see your head in the fading light

be a dog

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:37:36 GMT

so nothing has been written here in 6 months.

surely there were many post worthy items along the way, peh..

PEI was visited for a fantastic 3 week vacation, it is an island sorely missed. prior to vacaion departure, resignation was offered pending acceptance of terms.

upon return to the western coast, resignation terms are accepted. a job interview is preceded by a chance encounter at a local barber... interview results fruitless, but chance encounter results in full time employment, working from home for a rammed earth building company based on salt spring island. travelling every monday to ssi for company meetings, design department based in victoria. longterm carreer potential. indeed.

knee on bible

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:15:20 GMT

dear self of the future.
self of the present is currently quite content with life.
major subject areas are all in the B to A- range.
new abode is cold but really good anyway.
large room with uninsulated hardwood floors, drafty fireplace.
cats included.
cook street village, ocean proximal.
who could ask for more.
ok i could.
went on field trip at work today, permission slips were not required.
resolved to apply to dalhousie for architecture despite being very uncertain if that is the correct path towards becoming canada's leading designer/architect of the 10's and 20's.
resolution to attend dalhousie will remain pending.
what letters are more impressive;
BEDS and MArch or Dipl.Arch
tho it is what future self does with the letters that is important. and who knows what that may be.

modus operandi

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:27:22 GMT

on friday i learned of a potential new housing situation.
on saturday i looked at the place and i'd give it an 8.5
on monday i confirmed that i will move into that place.

if anyone needs or knows of someone who needs a place to live, my room in the fernwood place will be available. it is a pretty good deal, 350 includes everything. literally everything, phone, electricty, internet, heat. i haven't paid a single bill while living there. the 2 guys are decent enough, almost never there. it is the main level of a house. let me know if you got any leads....

if anyone could give me a hand moving a few large things, very few in fact. double bed, dresser, table. you would be my saviour, and i'd give you booze.

new place is 3 blocks from dallas road, and 3 houses from cook street.

can i lift my dress up for you

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:00:21 GMT

-ghost house is playing at logan's tonight. jesse gander's new band. they are very good. i haven't been to a show in quite some time, think i'll go. anyone down?

-getting my act together in 2007.
-i'm about 75% sure that i will be moving to halifax to go to school next fall.
-hopefully i won't have to redo things i've already done and spend alot of time and money being redundant, although being the smart kid with industry experience could be helpful, and i could say things like, well that's not how they do it in bc.

Design Consultancy

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:29:37 GMT

Dear Internet;

If you or someone you know, or someone someone you know knows are requiring the services of a desinger to design a;

-house
-barn
-renovation
-out house
-furniture
-water bottle
-etc etc

Then drop me a line, I will gladly consult and produce working drawings for considerably less than market price. I want to branch out and do some independant work, expand my portfolio and whatnot. I will work with clients to determine the requirements of the program, with a predispostion to sustainable economic modern contemporary design.

the little prince

Thu, 23 Nov 2006 22:51:38 GMT

"On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux"

vespa

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 22:18:03 GMT

i want to get a vespa. anyone know how to find such a thing, or someone who is selling one?

think about life

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:55:45 GMT

i'm the only one in the office at the moment. kinda weird. we were given the choice of taking friday or monday off since we do not get stat holidays as contract workers (will soon be switching to 'employee' status).

reading about concrete that absorbs air pollution, and steel as a sustainable building material, listening to my music loudly. slacking off, getting excited for weekend.

going to vancouver tomorrow with B to see bodyworlds 3, maybe a music show too. haven't been to van (except in transit) in ages, like years.

getting itchy to go places and make plans. big places. big plans.

...coworker just returned... back to pretending to do work..

Dinosaurs return. Want their oil back. - David Brin

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:09:58 GMT

... from a series of 6 word stories on wired.com

i had a similar thought earlier today; oil is ancient life, maybe we are being cosmically sacreligious by thoughtlessly combusting the black gold of our evolutionary forebearers.

witha coke and a bag of chips to watch a thousand lemmings plummet just because the first one sliped

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:34:29 GMT

i may soon have secured a waterfront home in vic west. it is unbelievably nice, wood floors, fire place, nice yard, incredible view, dining room, spacious, 2 rooms up, 2 down(lower floor is mostly unfinished, room for jam space.)

it seems almost too good to be true, and something tipped me off that it might be... it is a rather bizzare subletting situation. this lady in california wants me to put money into her account, acting as proxy to the actual landlords. the reason she wants to sublet as opposed to just giving up the place is that there is a toothless-stray cat who has become accustom to receiving wet food served daily on the premises, she wants to ensure someone will continue this. i don't have much problem with that, however i think it would be prudent to confirm with the owners that my rent money is actually getting to them and this is not some sort of a scam..

any thoughts?

anyone want a room in the nicest place you'll ever live?.. rent will be 300-350, i'm thinking the basement rooms should be cheaper.. the house is 1350. put the word out, i should know forsure this weekend.

