tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36877002011-09-28T11:48:29.875-07:00I make your world a better placetherzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06608115978692987743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687700.post-50490379477791700792010-12-29T21:18:00.000-08:002010-12-29T23:41:18.561-08:00

FAVOURITES OF 20102010 was quite the year. We were graced by... Whatever. Who cares? Here's some favourites:ALBUMS(in alphabetical order by artist)The Arcade Fire "The Suburbs".Key tracks: EVERY ONE; though I really love Ready To StartStill an absolutely amazing band. The beauty and passion is evident in every note they play and sing. If there's a god making lists, all these players have very

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IT'S BEEN A WHILEIt's 2010, y'all!!! Rrraaaannddyyy!Yeah, it's time to start this shit again.Coming Soon: That open letter to America, as well as some other essays.Keep in touch, yo!

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view from my balcony looking at grandview cut and skytrain

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opening night at vancouver's first ever walmart

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today i wished i was american for a while

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a blues chord

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today we felt the sun and saw the sky

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the tracks behind marpole loop near the bus depot

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i somewhat regularly use three of the businesses shown

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wine and beets

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the majority of my current titles

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east 4th between commercial and woodland

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looking east down 16th Avenue at Trutch from inside the bus

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A guitar, a wall, a tapestry, a ceiling.

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Sandalwood elephants.

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Self-portrait

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The hallway, looking west.

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The Stone, beside $84 worth of comics and some magazines.

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This image is from January 4, 2009.In the UBC Bus Loop (Diesel)

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Looking up from the southeast corner of Dunsmuir at Thurlow.

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PHOTOGRAPH 2Scene from the movie "Control" on my t.v.

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PHOTOGRAPH 1 The Greyness

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ONCE AGAIN THEY COME THROUGH TOWN, AND ONCE AGAIN THE CHURCH WILL OPENThe year was... well I can't really remember the year anymore, but I think it was 2003; it may have been 2004. In any case, it was TV on The Radio's first time touring outside of New York as far as I know; it was definitely their first time in Vancouver. My friend Lindsay had given me a copy of their latest release, their first

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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOWThe world needs more Zooey Deschanel. Much more. Not only can she act (of course, anyone can do that; I think most of us are acting most of our lives). She can sing too. And she can sing really well.Check out She & Him, a band that features herself and M. Ward, he of indie rock fame.But this is about Zooey. She rules, and all female children throughout the world should

therzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06608115978692987743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3687700.post-53710351054731451362008-07-14T16:38:00.004-07:002008-07-14T17:11:04.548-07:00

THE YEARS HAVE BEEN MORE THAN KIND FOR THEM AND FOR USWolf ParadeSpencer Krug - keys, vocalsDan Boekner - guitars, vocalsHadji Bakara - soundsDante Decaro - drumsArlen Thompson - guitars (on tour)(picture from internet)Two years ago I had the chance to see Wolf Parade live at The Commodore. I witnessed them at the expense of a Boys Only trip (an annual gathering of men friends that has been going

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I CAN'T STAY QUIET OVER THIS OUTRAGEThis is absolutely ridiculous. The man in the above image, Ted Nolan, has been fired by the New York Islanders. More accurately, if reports we read are true, by Garth Snow, the GM of the Islanders. Garth Snow was a hack goalie and now he's proven himself to be a hack GM (in reality he should never have been hired as a GM, but the Islanders owner Charles Wang is

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THINGS TO COME. OH, THINGS WILL COME.This sight will soon be home to an ongoing story, likely written in erratic fashion and single or multiple chapters at once. Pending I don't get too stoned. Also, the open letter to America is once again on the horizon; and it will likely shock you.Actually, is it safe to do a story online with no fear of it being stolen? I guess so, as it will all be dated.

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You Are a ZombieYou're a pretty apathetic person, and you often feel like you're sleep walking through life.You don't necessarily have a case of the "blues", but you do have a case of the "blahs."It's hard for you to snap out of your boring every day routine. You're a bit burned out.The only thing you crave is the company of others. But you're not too nice to the people who do hang around

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Listen to Spoon's "Ga ga ga ga ga".

