Wednesday, August 01, 2007

WONDERFUL THINGS!

a ginormous Optimus Prime birthday cake:

how ginormous, you ask? here he is again to scale...


lucky guy! ya know september's just around the corner...

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

HEADLINES

MEET OMAR SHAMSHOON, HIS WIFE, MONA, AND THEIR SON, BADR. AND WELCOME TO SPRINGFIELD.

whole article here - Homer’s odyssey: Why The Simpsons flopped in the Middle East

1-18-08

i trust that we've all seen Transformers by now (a.k.a. the best movie ever!) and we've all seen the mysterious J.J. Abrams trailer.



here's a site that covers everything i've dug up so far

anybody have anything to add?

HEADLINES

FINALLY, A SPORT THAT LETS YOU WEAR A TIE!




Friends, I urge you not to watch this video clip.

When I saw a story about the popularity of jousting, I asked for some video of it, picturing in my mind Men of iron charging one another with lances on snorting steeds, the losers crumpled in shiny piles of metal on the ground.

Fat chance. No, what we get here is a form of jousting where competitors charge this contraption and stick their itty-bitty lances through a small ring. And you can just forget about bloodied helmets and chainmail; these folks play in white outfits with neckties!

All in all, if you want to see bold knights in combat, you’ll catch lots more drama and action at a chess match. You’ve been warned.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

HARRY POTTER MANIA

and the countdown begins. happy reading weekend everyone!


I'll be celebrating at the Ministry of Magic at Vandusen Garden!

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

HEADLINES

This makes me unspeakably sad.

For seven days, Mark Kelley works as a teacher in the lowest ranked school in British Columbia.

watch Part 1 here

watch Part 2 here

HEADLINES

PAGANS HAVE A COW OVER HOMER


PAGANS have pledged to perform “rain magic” to wash away cartoon character Homer Simpson who was painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant.

The 17th century chalk outline of the naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality.

Many couples also believe the 180ft giant, which is carved in the hillside above Cerne Abbas, Dorset, is an aid to fertility.

A giant 180ft Homer Simpson brandishing a doughnut was painted next to the well-endowed figure today in a publicity stunt to promote The Simpsons Movie released later this month.

It has been painted with water-based biodegradable paint which will wash away as soon as it rains.

Ann Bryn-Evans, joint Wessex district manager for The Pagan Federation, said: “It’s very disrespectful and not at all aesthetically pleasing.

“We were hoping for some dry weather but I think I have changed my mind. We’ll be doing some rain magic to bring the rain and wash it away.”

She added: “I’m amazed they got permission to do something so ridiculous. It’s an area of scientific interest.”

She also expressed fears that the painting of Homer, from the animated television series The Simpsons, would cause a mess as it washed away.

During the Second World War, he was disguised to prevent the Germans from using him as an aerial landmark.

Since then he has always been visible, receiving regular grass trimming and a full re-chalking every 25 years.

***

"...not at all aesthetically pleasing." Pul-leeease! I'd take Homer with a giant pastry over dude with a giant hard-on any day!

AND THE SAGA CONTINUES

TOMB RAIDER

watch EPISODE 4: REVENGE OF THE AZTEC MUMMY

QUOTE OF THE DAY

jy: the power source on my computer died. do u think u could get me another?

later...

me (email): pc power source aquired

jy (email): Excellent work, Operative. Ve haff deposited ze unmarked funds in your Swizz account.Beware the spotted fox. Ze diamond crows at dawn.

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER

QUOTE OF THE DAY

random extra: this is a hundred times cooler than Armagedon!
Transformers Movie

(i fell out of my chair i was laughing so hard! what's worse? i was the only one in the theatre laughing. check the credits people!)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

optimus prime: Bumblebee, stop lubricating!
Transformers Movie

AND THE SAGA CONTINUES

HI, I'M A MARVEL...AND I'M A DC: AFTER HOURS #4

"well he wasn't ashamed to tell me he had syphilis"
-the Joker

Friday, July 13, 2007

HEADLINES



Set in 1985, premise takes place in an 'alternative' US where costumed 'adventurers' are real and the country is edging closer to a nuclear war.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

QUOTE OF THE DAY

dan: i've gone insane! i've lost it the big tomatoe

me: u lost a big tomatoe?

