I had the pleasure of guest starring on Greg's blog, so head on over there for the details.

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So according to local news reports, they are filming Alien vs. Predator 2 just mere blocks from my home. My bus has driven past the large set for the past three nights now. They're filming on a really quaint street. I wonder how aliens and/or predators fit into it.

If you've been with us from the beginning, you know I paid full price to see the original AvP in the theatres. Joining me was Phil and some of the other crew from SJC. I thought it wasn't a very good movie. I think Phil disliked it more than I did. You think with such great original source material, it'd be hard to make a bad movie but they found a way.

Let's hope that when the aliens battle the predators on the street below my window, it'll be a better flick.

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So when I arrived at my bus stop this evening, there were a few people already waiting. I noticed a woman looking curiously back at the bus shelter. When I got closer, I saw why. Sitting on the bench was this young man, leaning forward with his eyes closed. He looked to be in a deep sleep.

I assumed this person was also waiting for the bus. As I stood by the shelter, another bus roared by the stop. The sleeping gentleman did not even flinch a bit. Just a few minutes later, my bus turned the corner and pulled up to the stop, right in front of Van Winkle. There was the usual noise of people gathering things, the bus doors opening, and people boarding the bus. With all of this around him, the guy remained slumped over in the shelter.

As I sat down and pulled out my knitting from my bag, the bus driver yelled back at us and asked if the guy on the bench was asleep. One woman yelled back that she thought so. The driver gave the guy another look, closed the doors, and took off.

At the hour we left, there was only one route servicing that stop and it was my bus. Dude missed the bus. I can tell you he wasn't homeless either. His clothes were too trendy and clean for that. He also had a shopping bag next to him. It wasn't a recycled one that had all his earthly possessions in it. It looked like a brand new bag from a store he had just visited today.

The one simple question that remains is, was this person actually dead when I arrived at the bus stop? Perhaps we'll never know... or I could just watch the news tomorrow.

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Lots of people were sick at work today. Most of them work directly with me on a particular part of the game. That made it kinda quiet around the office. It was nice to just work in peace.

In other news, I'm having lunch with Greg Williams on Wednesday. Yes, gwilli of the lunch blog fame. We work very close to each other now. I probably haven't had a real sit down lunch with Greg in about five years. In half a decade, I've managed to see Greg a dozen or more times for less than a minute each time. It's so weird. There was the time he gave me a twoonie before a stag at the UBC bus loop. There was a time he ran by me on Broadway near Oak to catch a bus. Or the time I actually saw him at the village buying lunch.

Assuming I spend an hour with him on Wednesday, that'll be more Greg time than the five previous years combined.

I'm going to blog the lunch.

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On Saturday, I played ball hockey with the son of Doug Lidster. If you're a fan of the Vancouver Canucks, you'll recognize that name. Lidster played for the Canucks from the mid-80s to the early 90s. He was a solid and dependable defenseman. Lidster was deemed to be the 21st greatest Canuck in history, a notch above goalie Glen Hanlon and just below fellow defenseman Jyrki Lumme.

Though Lidster had a great career as a Canuck, what sticks out in my mind the most was that he played for the Rangers in 1994. That was the memorable year where Vancouver met New York in the Cup final. I wonder he felt at least a tiny bit sorry for Linden and the rest of team. Lidster would go on to win another Cup with Dallas before retiring.

Anyways, yeah, I played ball hockey with his son Ryan on Saturday. Actually, we played last week as well but I didn't know who the hell he was that day. You can tell he's played some hockey in his life though I have to be honest and say Carl and Ben are better all-around players. His positioning is top-notch though and he always knows where to be. He's a friendly guy and from what little I've interacted with him, he seems like a good fit for the College. If appearances count for anything, both Mr. and Mrs. Lidster did a nice job of raising their son.

Maybe next week, I'll go bowling against Thomas Gradin's son.

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