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Busy weekend
Aug. 27th, 2007 10:27 amFriday night and Saturday early was spent watching Pan's Labyrinth. I liked it a lot. It is beautiful and cruel and the minor plot/continuity problems are less annoying in a film with so much of a fantasy element than they might otherwise be. It's also very refreshing to see a big budget film use special effects with a degree of restraint. Anyone really disturbed by violence might have a bit of a hard time with it though.
Saturday evening was Aubrey and Lara's barbecue/pot luck. Fun people, lots of booze and rather good food. Alex's coconut shrimp and Alan's marinated beef rib were really good. No complaints about my Thai grilled chicken either. Thank heavens for good public transit. I do like to be able to get around the city without driving.
Sunday morning we checked out the new T&T store on Cherry Street. It's big, bright and clean and has a fantastic selection of Asian oriented groceries and prepared food products. The non Asian selection is a bit limited so it won't cut out the need to go to Loblaw's for soda and the like but it's definitely more convenient than going to Chinatown.
Sunday afternoon was the Nomads junior BBQ held on the fringes of darkest Scarberia. Walking through the neighbourhood was a bit weird. It was really quiet and felt like a setting for Zombie Apocalypse. It was a bit ill attended but there was the usual silliness that attends Nomads events including the Kiwis seeing who could dive furthest across a soaped up tarp. I also learnt more about fake ID then I've ever needed to know but I guess if you are sixteen it's kind of handy.
Saturday evening was Aubrey and Lara's barbecue/pot luck. Fun people, lots of booze and rather good food. Alex's coconut shrimp and Alan's marinated beef rib were really good. No complaints about my Thai grilled chicken either. Thank heavens for good public transit. I do like to be able to get around the city without driving.
Sunday morning we checked out the new T&T store on Cherry Street. It's big, bright and clean and has a fantastic selection of Asian oriented groceries and prepared food products. The non Asian selection is a bit limited so it won't cut out the need to go to Loblaw's for soda and the like but it's definitely more convenient than going to Chinatown.
Sunday afternoon was the Nomads junior BBQ held on the fringes of darkest Scarberia. Walking through the neighbourhood was a bit weird. It was really quiet and felt like a setting for Zombie Apocalypse. It was a bit ill attended but there was the usual silliness that attends Nomads events including the Kiwis seeing who could dive furthest across a soaped up tarp. I also learnt more about fake ID then I've ever needed to know but I guess if you are sixteen it's kind of handy.
