from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 10:51 PM
subject Sénatrice Wallin: nouvelle tempête en vue pour les conservateurs; Horrible bosses: The three qualities that will make you hated by staff
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the flight back to Montreal, survived the studio tour, visiting MNO and Tuck, the hot weather, the car, my folks, a hangover. It was a fun day. Really enjoyed seeing my girls and boy again. Had a hectic night ordering Indian takeout the long wait then the food too spicy, but finally now everyone is in bed, and me on the way.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 10:36 PM
subject Ottawa doit annoncer un programme contre la discrimination; MPs urged to be more transparent about expenses in wake of Senate scandal
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived six years of marriage. Today is our anniversary. We had great anniversary sex.
Did I mention to you that Greg in SJ is thinking of doing a documentary on my infiltration / Dear PM project? And that just a few days ago Louis-Phillip started following me on Twitter? I think his account was hacked because he sent me this direct message today:
OMG, who the fuck shared this of me. I am so pissed.apps.facebook.com/54785225858736…
That doesn’t sound like him. The link is a dead-end (or probably malware or a virus, great).
Big week at work ahead, so off to bed early.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:12 PM
subject Traité sur le commerce d’armes: Ottawa refuse de préciser sa position; Water bottle key to case of G20 protester Adam Nobody
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another Monday. I also survived a quick session at the gym. Survived the evening home with the kids as Clo had yoga after supper. Washed laundry and dishes. Sol is taking to the organic, corn-less formula, which is good as there are many events coming up and we don’t have enough breast-milk saved.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 10:05 PM
subject Interdiction du turban au soccer québécois: le fédéral critique; Quebec Soccer Federation’s ban on turbans is shameful and a clear violation of Charter of Rights
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another day of work, the weekly DHC meeting, then a board meeting at SKOL in the evening. Survived the metro ride home. I left my bike at work as Rose is now cycling to daycare so I am using the single bike lock for her bike (no room inside). Complicated! Tomorrow Clo and Sol head to Gatineau for RCAAQ board meetings and Rose and I will hang out together. Fun times! She is back into listening to the soundtrack for Nightmare Before Christmas, and wants to dress as Jack the Pumpkin King for Halloween (but wearing a princess dress with the jack o’lantern). The Everyday Goalie funding campaign is almost at exactly halfway with 27 days to go. Also we shortened our trip; we’ll be gone 10 days in total instead of 2 weeks. We both feel we’ll miss Rose too much!
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:20 PM
subject Un député conservateur quitte le caucus et reproche un manque de transparence; Brent Rathgeber quits Stephen Harper’s caucus for lack of transparency
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another day of work and the first day that Sol and Clo are off in Gatineau. Rose and I had a good evening, no crises, not too much video. Except that I’ve been editing video, preparing a short based on the recent RCI Sackville shoot. Now I’m tired so off to bed.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 10:17 PM
subject Un fonds secret au bureau de Harper; Prime minister’s political fund not used for Duffy payment, Conservatives say
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived attending the early part of the 10th anniversary fundraising event at the Fonderie Darling with Rose as my date. She got a little zany after about an hour and a bit and we left and ate at that terrible diner near Square Victoria. We arrived home, post metro, post walking in the rain, exhausted. She’s in bed, and I’m heading there real soon (nothing on Facebook tonight anyway). Besides, a new New Yorker arrived today.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 10:04 PM
subject Le député Brent Rathgeber perd son association de circonscription; Benjamin Franklin featured on Canada Post’s 250th anniversary stamp
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. Survived another week of work. Rose and I slept in this morning, she was up multiple times between 3:30-5, which is the worst time to wake up as it is seems to really sap my energy in the morning. Claudine and sol were home in time to get Rose after daycare while I went to the Olympic Stadium to pick up all the Color Me Rad race kits for Les Zebres, which included Joanne, Nataniel, their friend Sonia and myself. The race is on Sunday. I cannot say I am looking forward to it but I will try my best to have fun. Tomorrow is Dorian’s birthday party and then Clo has plans in the evening so I will put the kids down and try not to get sucked into Facebook, but rather read A Hundred Days of Solitude, which Claudine bought for me. She was astounded I had not yet read it. Who has the time anymore? I’ll tackle it tonight. She’s already in bed, went down right after supper she was so exhausted. I may grab a shower before bed, there is not much on Facebook of note, except maybe articles wondering if you might retire before 2015. And photos of my mom’s wounds from a recent cycling spill.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 10:30 PM
subject La Cour suprême se penchera jeudi sur la validité des lois sur la prostitution; Wallin’s Toronto home not an issue to senator in charge of probing expense claims
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the two hotdogs I at at the bowling alley in Ile Perot for Dorian’s fourth birthday party. I’m starting to believe those things really are a health hazard, and will try to never eat any ever again. Which will be hard not to do if I ever go to IKEA again I know but really I’m over forty now and need to start thinking about my health. Which means also that I should get a damn physical already and while I’m at it get those moles looked at and get the vasectomy. Why am I so lazy about these things?
