For all the vinyl nodel hobbists

Eh, I just found this and wanted to share it with my fellow hobbists. Forget Manga and mecha models this is the shit:

http://www.perturb.org/content/scatdolls/engcoll1.htm

enjoys

B-Day Party

On Saturday August the 6th you are all invited to my birthday extravaganza. The festivities will be held at my home, and will be starting after 7 pm. If you don't know where I live please refer to the forum for instructions.

Bob

Nerdiness

Does anybody have a Risk board I can borrow briefly? I used to have one, but like so much else I never found it again after returning from Africa.

A Thank You Note

Thank you all for coming to the Karaoke party and making it the best time!! That was soo fun!
We'll do it again for sure..
oh and today I missed Foo because I managed to drink for 12 hours yesterday (4pm-4am).. yup.. not so hot.. miss you all...
OMG.. just now... I just got called into work an 8 hour rather than a 4 hour shift.. Wish me luck!

PS.. I liked "Liar" alot more than I thought I would..

bureaucracy sucks. I blame paul.

miyuki got her visa. yay! it took over four hours. there was maybe ten minutes of actual work involved.

appointment was at 10. we got there a bit early. I didn't get breakfast. this was a mistake.

at 10:30, they finally call her up. she gives them her paperwork, they get all that sorted out. a quick trip down the hall to the cashier, return with the receipt. then back to her seat. total time, about three minutes.

11:15, they call her up for her electronic fingerprinting. this took thirty seconds.

a little after noon, we get called up for the "interview"... answer a few questions, she signs her life away, and we're told to return at 2pm to pick up the visa.

we went and got some lunch at a japanese place. she got really good katsu, I had marginal at best sushi. we wandered around a bit more, she cashed her paycheque, we got some gelato (mango gelato is the greatest invention EVER).

get back to the consulate about 2:10. my logic was they told us "after 2" and they'd been horrendously late on everything, so why bother showing up at 2 on the dot? I'm not allowed in the consulate this time (some treatment of its own citizens, eh?), so I wait out front reading my book. she comes down at 2:30 with passport in hand. the visa is not what I expected...

they actually fed one of the passport pages into a machine. it scored the outer edge with an intricate border, and it's printed and embossed directly onto the page. several colours and patterns and shit. it looks quite cool.

it's now official that she'll be moving to the states next month. woot.

last supper?

by request of paul and probably others, potentially the last chineefoo for miyuki and me for a very long while... sunday recovery from karaoke, noonish. peking restaurant, 5939 hastings in burnaby.

brendan... that's one block EAST of holdom, not west.

Bonnie Lass Brigade - The Revenge!

7:30pm
Clubhouse
Thursday July 28th

Bring twinned X chromosomes and pirate cards. If you don't have pirate cards, bring an eye patch or fitting pirate bandana or costume. Peg legs are acceptable.

Updated Karaoke Selection

The updated karaoke selection is available here.

Maybe I should offer door prizes for attempting the most heinous cover tunes...

Bring the pain.

Tomorrow

Shall we meet at the Safeway before the lantern fun?
hm.. well..
I say yes. I say people that want to play lanterns with clubhousers can meet at the front doors of the Safeway at 7:15pm.
But I'm open to suggestion.. otherwise known as highly suggestable.. as you all well know...

Karaoke Superstars!

Mike singing at karaoke Wednesdays at the Veterans' Club on 23rd and Main.

Luminaires Festival

Saturday.
Trout Lake.
Lanterns and fireworks.


Thought I would post this since a lot of you were already planning on going.

Moon Landing Anniversary

So Google has decided to celebrate the anniversary of the moon landing with a new service. Google Moon is like Google Maps or Google Earth.

I feel so much more plugged into education.

so completely for bean...

The Cowboy-Ninja-Pirate-Knight Test

yarr, I'm a pirate.

A Pirate Raider
You scored 5 Honor, 3 Justice, 7 Adventure, and 8 Individuality!

for those who care follow-up

this is mostly for Eva's benefit.

from whedonesque.com

"Unconfirmed July 28th Screenings?
Over at the 'Versal board, MrMatthew reports that a "Special Advance Preview" has appeared on Fandango for Las Vegas, on July 28th, at 10:00 PM, using the numerical movie ID code Fandango has used for the previous "Serenity" screenings."

so yeah. Keep checking cantstopthesignal.com and whedonesque to find out what day tickets go on sale.

For those who like to prepare and/or need ideas for how to get one's karaoke groove on, the current list of songs I can provide for the slack shack shindig is here.

Duplicates and incredibly cheesy recent pop that noone would want to cover will likely be deleted. In addition, there are requests in the works such as Rollins Band, Beck and Le Tigre.

Duke

No one has any information on this

Today at around noon, Rae and I went to T & T Supermarket on the edge of Chinatown by the 20 bus. On the way back we were going to take the SkyTrain back. We waited for about 10 minutes before I noted that it was more crowded than usual and the SkyTrain was taking longer than it normally does. Mere seconds later the intercom announced that the SkyTrain from Waterfront to Broadway was not running. There was "an intruder" (their term) and that there was no service from Waterfront to Broadway. No "please wait 10 to 20 minutes while we fix the problem", just an indefinite "no service, so away". It must have been that moment that the problem occured because buses were still pretty empty (the 20 Victoria runs close to all SkyTrain stops except Main Street/Science World).

Anyway, anyone got any word on this?

Brendan's B-Day by B.Hurley

I love you all...

I don't know how to make a new independant post for this blog... I'm a newbie, and a technopeasant.

So here goes.

Date: Friday 15 JUL 05

Place: At My place on Hawks ave in Strathcona.

Unofficial Theme:
It is going to be a Secret Agent themed party. Come as a your favorite spy, double agent, villian, banana republic dictator, or minion.
* ninjas and pirates are also acceptable.
** extra points for anyone who comes dressed as Emma Peel.

Official Theme: BYOB

Itinerary

First I am going to drag people out for dinner (mostly because my strata does not allow barbeques).

