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Diary of a B+ Grade Polymath ([personal profile] tcpip) wrote2010-07-29 07:42 am

Of Priests, Anarchists and Social Events

As part of the Victorian Secular Network the post-work evenings have been spent trying to get in contact with various clergy who support same-sex marriage on the grounds that existing laws are a form of religious discrimination. The completion of the statement survey happily coincides with the National Day of Action for the same. If you know any clerical individuals who would like to add their name to the list, please tell me!

Melbourne's most well known anarchist, and public officer of the Isocracy Network, Dr. Joe Toscano, is leading a ticket for "radical independents" for the Senate. His platform argues against corporate welfare, a public bank, mutualist economics, a climate and population plan based on scientific research, a treaty with the indigenous population and other very good policies.

Social events have, not surprisingly, had a typical SF/fantasy flavour to them of late. A "bad movie" night at the home of Brendan E., saw The Giant Claw, a classic 50s SF b-movies, and the delightfully silly Bubba Hotep, which features a black JFK and an Elvis impersonator at a nursing home for the delusionary insane. Following this a visit to Jacqui and Damien's witnessed another game of Britannia (previously linked), and along the same tangent, recent sessions of RuneQuest with the Haunted Ruins supplement and HeroQuest scenario High Pressure Front.

[identity profile] rezendi.livejournal.com 2010-07-28 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha. I'm a big fan of Bubba Ho-Tep; saw it on the big screen, during its week-long US theatrical release...

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2010-07-29 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
It was a lot of fun, both in characterisation and narrative, but I reckon it's more designed for a video market rather than a big screen; rather short on flashy special effects and panorama views.

[identity profile] vayshti.livejournal.com 2010-07-28 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm right in that there needs to be an "and for" between "corporate welfare," and "a public bank" - yes?

Otherwise I'm very surprised you'd be advocating him!

Bubba Hotep was a unexpected find for me. It's been a few years now, but I appreciated it for having aged characters without being overly maudlin or sentimental - and where being old and a 'character' was not the whole point of the film.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2010-07-28 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes indeed! I have edited the above just to remove any ambiguity..

Your analysis of the film character is indeed quite accurate. Their aged state (physically and emotionally) is important, but the focus is on the threat. It's quite an adventure, and I thought the conclusion was particularly neat.

[identity profile] mr-figgy.livejournal.com 2010-07-28 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Speaking of haunted ruins, well, a shipwreck in this case: wreck of a boat finally found, and it was looking for two other lost boats before it got stuck. The interesting part to me is the impact that ship had on the Inuit population... and a helpful Google map.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2010-07-29 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ah yes.. nails. A very important and useful item for cultures with minimal or no metal...

That would make an excellent Call of Cthulhu adventure too :)

[identity profile] anfalicious.livejournal.com 2010-07-29 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Gonna rip your middle paragraph to spread the awareness.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2010-07-29 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
Spread the good news...