sort of stuff, I'd give it a worthwhile....
Now it's back to work.
Achaemenid Cup
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- Category: Found
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A man uses an old metal cup given to him by his grandfather for target practice. Man later has cup appraised, and discovers that it's made of solid gold, over 2300 years old, with an appraised value of over a quarter of a million dollars. Man sells cup.
Link: Achaemenid Cup
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