Last will and testament ukulele

So i sez to mable....

mable when i die.....

Mathias Kom THE BURNING HELL

I just learned of this song and I love it!!

I will need to know it!

slayer christmas

Okay, Fucking hilarious!!

passerby

you ever have those bright and shining moments

where, your friends just make you smile?

so big your cheeks kinda hurt,

and you're chuckling to yourself,

as you walk down the street

by yourself,

and you know that you're getting

a few looks from the passerbys,

because of your ridiculous grin.

but it doesn't matter.

heh heh.

because I feel pretty good.

I'm lucky

and my friends are great!

The Black Angels | Commodore Ballroom Vancouver

I saw the Black Angels last night.

I haven't listened to them much,

but my friend really enjoys their music

and i'm always up to going to see some music.

I think the show was enjoyable to watch.

The drummer was a girl, and that in itself,

KicKs ass!

You just don't see many girl drummers.

Most of the songs, the drummer and bassist started them.

It really gave it a powerful effect.

Although, I feel that the levels could have been better.

I mean, the guitars seemed to me a little washed out,

and the vocals could have been louder.

But i guess that was an error on the sound guy,

or maybe not,

maybe my ears were just not hearing it.

The band consisted of drums, bass, organ, guitar, vocals,

an occasional accompaniment of low tom and a cymbal from the bassist, for that big sound.

They had an interesting layering psychedelic sound.

I will definitely listen to them more.

Typically, i listen to that mellow, melodic, kinda depressing music..haha,

but i think, i'll put them into my roster of music and see how it works out.

The Black Angels

morning theme song | December 1st 2thousand10

Blrrling...

I have a new guitar.
She's great.
Sounds amazing.
Looks kick ass.
Too bad,
I SUCK at guitar!!!!!
Ahhh, but it's all in good fun.
Just keep on pushing.
keep on learning.

geez louise..

ups and downs.
riding the wave.
it's all a learning curve.
right.
argh.

on another note.
I'm a bad momma.
bojakks tail some how got caught in the door
when we were coming in the building.
what a frickin' bloody mess.
my poor little guy.

Double fucking rainbow people..

Today was such a perfect day.
I say that there wasn't anything in particular that made it super great,
I mean, in a way, like i didn't win the lottery or anything.
it was just all a filing of a sequence of events that made me smile.
It was great!

Today on the way to work,
it was a cold day.
A very cold day for vancouver.
But a sunny day.
After a few days of dreary,
i'm walking to work and i happen to look up to see,
my beautiful mountains all fresh and crisp,
dusted with snow.
It looks amazing.
It made me smile.
It put a chuckle in my throat,
and a spring into my step.

I begin to think about all the seasons.
The days when you can't even see the mountains at all,
to the days when you look up and suddenly they're full of luscious green
or white.
What a beautiful city i live in.

Then after a day of work...
a night of play.
Full of music,
and friends
and tons of laughter,
that always,
ALWAYS,
fills my soul.
I feel lucky.
Very lucky and full of life
and smiles all around.
Thank you.
Double Fucking rainbow people...
Double Fucking rainbow......

local art

Today i went to a craft show called the Make it Vancouver.
It featured many cool and interesting items from local artists,
from jewelry, art, clothing,
pretty much a good variety and range of things.
I like going to stuff like that,
seeing new things and what people are creating.
I also like to support the local artists.
if i were to buy something, it's nice to know it original and it's going to the little guy.

At the show there were two in particular tables i did enjoy their work very much.
Lala Terrariums.
She arranged intriguing looking succulent plants in very cool interesting glass containers.
They were very well done

The other Artist that grabbed my attention was
Patrick Markle.
He is a local artist, that from my perspective, is very influenced by Lawren Harris.
Who is my favourite of the Group of Seven,
and maybe perhaps that is why i his work so much.
Like Harris, his paintings carry the same fluidity of brush strokes, the use of blue tones and the mountain landscapes.
Here's a few of his pieces

Dear Hotmail...oh how i hate you and let me count those ways

Dear Hotmail,

I hate you.
I hate because you let some stupid virus leak into my address book and now i'm looting everyone i know with ads on Viagra and money making schemes.
Ah, a world fueled on sex and money.

