Dreamin'

Happy birthday! Enjoy some potato salad!

People who can't tolerate feelings of powerlessness like to pretend that they would have behaved like an action hero. It's pure fantasy. In a shocking, life-threatening situation like this, you don't think, you react (like an animal). That's how the brain works. Criticizing the survivors of this tragedy (anonymously, on the Internet!) is hardly an act of bravery.

The synths are pretty creepy all on their own. I do love him regardless.

I think the Jack Bauer character is a symbol of the "War on Terror." He's traumatized and ultimately degraded by the terrible choices that (he believes) he is required to make to protect his country. It would be cool if Jack lost his moral compass completely by the final season and viewers discovered that they had been cheering for the villain all along.

Me too, B. Southern Man was totally unexpected! If I had been there to witness that, I'd still be boring people with stories about it.

Jeff Tweedy's most essential live album: Live Rust

I like this rumour.

Lovely pics, Brianne. More vicarious rock tourism - yay! Did you see me waving when you flew over Canada?

I'd forgotten about that.

I'm always amused by the irony of Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer. In the sixties, Kiefer's mom was arrested for storing bombs for the Black Panthers in her home in California. (No bombs were ever found, but she did organize a breakfast program for poor children in LA.) And of course, his grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was the leader of the CCF (the only socialist govt. elected in North America). ... It's also fun to recognize Canadian comedians and actors who have appeared in Atom Egoyan films playing terrorists.

That just might be my favourite book ever. I think it was published in 2003. Also, no Douglas Coupland! pfffft!

*e-grouphug*

I wish I still had the ParticipACTION "pin" I earned in grade 4.

I am one of the very few who haven't read a single Harry Potter book, but I thought this was worth passing along. J.K. Rowling's Harvard University Commencement Address

Campfires Sleeping under the stars Hammocks Lemonade stands Fireworks

"No one wants to know that I'm gay, and even less people want to know that I'm Canadian!" A classic! I always loved the mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

Congratulations!

The Sweater

"For a more complete story of the beaver, why not contact the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa?" That was always my favourite part. I wonder who answered the Hinterland Who's Who hotline?

For Brianne:

Worst translation of lyrics found online: "In the Blue Canadian Rockies spring is sighing through the trees And the golden puppies are blooming round the banks of Lake Louise"

That's pretty cool. Thanks.