What I am Listening To, and Why

I just picked up three new CDs which are making me happy. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam, Caribou - Andorra, MIA - Kala. Each disc brings something really weird, and something super catchy to my stereo, and I must say I am happy to be bobbing my head, rather than sulking this time of year. I know I have been a little depressed in the past with the start of the fall season. I haven't had a chance to listen to them all start to end, but the first tracks just compel me to do good things.

Let's all hope for the best.

That's Panda Bear on the left, two groundbreaking albums in one year? That's what happens when you move to Portugal.

Labels: drunk, music, news

Paint, Painter, Painterly

I'm loving the Depth of Field.

Keep up the good work yall

Labels: adventure, art, drunk, lethbridge, photography

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

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

Purple Knights

Because I could never take pictures of everything I really wanted to.

Oh Lethbridge, you make me smile sometimes.

Labels: drunk, lethbridge, photography

Instead of Blogging I...

I like to make art things, and appreciate them.

Honestly, I haven't actually thought about the American elections, but I think if I had the chance, I'd probably vote for this guy. Come on, he smokes, AND he's a Democrat. How can he NOT win?

Labels: drunk, life, news, photography, politics

Disco Breakin'

So we all got drunk and sang songs of all genres. Here is a photographic story book for you.
Here you go, made with iWeb, which I got for christmas in the iLife '06 suite.

Labels: drunk, funk, lethbridge