Let's see...
Last night we went to see Cinderella Man at the Bloor Cinema. It was a pretty good Hollywood movie, and by Hollywood, I mean just about as Hollywood as it gets. Luckily the movie is based on a real story and 'actual' events, so some of the absolute over-the-top things that might have happened were prohibited by history!
Anyway, see it if you like movies about Russell Crowe as a character-flawless underdog triumphing over bad guys, hard times, and pretty much everything. Or, see it if you liked Paul Giamatti, as Harvey Pekar in American Splendor. (If you haven't seen American Splendor, then watch that instead. Definitely.) Or, see it if you feel like playing "Spot the Toronto-as-Depression-Era-New-York Location".
Lastly, and most importantly, see it if you happen to know Joanne Ritcey, one of Leah's friends from Middleton since about birth... If you are vigilant, you will spot her on screen for about 1.3 seconds, as a "Baer Hotel Hottie".
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Monday, July 18, 2005
Weekend Update
Friday - met some people at Ka Chi for good Korean food. Then Baskin Robbins. Then went to see Howl's Moving Castle. We unfortunately missed the first few minutes, but since we knew we were running late, we had been briefed beforehand on the setup. Still, it would have been nice to see the beginning of what was a pretty sweet movie.
Saturday - I finished the Keith Green biography, No Compromise. It is a crazy book - I order you to read it at once. That evening we had a church meeting, and then went to help some friends paint. We arrived late enough for Leah to help paint one closet door, and for me to play poker, since the painting was pretty much over...
Sunday - church was great. We helped set up and teardown, which for some reason seemed to be twice as crazy as normal. I think we had a smaller than usual team, with less people than normal to direct. Also, it was VERY hot and humid. Jess and the team tore it up - which was definitely the highlight of the evening. He is so amazingly gifted by God at leading people into worship.
Saturday - I finished the Keith Green biography, No Compromise. It is a crazy book - I order you to read it at once. That evening we had a church meeting, and then went to help some friends paint. We arrived late enough for Leah to help paint one closet door, and for me to play poker, since the painting was pretty much over...
Sunday - church was great. We helped set up and teardown, which for some reason seemed to be twice as crazy as normal. I think we had a smaller than usual team, with less people than normal to direct. Also, it was VERY hot and humid. Jess and the team tore it up - which was definitely the highlight of the evening. He is so amazingly gifted by God at leading people into worship.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Reading...
I am reading No Compromise, by Keith Green. I just started a day or two ago, but I would highly recommend it to anyone...
I also discovered that there is a whole world of MP3 blogging out there - who knew!? Last Night an MP3 Saved my Wife.
I also discovered that there is a whole world of MP3 blogging out there - who knew!? Last Night an MP3 Saved my Wife.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Some Music...
Lately I discovered Music For Robots. I enjoy it daily.
I also recommend Good For No One, by Herman Dune, and The Lord God Bird, by Sufjan Stevens. For more info about the second song, check out this NPR article. I hope to see Sufjan Stevens and Laura Veirs in September.
I also recommend Good For No One, by Herman Dune, and The Lord God Bird, by Sufjan Stevens. For more info about the second song, check out this NPR article. I hope to see Sufjan Stevens and Laura Veirs in September.
New Site
So this is my new blog site. UtterEast is restructuring / possibly destructuring, so blogspot it is.
Not much to report. It's been a week since I fell off of my bike. For those who don't know, a pedestrian stepped out from behind a parked car, without looking to see me coming (at a fairly high speed). I tried to go around her, assuming she would keep walking across the street; she looked up, stopped walking, stepped back... anyway - I hit her.
So, the front wheel of my bike is quite bent, not to mention my right shoulder and my left knee! I also hit the right side of my head on the road. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I think it involved going over the front of my bike and basically landing on my head and shoulder. I can only imagine what might have happened were I not wearing a helmet.
Anyway - the girl that I hit seemed OK, although I'm sure she must have a couple of bruises here and there. I was amazed at how relatively unhurt I was, although a couple of nasty bruises surfaced over the next day or two. I still have a pretty nasty one on the back of my left thigh, where I think my bike landed on me. I also had a bit of a bruise on my head, and my shoulder turned a sort of dirty yellow colour.
Anyway - I should be getting a new wheel from a guy at church some time this week. I am a little nervous, but I think I will be back into riding to work and back pretty soon. I thought I was pretty careful before, but I'm sure I will find ways to be much more so once I'm back on the road!
Not much to report. It's been a week since I fell off of my bike. For those who don't know, a pedestrian stepped out from behind a parked car, without looking to see me coming (at a fairly high speed). I tried to go around her, assuming she would keep walking across the street; she looked up, stopped walking, stepped back... anyway - I hit her.
So, the front wheel of my bike is quite bent, not to mention my right shoulder and my left knee! I also hit the right side of my head on the road. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I think it involved going over the front of my bike and basically landing on my head and shoulder. I can only imagine what might have happened were I not wearing a helmet.
Anyway - the girl that I hit seemed OK, although I'm sure she must have a couple of bruises here and there. I was amazed at how relatively unhurt I was, although a couple of nasty bruises surfaced over the next day or two. I still have a pretty nasty one on the back of my left thigh, where I think my bike landed on me. I also had a bit of a bruise on my head, and my shoulder turned a sort of dirty yellow colour.
Anyway - I should be getting a new wheel from a guy at church some time this week. I am a little nervous, but I think I will be back into riding to work and back pretty soon. I thought I was pretty careful before, but I'm sure I will find ways to be much more so once I'm back on the road!
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