6:30pm

AFRO CANADIAN RESTAURANT
African food served with injera bread. 324 Cambie, 604-682-2646 lnt$$

good, tunes, great beer, excellent eats, and veggie options.

9:00pm
My house...
Gettin' the Party Started.

Those who can bring espionage themed games, activities, and movies will be muchly appreciated.

This house has four floors so there may be multiple activities going on at once.

Invite RULEs:

All clubhouse patrons are invited ... officially now.

I must have heard an invited person's name in a positive manner at least once in a conversation with you.

These people must not be likely to trash or jack my shit.

All invited guests including you must mingle with people outside of your own social group...
not something that I am too worried about...

Do your best to clear it with me, cuz that way I can plan ahead.

CONTACT:
604 321 4770

bhurley AT sfu DOT ca

More Karaoke

Because certain people from the clubhouse have told me that they're "too lazy to scroll down" when reading this blog, posting the Karaoke Party info seemed like.. a good.

Even though it's already in a thread on here.

You lazy people know who you are and you suck..

Sat. July 30th
Slack Shack
Bring Friends
8pm

Call me for anything else..

I'll forum my number and addy..

Bringing Out the Dead

Just got this in my inbox today...not a lot of info given (like starting place!?) Sounds like fun though....possible goth kid worries though.


>Subject: bring out yer dead
>
> Get out the oatmeal and liquid latex, 'cause the day
> of reckoning is nigh!
>
> That's right! Zombiewalk Vancouver 2005! . . .!
>
> Tentatively Saturday August 27, 3pm
> Starting from "somewhere horribly frightening" a horde of living dead
> will
> stumble en masse towards Mountain View Cemetery on Fraser St.
>
> The zombie walk will end with a picnic in the graveyard - bring
> your friends and family and eat them in the park!
>
> There is possibility of a post-apocalypse zombie-jamboree hoe-down to
> follow. If you have the inclination to do so, please let me know of
> your
> zombie wants, needs, desires and offerings - contributions of ideas,
> zombie related music/films/performance (preferably from the brains of
> participating zombies), food (scavenged, hunted, incubated or
> otherwise), your presence (zombies are only really effective when
> gathered in
> large groups. everyone knows that), general good will, etc.
>
> Pass this on to anyone else you know who might be interested.
>
> More engaging imagery + useful information to follow.
>
> aarrgh,
> heather

Directions

Directions to my place are up in the forum.

9ish, BYOB, BYOM if you want to grill something. Feel free to bring people who won't steal stuff (bad experience, that.)

Your Weekly Reminder...

Hey Kids,

This week we're kickin' it old skool style:

Monday July 11 - Classic Horror

7pm: The Amityville Horror [1979] - Family moves into spooky house. Spooky shit happens. Based on a true story.

9pm: The Omen [1976] - The original problem child... wait, did I really just write that? I'm so sorry folks...

RSVP please. Pop fund is in effect.

~meeko

Linky Gifts

Just call me Santa.

For Grae: Some light summer reading.
For Rachael: Bunnies.
For BJ: Critical toy analysis.

More to come I'm sure (it's a slow work day).

~meeko

KJ Duke (Karaoke Jockey)

So I was recently gifted a Venturer CDG62 karaoke machine with dual cassette deck, digital echo, pitch control and tone adjustment. When combined with the sweet mics I found at the richmond nightmarket and the new source for custom CD+G discs, this makes for some interesting possibilities for those into the recent karaoke revival.

So if you'd like me to KJ a party or organize an evening to practice up for your next visit to the Veteran's Club, let's do it. Even I had stage fright before "Epic" last night, I mean c'mon -- we followed a girl who tore up the house with "Thriller". I've been working on a library of clubhouse favorites, split into 70's funk, 80's pop, 80's rock, 90's rock, 90's dance, new rock, new pop and the complete libraries of radiohead, gnr, prince, bowie and the police.

To request songs for addition to the clubhouse library, email me at:
mikerama "at" gmail "dot" com

Duke

It's been a while... so WOOT!!!

Party deep in the wilds of Burnaby, Saturday July 16th. It doesn't matter what time I say it starts, people will show up between 9 and 10. So show up when you want.

I'm housesitting that weekend for my parents, who have actually given me the green light to have a party at their place.

The place **CENSORED**, Burnaby, close to Edmonds Skytrain. There's a nifty hot tub, which has been rather popular at previous parties (all at least two years ago). Also a big barbeque if anybody wants burgers'n'stuff - often a fixture of these get-togethers. Literally over a dozen couches, too, so there's ample space for crashing. Last party at this house went until 4 PM the following day - I'm curious to see if that record can be broken.

I'll post more directions as the day nears.

Why Do White Kids Like "Hip-Hop" So Much?

We must investigate:

ABSTRACT RUDE

Underground MC from L.A., with local guest Kia Kadiri. July 8, doors 9 pm, Lamplighter (210 Abbott). Tix $12 at the door only

Mr Eff, as resident negrologist your collaboration on this research project is requested.

For those who care...

There will be two more advance screenings of Serenity in the next couple of months. As for when keep checking cantstopthesignal.com. Usually tickets sell out within a hour they're posted so I'd start hanging out at the firefly and serenity forums for a heads up. We'll probably have a Firefly screening party at my house before Sept. 30 (The release date for Serenity).

If you don't know what I'm talking about pick Firefly on DVD. If you regret it, I don't know how to talk to you.

Also if you like Firefly and still refuse to watch Buffy (the name's supposed to be ironic, knob) you're a pussy and a hater.

Sorry. I'm really bored at work right now. I've spent two hours trying to find an amateur porn site or forum that posts exclusively geek or nerd girls. If you know where I could go or have any pics. beezlebozoclown@yahoo.com. I'm married, bitch! I need it!

Reminder

Yes, there will be a Den of Sin night this Monday. Hopefully y'all will have recovered by then.