ANYONE LOOKING FOR A HOUSE

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:42:12 GMT

hi. i may or may not be moving in november. this place sounds pretty sweet, would need to find 3 more people..

VIC WEST 5Br+440sf Shop, 2Ba, familyrm, 4-appl, small pet ok. $1,495+util

so vic west isn't the most ideal neighbohood, but its also not bad. and a 440sf shop... that sounds like a jam room to me. if anyone is interested or knows anyone let me know ASAP. i'll probly call this a little later today to get more details.

peace

OMFG!!!

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:40:30 GMT

i had no idea that the new xiu xiu was out already. i found it on the internets without difficulty.
nu xiu bliss-mares ensue bouncing off walls and penetrating window glazings escaping into the atmosphere at 4am.

this song is my really great. the video made me laugh my ass off

http://www.krs5rc.com/krs/bands/xiuxiu/video/BoySoprano.mov

this too

http://krs5rc.com/krs/bands/xiuxiu/video/hfec2.mov

it's probly their most consistent album to date, it has the fewest songs that are intolerable like some of their previous albums.

this is a missive

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:45:36 GMT

anybody want to go to logans to see some east coast bands tonight? i've never heard of any but it should be an alright time, some of the best shows i've seen are by bands i'd never heard of before. i think i'll go if i don't fall asleep before 11.

ARMA-DELICA / PSYCHA-GEDDON

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:25:36 GMT

READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/11217201/daniel_pinchbeck_and_the_new_psychedelic_elite/print

THEN COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND WE'LL EVOLVE INTO PSYCHIK BEINGS OF LIGHT

fear and love open the doors

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:31:59 GMT

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

-seeking experienced seamstress with own tools to take in shirt

-successful applicant will receive generous compensation

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 years ago i was sleeping on a friend's couch in halifax and was awoken at about 830 to him coming out into the living room.

"hey man, you mind if i turn on the news".
"no, sure go ahead"
turns on cnn.

not 5 minutes pass and as we're lighting up a doob, our regularly scheduled broadcast is interupted by unconfirmed reports that a plane has crashed into the wtc. it is thought at that point to be a cesna or something small, then the 2nd plane hits, live on every channel.

wtf'n wtc. "it looks like a movie" etcetc

we wake up the rest of the house.

the T word is not mentioned until long after both towers are down. doobies #2, 3 and 4 are also burned down by this point.

shock and awe.

we woke up to a different world that day, all of us knew it and there was nothing that anyone could do about it.
we are still in the dark as to what really happened that day.

as much as i try to live without fear, i can't help but be worried and angry by the way this fear of random and unlikely events is dominating, and dumped onto the publicshpere. and "security" which is not making anyone any safer, goodbye personal freedom. while "those who would do us harm" will naturally come up with alternative scenarios to bypass existing security measures if they are so inclined.

lock the door, go in the window.

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:20:02 GMT

forget that shit that you did in the past, even when it was tottally rad.

because what you have yet to do will be what you are remembered for.

changing the world.

what better way to spend a saturday night...

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:16:02 GMT

..than to pick me up at the ferry or aiport, at like midnight. busses stop at 11, which is lame cuz the last ferry gets in at 1130. and if i fly from Van instead, i won't get there till 12. ah! the airporter, i just remembered. i'll figure shit out.

last night in charlottetown: windom earl crunkin' da shit outta baba's. one night in halifax. fly across country. recover from 2wks binge drinking sunday. back to work monday.

to do:

-run before work (daily)
-start capoeira (requires white clothes - buy)
-be in a band
-be less lame
-get ideas, design ideas, build designs
-make more to do lists. (post online ala harri)

(ps- jeff, what's your ph#, anything going on tomorrow?)

darmok and jillad on the ocean (at tenagra)

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:13:55 GMT

a couple days ago, i went to buy a lighter. they didn't have any, so i was offered matches. ok sure. i'm handed two packs of matches each bearing a provincial flag. as fate would have it, one is BC the other is PEI - the extents of my bi-coastal habitations. i don't know what it means yet, but if past experiences are any indication, there is something big on the horizon. eyes open.

the madcap laughs

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:34:56 GMT

syd barrett died on friday.

A mari usque ad mare

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:29:10 GMT

i'm going to the other coast in about a month for two weeks. i'm wikked stokked. i saved 250 bux by flying from vancouver to halifax instead of victoria to charlottetown. i'll be heading to the island right away tho, as there is a music festival the weekend i get there..

