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A little gem from tonight’s (first-ever) squash...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:34:45 -0600

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A little gem from tonight’s (first-ever) squash videotapage.

I’d post the whole half hour, but I wouldn’t want you to become overly intimidated by the sheer athletic prowess on display by these two ridiculously good-looking athletes.

Quoted For Truth (and Poetry): kristar: As I rode my bike with...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:26:50 -0600

Quoted For Truth (and Poetry):

kristar:

As I rode my bike with the wind in my hair, I looked at pretty things. I breathed in the evening sunlight and it warmed me. It was a kind of present that was familiar. The kind that gives you hope. I realized its never about where you are, the only thing that matters is that you find moments of happiness.The best things in life arent the things you can have, in fact its quite strange that the best things in life are our dreams. The way there, and never really knowing if you’ll ever get there, although some days you feel its much closer than others. The worst and the best things are those strange hiccups that drag us around and make us feel as though our worries will continue on forever, the day break comes at some point and you’re back dreaming again. I began dreaming today of possibility. The fact that I am so young, and still, with so much potential ahead of me - have the clarity of someone who is looking back. Whatever happened in my life has served me well as this insight is all I truly need to be happy. The days you dreamt about your firsts are so much better than dreading your lasts. Life right now is still new and exciting. I never realized it. The best part of it all is the waiting, the anticipation. Dreaming of the house you’ll buy… and when you’re a kid you don’t worry how you’ll get there, you know that it’ll just come along. Waiting for the love of your life, and when he gets there - you know its taken him just about as much time to find you, and all the mess you had to wade through before - is just as gratifying as the finding of this rare, unique treasure. The times you’re in a memory your so busy making it last, stretching it out - dying and trying to relish in it. Those are all and well of course, but its the single string of events in your own life that bring you to where you are. Those are the best. And the visualization of your paths end is how you get there. The divine creation of it is all in your hands. Figure this out, and you’re forever a winner in your own circle. Its one thing to wait for the future and its one thing to simply watch it unveil itself. Their is something extremely benevolent about how our future guides us, subtly, with little specks of trust in ourselves as a guide..

World, meet Radiolab. If you think TED videos are...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:00 -0600

World, meet Radiolab.

If you think TED videos are interesting/informative, prepare to be overwhelmed. Imagine all the insight in one TED video compressed down to its main points, then mixed in with the same from all other related TED vids—what you’ll get is equivalent to one Radiolab broadcast.

Radiolab is a podcast out of NY that single-handedly makes the podcast a worthy invention. It’s an hour long show featuring two awesome/hilarious hosts (and their band of merry interns) discussing, story-telling, interviewing, and philosophizing about some of the most interesting topics in life. Here’s a few random titles: Choices, Limits, Numbers, Lucy, Famous Tumours, The Luckiest Lobster, Contact, Who Am I?, Chasing Bugs… the list goes on for another 80 or so.

The one I’m posting now is called “Oops” and it’s the first one I ever heard. Like heroin, it’s a good place to start the inevitable binge into your soon-to-be re-examined life. It’s basically a compilation of really captivating stories about crazy coincidences/mistakes.

After you give it a listen (Warning: you’ll need an hour of uninterrupted attention—you can try doing other things, but it’s so interesting you’ll probably just find yourself sitting, unable to focus on anything but the sweet noise in your ears), you should chat with me about it because I’d love to hear your take on this kind of stuff.

Absolutely my kind of photography...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:49:10 -0600

Absolutely my kind of photography...:

*drooooool*

constantflux: internerd: Dayvan Cowboy - Boards of Canada My...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:07:12 -0600

constantflux:

internerd:

Dayvan Cowboy - Boards of Canada

My most favourite song of all songs.

Turn it up loud, close your eyes, enjoy the beauty.

nice, keir

Oh man, this band; this song; bliss.

Mouthful of Cavities [Edit] by Blind Melon So you’ve...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:15:26 -0600

Mouthful of Cavities [Edit] by Blind Melon

So you’ve probably heard of Blind Melon via their quasi-one-hit-wonder stoner-song No Rain, and I’ve gotta say, I did too. Actually, I even once said to a friend it’s their only good song, but, alas, a quick peak at my last.fm will be reveal that I actually listen to them quite a bit, especially lately.

I would compare them in most every way to Modest Mouse: strange, peculiar-sounding yet impressive vocals and lyrics; eclectic, sometimes-offbeat yet addictive instrumentals; and a steep ‘learning curve’ in getting to like their music.

