…and I’m totally back because i was so tired, and sipping on ginger-lemongrass pop while everyone was swinging home-made brew and literally ho-downing. In one corner of the room there was 3 ladies (one guitarist, one fiddler, and one upright bassist. Then somewhat next to them amongst the crowd there was another trio of guys with the wash bin upright and washboard strummer… i can’t remember what teh 3rd guy was playing but regardless it was pretty awesome. everyone was dancing around, laughing and having a good time while i was standing there thinking about my bed, and when i’d get to listen to music in it.
I was reading the numerous transit free newspapers and learned that now more than ever the population of Vancouver and Greater Vancouver consists of more than half Visible Minorities.
I’m not sure why i capitalized that. Nor am i sure why i was so surprised. I always call this city Hongcouver. 13.8% are flips. They didn’t even have a slice of “blacks” in the pie chart so….that’s sad, and completely normal for me.
Where did all the black people go? Is vancouver really that isolated? It’s warm, it’s beautiful, and the film industry is booming here. Shouldn’t black people like this magical westcoast land. We could be a bunch of Tupacs. I guess it’s not all upside positives, living in vancouver basically secures the idea that getting to anywhere in canada will cost over $200 unless you’re flying to Edmonton. And even then…with tax and everything. shit.e.
anywho, fuck it. right now i’m over at my friend cris’, about to go to “church” down the street.She’s upstairs getting ready right now, and it’s snowing outside. The snow would be nice if vancouver hadn’t already experienced the sweet sweet signs of the summer. It was seriously +15 last week, everything is in bloom! But today there is snow covering the cherry blossoms, and pink sidewalks everywhere.
let’s face it,
the beat goes on with a shrug
with my luck,
i’ll lack the basics by a foot
and i know,
so far, so good
but these days,
maybe,
i’ll smoke them all away
while never thinkin bout
the commonalities
between the crease
between you and me, you and me
suddenly blown away
but blah blah blah
BIG nevermind and anywayssss
i love this video by RJD2, dude was born with a degenerative hip condition that disables him to support his own weight. So he walks on crutches, or gets around on his skateboard. Obviously, he’s taken being crippled to a whole new level, and far surpassed the average able-bodied human by learning how to get up and down the NYC law court steps. The same steps I, and many other individiuals have tripped, fallen or just revered for decades.
