from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:52 PM
subject Les maires suivront attentivement le discours du Trône; Federal regulator ordered gas companies to reduce flow to prevent spills near Canadian cities
Dear Stephen,
Sorry I didn’t write last night, I was watching the game. I was switching back and forth between that and a dubbed version of dead man walking, and a s a result just missed the dramatic game-winning goal, scored with less than twenty seconds remaining in the game. It was quite a night for the goaltenders.
Clo is in Sherbrooke for the RCAAQ AGM tomorrow. I’m watching Rose and working on Bovinities sketches. Rose is an adorable clown, as per usual.
Work is going well. I’m making life-size maquettes of certain Currin paintings and hanging them to establish the best heights. Some of the paintings come with their own art-handlers and we can’t touch them, so once they are hung, they stay hung.
I didn’t hear back from either Maxime nor Michel about this supposed disgruntled Québec conservatives meeting last night. This is what I sent them:
Salut Maxime,
J’ai rencontré Jerry et Michel samedi passé puis ils m’ont signé la formulaire pour être délégué, mais j’ai oublié de vous l’envoyer tout de suite. J’ai reçu un appelle de la Parti Conservateur à Ottawa; ils cherchent le document que vous devez faire pour se que je vais être accepter comme délégué.
Nous avons parlé des certains résolutions pour voter contre au congrès. C’était un bonne matin chez Tim Hortons proche de chez moi, et j’ai bien appris beaucoup de la histoire de Papineau, grâce à Michel.
En passant, j’ai lu les nouvelles aujourd’hui qui dissent que il y a un rendez-vous des conservateurs demain soir à Montréal, en préparation pour la congrès. Savez-vous ou il sera?
Merci pour la formulaire.
Salut Michel,
Merci encore pour le rendez-vous samedi matin. J’ai appris beaucoup par rapport de notre Papineau!
Je vous écrire parce que j’ai lu certains nouvelles aujourd’hui qui dissent que il y aura un genre de rassemblement pour les conservateurs avant le congrès, pour se discuter les enjeux. Saviez-vous le lieu, par hasard? Je peux y aller si j’ai les informations.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 12:07 AM
subject Layton craint une réduction du financement pour les villes; Two dead after small plane crashes in Alberta
Dear Stephen,
Sorry I didn’t write on your Speech from the Throne day (Also I missed you on Strombo tonight, but then again, I miss Strombo all the time). I guess since the GG gives the speech it is not really your day, but you are PM and you have a majority, so it is really your day everyday for the next four years. What did you make of the page with the Stop Harper sign? I wonder if and how she will put that move on her CV. We went out to Jo and Phillipe’s tonight, as it was Dorian’s second birthday, and Phillipe’s brother found her protest to be very disrespectful of our political institutions.
Rose was in a bit of a strange mood for the early part of the day, but we think it was because she needed to make a big caca (which is her favourite word). There were a couple different festivals at Parc Jarry so we cycled there and listened to some African storytelling. Before that we checked out some garage sales in our neighbourhood.
After coming back from the West Island I stopped at Parc Mozart to play a little pétanque with Jonathan, Jon, David and Iliana and the old guys that maintain the grounds. Afterwards we went back to David and Iliana’s to watch overtime in the hockey game but the Canucks had won it by the time we had the game on. Nice goal by Burrows, but too early.
I missed the protest against the “vision retro” of the new Turcot Interchange, which happened the this afternoon and I was hoping to go to. Oh well.
Off to bed.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:20 PM
subject Le Bloc va voter pour le budget, le NPD et les libéraux le dénoncent; Quebec wins, political parties lose in round two of the budget
Dear Stephen,
Had a good day at work, working with Willy the electrician, except that the weird, sharp and aching pain in my left arm has re-appeared. You might remember that a couple years ago I went to the hospital and spent sevens hours waiting for X-rays which of course didn’t show anything as this appears to be nerve or muscular. I should see my osteopath about it.
I haven’t had a chance to review the budget, but all the commentators seem to agree that it is basically the same as back in March, with a few extra goodies thrown in, like the slow death of the public financing of political parties. I did hear a rumour through the art vine that the Canada Council is anticipating cuts in the coming years. This is something I would like to bring up somehow at the conference. As far as I can recall there isn’t even a mention of art anywhere in the upcoming resolutions, nor have I found it in the CPC constitution. Then again, I haven’t looked too hard.
