That's very informative!

In lieu of actually writing my own post-material, I'd like to share this gorgeous piece of work with you.


Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

Future Sight

I'm a terrible person to watch movies with. Especially in theatres.
This is because I like predicting what will happen next...


and then telling anyone within earshot what my guess is.

It goes a little something like this:
[***SPOILER ALERT***]
Spider-Man ACT II
In a heated argument with his Uncle Ben, the man who took him in after his parents were tragically killed in an accident, Peter Parker blurts out (with teenagey angst), "You're not my father!" and leaves his uncle at a loss for words.

me: Too bad that's the last thing he'll say to his uncle.
theatre neighbour: WHAT?!

A few scenes later, a botched mugging results in this prediction* coming true.
*granted I was already familiar with the Spider-Man backstory and the tragic death of his father-figure that spurred Peter towards vigilante heroism.
[***END SPOILER ALERT***]

Every story has a pattern and every genre has conventions it follows. I like it when I'm right; I'm also delighted when my expectations are subverted. Win-win for me. Sorry to all the people I've ever sat next to in a movie theatre.

Life is also full of patterns and conventions, infinitely harder to decipher and decrypt. It continues to surprise me.

Is this something we should all be discussing?

It's that time of year again

when the birds fill the air with their call,
when the snow begins to thaw.
the chill in the air abates and
the Sun breaks through overcast greys.

It is March;
there will be rain.

i have never wanted to be a Power Ranger more

my co-worker, who is all sorts of awesome, informed me about this after a brief discussion about the destructive merits of the Karate Chop (a 50 base power Fighting attack that has a higher chance of a Critical Hit).




yeah, i know there haven't been many posts lately.
i'm not dead; i just have a life.