2016.11.19 19:00 - Movie Night ("Arrival" Spoiler Alert)

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    The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

     

    Bruce and Aph join me tonight.  I saw Bruce at the 1:00 session before I left to see the new movie "Arrival". We began with a discussion about the movie, so skip down if you ahven;t seen it yet.

    stevenaia Michinaga: hi bruce
    Bruce Mowbray: Hi, Steve!
    stevenaia Michinaga: the movie was very good
    Bruce Mowbray: Oh, great!
    Bruce Mowbray: I look forward to hearing about it.


    --BELL--


    stevenaia Michinaga: will I won;t give away all the plot
    Bruce Mowbray: ok.
    stevenaia Michinaga: but it did offer some very interesting ideas
    Bruce Mowbray: but that would not matter with me...
    Bruce Mowbray listens.
    stevenaia Michinaga: about first contact and their reasons , and how to find out why when their communication is so different
    Bruce Mowbray nods, listens.
    stevenaia Michinaga: also relates to time travel
    stevenaia Michinaga: in unexpected ways
    stevenaia Michinaga: :)
    stevenaia Michinaga: obviously lots going on
    Bruce Mowbray loves time travel...
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes, language vehicle for seeing the future
    Bruce Mowbray: You could give a spoiler alert . . I mean, for the log, when you post this...
    stevenaia Michinaga: lol
    Bruce Mowbray: if you want to say more about the plot...
    stevenaia Michinaga: no need, the spoiler would just be a reason not to see the movie twice
    Bruce Mowbray: I always watch my favorite movies several times.
    Bruce Mowbray: I just finished watching A SINGLE MAN, for example.
    Bruce Mowbray: which I've seen at least five times.
    stevenaia Michinaga: hmmm, never saw that
    stevenaia Michinaga: will look for it
    Bruce Mowbray: So, feel free.
    Bruce Mowbray: It'
    Bruce Mowbray: It's a few years old...
    Bruce Mowbray: based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood.
    Bruce Mowbray: but, please go on.
    Aphrodite Macbain: 's current display-name is "Aph".
    Bruce Mowbray: Heya, Aph!
    Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya
    Bruce Mowbray: Steve and I are discussing the movie he saw tonight.
    Aphrodite Macbain: which was?
    Bruce Mowbray: (in RL.)
    stevenaia Michinaga: so the very lovely Amy Adams is the linguist tasked with the job of figuring out how to comminicate with these aliens who chose for some reason to land in Montana, and 11 other places throughout the world
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes
    Bruce Mowbray: ARRIVAL
    Bruce Mowbray nods, listens.
    Aphrodite Macbain: lots of space and hills
    stevenaia Michinaga: and that plot held the audience captive for the entire movie
    Bruce Mowbray: Wow.
    Aphrodite Macbain: I heard it was good
    Bruce Mowbray: Spoiler alert?
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes, assume everything i say is a spoiler alert, I'll make it the Session title :)
    Bruce Mowbray: Captivity is not really my "thing," but sounds like a very good plot.
    stevenaia Michinaga: I ment to say it was not boring
    Aphrodite Macbain: who is held captive?
    stevenaia Michinaga: but the plot could have been if done badly
    Bruce Mowbray: kk, understands.
    stevenaia Michinaga: the audiance
    Aphrodite Macbain: ah :-)
    Bruce Mowbray: [19:09] stevenaia Michinaga: and that plot held the audience captive for the entire movie
    Aphrodite Macbain: Is it about how we communicate?
    stevenaia Michinaga: the language if the aliens was quite unique
    Bruce Mowbray: And apparently in eleven different languages?
    Bruce Mowbray: sry.
    Aphrodite Macbain: except human?
    Bruce Mowbray: "....for some reason to land in montana, and 11 other places throughout the world"
    Bruce Mowbray: ok. 12 different languages?
    stevenaia Michinaga: well those were the earthly ppl's languages
    Bruce Mowbray nods, yes.
    Aphrodite Macbain: ah they knew wthat the world spoke at least 12 languages
    stevenaia Michinaga: they focused on Amy Adams, of course
     