I hate you because i have no idea how to stop it.
Everyday, there is someone new that has received yet another email from me.
It seems to not stop at just one ad.
Everyday there's more.
I find it frustrating and embarassing that i don't know how to stop it!
ARgh!
GRrrr!

Oh hotmail. how i hate you.
I know it's not completely your fault.
You, yourself did not write this ridiculous virus...
or did you?
I need to hate some one for this, therefore i hate you.
I know we've been together for so long.
You were my first.
Oh geez, looking back.
We were, just babies, weren't we?

I just don't know what to do anymore.
I think i just have to say it..
Hotmail... i think i want to break up.

loving electric

Aaaaahhhh
something about playing on stage.
It's like an electrical storm.
it's like being in love..
everything, all of it.
all wrapped up into that twenty five minutes.

all the chaotic excitement
the nervousness,
the electric high,
that just makes you want to giggle
and smile so hard
it just makes you want to smile even bigger...
whew!!
damn that was good.
I would image some would say...
ahhh give me a smoke.
ggrr...
eeerrrrrrr.
but i don't smoke, so....
i say..
give me a hug and a high five
yeah baby, that's what i'm talking about
can't wait until next time!!

making band practice with just your..iphone?

So i've just recently come into knowledge of this application for your iphone.
i don't have an iphone.
I know, so uncool..
well i guess i always knew that there were a few applications like this out there.
but i guess what i'm trying to say is that i didn't realize how crazy good they are.
technology advancements and electronics, it amazes me sometimes...
although, i'm still waiting for my hover skateboard, like in back to the future II
and well, teleportation of course.
be anywhere, in an instant.
I say. Awesome.
Funnily enough, i'd probably still always be five minutes late.
But anyways i digress.
Back to this instrument/ guitar application on iphone.
there are people that seem to be able to play them pretty well.
they sound pretty fricking good, for a fake, computerized instrument.
AND on your fricking phone none the less!
Holy crap!
It makes me want to go out there and build a band, solely playing with phone apps.
I guess, if i had an iphone.
and maybe knew at least 3 other people that had one too....
and, yeah well....
Haha, how funny would that be?
I know it's kinda already been done, thus the video posted (below)
but , wow, crazy hilariousness
The world and where it's going...i guess.
Geez louise
My mind was just frickin' blown!
Well kinda, sorta, maybe...
just a little bit, totally.
but not that much.
But still kinda funny.

hhmmm, i want to post something.
but i don't have anything interesting to write.....................
Mmmmerrrr

The Rural Alberta Advantage

i saw these guys open for City and Colour back in feb 2010
and i enjoyed them so much, i've become a big fan.
I've just recently saw them play at the Biltmore on saturday night
and they were truly wonderful.
There are three of them.
They were full of energy and a vibrant life force for ears.
I loved that fact that the lead guy and the girl played a couple different instruments.
It kept it interesting to watch.
There were two keyboards, a variety of percussion instruments, shakers,
the girl also occasionally played a low tom and a glockenspiel
the drummer is quiet good as well.
I do enjoy his drumming style.
I was inspired and impressed that three people could produce such passionate full rich music.
it was great to watch.
Great Canadian band.
Check them out if you like
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Here's two of my favourite songs

music is fun. i like you.

As i continue on,
on this musical journey....
after two weeks of hiatus,
we are back on
and it feels great!!
Good practice jam tonight.
i feel rejuvenated!
So nice to be on the drums,
soul pounding.

On another note...
another ukeMinute, with ukeLoops!!!
come, please and enjoy...
i know i'm having fun!
(it's a combo of guitar, slide guitar, the uke and bass)

ukeLoopTrack7

more ukeLoops

really, i know.
more ukeLoops.
it's just that i'm having too much fun.
and now i've borrowed a friend's guitar to add to the mix.
which, by the way, i SUCK at guitar.
i used to play guitar.
or i tried.
i took lessons...
and well now.
there's so many damn strings!
and it's SO big...
well compared to little ole ukie.
i've got to make the most of this loop pedal.
the rental is up in ten days...
...hmm... maybe it's an idea to invest...

