Moments

mo⋅ment –noun
[moh-muhnt]
1. an indefinitely short period of time

Radiolab, an amazing podcast btw, recently did a five-part session on death, starting with their hour-long podcast called After Life. The whole series was inspired by David Eagleman's book Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.

After the five part series, RadioLab presented a film on the celebration of life, and I thought I would share it with you:
Moments by Will Hoffman


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A Complete History of My Sexual Failures – The Documentary

re⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion –noun
[ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
1. the act of realizing or the state of being realized
2. an instance or result of realizing
After a rash of failures and too many late nights I decided to spend the afternoon in bed watching movies and generally feeling sorry for my hopelessness when it comes to the dating scene. Thankfully I found a kindred spirit in Chris Waitt and his documentary A Complete History of My Sexual Failures.

Of course the title immediately caught my eye, frankly how couldn’t it, and within 89 minutes I was given a view, of what could essentially be my life, into the life a love loser.

After his most recent break-up, Waitt goes on a quest to interview all his past girlfriends, of which, as he reports, they have all dumped him for one reason or another. Along the way he experiments with Viagara and S&M, trying to understand what’s wrong with himself, why he is flawed when it comes to relationships.

If you are failing in the dating game, this may not be a bad approach. Contact all your ex’s, well the ones that will talk to you anyway, and find out your flaws. Get some constructive criticism, and work on your weaknesses.
Or just keep making the same old mistakes.

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Free Movies To Watch In Ottawa

free –adjective
[free]
1. without cost, payment, or charge

The NCC and the Genie Awards are providing Ottawa moviegoers a chance to see some great Genie nominee films for free! Starting this Saturday, March 28th and going on until Friday, April 3rd in celebration of Genie week, you can see the following films:

Amal
Sunday, March 29 - 8 pm to 10 pm - Canada Aviation Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa
Monday, March 30 - 7 pm to 10 pm - Centrepointe Theatre, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa

Ce qu’il faut pour vivre
Wednesday, April 1 - 7 pm to 9 pm - Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau

Free Lunch Time Shorts
Every weekday from noon to 1:30 pm (except Thursday) - Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa

Infiniment Québec
Sunday, March 29 - 8 pm to 10 pm - Café Aux 4 Jeudis, 44 Laval Street, Gatineau

My Winnipeg
Monday, March 30 - 7 pm to 10 pm - Canada Science & Technology Museum, 1867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa

Normal
Monday, March 30 - 7 pm to 8:30 pm - Centrepointe Theatre, Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa
Wednesday, April 1 - 7 pm to 10 pm - Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa (TBC)

Necessities of Life
Thursday, April 2 - 5 pm to 9 pm - National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa

Passchendaele
Saturday, March 28 - 1 pm to 4 pm - Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa
Friday, April 3 - 7 pm to 10 pm - The Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum, 3911 Carp Road, Carp, Ontario

Tout est Parfait
Monday, March 30 - 8 pm to 10 pm - Pavillon Lucien-Brault, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 101, Saint-Jean-Bosco Street, Gatineau

Up the Yangtze
Thursday, April 2 - 7 pm to 10 pm - Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa



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World's Best Commercials 2008

ad⋅ver⋅tis⋅ing –noun 
[ad-ver-tahy-zing]
1. the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., esp. by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.

I just returned from watching the World's Best Commercials 2008, a showcase of the best international commercials as recognized by the London International Awards for advertising. Here are some of my favourite ads from tonight:

Nintendo’s – Sponge
Cadbury’s – Gorilla
Herringbone’s – Henri's Hands
Ameriquest's – Brownie
Thrifty’s – Birthday Girl
Allan Gray Limited's – Beautiful
Freixenet Carta Nevada Reserva's – The Key to Reserva

On a personal note, this was my first foray into watching a movie at a theatre alone. I’ve gone to parties, bars, clubs and out for dinner all solo. On the list of social activities to do alone one of the only things left for me to do was to sit in a dark theatre with 100 other audience members. Check

And now I’ve done it. Next thing on the list - solo traveling.

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Futurama No More?

can⋅cel⋅la⋅tion –noun
[kan-suh-ley-shuhn]
1. an act of canceling

Futurama - Into the Wild Green Yonder

I just finished, what very well may be, the last ever episode of Futurama. This last ‘season’ (their fifth) has been four straight to DVD movies, the first was released on November 27th, 2007 and the last just yesterday, February 24th 2009. The movies are as follows:

1. Bender's Big Score
2. The Beast with a Billion Backs
3. Bender's Game
4. Into the Wild Green Yonder

From some articles I just finished reading there does not appear to be any more DVD’s in the making, nor does it look like they will be coming back for a 6th season, but I guess that will all depend upon the DVD sales.

Overall it has been a good run, I have thoroughly enjoyed the show, which has been on and off again since the first airing in 1999. This last instalment, Into the Wild Green Yonder, does not disappoint and stays in the typical Futurama style. So if you like the show, support them and go out and buy the DVD.

Who knows, your one ‘vote’ may just matter.

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