at the edge of the world
Hot off reading North to the Night about a dude who winters alone in the arctic darkness on a tiny sailboat, I watched this documentary about the "Sea Shepard," an environmental activist group who chases a Japanese whaling fleet into Antarctica and does "anything necessary" to stop the fleet from killing whales. All good, right? I mean who don't want to stop Japanese whaling? But ... it's an interesting movie because what I took away from it is mostly how underprepared and overly idealistic the activists were. They lose a tiny skiff piloted by two crew members for hours, having to ask the very whaling vessel they're harassing for help to find it. Later, they ram another boat, which promptly starts leaking fuel into the fragile whale/penguin habitat. I dunno. Watch it and see what you think. Hearts are in the right place, but ... a little douchey? You make the call.
Booring
Saw The Forgetters on Saturday night, and it was boring. But I don't want you to get the wrong idea. "It's not you, Blake, it's me." I'm just not interested in that shit anymore. Jawbreaker is rad, but it's also a time period in my life. Nostalgia.
I heard this converation at the show (via my own dear friends Derek and Chris).
"They sound like Mission of Burma."
"Old misison of Burma or new Mission of Burma?"
"Old."
"Good because they're new stuff sucks."
Yawn. Who cares.
I had more fun drinking High Life with Derek before the show.
Anyway, back to work.
Workin woman's shoes.
the forgetters
This is where I'll be on Saturday night. Good lookin' out, Jered from Em Zine. Maybe Blake will play Sea Foam Green for me.
commonwealth skateboarding
So last week Lance and I started repurposing an old marble-works warehouse into an indoor skatepark. Exciting, no? I apologize for not reporting on this sooner, but I haven't had much time to internerd or computerlate since becoming a construction worker. Billy of Windell's fame and our friend Ben Mohr are helping us build, along with a number of other shiny volunteers. 20th and Hawthorne, set to open March 1, people. It's gonna be bananas!
Web site is coming soon, but for now head over to our Facebook page and totally "like" us.
