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It’s Thanksgiving Sunday. I am domesticated and I love it. Last night I baked a strawberry-rhubarb pie from scratch, crust and all. This morning I baked a pumpkin pie. I’m going to whip the cream all on my own. No canned stuff. On Friday I started to make dough for buns and have laboured over the three-day process. Tonight I’ll bake them. However, not before I remove the turkey from the oven. The turkey that I cleaned, prepared, stuffed and put into the oven. Being involved in that aspect of the process has me seriously questioning whether or not I can continue eating meat. I kept picturing Benji and Casey as I was cleansing this carcass in preparation. It’s an animal. So sad is me.

Tonight we’ll feast on the turkey, stuffing, my buns, banana squash, whipped potatoes, brussels sprouts, carrots, Waldorf salad, cranberry sauce and, of course, my pies for dessert. That’s a lot of food and a lot of family to be thankful for.

P.S. That’s not my pie - mine looks tastier.

You’re listening to: “Electric Barbarella” by Duran Duran (because being domesticated is sexy)

Sometimes life is full of decisions. Scratch that. Most times life is full of decisions. So why is it that very rarely can we ever accomplish that task with ease and peace of mind? Do we stay or do we go? Do we move or do we plant down roots? Do we say yes or do we say no?

Before those choices sometimes comes the decision of what we actually want. Are some things worth the wait while others aren’t? Do we want this or do we want that?

I’m rambling far too much now. In fact, I’m in no frame of mind to actually make any paramount decisions. In all honesty, I’m feeling rather down right now. The word “depressed” scares me so I’m going to stay away from that sticker. But in all truth, these last couple weeks have been hard on me. It isn’t one single event that is causing me to feel this way, nor is it a series of disappointments and failures. It’s just an overall feeling of being upset and discontent. What frustrates me most is that it’s been a good ten years since I last felt this way. I’m not looking for sympathy or suggestions per se, but I simply needed to use this outlet. Honesty is paramount, firmly hand-in-hand with trust. I trust those of you that read this blog and I owe you nothing but honesty.

I’d rather not close this blog entry on a sour note, so I’ll leave you all with something you can help me with…

Will is be Mr. Haas or Mr. Farrell? If only life’s decisions were so pleasurable. Pleeeeaaaaasurable. See Brock, even tall skinny geeks can be sexy, so all’s not lost on you.

You’re listening to: “In Between” by Lukas Haas

Remember that time you saw that really good movie that made you pay attention? Didn’t think so. Brick is that movie. I’d heard about this film since it was entered into the 2005 Sundance Film Festival (being the Lukas Haas fan that I am), and now it’s been re-cut and released on DVD. I walked by the poster in the movie store window for weeks until finally picking it up last night, not fully knowing what it was about.

Hours before discovering her lifeless body, Brendan receives a cryptic message in a phonebooth from his ex-girlfriend, Emily, and finds himself diving into a rabbit hole in an attempt to unravel the mystery that builds. And much like Alice, Brendan encounters unusual characters and suspects that know too much, know too little, or aren’t willing to talk. These characters ultimately lead Brendan to The Pin, someone whose trust in Brendan begins a slow unravelling of the events that are crashing down around Brendan.

Brick had me hooked instantaneously. I will not say anything else about the movie or what happens. All the events that take place culminate in a climax that made me turn away in horror, while at the same time desperately trying to tune out what I was hearing. It was all too real. Beautifully acted, written with strength and skill. It’s unfortunate that most people only take the time to watch movies that are aggressively marketed instead of picking up the films off the movie store shelf that would otherwise be overlooked. Don’t miss Brick.

*Edit: If you’re interested, check out the site here.

You’re listening to “Emily’s Theme” from the Brick Soundtrack

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In other news, my so-called fabulous life has been, well, not quite living up to expectation, but sometimes that happens. Friday night Susan and I had the privilege of VIP treatment at the Canucks and Flames game at GM Place. I’ll never turn down a live hockey game. And for the record, we won 3-2. Yesterday my day comprised of transit travel and spending the remainder of the day in Maple Ridge. I was fortunate enough to have a surprise house guest for the night in the form of Ryan Lee. We hit up Joe’s Grill for brunch this morning before doing a little shopping. I twisted Ryan’s rubber arm into buying Tuesdays With Morrie, while I picked up Elton John’s Greatest Hits (for a whopping $5.99) at HMV and a pair of jeans at the Gap for thirty bucks. I’m done rambling. Go rent Brick.

My life = A, B, C, , E, F, G…