From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, 3 February, 2002 11:42 pm
Subject: New PQ cabinet minister has black belt, yearning to have a go at federalism» Eggleton has fought for common soldier, but lost cash battle for military» James Bay Cree approve $3.4-billion deal with Quebec on power development
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
It has been a fun weekend. After work on Friday Karina and I went to a dinner party at Mohanad’s. We helped Andrew roll the sushi. Mohanad kept turning the music up too loud. Janna, Patrick’s girlfriend, arrived and was concerned because she couldn’t find a roll of tickets for a 50/50 draw for a CKDU fund-raiser later that night. They were having a midnight screening of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I knew the Khyber had a roll of tickets at the office so I borrowed Janna’s car and retrieved them. The weather was crappy, it had snowed all day and then turned to freezing rain, and then just rain. Sarah, Robbie, Patrick, Karina and I piled in the car with Janna on the way to the Oxford to take in the movie. It was nice to see it again, I had forgotten what a refreshing film it is.
Karina and I went for breakfast at Mary’s Place on Saturday. Had fish cakes; they were homemade. We bought groceries from Sobeys. Took a cab home as it was bitterly cold outside. Worked at home for most of the day. The alarm monitoring station called a couple times; Janet had set off the office alarm. It is a right of passage now, I think. Robbie came over and we worked on the newsletter. Am still missing a lot of the text. Sarah came over and we discussed the show we are going to curate for 120 seconds.com. Made a late supper with Karina, then we prepared for the Supermodel Party. I walked to the liquor store to get wine for Rebecca and Sarah, and wanted to get Jagermeister for Karina but they were sold out. I took a chance and bought her Baja. She actually liked it.
After we had made ourselves up Mohanad, Rebecca, Karina and I took a cab to Spencer’s house for the party. When we arrived only the kitchen was packed, but it didn’t take long for the whole house to fill up. There were lots of great outfits. Karina wore her sexy green dress and red wig; Rebecca made her face and eyes really pale; I wore a pair of Rebecca’s pants and sandals and a funky polyester shirt; Spencer looked like a cross between Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie O.; Sarah’s eyes were heavily made-up and wore a pair of Robbie’s dark sunglasses; Heather looked abused and trampy all at once, while Aaron had perpetual sweat on his skin thanks to a craft Vaseline mixture; footwear and eyewear were a big focus. The dance-floor (living room) heaved and bounced under the dancing, and by 2am the house was literally giving off steam. It was a very sexy party. I’m surprised Karina lasted as long as she did, but by 2:30 we were tired enough to walk home. I had brought a pair of sneakers and socks but forgotten a hat; it was a cold walk home. We took showers and scrubbed the makeup off before going to bed.
Weekends are great because you can have leisurely sex in the mornings, and nice breakfasts afterwards. Read the newspaper and drank tea and ate chocolate for the early part of the day, then continued work on the newsletter texts later on. Made supper, then was going to watch the ECMA’s on TV but I was too late, so I watched part of the Superbowl instead. It is too bad we don’t get a chance to see the expensive US ads. The half-time show confirmed earlier suspicions that U2 has indeed sold out, all the way.
Have to send out an email update, and would like to get to bed soon after, as we are having a curatorial selection committee meeting at the house tomorrow at noon.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Tuesday, 5 February, 2002 2:27 am
Subject: Opposition renews attacks on Eggleton, government over Afghanistan captives» PQ could be hit with more resignations by disgruntled members: executive» Fifty years as Queen: Elizabeth’s reign marks a royal milestone
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Wow, we are having a most excellent blizzard right now. I just walked home in it from Robie and Cunard, which is where Robbie dropped me off. He couldn’t get into his regular parking spot nor his Mom’s, so he was going to try his grandparent’s on Spring Garden Road. It is exciting yet exhausting to walk into the bitter wind. Surprisingly, I like weather like this. This is what winter should be.
Robbie and I worked late, late late into the night to try to finish the newsletter, and it is still not done, though it shouldn’t be long now. I hope to have it done by noon tomorrow. I learned a few new Quark tricks and, more importantly, some good pre-press tips.
We had a Curatorial Mentorship committee meeting today and chose the applicants, and tonight I talked on the phone to the senior curator. We chose the proposal from Eleanor and Stephen, and picked Jim MacSwain to be their mentor. The audio project they have lined up sounds exciting. Having the meeting at home was nice as well, we drank tea and snacked on ginger cookies and homemade hummus and guacamole.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Tuesday, 5 February, 2002 11:44 pm
Subject: Canada, allies press Americans to explain PoW process in Afghanistan» Sick, elderly Aussie facing deportation pleads for clemency from Canada» Up to half the soldiers in tough missions may have stress problems says report
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
From the reports on the radio this morning most of the city was shut down due to the snowstorm. Even my regular bus, the #7, wasn’t running because it is one of the new low-riders. I have heard that they are slowly turning the whole fleet into low-riders. If so, what will they do in the case of bad snowstorms? Pull all the busses off the road? On the radio they were advising people not drive, but use public transit. Anyway, I caught the #80 instead, which was surprisingly right on time, and I had to sprint into oncoming traffic on Robie Street to catch it.