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Listen to BLITZEN TRAPPER'S Wild Mountain Nation!

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THE SHIP HAS ACTUALLY BEGAN A LEVITATION. THERE WILL BE NO SINKING.Modest Mouse (left to right):Eric JudyTom PelosoJohnny MarrIsaac BrockJoe PlummerJeremiah GreenModest Mouse is a band that gets better and better as the years go on. They've been kicking out jams for well over ten years now even though most newer fans only know them from their sound bite on The O.C. I was in Falconetti's recently

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THE DECISION BELOWThe decision to move from Greyhound to Coast Mountain (CMBC) was one of the hardest I've had to make in my life. Yes, that goes to show I've had a pretty easy life with not many complaints; the main one being that I am cursed and wish I wasn't.In any case, I had to go with the position that will allow me to work closer to my main life goal of not working. The time off available

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JUST LIKE THAT, IT'S BRONZED AND WE'RE MOVING ONJust under six weeks after it began, my Greyhound career is over. I've made a switch over to Coast Mountain Bus Company.This will keep me in town for every night and I get the much needed two days off in a row every week. There are other good things.Really, though, I just needed a two week break from the dreary work-a-day life after six weeks

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THE NEW CAREERWell, the first week of a new career is over. Week one of a 6-week training program at Greyhound has been succesfully completed. This with glowing accolades from both instructors. If only they'd known how it almost didn't start. I'll get to that.The first day was strictly classroom. And I had two strikes against me as I forgot two things I was specified to bring (my Class 2 learners

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This is THE album of the year for 2006. HANDS DOWN.(along with Mogwai's Mr. Beast).Nas proves hip hop is not dead, has never died and will never die. A poet is what he is.

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THIS SHIT IS BOSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It's come down to the two. I know there's still a lot of stuff from the year I want to listen to; Ladyhawke (on Rob's recom), Swan Lake, Swan Island and others. But, I can't see any albums topping the passion, heat and intensity of the following. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with the two best albums of the year 2006:Ghostface Killah - FishscaleMogwai -

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A BIT OF SOMETHING FOR NOWHere's an initial list of my favourite albums of the year so far:Belle & Sebastian - The Life PursuitMogwai - Mr. BeastCat Power - The Greatest (was that this year?)Built to Spill - You in ReverseQuasi - When The Going Gets DarkBlood Brothers - Young MachetesYo La Tengo - I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your AssThe Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in AmericaGhostface

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AN OPEN LETTER... IS COMING. This post is just a pre-cursor to let you all know what is to come. I can't post it yet because I want it to be perfect. I'm talking about an open letter to the USA. Those of you who know me already have an idea of what I may write about. Or at least you think you have an idea. I think I may blow many of you away for what I

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I'M LOVING LOSING MY BRAIN CELLS(but I smoke weed so they regenerate)I've been renting t.v. shows of late because save for The Office which I watch at a friends place, I don't get t.v.Over the past couple of years I've been able to see Band of Brothers, Mr. Show, Trailer Park Boys, Baseball: A History by Ken Burns and maybe some other stuff.But, I've now come across the best American made show,

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THOUGH IT'S WRONG, IT MAKES ME RIGHTBefore checking out Casino Royale this weekend I'd only seen a small picture with bad resolution of the new Bond and a couple of ladies. I'd labelled them as skanks just trying to be pretty in nice dresses.While I wasn't far off with that assesment, I should let those of you who might not know me too well that I absolutely adore skanks. And the girl below is my

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NY ISLANDERS22 games - 27 points - playoff boundTed Nolan = the greatest coach everVancouver Canucks24 games - 23 points - not likely playoff boundAlain Vigneault = chump

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LIKE A FINE WINE LIFE JUST GETS BETTER WITH REALIZATIONS(not the Vancouver gig poster)There are definitely some very good things about getting older: you get more handsome (girls and boys), your dick gets bigger, you have more to look back on and reflect, and you meet more girls.But another great thing is that you realise that no matter how many different types of "rock" music there is , it's