Monday July 4, 2005 -- The In Sound From Way Out

7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] -- Dutch musical based on a cult TV series from the '60's. Colourful & fun, unlikely to offend anyone.

9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] -- Absurdist-black&white- Western-Sci-fi musical to end all absurdist-black&white-Western-Sci-fi musicals. You are unlikely to see anything like this again.

RSVP, Pop Fund & all that jazz.

~meeko

HAPPY CANADA DAY

We intend to get really drunk and make nuisances of ourselves in various public squares singing Oh Canada at the top of our lungs while English people stare at our strange red and white plumage. What are your plans?

Dear Mr. Cruise...

You can sign the following petition here

To: Steven Spielberg
Dear Mr. Spielberg,

We, the undersigned, wish to inform you that we are compelled to boycott your movie ?War of the Worlds?. Our decision is based solely on the abhorrent behavior of Mr. Tom Cruise. We will not be spending our good money to support the ridiculous and potentially dangerous antics of this raving narcissist. Mr. Cruise?s actions and comments have been offensive and insulting when not downright laughable.

-We do not want to hear Mr. Cruise?s uneducated and unsubstantiated opinions on medicine and Psychiatry. His mean-spirited decision to use Brooke Shields as an example was unforgivable. The potential impact on those in need of treatment, who might heed the advice of a ?celebrity? over a trained professional, is dangerous. If Mr. Cruise believes that vitamins can cure mental illness, then perhaps he should consider increasing his dosage.

-We do not want to be enlightened about Mr. Cruise's ?religion? of Scientology. If he is so concerned about mind control, he should not be part of an organization that seems to use this tactic as its Modus Operandi. Mr. Spielberg, was the fully staffed Scientology tent you allowed Mr. Cruise to have on the movie set placed right next to the Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim tents? Didn?t think so.

-We are sick of being force-fed his relationship with Katie Holmes which, if it isn?t the publicity hoax it appears to be, is a pathetic, juvenile, attention mongering display. Tom?s obvious control of his Stepford-Wife-To-Be is frightening.

-We do not want to watch his ?out of control? yet suspiciously manipulative antics nor listen to his condescending, holier-than-thou judgments. This man cannot even articulate a coherent sentence. He should stick to reading movie scripts.

It is revealing that the most compelling character Tom Cruise has ever portrayed is ?Frank TJ Mackay? from Magnolia, a control-freak with a pathological need to assert his obsession over not just those around him, but the public as well, by exploiting his access to public media. Apparently Mr. Cruise was playing himself.

Perhaps he views the aliens he battles in War of the worlds as a metaphor for the aliens he and his Scientology friends believe inhabit we humans. Relax Tom, it?s just a movie. A movie we will not be paying to see.


Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Paul Failed?

There is to be no Walmart for Vancouver according to CBC BC which I can't link to as this won't let me cut and paste.

War of the Worlds = Awesome

Yes, I have always been Spielberg's bitch.

Yes, I'm comfortable with that.

Hell Yes.

New King Kong Trailer.


Fucken' eh, son. Jack Black looks awesome, and the movie looks pretty intense. He's not as big as I was expecting....

Need to Waste Some Time?

Further proof that teenage boys will do almost anything for the faint promise of poo-tang.

Karaoke Wednesday

Hey kids!

Veterans' Club on 23rd and Main at 7:30pm.

Upside: Best selection of songs and cheap drinks ($1.50 beer or $2.50 for a bottle of Pilsner). Crowd is bizarre: indie chic hipster and thinning haired old ladies mixed with greasey guidos and dirty old men.

Downside: Not a lot of opportunity to sing. Competition is stiff (some great singers). Wednesday nights. Must arrive early to get a shot at singing.

Anyhoo, let me know if you're down with the singing.

nightmarket?

miyuki and I have heard tell of another excursion to the nightmarket this saturday... we were planning to attend. is anyone else going?

I have three seats available in my car for those who don't mind being very close to their neighbours. in exchange for transportation, birthday trinkets would be nice... I'd prefer to give at least one of the seats to someone who knows where the hell they're going, too. I don't know richmond from paul's ass, which is to say I'm vaguely familiar but don't know any specifics.

this is all contingent on me not meeting my imminent demise attempting the grouse grind earlier in the day, of course.

Sorry for the Late Notice

Hey kids,

Just a reminder that Movie Night is on this MONDAY (tomorrow).

Monday June 20 -- J-Horror

7pm: Ju-On 2 [2003] -- Not to be confused with the American remake, this is the sequel to the original Japanese thriller with that little boy that's painted blue. Except that it's actually a prequel...

9pm: Infection [2004] -- Above average J-horror about a spooky hospital and a melting disease.

Also, movie night for June 27 has been canceled. We will try to reschedule the intended program for sometime in August.

RSVP if you can. Pop fund in effect.

This Week at the Clubhouse

Saturday, 8:30pm and beyond is the return of the Clubhouse Party!

Thursday... Is supposed to be Pirates night, but if any of the ladies are able to pick up the location for this week's event, I'd greatly appreciate it. If there are no takers, I can host it. Pirates of the Revolution are out and La Vengeance is my new favourte ship!

Another Boring Friday Night

Being as BJ hasn't gotten any editing done on 'The Undead' yet, I decided to crank out some promotional stills.

Andrea
Corinne
Mariko
Damon
Owen
Graeme

I'm happiest with Graeme's portrait. Constructive criticism is encouraged.

If you have nothing to do this Thursday

anybody want to go see the new greg araki movie, mysterious skin, with me thursday? 7pm, downtown. just to warn you: it's about child abuse and apparently is a bit of a gut-punch.

Den of Sin Schedule for June

Sorry for the late notice.

Tuesday June 7 (because we're going to see Layer Cake on Monday) -- Toho Madness

7pm: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People [1963] -- From the same director and studio as "Godzilla", this surprisingly atmospheric movie deals with a shipwreck on a mysterious island where the only thing to eat is slowly eating them...

9pm: The Mysterians [1957] -- Same director as Matango, this one deals with an alien invasion and giant robots!