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 10:56 PM
subject Nucléaire: Ottawa veut augmenter le plafond des dommages et intérêts; Canada slammed for lagging behind in fighting tax evasion as G8 summit looms
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived Color Me Rad. It was a strange, strange event. I noticed that there seemed far more girls than guys signed up. Why is that? Is getting pelted with coloured cornstarch powder more appealing to females? I have some doubts as to how much this run helps its partner charities, and I also feel a bit perplexed as to what the big deal is, but anyway, I went to support Nathaniel and Jo, but then Nathaniel was being a stubborn 6-year old and fussed and skulked and snitted between each colour station. He liked the coloured powder, he just didn’t want to walk or run to get to it. We ended up walking about 3k of the total, and in the end he said he had fun. This afternoon I cleaned up the backyard a bit more and set up the hammock. Had steaks on the barbecue and then after putting Rose to bed decided to cut my hair, and then my clippers crapped out before I was finished. So now I have a ridiculous haircut just in time to start a busy work week tomorrow.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:05 PM
subject Le vérificateur général examinera les dépenses du Sénat; Attempts to hide scandals may only make things worse
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another Monday. Quite a busy one as well, with artworks arriving, getting things uncrated, organizing, starting the real meat of the install. Also, my three pairs of shoes arrived today, so I am happy. I’m off to bed early, to get some reading done. 100 Year of Solitude. Maybe some sex!
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 10:17 PM
subject Affaire Wallin: le comité sénatorial était déjà au courant; Opposition seeks parliamentary oversight of Canada’s spy agencies
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. Survived another full day at work. Everything coming to a head. Also, and I forgot to tell you yesterday, but I was not accepted to show Everyday Goalie at OK Quoi? this summer. My first reaction was WTF? Then, “well, their loss”. The a bit more bitterness, then some sadness, then I actually felt a bit freed up, as it means I can spend more time vacationing on my vacation, followed by more bitterness. Fucking Artworld.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:00 PM
subject Convention sur les bombes à dispersion: l’opposition proteste à Ottawa; Going beyond the wearing of religious symbols
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived getting a stupid traffic ticket for riding my bike in a no-bike construction zone (where they are building a bike path of all things). And where thousands of cyclists pass per day. It was a total sting operation, and I saw 2 more groups of SPVM goons targeting cyclists. I have been tweeting back and forth with some publicist about the fines. My friend Jen got a ticket as well and started a thread on Facebook on which I have been ranting as well. Here is the latest:
I’ve been mad about my 15$ ticket + $12 ‘costs’ and $14 ‘contribution’ all day now. Those controlling our walking lobotomies in uniform decide that they are going to make a shit-ton of money one day by hanging out in areas where thousands of cyclists pass and give out tickets for rolling stops, driving on sidewalks, passing through construction zones (the irony there is that the construction is to build a specific bike path!!!). As if all these fines and tickets are really going to improve cyclist safety. For me, it’s brought my level of respect for the police force to an all-time low. And I thought it couldn’t get much lower after the way they handled the student protests last year. I can hardly wait until they start wearing camouflage and red ballcaps again as they go go on strike for some stupid reason just to see how much more idiotic these morons get. Does the SPVM actually catch real criminals or do they just beat up protesters and ticket cyclists? Not entrapment, just Assholes.