Sarah came over for supper, then I retired to our room to watch a little bit of the hockey. Second period should be starting, I’ll go watch and then grab a shower before bed. The warm, humid weather makes me sweaty.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:20 PM
subject Le discours du Trône ne sera pas discuté à la Chambre; Murder charge withdrawn for mom in disgraced pathologist case
Dear Stephen,
With only a couple days before the CPC National Convention things are really heating up. I’ve received two emails and a phone call from Québec CPC members interested in sitting on the National Executive. And the temperature outside has been through the roof. It felt like thirty degrees today at lunch while we played pétanque. Tonight Clo and I had barbecue steak after Rose went to sleep and we sat on the front balcony and talked a little about my art-strategy for attending the Convention, what I hope to achieve, etc. Difficult to say, of course. She showed me how to use her audio recorder. I have decided to make new business cards, as well as a gift for you, in case I happen to meet you at the Convention. The gift is not ready yet, I am hoping to finish it tomorrow. Do you think that there will be other artists there?
Anyhow, here are two different emails from MArc-Andre and Richard, who want my vote for National Executive:
*An English message will follow*
Bonjour chers délégués,
Nous sommes à moins d’une semaine du congrès du Parti conservateur du Canada. Comme vous le savez, il y a une course au Conseil National pour le Québec. C’est dans le cadre d’un dernier sprint que je vous partage ma vidéo promotionnelle; (veuillez utiliser le lien ci-dessous)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwCEJEzqiOk
Je vais également tenter de vous contacter par téléphone dans les derniers jours avant le congrès.
Je vous remercie beaucoup de votre appui et si vous voulez contribuer à ma campagne d’une quelconque manière, n’hésitez pas à me contacter soit par courriel:mofortin@live.ca ou par téléphone: 514-730-2332
Bonne journée,
Marc-Olivier Fortin
Chers amis,
Je vous invite à une réception le 9 juin (jeudi soir) après les cérémonies d’ouverture du Congrès conservateur au restaurant TRIO de l’hôtel Novotel 33 Nicholas Street | environ 20h00 – 23h00
Cette réception me permettra de vous rencontrer et de vous parler de ma candidature à l’exécutif national, et constituera une occasion importante d’avoir une réunion des délégués québécois afin de développer des prises de positions communes en vue des ateliers de vendredi et de la séance plénière de samedi.
De nombreuses résolutions devraient faire l’objet de discussions entre nous afin que nous puissions constituer un front uni lors des délibérations de la fin de semaine. En particulier, nous devrons décider comment nous allons travailler ensemble pour contrer la résolution de M. Scott Reid concernant le poids accordé aux associations de circonscriptions dans le choix du chef de parti. (À noter que les supporteurs de la “résolution Reid” ont même un site web, en anglais seulement.
En tant que délégués québécois, nous devons agir de façon concertée, sinon nos points de vue ne seront pas reflétés dans la plateforme et la constitution du Parti.
Merci et au plaisir de vous rencontrer jeudi soir et pendant le Congrès.
Richard
Marc-Olivier has a hilarious video on Youtube, but Richard called me first and sounds more-or-less on the ball. I’ll wait until I meet them and others in person before deciding who to vote for.
Also, I wrote to the CRTC about the Krista Erickson “interview” with Margie Gillis on Fox – er, Sun “news”. Before I show you the letter, I hear you named your new cat Stanley. Is this in hommage to the Cup? The Canucks aren’t going to be hoisting it anytime soon if they keep playing like last night. Anyway, here’s the CRTC letter:
I am writing to say that I watched (with utter disbelief) the attempted character assassination (in the guise of an “interview” that Krista Erickson performed on dancer Margie Gillis. This completely biased and mis-informed “news” channel should not be included in bundled cable channels. People that want to watch this trash (or pornography, or other special-interest programs) should pay for it separately.
Thanks for hearing my concerns.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:52 AM
subject Pipeline: Ottawa appuie le projet sans réserve; 2 workers killed at Vale mine in Sudbury, Ont.
Dear Stephen,
Hey, I hear that you are scheduled to make a brief appearance at the CPC Convention registration table around 3:30pm today. I might be getting in to Ottawa at about that time. Maybe we can hook up, go for a beer? Sorry, but the gift I was making for you is not ready. I fucked it up last night with the first coat of varnish. It was a bit presumptive of me to go with varnish so soon in the process. Anyway, I’ll get another on in the mail to you sometime soon.
