Alright. Back in Canada after an extended hiatus in Central America; Albeit on the other side of the country.
Ill update soon though. No, seriously.
Ill update soon though. No, seriously.
This is a placeholder update.
I had a nice one written up, but then I closed the window to look at Youtube videos. Fuck.
I had a nice one written up, but then I closed the window to look at Youtube videos. Fuck.
Je grille une cigarette
Je suis du bois d'allumette
Qui se consomme et je présume
Que tout chemin se termine
Autant pour prince que vermine
La vie est ainsi faite
Or que tout est bête
Tout est vain et inutile
Lorsqu'épuisé, fatigué
Le corps n'est plus qu'un autre projectile
Propulsé depuis matin
Jusqu'au soir en bus, en train
Je sais qu'un coeur peut s'arrêter pour moins
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
Le vent est si tendre sur midi
Tu es septembre sur Paris
Je pense à toi, ça fait du bien
Toi dans ta ville et moi transsibérien
Qui t'aime et qui t'adore
Puis qui se hait d'aimer si fort
L'amour est comme je le redoutais
Imparfait
L'amour est imparfait
Imparfait
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
L'amour est imparfait
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
*
I've been listening to a lot of Ariane Moffat, Aimee Mann, and Norah Jones the last few days. Its been a good few days filled with low-key cafés, downbeat piano and half-finished expressos.
Je suis du bois d'allumette
Qui se consomme et je présume
Que tout chemin se termine
Autant pour prince que vermine
La vie est ainsi faite
Or que tout est bête
Tout est vain et inutile
Lorsqu'épuisé, fatigué
Le corps n'est plus qu'un autre projectile
Propulsé depuis matin
Jusqu'au soir en bus, en train
Je sais qu'un coeur peut s'arrêter pour moins
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
Le vent est si tendre sur midi
Tu es septembre sur Paris
Je pense à toi, ça fait du bien
Toi dans ta ville et moi transsibérien
Qui t'aime et qui t'adore
Puis qui se hait d'aimer si fort
L'amour est comme je le redoutais
Imparfait
L'amour est imparfait
Imparfait
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
L'amour est imparfait
Imparfait
Le monde est imparfait
Imparfait
*
I've been listening to a lot of Ariane Moffat, Aimee Mann, and Norah Jones the last few days. Its been a good few days filled with low-key cafés, downbeat piano and half-finished expressos.
Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that.
Now you're all gone got your make-up on and you're not coming back.
Can't you come back?
There never is a balance, is there?
When something ends up going well, something else inevitably has to falter.
I may be falling victim to Social Darwinism.
Now you're all gone got your make-up on and you're not coming back.
Can't you come back?
There never is a balance, is there?
When something ends up going well, something else inevitably has to falter.
I may be falling victim to Social Darwinism.
I am quite tired, and I have been thinking quite a bit.
I have been writing all over the walls of town.
I have been writing in my book.
*****
And thus I call to my large black friend,
"Ave atque vale"!
Now, I know it may seem silly
To speak Latin to a bird,
But the Raven likes dead things,
And I like the Raven.
******
I dog-ear books. I'm going to hell.
I have been writing all over the walls of town.
I have been writing in my book.
*****
And thus I call to my large black friend,
"Ave atque vale"!
Now, I know it may seem silly
To speak Latin to a bird,
But the Raven likes dead things,
And I like the Raven.
******
I dog-ear books. I'm going to hell.
Nearly finished.
Scared/Happy/Sad/Amazed/Excited/Worried.
I'm finished with this program on July 5th; about 3 weeks? I can't believe I have been with these people for over 8 months now. Living, working, going out, and spending every single waking hour with these people.
I don't deal well with people sometimes. I don't play with others very nicely, but I am sure as hell going to miss this group. They are my family, as weird as that sounds, and they mean the world to me right now. This whole program is a giant test of wit, diplomacy, compromise and tenacity and it has been very very difficult for me. I don't compromise very well, specifically. I have nearly been kicked out twice, and have almost quit more times than I can count; but I'm still here, and I am going to finish. Ha!