    --BELL-


    Aphrodite Macbain: Of course
    Bruce Mowbray: Of course.
    Aphrodite Macbain: so, are we prepared to deal with a new species? Would Trump allow them in?
    stevenaia Michinaga: the rest of the world went to hell , wondering who was going to attack the aliens first
    Bruce Mowbray: Sounds Trumpian.
    Aphrodite Macbain: watching Aleppo I dont think we've come that far in 6000 years
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes, the political side was also in the plot
    Bruce Mowbray makes note to overlook that when he sees the movie.
    stevenaia Michinaga: world poltics, us politics, military politics, it;s ll there
    Bruce Mowbray: Wheeee!
    Aphrodite Macbain: No getting away from it
    stevenaia Michinaga: so if you have a chance, check it out :)
    Aphrodite Macbain: I plan to.
    Bruce Mowbray: kk.
    Aphrodite Macbain: First I'm going to see Dr Strange
    stevenaia Michinaga: saw that, see it in 3d
    stevenaia Michinaga: I didn;t and regretted it
    Aphrodite Macbain: ok
    Bruce Mowbray: and I'm going to see FANTASTIC BEASTS....
    stevenaia Michinaga: irt needed that little bit
    Aphrodite Macbain: that should be fantastic
    Bruce Mowbray: :)
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes, I was asked to see that too
    Bruce Mowbray loves Eddie Redmayne's acting.
    stevenaia Michinaga: finally a run of good movies
    Bruce Mowbray nods.
    stevenaia Michinaga: brb
    Bruce Mowbray: My typist has about 200 movies stored on his hard drive, so he always gets a run of good movies.
    Aphrodite Macbain: hb
    Aphrodite Macbain: I've just finished watching The Crown on Netflix
    Aphrodite Macbain: It's very good
    Aphrodite Macbain: very
    Bruce Mowbray: Jewel in the Crown?
    Aphrodite Macbain: no
    Aphrodite Macbain: The Crown
    Bruce Mowbray: Great!
    Bruce Mowbray: not about India?
    Bruce Mowbray: oh...
    Aphrodite Macbain: it's about QE 2 - her early years
    Bruce Mowbray: ahhh!
    Aphrodite Macbain: what a weight that crown must have
    Aphrodite Macbain: so trapped in tradition
    Bruce Mowbray: I remember distinctly when she was inaugurated -- we were in Toronto.
    Bruce Mowbray: 1952?
    Aphrodite Macbain: Crowned?
    Bruce Mowbray: "Heavy is the head that wears the crown."
    Aphrodite Macbain: yes- or 1953
    Bruce Mowbray nods, right around there, yes.
    Aphrodite Macbain: Her uncle who abdicated, Princcess margaret who coulddnt mayy the man she loved
    stevenaia Michinaga: back
    stevenaia Michinaga: laundry
    Bruce Mowbray: wb, Steve.
    Bruce Mowbray: My family was in Toronto.
    Aphrodite Macbain: and poor young queen e having to chose between family and country
    Aphrodite Macbain: what a hateful job
    Aphrodite Macbain: Winston CHurchill was a handful too
    stevenaia Michinaga: wasn't she in her 20s?
    Aphrodite Macbain: yes
    Bruce Mowbray: Well, she never had to sell pigeon food for tuppence to make her way, though.
    Aphrodite Macbain: apparently the Queen mother isnt the sweetie she's portrayed to be
    Bruce Mowbray: (allusion to My Fair Lady).
    Aphrodite Macbain: nods
    Aphrodite Macbain: and Her duke was miserable all his life, walking 6 paces behind her
    stevenaia Michinaga: not Marry Poppin?
    Bruce Mowbray: Well, the Queen Mother probably had her challenges as well.
    Aphrodite Macbain: she did
    Bruce Mowbray: Yes, perhaps Mary Poppins.
    Aphrodite Macbain: a som who abdicated
    Aphrodite Macbain: son
    Aphrodite Macbain: anyway
    Bruce Mowbray: I get those confused.
    Aphrodite Macbain: It's worth watching - 6 episode
    Aphrodite Macbain: May Poppins had an uimbrella and flew around alot
    Bruce Mowbray: "The Crown"
    Aphrodite Macbain: yes
    Bruce Mowbray: kk.
    Aphrodite Macbain: beautiful acting, script etc as only the Brits can do
    Bruce Mowbray: Yes, I think their acting is genetic.
    Aphrodite Macbain: he he
    Bruce Mowbray: or maybe epi-genetic.
    Aphrodite Macbain: giggles and goans
    Bruce Mowbray: Good people, it is way past my typist's bedtime. So, I shall bid you both adieu.
    Aphrodite Macbain: groans :-)
    Aphrodite Macbain: Niteie night
    stevenaia Michinaga: night Bruce
    Aphrodite Macbain: see u tomorrow

    (Art as Being Discussion)


    Aphrodite Macbain: Have you decided what you are going to use as an image on the stones?
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes
    Aphrodite Macbain: It's should be like a drawing, scratched onto stone


    --BELL--


    stevenaia Michinaga: but I need the stone wrapped in an uncoventional way for it to work the way I wnat it
    Aphrodite Macbain: I had done it all wrong and have to start again
    Aphrodite Macbain: wrapped in an uncoventional way?
    stevenaia Michinaga: I ahve to do come composition of the image 1st, raped like a table cloth over the stone
    stevenaia Michinaga: rapped
    stevenaia Michinaga: drapped
    Aphrodite Macbain: draped
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes, thta
    stevenaia Michinaga: :)
    Aphrodite Macbain: oh?
    Aphrodite Macbain: are you going to have a meal?
    stevenaia Michinaga: no
    Aphrodite Macbain: :P
    stevenaia Michinaga: just trying to describe it
    Aphrodite Macbain: I wont ask any further!
    stevenaia Michinaga: hoping it works
    Aphrodite Macbain: I have all the Solstice danceanimations ready and Zen will bring wild music
    stevenaia Michinaga: I mean the texture will be covering the entire stone
    Aphrodite Macbain: ah
    Aphrodite Macbain: I tried that and Bleu wouldn't let me
    Aphrodite Macbain: I was going to cover it with a galaxy of stars
    stevenaia Michinaga: lol sigh, rules rules
    Aphrodite Macbain: but she said it had to be like a drawing scratched on by a druid
    Aphrodite Macbain: so I am going to figure out how to do the transparent thing
    stevenaia Michinaga: I think she underestimates the druids
    Aphrodite Macbain: lol
    Aphrodite Macbain: :D :D
    Aphrodite Macbain: Well, they did manage to move those stones around
    stevenaia Michinaga: yes
    Aphrodite Macbain: I am going to have to go. I've not eaten dinner and my stomach is telling me so
    Aphrodite Macbain: rumble rumble
    stevenaia Michinaga: enjoy dimmer
    stevenaia Michinaga: dinner
    Aphrodite Macbain: lol
    Aphrodite Macbain: thanks!
    Aphrodite Macbain: see you tomorrow at the WG meeting?
    stevenaia Michinaga: I will be at a funeral,
    stevenaia Michinaga: sorry to say
    Aphrodite Macbain: Oh right
    Aphrodite Macbain: I'm sorry
    Aphrodite Macbain: g2g
    Aphrodite Macbain: beyye

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