This morning it is all preparation: I need to assemble my information binder, containing all the relevant CPC Convention documents that will also double as a sketchbook. I need to print my business cards. I need to pack for both myself and Rose. I need to eat.
I made a Facebook event to cover my participation in the Conference, here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/3q9vsvu
OK, need to get ready. Have some laundry to do.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM
subject Rapport de la VG sur le G8: le gouvernement accepte une partie du blâme; Parliamentarians in the dark over summit costs: Auditor general
Dear Stephen,
It was great to shake your hand today. You are a bit bigger in real life. I’d love to get a copy of the photo op of you, me and Rose, do you know who the photographer was?
Anyway, our timing was perfect, as we ourselves arrived to register just ten minutes before you. I took some great pocket-video of our little meeting, but I can’t edit the footage until I upgrade this laptop to Leopard. Blackberry is not available on Mac OS 10.4.
I’m at the Novatel to meet with other Québec delegates. I’ll fill you in more on our trip and adventures thus far tomorrow. I’m sure the new convention centre must have wireless?
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:26 PM
subject Congrès: Harper veut redoubler d’efforts au Québec; Harper rallies troops, sets Conservative course for Canada
Dear Stephen,
It has been a long, long day. I awoke with Rose at about 6:45, I gave her breakfast, then Rose-Marie made me breakfast, then I shaved, showered and headed to the convention centre. I listened to the Preston Manning presentation on where the conservative movement is heading, then wandered in and out of some of the workshops, voted on a few amendments, had lunch, watched a couple protesters across the street, wandered in and out of a few presentations, ran into Senator John Wallace, then sat in on a presentation where I asked a question to James Moore about arts funding. I’ve been trying to record as much as I can – sound, video, photos – but my levels were bad for my question, and I wasn’t really prepared. I was also trying to test Mr. Moore, in a way similar to some goofus who asked outright for the abolition of the CBC, but Mr. Moore is one bright cookie. He’s definitely the man you want in charge if you are going to start picking and choosing which programs to keep funding. I have a feeling that the next four years will be very, very hard for artists. Heck, it will be hard on lots of people who consider themselves Canadians but not necessarily “conservative” Canadians.
I appreciate your efforts to co-opt Canada as a conservative country, and your insistence that the conservative party is Canada’s party, but I don’t think I really believe in it.
I stuck around the convention centre, had a few beers and snacks and chatted with a grandmother from Calgary-East (Jason Kenney’s riding) and a minister from Ontario. I’ve forgotten his name but we had an interesting talk about art and oil. Go figure.
Your speech was impressive, if only because you read well off the teleprompter, and the room was so damn big that anything would be impressive, especially with 2400 loyalists ready to jump to their feet at the simplest provocation.
What was all that talk near the end of your speech about moral ambiguity?
“Power is shifting. New forces are coming to the fore…Some we will be pleased to work with. Some we must resist. In such a world, strength is not an option; it is a vital necessity. Moral ambiguity, moral equivalence are not options, they are dangerous illusions.”
What, exactly, are you referring to here? Syria? Iran?
I stopped at John Walsh’s hospitality suite at the National Arts Centre, where he had rented a whole floor, complete with TVs broadcasting the hockey game, fresh-made hot pasta and snacks and open bars. I stayed only for one drink. Finished watching the game with the inlaws.
Received this in my inbox, thought I’d send it along to you:
On June 20, the United Nations will vote to place an international ban on asbestos and Canada continues to refuse support to list chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous substance. Prime Minister Harper stands as the main obstacle to this global agreement.
We call on Prime Minister Harper to:
• Join the United Nations in banning the production and export of asbestos worldwide.
• Institute a just transition program for the 500 remaining asbestos workers and the communities they live in.
Asbestos kills 100,000 people every year by cancer and other deadly lung diseases. It is banned in 52 countries, including the European Union. The Canadian government has even removed it from Parliament and the Prime Minister’s home.
So why is Canada still a leading exporter of asbestos to developing countries? Canada is the only G7 country still mining, producing and exporting this deadly substance!
