Table of Contents (or Chair of Innards)

1. Richard Harris
2. 5 People on a Desert Island
3. Technology
4. Film Project

1. I miss Richard Harris. The reason for this is that I recently took in the latest Harry Potter film adaptation, and I can't stand what Michael Gambon is doing with the character of Dumbledore. He's much to manic for my tastes. I don't have any confidence in him!

2. This sprang from a conversation with Liz last night, the topic being "Which historical figures would you be stranded on a desert island with (not for repopulation purposes)". So here's my list!

William Shakespeare (for obvious reasons)

Adolf Hitler (for extensive questioning, and then eating once the food ran out)

Bob Dylan (for a theme song about how being stuck on an island sucked)

Sarah Bernhardt (for the stories)

Graham Chapman (for a touch of class)

3. A phrase I find myself using more and more these days is "Ain't technology grand?" And it is! I've recently become boggled at the ability to share information with people, be it music, photos, stories, etc. For example, I went to pick Liz up yesterday in a part of town I hadn't been to, so she looked it up on Mapquest, emailed the map to me and I was on my way in minutes! In the olden days I'd have to know my way around!

4. I currently have little to no creative output, a factor which I feel is leading to my detriment and eventual psychological breakdown. Therefore, I would like to put a call out for actors. I think it might be fun to do a character-based film project, somewhat directly ripped off from the Acting for the Camera class final project (ie/ Come with a story to tell and then there is an interview in character). I just watched the thing and thought "Man, would I like another shot at that." So thus, I shall be contacting people shortly to come up with a character and be interviewed on film (or digital camera anyway). If you or anyone you know would be interested in doing this then get in touch with me by leaving a comment, or emailing me or something. aceofspades79@hotmail.com I would very much like to do this before I leave for France.

Overheard on MSN Messanger

Liz Buchanan explaining how she would have liked to learn trumpet instead of saxophone: I was a better blower than a tonguer.

Best funny caption wins!

This looks really good.

I wonder how Steve Buscemi dies?

Andrew's Current Playlist (because you're very interested)

1. Spitting Venom - Modest Mouse
2. Declare Independence - Bjork
3. It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) - Bob Dylan
4. Half Jack (live) - The Dresden Dolls
5. Glory Box - Portishead
6. Winter is Gone - Nick Drake
7. Sinnerman - Nina Simone
8. Colleen - Joanna Newsom
9. Major Label Debut (live) - Broken Social Scene
10. The Heinrich Maneuver - Interpol
11. Soft Rock Star - Metric
12. Sleeping In - The Postal Service
13. A Punch Up at a Wedding - Radiohead
14. Catch Hell Blues - The White Stripes
15. Le Columbarium - Pierre LaPointe
16. Sprig - Emily Haines
17. Good Woman - Cat Power
18. Peach, Plum, Pear - Joanna Newsom
19. Giant Hands - You Say Party! We Say Die!
20. Down Boy - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
21. Auto Rock - Mogwai
22. Honey Honey - Feist
23. Cosmia - Joanna Newsom
24. Boy With a Coin - Iron & Wine
25. Broken Boy Soldier (acoustic) - The Raconteurs
26. Gimme Danger - Iggy Pop
27. Beat City - The Raveonettes
28. Love Song #7 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
29. But When She Left, Gone Was the Glow - The Twilight Sad

Over the bridge to the Slaughterhouse

I just finished The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson, a Canadian writer who lives in England. She writes about Northern Ontario for thematic reasons. I met her once.

She writes in a very simple, straightforward way which highlighted the central mystery of her first novel, Crow Lake. Unfortunately there isn't really a central mystery to her second book. It was still a pretty good story, but lacked the forward momentum of Crow Lake.

Anyhooooooo, it's on to Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut now! I don't know anything about it, but here we go!

On an unrelated note, here's the last picture of Jenny ever taken in Sudbury.



And then there's this: