i am dressing as a real cute boy for halloween...

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my field recording project blog:

http://explorerssound.wordpress.com/

by morning it sunk in and was all around me

i was given space and time.
i was allowed so many hours a day to let my mind wander.
i wanted to think back of my brothers and i in dark blue blazers gliding across united church steps in the frost.
i wanted to think back of us chasing each other through birch stands.
instead i looked forward.
thoughts forward.
all of these things revealed themselves.
the fog lifted.
there are still days when the fog seems right. when i want it shrouding my head like a crown. fog in my beard.
but who can sleep with a crown on their head?

full moon

there are plenty of fish in the sea.













i am challenging myself to overcome this smoothly.
to wake up and be okay.
to get healthy.
to move on.
to channel all of it into the next 2 months.
to lean on everyone else.
to wake up and be okay.

mail

broke into a post office and stole all of their stamps, roughly 5000, all to be stuck to letters, brown envelopes, and sent one by one to you until they are gone. 10 page letters in every envelope. mostly maps. sealed with wax. written by candle in another language. strings.
bicycle on wet tarmac.
brown canvas bag, worn.
hat with ear flaps.
your breath.
cigarette.
no, no cigarette.
mint gum.
licorice.
camera.
warm handshake.
scarf.
tweed.
maps.

space invaders 2008

a thought:

1. how much free stuff can you buy with $100?

as well

if you haven't seen my video installation yet please do soon. it comes down on October 6th. i'd love to hear what you think.

it is located above the spill coffee bar at 414 george st. n. and is viewable from dusk till dawn.

best,
jb

frost on the roof of my car

amazing that year after year when fall rolls around i get more and more nostalgic and sentimental. nostalgia is a real welcome feeling for me, one of my favorites and i don't really get it. is it my connection to autumn's past? the anticipation of the oncoming winter? is it merely the change? aside from the obvious twee reasons to love fall like leaves changing, sweater weather, cool clear nights what makes it my favorite? and how come i don't need to think of any of those things when i confidently say that fall is my favorite season, based strictly on the feel outside? it's back to school for some, hockey season starts, parks close, the weather is better for working outside.... i don't really understand. but i'm excited to walk to work this morning with one more layer then i had on a week ago.

and no fall is complete without a trip to the wonderful Tyrone Mill in Tyrone, Ontario. a few minutes west of where i grew up, the Tyrone Mill offers the most delectable little treats on cool autumn days. cinnamon donuts made fresh right before your eyes, candy sticks, coffee, preserves and of course, apple cider that is amazing. you get to watch them make it. the entire building is almost still totally authentic, sans the Bunn coffee maker. the upstairs still left how it was 100 years ago? saws and sanders and tons of manual woodworking tools. plus the views from upstairs out onto the mill pond are amazing. do explore this free piece of Ontario history. and eat some donuts while you're there. they are so greasy they soak through the bag and are so good.