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Hey... hope things are going well. Not much new here... our Prime Minister gave a really good speech in defense of gay and lesbian marriage, based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, so I'm happy about that. He basically said that the government is going to act according to the Charter, and not let any possible majority of people vote to remove rights from a minority, which I think is pretty cool. I just hope enough of the members of Parliament support him.

Other than that, well, not much to say, really... school is still depressing... no especially cool new photos in the last few days (tried to get some sunset photos yesterday, but mostly they didn't come out the way I hoped... I'll post one or two in the next day or so, maybe). Actually, I have nothing much to say at all. Yet I seem to be taking a remarkably long time in saying it. Odd, that.

Well, on that somewhat discordant (or at least pointless) note, I shall wish you a happy day (and a ), and go make some supper.

[Edited on Feb 17, 2005 6:23PM]

Happy Valentine's Day to you as well. No saucy vixen in my VD, alas... I don't really seem to have the necessary "something" (whatever it is) to get much time with saucy vixens. One of these computer nerd things, I guess. Oh well. Hope yours was more exciting. (Well, it could hardly have been *less* exciting, so maybe I should amend that to say that I hope it was *very* exciting! Or at least *somewhat* exciting. Or in fact any kind of exciting at all... )

I've put "Wiseblood" on my list of things to read... will let you know what I think, when I get to it.

It'll surprise me if the American government embraces same-sex marriage, that's for sure... in fact, it'll surprise me if it remembers that it agreed to a "full faith and credence" clause recognizing as legitimate marriages that occur by other rules in other countries (e.g. Canada). According to that clause, it is required to acknowledge as married any couple that other signatories to that agreement recognize as married... including Canada... so if you get married here, the US is supposed to accept that. I bet it won't though.

Favourite actors/actresses... well, if we're talking about sheer acting skill, I'd have to give the nod to Gary Oldman. He never looks like the same person twice! I mean... I like, say, Clint Eastwood, but it's always "Clint Eastwood playing *whoever*". With Oldman, I can hardly realize it's him... it's just *whoever*, being himself. I admire that. Particular roles... well... he's been so many people that I can hardly pick one. There's a movie that I forget the name of, where he plays a hit man who wants to get out of the business, but he gets involved with the hit woman of an enemy gang. Can't remember much, but it starts and ends with him waiting, year after year, in this desolate ghost town for somebody who he knows won't be coming (his wife, as I recall... but I could be wrong). Great role.

As far as actresses are concerned, I admire several... Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Geena Davis... and others, I suppose... but I can't think off-hand of any who can submerge themselves in a role the way Oldman does. I admire Glenn Close, primarily because I still can hardly bear to see her, based on her terrifying performance in "Fatal Attraction". Now *that* was an effective role. It still turns my stomach, years later! Her character still makes my skin crawl, which makes her a pretty damned good actress, in my humble opinion! Also Judi Dench for various roles, and (damn... can't think of her name) but somebody else, anyway... (Oh, yeah... Kathy Bates... some really effective work, there!)

About "Gangs of New York": I'm not a diCaprio fan, at all, but except for him I thought the movie was good. I loved Day-Lewis's role, and thought there were several other really good performances. Also, I like the movie because it reveals a side of American history that I suspect most Americans don't know, and perhaps don't care to know. I can't help but think it's good for them to see a little more clearly how their country came to be. (Oops, forgot... "them" includes "you"... so... I mean no offense. It's just that many Americans tend to be a bit under-educated about their own history, never mind other people's... and I can't help but think that a better understanding of where they come from might contribute to a better understanding of where they are going and where they could go.) (But all other things being equal, I'd rather watch "Chicago" or "Moulin Rouge"... )

Oh... should probably mention: I finished "Baudolino" (that novel that I thought I understood, then didn't understand, then.... ) Anyway, the end didn't really put it all together for me. I understand some of the things the author was after, I think... but not all. I don't do so well with allegory, and most of the latter 1/3 of the book was allegorical (or at least I think it was... doesn't seem to make much sense otherwise). In retrospect, I think it's a great book, although not one that reveals itself completely on the first reading. I'll set it aside for a while, then read it again in a few months. I suspect I'll get more out of it then.

Do you find this... that really substantial books (and music, and whatever) only reveal their depth over time? I can never decide if I like a piece of music until I've heard it at least a few times... likewise books... and I frequently find that interesting people take time to get to know... seems to be kind of a widespread phenomenon, at least for me. How about you?

monkeys are cheaper than body piercings.

Has I ever cared for and fed a monkey? (Neither have I, but body piercings seem cheap in comparison to the likely cost...)

P.S. You mentioned expiration, which led to fear and trembling in my heart... do you leave by choice? Or do you want to remain here? If so... I predict that it shall be made possible... edited to say: and I don't make predictions I'm not sure of...

[Edited on Feb 10, 2005 11:41PM]

Oooooohhhh... posting the Wendy's burger is just... heartless. Cruel. Unworthy. There are *onions* in that burger. I can't eat onions. There is *lettuce* in that burger. I can't eat lettuce. There are *tomatoes* in that burger. I'll leave the obvious conclusion to you.

That's just... heartless.

And I haven't even mentioned the pickles. (Oh, wait, shit, now I have!!)

that's quite a menagerie

Where is the line between honest self-appraisal and self-denigration?

I'm sure I've stepped across it (tripped over it, and fallen on my face) many times, but it is (sometimes, at least) a hard line to see clearly.

I've come home drunk and pissed my pants while passed out twice in the last month.

Hey, sounds like you're reading "The Rotation Method", by Kierkegaard. Am I right? If so, how's it going? I read it years ago... bogged down on "Concluding Unscientific Postscript", though.

I thought I should clarify a remark I made a couple of journal-entries back. I mentioned "schadenfreude" in reference to your apparent glee that I was heading to the dentist... it was only after I posted it that I realized it might be construed as relating to your then-current journal entry, about that bozo who caused the train derailment. Hope I haven't offended you, or caused you to think I'm a jerk, or any such thing.

Hope to hear from you...

Those are some awesome photos.

I enjoyed Troy. My roommate confessed that he'd wanted to see it for a while, but he waited until I suggested it because it seemed like a chick flick since it had Eric Bana and Brad Pitt in the cast.

And yeah, I've wondered about the whole thing about nominating films that come out in December, although truthfully the film release schedule often takes the short attention-span of Hollywood into account, and releases some of its best films in December precisely so that they won't be forgotten.

I will....BORING

profile: accountant, average, no particular hobbies, stable, and confident in my dulldrums.

read carefully-

your je question:

who said it's easier to die for love than to live for it?

my flippant answer:

I don't know, he's dead.

the REST of the comment is about O'Reilly-

OK?

1. I'm an ex-class clown and I can't help it.?

2. You threw out a great straight line.?

3. I was answering your question, and answering your comment in the same response?

Now does it make more sense?

What's wrong with gas guzzling SUV's?

Usually when I visit other towns, I like to seek out the cool old shit that the locals patronize. Someplace like Langer's, Cole's, Phillipe's, Pink's, Carny's, etc. I also like to find the quirky cool shops and the rock clubs.

We've played the Velvet (which I think is no more) and I know about the Casbah, but I've never been there.

You should be the new Kinsey!!! Think of all the experiments you could run!!!