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 10:25 PM
subject Congrès: les conservateurs évitent les débats controversés; Ontario PCs appear on course to topple McGuinty, poll finds
Dear Stephen,
We’re back safe and sound in Montréal. Sorry I didn’t write last night, I went direct back to Rose-Marie and Gille’s for a barbecue, meeting Clo there as well. She had arrived by bus in the afternoon for a baby shower for her cousin. I missed the closing remarks of the conference but participated in the plenary sessions, controlled the six-person voting gizmo and even rose to speak out against the policy that would drop the number of convictions to 2 to be named a dangerous offender. It passed anyway, but Scott Reid’s motion didn’t, neither did the one which would strip those found guilty of high treason of their citizenships.
We had a great barbecue, steak and lamb, and had a few bottles of wine and even talked a bit of politics. Unfortunately my mind is still reeling from the conference which gave me insomnia as I tossed and turned most of the night trying to figure out what to do next. Do I continue to participate in the CPC enthusiastically, and try to change the party from within, or use this stance more as an art project? Given that I can, as a stretch, find common ground with the CPC founding principles, but there are a ton of stuff in the party constitution that rub me the wrong way. Then again, maybe at the next convention I could introduce amendments to make the party seem even more right-wing? I can guess that for the next four years your strategy will be to undermine your opponents and at the same time make your brand of conservatism palatable to more mainstream Canadians. Or do I try to get the nomination in Papineau and run as a candidate, in a sort of relational aesthetics performative exercise? I guess time will tell, and in the short term I need to first figure out what to do with all my audio and video files and swag. I bought one of those bobble-heads, but I think I’ll make your hair a little more grey. Claudine and I spoke at length during the ride back to Montreal about my goals for this project and there are lots of options. I’ll keep you posted as I try to work on them.
Speaking of posters, that photo of you and me and Rose is featured a few times on the #CPCCONPCC2011 (ridiculously-long twitter hashtag for the conference) commemorative poster, which means I should be able to get a proper version if I call CPC headquarters. The images on the poster are all about 1/2″ square; ridiculously-small.
Rose was great this weekend: she ate well, she slept well, she played well and I think her grandparents had a fun time with her.
We’re both exhausted and will hit the hay early. I’m working again with Willie the electrician early tomorrow morning.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 8:25 PM
subject Air Canada: loi spéciale en vue; Parliament agrees to extend Libya mission
Dear Stephen,
Yesterday at work I was working on then lighting schema when I remembered something that James Moore had said during one of the presentations, about cutting funding to Katimavik, so in the afternoon I went on a little Twitter / Facebook blitz about it. Don’t know if there will be any followup though I noticed that Katimavik is now following me on Twitter. Are you? Also, I realized that James must have blocked me, as I tried again to follow him and his account won’t let me. Strange: we had a few exchanges about the iPod levy awhile back, nothing personal or crazy, and now I can’t follow his tweets. I wonder if he knew it was me at the conference?
Today was an even busier day at work, taking humidity readings (the Tate wants them) and planning storage for all the empty crates we will have once the show is installed. Also trying to figure out how best to deal with a crate that is 1,400lbs! Yikes, that’s heavy, especially when you don’t have a loading bay and need to get crates in the back door direct from the Pacart truck, which of course will be angled, possibly at 90°.
Watched a bit of the hockey game last night, but it was already 4-0 when I started and I had a feeling that a comeback was unlikely. Do you think Luongo is just jinxed in Boston?
Clo made supper tonight, and I made little eggplant pizzas later. Rose is adorable as per usual: she has favourite books she likes to have read to her, she enjoys more and more playing with blocks, she is talking up a storm but we hardly know what she is saying, or in which language.
I have three things I could do tonight: work on more Bovinities sketches, go through my #cpc11 notes, files and documents, or clean the apartment? Or none of the above, and veg-out in front of the TV or read the New Yorker? Life is full of tough decisions.
Before I do some or none of the above I will write to Michel, the VP of the Papineau conservative EDA, and try to set up a meeting to discuss the conference.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 8:47 PM
subject Le NPD ne ferme pas la porte à une fusion avec les libéraux; Government poised to introduce Senate reform legislation
Dear Stephen,
Happy Fathers’ Day. Did you do anything special? We went to Braden and Amy’s this afternoon to celebrate Owen’s first birthday. Rose had a blast running around their backyard with Sam, rolling in the grass and playing with their cat Caesar, who despite being 12 was very calm around an excitable and at times quite shrill infant.