Friday

Joel Plaskett Emergency
Jason Collett
Great Lake Swimmers
Two Hours Traffic
Mark Bragg
Smothered In Hugs
Fugato
The Mystery System

Saturday

De La Soul
Xavier Rudd
The Sadies
Grand Theft Bus
Skratch Bastid
The Novaks
Mars Hill
All of Green
Tanya Davis

Sunday

The New Deal
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Wintersleep
In Flight Safety
Brooke Miller
Hot Toddy
Holy Fuck
Catherine MacLellan
Ryan Leblanc
Jenn Grant

mostly maritime/eastern locals, but dela friggin soul?! on the beach in pei, woo! plaskett and smothered in hugs are also highly anticipated.

then i'm going to continue to enjoy the beach for a week-ish

(not like the shitty ass rock beaches that are too cold for swimming out here.. i'm talkin white sand, and water warm enough for nightsmiwwming.)

then to halifax for the remainder.

upon returning i'm going to get my own place. lofty downtown bachelor w/hard wood floors.

then start planning my next move. i've not got any sort of short-long term plan right now, other than working. but i may head south again next winter. and or look into the possibilites of working internationally. paris maybe?

solvin crimes like i be droppin dimes

Sat, 06 May 2006 01:30:06 GMT

yo checkit, from thejointpizzaria's lj:

MIKE D....YOU ROCK!
Thanks soooo much Mr. Mike! The Joint's Astrovan was right where you spotted it earlier today. We had FOUR parking tickets! The thief took a couple of CD's and traded his nasty shoes for my nice(r) hiking boots, opened and ate half a box of Honey Nut Cheerios we had in the van, and threw the contents of the glove box around a bit...all in all not much was missing or damaged. WHEW! So yeah, no need to call the authorities anyone, our Pizza Van is safe at home!
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weird

machines for living

Sat, 29 Apr 2006 04:23:07 GMT

notes:

-today i was called into the office, door closed behind (oh shit, is the new guy taking my place? no theres a new desk for him. busted for inapropriate behavior? nope. -fewf- ) how would you like more money? yes! raise came early, retroactive in fact. and as it should, it's been getting stressfull, big deadline soon.

-i may not ever see a building that i worked on. one guy's been there 2 years and nothing he's drawn is a building yet... its too bad, because some of them are going to be really cool.

-today is my sister's birthday. her name is alexis and she is 23.

-learn to type on a dvorak keyboard.

-transcend

sylvie's head is lobster red

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:09:17 GMT

found out today that my contract has been extended indefinetly

(until i get in a fist fight with the boss, or they have not enough work)

in 2 months i should be getting a raise.

i think i might take a vacation in july and go home for a couple weeks.

i'm feeling like i want to leave victoria forever. i love victoria, but i can't help but think that she hates me and maybe its time to move on and live somewhere else for a while.. montreal, halifax i'm looking your way. toronto maybe even... plans.. mmmmm plans.

blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of god

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:48:38 GMT

in march my new shoes cost more than my rent.

i got a pair of 300 dollar designer shoes in the mail today. they were on clearance sale and ended up being only 185 after tax and shipping. i am so affluent and it fucking rules.

autoCAD'ing 8 hours a day is going very well. seems likely that my contract will be extended, but i haven't confirmed this yet.

sometimes when i close my eyes i see red blue green lines vectors symbols zooming and panning all overtheplace. clikclik fuck clikclickcliclkclicck fuck. you see, i was trained in 'VectorWorks' and had to learn 'autoCAD' for this job, it took me less than a week to be proficient. now i'm at the point i was at w/VW where i can work faster than the computer, and the program's eccentricities become anoying, resulting in frustrated mashing of the esc key. its so much fun.

my birthday is 2 months from today.

trying to get some music thing on the go.

2006 is the year to stay focused, someone said once.

ten dollars of karma please

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 01:23:12 GMT

so last nite as i'm consuming faxe on my way down mason street to go see we are wolves, i see a lady about 20 ft in front of me trip on the side walk and tottally fall down all over the place... as i pass her, kind of smile in that, 'its ok, i just saw you embarass yourself' kind of way.. she's all frazzled, carrying various papers, photocopies of her liscence etc. she stops me and explains how she's from ontario, lost her wallet, ran out of gas, and is staying in oak bay. and i'm like: 'oak bays that way'... clearly she needed more help than that. she assures me she's not a junkie or street person, blah blah, hates to have to ask, but blah blah.... ok fine, so i give her ten bucks and my email cuz she says she'll pay me back. i laugh as i head on my way, fuck, i probly won't ever hear from her again i think, oh well ten dollars karma i assure myself

it's probly well that i didn't have that extra 10 in my wallet, or i would have just drank more than i needed to.... show was great. karma not immediately apparent.
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then this morning i ignore ringing phone as usual, eventually pull myself out of bed, check email.... aaaanndd duhn dada duuuummm: here have a job!

____

so ya, i got a job today.
it's a month tryout kind of thing at H. Kwan Achitects. I'll be doing bitch work mostly, alot of everything. answering the phone, running the plotter, detail drawnings, and shit like that. i'm pretty damn stoked, but now'm like fuck, i have to work tomorrow...

"if you could make another one of you, then you wouldn't give the other one to me"