I like turtles too buddy

A little chuckle.

Labels: humour, video, youtube

Flying Tends to Suck

I'm not super keen on flying. I'm not sure if it's all the strangers that get to invade all of your personal space, the feeling of accelerating faster than any human generation in the past, or the fact that you are jam packed with 100 other people who smell, and talk loudly. I'm usually excited until I get to security and get my testicles juggled by some man/large woman. I'd much rather take a ship... like a pirate ship.... Oh yeah....

Anywho, check out this little customer complaint that I found amusing. I would like to thank Digg.com for entertaining me so much

Labels: internet

Happy Go Skateboarding Day

It's sick, choking young teens for skateboarding and "Disorderly Conduct". A lot more information on the incident.

Labels: anger, Skateboarding, summer

Paint, Painter, Painterly

I'm loving the Depth of Field.

Keep up the good work yall

Labels: adventure, art, drunk, lethbridge, photography

Weekly Blogging Doesn't Cut It

Sadly, blogging once a week just does not cut it. People tend to stop checking for new posts after a few days of being let down. I had it down to 1 or 2 days a few weeks ago, but with two jobs, radio and trying to stay in contact with old friends, I have lost my momentum.

Last night I got to hang out with some great old friends, I will toss up some pictures of the evening tomorrow or later this evening. I'm going to be working a lot next week, but I will try and make sure to blog a bit for you fine folks. This may be a rip off of another nice quote, but... "I'd rather live a great life, than blog a bad one".

Labels: blogging, friendship, philosophy, summer

I'll try to be unbiased

Usually when I write reviews of music, I feel like a jerk. Since I buy/download albums rather than get free promos, I feel like I am defending my purchase, rather than reviewing. This is an attempt to be less like a defender.

Miracle Fortress - Maybe Lately

There is something to be said about the title for this magnificent side project. The name "Miracle Fortress" draws you in, as if He-Man had become a born again christian, and he just got a new pad. With equal potential for being either cute and jovial, or aggressive and anti-social, the name grabs you and commands your attention.

This track grabs you with a hook that will probably jump directly in to your head and swim around a bit. The vocals and multi instrumentation feel like that of a Beach Boys or Belle and Sebastian song, but something about the sound is just a little different. If you have had the pleasure of listening to the song "Strawberries", you will probably notice a similarity. This comes as no surprise, since both bands sound like they count more than a few Shoegazing bands amongst their influences.

Everything is written, performed, recorded and mixed by Graham Van Pelt at "Friendship Cove", which is a Recording Studio/Collective in Montreal. This track is making me smile and steering my interest back towards indie-rock, which is an outstanding achievement considering I listen to little else but IDM and Techno all winter long. Summer has now come, and tracks like this are really setting the mood for the season, I will no doubt be enjoying it throughout. Speaking of summer, Miracle Fortress is said to be playing the Sled Island Festival so be sure to head over there if you want to support this and many similar local and international acts.

Keep it "Real" Jw.

Labels: mp3, music

All Around Lethbridge

Not downtownish.

Labels: photography, summer

Graffiti In Lethbridge

I love the centre justified, I think it just adds so much to the post. Isn't it weird that this website has nothing to do with the radio show that shares it's name? I need to fix that, check out the photos!

Labels: adventure, art, photography, summer

I hope I have made a difference in your life

Some of this may come off as pretentious, and I no doubt am a little pretentious from time to time. I'm sure it pisses people off, and I don't even realize. Anyways... A story:

I was bobbing along Blackfoot Road towards the Backstreet, I was going to have a few beers with some friends and I thought that I should walk. The night was clear, crisp, and packed with an energy that I could not explain. Bob Marley's "Jammin" was keeping my steps in time, and putting a giant smile on my face. I walked with passion and conviction under the silent streetlights, and I felt that nothing could stop me. However, something did cross my path that I did find concerning.

Two shadows appeared a distance from myself, traveling in the opposite direction. I noticed stumbling, a case of beer, and a little red ember that the big one casually brought to his mouth. I inferred they were drunk, or had at least been drinking and I became a little concerned. Drunk people have a tendency to do two things: Make fools of themselves, and become violent. I have enough real world, and pop culture knowledge to know these things to be facts. I began weighing my odds as I approach the shadowy duo, and realize that instead of them being some university students coming home from a party, it was two first nations people.

The big one, a young man smoking a cigarette motions for me to stop. I bounce ideas back and forth in my head, deciding if I should stop and talk, or keep walking. This guy could spit in my face for a number of things, he could steal my wallet, but he could also be no different then myself. I stopped, slowly pulled my earphones out, and simply said "Hey", "Take out your iPod headphones and let me ask you a question" he replied.

"Can you see this girl here, serving you as a stewardess for Air Canada?" he asks, pointing to his shorter counterpart. I look his friend in the eyes and see thirty some years of potential balled up and ready to shoot out. I wonder why she didn't believe in herself, and if it was because there were too few people that did. I remember back to "Indian Reservations" that I have been to, I remember back to Bob Marley's inspiring words of perseverance and happiness.

'"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds"'

I think about myself, and what I have learned since I have come to Lethbridge. I stupidly spout "I think that she, and anyone else can be whatever they want to be. They just need to believe in themselves" and the woman smiles. "She's in a place where she has no idea where she is going, her head is mixed up" her friend responds. The last thing I say of any importance or interest is "I know the feeling", we shake hands and go on our own way.

I placed my earphones back in and begin to drown out the silence. I really hope I have made a difference.

Labels: drunk, friendship, philosophy, summer

The "UnPose" pose

Bask in the glory!

My new favourite style of portrait

Don't pose unless you are going to pose like you are not posing!

Labels: funk, photography, summer

35mm Just Looks Different

I give you, luxury and passion as a passenger.

35mm film has that look that I can usually feel better than I can see.

Labels: adventure, photography, road trip

Joey is in Malaysia, I miss her

the barber shop
Originally uploaded by I am Joey
This picture is just fantastic, please enjoy it.

Labels: adventure, friendship

Endless Summer

Wow, what a summer we've got shaping up here. A lot of sun, blue skies and cool people all around this fair city of Lethbridge. Saturday was an excellent day for swimming, and swim we did. Some friends who were in town for convocation convinced me to don some swim trunks, slap on some sunscreen and rock out on the water. It was probably the most fun I've had yet this summer, although I am almost completely beat because of it. I really liked how tanned I got near the end of last summer, so I intend on doing that a little earlier this time around. I took what I consider to be some pretty cool pictures:

There are more if you are a facebook friend, as well, some pictures from the night before which I like equally as much.

Have a good summer, and check back for some more updates!

Labels: drunk, friendship, lethbridge, summer