tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21153442024-03-28T10:23:49.384+10:30TET.Life (The Extraordinary Tourist Life)The lifestyle blog of South Australian Artist, Writer, Video Producer and Animator, David Arandle working under the pseudonym 'The Extraordinary Tourist' or 'TET' for short. Writings about Art, Life, Social Issues, humor, Internet/Technology, Movies, Entertainment, World Issues, Business, People/Places and more.TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.comBlogger894125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-18030159476978195102024-03-26T10:30:00.022+10:302024-03-26T10:30:00.133+10:30Movie Review: Road House (2024 Prime Video) *No Spoilers*I'm not entirely sure if I've seen the original 1989 Road House. I feel like I probably saw it on home video but I don't really remember it, and, just watching that movie's trailer, Patrick Swayze seems too pretty to be a bouncer. I mean, he has such great hair in that film!All this to say, I don't have any attachment to the original film that Road House (2024) is based upon.I will say this isn'tTET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-12195773806637566732024-03-19T10:30:00.064+10:302024-03-19T10:30:00.131+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Amanda's Garden Fete, The Corfield Tavern - Day 13The Amanda Rose. Final full day of our trip to Perth. Enigma and I headed over to my sister's house, to pick her up, and then meet my brother and Mum at Amanda's Garden Fete in Gosnells (not far from Southern River road). Luckily we got parking right opposite the gate when another car pulled out at just the opportune moment. About 5 or so minutes later my brother and Mum arrived, also TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-7854277234564866832024-03-12T10:30:00.222+10:302024-03-18T17:14:28.372+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Dr Russell's Imaginarium, Fremantle markets, Cos Baby Café, Bathers beach, South Cottesloe beach - Day 12Doctor Who Police Box at Dr Russell's Imaginarium.This one wasn't biggeron the inside.The second last day of our Perth trip was a Saturday, and turned out to be another day my partner, Enigma, and I could spend doing our own thing.Dr Russell's Imaginarium MuseumSince it wasn't too far away we headed out to Guildford in the morning to visit Dr Russell's Imaginarium Museum and Toy Museum that had TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-60879662193911885052024-03-05T10:30:00.013+10:302024-03-05T10:30:00.124+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Gosnells Parks and Railway Markets - Day 11Gosnells City Council has always been supportive of the arts to the point whereyou can see many examples of public art throughout the town centre.Gosnells the suburb, or even the City of Gosnells, isn't really a destination at the forefront of anyone's mind when visiting Perth. Even now, after so much money has been spent on making pleasing community spaces and facilities, in the 24 years since ITET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-90997035014022624952024-02-27T10:30:00.072+10:302024-02-27T10:30:00.141+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Guildford Antique/Arts and Craft Store Strip, Guildford Hotel, The Margaret River Chocolate Company - Day 10Dr Russell's Imaginarium Sign.Today's plan was another family outing with Enigma and I along with my brother, sister, and Mum. My brother had suggested we all meet up in Guilford, a suburb (and historical town) of Perth, which was around 15 to 20 minutes up the road from our apartment.In particular he suggested browsing the many antique, arts, and craft stores in the main part of the town. TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-16974426969281129002024-02-20T10:30:00.008+10:302024-02-20T10:30:00.250+10:30Movie Review: Force of Nature - The Dry 2 (2024) *No Spoilers*Eric Bana returns as Detective Aaron Falk in Force of Nature - The Dry 2, and that's the only real connection between this and 2020's The Dry. This is an all new mystery set in a new location.I will say, given that it's either wet or rainy, with the incoming threat of a major storm for most of the movie, the filmmakers really missed a trick in not renaming the film, The Wet.Back when I TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-1137876862559624992024-02-13T10:30:00.001+10:302024-02-13T10:30:00.268+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Mandurah Foreshore, Hotel Clipper, and More Family Catch Up - Day 9Mandurah foreshore train and playground. The train is not usuallythis spooky it was still decorated for Halloween.My Dad's Partner took Enigma and I on a trip down to the city of Mandurah for the morning. Mandurah is just under an hours drive from Perth, with a very nice foreshore area that has plenty to see and do beyond visiting the beach.Stingray? Photo: EnigmaThe plan was for my Dad's partnerTET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-29127215318028379922024-02-06T10:30:00.009+10:302024-02-06T10:30:00.262+10:30The Barossa Valley Chocolate Company Nightlight Outdoor Cinema, Tanunda, South AustraliaPre movie at the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company outdoor cinema. This is the view fromthe VIP seats. You're a bit further back but you get a slightly higher chair and a small coffee table.While it may not be as big as the Chocolate Shop Enigma and I recently visited on our trip to Perth, Western Australia, The Barossa Valley Chocolate Company has a good range of chocolates in it's own,TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-80668989844704221962024-01-30T10:30:00.008+10:302024-01-30T10:30:00.144+10:30Why I Don't Celebrate Australia Day Anymore and Why It's Still an Important Day for All of Modern Australia1938, 150th Celebration of European Settlement.President Patten (right) reads resolution, "We, representing the ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA ... on the 150th Anniversary of the whitemen's seizure of our country, HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment of our people ... AND WE APPEAL to the Australian Nation of to-day ... for FULL CITIZEN STATUS and EQUALITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY". ..This TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-36335058058903640122024-01-23T10:30:00.000+10:302024-01-23T10:30:00.181+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Parking and Public Transport Inconveniences, Empty Malls, London Court, One60 Cafe, and the Bell Tower - Day 8London Court Mall, Perth WA.Day eight of our trip to Perth, WA, and my partner, Enigma, had made plans to go on a solo mission into the city, on public transport, while I went off to visit my sister for the afternoon.Public Transport Inconveniences (Always Have Change)Turns out buying public transport tickets in Perth is not as straight forward as it is in Adelaide, SA. For buses you need exact TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-25838240796008666432024-01-16T10:30:00.011+10:302024-01-16T10:30:00.142+10:30Meanwhile, in a Parallel Universe, I've Lead a Very Interesting Life - Deep Faking Yourself With EverArt AICould I be staring in Luc Besson's next Sci-fi epic?Technically this isn't really Deep Faking but 'Training an AI Model on Yourself' isn't quite as eye catching a headline.Deep faking is the act of replacing one person's face (and sometimes voice) in an image or video with another. It's often done in fantasy casting for films where the face of one or more actors is replaced by another to getTET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-18132710558032541932024-01-09T10:30:00.169+10:302024-01-09T10:30:00.151+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Fremantle, Twin Fin Café, Bather's Beach, WA Maritime Museum (America's Cup Exhibit), The Round House, Ben & Jerry's - Day 6 and 7Fremantle: Bike Sculpture. Twin Fin Café behind on the right.Sunday morning, day six of my partner, Enigma, and I's trip back to Perth, to visit family, we set out for a shorter walk around the Marina, near our apartment, than the walk we did on day four. This day truly was a family day, where we spent the afternoon at my brother's house, with my Mum and my Sister. My brother made a 'TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-29564809664685613792024-01-02T10:30:00.132+10:302024-01-02T10:30:00.139+10:30Movie Opinion: The Michael Keaton Batman Trilogy - Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), The Flash (2023)The Michael Keaton Batman Trilogy on DVD.Despite its questionable CGI, troubled star, and the turmoil surrounding the DCEU's future when it was released, 2023's, The Flash does give us a new, and probably final, installment in Michael Keaton's run as Bruce Wayne/Batman.With that in mind, this holiday season, I had a real itch to spend a day binge watching what is now The Michael Keaton, Batman TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-64490327488493933262023-12-26T10:30:00.042+10:302023-12-26T10:30:00.150+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Tomato Lake, Swan View Foreshore, Boatshed Restaurant, James Mitchell Park - Day 5Tomato Lake Shelter and Boardwalk over the lake.Tomato Lake, located in Kewdale, is a very special location for my family. Specifically my Dad (before he passed) and his partner, who Enigma and I were meeting at the park café for breakfast on day 5 of our Perth trip. While it's essentially just a nice place that they've been coming to for breakfast for years, my Dad also spread my Auntie's ashes TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-7467362754356616582023-12-19T10:30:00.061+10:302023-12-19T10:30:00.253+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Destinations Ascot Waters Marina, Wild Life, Kilns Café - Day 4Ascot Waters Marina Apartments.After our all day outing, with the family, to Wireless Hill on our Perth trip yesterday, day 4 was mostly a rest and relax day. However we did start our day with a bit more exploration of the local walking trails.This time we walked the other way along the Swan River track heading toward Ascot Waters Marina that was less than a five minute walk from our TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-9373202274835096422023-12-12T10:30:00.002+10:302023-12-12T10:30:00.147+10:30Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) *No Spoilers*I'm probably one of the last people who actually wanted to see Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in a cinema to see the film. I didn't make it to the cinema when the film was released because the reviews were average and my local theater closed down, making it more of a trip just to go see a movie.I figured I could wait for it to come to Disney+ as one of the two streaming services I TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-16171059122722130512023-12-05T10:30:00.066+10:302023-12-05T10:30:00.136+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Wireless