9 months of work. About 50 hours a week of volunteering making 3 dollars a day. A food budget of 5.25 per person per day, and learning to make my own bread; from scratch. It was so hard, and so fucking tiring. I've never done things that I have disliked so much before in my life, and I have never met people I have found so useless as I have here.
But you know what? I'm glad I experienced that all.
On the bright side, I do get 1000 dollars at the end, a pretty swank toque and a pretty good knowledge of how to keep a house clean. But the real benefits have nothing to do with any of that, you know? I have met some really really amazing people here, and I have learned so much from them.
I do Tai Chi every week with Nic, a Francophone from Québec city who happens to be the only other guy in the house left.
I have learned to speak French pretty well, in my opinion, with the help of a girl named Noémi from La Sarre.
I've developed a love of Swing Dancing, and do it whenever possible, wherever possible with my fabulous dancing partner, Mel, who comes from Ottawa.
Marine has helped me realize that my way isn't always the only way, and that despite the fact that I may not agree with someone's ways I can still respect them. She's from Montréal in case anyone is keeping track.
Every lunch I go to a café with Meg. We talk about Hockey, we rant about life and we gossip. I wouldn't still be here if it wasn't for these times. She left this weekend to go home for her brother's grad in North Vancouver, and I didn't realize how much I like having her around.
Thats just my housemates. There have been so many other people who I have met and taken something from.
Camille.Lisandre.Gilbert.Marc.John.Tim.Justin.Miranda.Karine.Chris. Just to name a few.
I bought a harmonica and want to play music.
But mostly, above all, I just want everyone, that includes you, Dear Reader! to know how much there is out there. Get out there, have fun, laugh and dance like noone is watching and do everything you can.
Mel just headed upstairs and said "Goodnight, Corbeau". Meg is cooking rice. I am posting photos.
Scared/Happy/Sad/Amazed/Excited/Worried.
I'm finished with this program on July 5th; about 3 weeks? I can't believe I have been with these people for over 8 months now. Living, working, going out, and spending every single waking hour with these people.
I don't deal well with people sometimes. I don't play with others very nicely, but I am sure as hell going to miss this group. They are my family, as weird as that sounds, and they mean the world to me right now. This whole program is a giant test of wit, diplomacy, compromise and tenacity and it has been very very difficult for me. I don't compromise very well, specifically. I have nearly been kicked out twice, and have almost quit more times than I can count; but I'm still here, and I am going to finish. Ha!
9 months of work. About 50 hours a week of volunteering making 3 dollars a day. A food budget of 5.25 per person per day, and learning to make my own bread; from scratch. It was so hard, and so fucking tiring. I've never done things that I have disliked so much before in my life, and I have never met people I have found so useless as I have here.
But you know what? I'm glad I experienced that all.
On the bright side, I do get 1000 dollars at the end, a pretty swank toque and a pretty good knowledge of how to keep a house clean. But the real benefits have nothing to do with any of that, you know? I have met some really really amazing people here, and I have learned so much from them.
I do Tai Chi every week with Nic, a Francophone from Québec city who happens to be the only other guy in the house left.
I have learned to speak French pretty well, in my opinion, with the help of a girl named Noémi from La Sarre.
I've developed a love of Swing Dancing, and do it whenever possible, wherever possible with my fabulous dancing partner, Mel, who comes from Ottawa.
Marine has helped me realize that my way isn't always the only way, and that despite the fact that I may not agree with someone's ways I can still respect them. She's from Montréal in case anyone is keeping track.
Every lunch I go to a café with Meg. We talk about Hockey, we rant about life and we gossip. I wouldn't still be here if it wasn't for these times. She left this weekend to go home for her brother's grad in North Vancouver, and I didn't realize how much I like having her around.
Thats just my housemates. There have been so many other people who I have met and taken something from.
Camille.Lisandre.Gilbert.Marc.John.Tim.Justin.Miranda.Karine.Chris. Just to name a few.
I bought a harmonica and want to play music.
But mostly, above all, I just want everyone, that includes you, Dear Reader! to know how much there is out there. Get out there, have fun, laugh and dance like noone is watching and do everything you can.
Mel just headed upstairs and said "Goodnight, Corbeau". Meg is cooking rice. I am posting photos.
I'll add more once I get some help to resize them. Where is Anna when you need her? On that note..I have a message to leave.
