Ok – I admit it. Most of my thoughts are incredibly random and seem to have escaped through the cracks in my skull. Take for instance the following:

I went to Giant Tiger today for some bread and cheese (lunch). Anyhow – I decided to swing by the DVD and software counters FIRST because last time I waited until after I had harvested what I “needed” and that made it difficult sorting through DVD’s when you’re holding a 2-litre jug of milk in one hand and two loaves of bread in the other (don’t talk to me about carts!!!).

So here I am leafing through the DVDs and I manage to find Matrix Revolutions for $14. I needed it to complete the trilogy even if it doesn’t feel like an ending but a running out of steam.

Further mining uncovered a DVD of Peter Gabriel’s Growing Up Live concert…17 songs on DVD plus extras for $14! Sweeeeeet. This is doubly cool because Brenan – our good ole university days pal and ongoing friend from Georgia drove up to Ottawa to visit me to this concert when it was in Montreal in 2003. It was an amazing concert (Gabriel is pretty creative and has a voice that seems to get better with age).

So – all that to say – Giant Tiger is an undiscovered treasure trove of pop culture kitsch just waiting for the gullible buyer to come round!

I brought my new treasure home to add to the pile and was watching some of the Gabriel DVD whilst eating grilled cheese when he starts singing – Here Comes The Flood (a great, evocative song). Well it occurs to me that this would be a great song for the upcoming Halo movie (Bill Gates – takes notes!). I had the whole scene filmed in my head – a moving montage of images with the song in the background. Master Chief standing on some high place looking out over a city ravaged by the Flood – children and adults laid waste, etc. etc. You get the idea. Great way to set the tone of the movie and start the emotional hurrah!s as Master Chief goes out and kicks some Flood butt.

Wheww. I’m glad that thought is out of the way – now maybe something constructive and deep will emerge. (Stop laughing – it could happen).