Hill Park, Museum, and Wild Flower Walk - Day 3Alien plant life or Aussie wild flowers? Wireless Hill Park, Museum, and Wild Flower Walks was one of my sister's earliest suggestions for something the family could all do together on our trip back to Perth, Western Australia.I hadn't done a lot of driving prior to this trip so driving to the park was a little nerve wracking. I was expecting to make a tricky lane change/exit on Kwinana TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-88259353164184607632023-11-28T10:30:00.005+10:302023-11-28T10:30:00.142+10:30Movie Review: The Marvels (2023) *No Spoilers*I must admit I would've preferred more of a Captain Marvel solo movie over this team up event that is The Marvels. I'd still be fine with Ms Marvel and Monica Rambeau being in supporting roles but I kind of feel the character earned a sequel from the previous Captain Marvel box office alone.Unfortunately the audience for the MCU has shifted dramatically since the last movie, as has the quality ofTET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-13074035401845134992023-11-21T10:30:00.001+10:302023-11-21T10:30:00.143+10:30Al Ru Farm Spring Picnic, Sampson Flat, South AustraliaAl Ru Farm Lilly Garden.When my partner, Enigma, pitched going on a picnic where you paid for a food hamper to be provided, I thought we were just going to a very nice, well manicured park. Al Ru Farm (named after the owners Alan and Ruth Irving) is an actual private farm but, at the center, is ten acres of well maintained gardens, a large barn converted into a function/reception room, and TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-41310886717997482332023-11-14T10:30:00.020+10:302023-11-14T10:30:00.137+10:30Perth, Western Australia: Swan River Parkland Walk from Ascot Quays, The Cray, Seafood Bar and Grill Restaurant - Day 2Bilya Kard Boodja Lookout, Belmont, Western Australia.On the second day of our trip we had still to plan how the rest of the trip was going to go in terms of dividing our time between seeing the family and having holiday time to ourselves.Our apartment sits right next to the Swan River on the south bank, and south east from the city. Along the bank is a cycle/walking path, through parkland, that TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-89144378583223504842023-11-07T10:30:00.002+10:302023-11-07T10:30:00.166+10:30Going Back to Perth, Western Australia After Seven Years, and Our Accommodation at Ascot Quays Apartments - Day 1Bell Tower, Perth Western Australia.The last time I was back in Perth, Western Australia was October 2016 to see my Dad before he passed, and then attend his funeral a few days later. It was never my intention to wait so long before going back. Obviously the COVID 19 pandemic of 2020 caused the initial delay to go even longer than intended. Then my partner, Enigma, and I had a short, four TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-14866150631116150372023-10-31T13:45:00.001+10:302023-11-01T10:49:07.522+10:30Australia Votes 'No' to The Voice, Opposition, Predictably, Calls for PM to Resign, and Now We Know Where the Racists Live!The Australian people voted 'No' to The Voice, a reform to the Australian Constitution that would have recognized our first nation people and would have set up an aboriginal advisory committee that couldn't be disbanded by successive governments without a referendum.The committee would've advised the government of the day on issues affecting first nation people but the government would be under TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-60062722316911217092023-10-24T10:30:00.000+10:302023-10-24T10:30:00.143+10:30TV Series Review: Ahsoka (2023) Disney+ *Minor Spoilers*After spending a considerable amount of time catching myself up on the 'Filoni-verse' by watching all of Dave Filoni's, Disney+ animated Star Wars series I was definitely ready for Season Five of Star Wars Rebels... A.K.A. Ahsoka.First impressions, the animation looks so real... I think they might have actually shot this as a live action show?I'm kidding of course. While I think you could TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-28541389689509313342023-10-17T10:30:00.006+10:302023-10-17T10:30:00.159+10:30Movie Review: Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022) *No Spoilers*After previously being disappointed by Batman: The Darkness That Came to Gotham I was really in two minds about watching Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons.Not least because I was expecting to be disappointed yet again by another DC animated movie but also because this one features Damian Wayne (arguably the most unlikable Robin of all the Robins) and Jonathon Kent, two of the TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2115344.post-35936805334219473902023-10-10T10:30:00.024+10:302023-10-10T10:30:00.153+10:30Movie Review: Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023) *Spoilers*I don't know why I go into every WB Animation/DC Comics animated movie hopeful that it's going to be good. It almost never is. You'd think my expectations would be so low by this point that it wouldn't take much to be pleasantly surprised but apparently not. I can only guess that WB Animation's latest DC offering, Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham is intended to be some kind of TET (David Arandle)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10017963548130964043noreply@blogger.com0