Hmm

You belong in the Puppet Masters. Your world is
filled with hidden foes. You trust no one, and
you know that someday you'll find and destroy
the bad guys hideout.


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The Past Two Days

A highlight of my job at the library is receiving public appreciation for the job that you do. Sunday, I was lucky enough to get some appreciation when an Iranian professor from Shiraz University teaching at Shiraz University asked to take a picture of me, next to himself and his children. His children often went up to the children's library to use the CD-ROM games; he is returning this week to Shiraz, via Montréal, Vienna, and Teheran, and I think he wanted souvenirs. Shiraz--a city of about one million people--has a long-standing reputation as a trading city; Shirazi traders were responsible for the creation of Zanzibar, for instance, and they played an important role in the Indian Ocean regional economy. He was a nice gentleman; I wish him and his family (wife, two children) a safe trip back.

(Oh, and my picture is here. Hopefully I'm not too hideous.)

Immediately afterwards, I got together with Tara, Jeremy, Joni, nire_nagaf, teridian, taem, and choreographer_m to rehearse The Importance of Being Earnest at the Argyle Shore community centre. The opening was fun: the zip-zop-zap (I think) theatre game was entertaining, as were the in-character taem and I ab-libbed as the manservants to Algy and Jack, which was fun although he'll be in England and I'm onyl stage manager. This looks to definitely be a learning experience.

And then, today was Victoria Day. Nothing happened until 6:30, when I saw The Matrix Reloaded with teridian and a work friend of his, Rob. Notes are forthcoming.

Listening to Sigur Rós right now. I quite like them; nice background.

Thoughts on The Matrix Reloaded

Spoilers abound, of course.

( The obvious stuff )

( Merovingian and Persephone )

( Machines vs Man; Man vs Machines )

( A Note on Zion )

( The Cyclical Nature of the Matrix )

( Notes Towards the Third Matrix Movie )