Yesterday I finished reading Stephen King’s novel, “Under the Dome”. This is the first novel I’ve actually finished reading from him in a while – last one being “The Cell”. I generally find his writing either hit or miss with me – this book is reminiscent of his earlier Bachman books, which I did enjoy… […]
Ok, so this weekend I didn’t see a new movie. Total sad face. My movie night seems to be becoming a bi-weekly thing cuz there just isn’t much good stuff coming out. There were only 2 movies that I could have been talked into paying to see; Paranormal Activity 2 and Hereafter. I know I… […]
Is a Christmas carol? I can’t believe it – Halloween hasn’t even come and gone and the retail sector is already setting up Christmas if it hasn’t already finished. It looks like Christmas threw up all over the front end of the store I work at but that’s not even the worst of it –… […]
I love action movies. The running, jumping, car chases, explosions, the villain, the hero, the incredibly epic (or epically bad) banter between the two regularly makes for good entertainment. Even though many people drop the action genre to the side calling it nonsense and mindless I think it is an art. A good action film… […]
Sorry i haven’t written all week. Monday was Thanksgiving and I woke up with a runny nose, sore throat, and every muscle in my body ached. Turkey day in our house was canceled sadly. I wasn’t in the mood or physically able to cook, clean, and then entertain. The usual tryptophan induced sleep was replaced… […]
Well it’s been a while since my last post and I’ve been wondering what to write about. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write about the question is how to go about these things. At first I thought about doing a movie review (“Let Me In†– thumbs up) then I thought… …more
Last night was the launch of Descants “Writers in Prison†issue and I was invited to be there. I have never been to a launch for anything; EVER, and was very much looking forward to it a few weeks in advance… …more
Was it art or just wondering around in the dark? A blow by blow account. This weekend in our fine city Toronto was the art festival –Nuit Blanche. The evening started off with an easy ride from the burbs to the downtown core where it suddenly went to hell with road closures and blockades… …more
It is very rare that I write a post on the weekend but this is for a special reason. Last night/this morning was the 5th annual Nuit Blanche. It is, as it says on the booklet “For one sleepless night experience Toronto transformed by artists.” It runs from sunset to sunrise and is… …more
Arachnophobia: An abnormal fear of spiders. I’m not sure if I would classify myself as having arachnophobia even though spiders do give me the willies. Let’s just say that I have a healthy respect for them and want them at their distance, if they get to close I don’t run away but I always… …more