Tuesday June 14 (because we're going to see Batman Begins on Monday) -- Kickass Dudes

7pm:Zatoichi [1962] -- The original blind, masseur / swordsman.

9pm: Hanzo the Razor [1972] -- From the same director as the Lone Wolf and Cub series and featuring Zatoichi himself, Shintarô Katsu, Hanzo is a sort of Samurai detective who rights wrongs and punishes bad guys. Oh, and he also "interrogates" women by raping them with his giant cock that he "strengthens" by pounding with hammer (but don't worry, the girls all end up loving it). Thoroughly unPC, but thoroughly entertaining.

Monday June 20 -- J-Horror

7pm: Infection [2004] -- Above average J-horror about a spooky hospital and a melting disease.

9pm: Ju-On 2 [2003] -- Not to be confused with the American remake, this is the sequel to the original Japanese thriller with that little boy that's painted blue. Except that it's actually a prequel...

Monday June 27 -- Early 90's Action Sequels

7pm: Predator 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.

9pm: Robocop 2 [1990] -- Blame BJ.

Pop fund will be in effect. RSVP if you can.

Den of Sin Schedule for July

Monday July 4 - In Sound From Way Out: Alternative Musicals

7pm: Yes Nurse, No Nurse [2002] - Bizarro Dutch musical based on a cult children's program from the '60's.

9pm: The American Astronaut [2001] - Zero budget, black and white, sci-fi country musical conceived by and starring San Fran underground band The Billy Nayer Show.

Monday July 11 - Classic Horror

7pm: The Amityville Horror [1979] - The original haunted house movie. Not to be confused with the new version starring the ab-tastic Ryan Reynolds (hmmm, Ryan Reynolds...)

9pm: The Omen [1976] - I did it for you Damien.

Monday July 18 - American Dreaming

7pm: Zabriskie Point [1970] - Portrait of '60's America as filtered through the lense of Michaelangelo Antonioni.

9pm: Medium Cool [1969] - Verite style pic about a womanizing TV cameraman (Robert Forester at his sexy best) who becomes unwittingly involved in the turbulent counter-culture scene. Notable for using actual footage of the riots during the 1968 Democratic convention and for receiving an X rating when originally released (don't ask me why because I've seen it and I couldn't tell you).

Monday July 25 - How the West Was Fun

7pm: Cat Ballou [1965] - Western musical starring Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin and Nat King Cole. One of my all time favourites.

9pm: My Name Is Nobody [1973] - Compelling comedy that also functions as a great satire of Westerns (particularly the Spaghetti kind). A young, energetic gun fighter (Terence Hill) competes with an old gunfighter (Henry Fonda) who just wants to retire. A must for Western fans.

Sexy Night Market

It all seemed to go downhill when Brendan presented his glistening phallus to Karen to devour. When I arrived on scene, the phallus was limp and thoroughly enjoyed to its end.

Not long after, we were back at the car. Karen had to go pee, so she asked Rachael to hold her panties. Rachael, not one to be impolite, seized them immediately. Mike had some words with Karen about her urinating and after she was denied her right to pee, they got in the car and Bob reached for, and held, Mike's "junk". Apparently, Mike's junk has quite a bit of weight to it.

June 10 (I can be accommodating.)

Rachael's Good Riddance Party

I am heading to England for three weeks or three months. So I will throw a party to see you all before I leave. Make sure any gifts are returnable within 30 days.

Location: My House in Strathcona
Time: After 7pm

I declare this "THE SUMMER OF FORWARD FLIPS!"

I just saw in the straight that Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" opens in theaters on June 10th!!! We all need to be there and howl every time the castle grows legs and walks around (no, let's not do that). I guess the options would be a matinee or perhaps one evening the following weekend...

We gotta call Takeshi too!

June 11 (or 10)

Karaoke!

I've put it on both those days because of a rumoured other party. And since the host/ess has gone to bed (probably), I just wanted to say whatever night is not being occupied by a party will be karaoke night (I would like to see it on the 11th, ideally as I will have my little brother, probably).

I went out with Trevor (of T-Rev, Halloween fame) tonight to the Marble Arch's Karaoke lounge.

So, who wants Radiohead (Alex?), Nirvana, Judas Priest, The Smiths (only one song, Mariko, but they have a Morrissey song, too!), Slipknot, Helloween, Coldplay (I'm looking at you, Christian) or Iron Maiden? This place has a huge variety (no Modest Mouse, but I get the impression that when it gets released, they'll have it) and it's hourly room rates. They have a digital remote that loads up your track onto the screens and the videos that accompany are brilliant.

I want to keep the numbers for the rooms under 10 per room as we had a dozen and it was a bit too competitive for the mic. If you're interested you'll need to RSVP the comments (and which day you'd be able to make it).

I'd even enjoy myself if it was just ther three of us, but I know you kids would dig this place.

RICHMOND NIGHT MARKET. "YeAh!"

Alright everyone, it's time to do some forward flips in anticipation of the only exciting thing that ever happens in Richmond:

The Richmond Night Market!
12631 Vulcan Way, Richmond

SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH, 2005
7:00PM - MIDNIGHT

So what you do is go to the east end of Bridgeport Road (by ikea) and head north on Sweden Way until you hit Vulcan. Keep heading north until you ram into the portable where they sell those addictive mini-donuts.

Bus routes are available at the website under MAPS->Bus Route.

My questions are:
a) how many are interested?
b) how many can contribute seats in a car?

We can always meet at someone's place (in east van) and take the 98 into richmond and find our way to Ikea via the website...or with a few cars (I have 3-4 seats available) we can drive to Ikea, park and walk the 3 blocks.

What to expect there for newbies: lots of snacks (including the signature chicken eggs by sam and dragon's beard candy), desserts, cell accessories, rides, maybe a crappy band, car accessories, knock-off transformers, toys, cheap scandals, jewelry, prints, shirts, asian dvds, PC accessories galore, karaoke dvds/vcds and the RCMP in search of episode 3 dvds.