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WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WAS NOTYes, I do live a life with elements that most of you would love to have the wherewithal to do. But, yes, there are nights when there is something missing or lost from the fantastic fireworks display that is a night out with me.This past Saturday I made it to two shows that should have been outright spectacular. However, me getting to the shows was more interesting

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"IT'S COMING BACK AROUND AGAIN"The above lyric was followed by, "This is for the people of the sun!!!" as sung by Zach De La Rocha in Rage Against the Machine.However, I don't think there's any people of the sun in this town.Nevertheless, it appears unless I mess things up beyond reason I will once again be calling Kamloops home.This is far from an easy decision, but take a look at the picture

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FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIMEThe phrase above can pertain to many things when coupled with the image to the side and in this case does.This album, I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass, is the first in a while from Yo La Tengo that has really excited me. It is also the first time since the first few months of this year that I've fell in love with an entire album of work.It was only 5 to 10

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Not even a game into his career with the Islanders and it's over. What the fuck is this organization doing? And Garth Snow, yes that Garth Snow, is the new GM. He couldn't even play goalie all that well, how can he be expected to run a team?Charles Wang says Neil Smith admitted he couldn't work in the "business" model the team is now being run in. What the fuck is happening to this storied

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MIX IT UP AND SMASH IT ALL TO HELL.Take everything you know about the Fiery Furnaces... For those of you that know nothing about them get the hell out of here and only come back once you're less ill-prepared.Now where was I? Take everything you know about the Fiery Furnaces. Put it in a small little box. Now crush that box. Make sure you destroy it to the extent you cannot recognize one fucking

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WE'RE BACK, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CUP IN TOWTed Nolan, the greatest coach to ever do his thing in the NHL is back. Along with Neil Smith and Pat Lafontaine the Isles will bring the Stanley Cup back to Long Island after a too long absence. That's a guarantee. Get on the wagon now.

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MR. BEAST HAS ARRIVED, AND THUS...(I Path brand image)Therzo will be shaked awake in a matter of hours as Mogwai brings follows the Beast to town.

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DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPEI'm not really wasting my time, or yours, on this thing anymore, but I need to get one quick thing out.Don't believe any negative you hear abou the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album. This is their most solid work in 15 years since BloodSugarSexMagik.Make no bones about it, this is a John Frusciante album more than anything. The music, all of it, bass, drums and guitar are

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vs Senators over the Flames in the Stanley Cup Finals.

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MY, OH MY. WHAT TO DO? OHH, WHAT TO DO?June 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:@ The Commodore Ballroom plays Built to Spill@ Richard's plays The Fiery FurnacesI have to hope their sets are staggered which is unlikely. But, I've seen Built to Spill three or four times and have yet to see The Fiery Furnaces. They haven't played Vancouver in nearly two years. Plus, it would be sweet to hear

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West Coast Rules, Y'AllThere's no justice in trying to tell you, in words, how good You In Reverse by Built To Spill is. But, I'll try.The band is now a five-piece (Brett Netson the newest guitar player) but this album was done with a four-piece, which is one more than they began with. Doug Martsch, Scott Plouf, Jim Roth and Brett Nelson (not typo, different person) recorded this album. They

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SWEET ACTION, SIMPLY SWEET ACTIONI think it's a toss-up to say this album "starts off weak" or "only gets better from the first track", though I'm sure I'll grow to like these two songs. In any case, the opener and single is I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News) and the second track, I Got A Feelin (Just Nineteen), are pretty good, but they don't have the boogey or hot as hell heat as every other

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READ, YOU LAZY BUMSHere's a list of what I've read this year so far. Peruse, discuss and enjoy.Life of Pi by Yann Martel - Excellent. A movie based on this book is currently in pre-production with Jeunet (City of Lost Children, Delicatessan, Amelie) at the helm.Deception Point by Dan Brown - As usual with this author, the book is a total page-turner. However, also as usual, he goes too far over

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THEY SHINE A LIGHT SO ALL CAN FOLLOWQuasi is a band made up of former husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss. The two have other projects as well, the most well known being Janet's Sleater-Kinney. Coomes once played with Elliott Smith in Heatmiser many years ago. First, let me give credit to Prole for turning me on to the fantasticness that is Quasi.This is a band that plays rock and roll

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IT JUST DOESN'T FUCKING STOP. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY. SO FUCKING WHAT?

