From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>, jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>
Subject : More than 35 years later, Maple Leaf flag still stirs Canadian hearts » Traditional noon ceremony on Parliament Hill leads Canada Day TV fare» All that glitters is gay pride as crowds watch annual Toronto parade
Date : Mon, 01 Jul 2002 00:36:38 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Watched the World Cup final this morning. Jacob had everything already set up when I arrived just after seven-thirty. It was weird watching TV in the gallery on the big screen. It was nice that there were no commercial interruptions during the halves. About a dozen people came in to watch.
Spent the afternoon washing laundry and having coffee at Julien’s. Rebecca headed off to a wedding and Karina and I walked down Gottingen Street to check out the new Sunday Market. Ate some watermelon at Food Not Bombs in front of the library. One side of the street was really hopping, there was lots of music, some live and some recorded and some DJ’s, and food, and lots of wares. I thought about buying sunglasses but Karina said they were the kind with zero UV protection. I’d also like to get another tattoo. I need to plan it. I hope the Sunday Market on Gottingen continues, it was very festive and seemed to bring a lot of communities out.
Finally got around to putting some work into my NSAC – well, former NSAC – grant application. It’s mostly revisions of earlier statements and new labels on slides, and some updated support material. Had leftover curry and a fresh salad for supper. Then Karina and I played tennis for a while at the Bloomfield Centre. She is getting quite good.
We spent a lovely evening ripping the guts out of our VCR. Some of the moving parts were gummed up and the head needed to be cleaned but we didn’t have a tape cleaner, so we used Q-tips and Sea-Breeze. We got into a bit of a bind when Karina hit the moving head with a Q-tip and caused a whole lot of tape to bunch up, but we took more of the VCR apart and were able to extract the tape without destroying it. After all that we ended up watching The Out of Towners, which was awful. Even John Cleese couldn’t bring anything to it. I’m sure some Hollywood producers sat around and said “hey, we need Steve and Goldie to work together again on a flick – their on-screen chemistry has good audience approval, let’s build something around that premise. Make it like a cross between Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Home Alone – those were highly profitable”. And, like sheep we keep choosing to see this garbage.
Am expecting to spend tomorrow out in the ‘burbs with Trevor and Tamara, as my folks are going to be in town.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>, wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Heat wave doesn’t stop thousands from celebrating Canada’s 135th birthday» Canadian flag trampled at Quebec City protest to denounce Canada Day» First Nations, B.C. hope for new treaty talks after July 3 referendum results
Date : Mon, 01 Jul 2002 23:39:47 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Happy Canada Day. We spent most of the day and evening out at Trevor and Tamara’s place in Timberlea. My mom phoned and got us out of bed just before noon, and picked us up shortly after. We brought our tennis racket thinking we may play a mini-tournament, as there is a court near their house, but the yard work and the rain kept us off the court. It is a bit weird, that desire that overcomes new homeowners to clean up little bits of wood and to fell dead trees on their property. What is even weirder is how easy I can succumb to it and play along. When in Rome, I suppose. The huge pile of limbs and stumps and twigs and underbrush that we collected weeks ago is still in their backyard. They decided that instead of trucking it away they will rent a mulcher and, well, mulch it. Toss the mulch back to where it came from, back to the edges of the back yard. Only now it will look nicer, neater, more managed. The rain brought an end to the yard work, temporarily. The weather cleared briefly and we went out again, weeding and moving rocks. Then it rained again, and we went in to prepare supper. Old friends of my parents, Mike and Wendy, live nearby and came over for a visit. Mike thinks I am nuts for writing to you and that Canadian secret service are watching me; not CSIS, but the other “secret” organizations. For supper there was burgers and chicken on the barbecue, salads and baked potatoes. Played Trivial Pursuit after washing up the dishes. Guys against the girls. Guys won. Trevor burned me a couple CD’s of the Hip’s new CD and some older Leonard Cohen songs. We could actually hear a bit of the big concert on Citadel Hill yesterday, but it sounded mostly like incomprehensible, dull thudding. Trev and Tamara are babysitting a friends dog, a sheltie named Gus. He was wearing a collar that squirted him with citronella every time he barked. I guess he used to have a bit of a problem with barking, though he only barked once or twice while we were there. Once it was because my Dad instigated him into barking, just to see the collar squirt. When it got late Mom drove us home; she and Dad are driving back to NB tomorrow. Worked a bit on my NSAC grant, which is due tomorrow. Now Karina needs to use the computer to find out if she has classes tomorrow; she isn’t sure if they start tomorrow or Wednesday. It will be an early day tomorrow, as it is the first day of Khyber Kids classes, and there is still a fair bit of prep to do.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>, wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Sophonow sends back cheque and takes Manitoba to court over $2.6 million» Mourners remember Montreal woman, daughters who died in boat sinking» Accused murdered sentenced to almost six years for affair with juror
Date : Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:23:30 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Came home from work and the openings in such a bad mood that I had to go out for a walk. Took some bags filled with paint, and hunted down some billboards to vent on. I found some good ones that were highly visible yet still provided a bush to blend into. Unfortunately my timing was off, as an event had just finished at the Metro Centre and a steady line of cars was streaming onto Barrington Street. I couldn’t believe how many cars there were, the line went on and on. I finally found some openings and discharged my ammo. The paint in bags doesn’t work as well as the paint in the eggshells. The splatter is very small. Somehow I ended up with paint all over me.
The openings at Anna were good. Nicole, Andrew and Claire each presented painting shows. Nicole’s paintings were really nice but reminded me a lot of Monica Tap’s work. Andrew’s paintings made me want to paint again. His mom had made a huge tub of Jell-O for the opening. There were no utensils, only latex gloves. Claire’s paintings were “poured” and arranged on the floor like a deranged version of Twister. Very good work. Had beers at the Club afterwards with Courtney. A few people looked at the letters in the Wallet Gallery. I was told that the letters are very dry and matter-of-fact.