Comments?
Duke

Karen's Grad

Sorry for the super short notice..

Thursday June 2, 9:45 am (as in tomorrow!)
Ceremony C
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences graduands in Economics, English, Bachelor of General Studies and Master of Public Policy

It's the convo mall thing so if you happen to be on campus (or you just love me soooo much you want to come up at 9:30 am) it'd be great to see you and/or hear ya in the crowd. Wish me luck!


I Hugs Everyone!

Next Week at the Den of Sin

Hey Kids,

We're really back and this Tuesday (I have another screening to attend on Monday) prepare for a full on assault. See, ever since we got hitched everyone's been on our case to have kids. Right now. I think it's starting to get to BJ as he keeps chasing me around the house with a condom and a pin. Being that I have absolutely no intention of bearing his hell-spawn anytime soon I've had to take matters into my own hands. And so I present:

Tuesday May 31, 2005: Baby Paranoia

7pm: The Suckling [1990]: A young woman not quite ready for children goes to get a back-alley abortion, only to have her mutant fetus attack her, her boyfriend and everyone else in the clinic. No really.

9pm: It's Alive! [1974]: Larry Cohen's ("Q the Winged Serpent", "God Told Me To") film about a monster baby that kills when it's scared. And babies scare easy.

Please RSVP if you can. Pop fund will be in effect and if you'd like something other than Pepsi please let me know. Otherwise we'll see you there.

~meeko

Reclamations...

And the post some of you have been dreading...


As I'm finally moving into my own apartment again (the first of two or more I will occupy over the summer, damn it), I have much need of furnishings, kitchen gear, etc.

Gimme!

I'll be moving into Briana's old apartment around the 1st, so I'll be needing to reclaim such minor things as my bed, lamps, bike, the all-important rice cooker (preferably without Bob clinging madly to it and shrieking like a banshee) and just about everything else I outsourced. Sadly, Corinne and Grae, this may include the TV, though I'll confirm that in a few days.

We'll figure out actual transportation arrangements in the coming days...

THE REVENGE OF THE DEN OF SIN!!!

Howdy all we're back and now back to weekly (or until we get sick of you all). We think this week's selections are very appropriate after a long absence.

MAY 23/05

JAPANESE LADIES RAMPAGE!

7PM FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 - The first sequel in the FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION series, our favorite women in prison series. Those have seen the first one can expect director SHUNYA ITO to take this film even farther into surrealism. Well here's the IMDB write-up (cause I'm lazy); Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpian, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden. Granted a one day reprieve due to the visit of a dignitary, she takes advantage and attacks the warden again. This leads to more brutal punishment and humiliation. But the punishment gives her an oppurtunity to escape along with six other female prisoners. Their surreal flight from prison pits the convicts against the guards, the warden and each other.

9PM SUKEBAN GUERILLA - Female bikers! Catfights! Gang violence! Sukeban Guerilla expands on classic exploitation "bad girl" archetypes with an explosive abandon. Fans of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! and Switchblade Sisters should brace themselves for the be-all, end-all and show-all of what's possible in the realms of grindhouse girls gone way-past-wild.

Graduation Ceremony

I have 3 tickets for my family.

I have Graeme and Rachael down for certain and I have 2 remaining tickets.

Call dibs now.

chineefoo...!

so it should go without saying by this point, but chineefoo sunday after karaoke. noon, peking restaurant in burnaby.

watch paul eat a gallon of congee!

"Making fuss, fuss, fuss"

Hrm, was there any interest in a road trip for this?

MELT BANANA

Seattle, WA

Thursday, May 12 2005.

Non-sensical Japanese punk with torturous american covers and bizarre road trip stories.

$10US, 2 blocks from Seattle U @ Pike and Broadway.

Just wondering if there's enough interest that I should twist my boss' arm for the day off...

Another Movie Trailer!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Only a teaser, but looks like it'll be fun!

A new feature!

I thought that we should include a forum onto this fine website. It's been requested, so I got a free one. The link is on the right hand side under all the people.

Best. Website. Ever.

Behold, I bring you... BikerFox.

You can thank me later.

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO EVERYONE!

Would a visit to PONCHOS be in order this Saturday?

Being on Denman, it is in close proximity to Stanley Park and the beach...frisbee, football, bocce before/after?

Oh My God! It has our Name on it!

"And I quote, "Clubhouse Restaurant is a great place to meet friends for a large, casual group dinner."

Clubhouse Restaurant

I think it'd be worth a try and it says great "for a large, casual group dinner"!

Is 7 weeks enough notice?

Saturday June 18th is the next Clubhouse party. It is scheduled to coincide with Commercial Drive Day the following morning.

Haven't thought much around this one or even themes, but the Clubhouse should have a party for Paul before he leaves again.

It's Official

Mariko and BJ are lawfully wed!

Congratulations!

chineefoo to the rescue!

so folks, kinda short notice, but any of yous that might need some hangover recuperation eating the BEST CHINEEFOO EVER are welcome to join us at Peking Restaurant (5939 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC V5B1R7 (604) 299-2526)... abundance of awesome food for under $10 a plate. it's just east of Holdom on Hastings.

Sunday. noon. be there or be rhomboid.

You guys can have avatars in your replies.

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Sweet acceptance!

I'm in!

And I'm moving to Costa Rica!

had to share this

best movie ever!
hope this link works...
download the theme song at the very least.. so worth it..

http://www.thehebrewhammer.com/

There's finally a trailer for Serenity!

Glee!