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THE LONGEST NOTE HELDHow can I pick them? I don't know. Am I that in touch with every note in the world? Was I a note born as a human being? I've always fantasized about being the longest note ever held.My three purchases of the new year (all right, I had a HP friend burn me the Cat Power, but I buy more than enough music to be allowed a few pirates in the collection) are all absolutely stellar.

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LAST NIGHT, OUTSIDE MY APARTMENT.

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STILL THE GREATEST This is my nomination for the next president of the USA. I still love him; he knows what it's all about and won't compromise his own values for some suits and ties that probably do way more harmful drugs. This past season he got 743 yards in limited action over only 12 games. He is awesome. The league likely doesn't like him because he's proof you can smoke weed and still

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THE EARLY CONTENDER IS IN THE HOUSEI'm about half way through this album. On first listen I can tell it will clearly be in the running for album of the year all the way through. This is not a review, just a note to tell you suckers to smash the Franz Ferdinand cd and buy some real UK music. B&S keep doing it.I can't stand I'll miss the show next month in Vancouver.On another note, yesterday, for

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A CLEAR COLD NIGHT BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN US ALL.I ended up walking to Koi Cafe as I didn't see any cabs on my way. It was about a 16 block walk. There seems to be a serious cab shortage in this large hick town.In any case, I arrived, said hello to Natasha, a co-owner that I've promised for weeks to come out to her bar. I take a seat at the bar and order a Stella from Angela. After a few kind

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AND SO IT BEGINS,In the past 45 minute, listening to "Set Yourself On Fire" by Stars, I've downed three sweet cans of Kokanee and smoked a full marijuana cigarette (and prole knows how I roll). Now I'm off to Koi Cafe for a quick beer before heading to the University of Calgary for the show. The soft revolution, indeed.

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LIVING NATURALLY - DAY 1Day one of living booze and drug free.Just returned from the local, The Watchmen's Pub, and am drunk. Will be stoned in about 15 minutes.For about the 20th time I've come up with an idea for the greatest novel ever written. All I have to do is continue this charade and write it. It will be on the scale of Martin Silenus' Cantos. Keep waiting.

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I SOMETIMES KICK MYSELF... DAMN IT! DID YOU NOT HEAR ME? I SAID I SOMETIMES KICK MYSELF. IT'S COVERS.Here's what makes a good Sunday. For the normal people, I mean a good Saturday.Wake up past 9 a.m. Brush your teeth, wash your face and rinse your mouth with (unsaid, but really loved) mouth wash. Read about 25 pages of "Lif of Pi", by Yann Martel. Head out to get a coffee at Cafe Beanno; have a

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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome GUY TERRIFICO!!!!!"Well every night's another Saturday night.I get it rollin' with the reefer and rye..." (Saturday Night)I think it was 1996, it may have been 1997, when Forkhead said let's go to the Starfish Room and check out a band. It only cost $7 and we had nothing to do so we headed downtown. We saw the Super Friendz that night, and to this day it is easily

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MAKE WAY FOR THE S O V"It's Miss Sovereign, the tichy (?) t'ing,Naw I don't have 50 rings, but I got 50 things to say, in a cheeky kind of way, okay?"- Ch ChingThis girl is the hottest thing to come out of hip hop in a while. No surprise Jay-Z's got her taking over North America. She's the self-proclaimed "white midget" from England.That accent fits hip hop very well.She's cocky and funny. Props

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THERE WAS PLEASURE TO BE HAD, UNDER THE TOWER.This past Saturday several hundred Calgarians and I were crowned queens and kings. Bell Orchestre were our minstrels. Unfortunately, instead of a castle were were seated in the Vertigo Playhouse theatre under the Calgary Tower. Actually, it's a pretty damned sweet playhouse that seems to be playing some funky shows right now; I'll have to go back. In

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THIS MAY NOT BE A TEST. DON'T TEST US.Here's a little bit of what can happen at the Vancouver International Airport:Get drunk on two gigantic glasses of Stella within 45 minutes at the Milestone's. Proceed to go outside, find a corner and smoke a joint followed by a quick cigarette to mask the smell of weed. Then you quickly go to the washroom before heading through the security check at Gate C.