It was a hectic day at work. First day of the Khyber Kids classes seemed to go over well, despite (or maybe due to) the low enrollment. It seems our summer exchange student from Quebec will work out OK. His name is David and he is eager to learn and help out. I wasn’t able to provide much guidance today, as I was trying to finish up my application for a creation grant. So was Jacob, Dusty and Craig. I managed to get some semblance of a finished grant into the Tourism and Culture office by 4:30. Given how many artists will be applying I don’t have much confidence in receiving assistance. I will try to give myself more time for the Canada Council application in September.
Am going in to the office early again tomorrow to prepare for our meeting with Rodney MacDonald. We have a lot to talk about. Then a staff meeting, and a ALFA meeting (Arms Length Funding for the Arts), then soccer on the Commons, and then Judy and her sales rep are coming.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : 66,000 new jobs push Canada’s June jobless rate down to 7.5 percent» Mel Cappe, former top civil servant, named high commissioner to Britain» Twosides in garbage dispute want province to intervene, says government memo
Date : Fri, 05 Jul 2002 23:30:12 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Had a weird dream last night that was a mix between a live Hip-Hop DJ night and a game of indoor soccer. Maybe inspired by my legs, which are still really sore from the game Wednesday. I am still finding it hard to walk. Stairs are especially bad.
Was at work early, and spent most of the day working on documents for the AGM tomorrow. Turns out we may have lost the minutes from last year. Becka had taken them but she is no longer on the board, and nobody thought to get them in advance.
Karina got a Talent Trust scholarship so we went out for supper at Dharma Sushi to celebrate. Went back to work afterwards to continue work on the AGM stuff. Karina helped photocopy documents and sorted catalogues into envelopes.
Came home and was in a bad mood. I think it is from not spending enough time at home; everytime I’m here I’m reminded how much time I spend at work. I really need to cut back; after the AGM tomorrow the gallery needs to be cleared out for the Critical Art Ensemble workshops which start on Monday.
The new MIX magazine is out so I read that for a bit on the deck until I was in a better mood, and the mist was making the pages damp. Karina is watching Back to the Future. Rebecca and Andrew had just finished watching it when we came home. I may watch a bit of it before going to bed.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Massive municipal strike threatens to tarnish Toronto’s tourismreputation» Dalai Lama to visit Toronto in 2004 to conduct ritual for world peace» Canadian police bust major Quebec drug exporting operation to U.S.
Date : Fri, 05 Jul 2002 01:18:33 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Sorry I didn’t write yesterday, it was a crazy day. First there was the meeting with the Minister of Tourism and Culture, Rodney MacDonald. I had dreamed about the meeting the night before. Dan and Dan came, as well as Heather and Jacob. After the brief tour of the building and introductory remarks about the Khyber we all asked quite a few direct and pointed questions about the Arts Council. Rodney proved to be just as evasive, contradictory and confusing as he has been in the media the past few months.. From what I gathered, the “transition team” is going to make recommendations as to how the new Arts and Culture Council will operate. Those recommendations may or may not be accepted bySˇthe new Arts and Culture Council. When these contradictions in logic were pointed out Rodney would take a “hands off” approach. He would then claim to be more accountable.
After that meeting I attended another at the Writers Federation to discuss the next steps in arm’s length advocacy. A new group has been established called ALFA. It stands for Arms Length Funding for the Arts. It is a project of the Nova Scotia Coalition on Arts and Culture, the group initially behind the formation of the original NSAC.
After that rather lengthy meeting I met up with Lucas at the office and changed my clothes and we biked up to the Commons to play soccer. Played non-stop for 2 hours until 8:30. Was very tired and bruised and sore by then. The NSCAD pick-up soccer game is slowly being taken over by more athletic and competent and competitive soccer players.
When I got home Judy and her new Sales Manager Mark had just arrived at the appartment. I had a shower and Karina put on a slinky dress and her red high heels and we went to the Show Shop for drinks and some grub. Had a veggie burger. Met up with Bethany and the sales folks traded secrets. Came home late, smoked a big joint and then couldn’t get to sleep, my brain was too wired.
Was up early this morning, checked in with the office and then met Judy and Mark for coffee. They were on a tight schedule, had meetings to go to so I was back at work by 10am. The Khyber Kids went on a field trip to the Dawson Printshop this morning. Worked on final revisions to the financial statements with Peter over the phone this morning, then biked to Dal at noon for a CAPS AGM. I was nominated to Vice-Chair.
Did some banking and paperwork for the rest of the afternoon. Prepared for back-to-back committee meetings this evening. First was Curatorial Mentorship, followed by Khyber Kids.
After that Lucas and I re-adjusted the location of the video projector for Goody’s Farewell to Halifax show in the Club. It was trickier and more complicated than I thought it would be and took a long time to set up. Stayed and watched most of her video and listened to Gordon B. Isnor’s songs. Rotator, the electronica duo of Phillip and James, played for the first portion of the videos. Goody was having a yard sale in the Club to help finance her move to San Francisco. She gave me a nice brown corduroy jacket.
Am tired and hungry and sore. Had chips and crackers for supper along with a 2-day old salad. No food in the house. Lots to do tomorrow to prepare for the AGM.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Nanisivik, one of the last company towns that once stood across Canada, enters its last summer» Lawyer’s personal sex questions shock native residential school claimant» Smoke blankets much of southern Quebec as forest fires continue in north
Date : Sun, 07 Jul 2002 23:44:39 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Had a fairly easy-going day. Karina and I went in to dismantle the rest of Jo’s work, which went well. Headed off to a matinee screening of Men in Black. It was entertaining, but the laughs felt a little more predictable and forced than the first. The storyline seemed more stunted and strained as well. Afterwards Karina and I discussed seeing Minority Report, but it didn’t start until 7 and we didn’t feel like waiting around, in the off-chance that we could slip in for free. Walked along the Public Gardens and up Quinpool to Video Difference. Hung out there for a while but couldn’t really settle on a movie, so we decided to head back downtown and see the Spielberg flick. Wanted to eat first, but after deciding where to go, and then waiting for a bit at the My Father’s Mustache patio, realized we didn’t have time and grabbed a quick sandwich at Tim Horton’s. What a great supper.
