Lydia Peever's Blog, page 75

On Red State and Zoe Keating

As anyone, I am pretty excited for a mayhem fueled hell-ride from Kevin Smith. Not that anything he touches in not fueled by subtle mayhem in one way or another, but Red State looks pretty amazing.  I am a sucker for anything with violence and religion, but what really got me excited (thank you Joseph) was a [...]

CD Shoebox – Contrabandit – The Very Best of…

Looking for another CD, this popped out first and compelled me to post to my very neglected CD Showbox! Huzzah! I have no idea what show I bought this at. None. It is a blur. Chances are good it was in either Ottawa, North Bay or perhaps the big show that was in Timmins that [...]

Manic – looking forward to the lull of a downswing

'Crocodile Rot' is the working title of a new short horror I have been carving out the past few days. In between bursts of face/twit/goo posts, I have also been piecing together some artwork and chipping away at Bloodface as well. As usual, it is all coming out at once in a mangled wreck. I [...]

6×6 Art Exhibitions – New ideas on showcasing art in NYC

After seeing Chinatown Remixed here in Ottawa, and having had some photography exhibits in coffee houses over the years, when I was asked to write about the 6×6 ehxibit in New York, I could only say, 'yes please!' I asked exhibit director Kesha Bruce to explain 6×6 in a nutshell. Is this a unique event, [...]

Gearing up for a busy week

That said, my weeks are pretty jumbled since I am working over the weekend. This coming Saturday, July 16, I am off and going to be signing books at Collected Works. You should come. It will be fun. Ordering books has been a bit of a fiasco. Not the rattan kind of fiasco that Chianti [...]

My Big Fat Idea #287: Milk

Idea #286 was to start numbering my ideas. The Idea: Quite the opposite of the Korova Milk Bar The Influence: I do not like cow milk. Also, "THEY GOT A PEPPER BAR!!!"* The Vision: Since you can only get cow milk at most coffee shops, or sometimes soy, I propose a milk bar. This would [...]

Confusing stalkers, one event at a time

Noting that I have not entered a post in a while I thought I would pop by. Between work, the book, writing, buying a camera, designing a website, Ottawa Horror and planning other wonderful things – I have had no time for fun. Here is a list of the fun stuff I have missed and [...]

Updateasaurus Rex and the Nightface trailer

For the last 25 hours (with the exception of sleep) I have been tearing apart boxes and files looking for a photo. To add to my torture, I know I saw it somewhere in the last two weeks or so. I have rooted through six wedding photo-sets, everything from college at Canadore, everything from black [...]

On 'The Stoning of Soraya M' and Rumana Monzur

I rent movies from the Ottawa Public Library often and The Stoning of Soraya M. was on my watch-list for a while. After the sobering news of Rumana Monzur, a UBC student who had her eyes gouged out by her husband during a visit home, I felt compelled to pick it up immediately. When news like this [...]

Review – Terry Fallis' 'High Road'

I was very pleased to win this in a CBC and Goodreads giveaway, and doubly pleased to read it on the tail-end of an election. It is hard to describe my attitude going in to reading this book. I am a journalism graduate as of last week. I just published a horror novel, and am [...]