Hunting Steve Martin

On the drive to work, I was listening to the CBC. They were playing a documentary about how the lead in bullets is poisoning the swan population of a certain lake along the Canada/US border. A hunter was quoted as saying "Hunters don't know anything about swans. Can't shoot 'em, so why would we figure anything out about 'em?"

This seems as good a time as any to bring up how I feel towards hunters. Well, let me put it this way: I have yet to encounter an informed opinion from a hunter. All they seem to care about is that they like to hunt, and they'll be damned if anyone's going to tell them they can't. It's like someone's telling them they can't shop at their favourite store anymore. Did anyone see Wedding Crashers?

Jeremy: Wow. Mr. Environmental is also a hunter. That's an interesting combination.
Sack: I hunt quail, Jeremy. They're overpopulated in this region and they're decimating the grubworm population. You got a fucking problem with that?
Jeremy: Not as much as I do with your attire, or just your general point of view toward everybody here. But hey, lets go kill some birds. I'm psyched.

Just look at the bloodlust! I wish everyone could be able to respond to that sort of tyranical passion. It's like thosepeople who drive big, rusty trucks with "Register my firearms? NO WAY!" bumperstickers in the back and Virgin Mary statues in the front.

"Thou shalt not kill.... except for quail. Those little fuckers have it coming."

I think animals view hunting as a sport in the same way we view... well, getting tricked into thinking everything is ok then getting shot in the head and mounted on the wall. But humans wouldn't do that to other humans.... would they?


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And because I can't keep just one thought in my mind at any given time...... "Shopgirl" looks like a ridiculously good movie. It's based on a novella by Steve Martin which I've just now made up my mind to read... as soon as I can get my hands on it.... which won't be for some time.

Anyway, it's the story of a "plain Jane" girl (Claire Danes)who works at the rarely frequented glove counter in a high-class store (or "Shop"). She meets two men; an older, refined rich guy (Steve Martin) and a young, less reliable guy (Jason Schwartzman), and begins dating them both. Obviously they both have their charms and their setbacks. The line from the trailer that caught me was "So I can hurt now, or hurt later."

Anyone want to wait and wait and wait for it to come to Rainbow Cinemas and then end up getting it second hand from Blockbuster with me?