Intelligence is relative

So I went to see the movie Burn After Reading and God love the Coen Brothers. At least you can rely on them to throw you a curve ball. Totally unpredictable....you never know what will happen next...horrific and hilarious. I was laughing so hard...the only thing is that I don't think other people in the theatre thought it was as fricking funny as I did. I love that they gave Margie a big shout out from Fargo and in the end I wish William H Macy had played the role that was so William H. Macy.

It is hard for me to believe that they wrote the screenplay for this whilst writing the screenplay for No Country For Old Balls. They say they alternated every other day between scripts. I can't even imagine that.

All of the previews before the movie looked abysmal and the lights kept coming on during the show...which was pretty funny...thanks the volunteers who got up and went and told the 70 year old lady taking tickets to figure out the light situation.
I can't wait to see what the Coen Bros. come up with next:

Suburbicon (2009) (in production) (writer)
Gambit (2009) (announced) (screenplay)
Hail Caesar (2009) (pre-production) (writer)
A Serious Man (2009) (filming) (writer)

Song Du Jour: Sometime Around Midnight by The Airborne Toxic Event

"Decision to decisions are made and not bought...."

Why do American politics seems so much more compelling? There is an election going on here in Canada. Yeah, there is. No really...it's on October 14th. I will be voting NDP...but because my vote doesn't count it won't make any difference. The leaders of the 2 largest parties know my vote doesn't count either which is why they haven't come west of Guelph this whole time.

I've grown tired of our defunct electoral process. And I love elections! I'm tired of hearing what a jackass Dion is and what a jackass Harps is (and his Agriculture Minister who made a joke and lost his job, say it with me...what a jackhole...Note to politicians; yes, still too early to make cold cuts jokes....) ..blah, blah, blah...can they start talking about the issues that actual effect us? Fuel prices, affordable housing, the growing global economy issues?
No. The media and the party "spokespeople" and ministers want to sling mud. Awesome.


So to the people of Canada I ask you to please vote. Take an interest. Call the freaking media and tell them you want to hear about the issues instead of the politics. Call your local candidate and volunteer. Engage, in the words of Jean Luc Picard....Engage!
ay, ay Captain.

Song Du jour - Kids - MGMT
Update: Okay so one of the federal leaders is coming west!

Rally 4 Change: Edmonton
Jack Layton and the New Democrats
Start Time: Saturday, September 20 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where: Winspear Center

UPDATE: Harps is coming
Ramada Inn - Harper is supposed to be there between 5:30 and 6:00 but show up early. Thursday, September 25th
11834 Kingsway
Edmonton, Alberta