ukeLoops number3

The Ukesters

The Ukesters
A ukulele troop i am part of.
there are nine of us, and usually each song we do, we are divided into parts.
here we are from tonights practice, having a little fun with wipe out.
Daphne on the "skat" solo and myself on the uke solo.
Good fun!
Listen if you like :) ....
The Ukesters wipe out

uke loops two

So, i am having much fun with this loop pedal.
Still learning and needing to perfect and hone in on my ideas and the whole looping process.
Just a couple more rough drafts... to listen to if you may...
who know's where this may go.
will be interesting what it will be in the end.
i can see it
put your ear here..
ukeLoops track9
ukeLoops track8

singing in the rain

you ever notice that some people sing when they talk?
i was walking down the street last night,
listening to all the sounds around me,
singling out the details..
when i heard it
like a song.
just a conversation between two people,
a little further back behind me
singing a conversation about their day and what not.
don't think i've ever noticed before
huh, funny.
it did make me smile to myself

Uke Loops

As we all know, i'm loving uking it. I have now, discovered something else just to get me even more consumed with my uke. I know, it can be trouble... BUT AWESOME!
I've now been using a loop pedal with my electric uke. I'm loving the idea of keeping the rhythms and the patterns simple, but yet layering to get your effect. Using a variety of things to produce the sound you need to achieve it. Yeah, i don't know, it could go all a rye, or maybe i've found a new obsession to love, to grow..who knows.. here's a rough i'm working on.

Check it..
Uke loop riff

The BoomCase by Mr. Simo

Wow, how cool are these? I just randomly came across Boombox suitcases.. this guy makes self powered amps in old vintage suitcases! I gotta say, if i had money, i'd buy one.. they just look so neat. yes i said it, NEAT!

theboomcase.wordpress.com

broken social scene - commodore oct 13th. 2010

fucking KICK ass show!
My most FFfffavourite song of the evening..
KC Accidental


I loved all the instruments. watching all the people on stage in amazement on all their talents in what they do.
It would be so cool to play with that many people and be all together in a moment on stage.
Would also be cool to play in a group of people, interchanging instruments during the set...
Whoa! That gets my mind percolating.

i liked all the layers of sounds in the show.
i found it interesting to listen to each individual instrument and picking out their part and then move on to the next and then the next and then just listening to them all at once, together in how they all work as one... a great wall of noise smacking you in the face of intrigue.
It was great!
It got me moving.
I danced and
my mind was moved, into many thoughts and excitement.
And i danced some more..
That, my friend was a good show.

how do you say.. deeelovely..

I'll let out a big sigh...

well it's been a long time since i've kept up with this...blogging business..
well, it's been not too long i've been away.
i do occasionally visit.
And i have been keeping inspired and creative and busy.
but, now that the summer is behind us and the sun is slowly going down earlier for it's slumber each night,
it is time to move on to more productive projects for the rainy season.
this, i look forward to.
most people begin to get depressed about even the thought of the 4 months or more of rain rolling in..
but i beg to differ. i feel more focused, less distracted and i love getting cozied up with a flick or having indoor time.
don't get me wrong, the sun and warm weather is missed, i'm just pointing out the great things of the other side..
ooh and snowboarding.. YAY!
well anyways.
time to get back at it.
more forward.
i feel good about this.

Pisces Dream...and one gemini

This is the band i play in, Pisces Dream. I play the drums. Nikkie ruud is the singer/writer/guitarist. Tobi higo is lead guitarist/vocals. Russell bonaguro is the bassist. These are an amazing group of people that are super talented and all around wonderful and always always full of smiles and laughs. I feel really lucky.

Please feel free to check us out and keep updated with myspace

http://www.myspace.com/apiscesdream

somewhere over the rainbow ukulele- 1000 views!!

Yeahhh!!! ONE Thousand views. My first! A thousand people out there watched my somewhere over the rainbow. Cool!

wish you were here - ukulele cover pink floyd

This will destroy you

I've been listening a lot of this band lately.
I think they're great! I like the build ups, the explosions, the drumming is great, I would love to create music like this.
Check them out

THIS WILL DESTROY YOU

longboarding

this summer, i've really gotten into longboarding. I got myself a longboard in the spring and i love it. I really like The Originals board and their skate team. I've been watching a lot of their vids. Here's an amalgamation of their riders...