dan: no, i've lost it the big tomatoe

me: u've lost a big tomatoe?

dan: it - the big tomatoe

me: what big tomatoe?

dan: i've lost it

me: u lost ur big tomatoe?

dan: i've lost it the big tomatoe

me: u've lost IT (the big tomatoe)?

dan: no, the tomatoe isn't important. focus!

me: but the tomatoe is important to me!

dan: the tomatoe is not important. it has nothing to do with anything

me: but there is a big tomatoe?

dan: no

me: cuz u lost it?

dan: i've lost it the big tomotoe - i've just lost it the big tomatoe, there's no punctuation or anything

me: u've lost it the big potatoe?

dan: no!

me: oh dear! it's like ESL all over again. i'm saying what i'm hearing and just not quite right.

I NO WANT SPACEBOOK OR MYFACE!

"it is like almost i have become hooked on the crack cocaine"

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

VANCOUVER: A PARANORMAL MAP

a little early for Halloween but nonetheless...

a List of locations and spooky incidents

c/o Che Mcnabb

TRAILER - SANCTUARY

three cheers for the creative minds of Vancouver! the webisodes can be purchased from the website but this very helpful chap has posted them on Youtube. let's all send him happy thoughts.

here's a blurb from the Santuary website:

Stem cells, gene therapy, transplants, cloning… The very meaning of the word “humanity” changes daily in the modern world. But there is a darker side to the evolution of mankind, a truth only a few brave souls are willing to face : There are monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of our race.

Each webisode of Sanctuary follows the exploits of Dr. Helen Magnus (AMANDA TAPPING, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis) as she seeks out all manner of terrifying and monstrous creatures. She is aided in her quest by her reluctant protégé Will Zimmerman (ROBIN DUNNE, Dawson’s Creek, The Big Hit, Species 3) and her intrepid, if somewhat reckless daughter Ashley (EMILIE ULLERUP, Battlestar Galactica). Together they will be drawn into a frightening and mysterious world populated by beings that defy explanation.

Fusing stunning visual effects, Sanctuary takes the viewer into a thrilling world where science meets the supernatural. This fictional online universe fills the void left by traditional network television by providing multiple High Definition resolutions, immersive interaction, and direct communication between the viewer and the Sanctuary creative team.

What is Sanctuary?
Sanctuary is the first broadcast quality, High Definition dramatic series designed specifically for the internet.


What is unique about Sanctuary?
Many things:Sanctuary is the first tapeless HD digital production - using only digital media on hard drives from shooting through to post. As well, the majority of Sanctuary's first eight webisodes (approx. two hours) were shot entirely on green screen sets -- meaning the backgrounds are completely computer generated.


Additionally, we use an innovative 3D computer-model tracking system live on set, allowing actors and crew to "see" renderings of the CG worlds they are "filming" in real time.
Sanctuary recently was awarded a Guinness World Record for "Highest Budget Television Production Direct to the Web".


Who created Sanctuary?
Sanctuary was created by Sci-fi writer/producer Damian Kindler (Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis).


AND THE SAGA CONTINUES

from the man who penned Aeon Flux and the Animatrix, Peter Chung presents TOMB RAIDER: KEYS TO THE KINGDOM.

watch EPISODE 1

web-episode 2 coming 11 July 2007

CAPTAIN OBVIOUS STRIKES AGAIN

WOMEN DRAWN TO MEN WITH MUSCLES

"Muscular young men are likely to have more sex partners than their less-chiseled peers, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday."

fascintating! who woulda thunk it? (where's the sarcastic button on this thing?)

Friday, July 06, 2007

BUSH BASH

from our friends at Backwards Bush


see also: The Genius of Bush video:

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Talking in statment form is the way old friends speak to each other. Statements are the mode of the intimate, the confident, and the giving. They invite others to share and make perfect metaphysical sense.

-Juggler (From The Game:Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists)

TRACKS ON REPEAT

TIMBALAND - BOMBAY


- Timbaland Lyrics

Thursday, July 05, 2007

QUOTE OF THE DAY

at an East Indian wedding

me: so, what's happening now

groom: her brother is supposed to carry her out from the house and pass her into my arms

me (looking around the corner): when?

groom (also looking around the corner): any minute now

(the bride's brother comes around the corner a few seconds after with a garbage bag heading to the dumpster)

groom: hey, that's not your sister!

me: or is it?