Had a hectic day at work. Finished the newsletter, but spent a lot of time waiting for Robbie to email his changes, which never came because her was trying to send too much info, and the servers couldn’t handle it. I did get the missing font, though, and that was the most important part.
Met with Sally after work to discuss the Changing Room night, then we started talking about the Turret Room, and she started freaking me out because she is aware of how un-prepared we are to deal with dealing with that large space as a programmable or rentable space. But I feel glad that she seems eager to help out. We need her energy and expertise.
Minor crises in the evening; the bulb in the projector Craig had borrowed from NSCAD was burnt out. Managed to borrow the one from eyelevelgallery. Kent’s talk went well, but he started late, which pushed our Gala meeting back. But his paintings are so good it was worth staying a bit late to see. And the Gala meeting went well and things are in the works, so I feel less stressed now. It is still up in the air how the whole NSCAD graduates party and dealing with Paul will go, but I shall learn more tomorrow.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Thursday, 7 February, 2002 11:23 pm
Subject: Police search Vancouver-area pig farm in case of 50 missing women» Relatives await news as police search farm in missing B.C. women case» French woman reunited at Halifax airport with abducted daughter
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I was up and at work early this morning (apples and oatmeal for breakfast), stopping at Staples on the way for mailout supplies, and lucking out with my timing to catch a bus right after. And everything went smoothly, all the copies, a couple volunteers showed up to help, the newsletter was done earlier than I had expected. But there was one problem; I had run some card stock through the photocopier expecting to run it through again to make a double-sided Khyber Kids flyer, but the paper became really warped the first time, and keep misfeeding the copier on the second attempt. So I had to rush back to the printer, but Lisa is really good to us there and had them run off in no time for us, and the mailout continued on time. In fact, we were done ahead of time, before 5, and I was able to take them right to the post office. Another problem emerged; some of the envelopes were a gram or two too heavy, but I took the chance and sent them as is. I just hope they all don’t come back tomorrow and Monday. that would be bad.
There was a bad graffiti tagging in the boys bathroom last night, but luckily they used a water-soluble ink and it came off with Windex – even on the walls and paper towel dispenser.
There were a few responses to my letter to the Coast from a few weeks ago, in today’s Coast. Most were critical of my position, and stated that I was too harsh on Jane. I’m glad there is continued dialogue about the arts coverage in this city, but it has yet to translate into better coverage. We shall see.
Went to the CFAT screening with Andréa. The projector went out during every video. I hope the one we eventually get doesn’t behave in that manner. Overall the videos were pretty good, I think it was one of the better scholarship screenings I have seen.
Have been spending time on the computer trying to research some of the Flash sites for the Alumni magazine article on Robbie. Am tired and am backed up at work, and starting to feel stressed out. I have booked myself into working another full week, both my days off as well, and now am getting paid less. It is going to get tough if I don’t balance my time better.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Saturday, 9 February, 2002 12:43 am
Subject: Friends, family drawn to site police searching in case of missing women» Liberals ditch campaign pledge of tax-free learning accounts» B.C. forestry minister says he’s losing patience over stalled softwood talks
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
There is either a lame party or a bad band practice happening downstairs at the moment. just the thing I love to come home to after a long day. And the day started so stressful as well. Karina was up until almost 4am studying for a presentation she was to give in class today. We got up early, I made breakfast and then Karina had one of her panic attacks and became too upset to go to class. She didn’t feel prepared, but I think she has anxiety about speaking in class. I had to go to work to get some of the financial stuff out of the way for the weekend, but for the most part it felt like another afternoon of not accomplishing much. Talked to Lucas and Scott about methods to acquire software for the KDMC. Talked to Ray about Ana’s show; he came in to try on one of the suits. Talked to Sally about the Changing Room and the Turret Room. Went to the NSCAD Public Lecture series. Allan McCullum talked for almost 21/2 hours about his work from 1977 to the present. He is the artist who makes 10,000 ‘unique’ objects, using a formula of repetition and combining elements. Some really neat stuff, and he was a funny at times, to make up for his tendency to be long-winded. It was still a good talk, which makes for two in a row – highly unusual. Went to the ‘private’ reception afterwards in the faculty lounge. Talked to Robert and Adrianne and Kim about the letters in the Coast. Talked to Victoria about the NSCAD graduation party. Apparently Paul is going to take the graduates to the Shoe Shop after the grad ceremonies, so it is the same night as the Gala though it sounds as though it will be happening much earlier in the evening. They can’t provide any money for us as they are not allowed; something to do with how they get their money. Sounds a bit evasive to me. The school is also having another “Anna’s Bash”, so we will have to make sure that we get our requests out to artists early. Am getting up early tomorrow to sit at the Market and try to promote the Khyber. I am worried that Seth has forgotten about the class tomorrow and that there will be no tube socks or kids. A disaster.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Saturday, 9 February, 2002 10:37 pm
Subject: O’Neill, Martin say they’re committed to keeping Canada-US border open» Tips flood in as Vancouver police search pig farm for clues to missing women» Legacy of Princess Margaret lives on in Canada in hospital, schools
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
In the middle of the night someone downstairs turned the music up loud enough to wake us up, so I got dressed and went down to have them turn the music down. Then I was up again before 7 so I could catch a bus downtown before 8. I was meeting Dennis at the Khyber to let him into the building so he could start his film. He received an AFCOOP scholarship and is late on his production.