HEATHEN BANG DOWN AT SAM'S FOR BJ

SINCE YOU PUSSIES HAVEN'T PLANNED ANYTHING FOR BJ ALONE GETTING HITCHED (FOR AT LEAST A FEW YEARS) - HOW MANY OF YOU WILL BE DOWN WITH MEMPHIS BLUES AND THEN SAM'S APARTMENT ON THURSDAY NIGHT? THIS WILL BE A "SAM" NIGHT THOUGH... NO DRESS UP FOR BJ, NO POT, NO LOUDNESS... JUST THE HEATHEN HAMMER... AFTER WE GOURGE AT BLUES, WE PROCEED TO THE APARTMENT AND WATCH AVON (70s ROUGHIE PORN), DRINK BEERS (I DON'T DRINK BUT BYOB), AND TALK ABOUT HOW LAME EVERYONE IS EVER!! SAM IS FUCKING VIOLENT, SO NO OUT OF HAND SHIT, PLUS... IF DANIELLE SHOWS UP LATER, WE CAN SNEAK HER DRINKS AND SHE MIGHT DO SOMETHING FUCKING CRAZY! THE BEST THING IS THAT AFTER WATCHING THE PORN COLLECTION-- WE MIGHT GO HOME MORE BUMMED THAN STOKED! YES!!! SAM MIGHT EVEN BRING HIS OWN FRIENDS.. FUCKING CRAZY!
SO-- DURING BRA AND PANTY TICKLE FIGHT AT KAT'S PLACE, WE ENTER THE DARKNESS OF SHIT. MCKINLAYSAM[AT]HOTMAIL[DOT]COM

To be enjoyed by absolutely anyone except Rachael...

Seriously. I mean it!

hitchhiker saturday

so, is anyone up for an early showing of hitchhiker's guide saturday? thinking the first showing somewhere (between noon and one) would be just splendid.

bonus points for the best towel.

also, I know at least paul is planning to join me at the weakerthans show friday night... more the merrier. I'll probably try to find details in the near future...

Fun with Flickr!

And the cutest thing ever!




I'll probably keep doing this for a while...

Starved for movies...

Kung Fu Hustle on Saturday afternoon, anyone?

Party at Bob's

Hello Everyone,

Bob and I are hosting a party next weekend on Saturday, April 23rd at 7pm. Bob has gained my permission to have a social event at our house with much personal sacrifice (which I will leave to your imagination). This party is being held partly because we haven't had one in a very long time and mainly to welcome Paul back as he was so *luckily* not eaten by wild animals nor executed by our hitman (sigh, that's $10 wasted). Paul must show up and ceremoniously recieve back one token item from his possessions or he will forfeit the lot to us. (Though even if he shows up he is still going to have a heck of a time seperating Bob from the rice cooker.)

Party Clauses:
Anyone caught annoying a rabbit better be swift on their feet and have their passport handy. They also better have found a very secure hide out by the time my passport is renewed next month.

Don't let the cat out. It is too stupid to last long in the wilds of our back yard. He keeps trying to make friends with the raccoons that live there.

Teasing Bob is also strictly regulated. The only ones that can do it (without me suffering as well)are pretty girls. (That does not include you Paul)

You may also meet some "dialoguers" please read the informative website and don't ask them what they have been doing for the last three month as they don't know either.

Not admiring the beauty, intelligence and general wonderfulness of your hostess will be punished with dark looks and a lingering resentment. I will also do my best to start some malicious gossip about you. (Malicious gossip is also available as a reward for those so inclined. Price list available upon request)

If you are going to bring guests that either Bob or I do not know personally please let us know in advance.

lots of love,
R

Karaoke Superstar!

Due to the successful nature of Saturday's karaoke section on May 14th, 2005 at 10pm we shall return. Let's get some drinking done at the Clubhouse before heading over to Uranus. Tee hee.

Back in civilization...

The heffalumps didn't eat me!

Plus I finally got to see Sin City!

Final Schedule

Saturday April 16

Part I
3pm - 6pm: Horse Races. Meeting at front gate at 3:15pm, try to be there by 3pm. (infinite or little cost)

Part II
7pm-9pm Dinner. Shabusen downtown. Reservations for 14 under Summers. Of note: 12 people have RSVP'd. Contact me if you are interested in the last two seats.

Part III
10-11pm Uranus on Broadway near Kingsway. Boobs, karaoke, and we may get our own private room to do karaoke. Waiting to hear back from them.

Part IV
11:30-2am Celebrities. I figure a balance of boobies to cocks is a good idea. $10 cover.

April 17
Part V
2:30-10am Clubhouse slumber party. Movies, popcorn, post-party drinks, vomit buckets for those in need. BYOB. You can drop the alcohol off during the day before 2pm, when I anticipate to leave for the races.

Part VI
12noon: Chinee Foo at the Peking. About $7 a person is a safe number. Bring $10 just in case. We've never needed reservations, but it's nice to know the number to ask for a table that size.

BJ will finally get his wish

http://www.rubberjohnny.tv/
(Site may not be safe for work)

Only 6 minutes long, but with the possiblity of an extension inot a 10 part series.

I wonder if they'll have a pinata?

Vote For Pedro Party!

I got to say, this is one seriously bizarre event.

Ladies only Pirate tourney

What's this?

Some of the fairer sex are already privvy to this info. Drop me an email to participate.

I have my fleet started and we'll battle in May.

YAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRR!

Happy 2nd bitrhday to the Last Time!

BJ & Mariko's Seven Deadly Sins Stag(etta!)

As requested by the wedded to be, I will be organizing and hosting the celebrations. The following is the schedule, and due to financial restrictions of some of us, if you are unable to afford a portion of the night, you are free to join up at a later time or depart early, RSVPs will be needed for each portion of the night. The invite is open provided that the attendants are counted for in advance (ideally before the 12th).

Saturday April 16

Part I
3pm - 6pm: Casino or Horse Races. TBA (infinite or little cost)

Part II
7pm-9pm Dinner. If it's over 20 (which is possible), we won't be able to attend Memphis Blues, but will probably just hit up All-You-Can-Eat sushi in Burnaby. It costs about the same as splitting the right number of Elvis platters. If we do the sushi thing, I'd like to get a party room. I was thinking Taisho, maybe some Karaoke in a private party room. It costs hourly to do so, so it would add to the bill. ($20-40 depending on Karaoke, drinks, etc.)