I liked the film. Good colours, snazzy effects – loved those clear multiple computer screens – but it did seem long, and avoided the philosophical conundrum of ‘pre-crime’ and spent most of the movie on the chase. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I did prefer Spielberg’s take on the more long-term vision of humanity as expressed in AI. Actually, I would prefer to stop watching Hollywood blockbusters altogether, though I can’t seem to stop myself. They can be so darn entertaining sometimes.
Came home on the bus and watched a bit of TV while eating a snack of raw veggies. Venture presented a series of questions on stress in the workplace. I answered ‘yes’ to more than 5 of the questions, so am officially ‘stressed out’. I checked out the website for some tips. It says I should ask for help, take time to organize my desk and plan what to wear the night before work. I think I’ll heat up that magic bag that Loesje made for Karina and I a few Christmas’s ago; that was also a suggestion. Re-organized some files on the computer and changed the desktop photo; also a suggestion for reducing stress.
Am getting up really early tomorrow to watch Eleanor and Andréa appear on Breakfast TV.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Grafftey seeks Tory coup but says Paul Martin should back offChretien» Canada opens negotiations in freer trade in services in 12 key sectors» Pearson cuts cellphone power; thousands left without service
Date : Mon, 08 Jul 2002 23:28:42 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Know what’s odd? I have been craving meat lately. I’ve been a vegetarian for over seven years but lately I have been craving meat; chicken, hamburger, steak, any meat. I can’t tell if it is some sort of iron or protein deficiency that my body is trying to tell me about or if subliminal advertising is catching up to me. Maybe it is the new McDonalds which has opened on Spring Garden Road.
Woke up really early to watch Andréa and Eleanor on Breakfast television. I am glad they brought a couple kids with them. They performed well, in spite of the hyperactivity of morning-show host Scott Boyd. It is hard to fathom the energy some people have that early in the morning.
Headed in to work early Jeremy was experiencing a bit of a crisis, as he couldn’t load the Flash program on the eMac, and there were 6 kids enrolled this week. Luckily he had a friend come in who figured out the problem. The kids picked up Flash quite quickly, and set to work creating animations involving guns, bowling ball, spaceships and lots of decapitations.
Set up a camera obscura in the smaller top floor studio. It worked great. It is really neat to see pedestrians and passing traffic on Barrington Street reflected upside-down on the walls and ceiling. The kids got a great charge out of it.
Critical Art Ensemble showed up and went over the workshop schedule for the remainder of the week. Not as many of the Khyber members showed up as I was expecting, so the group as a whole is a little more manageable. There was some good initial discussion about places, alternative histories and methodology. They will get deeper into the nitty-gritty tomorrow.
Had a long KDMC board meeting in the evening. We are making progress, I think. Biked home with Ifo. Made some supper and watched the news.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Former bureaucrat says breaking contract rules justified by war on separatism» Premier Eves recalls legislature to end strike by Toronto city workers» Pankiw won’tbe allowed back into Alliance caucus, council says
Date : Tue, 09 Jul 2002 22:18:34 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
A big box of the postcards I designed for the My Roldodex show came in the mail today, along with some slides taken of the show and a cheque from Luis for the binder. Happy day! I wasn’t expecting so many postcards. Now I am thinking about making a trip to the Dawson Printshop to see if Joe will let me use the letterpress so I can put something on the backs of the postcards, something really neat. There are all kinds of cool graphics and emblems and logos there, either in lead or wood. And the typefaces are wonderful. I could put a swell border on the back, and a little box for the postage stamps.
The Critical Art Ensemble Group were hard at work today, meeting, dispersing for researching and multi-tasking, and re-forming into little work parties. I was working in the office most of the afternoon but popped my head in once in awhile to see how they were progressing. There are plans in the works for tourist-like brochures, signs, posters and flags, all with an ‘apology’ theme. At one point this afternoon they were running a radio signal from one of the computers in the media lab. Tomorrow they are working on the gizmos.
There was a reporter hanging out in front of eyelevel gallery this afternoon asking questions of people passing by. It is in regards to a work in the windows by Linda Rae, a bank of video monitors repeating footage of a woman and an infant kissing mouth-to-mouth. The footage is over-emphasized and manipulated constantly. Apparently someone called the cops, convinced it was ‘child pornography’. A few days ago Mohanad took pictures of a policeman looking through the eyelevel mail. They investigated and from what I have heard the case is now closed, though there will now be an article in this week’s Coast, as well as the interviews on CBC radio. Why does art only make the ‘regular’ news when it is something controversial?
Left work just after 6pm and left Don in charge of locking up, as the workshops were continuing. Biked home, stopped at Sobeys for a few groceries, made supper with Karina and then headed out to teach my drawing class at St. Andrews Centre. I had not prepared anything. About 7 women came to the class, most were beginners though one had taken a couple drawing classes with Michael Fernandes before. It was fun, basically. An introduction to the basic materials and then presto! Learn the techniques through practice, practice, practice. The class zipped by in no time.
Called the office when I got home; the workshops are still going on, going strong. It sounds exciting. I told Don I’d help with distribution on Thursday.
Gotta go; Karina just came home and said she has a present for me. Happy day!
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Saskatchewan legislature ends session with possibility ofelection next year» Henault hopes defence review will reveal what government expects, will pay» Rainand cooler weather help in battle against Quebec forest fires
Date : Wed, 10 Jul 2002 23:15:00 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Another early morning. Worked with David in the basement for most of it, clearing out the old paint cans and straightening up the storage room. We have to try to keep the storage rooms and passageways free of clutter, which is tricky because clutter seems to grow down there.
