District 9 is a Prize!

Submitted by dale on March 10, 2010 - 3:19pm

Generally speaking I'm not the luckiest guy in the world, but I have my moments. Last Thursday was one of them! Esteemed Vancouver blogger Miss604 in conjunction with the Vancouver Film School (VFS) ran a contest: Oscar-Nominated District 9 Prize Pack and yes, yours truly won!

Winning contests is cool all by itself. Winning a District 9 contest is icing on the cake. Along with Moon and Avatar, District 9 is one my picks for best science fiction movie of 2009. It takes skill to make ugly aliens sympathetic, and VFS alums Neill Blomkamp (director/writer) and Terri Tatchell (writer) proved they have it.

District 9 Prize Pack

What did I win? A small poster, a VFS InFocus newsletter featuring District 9, and the DVD; every single one of them autographed by Blomkamp and Tatchell!

Thank you Miss604 for the contest, thank you VFS for the prizes, thank you fate for picking me, and thank you Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tachell for such a great movie!

Submitted by dale on March 2, 2010 - 6:29pm

Today was eye examination day. My chin had a lot of fun, it made friends with four different chin rests. My eyes weren't as impressed with all of its new machine friends; specifically, the one that shot compressed air. Then there's the infamous eye dilation drops so the Doctor can get a good look at the back of your eyes.

Submitted by dale on December 6, 2009 - 9:02pm

What would you do if you didn't have any power? This is not an academic question for me as I sit here typing this. 5 days ago I received a letter from BC Hydro informing me I wouldn't have any power from 9am to 5pm on Sunday December 6th. Not a lot of warning considering how long they must have been planning this; I feel sorry for anyone who was planning a Christmas open house for today.

Submitted by dale on December 4, 2009 - 10:50pm

The Christmas season is upon us. Although the commercial trappings hit the stores before the Halloween ghouls finished their hauntings, I've managed to avoid the claptrap. It isn't that I'm anti-Christmas, I'm just anti-soul sucking, brainwashing, buy, buy, buy commercial bullshit. Tonight was the first true event of the season for me, the BIFF gift exchange. Just a bunch of Science Fiction/Fantasy fans enjoying dinner, geeking out on their favourite subjects, and exchanging inexpensive gifts in a cut-throat (but fun) kind of way! The gift exchange was the kind where you can "steal" someone else's gift.

Submitted by dale on November 30, 2009 - 10:53pm

Back in August I had the very great pleasure of seeing nobles petition for title and prestige, fighters defend a bridge against hostile invaders in (almost) epic battle, and devices built with designs not used since the 17th century. It was not a movie set, my podcasting co-host Colleen is active in the Barony of Lions Gate, the local branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). She invited Marina and I to be her guests at the event. Though I'm late in posting this, I couldn't let it pass without comment.

Submitted by dale on November 24, 2009 - 4:09pm

Is there an expiry date on saying thank you? I hope not. Back in August, local blogger Kimli of delicious juice dot com ran a contest, and I won! Personally delivered to my door was the following surprise pack of awesome and silly. <!--break--> The Japanese candy things were addictive and disappeared almost immediately! Remember back when I noted Maleficent was at the pub and unhappy? Now we know the full story:

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