Met Eryn at the market. We were splitting the Portugese guy’s usual space. Eyelevel was selling tickets to treat Your Sweet and Khyber was handing out flyers for the upcoming Changing Room. The morning went quickly and was fun. Ryan, Tracy and Paul stopped by to sit at the table for awhile, as did Patrice and Susan and Spencer; Aaron and Heather stopped by to say hi. At one point there were more people milling about behind our table than in front of it. Svava and Mark stopped to talk about the letter in the Coast, and at another point I ran into Kevin and Lezlie, who commented on the letters as well. No one seems to have heard of or knows what the Necronaut is.
Spent the rest of the afternoon with the Khyber Kids making sock dolls with Seth and Andréa. That was a lot of fun, though there were only a couple kids enrolled. A student from Kings was there to do an interview and made a doll as well. I made a snooty artist doll.
Karina came by the gallery and took slides of the show. I put on the small gray Uniblow Outfit to model for some slides. Then we walked the lighting gear back to NSCAD. There was time to kill before catching the bus home so we grabbed a coffee and hot chocolate from Steve-O-Renos. Then I remembered I had forgotten the groceries I had bought at the Market back at the office and went back to get them. Met up with Karina on the #80 and proceeded to fall asleep on the ride home.
Made pesto and pasta for supper when I got home, then had a long nap afterwards. Now Karina is watching Pecker, and I am trying to get a bit of writing done for Enterprise and the Alumni magazine. Have to meet Dennis at the Khyber at 9am tomorrow morning, so I will probably go to bed early.
-Chris
From: chris lloyd <clloyd@khyberarts.ns.ca>
To: jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date: Sunday, 10 February, 2002 10:32 pm
Subject: ‘Slow, methodical’ search of farm continues in missing women case» Unsolved serial killer files a frustration for cops in B.C., Washington state» Parti Quebecois official mulls resignation after scrutiny of lobbying profits
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Another early morning. I let Dennis into the building at 9, then went for breakfast at the Med. Spent the morning dismantling Ana’s exhibition. There were a lot of staples to pull out of the changing room. Ray came by to install his brothers painting in the Frame, but the film shoot on the stairs was in the way. Ray helped me package up the rest of Ana’s work, and he finished installing the shelf on the third floor. Everything seemed to go in slow motion today. Ray and I took a lunch break at the Med. Later on we moved some furniture around. Moved the monster projector into the gallery from the media centre. I had hoped to go to my studio today but ended up staying late at work. Mopped the hallway and stairs for fun. Talked to Andréa about Khyber Kids. There is lots of PR work to be done this week. We took a bus home. Just missed the #7, took a #1 instead. Karina had made supper. Watched a bit of the Olympics coverage. Watched The Simpsons. Have some computer work and emailing to do, then am going to bed early, as I have a ton of work to do tomorrow.
-Chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:20:27 -0400
Subject : First warship returns to Halifax after taking part in war on terrorism» Martin rips into Rock camp over dispute about Liberal membership rules» Martin counter-attack fails to move Rock, but lets Chretien avoid showdown
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Woke up early and made myself an omlette for breakfast. The mushrooms I had bought days ago are drying out in the fridge. We had bushels of rain overnight, which certainly cut down on the amount of snow which had been hanging around, but added to messy puddles at the street corners. Stopped at Piercey’s this morning on my way to work to get some cleaning supplies and a new broom. Was cozy and dry in my rubber boots, which I had finally remembered to bring home from the office the other day, and Rebecca’s splash pants and my rain jacket.