Spent the afternoon finishing some reports while watching the Vice squad terrorize the eyelevel gallery. Even though the initial police report on the video in the windows came back fine, the Vice squad wasn’t happy. They saw a minor, they saw what looked like kissing, they deemed it child pornography. They seized the tapes and said that they are going to charge the gallery. Nasty stuff. I called the CBC talkback line but don’t know if they aired my comments.
The CAE workshops are coming along. The group was busy putting together their gizmos this afternoon. I read over a tourist brochure they are making and caught some typos. The text is hilarious; almost a dozen sites of apologies, placed on a map which will be marked by flags in real-life.
The guys from Clearview were on-site all day replacing the downspout on the side of the building. They were using a handy little crane, which was parked along with the bikes. It was loud but you get used to it.
Biked home after work to grab a quick bite to eat and change for soccer. I showed up early. A decision was made to stick to 10 players + a keeper for each side, and sub on and off, to keep the game from getting too crazy. After about fifteen minutes of play a breakaway group left to play a separate game. I stayed with the original group, which was a bit of a mistake. It was all the pros, the really fast runners, good ball-handlers and hard kickers. They don’t seem to pass as much as one would like. My legs were in better shape than last week but I think I pulled a muscle which slowed me down.
A bunch of us walked downtown to attend the CAE presentation at NSCAD. Steve is a very animated and conversational speaker. He talked about a few different CAE projects and the differences between successful and unsuccessful approaches.
Met Spencer and we walked back to the office; as a signing officer he needed to sign some forms. Thought about staying out for a beer but it has been a long day. Came home, thought about watching a movie Karina and I rented, but we are both tired and I have to get up super early tomorrow to get some stuff from Pierceys – damn, I just remembered I forgot my shopping list at work – so we will pass on the movie tonight. It is due tomorrow but we’ll just keep it later. Am planning to help with the CAE distribution and documentation tomorrow.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Rock collects most among cabinet ministers; Martin to disclose onhis own terms» Aboriginal war vets say compensation unfair but many won’t continue fight» Asian carp ‘serious threat’ to North American waters: U.S.-Canada watergroup
Date : Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:00:27 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
The brewery has been stinking worse than usual the past couple days. It makes me gag just walking out the front door. I don’t know if it is from the humidity or if an especially raunchy batch of beer is brewing. Whatever it is, it’s turning me off beer for the present time.
Was up really early this morning to pick up some paint and drill bits from Pierceys. Put David B. to work painting the Closet Gallery this morning. Met with Peter from Anna about his idea to form a galleries / music listings and reviews ‘zine in the Fall. There are lots of details to work out, but it sounds exciting. Did some paperwork, paid some bills, read and wrote some email. Talked to David D. about the censorship issue. Scanned the photos Mohanad took of the cop looking through the eyelevel mail and put them on a disk for David. Went for lunch at the Med, had fish ‘n chips. Was craving grease. Went to NSCAD to meet with Pheilm to talk about a painting show later in the fall. Went on a bit of a tour of the studios, but there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of exciting work up. Back at work I talked to Craig
about the bar ads. Worked on some of the finances until 5:30. Biked home for
supper.
CBC played my Talkback message from yesterday today, and did a little story on the eyelevel window situation. Karina came home from school just after I did. We made falafel and salad and sweet potato. Had a quick nap after supper, then we went to the Bloomfield Centre and played a bit of tennis. We
didn’t play for too long as it was getting dark.
Biked back to work to see how the workshop was going. I wanted to help with some of the evening distribution. Joined the downtown brick-laying foot squad with Don and Amy. We placed some ‘sorry’ bricks at the Grand Parade, in front of the WTCC, the big wave sculpture, the old site of NSAC and met
up with the motorized crew at the Cornwallis statue. They had also placed bricks at Africville and the 2nd Halifax Explosion memorial. The brick-laying went smoothly and without incident. Went back to the Khyber to gather up our belongings and headed home.
The brewery still stinks.
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Gay activists rejoice as Ontario ruling paves way for same-sexmarriages» RCMP commercial crimes reviewing Air India fraud allegations» Martin takescross-country tour to Liberal golf tourney in N.B.
Date : Sat, 13 Jul 2002 00:59:10 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Woke up listening to David on the morning news; it appears the eyelevel censorship issue has become a national story. Throughout most of the day today there were photographers, videographers and reporters milling around the windows. Someone had tagged the window overnight; Lucas went over with some Windex to wipe it off. One needs to keep up appearances on the national news.
Had a meeting with Liz MacDougal in the morning to discuss goals and programming plans for the KDMC. Jacob was in the office and sat in on the meeting. He was typing up a manifesto of sorts which had come to him last night regarding the Khyber in general. He gave me the manifesto folded up in am envelope. It was mostly about stability, apathy and faith. Liz has lots of ideas, and wants to meet with some members of the board to discuss grant options in the next few weeks. I checked out some websites and there aren’t as many opportunities with Canada Council as I had previously thought.
The workshop crew were going to attempt to put the ‘Sorry’ flags on the poster kiosks this afternoon but they were busted right away by those HRM summer students who sweep up cigarette butts and Tim Horton coffee cups and take down the posters twice a month. They left them for later.
One of the gizmos was noticed at the Ferry terminal, and it caused an evacuation. They stopped traffic in the harbour for an hour. The gizmo displayed a line of text which read ‘Sorry for dumping raw sewage into the harbour’. It made the 5 o’clock news; they even read the line on the radio. The terminal was closed because of an ‘unknown’ electrical device. Most of the attendees of the workshops were heading out of town tonight to spend the evening at a cottage. I decided to spraypaint a ‘sorry’ on the Cogswell Interchange, and so took the stencil home with me. Am going to attempt to get up at 4am to do it.
