21-7-14

 Calgary AB. I lived there for nearly a decade. I should have more to say. I don't. 

21-7-13

Brandon Manitoba has a Bitcoin ATM. And a crap hotel called "Motel Midway." I'm not sure how they knew it was the midway point of my trip. I think my room was $75. 
 

21-7-12

 Back to Thunder Bay. There's a story in that kinked sign. If I was here a bit longer I might seek out that story.

21-7-11

Sault Ste. Marie. I don't think I've been here before. This is downtown-ish. It's one of those towns that exist for no good reason in a part of the world where there's no reason to exist. Except for that canal. How many people does it take to push that button. Water up.... Water down... Water up... Water down....

I know it's more complex than that. For now; tires. 
 

21-7-10

 I grew up in that house in Port Elgin Ontario. And to this date, it's the place where I've lived the longest though this house in Vancouver is quickly catching up. That little car made it there. And back. 

21-7-9

 Sudbury Ontario. Smoke stacks blending into the forest. 

21-7-8

 Thunder Bay. Stay classy....

21-7-7

 On my way to Thunder Bay.

21-7-6

 

Brandon Manitoba. The province is still in a state of lockdown. I was to stay in my hotel for 14 days. I bought a small pizza and went for a short walk. I didn't cough on anyone. Promise.

21-7-5

 I don't know how accurate that digital clock is but it says I got the photo before midnight so I'm going to go with that. 

On a road trip. East. I might get to Ontario. I mean, I know I got there as I write this, but when I slept in that hotel room in Calgary I didn't know how far I'd get. 

21-7-4

Jill Barber. What a fire cracker. It was the last night of Jazz Fest and she was delightful to watch sing. 
 

21-7-3

 Dee Daniels put on a clinic. She can sing and she kicked ass. 

21-7-2

 Ludic. All light pollution is intentional...

This record reminds me of when I bought a Trans Am record in, oh...., 1995 or so, and the CD came with a sticker on it that said, "all distortion on this recording is intentional. there is nothing wrong with your CD." 

To this date, Trans Am Surrender to the Night is one of my favourite albums. 

Ludic was better than I expected. These kids are 19 years old. They've lived in a pandemic for the last 2 years and they admitted this was their first hour long live show. I'm sure they did the math before; "do we have enough songs?" They did. Are they brilliant? No. Good enough? Maybe. And when they all move on to other bands and have greater success, the Ludic years will be reveled in. 

21-7-1

 Peggy Lee Band. 

21-6-30

 Limbs of the Stars. Backstage. Vancouver International Jazz Fest. This might be my favourite photo of the festival.

21-7-29

 I know I took a picture today. I can't find it. I think I might be able to find it. I think a lot of things. 

21-6-28

 Blue Moon Marquee at the VIJF. 

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21-6-26

 Dalava plays Jazz Fest.

21-6-25

 Snotty Nose Rez Kids. Jazz fest started today. It's the only music festival running in Canada right now. Things are slowly returning to normal? Maybe? I don't know.

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21-6-19

 T-Max 100

21-6-18

 Yashica point and shoot. 

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21-6-16

 Maybe more of our streets shouldn't be streets.

21-6-15

 I have a piece of crap 2003 Nissan Pathfinder. It's my "primary" car, as in, I purport to like petrol powered things. I have a classic NA Miata which makes me happy, and a Moto Guzzi motorcycle which I put on the road for the first time in 3 years this spring. The Miata has been off the road and uninsured since last September. The Guzzi got insured on a whim and has been ridden at least 3 times in the last 3 months. The Pathfinder? It's my primary vehicle, the beater, the utilitarian vehicle. I haven't put gas in it since last January. There's some construction going on in my neighborhood (see tomorrow's picture) and I had to move the Pathfinder so I took it for a spin up to the Cypress Mountain lookout, took a photo, and drove it home again. (maybe this should be a picture of the Pathfinder?) Nearly $500 in insurance and $70 in gas is what it's cost me over the last 5 months. That's more than $2/kilometer. And a lot of that driving was just making sure the damn thing still worked. 

I should sell it. 

But even the best of car shares might cost this much when considering the once a year I drive the thing to a place. 

And today it got me this picture. 

Cars are silly things. I have 2 of them. My gross mileage since January 1? About 300kms. 

Maybe I should buy a van to convert into a camper too....

21-6-14

 It's strange seeing the park with no one in it. Covid has made the park a socializing hub and the City of Vancouver has gone as far as to legally permit alcohol in the park. I can't remember the last time I've seen no one here unless it was pouring rain.

21-6-13

 Franklin-Christoph makes some of the best fountain pens on the planet without requiring a second mortgage on your home to acquire one. 

21-6-12

 Price seems a bit steep. Maybe there's a shortage on potted flowering plants too. Premium pandemic pricing all around. 

21-6-11

 Side job. 54 hours so far. Little bit of walking around money for July. Oh yeah, I'm taking July off. The whole month. Can't wait. 

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21-6-9

Green this week. With matching eyeshadow.
 

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21-6-7

 Abstract shots on the way home.

21-6-6

 I bought this van with 180,000kms on it.

21-6-4

 Vancouver landmark (?) Only Seafood is slowly being scraped off the face of the planet. The company I work for used to own this building. Truth be told, it was slowly rotting into the hole it was built above. There was a plan to save it once.

It was mostly about the sign. 

I aquired 2 boxes of Rego coffee cups from the restaurant that were left behind when the building was sold. I opened one box, the second was "spares". They are everything you would want out of a diner coffee cup. Heavy, a bit small, the perfect shape, and functional white. I use them nearly every day as they are the perfect size for a strong Americano. It's been over 5 years and I haven't broken one. Yet. But I have spares still in the box. 

I never did eat there. They shut down soon after I took this photo.  

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