Category: General

The bad news is they’ve erected a fence around my tennis court so I can’t get in and play.
The worse news is they’re tearing it down.

I cry.

I helped Yvonne move today. That is all.

I got an email last night from Bob saying that Andrew Migliore was coming up from Portland. Andrew puts on the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival every year and as the honcho (head ~) of Lurker Films he puts out DVDs of the various indie films he screens. Volume 3 contains two of Bob’s films: From Beyond and The Terrible Old Man. Bob asked if I would be interested in being interviewed. Even though I had only a very little role in the making of these particular films, Andrew asked me a bunch of questions about Lovecraft and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets and all that stuff, so maybe I’ll appear on the DVD’s special features. That was fun. Hopefully I won’t come across as a git. Also I got fed pizza.

In other “showbiz” news – who has heard of the cardboard tube samurai? I don’t know how much I can say about this, but I’m involved in something exciting from the Penny Arcade guys.

I saw the other day the cover of the papers read that the Olympic pooh bahs “warn” Canada to put more money into sports/athletics. I have a better front page: Toren warns Canada to put more money into health care, public transportation and environmental programs.

So I have a family reunion this Saturday afternoon. Anyone feel like spending the day with me and my wacky family? Mom says: “White Rock, Legion Camp Ground, 16327 Beach Road, Surrey, and it is just before the border, turn off just before Peach Arch Park. If you can come with a couple of friends, who can drive you, that would be great, there is more than enough food, so a couple of friends would be no problem. Saturday, Sept 4, 1 pm until whenever. Dinner is a roast beef by Uncle Harry this time, plus probably fresh corn from Chilliwack, all kinds of side dishes and goodies.”

Also this looks exciting:

Announcing the Fun and Fancy Free Store, September 6th, Grandview Park 11am-6pm. as part of the PlayBour Day/Fun For Free day organised by MOMpops (Momentum Magazine pop-up parties) (http://www.momentummagazine.com/mompop.html) in association with The Work Less Party (http://www.worklessparty.org/), with support from PedalPlay (http://www.pedalpower.org/)

WHAT: A free store: like a garage sale with the lowest prices you’ve ever seen — everything is for free!
WHERE: Grandview Park, Commercial Drive @ Charles St., Vancouver.
WHEN: Monday, September 6th, 2004 (Labour Day), 11am-6pm, rain or shine!
WHY: Because we all have a lot to share!

The Fun and Fancy Free Store is currently accepting donations! If you have new or good-quality used goods or items that are collecting too much dust, consider giving them away at the one-day free store! All items need to
get to the event between 10:00am and 2:00pm the day-of, of their own accord, unless prior arrangements are made with the organisers. You may also arrange to pick up any un-given goods of yours at the end of the event, along with your very own thank you card! Leftover items will be donated to charities that do pick-ups. Please no junk-dumping (you know what I mean!) and no resellers. Volunteers and donors welcome the day-of to ‘person’ the store checkout, chat, and have a generally good time while enjoying the other MOMpops activities and entertainment.

If you are thinking of donating items, please let us know ahead of time and give us an idea of what you might be bringing: We would like to be able to set up enough table and ground space to accommodate everyone.

** We are still looking to borrow tarps and rope (to hang from trees as cover in the event of rain). Also, if you have a good idea for renting / borrowing a few tables and/or ground sheets (for the store items), please let us know ASAP. **

Contact: Rhiannon Coppin via email acoppin@sfu.ca or phone (604) 255-9225.

PS – Please forward this email to potentially-interested groups and people!

Andria and I made up a card game called 13 Horn Chandelier today.

I got on the #99 at Commercial heading back to my place and the bus driver opened all of the doors and at least two thirds of the people at the bus stop went in without paying or showing their bus passes. It seemed like it was routine – what gives?

I was walking across “the” street today, and almost got to the other side when at 1:00 I saw a car turning right, towards me. I was about 10′ from the sidewalk, in the intersection. It wasn’t going particularly fast, this car, but it wasn’t slowing down to avoid hitting me. So, what did I do when I realized that I might be in danger? I stopped walking, and at practically the same time this woman -she was an older woman possibly in her late 40’s, fair-skinned but maybe hebraic or mediterranean – hit her brakes. I looked at her as she stopped suddenly and she had the telltale O-shaped mouth and I’m sure if her windows were open I would have heard a good, solid “Ohhhhhh!” when she realized she was about to hit me. And then I continued walking down to Prompt Printers where I photocopied the program booklet for H.P. Lovecraft Birthday Party

I went to the PNE today and watched the Superdogs – twice! And had a taro popsicle.

Knitting in the Buff program for tonight included:
Reboot: “Enzo the Smart”
Eps 4 and 5 of Buffy, second season
Extreme Ghostbusters: “True Face of a Monster”
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle

I’d post more, but I’m working right now.
RIGHT

NOW.