Pooh Bear Gangster

Anybody that knows me, knows I'm not one to bad mouth Disney, but this was too funny to not share. This picture was sent to me by a friend...

St Patricks Day And The Vancouver Aquarium

Last Sunday was spend with the Vancouver Aquarium team, doing the St Patrick day Parade. Just to give you a clue where I am in this picture, lets just say, I had a "Hoot"....hoooot....um..hooot. You can send your hate mail to damnyouandyourbadpuns at jeremymilne.com

It Was Worth Freezing My Tail Off

So I went back to the bridge after the iso disaster, figured i would give it a second shot, and they turned out. Enjoy.

The Watchmen and the Corrupt Vancouver Cop

Sunday night i went to see "The Watchmen". Having read the comic, I was very much divided; the movie on its own is amazing, perhaps in my top ten, but it did not line up with the comic as much as i had hoped. Much of the motivation for the characters was changed, scenes were lost, and in some cases, portions were completely rewritten. I was glad to see they got Rorcheck right, as that i feel he is one of the best heroes ever written, period. its a character I related to, not in his violence, but in his unwavering sense of ethics, his blunt views on the values of truth above popularity, and willingness, not only to go into dark places, but to understand the sacrifice in doing so.

So, with a movie a thumbs up, here comes the bad part of my night...

Sitting in front of me, during the movie, was a man who kept blowing on a dog whistle. I know what your thinking, how can you hear a dog whistle? Trust me, you can, just not the same way a dog does. I leaned in and said "you can stop blowing that %$^#!* dog whistle now." It stopped, and i went back to watching the movie. When the credits rolled, the man in front of me stepped up, his much larger friend looked at me and said "you're going to apologize to my friend, because he had no whistle". I explained that several others, as well as myself, watched him for a better part of 15 minutes blowing on that whistle, and I would not apologize. They stood in my way, with a friend by my side, and a third almost ready to panic. I told him to move aside, and i would be happy to deal with this in the lobby. He told me he wanted to kick my ass in the parking lot. Just as i said I think it would be best if we went to see the manager, he pulled out his wallet and identified himself as a cop, closing it before i could read any information that i could identify him with. I told him he could leave now, and that i stand by my view that his friend was blowing a whistle. At which point, he left at my determination to find some theater staff.

Is this the type of person that works for the Vancouver Police department? With all the pr issues that the Vancouver Police have had the last while, I would think that they would be a bit more sensitive about throwing their weight around. This man was trying to be a bully, and turned out to be a coward. I hope this turns out to be a person imitating a police officer.

Damn you camera gods!

OK, so I'm dating again. Something I have not had much luck with the last few years. As much as watching TV with my stuffed bear brings me overwhelming joy, I felt that a real person was in order, before the conversation with the bear began to be reciprocated.

All that aside, with my stress levels at an all time high, i figured i would meet up with somebody I've been dating and walk around town trying to take some pictures. Tonight, I learned why one must never leave your tripod at home; I was forced to use a high iso, not a single picture turned out as a result. The grain was so heavy on a number of pictures that might have otherwise been very beautiful shots. I tried to salvage one when i got home, but it could never be made any bigger than 4x6.

About %$#@ing time.