Wet Back

This movie will make you realize how lucky we are to live in a decent place.


The film was funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and written and directed by Arturo Perez Torres.

It was released by the independent studio Open City Works and distributed by the Ironweed film club.

The filmmakers follow Nayo and Milton (whose surnames are not given), migrants from Chinandega, Nicaragua as they cross through Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States in their attempt to reach Canada. Along the way, other migrants are interviewed as they are detained by Mexican authorities. Catholic human rights workers in Chiapas also offer their perpectives, particularly on the abuse of migrants by gangs such as the Mara Salvatrucha.

It also features interviews with United States Border Patrol agents and Arizona Minuteman Project organizer Chris Simcox.

A cool personality test

A cool personality test

Here are my results:

You are a Creator

Your imagination, confidence, willingness to explore, and appreciation of beauty make you a CREATOR.

You are independent, and you enjoy your self-sufficiency.

Defying convention, you are very innovative, and you have a vivid imagination.

The look of things is important to you, and you have a keen eye for aesthetic beauty in multiple arenas.

You have a strong interest in what is new and exciting—and that includes forging ahead with new ideas, not simply discovering what is already out there.

Your eagerness to seek new and varied experiences leads you into many different situations.

You're not set on one way of doing things, and you are creative when it comes to finding novel solutions to complex problems.

You trust yourself to be innovative and resourceful.

Your confidence allows you to take your general awareness and channel it into creativity.

If you want to be different:

Appreciate the earthly, practical elements of things—there is beauty in form as well.

While you are good at thinking abstractly, focusing on details a bit more may help you discover things about the world.

how you relate to others

You are Benevolent

You are a great person to interact with—understanding, giving, and trusting—in a word, BENEVOLENT

You don't mind being in social situations, as you feel comfortable enough with people to be yourself.

Your caring nature goes beyond a basic concern: you take the time to understand the nuances of people's situations before passing any sort of judgment.

You're a good listener, and even better at offering advice.

You're concerned with others at both an individual and societal level—you sympathize with the plights of troubled groups, and you can care about people you've never met.

Considering many different perspectives is something at which you excel, and you appreciate that quality in others.

Other people's feelings are important to you, and you're good at mediating disputes.

Because of your understanding and patience, you tend to bring out the best in people.

If you want to be different:

You spend a lot of time taking care of others, but don't forget to take care of yourself!

Sometimes you can get overcommitted, and when you sacrifice spending time with those close to you, it can make them feel unimportant.

Paisley

I bet you this will be in style soon.

Archie Digest

I was having a night to myself and decided to pick up a few things at London Drugs. While I was waiting in line I managed to take a look at the Archie Comic next to me.

Nostalgia overcame me. I thought about the times after school on a Friday night when my mom and I would hit up Safeway for a fun night in. I would grab as many Archie Comics I could get my hands on. $2.95 was the digest and $1 something was other format you could get. I had boxes upon boxes of them. I decided to purchase the digest and sink back to when I was a kid.

5 bucks! Wow things have sure changed and now they have a website - they got to keep up with the times hey? They even blog now - ha ha!

Salt Tasting Room

This place is the best ever in the city!

Great service, great food, great atmosphere, and great times!

Salt is a tasting room specializing in artisinal cheese, small-batch cured meats, and great wines.

The menu is simple. Guests assemble a Tasting Plate from their selection of 10 cheeses, 10 meats, and 10 condiments. The selections change constantly -- so often, in fact, that the menu is a giant chalkboard which is re-written daily.

Salt's goal is to source out small suppliers and do business with them directly. They like to know the first names of the people whose products we serve.

Feature a rotating selection of cured meats from producers like Oyama Sausage Co., J,N, & Z Deli, and Salumi (in Seattle). They offer a diverse selection of local and imported cheeses, from cheesemongers like Neal's Yard in London, and producers like Moonstruck Organic Cheeses on Salt Spring Island and Farmhouse Cheeses in Agassiz (among many others).

Condiments like Guinness grainy mustard, spiced peach chutney, honeycomb from Similkameen Apiary, rosemary-marinated olives, and Spanish Marcona almonds create great pairings with your cheese and meat selections.

To the Dogs at Presentation House Gallery

This presentation of photographs of dogs looks at the relationship between humans and canines. The exhibition includes historic photographs from the late 1800s by Eadweard Muybridge, classic images by the famous French photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue from the early 20th century, well-known contemporary photographers Elliott Erwitt and William Wegman, and many others. “To the Dogs” will reveal the diverse ways that dogs as domestic pets and wilder animals are part of society – as companions, helpers, labourers, even performers. A film series of classic dog movies will also be presented.

Gonna go check it out today. Should be fun.

My next purchase if not a mini..

Nissan S Cargo Van

Sunset in San Juanico

The last spot in the Baja to surf - a hidden spot - opps!

Scorpion Bay is a primitive recreation destination 650 to 889 road miles south of Tijuana depending on the route. Look on the west coast of Baja California Sur, north of Magdalena Bay, South of San Ignacio Lagoon. San Juanico can be found near Punta Pequeña, a south facing point with a lighthouse. La Purísima is the closest town inland. San Juanico is a Mexican fishing village in transition. In addition to the flow of visitors, some Americans have built palapas, set-up trailers and built cottages or houses in the town. Just to the west along the coast is the Scorpion Bay campgrounds, restaurant and cantina. Travelers from around the world camp along the cliff edge and make the cantina and restaurant their center of activity.