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During the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, I saw Gerard Butler (King Leonidas in the film 300) just a few feet away from me at the World Premiere red carpet of Beowulf & Grendel, a 2005 movie adaptation of the Old English epic poem Beowulf. B & G was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and stars Gerard Butler as the warrior Beowulf who’s on a mission to slay Grendel. But noooo, this entry is not about the epic tales of B & G or 300. It’s really about the epic suckyness of my craptastic digital camera. For reasons I will explain, I ended up with a snapshot of Tony Curran, eh who?

First off, for those who were nice enough to leave comments in 300 Movie, Part 1 (first in a series of 4 entries), thanks. For those who assumed that I must’ve loved the flick because it got me out of my blogging rut… noooo, I neither professed enjoyment NOR anything to the contrary. I mean, do ya really need to read another poorly written review of a blockbuster popcorn flick… to validate your choice of like/dislike? From me, who does not even know how to use a semicolon? (If your keen eyes have spotted the rarely seen semi-colon and its correct or grievous use anywhere in my blog, good for you! You must’ve been at the top of your class. Kisses, gold star?)

Most importantly, thanks goes to the small handful of lovelies who voted for me for Freakiest Blogger, Worst Blogger of All Time and Best Blog About Stuff — Ann, Bobbi-lee, Dessert Queen (thanks sis for the 3 noms hahah!), Ed Lau, Han (who’s also nominated, so visit her site for details), Jude and Marni. Muchas gracias for the support, even if you don’t understand at all the nom choices and the full extent of my warped humour. I’ve nominated:

• Ann @ Unwritten for Best Blog About Stuff
• Jim @ Blogbastic! for Best Blog About Stuff
• Shari @ Misteryosa for Best Blog About Stuff

Well, they blog… about… stuff. Yes, Ann… Mary Cherry would argue that even a tiny trickle of Popular Google Booze might benefit my fave blogs… Isn’t it really all about sharing copious amounts of booze link love, hmm?

In the interests of shortening this overly long dull-ass entry, bullet points:

• The 300 series of 4 blog entries is a joke between my friend Jude and myself about how many entries thinly related to 300 I could write… without the real topics being about 300 at all. At least 13.
• My camera’s battery has failed me on so many occasions. I didn’t get that snapshot of Gerard Butler or Sean Penn or Andy Garcia…
• I was most (un)fortunate to see the second screening of Beowulf & Grendel (ZzzZzz). Gerard Butler was a no-show, but the director Sturla Gunnarsson, screenwriter Andrew Rai Berzins and actor Tony Curran did a Q & A after the film. The worst question aimed at the director: “Yeah, I, uh, saw this film at the first screening. Me and all my friends thought it was pretty lame. We couldn’t understand over 50% of it. This time, I understood more. I just wanted to ask, given that I couldn’t understand the film I’d, uh, like you to comment on what you see are its, uh, weaknesses.” Bloody lame. Priceless.
• Tony Curran is the redhead fella in the photo above and played the role of Hondscioh, a warrior friend of Beowulf. An unknown, his most commercial roles to date are: as Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and as Marcus Corvinus in Underworld: Evolution. Strangely, I’ve actually seen most of Tony Curran’s body of work. I just don’t remember his body in them. The photo was snapped on Sep. 16, 2005 after the B & G early morning screening at the Scotiabank Toronto Theatre (formerly Paramount Toronto Theatre). After the Q & A, Tony hung around and was super nice enough to talk to the fans and moviegoers and pose for pics.
• Gerard Butler has a Bacon number of 2. Gerard Butler was in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) with Djimon Hounsou. Djimon Hounsou was in Beauty Shop (2005) with Kevin Bacon.
• Sean Penn has a Bacon number of 1. Sean Penn was in Mystic River (2003) with Kevin Bacon. I saw Mystic River and Penn in 2004 TIFF.

I want a new compact digital camera that isn’t so functionally-challenged. I’m currently lusting after the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 which has many drool-worthy features and spectacular specifications for a compact cam:

• MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
• Intelligent ISO Control
• 28mm wide angle lens with 10x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 28-280mm)
• Full 28mm wide angle with multiple aspect ratios
• Multiple aspect ratios: 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9
• Oversized 7.2 megapixel CCD
• Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR Lens
• 3.0” High-resolution (230,000 pixels) LCD display
• Dual image playback
• Stainless steel body
• Shooting functions (Mode dial)
• Scene modes (Various)
• Motion image recording with audio
• High angle and power LCD function
• ISO sensitivity settings (Auto/100/200/400/800/1250)
• High-speed auto focus
• Continuous burst shooting mode

Among one of the nifty scene modes is something called food mode which is used for taking shots of special meals. This mode assures that colours are fresh, vivid and natural in all kinds of lighting. More purty food photos!

It’s available in 3 colours: silver, blue and black. Click on one of the 3 buttons below to preview the camera in 3 different colours:

… and I want a Nikon D80 DSLR too. I want a lot things… It doesn’t mean I’m always going to get them. That’s a snapshot of life.

Adieu,

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P.S. RED SAUCE ON PASTA!