Sarah R. came over for supper, I barbecues sausages, then she and Clo went to a movie. Clo had a mostly good day with the kids but Rose had an ear test and missed her nap and got a little wacky and had a crisis and then tonight just would not got to sleep, kept getting out of bed over and over, it was like she was on drugs she was so exhausted. So now I am more exhausted than usual and should be making goalie cards or posting links or doing some work but might just go to bed early.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:30 AM
subject Dépenses de voyage: la sénatrice Pamela Wallin se confie; One of Nelson Mandela’s greatest achievements was winning battle against odious pass laws
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived having Sol at work with me today and going to The National with my brother Aaron tonight. I also drank lots and lots of beer but also some water when i came home so I should be in great shape to run that 5K tomorrow at lunch.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 11:01 PM
subject La démarche du sénateur Boisvenu critiquée de toutes parts; Stephen Harper faces difficult choices on Syria situation and Canada-EU trade as G8 summit approaches
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the 5K race at noon yesterday (I did not win, but came in 3rd, which is not too shabby really), I then survived the rest of the day of install, as well as prepping the space for the Bunker Party, which I also survived, and which also ran later than I had expected. I was home at midnight, not too drunk either. The Hotel California limo was a big hit. Also, despite the rejection of Everyday Goalie for the OK Quoi Festival this summer, the short film was selected to show as part of Truck Gallery’s Camper: Bike-In Cinema on June 27. Is that the same date as your national convention? The screening will be at Millennium Park, if you can get away.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:40 PM
subject Ottawa ne fournira pas d’armes aux rebelles en Syrie; As the ‘Father of South Africa’ lies in hospital, students mark one of the key moments in the liberation struggle
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived Father’s day. Happy Father’s Day to you as well. It was a rainy one here, we had Sarah, Etienne and Femke over for a play date, then Etienne and I went to Home Depot. I bought a patio screen door but the wrong size. Etienne bought blocks and lumber to begin building a deck in his back yard. The girls had a brief nap together, mostly gossiped and traded clothes and put on lipstick. The kids, not Clo and Sarah, who watched a movie and hung out with Sol.
I have not seen any tweets from On Kawara in over three days and it seems to be the longest streak since he joined Twitter, and I have a feeling of dread that he indeed might be dead.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:53 PM
subject Trudeau continue d’être ciblé par les conservateurs; Charity that demanded refund from Justin Trudeau has ties to federal Tories
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another Monday. Cory came by and overall was happy with the progress so far but all I see are the million little things still unfinished, as well as the big things unfinished, and the problems cropping up here there and everywhere. We are short-staff because of PHI and a certain obstinacy perhaps. The PQ government has held firm with its cutbacks to the private daycare system and ours will have to make up about $28,000, just like that. I did not go to the gym today. On Kawara is still not tweeting (his last tweet on June 11).
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:30 PM
subject Haïti: des soldats canadiens déployés sous commandement du Brésil; 99 ways to shred your credibility
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I am surviving the install, though some major obstacles persist, such as the dual projector hang in G5. Nothing is holding. I think we might have solved the Adtec audio issue but will have to wait ’till morning to find out. Have also been exchanging some snarky email with upper management. I don’t think I can be fired, if anything it can get the issue of my lack of contract brought up sooner? One never knows. Oh yeah, in case you haven’t heard the mayor of Montreal stepped down today. Getting to be a regular occurrence here.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 10:32 PM
subject Ottawa a déboursé 700 000 $ pour une collection sur la Guerre de 1812; Conservative senators ready to sit into July to clear backlog
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. And so, presumably, is On Kawara. A friend posted a link to this explanation regarding On Kawara:
I have a secret. I’ve been carrying it around with me for a couple of months now. Actually, I haven’t carried it around. It’s been living in a cabinet in my living room. I am now going to reveal this secret because it’s gone a tad bit further than I expected it to.
