Two news stories — this one and this one — showed up in the first news feed I looked at today, and I immediately thought of Godfather III. In that movie the pope dies and a conclave is formed to elect a new one, much as we’re seeing now. Also in that movie: Puzo & Coppola recalled real life and had Frederick Keinszig — “God’s Banker” — killed & hung for wronging the Corleones. The real man dubbed “God’s Banker”, Roberto Calvi, was found hung in a similar manner in 1982; today police charged four people with his murder. One of the four charged: a woman named Manuela Kleinzig.

Life imitates art imitates life.

Have we gone insane? Or is it just me?

It’s official. Because of Rocketboom I now have a little crush on Amanda Congdon. I think it’s the way she throws her papers at me.

Weight this week: 219. Not sure how, I’ve been eating too much and haven’t had time to exercise. I’ll be really freakin’ glad when accounting’s done. Checked today: it’s the longest course (‘cept maybe for economics), and I have to think it’s one of the least exciting.

Another great start to another great day. We had breakfast at the Duke with CBGB before the ladies went shopping. So I may have to read three chapters of accounting today, but at least it’s warm and (relatively) sunny.

Jaysus, it’s nice out there. After happily reading my paper this morning, we set out on many errands this afternoon, amidst the crowds enjoying the sunshine & 19 degrees. Got some passport photos taken, rented some movies to distract Nellie while I attempt to study accounting tonight (exciting Saturday night, no?), drank some Italian soda, checked out some new bikes, bought some bread & ginger loaf from the bakery, picked up some wine (read: I sat outside for half an hour while wee Nellie searched high and low for a few particular bottles), grabbed our first street meat of the season, investigated a condo sales centre (we have no intention of buying; just wanted to look), got some groceries and came home to our hungry boys.

I really have to get the balcony chairs set up; perhaps my understanding of accounting will increase if I read my textbook out of doors.

Almost a year ago we saw Death In Gaza at Hot Docs, and today another piece of this shitty story falls into place.

James Miller, the BBC cameraman working on the documentary, was killed by an Israeli soldier while leaving a palestinian house carrying a white flag. Today an Israeli court cleared the soldier of disciplinary charges in the shooting.

Find out more at Justice For James Miller.

[update: it appears that justice4jamesmiller.com is gone, but the BBC has more info on the criminal charges being dropped about a month ago.]

I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this.

[update: I can’t tell you how pissed I am that they lost. Blew a 13-point lead. Carter scored 39. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck…]

Man, if there’s a better food out there than butter chicken, I don’t know what it is.

This is working pretty well. The first ten songs my Nomad picked for were by Bardo Pond, Led Zeppelin, Bad Religion, Bob Mould, Matthew Good Band, Death In Vegas, The Fire Theft, The Rheostatics, Ashley MacIsaac and The Muffs. Only two — “Doubleface” by Bob Mould and “P.I.N.” by The Rheostatics — were from my mixed folder, the rest were from discs that I’ve already ripped. 30% CanCon there, too…perhaps I could take radioDan to the airwaves.