there is the possibility of not being able to leave the building if a bear is circling it

lol,wut?

an actual excerpt from my prof's email, re: Churchill

peace

Culture Days

It's Culture Days in Canada and I'm back at school. The person who thought of this even should get an award. There are so many great things happening in Winnipeg this weekend and when I checked the map there were even 26 events listed in Flin Flon!!!

Last night I went to a hotdog party which wasn't an organized CD event, but it should've been. There were guests from all over the country, united by our common love of architectural design, and a hotdog eating competition.

Tonight I went to an outdoor film showing/live improv music and singing, then to the Winnipeg Art Gallery where there are events happening all night, then to Portage and Main (Canada's most famous intersection) for a screening of Guy Maddin's My Winnipeg. It's great seeing everyone get out and enjoy some fun activities in the city.

At school this year I'll be traveling to Churchill Manitoba for a studio trip... stay tuned kids!

peace.

dinner at prof's

Both studio crits, all students, several partners.

much much food.

I made my usual fruit salad and the usual thing happened: to start everyone spooned out their bits and pieces and then by the end of the night everyone was just taking pieces out with their fingers. I think that's a huge compliment that people keep picking away at the fruit, but it also says something really lovely about the comfort levels between people - high.

Also afterwards unrelated party at an amazing apartment - E: like yours at Anamoe, but super huger.

priority list: super secret project, then tech portfolio and hopefully something for world pinhole photography day.

peace.

review equals done!

My final review was yesterday and it was great!

We really set the mood by playing some music from the museum, serving tea and cookies, and fresh flowers.

I'm caught up on sleep, and wine!

Tomorrow I'm going to watch some reviews and then work on my portfolio and finish my schoolwork.

peace

another day without sunshine

10:30 pm coffee break:

guy in elevator: how's your project going?

Lori: awesomely?

gie: ha ha - (mixed horror and shocked laugh)

L: I just realized that I went another full day without seeing the sun. I think I'm getting scurvy or whatever lack of sun causes.

gie: what does cause scurvy? (obviously delirious)

later, in my brain: no I'm thinking of vampirism. I'm definitely getting that.

peace

CANcon

I was thinking last night about something I started a few years ago and haven't really continued. Several years I decided to eliminate all popular culture from my life. I decided to start with radio/music, then move to tv, then who knows... I don't think it ever occurred to me to eliminate films. I'm such a huge film junkie. I love seeing films!!!

I decided last night that I should continue what I started - keeping in mind I've only 99% scaled back on tv, but I still consider that a success. I'm giving up films. No, that's way too intense. I'll give up Hollywood films.

Canadian films only.

Should I include docs? Should I allow myself a periodic Hollywood film? Foreign language and zero budget films?

Canadian films and docs. I can do that. Paul Gross' Gunless is coming out in the next few weeks and so is the new April Mullen/Tim Doiron adventure called 'Gravytrain.' Bruce MacDonald is working on something. I saw the new Adam Egoyan and it was great. I've been watching a lot of RPS lately too.

I'll keep you posted on how this goes and in the meantime go see some can/con. There are lots of great homegrown films out there!

peace.