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AND THE BEAT GOES ON, AND ON AND ON.Good ol' USA does it again. Swarchznegger's a dick, and so are all his supporters. And all supporters of the death penalty. There was a time when I was for the death penalty. That was before reason and sanity made it into my head. What has Tookie Williams' murder accomplished? Will there never be another convenience store killing in the US now? Right. I bet one

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CHURCH FOR THE ALMIGHTY GOOD. So Friday I got off work a bit late (because I started late) and was a bit rushed.On the way home I called the locals and bought some grass behind the coffee shop. Then at home I spent an hour and a half on the phone shoring up the routing for work. Needless to say, I couldn't get my nap in. In any case, I got cleaned up, blazed, and had a beer before going out

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CLUTCH - Calgary, December 9 at The Warehouse.Pretty much, enough said. I think this captures my entire evening. Maybe more details to come after some sleep and a day of work tomorrow.

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I ONCE HEARD SOMEONE SAY EVERYDAY IS A JOB. But is it really a job when you get this out your front door, as they do in Banff?

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WHAT THE HELL KIND OF WORLD DO CALGARIANS LIVE IN? This picture was taken around 8 p.m. local time at the end of a day that was called a day of "flurries". Uhh, flurries? It was -15 Centigrade all day and traffic sucked. That, friends, is not a flurry. That's a damned blizzard.As Tim Roth's Mr. Orange put it as he lay on the warehouse floor bleeding to death in Reservoir Dogs, "I'm fucking dying!

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HEY, KIDS!I decided to change templates here so the pictures would stand out a bit better. Enjoy. Stroll through and just downright enjoy.I'm enjoying the many changes I see happening for myself in the next few months. And, thus, you could be enjoying me a little bit more personally in the next few months. I know you all wanted to hear that. So there it is.

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NEVER TRUST A WHITE MAN DRIVING A BLACK VAN. HE'S JUST SAVING ALL HIS VOODOO FOR YOU.(above lyric is from The Mob Goes Wild by Clutch)

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KISS ME NOW, I'M OLDER. (above lyric is from 12:51 by the sometimes promising, but usually just childish The Strokes)

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THE DRIVEThis is a bit of a view of my Saturday drive to Canmore and Banff from Calgary. Clouds and such were rolling in to dump snow today, so by the time I was in Canmore the self portraits I took with the mountains behind me were too dark to appreciate. Know this: it is absolutely amazingly beautiful there. The mountains are right there and they hit you with a solid stone structure of reality.

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HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE BEFORE NUMBNESS SETS IN?I miss my real home, and everything that comes with it, very much.

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TO SOME EXTENT, I SUPPOSE, BUT...HairshirtExcuse us, could you just put down that hammer for a minute and listen. You’re so busy getting things done you rarely take any time out just to relax. In fact, you’ve probably forgotten how to relax. That’s because you’re so anxious to prove that it’s possible to lead a good and moral life without religion that you have built a strict and forbidding creed

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FIRST BIG PURCHASE OF THE DAYS.Hello, all, from Calgary! Or is that howdy?I arrived yesterday afternoon at about 4 p.m. local time. Soon thereafter I made my first few purchases. I went down to the dollar store to buy a shower curtain, thumb tacks, trimming scissors, and a soapdish. I forgot to get pads for my furniture to protect the hardwood floors in my new apartment.Anyways, the real purchase

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YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE, SO MAKE IT COUNT.You only get one chance to start your life over again. You'd think friends might be there for you to have a good time in celebrating a rebirth of sorts.Forkhead deserved such a sendoff or start, but no one could afford it. You'd think Calgary isn't so tough a slog, but, I guess there's always someone waiting to let you down.See all y'all sucker

