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Apr. 4th, 2009 11:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13After being socially isolated for a while due to excessive work/school/writing, I decided that I needed to get out of the house. Thursday night I went to one of my favourite Edmonton venues, to attend the launch of Frontenac House 2009 Quartet series. There were more than 100 people in attendance, which was phenomenal. I got to hang out with my publishers and a bunch of poets and had a blast talking to people. Afterward, my publishers and two of this year's poets and I went out for some drinks and appies and I got a chance to hang out and visit which was ever so lovely.
Friday I decided that I WAS NOT GOING TO WORK, so I went to see Adventureland. I liked the movie and thought it was pretty good, but I hated the theatre that I went to see it at. I've never been to the South Edmonton Common theatre before, and probably won't go again for a long time. GOing there is a bit like trying to see a movie in a mall. Yuck.
Adventureland is pretty cute and believable. You'll relate to it if you've ever had a job that really sucked, but where you got to meet a lot of cool people. Plus everyone acting in the film is excellent; Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr and Bill Hader. It's set in 1987 so there's some great fashion and music and Yo La Tengo does the soundtrack. Nice.
That night, Mari and I had plans to go to a local church Perogy supper featuring homemade perogies. It was pretty damn awesome. We ate lots of homemade perogies, talked to some seniors, and perused the garage sale. After this, we went for tea and then went to her place to cuddle with her dogs and watch "Son of Rambow." Now that my socializing is done for a while, I'm ready to go back to work.
Oh, and another item of note; I bought lipstick for the first time in about 12 years. I needed some for stage make up for my dance recital. I had to get the sales girl to help me find a good brand and colour. [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], you'll be happy to know that the colour is "Vintage Red."
Friday I decided that I WAS NOT GOING TO WORK, so I went to see Adventureland. I liked the movie and thought it was pretty good, but I hated the theatre that I went to see it at. I've never been to the South Edmonton Common theatre before, and probably won't go again for a long time. GOing there is a bit like trying to see a movie in a mall. Yuck.
Adventureland is pretty cute and believable. You'll relate to it if you've ever had a job that really sucked, but where you got to meet a lot of cool people. Plus everyone acting in the film is excellent; Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Martin Starr and Bill Hader. It's set in 1987 so there's some great fashion and music and Yo La Tengo does the soundtrack. Nice.
That night, Mari and I had plans to go to a local church Perogy supper featuring homemade perogies. It was pretty damn awesome. We ate lots of homemade perogies, talked to some seniors, and perused the garage sale. After this, we went for tea and then went to her place to cuddle with her dogs and watch "Son of Rambow." Now that my socializing is done for a while, I'm ready to go back to work.
Oh, and another item of note; I bought lipstick for the first time in about 12 years. I needed some for stage make up for my dance recital. I had to get the sales girl to help me find a good brand and colour. [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], you'll be happy to know that the colour is "Vintage Red."
