Tom and Edie Stall share a stressful moment in A History of Violence
Rented A History of Violence on Saturday night. This is easily one of the best movies I’ve seen this year. It is entirely character driven. Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg, better known for his unusual explorations of sexuality (Crash, no relation to the racial drama of the same name) and corporeal being (eXistenZ) has produced what you might call a more “normal” film in A History, except for the fact that it could hardly be called that because it’s so exceptionally well done. In the film, Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen, Lord of the Rings) — a happily married, community-respected, small business owner in a small town — is visited by two strangers who insist he is someone else, someone with a past and someone nothing like who his wife Edie (Maria Bello, Thank You for Smoking) and kids know. It’s a great film with a large amount of heart, without being saccharine. Recommended. 8.5/10.
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Deep Dish – Say Hello
Tricky time never slows
That moment walked me by without bothering to say
Lucky time never stops
That moment knocked me down without bothering to
say hello
say hello
say hello
say hello
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Happy Earth Day
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Yesterday was Earth Day. I took out my bike — a sadly uncommon occurance since I bought it. Here are the trip stats:
Distance: 12.4 km (7.69 miles)
Max. speed: 33.3 km/h (20.7 mph)
Avg speed: 14 km/h (8.7 mph)
Time: 59 mins, 7 secs
Avg temp: 32°C (89°F)
Air needed in tires: yes
Seat: really damn hard
‘Til now I’ve kind of been afraid it would be too hot to ride. Turns out it’s not all that bad.
I did a big loop around the 45-hole Bobby Jones public golf course. There’s actually some nice paths around the area. Fruitville has a ton of broken glass in the bike lane (at least, heading East from McIntosh), not to mention crazy drivers, so I was on the sidewalk for some of that part. Most of Honore is lacking any sort of bike lane.
Took the Ecological Footprint Quiz again – my total footprint was kind of large at 22 (national average is 24) – 4.9 planets required to sustain my current lifestyle. I pledge to try to improve that. How do you score?
[What and When Is Earth Day?] [Earth Day Canada] [Ecological Footprint Quiz]