Biked home and ran into Rebecca, who reminded me that Lily Markiewicz was giving a screening tonight in the Bell Auditorium, so I biked back downtown. I missed the first few videos, and then shortly through the second one I watched I realized it was a selection of other people’s videos which Lily had selected. Some were OK; the Bit Plane and Dog of My Dreams were my favourites. It was a diverse screening; the back-pain video and the prison video seemed a bit out of place, but I think that was the point. Karina came in even later than I did. We biked home together and watched The Man Who Wasn’t There. Those Cohen brothers can certainly put together a movie. It felt a tad on the long side.
Am going to bed to try to get a few hours sleep.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Orphaned orca begins journey back to Canadian waters to rejoinfamily pod» Photographer Yousuf Karsh, who immortalized 20th century greats, dead at 93» Lack of coverage for physio could cost B.C. health system:physiotherapists
Date : Sat, 13 Jul 2002 22:48:32 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
What a day. Woke up at 4am. Courtney was still up. We biked downtown and parked our bikes on Hollis. Managed to get a ‘sorry’ stenciled on three different areas of the Cogswell Interchange. I think it looks sharp. We also replaced the missing ‘sorry’ brick from in front of the piper on Granville. Grabbed some cement patch from work to make sure it stays in a little longer. Biked home and went to bed shortly after 6am.
Woke up again around 9:30. Karina and I went for breakfast at the North End Diner. The breakfasts seem to be getting smaller. We caught a bus downtown Karina had a hair consultation. I walked down to the market. Ran into Sally and we hung out for a bit. Met up with Kevin and Lezlie. She had just given birth to their daughter last week. Kevin was carrying her around in a pouch; she is very, very small. They named her Lilly.
I was looking for Lucas at the Market but couldn’t find him. I had forgotten to bring my keys with me. Went to eyelevel gallery and talked to David and Christine about the current situation with the windows. He showed me both local papers; the ferry and harbour closure was front page news on both. The Herald also carried a front-page story about the eyelevel. It is rare for art to get such coverage in the dailies. They are both calling the mysterious ‘black box’ a prank. Both papers printed the eleven ’embarrassing’ locations from the tourist brochure. I can’t believe how touchy they are; it’s not like bombs are going off all the time in Halifax. The authorities want to blame the harbour closure on the ‘pranksters’, and possibly charge them with mischief, but they take no responsibility themselves for being the ones using their authority to make decisions about such closures, whether warranted or not. It comes down to how a particular person reads a situation; not unlike the eyelevel gallery fiasco. A few people complain and suddenly a work is deemed ‘obscene’ and offending community morals. A suspicious electronic device is found on a ferry and a harbour is closed for hours. Post 9-11 is a weird place to be. Anyway, I offered David to have the board and community meeting happen in the Turret, as eyelevel gallery is dusty with drywall and the Turret is roomier. Lucas still hadn’t shown up for work so I caught a bus home to get my keys and biked back to unlock the office and set up tables and chairs in the Turret.
Almost twenty of us met for over 2 hours to discuss the legal issues facing eyelevel galley over the seizure of Lyla Rye’s video work. Meanwhile, a reporter from the Daily News was calling the office trying to talk to me hoping to draw a connection between the CAE and the mysterious ‘black box’. What a day. The workshop group called to say that they had disbanded and the wrap party was cancelled. It was the papers that were calling them a “well-organized” group. I guess that is a compliment, of sorts. After the eyelevel meeting I talked with Jan for quite a while about what to do. It comes down to the fact that no one wants to be charged over this; it has already been blown out of proportion by the police and the media. So the wrap party is postponed to another date.
Samuel showed up unexpectedly from Saint John. He and Karina and I went out for supper at Dharma Sushi. Sat outside. Ate an assortment of sushi. Walked up to Diomio for ice cream afterwards. Samuel was going to the Club tonight to meet some friends and hear Seth and the Spokks. Karina and I caught a bus home. Cleaned out the kitty litter. What a day.
-chris
Biked home and ran into Rebecca, who reminded me that Lily Markiewicz was giving a screening tonight in the Bell Auditorium, so I biked back downtown. I missed the first few videos, and then shortly through the second one I watched I realized it was a selection of other people’s videos which Lily had selected. Some were OK; the Bit Plane and Dog of My Dreams were my favourites. It was a diverse screening; the back-pain video and the prison video seemed a bit out of place, but I think that was the point. Karina came in even later than I did. We biked home together and watched The Man Who Wasn’t There. Those Cohen brothers can certainly put together a movie. It felt a tad on the long side.
Am going to bed to try to get a few hours sleep.
-chris
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From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Springer, the orphaned orca, appears delighted to be back in home waters» Prairie cities, farmlands normally verdant left gasping by drought» Finance, health care bigger security concerns for Cdns than Sept. 11: poll
Date : Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:55:29 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Attempts to sleep in this morning were foiled by Kuan – purring and kneading my pillow at 7am. Each time I moved her she just came back – “the cat came backSˇ”. Eventually I just fell back asleep. Karina and I stayed in bed ’till almost eleven. Made breakfast – a nice spinach omelet and fruit smoothie. The we went for coffee and tea at Juliens. Bought a Daily News. Not much of a follow-up on the ferry story, though they made it a Hotline issue: Was it art or a crime? What a choice, given the context they put it into in the first place. There was a great opinion piece about the six complainants of the eyelevel gallery show, in a column about television, of all things.. Nothing in the Chronicle Herald about either event.
Karina and I played tennis later in the afternoon. She is getting better. She bought another racquet earlier in the week, so now we can play without having to borrow Rebecca’s.
Took Rebecca’s bike downtown to attend the eyelevel meeting about drafting a media statement. The meeting was shorter than I thought it would be. We didn’t even eat all the Timbits. Had some time to kill while waiting for Karina to finish at the YMCA. Made some ‘sorry’ posters and stapled them up to the nearby poster kiosks. Eventually Karina came by and we biked home; she rode Rebecca’s bike and I had mine, which I had left downtown yesterday.
