I got married today. I figure I'm pretty lucky.
Also - here's an interview I did about the movie I directed. Click on picture to read.
Monday, February 22, 2010
My day
I got married today. I figure I'm pretty lucky.
Also - here's an interview I did about the movie I directed. Click on picture to read.
Friday, February 12, 2010
I'm Back
Not that I went anywhere.
Well, I actually did go somewhere. I was in Los Angeles on and off for almost two months. I was directing a super low budget movie. It was a hell of an interesting experience that involved very little sleep.
Now back to my regular scheduled programing.
Read in the paper today that some guy with entirely too much time on his hands had been banned for life from going into Tim Hortons. This blessing in disguise came as a result of his repeated (3 times) complaints about the quality of the decaf coffee. He claimed it had a burned taste. First of all - it had a burned taste because no one drinks decaf and it sits on the burner for a long time.
So this guy actually writes a letter to head office - gets a meeting and then is stunned when he arrives at the meeting to find a letter ordering him to keep his distance from the coffee joint. Next he takes his cause to the press and the press actually takes up the torch!
I read two accounts and both leaned in sympathy towards the dumb ass.
Can you imagine the fervour with which this idiot must have lodged his complaints?
The press made no reference to any such behaviour but anyone who has worked for minimum wage in a place like Tim Hortons knows the fury with which Joe and Josephine Public can come at you.
I'm not a fan of Tim Hortons but my opinion of them has gone up a few notches for now.
As I type this, I'm watching Rob Zombie's Halloween II. Very disappointing. His remake of the original was one of the best horror movies I'd seen in years. This is almost unwatchable. He's changed the nature of the characters. That's just something you don't do. The heroine is the foulest, nastiest, whiniest little bitch I've seen since they let Ann Coulter have a microphone.
I'm hoping he(Zombie) further betrays the fans and franchise and kills her off before much more film rolls by.
I like Zombie but I think he must have been pissed off at someone when he wrote this one.
That's all for now.
Well, I actually did go somewhere. I was in Los Angeles on and off for almost two months. I was directing a super low budget movie. It was a hell of an interesting experience that involved very little sleep.
Now back to my regular scheduled programing.
Read in the paper today that some guy with entirely too much time on his hands had been banned for life from going into Tim Hortons. This blessing in disguise came as a result of his repeated (3 times) complaints about the quality of the decaf coffee. He claimed it had a burned taste. First of all - it had a burned taste because no one drinks decaf and it sits on the burner for a long time.
So this guy actually writes a letter to head office - gets a meeting and then is stunned when he arrives at the meeting to find a letter ordering him to keep his distance from the coffee joint. Next he takes his cause to the press and the press actually takes up the torch!
I read two accounts and both leaned in sympathy towards the dumb ass.
Can you imagine the fervour with which this idiot must have lodged his complaints?
The press made no reference to any such behaviour but anyone who has worked for minimum wage in a place like Tim Hortons knows the fury with which Joe and Josephine Public can come at you.
I'm not a fan of Tim Hortons but my opinion of them has gone up a few notches for now.
As I type this, I'm watching Rob Zombie's Halloween II. Very disappointing. His remake of the original was one of the best horror movies I'd seen in years. This is almost unwatchable. He's changed the nature of the characters. That's just something you don't do. The heroine is the foulest, nastiest, whiniest little bitch I've seen since they let Ann Coulter have a microphone.
I'm hoping he(Zombie) further betrays the fans and franchise and kills her off before much more film rolls by.
I like Zombie but I think he must have been pissed off at someone when he wrote this one.
That's all for now.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Calgary Swim Run Camp
Sara Gross, Carrie Meakin and myself will be putting on a swim/run camp in Calgary on the November weekend of the 28th.
Mercury Rising Presents:
“Novembering Along”
Swim-Run Technique Camp 2009
What: A weekend training camp focused on the technical aspects of swimming and running with video analysis.
When: Friday, November 27th @
Where:
Coaches: Sara Gross, Clint Lien, Carrie Meakin
Details: The camp will include 3 swim sessions, 2 run sessions and a video analysis session in each discipline. Each camper will receive a DVD of him or herself both swimming and running. Breakfast (and coffee!) on Saturday and Sunday are also included. Cost is $300 per person.
Contact: Questions welcome!
Sara; saragross@yahoo.com, 250.896.1026
Carrie; carrie.meakin@gmail.com, 403.804.9726
Clint; writerguy@shaw.ca, 250.818.1026
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Way off the tri track
My mother put me on to a video recently and I finally sat down and watched the whole thing - it's an hour and forty minutes.
It's a debate between two extremely well spoken men on religion. Not a light topic.
Regardless of where you stand, you have got to respect brilliance when you see it.
Would love to hear from anyone who takes the time to watch it.
I expect that regardless of what side you take, you will not be swayed either way but maybe you will ask a few questions you hadn't considered prior.
Enjoy:
It's a debate between two extremely well spoken men on religion. Not a light topic.
Regardless of where you stand, you have got to respect brilliance when you see it.
Would love to hear from anyone who takes the time to watch it.
I expect that regardless of what side you take, you will not be swayed either way but maybe you will ask a few questions you hadn't considered prior.
Enjoy:
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Putting the Me in M dot
I would like to compete in the Kona Ironman World Championships.
If, one day, I'm fortunate enough to find myself on the start line I'm not going to race for recovery, the planet, polar bears or Jesus.
I won't be running for the cure, rolling for the Blazeman or Living Strong
I'm not going to raise money for battered women, battered children or battered dogs.
I won't be raising awareness for Aids, Crohn's, MS or Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
I've done some of these things before. They've allowed me to paint my performances with a nice stroke of humility and healthy dose of "It doesn't matter to me. There's a much bigger picture." But if I'm able to work hard enough to qualify for Hawaii then I am going to race for Me. My goal will be to have the best day I can possibly have.
Actually that's still a load of sanctimonious crap. What I really want. What I really, really want is to beat as many people as I can.
I have got to be one of the worst guys ever.
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