Busy at work today; meetings one after the other, the phone ringing, the usual. Helped Sally and Michelle set up for the Moving Pictures screening in the Ballroom tonight. I didn’t watch any of it, as I took advantage of the relative peace and quiet in the office and worked on contracts and employment grants.
Spoke to Luis Jacob on the phone today. He is interested in seeing more of my work, which means I really have to shoot some new slides this week as he is curating a group show in May. I really need to get my shit together. I still owe George out in BC some slides as well. I have to concentrate on my career sometimes. I am going to try to contact someone at CSIS to find out what sort of files may exist on me. That may be interesting.
It was really cold tonight on the way home. I timed my exit from the Club just right, and caught the bus right away. Good thing, too, as my rain jacket was freezing and turning stiff like cardboard.
I heard on the news that the BC government is lifting the tuition freeze. bad news. And it looks as though NS will never sanction one. I’m telling you, it is going to get harder and harder for you to get students to pay back these ridiculous loans. I guess majority governments can do as they please, and spend their energy on leadership bickering instead of any creative or visionary thinking.
-Chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:13:50 -0400
Subject : Liberal innovation strategy offers no price tag, leaves 10 years to meet goals» B.C. throne speech signals tough changes ahead for cash-strapped province» Quebec cabinet minister quits amid allegations he was too close to lobbyist
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Had a shower and washed my hair this morning. Ate a small breakfast of toast, but made a nice lunch to take to work with me – fettuccine and a pesto cream sauce. Caught the #7 on Robie to work today.
It was another hectic one. Met Sally and Jeanine and helped move the audio gear over to eyelevel, then went over to watch the dance performances at noon. Worked on the employment grants for the rest of the afternoon, interspersed with meetings and rehearsals. Watched Simon and Jenee perform their piece in the emergency stairs.
Talked to ray about the projector today. He offered another if we need it, which is really nice of him. He also said that he has tentatively booked me into a show at the AGNS for April 2003. I had really get cracking on those portraits.
I sent a letter to CSIS today requesting any and all info they may have collected on me. I am quite curious what their response will be.
All sorts of technical gaffs came up during the artist talk. The slide projector Craig had borrowed from NSCAD had a burned out bulb – the second time in a row this has happened. I ran it back to the school and Andy replaced it. Then, only a few slides into Lorna’s presentation, the mechanism stopped advancing. Craig tried dropping the slides in and removing them with pliers one at a time until the projector started smoking and then the bulb blew again. This time we lucked out because Sally had just arrived to see the films upstairs and had a key to eyelevel so I ran over and borrowed their projector. Then Michelle came down and asked me about the band rehearsing upstairs in the Mullet. I had to get the key and go into the studio and ask the band to quite – they were in full out rehearsal. Charles had forgotten about the film screening happening in the Ballroom, which is directly below. though it was nice to hear that Neusiland is working on some new material.
So I missed most of Lorna’s talk, but from what I did see she does interesting work. A standout is a sculpture she made from a years worth of her urine and menstrual fluid, frozen into blocks and stacked like a skyscraper. The piece was turned into a video whereby all the fluids melt into a bed of salt. She is exhibiting at the Bathroom Gallery on Friday. If Thursday doesn’t knock me out I’ll try to go.
Stayed late working on the employment grants; they are taking longer than I had thought they would. Sarah helped a bit, but she spent most of her time downstairs in the Club drinking. It was open mic night after the artist presentation. I give mine next week. Am hoping to shoot slides on Friday.
Karina missed another class today because she was not finished an essay, and then learned that another essay is dues on Friday that she had thought was not due until next week. She is meeting David tomorrow about the workload. She is really letting those theory classes get to her, and is spending way too much time on her readings and essays. She needs to relax a bit, but she won’t allow herself to.
I am whipped, and it is another early day tomorrow. It starts with a breakfast meeting with Thaddeus and Lori at the Med at 9.
-Chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Thu, 14 Feb 2002 02:02:01 -0400
Subject : Fate of medicare rests in hands of ordinary Canadians, Romanow says» Ottawa and the provinces agree to work together on sex registry» Police search of pig farm for missing-women clues focuses on trailer
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
My breakfast meeting with Lori and Thaddeus went well. Turns out that they know one another from Montréal in the ‘eighties. Most of the day a blur, trying to get tech stuff sorted out. The Lunchbox Series had to come over to the Ballroom as the mean ‘ole landlord at the eyelevel building threatened to kick them out because of the noise of the percussionist. Went to AGNS later and Ray lent me 2 projectors, so we can move the oversize one from St. Mary’s out of the way for the Changing Room. Worked on a plan with Michelle and Sally until suppertime.