It only helps that they’re followed by Blink 182 on my iTunes—the resulting combo almost always lures me in for a couple hours.

I know at least one follower knows this isn’t water…...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:41:25 -0600

I know at least one follower knows this isn’t water… ;)

List of movies currently on the slate to be produced by Fox:

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:00 -0600

(in no particular order of pure-shittyness)

24 (2012)
Die Hard 5 (2012)
I, Robot 2 (2012)
The Sims (2012)
Dragonball 2: Reborn (2011)
Jumper 2 (2011)
Independence Day 2 (2013)
Independence Day 3 (2014)
Avatar 2 (2014)
Mr & Mrs Jones (2013) [“A married couple who both work as assassins-for-hire find out that they’ve been secretly commissioned to kill each other.”—sounds familiar..]

Personally, I think it’s just crazy they’re even bothering to think about making movies past 2012.

Black or White by Michael Jackson Hheeeee-hee! Saw This Is It in...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:10:29 -0600

Black or White by Michael Jackson

Hheeeee-hee! Saw This Is It in Venezuela and was reminded of this awesome song. I remember relating to the intro skit when I was young, and, well… I still do now. Just ask my dad.

constantflux: (eloise-:hikenow:movete) by Rainer Eder Ya I...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:08:53 -0600

constantflux:

(eloise-:hikenow:movete) by Rainer Eder

Ya I pretty much do this every day.

A cool video showing some behind-the-scenes footage and theory...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:05:39 -0600

A cool video showing some behind-the-scenes footage and theory present in a digital-dance-performance-piece called Loopdiver. It was put on by TroikaRanch, the media/dance group of Mark Coniglio, who is the creator of Isadora, which is the software I’m using in my own film project this summer!

Have you heard about Calgary Dollars? — Well, it’s...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:45:25 -0600

Have you heard about Calgary Dollars? — Well, it’s genius.

Calgary Dollars are the same as real money (i.e. you can actually buy things other than Monopoly properties with them), except you can only spend them at certain locations around Calgary (like The Plaza, The Uptown, Broken City, many, many more).

And why would you want money that you can’t spend anywhere you want? Two very good reasons:

It’s free. (read on)
It promotes a sustainable, locally produced and consumed economy.

Which means that it supports people and businesses in your own area, rather than subsidizing costs by exploiting foreign interests (which is one of the basic tenets of most corporations). In other words, it makes you spend and sell locally. This is not only the healthiest kind of economy (since it pragmatically develops an area’s talents and resources), it also mutually benefits all of its participants since it relies on strengthened community, shared interests, and consciously smarter living.

And Calgary already has this up and running!

The coolest thing is, to get you started in the program, they are offering 20 Calgary Dollars (that’s equivalent to CAD $20) for free, just for signing up. I strongly encourage you to sign up for Reason #2 alone, but since a few clicks is all it takes to make yourself $20, it’s kind of a no-brainer.

And I’ll make you a deal: enter “cinesmith” into the “I heard about Calgary Dollars from” field and I’ll buy your ticket and popcorn next time we head to the movies!

Well noted, Internet.

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:56:00 -0600

Well noted, Internet.

Parkour in the 1930s! This is so rad!

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:54:01 -0600

Parkour in the 1930s! This is so rad!

Interesting little short from the NFB.

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:19:14 -0600

Interesting little short from the NFB.

This post has been sitting untouched in my Drafts folder for...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:19:00 -0600

This post has been sitting untouched in my Drafts folder for months now…

Alas, I simply don’t have the words to describe how truly essential viewing this is, so just go watch it already.

Awesome short film composed of shots of Montreal in the...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:59:42 -0600

Awesome short film composed of shots of Montreal in the 60’s (i.e. Expo ‘67-era): people, cars, architecture, lights, shapes, and so on. All set to a Pink Floyd track. Very groovy.

Isla de Margarita, Venezuela June 24 – July 11, 2010

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:42:17 -0600

Isla de Margarita, Venezuela

June 24 – July 11, 2010

The High Definite » Some Fun Facts

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:39:00 -0600

The High Definite » Some Fun Facts

Some spectacular archival footage of San Francisco streetcars at...

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:11:51 -0600

Some spectacular archival footage of San Francisco streetcars at the turn of the century, set to Air’s incredible La femme d’argent. This makes me want to live in 1905.