Sunny Day Make Nice

Inspiration randomly springs out in front of you.  This is Jen, she makes music because she thinks it's fun.  She is The Square Root of Evil.  Jen travels around the world playing shows.  Jen travels around the city playing shows.  Why does she belong here?  She is absolutely inspiring.  She has a full-time job, comfortable, but not traditional, work.  She makes music because she LOVES it!  She's doing what she loves and shares it with others.  She is an impossibly intelligent and beautiful creature with a great sense of humour whom I admire. 


She is truth.


Thank you Jen.

If you find yourself in Montreal the first 2 days of June check her out at MUTEK

Truth Within - I Love You Lenny

When setting out to do this blog, I felt its purpose was to learn from people I didn't know.  People who are wise, older, lived a more challenging life (i.e., an honest street "urchin" type - beggar, peddler, homeless...) to my privileged one (i.e., honest "family" type - loving parents, pets, and a roof...).  Those are the people who had stories and truth.  However, I was neglecting one major thing: truth is inside: within you, surrounding you, amongst your everyday interactions with people.  


I'm looking for truth.  Someone who lives the truth.  A person who IS TRUTH.  Here she is, one who lives in, by, and for her truth.  She holds me to mine and helps me to discover it everyday!  Her stories interest me.  I learn from her.


I love you Lenny, my beautiful, truthful, and sometimes only FRIEND. 

where is my mind?

I don't know where this one came from.  It's likely a combination of all the change in my life right now.  I had 45 minutes in this session to figure out what I wanted to do.  These photos (i.e., manufactured and posed) are not supposed to be on this blog as it represents the antithesis of the purpose for this blog.  Embrace it.  It's mere inclusion here is indicative of my state of mind. 

I asked him to give me emotionless.  He did.  That's how I feel right now.  I put myself into this box that's just a little bit off.  Uncomfortable and strange.  I was recently challenged to look for the truth in my subject.  I think this is the current state of what I am observing right now.  Emotionless exhaustion coupled with a sense of "what the hell?"  Maybe more like: WTF?

Oh "truth," why are you so hard to find?

Patriotism

More expressions of Patriotism. Helplessly hopeful! If part of Canadian identity is Hockey, then what's the rest of it? Stay tuned. That may be this blog's new mission. What is the meaning of being Canadian?

Patriotism

An outpouring of Canadian patriotism hit the streets of this Olympic city today. Hockey is "Canada's Game" as the ads on TV will tell you. Today, the Canadian men's ice hockey team won the final gold medal that was awarded at the Olympics. Celebration ensued! People expressing their patriotism and love for one another. They loved each other despite their differences in class, race, or gender. If you are Canadian, today was your day. Everyone is a Canadian, everyone is loved. It was a nice moment where all Canadians on the streets were truly equals! I'll take it!