Felix Thorn’s Increidble Music Sculptures

Wow, i guess it's been a long time here...
Aaahh how the summer gets away with you.
Here is something interesting a friend passed along to me.

kitsunenoir.com

Myface on Yourspace book

So, I'm checking through my mySpace.
I generally like myspace.
For me, i get to listen and find new music.
and keep up to date with the bands that i do like.
but occasionally, occasionally you get an email in your inbox,
from some stranger, that you don't wish to know, but wants to know you.
Sure, fine and dandy, you want to meet people, friends, lord knows what...
but really?
really?
here is the email as follows..

"How are you doing, and how is your day going, hope it as being really great for you , I'm new on here, and i was going through profiles and i felt it could be the right time to make more friends, and I may like to get to know more about you. if you don't mind you contact me on my priavte email which is Micheal1234580 on yahoo messenger, "I wish I could see through your eyes so I would know what you like to see. I wish I knew your wishes, so I could give you everything you want. I wish I dreamed the same dreams you do, and together we could make them come true. I wish I knew what makes you happy, so I could make you the happiest person in the whole world. And lastly, I wish I were a cell in your blood, so I would be sure I was somewhere in your heart."
Micheal.

Really?
Rrreally?
Seriously guy...
My most favourite line and it was the closing line, the line that's "going" to really reel you in,
the clencher is..
"I wish i were a cell in your blood, so i would be sure i was somewhere in your heart."
Ha! Oh god, that's too funny.

Goodbye flower lady

There's this house, not far from where i live,
where the front of the house is completely full of many types of flowers.
i used to walk by this house frequently for years, until my change of routine and job had posed otherwise.
this cute quaint little house, always had a small table set up in the driveway,
full of little jars and bottles filled with beautiful little bouquets of flowers from the garden.
on the table was a wooden box with a hole cut out of the top for a dollar donation, if you wished to take a bouquet.
I remember the first time i saw this, I thought to myself "how sweet is this? how often in this world and age do find that someone has put out little bouquets from their garden that they love, to share with others, and to trust people to leave money for donations"
It made me smile.
I bought a few bunches, gave them out to friends and people i worked with.
It really made my day.
After that, every spring, when the weather began to get nice and i would notice that everything was in bloom,
I would go by that house,
drop my loonie or toonie donations and grab flowers for my house.
And would continue to get flowers throughout the summer, whenever i was passing by.

Today, i'm a little sad.
It was a bright, warming sunny day and i'm on a walk with my dog.
i thought, "i will stop by and bring some flowers home."
When i got to the house,
the little table was out.
But no flowers.
Just a straw hat with a ribbon around it and a picture of an elderly lady, wearing that exact same hat with the ribbon
and below the picture it said 1920-2010.
This sweet old lady.
I didn't know her, but she put a smile and warmth in my heart with her flowers for many years.
Her flowers brighten my home, year after year.
I'm sad to know that she and it is gone.

Wherever she may be, i hope my little flower lady is happy and is in the biggest most wonderful beautiful garden ever.
Thank you for the many many years of sharing your beauty and warmth.

5ft2 and eyes of blue

A met a friend from japan and her name is Akiko.
She plays the ukulele as well,
and very well.
She leaves to go back in a couple days,
but tonight she came by and we had a little ukulele jam session.
It was a lot of fun!
I probably could have played the ukulele all night.

Anyways, Akiko taught me a few things, and i hope she learned a few tricks from me too.
She taught me a song called five foot two, eyes of blue.
The happiest little blues song.
I love the ukulele, such a happy little instrument.

Here is two recordings of us playing.
I had a good night.
Have a safe trip back to Japan Akiko.
I will see you in September, don't forget your ukulele.

Click.

I had great wonderful detailed dreams last night
and many of them!
I'm not going to get into all the details of each and every one of them.
But all i'm going to say is that they were all full of creativity and being creative..
and taking a lot of pictures.

I dream quite often of taking the most amazing, blow your frickin' mind photos.
They're full of interesting angles and textures, explosive colours and intriguing buildings...
among with many other fantastic things that i can't believe my eyes are seeing.
sometimes the colours are so intense, so vivid and clear.
they are so bold, they are like colours i've never seen before.
sometimes in my dreams i see things that i want to take pictures of,
but the moment goes by so quickly the composition is lost,
or that i've forgotten my camera and it's so disappointing,
because all i wanted to do was just to capture it in my little photograph capture box.
Click.

