pastel painting

Got an interview. This will be my first interview since I got the job at the Elm Hurst, all those years ago. Strangely enough, I got both my current jobs without an interview. So that's Wednesday.

I didn't end up seeing that house show last night. It wasn't actually last night at all. It's not for a few weeks. So instead Ty and I went for a little drive. Took some pictures. I'll have to go out soon and get some pictures of Autumn. Autumn is definitely my favorite season. The colours make the world look like a beautiful pastel painting. So hopefully some of my pictures will look like pastel paintings too.

Have I mentioned that I love photography?

Cause I do.

Weekend update

I've pressed the post button, which led me to this screen. But I don't really know what I want to say. Maybe it will become clear by the end of this post.

This weekend has been a slightly busier one than usual. Friday night I went to Mike Parker's for his birthday. It was a good time, for the most part. There was a little bit of drama that involved me, but I smoothed it over. I think what happened was Person A thought I was trying to steal his girlfriend, Person B. But I really wasn't. I wouldn't do such a thing. Other than that it was a good time. Dave came with his now-famous Asian Invasion(registered trademark pending).

Last night, Saturday, I attended my cousin Heather's wedding. She is one of the last of our fairly large numbers of first cousins to get married. The only ones left are myself, my sister, three others around my age and two much younger cousins who can't possibly get married. It kinda scares me in a way. All my relatives are like "Where's your girlfriend, Phil?" And I say "I don't have one."

So tonight I am going to Nathan's house in London for a house show. I hope it will be rad times and I hope to continue to distract myself from my life.

Today's musical recommendation:Warship

Earthlings

Quoted from the documentary Earthlings.

Since we all inhabit the earth, all of us are considered Earthlings. There is no sexism, no racism or speciesism in the term Earthling. It encompasses each and every one of us. Warm or cold blooded, animal, vertebrae or invertebrate. Bird, reptile, amphibian, fish and human alike..we need another and wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of animals. …we patronize them for their incompleteness. For their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete. Gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained. Living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings. They are other nations.

Jazz Cigarettes

Well, it's been a while since I updated. Some shit was going on which has sorted itself out, so it's back to business as usual. I guess that means back to blogging?

This weekend I attended LOLA for the third year in a row. For those of you not in the know, LOLA is a musical/art festival that the city of London puts on in Victoria Park downtown. There are also shows at Call The Office, and sometimes other venues. This year I only attended the shows in the park. Only managed to catch Do Make Say Think on the Friday. That was work's fault. Saturday was a better deal. Aaron, Ty, Andy and I started the day with a huge order of Sushi. I also got my camera bag replaced. We caught many of the day's acts. I especially enjoyed Plants and Animals, Off The International Radar and Holy Fuck.

In other news, I may have found a new job. More on that as details become apparent.

Last news piece, one of my favorite musicians has posted new music. I suggest you go listen to "Coyotes" right away.

July Fourteenth

Found this in my trip journal.

Untitled

Trembling sound waves
And radio signals
Buildings are just caves

We all bleed together
And move in tangents
Hesitating to speak

Each hand that covers a heart
Hides it's secrets
And reveals just a part

Seeking silent senses
Raising up fences
To keep each other in
Finding your soul's twin
In a smile
Which flickers
Only
A little while

Seeking silent senses
Behind your best defences

more.

So I totally have linked The Out Circuit twice in this blog now. This is, in fact, the third blog now that mentions them. Out of twenty.
Anyways
On Friday night my neighbour Josh had a big party. He's several years younger than me, and even though there was an open invitation for me to come, I declined because I didn't want to be the weird old guy at their party. So I had a few people over at my place instead. Us geezers sat on my porch and listened as a big fight broke out, then watched as fully five O.P.P. cruisers came to break up the party. Inevitably some "refugees" ended up coming to my place, long after the smoke had cleared and the cops were gone. By this time my father was home and decided he had a problem with it. Even though I kept everyone in the back yard it was simply not enough. He wanted to win. He wanted to show these trouble-makers who was The Boss. So he stood there on the porch and got himself worked up into a righteous rage and eventually his presence alone was enough to clear all my friends out.
I can see where he's coming from, but that doesn't make me any less pissed about it.

So there's another reason to add to my growing list of reasons to leave this house.

the money sucker

The Money Sucker


Holy crap, car stuff is expensive. I just spent approximately 500 dollars yesterday on wheel alignment and new tires. Oh well, they were both necessary. So that's one expense that I can put behind me now and start working towards my computer.

In other news, I jammed with Nathan last night. Before I go any further I am going to start actually calling that band by it's name: Killdeers. So anyways, Killdeers finally had a practice last night for the first time since July. I think if anything, the break actually did us good as ideas were flowing freely and we were playing much better stuff than before. Perhaps we have entered a new stage of music.

So yea that's about all I have to say right now..oh I got a CD in the mail yesterday. The Out Circuit.
ch ch check it out!

The Ocean And The Sun

First of all, let me start off by saying that the new Sound of Animals Fighting album sounds pretty good. I'm listening to the entire album stream on Myspace right now.
My doggie seems a little better now. He has this sort of herbal stuff that's supposedly going to help him chill out. It's good to have him back around the house though. The place seems oddly empty without him.

Lately, I've been spending a little time in Woodstock with Matt. He's the guy with the house that I am considering moving into. It's not a bad little place, with lots of possibilities that haven't really been explored at all. I am still considering moving there, and I am still not completely sure about it. I mean it's just down the road really..but I think the change would do me good. This is essentially the thing I've been thinking about the most lately. Is it really worth it? I think if I don't change this in my life soon the stagnation of this horrible little town will pull me under for good.