There were no new messages at work, but I did have an email from the same reporter from the Daily News who was calling yesterday. I’m going to have to talk to him at some point. I should try to draft a statement. I don’t want to be manipulated by the press.
Rebecca and Mohanad and Courtney were watching Brain Candy when we got home. Those Kids in the Hall have a great sense of humour. Karina and Courtney are watching Gosford Park to complete the evening. I’m covered in a thin film of dry and sticky sweat, so I think I’ll take a shower before going to bed. I need to shave as well.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Shift in age gap poses serious implications for society, 2001census shows» Thomas Sophonow to get all of $2.6 million for wrongful murder conviction» Chretien muses about fresh agenda for fall, dismisses leadership woes
Date : Tue, 16 Jul 2002 23:00:24 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Have been having weird dreams lately. I go through long spells when I can never remember my dreams, then suddenly I do remember a dream or two in a row and they are really vivid and clear, but make absolutely no sense.
Sorry I didn’t write yesterday. Things have been unusually hectic. There have been lots of meetings about the gallery and the upcoming shows and the kids classes, and of course on top of all that there is the fallout from the ferry closure, and all the accusations and innuendoes that has brought with it. The Daily News keeps hounding me about it. They ran an editorial about it as well. I am hating the self-serving interests of the press more and more lately. I had to talk to a reporter from the Daily News today, to clarify if there was a connection between the ‘prank’ and the workshops. It’s hard to find a straight answer regarding the issue – there is no straight answer, really. And the press can be trusted for only one thing, and that is to screw things up. I told her to look at the CAE website.
Met with Emily and Rodney about the Fall of Painting show. They seem excited about it. I think it could come together nicely. We are going to try to meet as a group next week.
It rained in the afternoon. Came home, Karina was making supper, a curry, I made a salad. We ate. Karina got her hair permed today, it looks quite sharp. Very cute. I think she is happy with it. Craig called from the bar; I had forgotten about the artist presentations tonight, and he needed to get the slide projector. I sent my keys down in a taxi. The British exchange students were giving a talk. I hope people showed up. I went to teach my class at St. Andrew’s Centre. The hour and a half just flies by. I have to keep reminding myself that it is a basic introductory class – and that the participants have paid just $30. What a bargain. I don’t know how the city can offer them so cheap.
Am worn out – am going to go to bed early, in the hopes of getting a back-rub.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Toronto councillor Layton expected to announce candidacy for NDPleadership» B’nai Brith Canada reports sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents» Chretiento attend World Youth Day events after controversy over attendance
Date : Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:02:07 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
I woke up early today, even before Kuan had a chance to wake me, but I fell back asleep. The alarm and Kuan finally roused me. Had breakfast, an omelet and cereal. Took the bus to work as the forecast called for thundershowers. It was close enough – it did rain.
Well, the Daily News is sticking to the story. Today on page 3 they try to portray the workshops as instructing ‘bomb-making’. The story comes across as fairly weak. There is a mention that if the police don’t find suspects in the next couple weeks then the case may be dropped. Good news there, even if the story is creeping back from page 13 yesterday to page 3 today. I’m guessing there will be nothing tomorrow. Reporters have been calling the board members, and even Craig said he received a call. My first impulse is to write in to clear the air, to explain the Khyber position, but it will have to wait. The tabloid newspaper is not our forum; I have to keep reminding myself of that.
Had lunch with Karina at the Blowers Street Coffee shop. When we came back the MFA and exchange students were finally installing their work in the Ballroom. It was full tilt until the opening at 6pm. The show came together nicely. Asked Stuart if he would work on a panoramic view of the Ballroom for our website and upcoming brochure. I really like the work in the show; Max’s video and small-scale model of grain elevators, and Stella’s photograph of the woods (complete with almost-hidden christmas tree decorations on a tiny fir) and paper bags, and Catherine’s smoke drawings, and Denton’s sound piece, and Lucy’s cement knots. Lucy is a striking and magnetic individual.
The opening didn’t draw a ton of people but the Club was busier than usual in the early evening. I had intended to go to Drawing Club at Claire’s house but stayed at the Club and drank beer. Karina stopped by after working out at the Y and had some jaggermeister. I Talked to Greg about the Khyber lease and Emily and Rodney about the painting show and Stephen about the bomb scare. Then Karina and I caught a bus home.
Made a salad chock-full of yummy goodness. Karina made chicken. I cleaned up the kitchen a bit. Am still thinking of moving. Sarah said that there was an opening in her housing Co-op on North Street. May look into it.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Canadians cope with extreme temperatures and drought as heat wave grips country» Natives applaud Martin’s affirmation of native self-government» Jury begins hearing taped confession at Ertmoed first-degree murder trial
Date : Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:22:12 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Just finished watching Happiness. Now there’s a film to suck the wind out of your sails. Karina says she feels violated. Makes me feel my own life is far too normal. Even my sordid parts are tame compared to the characters in this film. Heartbreaking, really.
Skipped soccer tonight and attended the last dress rehearsal of The Old Trout Puppet Theatre performance called The Unlikely Birth of Istvan. It was performed in the Jest in Tim rehearsal space. The set and costumes and puppets and movements were great to watch, but the story moved along very slowly – and felt like it was dragging, especially since there was no dialogue.. It was a packed house – the room became very hot, like a sauna.
Ate at the Med twice today. Rebecca, Karina, Andrew and I ate there for supper and Karina and Sarah and I ate there for lunch. The new skillet breakfast is over-rated and over-priced.
Met with Paul first thing in the morning before he jetted off somewhere. What a globe-trotter. He feels confident about things, but I think we’ll have to be careful with him. No one I talk to trusts him.