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IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME OF YEAR, YET AGAIN. AND WHAT A YEAR IT'S BEEN.Seeing as I'm leaving town, I thought I'd leave you all on a high note of music. It's about time to start seriously thinking about who to give the album of the year nod to.As begun last year, or the year before, Elliott Smith will always have an automatic selection on the list. This year's Elliott Smith album of the year pick will

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WHERE DOES YOUR FAITH LIE?orDOES YOUR FAITH LIE OR LAY?The other day I told a friend that I was going to stop smoking pot once I make a move to a new city next week. He laughed and laughed.But, those are the facts of the matter. As of November 2 I will be pot free and loving it. Well, maybe not loving it for the first few days or weeks, but eventually I will be loving it.I suppose you could say

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BLOWN AWAY! I'M JUST BLOW-OW-OWWNNN AWAY!!I didn't have a clue I'm this great. Thought maybe Magneto.

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AIN'T YO DADDY TELL YOU? THERE AIN'T NO POINT IN COMPARIN' NO APPLES TO NO ORANGES!The Funky Dude has made me resort to this. And... I'm not really all that ashamed. Look above, look below. There's no comparison between the Canucks and Flames.Once again, in the immortal words of Fatso Jetson:FLAMES FOR ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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THERE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE NOTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD IF CANADA TOOK IT OVER AND WE FORCED OURSELVES INTO COMPLETE PENETRATION OF ALL LANDS.The first time I heard Wolf Parade I'd just smoked some weed, watched another great episode of My Name is Earl, and smoked a bit more pot before putting in Apologies to the Queen Mary. It was perfect. This is one of those albums that you listen to all the way

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DON'T PUSH ME, MAN! DON'T PUSH ME! I CAN'T DO IT! I JUST CAN'T FUCKING DO IT!!!Well, I wanted to spend my lunch going to buy the new albums by Broken Social Scene and Liz Phair. BSS has been pushed back a week. Nuts!I listened to some of Liz Phair. I defended her last album hard. And I still feel it has about 4 or 5 killer tracks, 8 or 9 okay songs and 2 dogs.This time around... Let's just say I

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IF YOU SUCK, AND YOU'VE SUCKED FOR OVER A YEAR, JUST STOP. PLEASE.I'm sick of bad writers. Pick up a newspaper today and try reading some of the drivel. Forget the news stories. Newswriters are talentless hacks that just follow the reverse pyramid structure in each article to suck the readers in to looking for their by-line.I'm talking mainly about the music writers. Actually, I'm talking about

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IT WAS GLORIOUS. ABSOLUTELY GLORIOUS.Last night Vancouver was host to one of the best live shows of the year. It will be hard to top the energy that was flowing through nearly everyone on the floor. How anyone could have sat back against the walls, or at tables is beyond me.The New Pornographers brought the pop. They brought it hard.The entire line up was in tact last night and Neko Case did not

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MISTAKES HAPPEN, BUT WHY MUST IDIOCY PREVAIL? WHY?The picture you see is not normal. It is not normal in the sense that the forward with the puck rarely finds himself in this position. Instead, he can usually be found flopping around, a little bit behind every other player on the ice, trying desperately to make a hit on an opposing player. Sorry, loser, the hockey you were bred in to is gone.

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HAPPENSTANCE SOMETIMES JUST OCCURSI've been grooving the last few days. I've been grooving hard. Much of that has to do with the recent release of Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers (pictured above minus Neko Case).Today I got to grooving even still harder as I got some pretty decent funky news at work.On top of this I've been cutting back on the angels' weed as a token of respect to my body.

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GET OUT OF THE WATER AND LEARN (THE BENEFITS OF pure OXYGEN)As we watched the strong man run up the hill there were many tears. Someone asked me why I was crying. I told him because that man running reminded me of all the good I could do if I just tried a little harder.

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Kalan Porter reminds me of a young Celine Dion.

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