I think i should get out there and take more photos.
Get that composition.
Get that different angle
that different view.

My palms are turning ORANGE?

So my palms are turning orange.
it's true, i know.
yesterday, i noticed that my one palm, actually my left palm was orange.
well, had spots of stained orange.
i thought i touched something or, i don't really know, just something.
It looked like faded henna
or something rusty that i've touched and now it's stained me.
but no.
i washed my hands and it's still there.
I washed my hands, fifty times through out the day
and it's still there.

A new day.

This morning i get to work and notice that now,
my right palm is now orange.
What the F?!
ORANGE
Again, I wash.
I scrub.
What the hell?

Now i know that if you eat too many carrots, you can get a tint of orange.
I heard that before
I've always thought it was a little bit of an urban legend,
but i've heard it.

But my problem is that i haven't been eating copious amounts of carrots.
I've been eating a lot of watermelon lately.. does that count?
So i google "palms turning orange"
and the many, many answers i get in return, is that, well clinically,
if you can say that.. I am ingesting too much beta carotene...
But like i said, i'm not ingesting those copious amounts of carrots.
so now i search watermelon...
and this is what i found...
a quote from a long statement of the many things that watermelon does and is...
it goes as such..
"Sweet, juicy watermelon is actually packed with some of the most important antioxidants in nature. Watermelon is an excellent source of vitamin C and a very good source of vitamin A, notably through its concentration of beta-carotene."

Well. I guess there you have it.
My palms are turning orange, because I've been eating watermelon everyday for the past two weeks.
Is this really true?
Huh.
Who knew?
I guess, we will never really know whether this holds true or not.
because you and i both know,
that what you can learn on the internet is only hear say.
any schmo can post something on the internet... look at me as see speak...
it's only up to you to use your ole brain and decide what is usable valuable information that you can learn from and utilize it to make your own opinion.

All i know is that i have a tasty, mouth watering sweet sweet chunk of watermelon sitting in my fridge
and i want to eat it....
but IS IT turning my hands ORANGE!!!!???
OH! This self torture of my mind!!!

ticketmaster sucks my.....

You know i'm really starting to hate ticketmaster
I love going to concerts,
and unfortunately most of the time, ticketmaster is the only way to get your tickets.

I just bought four tickets for a show
these were the charges stated as follows...

TypeAdult Ticket 19+
Ticket PriceCA $32.50 x 4
Facility ChargeCA $1.50 x 4
Convenience ChargeCA $8.70 x 4

A Frickin' $8.70 convenience charge?!!!
For each ticket?

A few days later, i'm on ticketmaster again, i'm curious and for some reason, i don't know why but i run through 4 tickets for the same concert again.
The total for these tickets are $170.80
A whole $5.50 cheaper!
Why?!
I'm enraged.
What the F?
It's not really the $5.50, that i'm cussing about it's the principle.
I email the customer support.
I just received their response.
This is what it says...

"Thanks for your email. It is our pleasure to assist you today.

Based on the information provided in your original email, we checked your purchase and see your total was $170.80 plus the processing fee of $5.50 for a total cost of $176.30.

We apologize for any inconvenience this misunderstanding may have caused you."

So on top of the taxes, that i, of course have to pay..
there is a convenience charge of almost $9 each,
and then on TOP of that there's a processing fee?!
What else?
Would you like to kick my dog and slap me in the face too, Ticketmaster?

GGgggggrrrrrr.........

insPired puSh

I know that last post was bland
I was feeling deflated after a horrible jam
the person i was playing music with wasn't horrible
quite the opposite.
i guess, just myself was horrible
i know i'm not that horrible
it was an off night
but none the less, besides my own self disappointment
i had fun,
i learned something,
and i got inspired to push myself
to learn more
to do more
to practice more
and get awesome
that i'm happy about
because it's these moments that keep the fire burning,
hard and fierce.

you really need to nurture your creativity or it can die
well not really die, because it's always within you,
but it definitely won't grow without the nurture
and i think it could possibly wane
even just a little.

confidence
comes from knowledge
and with knowledge,
comes some many possibilities of creation

i wish i was creative and knowledgeable
it will come
slow and easy
each day
just...
just keep at it, with every little bit

Elliott Brood Uking it

Too much plastic

Cool song for a serious problem





Out of sight
Out of mind
Doesn't mean the problem has gone away
And i don't mean just for plastics

http://whatmablesaid.blogspot.com/2008/09/my-plastic-monster_25.html

morning theme song | may 12th 2thousand10

If I could grow wings I would do anything
Just to keep you with me
Can’t you see
If I could fly high I would give you the sky
Don’t you make that mistake
What does it take

these songs that wake up with my my head make me chuckle...oh, honeymoonsuite.
And what are they doing this video?
So bad 80's.
It's funny.