Part III
10-11pm The night. Sneak in some boobies downtown. Two pieces minimum of ID. Anyone without the ID will be subject to being left outside until we move on to drinking. The Cecil is requested, the Cecil it is. $5 cover?

Part IV
11:30-2am Celebrities. I figure a balance of boobies to cocks is a good idea. $10 cover?

April 17
Part V
2:30-10am Clubhouse slumber party. Movies, popcorn, post-party drinks, vomit buckets for those in need. ($0)

Part VI
12noon: Chinee Foo. About $7 a person is a safe number. Bring $10 just in case.

Please, please, please: I will *need* RSVPs for the following sections: II, III, IV, V and VI. If you plan to attend the whole time, just say "all". If you'll be around only after dinner, state III, IV, V and VI. Simple?

R.I.P. BASS WOLF 3/30/05

"Narnack Records has reported in with this sad news:

It's with deep and saddest regret to announce this latest Guitar Wolf news. Last night (3/30) Billy, aka Bass Wolf, passed away of natural causes. He was 38.

The band had just returned from their month-long US tour, and fortunately Billy did get to spend time with his wife and children before checking into the hospital. He died in his sleep sometime during the night.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and Guitar Wolf members Seiji and Toru.

The Japanese three piece, which formed in 1987, most recently released Loverock in 2004. Our deepest condolences go out to Billy's friends and family."

from PUNKNEWS.ORG

Calling All Suckers

Looking for some unfortunate soul to accompany me to see A Lot Like Love in Richmond tonight. My plan is to leave right from work and hang out at Aberdeen Mall for a bit before the movie. I will be departing from Granville & Broadway by 3:30pm, so we can meet up at Chapters if you are fool enough to join me. Please reply to this post, first come, first serve.

Pranky Pranking Pranksters

Prangstgrup. The Lecture Musical is high-larious. They're all pretty damn funny, actually.

In other news, I'm going to see Sin City at the Van East tonight, because it's cheap Tuesday and I'm, well, cheap. I know everybody's already seen it, but anybody want to see it AGAIN?

Call Me Little to No Info or Warning Guy

There's a Camobear records hiphop show at the Lamplighter tomorrow (April 4th for those who are temproally challenged). Bunch of artists but all that reall matters is that Skratch Bastid is gonna be there and he's a ton of fun. No idea what time doors are open or what it costs cuz I'm retarded like that. Give me a ring if you wanna go. I haven't decided since I don;t know anyone going yet...

Peace Out.

For those going to Shonen Knife

Ticket info according to The Brickyard:

Fri Apr. 1st 10pm
Shonen Knife, The Evaporators, Raised by Wolves
$13 adv/$16 door
Scratch, Noize To Go, Zulu and Red Cat

Oh, this looks FUN!

Art project.

Moooving

Anybody feel like helping haul a bit of stuff from my house to a truck and a truck to my new house?

Tuesday the 29th, food and beer (or other beverages if requested ahead of time) provided after the fact. Time range is between 9am and 3pm. Drop a line to hey_ewe @ hotmail.com if'n you feel like helping out.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Is the BEST game ever! You get to play as a BUNNY!

spidey speculation

thomas haden church, fresh of his oscar nomination for sideways, has been tapped for the next spider-man movie, playing an as yet unidentified villian.

I figure we're a geekly crowd, so we should get some speculation going.

my first thought was sandman, but that didn't seem like a very exciting villian. considered mysterio as well. realistically, I have to go with scorpion.

but fuck it, I'm gonna stick with sandman. I'm curious to see what effects raimi would use to pull it off...

Sin City

So, opening night, 7:30 showing, Burnaby.

Who's down?

If You Have Not Already...

No one should have to suffer through Internet Explorer!

CONTINUING THIS WEEK'S THEME

More bad craziness.

There are no words

I can't stop watching it! It's like a train wreck.

Beyond Awesome

You cannot make shit like this up.

Condolences Mr Eff

Scott Peterson gets Death Penalty

Last Minute D.o.S. Reminder

Hey Kids,

Again, apologies for the lateness, but those who care already know that today is the pre-BJ's B-day Purple Rain/Cool As Ice second chance.

So here's how it breaks down:

7pm: Cool As Ice [1991] -- Vanilla Ice's film debut. Bring booze (lots of it).

9pm: Purple Rain [1984] -- Easily Prince's best movie. Yes, that is saying something. Bring more booze.

RSVP if you can. Forget the pop fund and just bring booze.

~meeko

p.s. This is the last D.o.S. night until May because Meeko is running short on brain cells as it is.

DESTROYROCK&ROLL

I want to go to this. It's tomorrow night. Am I the only one here who likes the k-razy bleep bloop techno shit? If so, that's very sad. :(

This Friday @ Open Studios

JAKE FAIRLEY: Kompakt, Paper Bag Records

Rock meets techno in a dive bar in East Berlin.

"Jake Fairly makes the (electronic/rock) connection all the more explicit with mumbled vocals remenicient of Joey Ramone with a staticy sound that has more in common with garage rock grit than techno polish." NEW YORK Mag

BEN NEVILE: Telegraph

crate full o' surprises.

KONRAD BLACK: Wagon Repair

electrotech. Konrad busts up the dance floor with his original hard rocking sound.

ROBERT ROBOT: Intergalactic Future Rock

intergalactic funksmanship and bleeps.

FRIDAY MARCH 4th @ OPEN STUDIOS
#200-252 East 1st Ave
Show Starts @ 10.
RSVP: 604.648.2752
$10

Fuck I don't know when! And Den Of Sin fun!

So due to my being sick, another KEY person being sick, depression, distraction etc. the shoot is pushed back yet again. Now I'm shooting for FRIDAY MARCH 11th. I'll post again to confirm sorry to have been a flake about this whole thing. I'm still trying to find a scapegoat in this whole thing.

