Archive for January, 2009
Christopher Moore talking about his new book Fool, due out next week: Moore’s one of my favourite authors. He’s absolutely hilarious, and I’ve really been looking forward to his next book. I’m sure it’ll be great. [via Christopher Moore's weblog] [ READ MORE ]
Stumbled across Archive last week, an English band that sort of mixes trip-hop with progressive rock. They’ve been around since the mid-nineties, but I hadn’t heard of them until now. I thought I’d share their video for “Again”, from their 2002 album You All Look the Same to Me: The character animations are a little dodgy [ READ MORE ]
Same days, I wish I could do this to everyone I meet. It’s interesting how the eerie music (Aviva Pastoral by Nathan Larson) can change a humourous and juvenile act like this and make it seem grotesque and haunting. But still hilarious. [via] [ READ MORE ]
The winners for the Ascension contest I posted about earlier have been chosen. I had planned to enter, but I left the writing for the weekend and then fell ill. That’s what I get for waiting, I guess. I’m still reading through the entries. He had a record number turn out this time, and there’s always [ READ MORE ]
Who knows if much change will really come, but it certainly feels good to know someone with a head on his shoulders is running the show down there now. As a Canadian, the feeling’s a bit like when your noisy, drunk, and violent neighbour finally gets kicked out of his apartment. I enjoyed the inauguration speech. [ READ MORE ]
I stumbled across the artwork of Alberto Cerriteño today. I love the detail, the absurdity, and the child-like nature of his work. Here are a few pieces: Check out his site for more of his work. You can order prints as well, if you’re so inclined. I’m eying A Rainy Day from above. Lastly, here’s a [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been out of commission for just over a week now. I had some kind of stomach bug, possibly food poisoning. It was annoying, as I was actually on a bit of a health kick the week before it happened. I had started running, picked up some weights for home, and was generally feeling quite [ READ MORE ]
Fifty People, One Question [via] [ READ MORE ]