Jam and Jelly

Something in the air tonight
the soft breeze is a cozy swirl of a cool air with just the right combination of warm
and it smells like fruit, bubble gum and candy, with just a little bit of tart

Tonight was a great night for music.
Ahhh i miss this,
these moments when we're all on the same page,
every feeling
every note
every kick of the bass drum
every plink of the guitar string
and every pang of the bass guitar
A good and dear old friend and bandmate in for a night of jam.
this dynamic trio.
It wasn't always amazing
But it was always fun.
It's been over a year.
since the three of us have played together,
and it was, well,
I'm not going to lie to you...
Just AWESOME.
I won't fill you up with cheesy metaphors detailing how incredible i feel right now,
being able to play like this again
but,
it's like.. something in the air tonight...
amalgamation of electric warm fruit and bubble gum swirling like a mini tornado in the night..
and
phil colins.
..there's something in the air tonight......

in the land of swirling dust

so here's a another dream i just have to record..

I'm at a hotel with a large group of people and my family. we are all about to leave to go to some dinner/banquet/party some sort of function. the function is at the Docks, not far from the hotel. When i say a hall down by the docks, i don't mean a sketchy, suspcious place down by the docks, i guess i just call it the docks referring it to how it is in toronto, or in many major cities where there it's nice and done up by the waterfront.

So everyone is starting to file out, getting in limos and cars to head over to the hall. As i come out of the hotel, i've just missed a ride with some of my family, the limo is pulling away. Some one, a hotel concierge tells me it will be a bit until the next limo, and suggests i drive. My mom and i get into my car and she is driving. we driving no longer than 5 minutes and i'm getting frustrated and wondering why is she driving my car, I think i know how to get to the function. So i tell her to pull over, so that i can drive. We proceed to drive along this dusty dirt road. The sand or dirt and dust flying around us is a reddish colour. On the right side of the road, it's just ends, it drops off and there are big ships, many freighters in the water. We continue to drive. The traffic now is picking up. There are motorists and old motorcycles that are passing by us, one with 5 passengers all stacked and piled on top of each other, like clowns on a motorbike. There are small trucks transporting cargo, all stacked high on their flatbeds. by the type of cars and people in the traffic, i begin to think to myself, "i'm not sure if i'm going in the right diretion anymore. we should have been at the hall by now. I think i must have missed a turn." I now realize that we must be going the wrong way and we're a bit lost.

We stop at the end of the road. Were now in a city. It looks like an old city. And when i say old city, i mean, everything looks like it made of stone and clay and sand. A city like Nazereth or Bethlaham with constant swirl of dust flying around you. The clothes on the people are old and dirty, dusty like a construction worker. A lady sees that my mom and I look lost. She can tell that we are not from the area. She herself is not from the area. She is a tourist, but knows the city a little bit. Enough to know that it's a dangerous city, especially, if you don't know how to speak the language and where you're going. I explain to her that we were supposed to be at some hall, in New york, by the Docks. She pulls out a map and explains to us how far we are. How we got this far, i'm surprised, because all we did was drive down this road and not for long and suddenly we are on the opposite side to of the city, in a whole new country. We are looking at the map and she is trying to find us the best route to get us where we want to be. But some of the roads are dangerous, and all the street names are in a different language. I've never heard this language before, it's like hebrew, greek, and east indian, all as one. She's pointing out on the map the streets i need to take. I find the names of the streets difficult to pronounce, none the less, to remember. She gives us the map and wishes us luck and walks away.

Now it is starting to get dark. I know we are close, we just have to go down one street turn left, down that street turn right and then down another to get us back on some road heading back towards new york. Somehow, now, we are travelling on foot. The car is gone. I don't know where's it's gone... it's a dream, things are always full of holes...

