Random story. When I was in Nanaimo the song "Rude" came out by
MAGIC! which I loved and told everyone about and taught to Madame
Miroir. And then whenever I was grumpy she'd take a lamb puppet and pop
it in my face and sing (in a very silly voice): "Why you got to be so
ruuuude?" (Not "gotta" but "got to.")
I told Fernando this, and now he does it too.
So I recommend learning the chorus of this song just so you can throw
it in someone's face. It's very handy.
(Though when Fernando sings it, I get to respond: "But you married her anyway!")
Friday, August 8, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Greetings, Princess
If you still haven't seen Freaks and Geeks... well, come on. Really now.
Back in the day I didn't have cable TV, and just a little black and white manual box. I would get home from 3-11 PM shifts at the bookstore and there wasn't much on to watch (two English channels on non-cable in Montreal, in them days.) That's how I first caught Freaks and Geeks.
It starts off seeming like a lightweight teen comedy, so you have to give it some time to grow. When they started the show, they gave all the writers (and actors? I forget) a questionnaire asking them about their teen experiences, and almost all the storylines come from those. Hence you will, at multiple points, identify.
I think more and more people are finally seeing it, in part cause it's on Netflix, and in part because 5 of the men involved went on to become a movie mini-industry unto themselves:
Producer Judd Apatow
Creator Paul Feig
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Jason Segal
They knew they were going to be cancelled so Feig wrote a great final episode to wrap the season up. It's perfect. (I just rewatched the show, and am amazed all over at how great it is.) One of the freaks, played by Franco, is the very cool and good looking Daniel who is terrible at school, and basically thinks he's stupid and will never be good at anything.
As punishment for something he's sent to join the A/V club, to run the class projectors. Of course A/V club is the special haunt of our geeks. "He's being sent to A/V... as punishment?" But in an inspired moment our Elder and Wiser Geek invites Daniel to play D&D with them. And Daniel not only has fun, but wins the game. Which, if you've never played, does require actual talent--creativity, and puzzle solving. He's finally good at something.
It's the best, best storyline. I could watch it 100 times.
Feig said he envisioned Daniel going to prison the next season. But I believe that in A/V he club he became interested in cinema and went on to make small, independent films.
Back in the day I didn't have cable TV, and just a little black and white manual box. I would get home from 3-11 PM shifts at the bookstore and there wasn't much on to watch (two English channels on non-cable in Montreal, in them days.) That's how I first caught Freaks and Geeks.
It starts off seeming like a lightweight teen comedy, so you have to give it some time to grow. When they started the show, they gave all the writers (and actors? I forget) a questionnaire asking them about their teen experiences, and almost all the storylines come from those. Hence you will, at multiple points, identify.
I think more and more people are finally seeing it, in part cause it's on Netflix, and in part because 5 of the men involved went on to become a movie mini-industry unto themselves:
Producer Judd Apatow
Creator Paul Feig
Seth Rogen
James Franco
Jason Segal
They knew they were going to be cancelled so Feig wrote a great final episode to wrap the season up. It's perfect. (I just rewatched the show, and am amazed all over at how great it is.) One of the freaks, played by Franco, is the very cool and good looking Daniel who is terrible at school, and basically thinks he's stupid and will never be good at anything.
As punishment for something he's sent to join the A/V club, to run the class projectors. Of course A/V club is the special haunt of our geeks. "He's being sent to A/V... as punishment?" But in an inspired moment our Elder and Wiser Geek invites Daniel to play D&D with them. And Daniel not only has fun, but wins the game. Which, if you've never played, does require actual talent--creativity, and puzzle solving. He's finally good at something.
It's the best, best storyline. I could watch it 100 times.
Feig said he envisioned Daniel going to prison the next season. But I believe that in A/V he club he became interested in cinema and went on to make small, independent films.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
a song and a non-report report
Just heard this new Sinead song, I guess from an upcoming album. It's fantastic! Very passionate. You guys will like.
Not much to report. I've been having trouble with insomnia, so that's a pain in the ass. There was the crochet hook I got stuck in my foot. A bit of friend socializing. Went to an outdoor sculpture museum--stone carvings from west Africa. Then had to keep driving Fernando back there so he could hang out for hours and talk to the sculptor. And we saw the Lego movie at a movie in the park thing.
Not much to report. I've been having trouble with insomnia, so that's a pain in the ass. There was the crochet hook I got stuck in my foot. A bit of friend socializing. Went to an outdoor sculpture museum--stone carvings from west Africa. Then had to keep driving Fernando back there so he could hang out for hours and talk to the sculptor. And we saw the Lego movie at a movie in the park thing.
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