There was a public info meeting regarding the recent cuts to NSAC tonight. I went there with Jacob. It is really disturbing to hear that our mean-spirited provincial government has no interest in the quality of the arts, nor any interest in preserving arms-length funding. Faced with more cuts that will make its viability as an arts organization moot, we are now all faced with having to become more articulate and more active. Will try to write some letters in the next few days, if I can fit it into my nutty schedule.
I’m exhausted; today will be an even longer day, fraught with the possibilities that so many things could go wrong.
-Chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:33:09 -0400
Subject : More behind Alberta teachers strike than meets the eye, say observers» RCMP investigates alleged plot to kill Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe» Premier Gordon Campbell’s bad medicine message has B.C. pondering cure
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
A lot has happened since Valentine’s Day. I’m too tired right now to go into explicit detail, so I will summarize:
1. The Changing Room performance night went really well. I was too stressed out and tense to enjoy much of it myself, but it wet smoothly and some of the performances were quite good. Simon and Jenee’s piece in the emergency stairwell, Marise and John on the grand staircase and Skylight Space and Donna’s High School Confidential in the girls washroom were amongst my favourites. The iMac crashed and did weird things by the end of the night, which perplexed Lucas. Stayed at the Club ’till close, then Sarah and I went to Reflections.
2. Friday was a long day just tying up loose ends from Thursday. Hadn’t slept much as I had helped Karina type her essay into the wee hours of the morning. Hadn’t eaten much either. Just candy from the night before. The iMac fixed itself and was fine today, which was good as it is the Internet firewall.
3. Went to the Bathroom Gallery opening Friday night. They were having technical difficulties with the sound of Lorna’s video projection. It didn’t come through on the PAL translation. Evan and Sarah had borrowed a projector from MEC. The video was of Lorna standing on a set of steps in a backyard setting wearing a power suit and holding a glass of water. After about ten minutes she drinks from the glass of water at the same time as she pees. The title of the piece is “just passing through”. Walked home with Rebecca and went to bed early, I was exhausted.
4. Slept in Saturday, then Karina and I had our traditional breakfast at Mary’s Place. Then went downtown to school and shot three rolls of slide film of some of my past work to prepare for some packages and my talk on Tuesday. Went home and then walked to Superstore and bought groceries. Hurt my back carrying them all home.
5. Karina and I made sushi at home for supper. Went out to the Marquee to celebrate Rebecca’s birthday. Sarah and Mohanad’s roommate Patrick was performing in Hell. He gives a great live show, is an excellent rapper, but stopped three of his songs midway through as he wasn’t happy with the way they were going. The breakdancers were fun to watch. The Guthries were playing upstairs, which was quite the contrast.
6. Slept in Sunday and then disaster struck. Went to the Khyber to help install. Tim was just about finished, so I started adjusting the lighting. Then Genevieve came to help with Ben’s Pens, so we went downstairs to get the box but couldn’t find them. I have lost Ben’s Pens, and am afraid that they were thrown out in the basement cleanup. Couldn’t get a hold of Dan or Ben. Don’t really know what to do. Feel awful, though.
7. Went for a dinner meeting at Sally’s with Jacob. It was a longer meeting than I had thought it would be, but supper was nice, the wine was nice (I drank a bit of red wine) and the conversation nice and fruitful. We are trying to establish a plan of action for the Turret Room.
I am hoping that tomorrow morning I can find out what to do about the Pens.
-Chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:11:03 -0400
Subject : Woman found not criminally responsible in death of handicapped daughter» N.W.T. projects small deficit; invests one-time revenues in economy, tax cuts» Eggleton denies deliberately misleading Parliament about Afghan prisoners
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Up early again this morning, made oatmeal and apples for breakfast with a fruit smoothie and some biscote. The bus was packed this morning; there were at least three different day-care groups all on the bus at the same time.
Started work on the T-4’s but then the hustle and bustle of the day began and I became side-tracked, as usual.
Ben stopped by today with Genevieve. He didn’t seem upset at all, and even congratulated me on the fine display of Pens. He is such a nice guy. I want to put together a package of some of my printed work to give to him, like the small catalogues or some of the letters or something like that. He may do an informal slide presentation on Friday or Saturday. Have to see what is going on in the Club those nights, and make sure we get a slide projector.
Met with Sarah about the 120seconds.com, and talked to Sally about the Turret, and had some soup and a bagel from Mokka, and then the Khyber Kids gave a screening of their completed videos. They are very hard to follow in places, and the dialogue is constantly being overshadowed by blaring soundtracks, but they are very creative and full of fun.
