The Alpha Plus Fests

The Inaugural Fest ~ June 27, 2003 @ the House of the Steep Driveway

what we did: 

made funnel cake with wasabi/oyster sauce/honey/soya sauce/chilli garlic sauce.

watched Season 7 Buffy, "The Storyteller"

watched "O" halfway, then got really bored.

watched "The Recruit", then got more confused as the movie progressed.

fast-forwarded through the rest of "O" and unanimously agreed that it was the worst remake of a Shakespearian tragedy ever.

then cleansed our minds with the brilliant Season 6 Buffy: "Once More With Feeling" 

thoughts:

Cat ~ I need to lose weight. Yoga was fun. Josh Harnett is ugly.

Sari ~ Andrew lives, and Al Pacino is evil.

Jez ~ They didn't burn my house down.



The Supposed Writing Fest ~ July 8, 2003 @ the House of the Cranberry Trees

what we did: 

ate. Then watched "Bandits"

sat around talking about Harry Potter, ASoIaF, then wrote our biographies for this bloody site. 



The Cookie-Baking Fest ~ August 5, 2003 @ the House of the Cranberry Trees

what we did: 

made the batter for peanut butter cookies. 

baked them, although some burned. They actually tasted pretty good.

                          

The small cookies.                    The Guinness World Record-breaking cookie. 

watched "Sleepy Hollow" with Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. 

Sarillorn acted out "The Curse of the Ring" for about an hour while the rest of us watched.

played charades. Really hard ones include: Seabiscuit, Windtalkers, and Mission Impossible.



The BBQ Fest ~ August 12, 2003 @ the House of the Candy Canes

what we did: 

went to 2 supermarkets to buy stuff for the BBQ. 

went to Blockbuster to get "Minority Report"

BBQed everything.. 

watched "Minority Report", paying close attention to Colin Farrell 

the movie went on way too long after Colin Farrell dies, thereby making the rest of Minority Report not worth watching.



The ASoIaF Fest ~ August 27, 2003 @ the World's Biggest Bookstore

what we did: 

Jonathan went to the subway station and waited for 30 minutes for Warren to show. 

went to The World's Biggest Bookstore to browse books, while Warren cons Jonathan into buying George R.R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones" for the greatness to sign. 

pretended to browse for books for about 2 hours. Then stopped pretending and just waited for George R.R. Martin. 

George R.R. Martin read maybe 4 pages from "A Feast for Crows", then answered questions. But Warren didn't ask any. Yet we were both intimidated by some hardcore questions asked by hardcore fans. 

then our books were signed. Which was cool. 

first thoughts of: 

The World's Biggest Bookstore ~ the literary version of Honest Ed's, what with the bare flashing light bulbs and red building. 

George R.R. Martin ~ wow, he looks like Mr. Zolis. Only funnier. And he doesn't call you stupid and unworthy compared to his grade six class.

the Demographics ~ everyone except Jonathan and Warren looked like they belonged to Tor Con. Mostly hardcore-looking, rabid fans. 

The Frosh Fest ~ September 6, 2003 @ the House of the Steep Driveway

what we did: 

watched 'Chicago'. (But it wasn't as good as 'Moulin Rouge'. The people who vote for the Oscars made a huge mistake.)

ate half of a huge birthday cake. (Happy Birthday, Sarillorn and Cat)

watched Buffy episodes: 'Hush', 'Freshman' 

had inscintillating about the impending start of university 

surfed the web. We found great French Buffy sites which had amazing photos. And we also found out our command of the French language, even after studying it for eight years, is abysmal. 

Cat was corrected a total of three times in a span of ten minutes. 1) Sarillorn complained Cat didn't know what an obituary was. 2) Cat pronounced the word archive like archive, instead of the more common pronounciation of 'ar-kive'. 3) Cat pronounced the name of tennis player Agassi as 'A-gassy'. 

The Fellowship Fest ~ November 8, 2003 @ the House of the Cranberry Trees

what we did: 

ranted and whined about university, our stupid profs, the lack of specimens. 

watched an episode of Angel "The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco".

Conclusion: university is a bigger Hellmouth than high school ever was, even though Buffy didn't portray that too well. 

