yeah, a tunnel from my window to yours
...updates have been scarce lately, but the reason why will become clear later in this recap.
...last friday, went to see a UK/Canada Video Exchange at NSCAD. the pieces shown were hit and miss, as these things often are. a favorite sequence for me was Amen ICA Cinema: "a palindromic video completed on a palindromic date - the 20th February 2002". it plays with the linearity of time, and with language, in a way that i found appealing. Dan, Lisa and Becka were in attendance as well, and a good time was had by all (well, maybe not Lisa, who was horrified when someone thought i was her brother).
...saturday brought snow, wind and general nastiness. made it to brunch, but declined to go see Sharp Like Knives, etc. at the MicMac Friendship Centre. stayed in and watched a Matrix marathon on the Movie Network instead.
...sometime overnight Saturday, the power went out. i woke up in the middle of the night, noticed my clock was off, went back to sleep. got up at 7:30am in an apartment that was rapidly getting colder. stuck it out until shortly after 10, then bolted for somewhere with heat and light. ended up at the Paperchase. had coffee, then went and had lunch at Subway. pretended to be a telemarketer when calling Jim and Becka. headed back to the apartment, thinking that it was hardly possible that the power would still be out.
...get back to the apartment, which still has no power and is now like a meat locker. talk to Jim and Becka, who kindly invite me over. end up crashing there Sunday night. (thanks, guys!)
...head back to the apartment Monday morning. still no power. get changed and go to work, where i'm told that it could be Thursday before power is restored. excellent. end up taking calls at work, which is always fun. terrific.
...go back to the apartment Monday afternoon, where the oxygen has begun changing to a liquid. consider staying there and sleeping for 14 hours until the following morning. plan thwarted when awoken by no longer being able to feel my nose. call Jim and Becka, who offer to put me up for the night. (thanks again!)
...bus to Hfx. meet up with Jim and go with him to Rod's place for practice. thoroughly enjoy listening to the band play, get songs stuck in my head for the next 24 hours. go back to Jim and Becka's for ordered-in Greek pizza (tasty!). sleep.
...the apartment, Tuesday am. power has returned to half of my apartment. so, if all i'm looking for in an apartment is the ability to run a clock radio in my bedroom, i'm in the freaking Ritz. get changed, go to work. come home, THE POWER IS BACK ON. soak in hot bath. place contents of refrigerator in garbage bag, throw in dumpster. go to Superstore, replace groceries. get home, choose to cook something in the oven to add heat to the apartment. apartment is still cold, go to bed with three blankets and wearing a sweater over pyjamas.
...Wednesday morning. not enough hot water to take a shower. go to work. come home, apartment is now back to normal temperature, and there is plenty of hot water. have nice, long, hot shower. do laundry that was supposed to have been done Sunday. get laundry done just in time to catch bus to the Khyber for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (accompanied by Sageev Oore). meet up with Mike and Heather. lots of fun, but the movie is not as good as Sunrise had been the week before.
...see Rod after the movie finishes. we make a trip to the bank machine and then to Ginger's for Ashley Moffat, Al Tuck, and The Secret. stay waaaay too late, and still don't get to see The Secret, since i leave at 12:30 to go back to the Darkside. (see Rancho Relaxo for rant about gig scheduling)
...and that's pretty much how things have been going. glad you asked? :)
...last friday, went to see a UK/Canada Video Exchange at NSCAD. the pieces shown were hit and miss, as these things often are. a favorite sequence for me was Amen ICA Cinema: "a palindromic video completed on a palindromic date - the 20th February 2002". it plays with the linearity of time, and with language, in a way that i found appealing. Dan, Lisa and Becka were in attendance as well, and a good time was had by all (well, maybe not Lisa, who was horrified when someone thought i was her brother).
...saturday brought snow, wind and general nastiness. made it to brunch, but declined to go see Sharp Like Knives, etc. at the MicMac Friendship Centre. stayed in and watched a Matrix marathon on the Movie Network instead.
...sometime overnight Saturday, the power went out. i woke up in the middle of the night, noticed my clock was off, went back to sleep. got up at 7:30am in an apartment that was rapidly getting colder. stuck it out until shortly after 10, then bolted for somewhere with heat and light. ended up at the Paperchase. had coffee, then went and had lunch at Subway. pretended to be a telemarketer when calling Jim and Becka. headed back to the apartment, thinking that it was hardly possible that the power would still be out.
...get back to the apartment, which still has no power and is now like a meat locker. talk to Jim and Becka, who kindly invite me over. end up crashing there Sunday night. (thanks, guys!)
...head back to the apartment Monday morning. still no power. get changed and go to work, where i'm told that it could be Thursday before power is restored. excellent. end up taking calls at work, which is always fun. terrific.
...go back to the apartment Monday afternoon, where the oxygen has begun changing to a liquid. consider staying there and sleeping for 14 hours until the following morning. plan thwarted when awoken by no longer being able to feel my nose. call Jim and Becka, who offer to put me up for the night. (thanks again!)
...bus to Hfx. meet up with Jim and go with him to Rod's place for practice. thoroughly enjoy listening to the band play, get songs stuck in my head for the next 24 hours. go back to Jim and Becka's for ordered-in Greek pizza (tasty!). sleep.
...the apartment, Tuesday am. power has returned to half of my apartment. so, if all i'm looking for in an apartment is the ability to run a clock radio in my bedroom, i'm in the freaking Ritz. get changed, go to work. come home, THE POWER IS BACK ON. soak in hot bath. place contents of refrigerator in garbage bag, throw in dumpster. go to Superstore, replace groceries. get home, choose to cook something in the oven to add heat to the apartment. apartment is still cold, go to bed with three blankets and wearing a sweater over pyjamas.
...Wednesday morning. not enough hot water to take a shower. go to work. come home, apartment is now back to normal temperature, and there is plenty of hot water. have nice, long, hot shower. do laundry that was supposed to have been done Sunday. get laundry done just in time to catch bus to the Khyber for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (accompanied by Sageev Oore). meet up with Mike and Heather. lots of fun, but the movie is not as good as Sunrise had been the week before.
...see Rod after the movie finishes. we make a trip to the bank machine and then to Ginger's for Ashley Moffat, Al Tuck, and The Secret. stay waaaay too late, and still don't get to see The Secret, since i leave at 12:30 to go back to the Darkside. (see Rancho Relaxo for rant about gig scheduling)
...and that's pretty much how things have been going. glad you asked? :)
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