Blurred Line

It's pretty overcast today, as you can see. One of the other things you might glean from this photo (taken from my balcony) is that it looks like I'm out in the middle of nowhere. There's a lot of fields and trees, and one lonely building off in the distance. Actually, though, I'm right in the middle of the city (that building is part of the Carleton University campus) and all those fields are part of something called the Experimental Farm.

Now, when I first moved to Ottawa, I wasn't so sure about this Experimtal Farm. I mean, it sounds like the kind of place where they're splicing genes all over the place and inventing new species. And, if movies have taught me anything, that kind of stuff invariably results in a bunch of monsters escaping their restraints and wreaking havoc on humankind. So, you know, I wasn't sure if I wanted to move close by. I didn't really want to be the first to die.

What they actually do is test new kinds of crops, like wheat that's supposed to be hardier and stuff like that. This brings me to my point - appearances can be deceiving.

For example, someone might look at this Serenity DVD and say "Wow! An entirely legitimate copy of Serenity!". They would, unfortunately, be incorrect. I bought the movie off eBay and the auction seemed perfectly legit. The guy had a really high feedback rating, he was a registered Power Seller, he even mentioned that if anything went wrong with the purchase, he would work something out, because his buyer's satisfaction was important to him. Well, I get the DVD and it's printed on a gold disc (not your regular silver DVD), there's something smudged out on the back of the disc and the case cover is clearly not right. I mean, all the right artwork is there on the front, but there's something a little off. Then I notice - on the back one of the review comments says "The Most Action Movie of the Year!" and later on it says "From the creator of Buffy and Angle". Clearly, I'd gotten a cheap knockoff. I put it in and watched the first five minutes of the movie, which worked alright. Unfortunately, the special features didn't transfer right and there were only a few minutes of deleted scenes (I've watched the real thing and there are some pretty groovy interviews and special features). So, I went on to eBay to complain and, lo and behold, Mr. Power Seller is no longer a registered user. I suppose he'd turned to bootlegs as of late, been discovered and gotten himself kicked off eBay. Argh! So, if anyone wants to get me a birthday present (and I know you all do), a real copy of the movie would be sweet.


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