It was a weekend of birthdays. Yesterday we went to James’ to celebrate Simone’s big 5th birthday. Rose had a blast then, too, running around the apartment with Simone and her cousin. before that we visited the Founderie to see the current shows, which I had planned to use as my almost-defunct art review letter to you, but again, I am too tired and brain-dead to write coherently about art. Started the day scrubbing the grit off the front balcony, a good years’ worth of soot and grime. Friday night we had Caroline and François over for barbecue, and Bruno and Chantal joined us later for desert, and I felt a tad embarrassed that we spent so much time on the balcony with it in such a state. But now it is squeaky clean.
Tomorrow the crates begin to arrive, so we anticipate a week and a half of intense work, especially around next weekend, as we will be installing most of the work then.
Do you think the NDP and Liberals might team up? Given our electoral system, it would probably be the only way to defeat your conservatives. I didn’t pay any attention to the convention this past weekend, hardly twittered at all.
We’re going to watch a little TV and hit the sack. Exhausted.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:07 PM
subject Une centaine de soldats canadiens de retour d’Afghanistan; Conservatives seek swift approval of Canada Post legislation
Dear Stephen,
Spent the evening searching for an apartment to stay at in Brooklyn for the Canada Day long weekend. We’ll crash with rebecca and greg for a night, but we have learned from our visit to Toronto that it is more stressful (even if just for us) to stay with friends while toting a toddler. The tricky part is we want to find a place really close to G&R in Greenpoint, and also we want a backyard and a barbecue. Tough criteria. I’m confident something will turn up.
So, will it be back to work legislation for Canada Post employees? I can’t help but feel that your government is not only anti-union, but anti-negotiations and anti-collective bargaining in general. I find it funny how you seem to be able to justify just about anything “for the economy.” Although what senate reform will do for the economy is a mystery. What we need more urgently is electoral reform.
I’ve decided to finish some earlier sketches for some updates for my tattoos. I’m going to base the could on an early Paterson Ewan cloud painting (Thundercloud as generator), and maybe add a stepladder in there somewhere. Still undecided about the cod. Would a rose be tacky?
Of to bed, so tired.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:41 PM
subject Réforme du Sénat: le gouverment Harper va de l’avant; RCMP receives ‘referral’ over G8 spending allegations
Dear Stephen,
We went with Rose to the wading pool in Parc Jarry after daycare today. She loved it, though she slipped under a few times and I think found that a bit scary and disorienting. To cheer her up we went to Frites Alors for supper, where she wolfed down an entire hot dog and some fries. I get such a kick hanging out with her. She’s babbling away all the time in her in-between English-french-baby language. She’s so interested in things: she points at birds, trees, people, dogs, cats, anything, really. She’s playing a lot more with her blocks and oversize Lego. She’s great fun.
Today we received some John Currin crates from the Tate. Was Mark Lanctôt correct in responding to my Tweet that that information might be considered delicate? The show itself is no mystery, and the paintings have to come from somewhere.
I hear the Dutch government is making life nasty for artists. I signed a petition and even added to it. here is what I wrote. You could forward it to James Moore when he starts to make cuts in the arts:
“Often, those of us in former colonialist outposts look to Europe and specifically the Netherlands when bemoaning the sad state of the politicians who underfund arts and culture. It is a shame that such a shining beacon of decency and support for the highest aims of human society should suffer the same fate. We must speak loudly, clearly and unabashedly that art and culture are not luxuries to be cut in the face of uncertain economic times; they are the lifeblood that express our shared humanity, and are vital to our very survival.”
Off to shower and then watch a dubbed version of Millennium 3, the film. The second was on TV last week; terrible, really. Why are sequels often so bad? It seems so obvious the producers were just cashing in on the Steig Larssen phenomenon.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:57 PM
subject Postes Canada: les députés pourraient siéger à la Saint-Jean-Baptiste; Canadian officials grappled with cases of alleged torture of detainees: Documents
Dear Stephen,
Wow, I was a bit surprised to hear that Canada was the sole country to oppose the Rotterdam convention on listing asbestos as a dangerous substance. The ruling wouldn’t even disallow export: it just means the receiving countries need to sign some forms stating that they know how to safely handle the substance. Another international black eye.