The conceptual artist On Kawara has 101 followers on twitter at the time of this writing. I have only 20-something. But I am On Kawara on twitter. Or rather, On Kawara on twitter is a Perl script that gets automatically run once a day on a server in a cabinet in my living room. I haven’t done anything to publicize his activities on twitter. All he does is announce, “I AM STILL ALIVE” once a day. He doesn’t follow anyone. Yet, somehow, it seeped out into the twitter community. The “Perl Net::Twitter” client name should be a dead give away.
The interesting thing about this (and my original reason for launching it) is that it blatantly negates the whole idea behind On Kawara’s “I AM STILL ALIVE” messages. Whereas those did indeed confirm that he was still alive, this doesn’t. It’s an automated process that he doesn’t even control. Were he to die, he would continue to announce “I AM STILL ALIVE”, everday, on twitter. So it really does two things; by falsely confirming that he is alive, it casts doubt on the issue but it also keeps the notion of him actively announcing that he is alive, alive.
So what may sound like a simple prank is actually pretty complex and gets more complex the more you think about it.
Anyway, I’ve now released the On_Kawara twittering script as one of the Microcodes at http://pallit.lhi.is/microcodes
This throws a new wrench into the works. The script is posted exactly as it is, complete with the username and the password. I can’t even begin to imagine where that will go.
best r.
Pall Thayer
In other news, we overcame many hurdles in the installation today, things are on track, I think we’ll be all ready tomorrow. I left at 6:30, though most of the techs were still trying to get G5 into shape. Received a long letter from Penny and replied and haven,t heard back, but haven’t addressed the lack of contract issue, either. Woke up a lot through the night stressed about the show. Hope to sleep well tonight.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 10:12 PM
subject Inondations: le parti conservateur pourrait annuler son congrès national; Senate expense reports show suspended Sen. Patrick Brazeau claimed $5,250 in housing expenses during probe
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the opening, the buffet supper, the after-party at Alexandraplatz and NDQ, getting home at 4am, and going through opening procedures with the preposées this morning. Weird bits of news today, JZ named new director of the MACM and Claudine decided not to apply to the director of the biennial position that she had been encouraged and practically nominated to apply for. Timing is not right. Now too exhausted to write properly had the kids tonight for the first night of Clo’s yoga training and on top of it a neighbourhood girl, Maya came over to hang out with Rose. She is 7 and very, very talkative.
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 10:49 PM
subject Inondations en Alberta: les Conservateurs annulent leur congrès; Conservatives hope to reschedule national convention in Calgary
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the weekend with the kids. This morning we went to Laurier Pool and met up with Femke; the girls subsequently had a blast. They played on the playground equipment afterwards and we even met up with Louie and Ruby as well. Sarah W. was a big help she is staying with us as she clears out her apartment. The afternoon was more hectic Rose did not really nap but Sol was good as gold. Made supper, went out for ice cream afterwards, moved the car to make way for the street fair tomorrow, read stories, sent the kids to bed, Clo has gone to a party (last night I went to Nelson’s 50th birthday party for a couple hours max) , and now I am putting together a play list of music for tomorrow and sending sporadic email reminders about the Everyday Goalie fundraising campaign, which ends in just over a week. I notice you haven’t contributed yet? Maybe you could share the link?
