Hair
February 6th, 2010The University of Lethbridge is putting on the musical “Hair” (wikipedia entry). It runs from Tuesday, February 9th to Saturday the 15th. If you haven’t already, get your tickets fast because they’re almost sold out.
Hair tells the story of the “tribe”, a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the “Age of Aquarius” living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their rebellion against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude must decide whether to resist the draft as his friends have done, or to compromise his pacifistic principles and risk his life by serving in Vietnam.
Here’s the very local news coverage of the production:
Hair at the University of Lethbridge
I know a few of the actors and will be there opening night. It should be a lot of fun.
Food Tournament
February 5th, 2010My friend Dave has been entertaining his Facebook contacts with a NCAA style elimination tournament of the most essential food in the vegetable kingdom. Upstart Kitchen has put together a great blog post about the tournament.
LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time
February 2nd, 2010Season 6 of Lost premieres tonight. Enjoy this fan made primer, Flight 815 Crash in Real Time.
LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time | YouTube
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Homemade digital clock
January 31st, 2010Yesterday I made a clock using an arduino kit that I purchased for my “Creative Electronics for Beginners” class. It only counts from 0 to 9 and then repeats, but I love the satisfaction I get when I see it working.
I made a clock! on Flickr.
I did happen to bump one of the LEDs just before I started taping, and discovered afterward that I had shorted one of the lights from the current. It just needed to be nudged slightly, but in the video it appears to be burnt out.
The code after the jump.
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The Odds For Hockey Gold At The 2010 Winter Olympics
January 30th, 2010Odds to Win the 2010 Olympic Ice Hockey Championship
Canada 1/1
Russia 2/1
Sweden 11/2
USA 7/1
Czech Republic 15/1
Finland 16/1
Slovakia 40/1
Switzerland 125/1
Germany 400/1
Belarus 500/1
Latvia 500/1
Norway 500/1
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Charlie Brooker – How To Report The News
January 29th, 2010Journalist and comedian Charlie Brooker pokes fun at news reporting by illustrating how television news is structured according to a standardized style that tries to impress without really being informative. Be warned, some NSFW language.
Photography in the Kootenays
January 21st, 2010
My cousin Don has started a photography business on the side. He’s got a website up showing some of his work. If you’re looking for a photographer in the Kootenays BC, give him a shout.
Olympic Torch in Lethbridge Today
January 17th, 2010The Olympic torch run is coming through Lethbridge today.
I took some photos and videos at the event:
LETHBRIDGE, AB — JANUARY 17, 2010 Jill Quirk, who competed in the World Championship, Pan American & World Student Games Teams, was the final torchbearer and cauldron lighter in Lethbridge. Here she shares the flame with the local community.
The Bad Review Revue
January 5th, 2010Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel: “This is perfect entertainment for those who find ‘Teletubbies’ and ‘Dora the Explorer’ to be a little too highbrow.” — Thomas Leupp, Hollywood.com
It’s Complicated: “This film about divorce and late blooming romance was so painful that it made my own divorce seem fun.” — Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
Did You Hear About the Morgans?: “Grant’s familiar, pained and rueful expressions start to look like an actor’s commentary on the film, not a character’s response to events within it.” — Christopher Tookey, Daily Mail [UK]
Nine: “The movie musical can still be a splendid bit of escapism. With Nine, the only thing you’ll want to flee is the movie theater itself.” —Bill Gibron, PopMatters
The Twilight Saga: New Moon: “The number one killer is that it’s two hours and 10 minutes long and the plot recycles itself over and over again.” — Eric Melin, Scene-Stealers.com
Backmasking in Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi
January 4th, 2010By popular request, from Lady Gaga’s debut album The Fame, comes a little clip of reversed music out of track number three, Paparazzi.
Personally, I can’t hear it even with the “reverse lyrics” showing. To me, Lucifer sounds more like moose-em-mouw, but the emails keep coming. For the record, I’m a complete skeptic.