QUOTE OF THE DAY

salsa practice - we're nearing the end of an hour long practice and realizing that P. has been wearing his jacket throughout.

n: P., aren't you hot?

P (looks in the mirrior): why, yes i am. thank you for noticing.

HEADLINES

BLINDED BY LOVE, MAN STABBED IN EYE BY GIRLFRIEND

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong woman who blinded her boyfriend in one eye in a fight six years ago has been jailed for jabbing a chopstick into his other eye, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Last November, Po Shiu-fong, 58, accused long-time boyfriend Kwok Wai-ming, 49, of having an affair, the South China Morning Post reported.

During the row, Po stabbed a plastic chopstick into his left eye, which she had already blinded six years ago when she poked it with her finger.

"Po became hysterical when she saw the wound and mopped it with a towel. The pair then went to bed," the paper said.

"The next morning they had another argument in which she grabbed a chopstick and stabbed Kwok's right eye," it said.

Two days later, he sought medical treatment and filed a police report against Po, whom he had dated since 1993.

The paper said he didn't report the attack six years ago, telling the court his silence was "a love sacrifice."

Kwok lost 10 to 20 percent vision in his right eye, the paper said.
Po was jailed for six months on Tuesday.

"If I forgive her, God would not forgive me," the paper quoted Kwok as saying. "No matter what, nothing could compensate for the loss of my eye."

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

TRACKS ON REPEAT

Lifehouse - Everything


- Lifehouse Lyrics



here's to standing still

i READ

Three cheers for Lewis Shiner who has posted his fiction along with a manifesto about the collapse of short fiction markets and the importance of short fiction as a way for writers to experiment and for readers to discover new writers.

He calls the project the "Fiction Liberation Front."

I'm told that the following is possibly Shiner's greatest work. It'll haunt you every time you hear a Beatles, Beach Boys, Doors, or Jimi Hendrix song. The book is now out of print but I just ordered mine from Amazon. I can't wait!


From Library Journal:

Shiner ( Slam , LJ 8/1/90, among others) has written what may be the first rock n roll time-travel novel. Ray Chackleford is a self-employed electronics repairman whose marriage is foundering and whose father has recently died. These unresolved relationships are complicated when Ray travels to the Mexican site of his father's death and promptly falls in love with a woman even more unstable than he. In the midst of this emotional turmoil, Ray--a rock drummer during his youth in the late Sixties--begins to hear in his head and manages to transfer to tape legendary unfinished recordings by Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, and Jimi Hendrix. This music is accompanied by "journeys" into the troubled lives of these rock musicians. Shiner's appealing main character and his gripping style overcome the less believable aspects of his story. With the current comeback of the Sixties, this novel should be widely popular.

Friday, June 29, 2007

TOP 10

well, 25 actually but the title was there.

Here they are, The 25 Most Ridiculous Band Names in Rock History, from whence they came and why they are so wonderfully ridiculous.

TOP 10

Science Pop Songs! does it get any cooler?

and the nominees are...

Thursday, June 28, 2007

TEENY BURGERS!




what will they think of next?

ODD NEWS

facebook ends marriage - story here

CEREAL STRAWS



how unnessessary is this? full story here

Thursday, June 21, 2007

GIZMO GAL

how much do i love this solar powered beach tote?!

you're at the beach, your ipod dies. no problem, just plug it into the high-tech flexible solar panel. all your gizmos and gadgets will be at full charge all the time! love love love it!

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER

i are in ur sighburr-wrld, mayxn a LOLspoof!
LOLtrek

LOLbots


LOLcode

HAI

CAN HAS STDIO?

VISIBLE "HAI WORLD!"

