Feb 08 2010
blurry dystopia (short post)
Hello! Two things:
1) I got another article posted! I was paid .05 per word to write a first person account of some of the Olympic changes in Vancouver. My article is titled “Vancouver Waterfront Security Looks Good for 2010 Winter Olympics“, but could be otherwise known as “Things I Can See From My Window”. Note I included an incredibly amateur photograph taken from my deck, which they chose to publish. Dammit, Jim, I’m .. kind of a writer, not a digital imagery photo dude.
2) Here is a neat link (I know! A link! Go fig!): Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time. Over New Year’s Eve a friend mentioned that we are actually living in the dystopian future that we’ve all been worrying about. It seemed pretty profound at the time, although perhaps the copious amount of free blue booze I had been drinking contributed to that impression. However, upon sober reflection, I think there might be something to it. I’m framing a big essay-ish post about this all which I will likely never finish, but in the meantime here’s a little research. I’ve seen 32 of these movies. How about you?
on 09 Feb 2010 at 9:12 am
Nice writeup on the the waterfront changes there. It’d be neat to see all the activity going on up there. However, I can’t imagine traveling up there during the Olympics. I suppose I’ll just have to be happy with your Olympic city stories.
Apparently, I love Dystopia (okay, that’s not really a surprise). I counted 35 films from the list that I’ve seen along with a couple of the extra ones listed. I actually have at least 20 of the films from the list sitting on my shelves at home. Now, I just need to watch the rest of the list.
on 11 Feb 2010 at 11:20 am
You’re always welcome to take a train up and sleep on my floor (air mattress, to be precise), if you’re desperate for Olympic action! I think at least one of our mutual friends is doing that next weekend.
I always have a deep respect and envy for your DVD collection whenever I see it.. I’m not surprised that it includes much Dystopian goodness.