keeping busy
...went to see The Incredibles Thursday afternoon with Mike, Jim & Becka, and their friends Seana & Graham. SO great. highly recommended to anyone who likes things that are fun. the animation is stunning, and the movie is very funny throughout.
...also went to see a documentary, Pleasant Street by Gerry Rogers, at AGNS. the film follows the progress of two cancer patients, Ken Hickey and Leida Finlayson, after they learn of their condition. what i took away from it was a stronger sense of what it means to live, and die, with grace: to face your own mortality with dignity and a nobility of spirit. one particularly heart-wrenching scene involves Leida's friends bringing her 1000 origami cranes that they have made (a reference to a young Japanese girl, Sadako, who contracted leukemia after the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima). Leida's feelings of gratitude, love for her friends, and grief for her own situation were quite moving.
...took in the Tragedies performing at Gus' Pub for a Halifax Coalition Against Poverty fundraiser. i was told before the show that they hadn't had much time to practice, so things might be a bit shambolic. which they were, but still fun. the lead singer tended to wander off the stage to buy more draft whenever he didn't have to sing, including in the middle of songs. there was a lot of good-natured and hilarious heckling coming from the audience that didn't seem to bother the band, so i'll give the show a thumbs up. i wish that the posted start times for gigs were related in some way to the time that things actually get going... it's a long way from 9pm (posted) to 10:40pm (actual). Shant had a really bad headache after the show, hope he's feeling better!
...also went to see a documentary, Pleasant Street by Gerry Rogers, at AGNS. the film follows the progress of two cancer patients, Ken Hickey and Leida Finlayson, after they learn of their condition. what i took away from it was a stronger sense of what it means to live, and die, with grace: to face your own mortality with dignity and a nobility of spirit. one particularly heart-wrenching scene involves Leida's friends bringing her 1000 origami cranes that they have made (a reference to a young Japanese girl, Sadako, who contracted leukemia after the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima). Leida's feelings of gratitude, love for her friends, and grief for her own situation were quite moving.
...took in the Tragedies performing at Gus' Pub for a Halifax Coalition Against Poverty fundraiser. i was told before the show that they hadn't had much time to practice, so things might be a bit shambolic. which they were, but still fun. the lead singer tended to wander off the stage to buy more draft whenever he didn't have to sing, including in the middle of songs. there was a lot of good-natured and hilarious heckling coming from the audience that didn't seem to bother the band, so i'll give the show a thumbs up. i wish that the posted start times for gigs were related in some way to the time that things actually get going... it's a long way from 9pm (posted) to 10:40pm (actual). Shant had a really bad headache after the show, hope he's feeling better!
posted by Jack Rational at 12:51 PM
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Hey, did you meet my old friend Jason Brophy at our wedding? He was in the crane-making scene in Pleasant Street.
Gerry's on her last week of her residency at CFAT. I think she's giving a talk on the new work she's been doing while at the centre on Thursday night.
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