So we start walking. we are looking at all the different things in our surroundings. I can tell the the locals are looking at us and are saying something to each other. We stick out like a sore thumb and we look lost. Suddenly there is a bright light shining down on us. I look up and it's a massive, yellow metal transformer walking by. We scamper out of his way. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was so big and tall and shiney and bright. I thought it looked so cool. At that moment, i thought to myself, i should be taking pictures. I bet i could get some really unbelievable, incredible pictures. But then i realized that i have forgotten my camera. I couldn't believe it. Then i thought to ask my mom for her camera and she gives me her bag, but by the time i fumble through it and find her camera, the transformer is gone.

Now we are down by some water. Large rocks are all disshevled, there appears to be a boat loading cargo at the dock and in the darkness, i look over and see a huge statue in the water. It seems to me that this statue, by the size of it, is the monument that represents this poor city that we are in. It is a huge metal statue of bulls. Running of the bulls. Raging bulls.

We cross this little bridge and walk along on these rocks or disshelveled boulders to get a closer look, perhaps a picture. And as i looked over at the statue in the dark, behind it in the distance i see in the horizon the statue of liberty clear as day with a bright green glow of the city behind it. Right then, i realized that we've forgotten, what we were doing and should get back onto our mission back towards New york and the hall. So, we turn around, walk along the rocks back to the bridge and it's gone. We're stuck in the middle of the water on these rocks. Then one of the men on the boat, loading cargo hollars over " the bridge is retractable, you just have to wait until it comes out again" so we wait and no longer than a few minutes, out it retracts from the rocks, stretching across to the other side. We proceed to walk across the bridge to the other side.

And then it ends... from there is gets choppy. I go in and out of this dream, I'm not quite sure, or maybe i just don't remember anymore. I just thought i was such an interesting detailed dream, i felt like i wanted to record it down before i completely forgot. Unfortunately i am not eloquant enough to really depict what i saw and felt in my brain of dreams, but I thought if I put down on paper it would be enough for me to remember.

A night at the Roxy

There is this horrible bar called the Roxy.
I used to pride myself in saying that I've never been there.
Like I said "used" to say.

I have a friend.
My best friend of thirty one years.
Oh god, really?
Well there, i said it, now you know,
I'm frickin' old and getting there.

We are out.
I should say, she is out.
Out on the town.
Away from the husband and the kid, and this mamma wants to dance!
How the Roxy came to fruition, i don't know,
but here we are.

As the girls danced, my other friend and i entertained ourselves with a photo shoot.
Who could out shoot.
These are a few of my products, working on shapes and textures.
well it was entertaining enough as everyone got their dance on.
In the end it was fun and worth it.
Oh those crazy full moons...

untitled

a thought.
a thought manifested.
a fleeting thought.
but a thought none the less.
a thought that was not echoed back.
Damn you.
i want to hate you.
but i can't.
Damn you.
i will not succumb to these diminishing eyes and this furrowed brow.
Oh dam you.

down at the club...

there was a new band playing...
but unfortunately, they got cut.

the light

i like to singa

well spring has definitely sprung.
something about this place is really like no other.
it's not just the sunny warm weather that makes it great
but also the the explosions of colour everywhere,
the cherry blossoms that have bloomed, accenting the sky with little pink puffs.
and i don't know what it is, but in spring time something blooms
and it smells like blueberry bubble gum.
you know what else makes today a great spring day?
today was a GREAT day to go and skate.
skate my little heart out.
get my heart rate running and my foot to the pavement.

the mighty ukulele

I want to see this documentary on the ukulele nation.
See, guys, ukes ARE cool and they're becoming more popular!

dreams

one of the few dreams i had last night/ this morning....

Two friends and myself go down to the beach. we walked down and we decided to go to the beach on the far end. obviously it was a little of a farther distance to get to, but we rarely went down to that one, so we thought we would check it out.

We get there and we are staring out at the water. the water leads to a cove or is looking across to the other side, kinda how we can look across and see North van. except, the view was unbelievable. And what i mean is that there are huge stone houses and buildings with big white pillars in the front. there were many buildings, perched or floating in the water that looked like the colosseum. it was truly unbelievable. many people around and animals are flying in the sky. At this point we were now in the water, near the entrance of the cove. A massive white feathery magnificent "bird" soars in and lands on the water just inside the cove beside one of the buildings that looks like a colosseum.