Onto DEN OF SIN goodness

MAR. 7th: 80s ACTION SUPERSTAR (supertards) DOUBLE BILL
So the Americans are now living in a new Conservative era, however movies have not gotten as ridiculous as Hollywood did in the 80s under Reagan. The era of Schwarzenegger and Stallone. And these movies have dated, hard. Consider this a sociological study and BYOB cause you'll need it.

7PM: COBRA [1986] - UM Stallone. He wears sunglasses, has an laser-mount submachine gun, pearl-handles Colt .45 and uses a matchstick for a toothpick. Oh oh "CRIME IS A DISEASE. MEET THE CURE." is the tagline. So I'm not going to bother looking this up on IMDB I'm pretty sure this is going to be pretty darn ridiculous.

9PM: COMMANDO [1985] - Yeah Schwarzenegger. Uber one liners. Brutal body count. Written by the same guy who wrote the acclaimed "BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN". Ahh there'll be action.

P.S. Owen your belated birthday present (it is goodness) is here so you should come.

MAR. 14th: POP STARS ON MOTORCYCLES ENCORE (and it's my birthday [on the 16th])

7PM: COOL AS ICE [1991] - This time for sure. We just don't put Damon in charge of getting it. Oh the movie. It's Vanilla Ice's big screen debut. What more you want? Quality? Screw you.

9PM: PURPLE RAIN [1984] - Seriously this movie is one of the few sincerely primal films I've ever seen. I can't say more except you have to see. I want a big turnout for Purple Rain.

So yeah. that's it for now.

SEATTLE TRIP!

Well, first there's the quintessential visit to Jack in the box, with the traditional breakfast consisting of bacon and egg on some form of bread, a fried potato patty and deep fried tacos. Leaves you praying for death for the next few hours.

The early afternoon was anchored around the Westlake shopping center from which each member of our intrepid band (and various permutations of said band) had access by foot or monorail to hot topic, suncoast video, electronics boutique, the largest (and scariest) cosmetics store in the western world (mary kay?), zanadu comics and the fish market (more than just fish, but that's all you can really smell). I'm still in amazement over the selection at Easy Street Music as well, take Zulu and triple it.

Later that afternoon, we decided to check out Xian's old/possibly next neighborhood, Ballard. So was it everything Almost Live built it up to be? Crazy retired Norwegians driving down the center of the road, wipers on, seatbelt dangling out from underneath the door? Actually, it was pretty quiet.

We made it out to Scarecrow video (Of which I must open a franchise in Coquitlam, if only as a service to all of mankind), half price books and a closed cinema books (where I really, really wanted to interrogate the shopkeeper on her method of organization, that I might apply it to my own household). Oh yeah, I found Kikaida, Mariko. Three weeks later.

Dinner consisted of some of the best pizza we'd had in a while at a tiny deserted bar off the main drag. As skeptical as I was while being IDed by an elderly woman who could barely read my passport, they knew EXACTLY how much bread and cheese should go into each pizza. The Irrational and Bean departed to hear the ramblings of one wise sage.

The Old Pequliar was our next destination for beer and pool, where Xian demonstrated some of the finest trick shots I'd ever seen. Hell, I can't even launch a cue ball across the room. The familiar sound of 'Be Aggressive' by Faith No More drew me into the kitchen where I spoke with Dave the cook for a while about Mr. Patton and his recent exploits.

The Animation Show (vol. 2) was our entertainment for the evening, a film festival started by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt, to prove that animators could organize and facilitate such events on their own (yeah, smells like Spike and Mike retribution). I think we all managed to intermittently nap, so between the five of us (Xian, Miyuki, Mariko, Jen and myself) we DID see the whole thing. Here's what I remember:


GUARD DOG
Bill Plympton's latest short about a paranoid dog who perceived every living creature in the park to be a threat to his owner. Many laughs were had, it was reminiscent of the first five minutes of Gozu (Yakuza Attack Dog!).


HELLO
An Aussie short by Jonathan Nix. I thought it was really cute. The story of an analog ghetto box, unable to splice together a message quickly enough to attract the attention of a digital neighbor whom he's falling for. In the end, the gramophone (grandpa) prevails with an old school message of love.


THE MEANING OF LIFE
Don Hertzfeldt's latest short that explores the evolution of mankind, through various stages of hideous mutation. During the modern day segment, we get a hilarious glimpse at social interactions of characters who repeat the same out-of-context phrases over and over.


WARD 13
Another Aussie short by Peter Cornwell, who took years to produce this stop-motion masterpiece. After a car accident leaves a man bandaged from head-to-toe in a hospital ward, he soon realizes that the patients there are undergoing hideous experiments and seeks to escape an inevitable fate. I loved the wheelchair chase scene reminiscent of the last five minutes of 'the wrong trousers'. I'm just such a fanatic when it comes to old school stop motion animation.

Special mention should go to 'Pan with us' by Dave Russo, a live action stop-motion short that traces Pan's spirit (an eagle) through familiar urban scenery that must have taken months to collect. Narrated with the Robert Frost poem.

Wanna see the gargoyle?



So Xian took us under the Aurora Street Bridge to see the Fremont Troll, a piece constructed by four artists in 1990, sporting a hubcap for his left eye and a crushed Volkswagen in his left hand. This is the traditional starting point for Halloween (Trolloween) pub crawls.

Kudos to Xian for playing tour guide and putting up with our 'are we there yet?' moments, of which there were many; however, tongue planted firmly in cheek. Yep, Seattle ranks right up there with Adelaide, Cologne and Malibu for places that just felt like home.

wake up, ya bums!

yeesh, it's been over a week with nothing doing here... what gives?

A Moment of Silence

For one of the people who made this crazy life entertaining.

oops need to move it a week. UNDEAD CASTING CALL!

Sorry all due to lack of funds and lack of organization shooting is delayed for a week.

Hey all finishing up the shooting for the short. I need three people to be UNDEAD. A few more to be corpses on cold cement for the night of SAT. MAR, 5TH. Watch an amateur movie be made. I might even feed you and supply with hot cocoa.

E-mail me if interested or reply in the comments.

beezlebozoclown@yahoo.com