Met with Mike and Tom to discuss some fire inspection issues regarding the building. The city is going to take care of most of the items. We just have to put up some “what to do in case of fire” stickers. The city is also going to help us put the original marquee box on the outside of the building. Now I just need to get someone to help clean it up and ready it for mounting.
The MFA’s were in to scope out the gallery. They painted over a few of the areas that had been patched but used the wrong finish of paint. I went over the spots again at the end of the day. Dean was in today and helped empty the gallery to take pictures with the digital camera for the general brochure. He was playing with making the gallery into a panoramic picture, but it is tricky to not make the image too distorted.
Am too tired to think clearly at this point; I have plainly gone schtumph – as Paul would say.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Military mourns death of two pilots after helicopter crash in Labrador» Leaked ‘friendly fire’ transcripts produce more questions than answers» Defence begins to cross-examine officer who got confession from ShaneErtmoed
Date : Sat, 20 Jul 2002 00:20:37 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Went in to work early this morning to help Jeremy move the iMac back into the media centre. We had set it up in the gallery for part of the opening last night. Stuart came in early as well. He had a printed version of one of his panorama photographs. Spent some time trying to tape it together to form a crude sphere.
Had a lunch staff meeting at the Carleton House bakery. Had a tuna sandwich and cream of mushroom soup. The soup was a sickly pink colour as it had tomatoes in it as well.
Caroline sent me the URL for the new Khyber website. It is very slick and a little more considered than the current model. If Stuart gets the panoramic view of the gallery finished in the next while I’d like to put it on the new site. He came in later in the afternoon and took some photos in the gallery.. He uses a digital camera with some sort of fish-eye lens.
Had a couple beer in the Club after work while waiting for the eyelevel gallery opening. Guy Overfelt from San Francisco is showing a life-size inflatable replica of his 1977 Trans Am, some photos of people vomiting from excessive drinking, a sample of car tire burnout rubber, videos of said burnouts, games with a tazer, drinking, and a fridge full of beer. It is all very white trash.
Nothing in the daily newspapers today about the Ferry incident.
Biked to Video Difference to return a movie for Karina. She had reserved the Royal Tenenbaums. Came home and started making sushi rice. Listened to Ideas and read a harpers magazine article. Karina came home and finished preparing sushi. Some salmon I had bought at the store wasn’t as fresh as I had thought. We didn’t think it would be good raw so I cooked it. Even then it still seemed off, so I threw it out. Ate half a bag of corn chips while reading. Got changed, preparing to go to Gordon’s house for Goody’s farewell party. Got sucked into the movie. And now don’t feel well. A combination of tiredness and possible food poisoning. Maybe the tuna that was in the fridge had gone off as well.
Am going to the Dawson Printshop tomorrow with Peter to come up with a design for the back of my Chrétien postcards.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Ailing Pope, World Youth Day founder, has legacy of connectingwith the young» World Youth Day registrants into religion, learning and just want to have fun» Pilgrims take World Youth Day cross to streets of poor Torontoneighbourhood
Date : Sun, 21 Jul 2002 23:48:35 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Slept in again this morning. Karina and I had switched sides on the bed and Kuan tried to wake Karina up early this morning instead of me. Weird. We woke up and had some breakfast before Rebecca and Andrew showed up. We piled into the car and away we went. We were held up in traffic near Sackville due to a bad auto accident. It looked like a car had spun around on the 2 lane highway and been hit head on by another car. Traffic was backed up for kilometers on either side. Once we were through that it was a pleasant drive. We stopped for coffee in Wolfville and continued on towards Cape Split. Stopped at a muddy beach and ate blueberries, strawberries, cherries and fresh-shucked peas we had picked up at a market on the way. Played frisbee on the grass and again on the muddy beach. It was too windy on the muddy beach, and the mud felt a bit weird. There were dead flying fish on the mud. A woman yelled at her boyfriend about letting her infant fall down. The infant yelled a lot too. Stopped at a lookoff point, threw some rocks into the trees and then drove back. Here is what the NS Tourist guide says about the route we took:
Explore the Land of Evangeline
From the seaport of Yarmouth, the tides of Fundy rise until they reach a high of up to 16.5 metres (54 feet) at the headwaters of the Bay of Fundy’s Minas Basin. The Evangeline Trail parallels the Fundy coast, passing through some of North America’s earliest European history and the delightful villages and orchards of the Annapolis Valley. It’s a journey that spans 400 years of settlement, a journey that will take you past fortresses, farms and fishing villages, a journey rich in culture, diversity, charm and natural beauty.
Andrew and Rebecca dropped us off at home and continued on to a barbeque at the Chipman’s house. Karina and I made supper, pasta and salad, then gathered up the laundry. Played a bit of tennis in the ATV parking lot while waiting for our laundry to be washed. Took it home wet to hang up.
Watched a couple episodes of the Simpsons and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex* but were afraid to ask. A few of the skits were funny. A lot of it seemed dated: early ‘seventies Woody Allen humour.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Thousands of World Youth Day volunteers attend mass at Exhibition bandshell» Vancouver Aquarium beluga whale Aurora gives birth to second calf» Ontario hopes to capitalize on $3-M investment in World Youth Day
Date : Sun, 21 Jul 2002 00:46:15 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Mamaged to sleep in a bit this morning, despite a determined Kuan kneading at my pillow. Had a quick breakfast. Mohanad, Rebecca and Karina went to investigate the house for rent on Northwood Terrace with Andrew. Karina came back and said it was really large, the bedrooms were huge, there was room for more than one studio in the basement, but that the whole place smelled of urine. Apparently Rebecca did call back later to inquire seriously about it but someone else had already called to take it. A larger house would be nice, as it is mostly the cramped conditions and constant clutter that makes me so annoyed with our present living conditions. It is not going to fall in our laps, however, and none of us seem to be actively pursuing options.
