Thursday, March 13, 2008

New Bike, Colon Nuggets


A tip off from a friend led to a new bicycle yesterday. She's the right size and yellow. It needs a new bottom bracket pin. But she works!

Pedaled her to work and back, stopping at Fujiya on the way...


I have sampled these "biscuit nuggets" and hope that the name has no literal origin.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Slide Guitar Project

About a year-and-a-half ago I started to daydream about dream jobs. The frustrating lethargy that affects many Vancouver transplants, in my case, related to a feeling that there will never be space or capital to create. So I bought a router at the Sally Anne; a drill press from Canadian Tire; a palm sander from a pawn shop and wood from Windsor Plywood.


I started making my own slide guitars. The one above is a prototype made from a fir two-by-four.

Now, they are still unfinished, and I have moved, losing the drill press along the way. But now that I am back here I feel like the guitars could use a little energy.

Maybe you'll drop in one day to find me sanding or finishing these mahogany beauties.

Tegan and Sara, Sara and Tegan...

Thanks to Luke for sharing with Catherine who shared with me. Yes, Tegan and Sara are lovely vegans:




lovely vegans


Check out the sweet music video courtesy of Uncle Rocky of Langley. Watch it! Let's go hunting.