I mistakenly went to work today. Given that we will be working through the St-Jean and weekend with the install James had given me a mid-week day off. I stayed for the morning and JF and I added more bolts to some of the HVAC sliding wall panels. Not too sure if the Tate Museum conservator would appreciate their paintings hanging on a wall panel that can move if pushed. Problem solved and another potential crisis averted!
For my afternoon off I hung out at a Telus store with Claudine. She is getting an iPhone through work, because Telus has the best coverage and she and Daniel need to stay in close contact over the next few years while he is spending half his time in BC. We were transferring my account to her, which takes some time. An hour and a half, to be exact. Killed time playing video games on the new Blackberry Playbook. For the rest of the afternoon I cleaned up the apartment and picked up supplies for the party we are having to celebrate the St-Jean on Friday. Too bad; sounds like you might be working on Parliament Hill because the NDP plan to fight tooth and nail your back to work legislation.
Since the Canada Post employees have been locked out and we haven’t been getting mail I received an email from Suzanne Wolfe at the Canada Council Art Bank letting me know that they bought the painting I submitted: Martin shows some love. Good news!I think I asked $1000 for it. Now let’s just hope I can find it.
Think I’m going to rent a movie on iTunes. Getting up super early tomorrow; the de Bruyckere crates arrive at 7am. Did I tell you already that one crate alone weighs 640 kilos?
It seems that artist Ai Weiwei has been released by Chinese authorities (after 3months, for “tax evasion”). Now let’s just hope they let his friends go soon. And maybe some of the other Chinese activists and dissidents, journalists and politicians that get locked up or disappear. When you said that Canada knows who its friends are, were you counting China as a friend?
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 8:59 PM
subject Postes Canada: le sénat adopte la loi spéciale; Senate votes to force Canada Post back to work
Dear Stephen,
Sorry I haven’t written in a while. The install has had us working through St-Jean Baptiste, yesterday and even today. On top of all that, we’ve been out partying the last three nights in a row. First it was the end of year Oboro pizza party; it rained heavily so we ate indoors, but there was an (almost) double rainbow over Montreal when the rain cleared up. Also that night, I met up with Vincent Bonin to talk about the Dear PM project and his possible collaboration. Friday night was of course the St. Jean, and there was a party on our street, which was closed to cars, and a party in our apartment, which was open to toddlers and children. I used all our charcoal in a massive barbecue effort. Last night was Sylvaine’s 40th birthday and we went to her place across the Lachine canal and partied with mosquitoes until late. On the work side of things, we accomplished a lot, hung the two wax sculptures and mounted the double horse sculpture, so we are actually a bit ahead of schedule.
I’ve been so busy I haven’t heard much about the NDP filibuster or any changes made to the back to work legislation. How did it all go? Rose now knows what her mouth is, in french, and will point to it every time we ask “ou est ta bouche”? It is very cute.
I’m off to bed early. Exhausted into my very bones.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 9:54 PM
subject Visite surprise: les rebelles libyens étonnent John Baird; Cool moods expected at Canada Post locations as legislation takes effect
Dear Stephen,
Easy day at work today, mostly cleaning up and organizing, a bit of plaster on some walls that were dinged up by the over sized crates, but nothing serious. Berlinde and her technicians mostly spent the day repairing a work that had been damaged in transit because it had not been packed properly. We’ll assemble it tomorrow and then clean up some more. There is only one crate to remove, then the vinyl lettering to add, and the cartels for each work, but that won’t take too long. Lighting in 451 will probably take the day tomorrow but David and the new Sebastien are on it. We might actually be totally ready before Wednesday.
In other news, Claudine is still exhausted from all our partying the past few nights; she’s asleep already and has been in bed since 8. I woke up throughout the night with a swollen and sore throat. It subsided during the day but I feel it coming back. Will drink some lemon / ginger tea while working on my Paterson Ewan cloud tattoo before bed.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:40 PM
subject Les ministres canadiens de l’environnement se rencontrent; Exclusive: Oil, water shortages, climate change could provoke wars: Report
Dear Stephen,
I’m missing the John Currin talk at the MBA because we couldn’t find a sitter. Actually, I didn’t really look. I’m a little fed up with the whole blue chip artworld at the moment.
Off to sketch, and/or clean the apartment, wash laundry, etc.
DEAR PM 