Had a curatorial mentorship committee meeting with Eleanor and Stephen and Jim and the rest of the committee. We spoke a lot of the legalities surrounding their proposed exhibition of radio art. There is only a few weeks before the NSAC grant deadline.
Came home and Karina is still writing her essay. I’m not even sure she can pass now, regardless how good it is, she is so late. She made supper though, a really nice curry. Watched some of the Olympics; downhill slalom.
Am about to draft some letters to Premier Hamm and Rodney MacDonald regarding their hostile attitude towards NSAC.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Fri, 22 Feb 2002 00:41:19 -0400
Subject : High Court won’t hear appeal from Gillian Guess’s former lover in murder case» Team Canada wins gold medal in women’s hockey, beating U.S. 3-2» New fisheries minister encouraged by talks on native fishing at BurntChurch
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Went in early to work today and tried to get most of the paperwork finished for T-4’s, but I am still not done. It is a little more complicated than I had thought it would be.
Lisa was in the Media Centre today and was saying how she had just emailed you last week because she felt you deserved to be thanked for standing up to the US on their bizarre war against the ‘AXIS of EVIL’. I must admit, I was not aware that this was going on. We got on the topic after talking about a letter-writing campaign to save the Nova Scotia Arts Council. She isn’t sure how to word her letter, as she is so angry all she wants to do is tell John Hamm to fuck off. Understandable. The NSCN has yet to put up sample letters to act as templates or guides, but the campaign is less than a week old.
Karina came by early in the afternoon and hung around the office as we were waiting for Lucas to come in so we could go for lunch. The trouble is, Lucas doesn’t come in until later in the afternoon on Thursdays. Luckily Jacob was downstairs working on his play and he came up to watch over the office for me. Karina and I were going to eat at I Love Sushi but settled for The Med instead.
There was a bad blockage in the sink and glass washer drains in the Club today. I think that must have been why the glass washer has been smelling so bad for the past few days. The plumber removed a part of the drain that crumbled in his hand.
Sarah came over after 5 and we worked on the video interviews for the 120seconds.com website show. They aren’t the greatest interviews ever – far from it – but they will do the trick. Then I caught a bus up to Dal for the Victoria dance performance.
Dulcinea Langfelder put on an amazingly choreographed piece of performative/dance/theatre. The combinations of simple set (curtains), shadows and back-lit video projections were so well-done. Diane from Liveart gave us free tickets, which was really nice of her. There were almost 90 dance students from across the region in attendance. Ponytails are very much in vogue with the majority of these dancers-in-waiting.
After the performance we stayed for the reception and had wonderful sushi. then I convinced Karina to come down to the Khyber Club and take in some of David Aaron’s last Halifax show before moving to New York. We were stopped on the way by Mary Clancy in front of her home as she told us gleefully, and with mild profanity, that the Canadian Women’s hockey team had won the gold medal.
At the Club we mostly played Ms. Pac-Man, then caught a bus for home.
It is really raining cats and dogs and monkeys right now; I’ll be surprised if there is any snow left after all this.
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Sat, 23 Feb 2002 01:00:12 -0400
Subject : Man arrested, charged with murder in case of Vancouver missing women» Elated Canadian fans cheer hockey heroes on road to Olympic gold» Canada goes for gold – and a chance to show the world hockey is our game
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Another early day at work but I left early in the afternoon. Worked on T-4’s and other paperwork and met with Erinn regarding her proposed reading group. Ran a few errands and met with Sarah for a bit in the afternoon, then actually, surprisingly, made it into the studio for a bit. It was lucky that I ran into Susan at the Med yesterday and she lent me Rebecca’s keys. Chuck from the Bloomfield Centre has apparently called me back regarding my own keys but it sounds like he doesn’t understand that the key for the outside lock cannot be duplicated. I have to get one from them and have been playing phone tag with them for weeks. It was nice to get into the studio. I worked on the Empire Strikes Back puzzle that Karina gave me for Christmas. I am going to incorporate it into a new painting. I have a couple new newspaper images of you to paint as well.
Began to make sushi tonight but realized halfway through that we were out of seaweed rolls. I went to Superstore but couldn’t find any. Karina managed to roll them without, like the sushi we had last night at the reception after Victoria, but they kept falling apart. We still have a long way to go and a lot to learn before our sushi begins to measure up to — well, real sushi.
We had a nap after supper, then woke up and watched a movie, Good Will Hunting. I hadn’t seen it before and quite liked it; sort of an updated ‘That was then, this is now’ sort of story. Though it could have been more complex, and slightly more ‘realistic’, had Will not been a ‘genius’. But oh well.
