\\ i

i realized what i have to do.
if i don't write this down, it will never get finished.
i need work ethic and probably something to eat.

ak

\\ Jasper National Park

no singing, ak

\\ oh hi, canada

when the time reaches 3 in the morning, it's time to write
on this. i'm thinking about february and driving halfway
across canada to play shows and see old friends. it seems
like it's destined to be a good time, undoubtedly cold and
full of hungry days.

in other news, attack in black's new(ish) cd "the curve of
the earth" is the disc that i've been waiting for them to make.
i think they are finally becoming one of the most exciting
young bands from ontario. good guys.

\\ pacem

attended midnight mass with marnie tonight, also attended
an earlier service with my family. i don't know where faith &
that lightness fits in my life yet, but i know that spirituality
is something that is already in me. although, i don't know
about the organization, i have the yearning for the creator.
maybe part of it was seeing old friends and taking holy
communion again for the first time in years; that sense of
belonging and morality. this season has me in a
contemplative mood with an open heart!

\\ he comes home in one piece

i am sitting in the living room of my house, listening to
elliot smith's incredible guitar on let's get lost. the feeling
is like i missed the weather and everything i can see out
of this window, like i skipped past the colour and i came
home to less saturation. i can't wait to see some things
in my hometown again.

the things that i left in the united states are still works in
progress; friendships, recordings, sugar. i feel like i came
out of it alright, i feel like i came home with experience
and opportunity. i have the same feeling now that i had
when i was 12 years old, coming home from summer camp.
nostalgia, yearning, and the hunger for more of what i can't
have.

i guess i left with a sense of patience, this round.

\\ july/august/september

wilco
julia wakal
pilsner beeramyds
colin nealis
later red jacket
lunar eclipse
covers on tuesdays
half working computer
fully working board
neck repair
the superior
smorgasboat
dipset
protection island
waiting on contract
the peej
jeff the house(party)
teenstache III esq.
SHFJ (rip)
steak sandwiches
arnold palmer
welcome home arizona
joshua redman
third gear stick
deer lake park
little kai
grandpa alan
crab trap
two bicycles weekend
imdb
too much facebook
uncle moneybags
the living end
ida maidstone
the big lebowski
ferry boat
ladysmith beach
humidors for health
lewis carter, my love
danimal & gerf
the academy
the firehall
party in the back
amanda hagglund &
jessi anne reeves
soggy sandwiches
the patricia
alphababy & the frost
wacky d carere
graham street
little one gang
chromehorse
scary and terry
pbr
lamb thong
later victoria


ak

\\ now the weather shifted

we are back to cooler temperatures, and the city is
warming and cooling like a seasonal factory. i think
that my garage is always behind the fashions when it
comes to the weather this year; colder in the sun,
and then warmer in the night's shade.

without sounding more victorian (language, not location)
i would like to say that this has been a summer of
passions and music and growth. i think my life is
becoming richer with every year, and i am constantly
seeing beautiful people who surround my life. i hope
that the fall will see everyone longing for this heat
and this community that we've created on the island.

welcome back,
ak

\\ summer weather

it rains and it doesn't stop, and then the heat seeps
through the clouds and you can remember why you love
this coastal place. i am still amazed by what it looks
like riding home. it is amazing!

in awe,
ak

\\ lists

1 grapefruit
1 cassette tape
5 fingers
2 choruses up in the air
etc.

altar boys
north east south west
fighting against your lungs
jasper
etc.

\\ cassette

the sony journalist. what a machine.