My friends and i look at each other in amazement and say "holy crap! we should come down to the side of the beach more often, it's crazy down here!"

Immediately after that moment, another huge white, feathery/furry beast turns his head and looks at us. In an instant it jumps up out of the water and lands in front of me. It is very close to me. very close. but it just sits there, perched in front of me. i don't know what to do. what does it want?

Then this beast bows his head down to me and says "climb on. lets go." So i begin to attempt to climb up onto his back. i'm trying to get my feet out of the water, stepping on his paws, trying to use them for leverage to get out. It felt like, well, have you ever tried to get back into a boat... kinda like that.

So finally i manage to get myself upon him, and like a rocket, he jumped out of the water and we soared into the sky. flying high and fast, as i held on tight around his neck.
I was riding on the back of the dog from the never ending story!
Falkor!!
It was fun.
I really do have to go down to the other far end of the beach more often.

bouncing electromagnetic waves and molecular interactions

YAY!
So i finally got rid of my radiation box (ie microwave)
I'm so excited and it feels great!
Oh, ole radiation box,
no longer for me and you.
i just can't go one like this anymore.
I rarely use you, and quite frankly, i don't want to anymore.
you are slowly poisoning me, even when i don't use you.
leaking your whatevers and your what nots into my living atmosphere.
your electromagnetic waves ..
Good bye radiation box.
I wouldn't want you to feel bad, but i have to say, i'm so happy to see you go.
Oh so very happy.

hot nuts

such great heights- electric uke

la la la....

i feel so alive, excited and inspired when i play music.
i wish i had the energy and creativity and more of an expansive knowledge of music.
just so i could play all night long.
music, it keeps me going, wanting to know more,
play more,
learn more,
do more,
experience more,
hear more,
create more...

but, why?
why is it so hard to find the people,
that feel the same?
want the same.
at the same level.
same groove.
same wave.
having more to offer.
something to learn.
wanting to learn from each other.
inspire each other.
i know you're floating around out there.
somewhere.

maybe, i'm not ready yet.
i feel ready.
i will continue to practice and
do more
learn more
play more
create more
hear more....
and one day we will find each other.
And damn, will it be a fine day.

Hi jodi!

you are one of the only few out there that reads my blog.
i don't know when you may find this,
but i thought, that one day you will
and it would be a nice surprise.
Hi jodi!
you are my best friend,
and i miss you.
i hope you are well.

earth hour

Earth hour tonight,
time to shut off the lights
Eight/thirty

the one i Heart the most

My best friend's birthday is today. (well yesterday.. but it's still kinda 26th for me, since i haven't gone to bed yet and it's only a bit past midnight...but i digress)
Bojakk is now seven! (and i don't mean my cat. Bojakk has not turned into or is posing as my cat, which is named seven. but again... i digress..)

Happy birthday boogaloo!

breakfast march 23

breakfast.
consists of..

nice hot cup of strong green tea macha
5oz cup of orange juice
scrambled eggs with cheese, chilies, caramelized red onions, tomatoes and spinach
with just a little rooster hot sauce on top,
accompanied with some delicious crispy shredded hashbrowns...
who said breakfast at home isn't the best!

roarrrrrrrr

year of the tiger
and
I'm feeling feisty!!

and off i go....

Alice and Wonderland

LOVE it!
Welll, there were a few things, i could have done without...
the lame "jig" maD haTTer does at the end
and the ole bum rush at the end...
there were some definite, cheese moments
but they only mad me laugh anyhow
and other than that...
i think i really liked it.
i won't use the word love yet.
i'll think more about it...

BUT OH! THE QUEEN.....
my favourite.

Staccato drums

This is the CRAZIEST set of drums i've EVER seen. Holy crap!

when i'm sixty four ukulele beatles

ahh the boj and me.

new love

sweet lawd.
sweet lawd.
you are finally here, i almost can't believe it's true.
it's like i've always loved you,
before i even met you.
my heart beats fast,
and i can hardly breathe,
i'm that excited.
lets close our eyes and try to store this moment.
ahhh
now, we've got the rest of our lives to get to know each other,
and to only get better.
oooh..
i'm excited!