Autumn – Two Thousand and Seven

I love autumn… I even like the rain, the grayness of the sky… I like the morning breeze, the coldness of an autumn day… I like the intensity and the chemistry of the autumn colors… Red, Gray, Orange…

Lucy Maud Montgomery described my exact feelings in her journal:

“The summer is over now. It is October and autumn. We are having delightful fall days, misty and purple, with a pungent, mellow air and magnificent sunsets, followed by the rarest of golden twilights and moonlit nights floating in sliver. Maple and birch are crimson and gold, and the fields sun themselves in aftermaths. But it is autumn and beautiful as everything is, it is the beauty of decay – the sorrowful beauty of the end.”

Enjoy the season…

Campbell’s Soup no more…!

My favorite Campbell’s Soup tin, made famous by my beloved Andy Warhol, has now a new owner and will be labeled “Formerly Campbell’s. Same great taste.” Click HERE for the full story. Not cool… Shadan is NOT happy!

Go Queen West!

Click HERE for this cool NY Times article on one of my favorite spots in Toronto… Queen St. West!

P.S. Look at the image (by Jorge Colombo)… Click on it for a bigger version… Isn’t it the koolest thing ever?!

Bugger Off!

If only people could S.T.O.P judging others, the world would be much prettier and I will be a happier person…

My advice to them: Get yourself a life and f-off! Do I sound pissed?! That’s because I am!

Off to my new music… Kate Nash it is…

Conversation #19

– We’re gonna have another bottle of wine please…
– No, you’re gonna have tea darling!
– Where is my bottle and my blanket then?!
– (… and she is already gone!)

Blue’s Fab!

G’morning fabs!

Remember to drink your morning coffee in the bluest cup ever… The blend of the color and the smell will put a smile on your face…

Off to yoga following by Queen St. W. for some hunting!!! Will be back… Soon!

Be good and stay merry…

Conversation #18

– Can I have some change for champagne and cocaine?!
– Heh! Sorry, don’t have any change on me…
– How about for honesty?!
– …

…

“Uncool people never hurt anybody – all they do is collect stamps, read science-fiction books and stand on the end of railway platforms staring at trains.”

— Ben Elton

12:39 am

What’s bloody wrong with me?! Shit!

TIFF ’07 | Unfinished Stories

And I finished my festival films with “Unfinished Stories“.

Last night was the world premiere of “Unfinished Stories”, an Iranian film written and directed by Pourya Azarbayjani… A very young amateur director whose passion over 4 years resulted in making this film… It was an interesting work, considering the fact that it was his first movie and that he only made the film with the help of friends and his own drive… He was also present at the theatre and was quite excited to see his work screened for the very first time at one of the most well-known festivals in the world.

It was a series of stories about three different women who don’t know each other but somehow get related in some way on a cold night in Tehran.

In general, it was a good film, but not one of my festival’s favorites and definitely not one of my preferred Iranian films.

I’m done with the festival this year… And I’m thrilled that I got a chance to see some very good films.

Laterz…