I've recently started reading "The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" by Alan Watts. The book "delves into the cause and cure of the illusion that the self is a separate ego, housed in a bag of skin, which 'confronts' a universe of physical objects that are alien and stupid" (excerpt from … Continue reading Reading The Book
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Well, I've finally finished reading "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal" by Christopher Moore. It was good. The book explains Christ's (known as Joshua in the book) childhood, through his friend Biff. It portrays a journey that is made when Josh and Biff are younger, through to their early thirties - or … Continue reading What if Jesus had known kung fu?
Oh, I almost forgot. Bobby, his parents, his sister, Chris and I went to the Turtle Creek Chorale Holiday show on Monday night. It was a little different to the usual set-up, and I have to say that I liked it. The panto-style show beforehand, followed by the formal part of the show has always … Continue reading Not In Our Town
Well over the weekend, Ian, Bobby, Chris, Layton, Jonas, Douglas and myself went to see Brokeback Mountain (the movie). I'll join with most others who have seen this movie, and say "brilliant!" I found it to be an extremely touching love story, and I thought that Ledger and Gyllenhaal did a remarkable job of playing the … Continue reading Brokeback Mountain
Geez, you forget to post for a few hours and people start to get blog withdrawal. Today, we (Bobby, Ian, Brian, Andy, Chris and myself) went to see Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Great film. It starts off very black/white/grey and then eventually becomes a full color (or colour, if I keep it … Continue reading A great weekend overall
Watched the OutFoxed! DVD this evening. Like F.9/11 it shares a lot of insight into the way Fox does business, and the bias that exists with their reporting. A lot of the focus is on the tag-line "Fair and Balanced" which throughout the movie is disproved many times. One of the areas of concern is … Continue reading "Some people say…"
I just finished reading "How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office" which was a great book, I have to say. Short bursts of grassroots organizing tips, and success stories (and some that weren't successful). It also provides an overview of how individuals can make a difference. The number 537 will still in my head for a while, … Continue reading Stupid White Men
Watched the Boy meets Boy show on Bravo. Fun show... though it drags somewhat in places ... all for the suspense I guess. There are some very attractive men on the show, and the "star" did pick at least one of them to leave that I would have. One I didn't have an opinion on, … Continue reading Boy meets Boy
Oh my god! I've just finished reading Density of Souls, and I'm just flabbergasted. What an incredible book! I never expected the ending, and for those of you who have not yet read it ... I won't spoil it. What a tremendous talent Christopher Rice has. I'm now eagerly going to search out his second … Continue reading OMG!