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:17 AM
subject Appels automatisés: des conservateurs réclament 355 000$ à des citoyens; 1867 competes with 1812, 1608 and 1982 as ‘founding’ dates in Canadian history
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the big street-festival party and open house for the St-Jean in Villeray 2013. I also survived the sudden downpour at 6:30 when the party – a solid fifteen of us plus the kids – had to scramble inside. Captain Stacy and I manned the BBQ anyhow and churned out sausages, steaks, fish, and burgers. It was a late, messy night. The DJ in the street is just winding down. I’m about to hit my second shower of the day (the humidity and heat have been crazy) and then heading to bed. Back to work tomorrow. I didn’t meet Justin Trudeau but liked a photo of him while shaking hands in our neighbourhood. I wasn’t aware until the end of the night that Chicago had won the Stanley Cup. This late in June in too late to be playing hockey.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:39 PM
subject Le ministre Paradis abandonne sa poursuite contre Guy Caron; Alberta flood disaster brings out best in Canada’s leaders
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived the first day back at work after a long weekend, so it feels like surviving a Monday, even though it is Tuesday. I survived our weekly meeting where not one official word was said about the fact that JZ the chief curator is leaving to become director of the MACM (!!!???!!!) so I had to corner Cheryl afterwards to discuss, but again, since all the management (and their assistants, apparently) are all in Venice this week there will be no movement on planning, hiring, job-sharing, job-definitions, contracts, what-have-you, for the next three weeks. And we go on vacation in four. So there was some bitterness at work today. Do you ever sense that at work? That internal communications are blocked and HR is non-existent? Only six days left in the #everydaygoalie Venice campaign, I know you have been busy with the flood and all so this is just a gentle reminder.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 12:29 AM
subject Projet de loi sur le bilinguisme adopté par le Sénat; Rumours swirl about futures of Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived another depressing day at work. Morale is low. All the higher-ups are in Venice and so are a bunch of assistants, no idea what direction the foundation will take or what the next show will be. In other news I finished a fourth hockey card tonight, after hanging with Rose, making supper, doing the whole bedtime routine, etc. Clo is up north working on a WWKA archival project, and enjoying a cabin. 5 days left $506 to go in the campaign, do you think it will happen? If I make the goal then Indiegogo only takes 4%, otherwise they take 9%. What did you think of that filibuster last night? And the ruling on DOMA today? How is the cleanup in Calgary going?
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:29 AM
subject Sondage: les conservateurs sous la barre des 30%; Lawyer: Maple Leaf Gardens pedophile Stuckless has taken ‘tremendous steps’ to rehabilitate himself
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. I survived a day of Facebook, updating Everyday Goalie (now at $1700), experimenting with Ustream, moving stuff around, laundry, moving a couch here from Sarah’s, organizing an evening for Rose to spend with Louie and Ruby, a SKOL board meeting and then AGM, then returning a moving truck with Stacy. Am now beat. Plan to take the train to Deux-Montagnes tomorrow with Rose so we can all go to the flea market on Saturday.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 11:29 PM
subject Ottawa: 200 000 $ pour un projet de sensibilisation aux crimes «d’honneur»; Anthem-singing stokes patriotism, Canadian survey finds
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. Took Rose on the AMT bus to Vaudreil to meet Clo and Sol and Mahtilde and from there we took the ferry to Oka and drove back home. It was a rainy day. Spent the morning on Facebook and working on hockey cards. The backs are harder than the fronts. Compiling statistics. Lots more detailed photoshopping. Tonight I simply ordered a make-you-own card, which may or may not represent the fifth card in the series of six. Clo and Sarah at a movie. I feel zonked, Rose did not sit still once on the train, did you see my Vines? And hey, with 3 days to go #everydaygoalie is at $1,889! So so close!
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:21 PM
subject Mulcair à la rencontre de la gauche internationale; Anthem-singing stokes patriotism, Canadian survey finds
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. As of today the “send the everyday goalie to Venice” project met the $2000 goal. You still have 52 hours if you want to contribute. Today the weather was a bit crap, high pressure, humidity, some cloud, some rain, just overall blah. I took Rose and finally exchanged the screen door for the proper size, then we borrowed what I thought was a de-humidifier from DHC but once we got it home I realized it was a humidifier, and that is almost the last thing we need. Tonight watched The Delian Mode documentary. It was good, maybe too short? Stayed up late last night working on another hockey card, but now I’m going to bed. We have a brunch planned for tomorrow, we’re storing a bunch of Sarah”s stuff from her move, I need to clean and organize the unfinished basement. Yikes! Also lots of prep to get ready for leaving the apartment to renters this summer while we are away.
-chris
from chris lloyd
to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:57 PM
subject Ottawa ne dépense pas tous les fonds prévus pour le multiculturalisme; Arctic team to retrace landmark 1913 expedition, search for lost sailor’s bones
Dear Stephen,
I am still alive. Survived another brunch, the kids, some fits, a few loads of laundry, some house-cleaning, lots of dishes, the park, hide-n-seek, the BBQ, some ide cream, and more storage and moving of boxes.
-chris
DEAR PM 