KTHXBYE

weez in yer culcher, changin' yer werds!

yez, i noes i R big g33k

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENTS


oh yes my friends, it is happening. let us all put our hands together and pray that they don't screw this one up. oh Diablo - happy memories.

full story at Sneek Peek

MOVIE ANNOUNCEMENTS


yes, the image is posted correctly. i don't get how it might work either but both Scarlette Johannson and Kirsten Dunst are being considered for roles. any guesses who they might play? is the old rich guy with the moustache like Hugh Hefner or something?

full story at Sneek Peek

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

TRACKS ON REPEAT

do you any stories about crazy people? do share, i love crazy people.

i'm currently obsessing over the story of Alexander Scriabin and his work Mysterium (also known as Preparation for the Final Mystery). Sciabin believed that this piece of music when played would bring about the end of the world. he would die of ecstasy when he finished playing it and the human race would be replaced by "nobler beings." he began planning the piece in 1903 and worked on it until his death in 1915. the work was never completed, for better or for worse, the world will never know.

Russian composer Alexander Nemtin spent almost three decades on completing Scriabin's work. Nemtin completed the masterpiece in 1996 and obviously, we are no nobler but this is merely Nemtin's realisation of the pieces left behind. Here are clips of the cd that was released in 1996. personally, i think it's quite pretty.

Scriabin's notoriety had little to do with his music. his music is actually little known outside of Russia as it was simply too bizarre for the time. he is best known for his eccentricity which seems a shame. According to Harold Schoenberg, it is possible that Scriabin had a rare genetic disorder called synesthesia, in which sound is translated into color.

Monday, June 18, 2007

TRAILER - TRANSFORMERS

a fan-made trailer. it's sweet!

and this is obviously recorded at the world premier last week

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER


FLASHMOB VANCOUVER

Vancouver Water Fight Flashmob
* Date: Saturday, July 14, 2007
* Time: 1:00pm
* Location: Stanley Park
* City/Town: Vancouver, BC

Code of Conduct:
1. This is a water fight - don't bring any other weapons apart from water pistols, WATER BOMBS ARE MESSY SO CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF - littering is a crime and we love out planet.

2. We are not going to be your parents, nor are we going to be the police, if you see some one doing something stupid tell them to stop - if your doing something stupid - don't, your going to ruin it and this has the potential to be a massive laugh

3. Dress to impress but not like a terrorist (your going to get wet just remember - hence why its happening close to summer - its going to be the hottest ever recorded)

4. Don't terrorise the public - if they want to get involved let them . THIS IS AN OPEN INVITATION

5. Don't bring camera's. They're going to get wet and DON'T come complaining when they don't work. There will be plenty of othere people involved devoted to taking pictures.

6. This is a LAUGH, don't take it too seriously, and don't beat each other up over it (close up shooting and all that).

7. Don't leave any mess behind!!! We come and then go (the place looks the same as it does when we came, that inlcudes plastic bottles e.t.c)

8. DON'T GET THE ARMED POLICE DEPLOYED BY BRINGING WATER PISTOLS THAT LOOK LIKE REAL GUNS!!!!!!!!!

9. Please try not to use more water than you have to - preserve your supplies...... REMEMBER there could be a water ban this summer.

10. If anyone asks whos organised it - we all happened to be in the same place at the same time. amazing isn't it ?

11. No one get naked in the fountain - you could be arrested

12. No dyed water - it stains cloths AND it could stain the pavements..... Not good its vandalism SPREAD THE WORD !!!!

13. OK, get naked, but I can't promise there will be a fountian promise there will be a fountian......

Saturday, June 16, 2007

LOVE IT/HATE IT?

the Dark Knight gets new digs:

Thursday, June 14, 2007

SQUIRREL GOES ON RAMPAGE, INJURES 3

it doesn't get any better than this!

An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch.

The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said Thursday.
With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off.


The animal then entered a building site and jumped on a construction worker, injuring him on the hand and arm, before he managed to fight it off with a measuring pole.


"After that, the squirrel went into the 72-year-old man's garden and massively attacked him on the arms, hand and thigh," the spokesman said. "Then he killed it with his crutch."

The spokesman said experts thought the attack may have been linked to the mating season or because the squirrel was ill.


story c/o Reuters

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER


so cute i could die! icanhascheezburger.com






Tuesday, June 12, 2007

FLASHMOB VANCOUVER

I should have posted this ages ago.

05 May 2007 - Metro Town Food Court

HOLLYWOOD ZOMBIES

TRAILER - PARADISE REDRAWN

Congratulations Zach on your upcoming feature film directorial debut. We're all rooting for you and you do us proud!

