Month: January 2022

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women by Jerramy Fine Self-Promotion for the Creative Person: Get the Word Out About Who You Are and What You Do by...

This was my aunt Mary’s. She was a huge Elvis fan and also did a lot of thrift-shopping, flea-marketing, and antiques-auction hunting, and apparently had a ton of Elvis memorabilia at her place in Montreal, but this was the one bit I got, brought back to Vancouver when my...

the message arriving too late for me to care anymore what’s the point? one paper as good as any other thrown in the recycling bin my credentials are my words broadcast –forgotten or not— notes —heard or not— and does anyone go on forums and ask for theirs? I’ve...

Ah, the joys of eBay… So, a while back I bought a pair of sequinned bellydance face veils because bullshit reasons. I bought 2 thinking that down the road I might make them into a bra top or something. This week, they arrived. Well, not really. See, I ordered...

Track listing: 16volt – “I Make It Rain” – Demography – 2000 Joe Henderson – “Beatrice” – The State of the Tenor vol. 1 – 1985 The Human League – “You Remind Me of Gold” – Fascination! – 1983 Mangadrive – “A Starlet Dies (whitewine)” – Mangadrive presents: SP3...

What A Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson The Marriage Book: Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales from Adam and Eve...

Sadly, I never got to see INXS live. I only got into them about a year before Michael Hutchence died. They played a show at the PNE that year (late August) and I had been going to go but for whatever reason I didn’t, and didn’t worry about it...

burned or buried —unknown, but either way— too soon you left so short your life’s set Are you laughing with Phil tonight? Old studio stories Old foes forgotten —perhaps forgiven?— and have you forgiven me for walking away while still needed for support I couldn’t give and maybe I’ll...

Track listing: Jane’s Addiction – “Idiots Rule” – Nothing’s Shocking – 1988 TRS-80 – “Special Effect (Black Light Mix)” – Demixes – 2006 Nick Curren & the Nite-Lifes – “Crazy Mixed Up World” – Player – 2004 Tom Waits – “Way Down in the Hole” – Frank’s Wild Years...

Slow week, with no a whole lot to report. The big event of the week was two days of testing appointments I was supposed to drive my father to in the next town over (Victoria), with a huge snow dump forecast for the occasion. The first day turned out...