300 & Fast Food Nation

Now that I am back from my trip, I am back in the sweetspot of my couch watching DVDs! But last night I saw '300' on the big screen. Amazing visuals. Enough blood splatter for a lifetime! Another reco is for 'Fast Food Nation' from Linklater! Sobering.

I missed Toronto

Check out this video that was posted on the excellent T.O. blog - The Torontoist.

The Dangers of Bilingualism

A word to the wise - NSFW!

Back Home Again

We made it home safe and sound! We had a whirlwind of an experience!

I posted a couple of sketches from Amsterdam here.

Greetings from Amsterdam!

Ahhhhhhh - That's betta!

Had a great St. Patty's Day wandering the streets of Delhi. Had dinner in the Muslim area at a great BBQ place which is several generations old. Strangely, Sarah and I had eaten there before!

Happy belated b-day Woods!

Already looking forward to getting together for a celebration!

Birthday Boyz

Yo. That time of year again, when Wooderson and Dubby add another year to their lives. Happy birthday, fellas! Woods, the ides, and Dubs, the irish.

And yes, that is birthday cake and sausages.

Greetings from India II

Sarah and I have made it all the way to the south west coast of India to the
coastal city of Calicut. We spent some time inland in the city of
Mysore.

In Calicut, we stayed in an amazing hotel called the Beach Hotel overlooking the sea. The establishment has been in operation since 1890! Our room has 30' ceilings,
hardwood floor, stained glassed windows and our own covered veranda where we
ate breakfast this morning.

Last night we slept on a houseboat crawling the backwaters of Kerela eating crab brought to us by local fishermen right from the traps!

We are hoping to hook up with one of Prashant's friend in a few days in the
hills and stay near the coffee plantations.

Greetings from India!

Arrived in India a few days ago...

Had a great visit in Varnasi on the bank on the Ganges with Prashant. Very strange and interesting place. Suffered a bout of the "Delhi Belly". Spent much of today watching movies in our hotel room. We are now in the south in Bangalore. We are off to Mysore tomorrow.

Check ya later.

Off to India

We're off to India tomorrow. I'll catch up with you fellas in a few weeks. Looking forward to a spring time get together!

Artwork

What do you think of the painting here? It is by an artist by the name of Connie Geerts, who resides in Calgary, Alberta.

New Sketchbook

I am posting sketches from my new sketchbook.

Check it!

Snow Day!

Well, Burlington got a dump o' snow yesterday and today. Still coming, in fact. So the Slippy family is having a snow day! With school cancelled all-round, we're spending the day shoveling, watching episodes of Scooby-Doo, and eating Valentine's Day chocolate.

Happy Valentine's Day, by the way! Let the lovin' flow.

Another must see - Farce of the Penguins!

Caught this one last night. Fun-eeee! We laughed and laughed. But a word to the wise - in the extra features Bob Saget warns viewers that this movie is designed to be watched in an altered state!

Oh did I mention that Sammy J is the narrator! No mother-f*#ckin' snakes on this mother f#*ckin plane!

Children of Men

OMG! I saw Children of Men last night. Stellar! I enjoyed this movie from the first moment until the stark end credits. This film visualizes a dystopic future with such realism it gives me the willies! I am not even going to talk about Michael Cain's performance until you see it!

We've been Google-fied

So I converted the blog over to Google. You have to have a gmail account, but that is free and easy enough to obtain. Other than that and a few interface changes, there aren't many differences. You can now "label" posts, which I suspect categorizes them.

So now that we have moved over the admin side of it, do you think its time for a face lift?

Elk Lake Serenade

This is another great find that I picked up on a whim from the library.

Hayden! Remember him. I saw him at the Grad Lounge in Middlesex College waaaay back! Well now I can stop playing his latest record - Elk Lake Sernade. Really mellow, but with some stunning moments.

New "Google" Version of Blogger

I know Slip brought this up before, but I am beginning to notice the old squeeze. I just had to sign up for a universal Yahoo account to continue to access my Flickr account without interuption. I am assuming we will see the same notice in a few months from Blogger, that if we don't switch, then too bad - no access for you.

Thoughts?

Oh. My. God.

Alright, this website is probably not new to you, but I just checked out some vids here, and nearly peed my pants. Really.

Adult Swim.

For Dubby

Dude. Thought you would get a kick outta these...

Slip goes High Def

Well, after numerous battles with Bell ExpressVu, it came down to my contract anniversary date for them to put up. Yes, the only time they were willing to negotiate was when I called on the exact date that my contract with them expired, and I told them to cancel the contract. Once it was out there, Bell decided to deal.

So, the Slip family will be watching true HDTV on Thursday evening, or maybe just recording it to the 2-tuner PVR that is coming, too. I'll never miss an episode of Oprah or Dr. Phil again. What's that, Rachel Ray? You'd like me to watch you too? Sure thing, sweetie. I might even make room for some, "As the World Turns".

PS. I hope you know I was joking in the above paragraph. Dr. Phil will never see airtime on the PVR while I draw breath.

Walk Alone vs. Upside Down

Ok. Take a listen to Jack Johnson's Walk Alone, and then listen to Upside Down from the Curious George soundtrack.

So? Which do you like better?