Have a couple meetings lined up for tomorrow, but I am not going in to work and am going to try to organize my slides and get some packages ready to send off, and get into the studio as well.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:13:47 -0400
Subject : Canada ends 50 years of Olympic agony with gold medal at Games» Canadian fans erupt in celebration after Olympic hockey gold medal win» Canadians living near U.S. border celebrate hockey win Sunday
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Had hoped that yesterday would be a peaceful day off and that I would spend some time in the studio but it didn’t quite pan out that way. A one o’clock meeting with Sally at Café Mokka was delayed due to tecnical problems (the Liveart printer wouldn’t print, then their computer kept freezing, but we sorted it out). We were rafting letters to send to people to get an advisory meeting regarding the Turret. While I was working on the final draft of the letters Athnea came by and we scanned one of her books, but it was over twenty pages so it took a while, and before I knew it, it was past six.
Took a bus home and made some supper, salmon and rice and potatoes and a salad, then relaxed a bit before going out to Bob and Barbara’s. Karina didn’t want to go but she also didn’t want me to go without her, so she got ready and we took a cab to Dartmouth. The get-together was because Laurel Woodcock, an MFA grad from NSCAD, is back in town installing a show at the Mount. I didn’t really get a chance to meet her, spent most of the night talking to Bruce and Ingrid and Arthur, then after all the older folks left, hanging out with Tashia, Sarah, Spencer and Karina. Karina had some wine and relaxed and had a good time. I even had a few glasses of wine. We took a cab back to Sarah’s and drank another bottle of wine and shared funny stories.
When Karina and I got home she wanted to watch a movie, even though it was quite late. We watched Legally Blonde. It was the most vile, insipid, tasteless, witless piece of garbage I think I have ever seen. It was bad for so many reasons. I think the only reason we watched the whole thing was because my body was half-asleep on the couch, but when I tried to doze off completely I would get the spins. Maybe the movie was giving me the spins.
Woke up late on Sunday and we packed up our dirty laundry and made the trek to Mom’s Laundromat. I picked up a Chronicle Herald, as the “Behind the Scenes” article was in the paper today. It actually doesn’t read that bad. While our laundry was drying we went to Juliens to get bread and coffee and tea.
I was hoping to get into the studio this afternoon but I realized that the gold medal hockey game was on and we watched that instead. Even Karina got into it, it was such an exciting game. I’m glad they won.
Rebecca and Lucy came over after work and Rebecca made a huge salad and some rice and sweet potatoes for everyone. That was nice of her. It was a great salad.
Called Trevor today, as it is his birthday today, but he wasn’t home; out watching the game somewhere, I presume. I am going to give him a copy of No Logo for his birthday, plus maybe a small doodle or drawing or painting or some sort of mixed-media piece about the hockey game. I’m sure he is thinking it is a birthday to remember.
The Simpsons was a dud tonight, but there is a repeat on right now, so I am going to watch it then finish reading the papers, then go to bed early. It is the episode where Homer remembers finding a dead body at the swimming hole when he was twelve years old. The screaming during Mesmerino’s act is a classic Simpsons moment.
I am reading a book about the Simpsons and Philosophy at the moment. It is a collection of essays. I have only read a couple, but I am enjoying it overall much more than the Simpsons and Religion book I got for Christmas. It will be a another busy day again tomorrow.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Mon, 25 Feb 2002 23:42:54 -0400
Subject : Glittering array of Olympic medals as Team Canada returns fromSalt Lake» Man accused of murder in two of 50 B.C. missing women cases appears in court» Convicted pedophile Peter Whitmore arrested in British Columbia
Dear Mr. Chrétien.
What a full day. Was downtown early, and it just seemed like one thing after the other. Managed to get away at noon to attend Kim’s off-campus exchange presentation, and before that walked up to my bank on Spring Garden Road to cash my paycheque, but the rest of the day I was tied to the phone and computers. Ben stopped by and showed me a proposal he and Genevieve have put together for the Closet, which I am hoping we can install for just before the Gala. I missed her opening tonight because of a networking thing at Open For Business, which didn’t have much going for it other than the food. Then it was back to work for a brief board development meeting and a consultation session with Leah. Everyone seemed a little more tired than usual, and Spencer didn’t even make it. I think we are all a little overdrawn. I am supposed to put together a package of my slides and a description of my work for Luis in Toronto and get that to him before the end of the week. Am feeling really, really worn down – and it is only Monday!
-chris
From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Wed, 27 Feb 2002 00:38:25 -0400
Subject : Canada calls for NAFTA panel to review U.S. softwood penalties» General says Eggleton briefed on planning of PoW mission in Afghanistan» Alberta to increase spending on health, education: throne speech
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I just printed off an article Ben sent to me via email. It is from a course he is taking in Chicago called “Extreme Arts Administration”. Almost makes my job sound glamorous. I am going to try to read it before going to bed, or at least read it when I get to bed, and try to get through it all before falling asleep. It has been another long day.
