Saturday, February 7, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
It's that long dark slough of despond called winter in Atlantic Canada. Seasonal depression, grim news daily, that feeling of constantly being stuck between the fight or flight response. It seems at times that there are no sensations other than cold, angry, sore, tired and sad. Time to forcibly remind myself of the things that have given me joy:
Watership Down, Born to Run, The Right Stuff (book and film) Ronnie Drew's version of Easy and Slow, any cover of Atlantic City, The Cruise of S.M.S. Emden, great character actors; David Andrews, Robert Knepper and Tom Sizemore, Henri le Chat Noir, lovely British actresses; Kate Winslet, Rosamund Pike and Emily Mortimer. That airplane montage they show after the trailers in Empire Theatres, movies where Sean Bean lives(it happens, the entire Sharpe series, for one), kittehs, My Folks; Major Dad and the Squirrel who Didn't Take Her Ritalin, Airfix, The Onion, German cuisine, Elvis' Devil in Disguise, the flower duet from Lakme, The DeHavilland Mosquito, flying with the Snowbirds, Blackhawk Down (film and book), The Minstrel Boy duet between Bob Gunton and Colm Meaney in Star Trek TNG, the S.A.S., The Master and Margarita, Bitch Summits, Suzy Boggus singing Someday Soon, gratuitous alliteration, The Atlantic (magazine and ocean), BBQ ribs, The Hunt for Red October (book and film), The Nashwaak River, and, of course, my wife, who has carried me as many times as I've carried her. —Ivan
Watership Down, Born to Run, The Right Stuff (book and film) Ronnie Drew's version of Easy and Slow, any cover of Atlantic City, The Cruise of S.M.S. Emden, great character actors; David Andrews, Robert Knepper and Tom Sizemore, Henri le Chat Noir, lovely British actresses; Kate Winslet, Rosamund Pike and Emily Mortimer. That airplane montage they show after the trailers in Empire Theatres, movies where Sean Bean lives(it happens, the entire Sharpe series, for one), kittehs, My Folks; Major Dad and the Squirrel who Didn't Take Her Ritalin, Airfix, The Onion, German cuisine, Elvis' Devil in Disguise, the flower duet from Lakme, The DeHavilland Mosquito, flying with the Snowbirds, Blackhawk Down (film and book), The Minstrel Boy duet between Bob Gunton and Colm Meaney in Star Trek TNG, the S.A.S., The Master and Margarita, Bitch Summits, Suzy Boggus singing Someday Soon, gratuitous alliteration, The Atlantic (magazine and ocean), BBQ ribs, The Hunt for Red October (book and film), The Nashwaak River, and, of course, my wife, who has carried me as many times as I've carried her. —Ivan
Friday, January 23, 2015
To all of the beautiful people of Halifax; I love you. Your kindness and authenticity means more to me than you will ever know. Thank you. —West is not best
Thursday, January 22, 2015
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the wonderful lady who offered me a ride home from the Quinpool superstore the other day! Although I couldn't accept your offer, your kindness totally made my day. I have to admit that sometimes the Halifax weather gets me down...but the kindness of strangers in this city never fails to amaze and inspire me. :) —Definitely picked the right place to go to school
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
I've been here for a little over a week going to school. I just wanted to give a big shout out to the city so far for their kindness. I'm happy to live here and this place could not be more inviting! Much LOVE. —The City of Halifax