Thursday, June 07, 2007

TRAILER - WEBCOMS

watch all the episodes of We Need Girlfriends

here's a trailer:

IT'S UGLY AND IT CAUSES SEIZURES!

the reaction to this hideous logo began almost immediately after its unveiling, but just to rub salt in the wounds of the great minds that thought spending over $800K on this was a bright idea, animated footage has been pulled off the airwaves and cyberspace because it was causing triggering epileptic fits

story here

THE 7 WONDERS OF CANADA, EH?

CBC narrows the list to 15, see video here

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

BOOZ2GO

it's a powder, just add water can be sold legally to minors. what will we think of next? powder alcohol story here

Sunday, June 03, 2007

TRAILER - BATMAN RETURNS: THE DARK KNIGHT

and these clever kids are worth checking out too:

MARVEL VS. DC




check out the whole series here

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

RINGTUNES

i've been spending way too much time on this site - but check out the newest ringtunes i made!

general:


messages:


text:


here's the rest of 'em - can you guess which one i attached to your name on my phone?

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

TRACKS ON REPEAT - TAYLOR SWIFT

a farewell to wrong numbers...


QUOTE OF THE DAY

david: you'll get Shrute Bucks

me: eh?

david: Shrute Bucks. don't you watch the office?

me: nope.

david: this guy, Shrute, gives out Schrute Bucks if you do good

me: so do we get Dulley Dollars?

HEATH LEDGER'S JOKER


how will the transformation look?



on no, not really. The Dark Knight (set to release 18 July 2008) will be bringin' on a much darker Joker!


HI HO SILVER...

the Lone Ranger to be resurrected. story c/o Sneakpeek



TRACKS ON REPEAT - TIMBALAND FT. ONE REPUBLIC


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Monday, May 28, 2007

TRAILER - TRANSFORMERS

the newest Transformers trailer - i think i'm actually gonna cry a little i'm so happy!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

THAT'S THE SPIRIT, THING! LEND A HAND.

The Adams Family are moving to Broadway!


IPOD...IWANT!

will someone please put a stop to my insanity!

foldable piggy speakers that i couldn't get the image for.

or these guys!




i was never much of a dog person until i laid eyes on these ipuppy!


and the ICY penguin




and it wouldn't be me without the icat!






Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Sunday, May 20, 2007

QUOTE OF THE DAY

guy: what's your name?

betty: betty

guy: benny

betty: no, betty

guy: yea, benny

betty: no, BET-TY

guy: BEN-NY

betty: no, listen to what i'm saying guy, it's betty!

guy: yea, i get it! you're betty, i'm benny!

GOOGLE YOURSELF LATELY?

i have my very own cyclone! that should make you think twice before pissing me off!

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

QUOTE OF THE DAY / SALSA

r: so the momentum comes from the knees

n: no, i think it's the hips

r: it looks like the knees

n: nope, definitely the hips

r: well u know what they say about hips?

n: huh?

r: they don't lie

NEW RELEASES

also out today:

MR. MCGEE...DON'T MAKE ME ANGRY...

you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...

c/o Sneak Peek:
the very yummy Edward Norton is the new Hulk and Tim Roth is set to play the Abomination.

NEW RELEASES


oh yes, it's finally here my friends!

Monday, May 14, 2007

MEET THE TRANSFORMERS

Optimus Prime




Bumble Bee
Megatron





Tuesday, May 08, 2007

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL

oh my juju!

see clips here- especially the Canada AM featuring, "All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed."

i hope this comes to Vancouver.
loves! loves! loves it!

TRAILERS



Friday, May 04, 2007

DIRTY HOCKEY

it was a sad sad day for Canuck's fans yesterday. we toast to Linden's heart, we toast to Naslund's leadership, we toast to Pyatt's dreamy eyes, and most of all we toast to Luongo's everything.

here's a couple quotes that laura uttered over and over again with great vigor during the game last night:

"get some stick on it!"

"play harder! harder!"

"go deep into their end zone!"

WATCH OUT


more info @ SneekPeakTV



Thursday, May 03, 2007

INTERVIEW

intense interview with George Tennet, former CIA director, on 9/11.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007