Just spent the last couple hours getting a package together for Luis in Toronto. Am going to try to mail it off tomorrow. I told him already that he would get the package before the end of the week.
Stayed at the Club tonight to watch Jason’s presentation. He went through 3 slide carousels and a few videos, but it was relatively quick and engaging. I have a deeper appreciation for his work, though the questions I have regarding the excessive and gratuitous nature of some of his work are still there. He certainly doesn’t lack any ambition, and he follows through on very complex ideas. He considers his work to be ‘art terrorism’.
A girl visiting from Calgary interviewed me today. Her name is Lin and she has received a Canada Council grant to travel and take photographs and make videos. She wants some of my letters to you to include in a ‘zine she helps produce in Calgary.
I met with Iain from CBC today to talk about the new late-night multi-media arts show which begins in mid-March. Also talked to Stacey and Fiona at CKDU regarding sponsorships, live feeds and possible Khyber Radio. Fun stuff.
I managed to finish all the T-4 documents for both Khyber and KDMC today. I still am not sure if they are absolutely correct or not; according to my calculations, the Khyber overpaid this year, but the KDMC underpaid. But at least it is done and I can move on to bigger, more exciting things like updating the rest of the financials, opening past mail, paying bills and preparing for the year-end statements. I shudder inwardly and physically at the thought of it, but it has to happen.
Managed to get a bunch of the Khyber Kids PR out today; hopefully the workshop this weekend will be better attended than the last few. And we are getting more calls daily regarding the March Break program, which is good, though enrollment is still below what I would like.
Am still no further ahead on the article on Robbie, though I did talk to him for a bit this afternoon, and we are going to meet up on Thursday. Thursday is the deadline for the article. I am going to try to flesh it out some more tomorrow and polish it up a bit after Thursday. I’m sure there will be a little leeway with the NSCAD alumni magazine as far as deadlines go.
Gala meeting tomorrow after work, yay!
-Chris
frottage66@hotmail.com
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From : chris lloyd <frottage66@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Date : Thu, 28 Feb 2002 23:56:05 -0400
Subject : Arrest warrant issued for male suspect after Montreal officer gunned down» Pettigrew talks tough, but refuses to rule out export tax in softwood dispute» Camp Campbell protesters pack up amid topless women, flying punches
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Our municipal councilors appear to have collectively lost their minds, and are planning to dump the massive sewage treatment facility closer to downtown than anyone had thought. It’s not like there is any precedent for bad urban design decision in Halifax, such as the Cogswell Interchange, The Metro Centre, Scotia Square and others, from which to heed warnings from. But oh well; it must be a Halifax trend: Fuck the next generation, it could be called. Who wants a sewage treatment plant in their backyards? Nobody, but the DND lands didn’t have people living so close to it or have the same potential for decent development. Ahhh, the shortsightedness of it all.
Well, I finished another 10 hour day, which means I’m about 12 – 15 hours above my salary so far this week— and another full day to go. At least Janet will be in the office tomorrow, but I have to go in early to get some KDMC budgets and spreadsheets done before meeting Robbie after his Überstyle presentation at noon, and then am meeting Andréa at 3, then a KDMC meeting at 6:30, then openings at the Mount and the Bathroom Gallery at 8.
A Gala sub-committee met this afternoon after the work day had officially ended, and we chose Peter’s design. He came by later in the evening, so we were able to talk about the timeline. Seth was on the committee and has been asked to provide the Flash animation ads for CBC. He showed some of the projects he has been working on; they are absolutely hilarious.
It was last minute T-4 writing tonight; I wrote out new T-4’s for the four bar staff for the time after Jon left the bar and Craig got his business name and number. It seems so long ago I had forgotten that Jon was still running the Club at this time last year. And all along I had thought Jon was filing his remittances and that Craig had simply continued to do so after Jon left; I had even watched Craig enter the deductions in his payroll book at one point, and assumed it was all being looked after. I’m sure Revenue Canada will be understanding. They don’t teach us this sort of stuff at art school.
Felt really worn out tonight. Made some supper when I got home and read the Coast. Was surprised to learn that Karina doesn’t read Dan Savage. I thought everybody did. It is one of the most consistently entertaining (and sometimes informative) column they have.
Karina is still working on the card for her parents. I brought home my bone folder and gel medium to assist, but the collaboration is not going smoothly. I just can’t think about what to put on a 50th anniversary card. My first impulse is to grid the pages off and draw doodles of fifty things, something vaguely conceptual like that.
Hey, three people bought memberships today, I was surprised.
-Chris
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