A friend of mine just shared this article about Mark Millar, Kick-Ass 2 and rape culture and it was in perfect timing with a discussion I had with my son in the car yesterday. According to Mr. Millar, he uses rape scenes to impress upon the reader how ‘bad’ the bad guy is. He is […]
Movies
Summer Nights Perfect for Summer Movies
Chevron is presenting the perfect way to spend a summer evening down at Stanley Park with their Fresh Air Cinema. Tomorrow, July 16th, they are showing one of Katy Perry’s favourite movies; Clueless – and popchips will be giving out samples of her new flavour katy’s kettle corn and giving away an autographed Katy Perry […]
Wreck-It Ralph
My kids have been very excited to see Wreck-It Ralph due to it being set in a video game world. This world is not an X-Box though, but the local arcade, where when the kids go home, the denizens of the games get to relax a bit until being called on for their next quests. […]
My Artsy Family
My dad was an artist. A frustrated one…but a good artist. My mom has a couple of his watercolors in her house. I have a cool sketch of a ‘fantastical’ warrior he did. He made a brief living as a commercial artist too. My mom is good at drawing too..but just for fun. It doesn’t […]
Conversations with my Son
that make my head explode. A: That Nibs Island was good….why they call it after candy? Me: NIMMMMM It’s NIM’s Island…named after the little girl. A: Oh. A: AAAAH but it shouldn’t be called that. Me:….why not? A: Cos that isn’t her name? Me: …. Me: What do you mean? That is the girls name. […]
He Will Probably Kill Me…
…but I don’t care….I am really really proud of my husband. I have MOSTLY kept quiet about it in this blog…his PROFESSIONAL life anyway….He is a private man and I have tried to respect that….. But he is now on Facebook so….you know… Anyway….stuff like this rocks… Watch out WORLD….CA is on it’s Way!!!!!