Walked downtown. Passed Lucas on the way; he was off to buy a couple webcams for the video animation classes that start on Monday. I guess they work really well for stop-animation. Opened the gallery, then went for coffee upstairs at Blowers Street Magazine Shop. Met Peter there. We all walked up to the Dawson Printshop. Ted was there, working on restoring an old family bible. He had donated some printing equipment he bought to the Dawson Room. Spent the rest of the afternoon assembling the type for my postcards. Didn’t get a chance to ink it up yet but will do that on Tuesday, if I can find someone to teach my drawing class for me.
Walked to Video Difference. Spent some time checking out the classics. Karina didn’t like some of my suggestions and we ended up renting some humdrum recent comedy and Woody Allen’s Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. Walked to Sobeys and bought some groceries. Took a cab home. The big container of kitty litter is a little too heavy to walk with.
Made some supper, nothing glamorous. Finished off the leftover sushi from yesterday. Had been in a bit of a rotten mood all day so had a nap on the couch. We watched Town and Country and ate ice cream. Nothing like watching fabricated foibles of the rich and self-important. A waste of time with little laughs. Even Charlton Heston tackled by the NYPD wasn’t funny, and it should have been.
We are planning to go for a drive in the country with Rebecca and Andrew tomorrow. Maybe that will cheer me up.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Canada-bound pontiff wants world’s youth to have ‘holy dialogue’with God» B.C., feds, First Nations talk treaties for first time since referendum» Chretien dismisses polls suggesting Canadians want him to retire
Date : Mon, 22 Jul 2002 22:29:39 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Woke up early (it is getting easier, even on Mondays), had a bit of breakfast, biked to work. The media classes are overbooked – someone wasn’t making sure all the applicants were noted in the registration sheet. Lucas came in to help. They seemed to be making progress and the kids seemed keen. The sculpture class was close to full as well, except for the afternoon class. We had to cancel that due to low enrollment. Will have to find lots of odd jobs for David to do in the afternoons this week.
Ted and then Sarah stopped by to pick up copies of the Khyber lease. The negotiations are going to start dominating our time and meetings. Sarah and I talked about apartments; one in her housing co-op is still available. If she moves to Toronto in the fall I think Karina and I could take her place, I think we could afford it, heat is included.
Went to the openings at Anna after work. Jeff Tutt’s paintings were kind of interesting – arrested, oblique still-lives derived from film sets and painted 2-tone using blue screen paint. The larger ones worked better. Talked to Tonia for awhile about Khyber lease and board stuff.
Skipped the openings at eyelevel gallery and biked home for supper. Listened to a variety of film score music to try to find something that will fit the ‘puzzle’ video I want to make. I was originally thinking something from Star Wars but now I’m not so sure. Also started talking about making a video of our house, with different and highly recognizable film music representing each of the roommates. Listened to Ravel’s Bolero and became fixated on finding out what movie I have recently heard it in. And no, it wasn’t 10. I thought it may have been Titus but the website was so obstinate it was hard to find the relevant info. I found a few other movies that have used that particular piece of music but I hadn’t heard of any of them. One, an Italian version of Fantasia, is called Allegro Non Troppo. It sounds great, I’d like to rent it.
Karina has become interested in Twin Peaks. I think she is going to rent some of the TV episodes tomorrow. I am going to try to get a printing of my Chrétien postcard run off tomorrow at the Dawson Printshop in the hour before my drawing class. Still can’t find anyone to teach it for me. Maybe I’ll ask Rebecca again tonight before going to bed.
Have to go clean the chain on the bike; it is running more stiff than usual.
-chris
From : chris lloyd <chrislloyd5676@hotmail.com>
To : jean chretien <pm@pm.gc.ca>,wallet gallery <walletgallery@hotmail.com>
Subject : Frail, determined Pope John Paul II an ‘inspiration’ upon arriving in Canada» Luck drives chances of World Youth Day audience with the Pope» Delirious young people break into song, prayer at international festival
Date : Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:24:48 -0300
Dear Mr. Chrétien,
Darn that cat! Kuan was waking me up with her purring and kneading by my head at 4:30 this morning. I guess this is what I get for leaving the cats home alone all day long, and they do nothing more than nap. They are up chasing one another up and down the halls and purring at my pillow. Loudly.
Today was full of meetings and digging deep into the lease negotiations and revising and tweaking budgets. Met with Dan and we had a good chat about city programs and elements of the lease. I also vented to him my frustration after talking to the HRM community grants officer about our declined application for equipment purchases. The justifications seemed weird and smacked of political interference. I guess I shouldn’t expect more from a program with such a broad and inclusive mandate.
Met with Garry’s Art Now class to discuss the current group show. Trouble is, I didn’t have much to say. The show was conceived so quickly and installed in a flash and the organizer left the country on Friday; there were no bios or artists statements, so I just had my own readings to go on. The class didn’t seem too keen, I think they were suffering from the hot weather. They were all fanning themselves.
Met Karina after work and we went to the Med for supper. Good ‘ol Med. Old Reliable. We talked about her ‘calling card’ project.
Biked up to the Dawson Printshop at Dalhousie to test my postcard text. Peter helped me set up my chase on the electric press and it worked fine ,just needed some minor hang of handling the printing handle, the brake and the groove of adding and removing each individual card without getting my hand caught in the press. Managed to get through almost half my postcards before it was time to leave.. I still haven’t found anyone to teach my Drawing Class so I biked down to St. Andrews Centre. The class always goes by so quickly. Stopped at Superstore on my way home and picked up a few groceries.
Am going to have a shower; I reek from being on my bike so much in the humid muggy air today. I am also sick of my floppy hair, and am going to try to get it cut before work tomorrow.
I can’t believe how much attention the Pope and World Youth Day is getting from the media. I just don’t get it. Maybe they are watching so closely in case the Pope has a stroke or falls down or something, and they don’t want to miss it.
-chris
DEAR PM 