It’s very possible that slowing down “Jolene”, the classic country song by Dolly Parton, makes it an even better song (not to mention how her suddenly masculine voice brings in all kinds of gender play beyond what was in the original version.)
“Jolene” – Dolly Parton
Someone on Reddit posted their girlfriend’s reaction at various points during tonight’s episode of “Breaking Bad” and I’d concur…
Fans are already calling it “the greatest episode of television in history” and I’d say if not, it’s pretty damn close!
Like the majority of the show’s millions of fans, Shea and I came late to the “Breaking Bad” phenomenon, binge-watching episodes we downloaded from BitTorrent sites beginning to Season 2 and, like the meth that’s the central to the show’s premise, the show was also beyond addictive. We’d watch a couple episodes in a row each evening then I’d beg Shea to watch just one more but she’d always be a responsible adult and tell me that we needed to get some sleep! 😉
I haven’t watched every contender for “Best Show Ever” (Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Sopranos, The Wire, etc.) but I can’t imagine how any of them could combine all the elements that make “Breaking Bad” what it is (and has made it the third highest rated TV program of all-time on IMDB, only being beaten by a couple highly regarded nature documentary series.)
Breaking Bad = highly original premise. Brilliant writing and acting. Unbelievable cinematography. Amazing characters. Mixture of humour, suspense, action. Tons of inside jokes and hidden symbolism sprinkled throughout – the show had it all.
Check out the Breaking Bad sub-reddit for all kinds of analysis, memes and more. MetaFilter also has a thread about the episode.
A local fencing club was winding up a practice in the same Leisure Centre where Pace just finished swimming lessons. I took him over to peek at the action from the gym door and the members of the group, including a National Champion, could not have been more welcoming when they saw a young kid watching them!
Just discovered that Reddit has a sub-Reddit dedicated solely to photos of amazing and cool bookshelves. If you sort it by “Top” vote getting submissions, you might never go to another sub-Reddit again! 😉
Probably a good lesson for libraries in here somewhere too…
Feel guilty about how your smartphone was made and by whom? Perhaps the Fair Phone is for you!
(If Fair Phone sounds too good to be true, you have another good option – buy second-hand tech instead of running to buy the latest and greatest, most fashionable device.)
(via MetaFilter)
I’m pretty sure I have most of this on a VHS tape somewhere but nice to have it online for easy access and archival purposes…
Somehow I thought yesterday was Tuesday so I’ll do this week’s Music Monday post today instead (and I’ll probably post Saturday Snap on Friday and Friday Fun Link on Saturday the way I’m going!)
“Manic Monday” – The Bangles
Bobby Jurasin Documentary (Featuring pre-fame Brett Butt)
I was flipping through YouTube and came across a profile of my all-time favourite Rider, #71 Bobby Jurasin (which features a few cameos by a pre-“Corner Gas” Brent Butt starting around the 11:45 mark!)
I got to meet Mr. Jurasin when a few of us who played with the Indian Head Broncs in high school came in to a football clinic put on by the Riders. Then I met him again when I went to the good old Long Branch Saloon while in undergrad but for some reason, he didn’t remember me (just kidding – I was *way* too intimidated to talk to him!)
Brad Wall’s Banjo Bowl Clip Cements a Third Mandate?
I hate to say it but clips like the one below continues to reinforce Premier Brad Wall’s “every man” image and could be part of the reason the Sask Party becomes the first non-NDP party in Saskatchewan to win three consecutive mandates since the earliest years of the province. I’m *fascinated* by the idea of “the low information voter” and by extension, politicians who are skilled at reaching these people via clips like this as well as regular calls in to sports radio programs, even during the work day! Even though, as a friend posted on Facebook, “Don’t think of it as politics, think of it as everything that impacts your life” I’d say there are a lot more low-information voters than political junkies.
[Edit: Well, the Riders lost so, as someone pointed out on Twitter, unless your “every man” humour suddenly looks *really* cocky in retrospect and perhaps reveals a bit more about your own cockiness than you’d like!] 😉
Digital Coffee Row
Distinct from the low information voter is the highly opinionated (if not necessarily any more informed) one. One of my favourite places to “take the pulse” of what people are talking about – not just in terms of politics but on everything from news to local happenings to all kinds of other randomness is the Off-Topic forum at RiderFans.com.
Pace loved a friend’s drum set…
Well, more toes than thumbs…
