New Zealand, Solstice, Stolen Wages, Gaming, Threads

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Well, tickets to Bali were next to impossible to get at a reasonable price, so caseopaya and I are heading to the South Island of New Zealand in the New Year (gee, anyone would think I like the place or something). Currently thinking of a tour from ChCh to Dunedin to Invercargill to Te Anau to Queenstown to Wanaka to Twizel then back to ChCh. Should be manageable in six days ;-)

Last Sunday attended the Unitarian Church concert, which was the usual standard. Special guest in attendance was missmilky. Monies raised, on my asking, went to the indigenous Stolen Wages campaign, of which I gave an impassioned speech. The Australian Senate has come down with a report on this issue just a fortnight ago. It will probably become a major issue in 2007. Solstice dinner was with severina_242, _zombiemonkey and caseopaya. We chewed the fat, drank a lot, and I ended up letting severina_242 cut my hair; I now have an eighties style bob with fringe.

Have received several games over the past few days; treated myself to PDFs of Dogs in The Vineyard and the most excellent Kill Puppies for Satan (you've got to read the hate mail). Have borrowed _zombiemonkey's copy of Over The Edge for more inspiration. Have also received a heartbreaker' in the form of a game called 'Fantasy Imperium' which the author sent me. Physically, it's a magnificant piece of work. Hardbound, good binding, good art, over 500 pages.. but sweet Jesus, the game sucks.

Hat-tip to greylock. The nuclear war film, "Threads" on is avaible on Google video. If you're under 25 you need to see this to understand people my age. No really, you do.

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[zey.livejournal.com]

Or, if you'd prefer a decent copy, Threads is available on BT here.

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

Either way, Threads not something I care to see a second time - and I've seen The War Game more often than I can remember.

Of course, if people under 25 want to understand how the governments of our time could even contemplate starting a nuclear war, they need to see the last War Room scene from Doctor Strangelove.

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

True that. Dr. Strangelove is quite hysterical, in the literal sense.

I'm still going to watch Threads tho'.

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

Threads is one of those movies that it is definitely worth having seen, and I did not mean to imply otherwise.

Gentlemen

[laptop006.livejournal.com]

"You can't fight in here! This is a war room!"

Re: Gentlemen

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

"A special committee would have to be appointed to study and recommend the criteria to be employed, but off-hand, I should say that in addition to the factors of youth, health, sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross-section of necessary skills, it would be absolutely vital that our top government and military men be included, to impart the required principles of leadership and tradition."

Re: Gentlemen

[laptop006.livejournal.com]

"Mr. President, we must not allow a mineshaft gap!"

IMDB is my friend.

Re: Gentlemen

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

*snerk* You said 'mineshaft',

"But ah with the proper breeding techniques and a ratio of say, ten females to each male..."