2022
from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 3, 2022, 8:58 PM subject 126 – —- – 0310
Dear Justin,
I am still alive. Not really in the mood to get into it at the moment. Vacation / decision fatigue, a week of triggers from my Ex, myself, the dirty noisy city, the only bright light is my kids but then I struggle again as I see the system try to crush their unique imaginative souls. Fuck homework, what a stupid fucking concept.
Sent with positive vibes from my super-duper hand-held computing device.
from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 4, 2022, 8:39 PM subject 127 – — – 0410
Dear Justin,
I started this letter this morning but forgot to write it. I’ve been awake since 5am, I’ve a terrible pain in my neck and shoulder and spine, and I’m having existential dread all the time, ever since my bad trip Friday night. I had taken a bit of that CBD oil and following that intense week of potentially going back up to Yellowknife for 2 months and the interactions with my Ex played havoc with my brain, invasive thoughts all over the place, I felt that if I didn’t talk to someone I was going to lose my mind. Lucky for me Stacy was available, painting away in his studio, so he was able to listen to me ramble on and on, even offering good advice as well. I don’t think I’ve recovered from that night, it really scared and shook me. It wasn’t that much THC in the CBD, which tells me I’m cracking up. I recently made appointments for all the health things I’ve been ignoring: Covid booster, teeth checkup (when will the universal dental plan kick in?), eyes checked, ears cleaned, winter tires to buy and install (Touchette salespeople are very convincing). My body feels old, skinny, shrinking and feeble. I can barely keep up with Rose’s assignments so I feel stupid as well. On top of it all the city itself is just getting me down. The recent Quebec election is getting me down, 4 more years of Mr. Dumbass mononcle Legault at the helm. I don’t even want to know more. What I want right now is to have a shower and go to bed. Tomorrow I am at Vox then SRoberts to continue on her closet – even though I forgot the wood I needed to cut at her house – and I’m getting my haircut tomorrow afternoon. I suppose that counts as another health thing checked off the box.
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from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 6, 2022, 8:53 AM subject 128 – — – 0610
Dear Justin,
Another day, more stuff to do. I forgot all about a cube I am supposed to build for Pascal, I had best cut and assemble pieces today, except I brought the Festool dust collector to Sarah’s to help with the demo. I can’t bring it back to Vox today because I am on bike and going to visit the dentist first. Up early again with Rose to help her study math concepts. She did really well on her French re-test yesterday, and then I took her to get her bangs cut. Charles at Cordial did a great job, she was really happy with them. In other news, there is a full-on Covid outbreak at Blachford, so far only Jess and Dan are negative, Jess is super-pissed because the Lodge refuses to cancel upcoming visitors, they say they can’t afford to, so Jess is working in the kitchen with Nate, who is the chef and also positive but has to keep cooking because there is nobody to replace him. David the manager is also positive, and his partner Tess was as well but she left a couple days ago. It’s a gong show. Luckily the show is over in less than a week, Jess boards a plane and we’ll see each other in SJ in a little over a week for Judith’s 55th b-day party. One last Ramsay road trip before we hide him away in a barn for the winter.
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- ° Chris Lloyd
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from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 9, 2022, 9:05 PM subject 129 – — – 0910
Dear Justin,
Happy long weekend. Any plans? I had a nice long text conversation with Judith, who is 55 today but is having the big party next week. Sol and I went on a hike yesterday to La Sentier des cimes, a new eco-tourist structure near Mont-Blanc. It opened just this past summer, a treetop walkway that leads to a 40-metre high circular tower. SRoberts had suggested it, and paid our very expensive tickets. A nice visit but took forever to get there, accidents on the 15 so we took the 117 most of the way. Today was chores, a big grocery shop, and a couple hours at Vox unloading some tools and getting the cube into shape for Pascal. Brought Sol with me but he just watched videos on my computer in the office. It’s nice to bring him along, we listen to music in the car. Rose went up to feed Marvin but he was still outside; she went back again this evening to let him in. Last night we watched Scary Stories to tell in the Dark, it was a dumb plot but had some good scary moments. This morning I had my second booster shot, so tonight my arm is sore and although I am cooking up a storm in the kitchen, preparing meals for the week, I think I am going to leave the housekeeping until tomorrow and go to bed early. Maybe watch some trash TV. Or just go to sleep.
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- ° Chris Lloyd
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from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 23, 2022, 11:11 PM subject 130 – — – 2310
Dear Justin,
Fear not, I am still alive. Survived the Ramsay road trip to NB and back, Judith helped us craft a 5-year plan, and I guess with all of that and the work projects and kids and the anti-RBC Defend the Yintah planning and seeing Sandy and Nora live and Vox work and housework and cooking and cleaning well I’ve just had no desire or time to write. I’ll fill you in a bit on this new 5-year plan in the coming days. It’s quite exciting.
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- ° Chris Lloyd
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from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 27, 2022, 2:31 PM subject 131 – — – 2710
Dear Justin,
I think the problem – if it can even be considered a problem – is that when I am busy living my life, working and parenting and husbanding, I forget to tell you about it. And the longer I go between letters it becomes a kind of feedback loop. Also, the fact that my desktop computer at home is back in the living room hooked up to the projector means I am far less inclined to use the computer for anything more than just a TV or cinema screen. So what is new? I finished SRoberts closet, more or less, and started and have almost finished another wall demo and closet reconfiguration project, and I just recently bought new winter tyres for Erika and I had giant gross chunks of wax removed from my ears and I had my eyes tested but hacven’t picked out glasses frames yet – will do so next week. My body is aging fast yet I stubbornly refuse to incorporate daily yoga and stretching into my routines. WhenI have the kids my morning routing is clockwork, starting at 6:15. If I woke up at 6 and did 15 minutes of stretching it could only be an improvement. I can only suppose that procrastination or willful ignorance is an integral aspect of my person.
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- ° Chris Lloyd
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from chris lloyd to pm@pm.gc.ca
date Oct 31, 2022, 12:17 AM subject 132 – — – 3010
Dear Justin,
I totally thought I had written to you from the hospital the other night, but I can find no record of it even in drafts, so it must just be some tweets I am remembering. I ended up in the emergency at Jean Talon hospital – it’s in your riding, and it sucks – because I couldn’t close my left eye without it burning in pain. Turns out it was a tiny spec of dust – probably plaster dust from some sanding I had done earlier in the day. Of course since I couldn’t sleep I figured the emergency room was as good a place to go as any. Got there at 2am and was admitted into an examination room at 7, and then finally a doctor at about 9:30 with two interns who gathered around my eye trying to scrape out the speck with an instrument shaped like a Christmas tree. They didn’t have the proper tools so I have to go back on Tuesday for a follow-up. Also I now have to add antibiotic gel to my eye twice daily. I was able to sleep Saturday afternoon and then again Saturday night, which is good. Not being able to close ones’ eyes is a bit of torture. Anyway at least now I am rested, I was able to finish the apartment wall/closet job today and then Jess and I drove Ramsay out to his winter crib, and then I went to SRoberts to emergency babysit the girls as Suzie has Covid. I’ll fill you in more abotut he 5-year plan but first I must tell you I ordered a megaphone to use in upcoming demonstrations against the CGL pipeline. Hey WTF is up with the fact you have been ignoring the 2020 Memorandum of Understanding between the Feds, the province of BC and the Wet’suwet’en? You waiting for another #shutdowncanada? Because its coming, and this time I don’t think they’ll accept your lies.
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- ° Chris Lloyd
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DEAR PM 