The Post-Exam, Pre-Christmas Fest ~ December 22, 2003 @ the House of the Candy Canes

what we did: 

ranted and whined about university, our stupid profs, the lack of specimens (again).

made jello and screwed it up. We'll never be cooks.

watched the Coldplay DVD

exchanged presents and did the 3rd person card-reading. 

watched 2 Spike-filled episodes of Buffy: "Fool for Love" and "School Hard"

The Ryerson Fest ~ February 19, 2004 @ The Rye-Hell

what we did: 

ranted and whined about university, our stupid profs, the lack of specimens (again). Insults were mostly aimed at Rye-Hell.

couldn't wait for KW2 to leave!

notable absence: Andrew who was home sick with a fever. So Jonathan had to make the trek alone.

acquisitions: found that used bookstore in the shadow of The World's Biggest Bookstore and bought "Crime and Punishment" (Dostoyevsky) and "The Pat Hobby Stories" (F. Scott Fitzgerald) for a mere $10.

got a personalized tour of Rye-Hell. Lockers stick out at a 90 degree angle from the wall. The registrar looks like a skate-sharpening shop outside the rink. It was freaky when we walked past a classroom full of senior citizens.

The Back-from-Hell Fest ~ April 28, 2004 @ The House of the Steep Driveway

what we did: 

did a body count and decided we all escaped from hell bodily intact. The brain may be missing some vital pieces after it burst while writing the final sentence/filling in the last bubble on the scantron of our last exam. 

the Troika was reunited at last. There was speculation of whether future projects will show up at our Hellmouths. Prospects are now looking really good at St. George getting a wall-crawling plant come September.

made pizza. Actually, the oven made pizza while we sat. It was successful because the house is still standing.

watched the last aired episode of Wonderfalls. Andrew laughed maybe once during the entire show. But Jonathan and Warren clearly enjoyed it.

plonked on ye olde piano. OMWF sounds almost childish when you play it. Jonathan played one of many depressing Chopin noctures while Warren and Andrew provided some visual imagery. (The wine glass was good).

went through the extra features on the DVD of Pirates of the Carribbean. The director was very inspiring. "Just have a reaction after you jump off this thing..." (P.S. The blonde guy from The Office was in PotC)

watched the first episode of The Office. Culture shock. Andrew laughed even less than during the episode of Wonderfalls. But the stapler in the jello was so funny.

went blog-surfing. And laughed at people's inability to take decent photos of themselves, inability to spell, inability to write, inability to create interesting thoughts to write about, and inability to feel good about themselves. Mortals.

came up with The Supervillain Code and a list of Overrated Things. Also criticized Andrew's inability to be a supervillain. But that will change soon.

Project Fairy Tale ~ June 1 2004 @ Morningside Theatre 

what we did: 

snuck 3 people with 2 tickets and watched 3 movies for the price of one.

Van Helsing: it was really loud. And I don't think anyone who watched this movie knew what the hell was going on.

Shrek 2: Funny. Even better than the first one. Cameron Diaz is easier on the eyes when you don't see her. The adults were the ones laughing at the jokes and the kids were just screaming.

The Day After Tomorrow: The best bits were Mexico and other Third World  Countries helping out America. As if that would happen. 

Project D-Day ~ July 3  2004 @ AMC Theatres

what we did: 

Cat was still in HK, so it was only Warren and Jonathan.

Bought 2 horrifically priced tickets. Nice bathrooms though. But why is this place still in business?

Fahrenheit 9/11: Michael Moore has a good sense of humour. Which is good, because a humourless depiction of George W. Bush won't be accurate at all. The movie critics say the most startling image was Bush sitting there for 7 minutes after he learned of the 9/11 attacks. I say it was the shot of his advisors after the guy told Bush. You can see the panic in their eyes going "Why isn't the President doing anything? Why is he just sitting there?!" And the people who don't like this movie don't really seem to understand it. It's clearly not objective. But if Bush wins again, there will probably be a lot of draft dodgers or other liberal Americans flowing across the border.

Super Size Me: Hehe. Morgan Spurlock isn't bad for a first-timer. He manages to make Americans look fat, stupid and lazy. Which is probably true. The part where he throws up is ugly.

Project Testosterone ~ August 6 2004 @ Paramount Toronto

what we did: 

The Village: Cheapest ending ever. The ending undermined the whole horror movie charade. 

The Bourne Supremacy: Not enough of Matt Damon's biceps. The whole plot was flimsy. Not enough of hand-to-hand combat. Not enough Houdini-esque escapes from stupid authorities.

I, Robot: Surprisingly good. Will Smith is in fine form. Gooo, Sonny, go!

The Back-to-Hellmouth Fest ~ August 27 2004 @ The House of the Steep Driveway

what we did: 

made Rice Krispies squares. Fairly successful. It was edible, anyway. 

watched Taking Lives, which was very mediocre. Not to mention really confusing. What was the point of Keifer Sutherland? Was he just employed so the movie could shoot in Canada without any actors' unions getting pissed?  The movie also highlights the incompetence and laziness of the Canadian police (where were the Mounties on this?!) and the fact that Americans will go to Montreal looking for Chateau Frontenac.

Jez got pissed at her computer.

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