My boys.
Andre is the little white, Gordon is the big white.. and the black of course is Marshall.

Okay. So. What a life.


The other day Terri and I went over to the plaza across from our house to meet Mark. When we were finished there we walked back through the alley, as per usual, behind the Value Village on Smith in the plaza, and there was the Ugliest but most pimpin' couch I had ever seen, along with a matching chair.
The thing was/is YELLOW (like gold) VELOUR. Can you get any fucking cooler than that? Well, We decided that no.. No you can't. Picked up the couch and started across the street, much to the annoyance of two guys who had just shown up to claim it for their own. So here we are, two girls carrying this sonofabitch of a couch across Smith itself.... Putting it down every three seconds because it WAS really heavy but I'll admit we're wimpy.

ENTER NATHAN.
Boys save the day so well sometimes.
He pulled up and parked, but he didn't see us, so he started walking over to the house... "NATHAN...!!!"
I yelled and fell down melodramatically on the couch. Hahaha.
So with the help of a man we got it up the stairs quite effectively. No one squashed any fingers or anything.
So then I had to (and yes, HAD TO) spend the whole day rearranging the livingroom to look right with this new addition. I finally got it.
I put the couch on the wall with the window, the TV is over on the diningroom wall thing... And then the leather chairs are beside the couch. Its spacey but still intimate. I like it.
It's looking like a real livingroom finally. And so goes it when you're poor white trash.

But I don't live in Surrey.. and I'm not in East Van anymore. Parts of Coquitlam are nice, I just happen to be in Clifford Olsen's neighbourhood.





But we know he ain't here.
I told my grandma that he used to live near here, she said, "Well,,, I think in any neighbourhood if you knew who your neighbours were you'd be scared, so thats alright."

HahahahahahThats our crazy Nana.


Oh. And...
Michelle updated me on the phone last night that Jen had seen teh chalk and that she didn't know what to make of it.
So I trotted my ass down to the net cafe this mornin... Nate's working overtime today, so we hung out for awhile. Paula came in, sat on my bed, had a smoke.

WHICH REMINDS ME.
I awoke this morning with Gordon, Marshall and Nathan in my bed.. Then Andre climbed in... So I look at Nate and laugh and say, "One Bed, Five People....!"
Yah, it'll be awhile before I live that one down.
But they are people. My cats are more my people than my people are my people. I can't even tell you.
Yesterday I spent about an hour and a half taking pictures and cuddling with Mar.

But I was taking about Jen.
So.. From the looks of things, I might've freaked her out a bit.
Meh....

My intentions were good.

Y'know what I LOVE????

The Killers
So maybe I'm a bit behind y'all... But seeing as how I don't listen to the radio, I'm too busy groovin' down to shit I KNOW I like....


And avoiding commercials at all costs.

OH!!!

I saw Born into Brothels last night. Excellent movie. Go watch it.

When times go bad
And times go rough, won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff?

nananananananana

Did I make it into any papers with my chalk writing antics?
no. No I did not.
But I didn't do it for that. I did it to pay hommage to a man who's music helped me through shit. A man who has entertained and amazed me for ten years. A man who has more genius in him that I think he even knows.
RANT RANT RAVE RAVE.
Thunder only happens when its raining....
Anyway.. Not much to say.
We've got ourseves a plan i motion, that if successful could change the way British Columbia views marijuana laws. It's set to commence next spring. Lots of planning, web design.. and publicity to do before then though.
I'm excited.
I hope you guys all read the article below. I could have formatted it a little better, I know but I was at someones house when I put it up.


Don't stop thinkin' about tomorrow.

I love the United States.
Fox News Suggests Canadian Katrina Generosity Meant To Embarrass George W. Bush

By D.L. McCracken
Sep 13, 2005, 16:31
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Canadian Ambassador to the United States, Frank McKenna during an interview by Fox news reporter Frank Gibson last week was grilled by Gibson on Canada's motives for reacting so quickly to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.

The interview was shown during the September 9 episode of The O'Reilly Factor, All Things Considered and was titled, "KATRINA: Is Canada Doing Enough to Help?" The interview segment was introduced after Fox news man Tony Snow reported to Bill O'Reilly the fact that Canada "continues to ship oil relatively cheap" to the northern US states. Bill O'Reilly then introduced the interview segment by saying, "I don't know what the situation is with Canada, they've helped us out before but I'm gonna let them have a pass on this".

John Gibson took over and after thanking Canada through Ambassador McKenna for sending extra oil during the disaster, Gibson then added, "You kind of embarrassed us..the Vancouver Search & Rescue team showed up in St. Bernard's Parish before uh..any of the American Search & Rescue teams. We appreciate the help but ya know you're not supposed to embarrass us".

It gets worse.

McKenna appeared to be slightly taken aback by Gibson's statement, chuckled and went on to assure his host and the American public that it was not Canada's intention to embarrass the U.S. but to "help our neighbours".

At that point Ambassador McKenna went on to provide a detailed list of aid being sent to the Gulf region including three Canadian warships laden with supplies but Gibson again interrupted McKenna mid-sentence with an outrageous suggestion.

Gibson asks, "You know uh..Ambassador McKenna um..uh..uh..you know..just lemme uh..have you..uh..lemme address one thing. Uh we know that there's lots of people in Canada on the left side of the political spectrum who don't like George Bush. Is there any..any part of this..big Canadian help designed to..maybe embarrass the President?"

Ambassador McKenna deserves credit for maintaining his cool at this point in the interview and immediately assured Mr. Gibson that nothing could be further from the truth adding, "This has got nothing to do with George Bush, nothing to do with our relationship which is excellent by the way. This has got to do with the fact that we have been neighbours and friends for hundreds of years. You have come to our aid when we've been in trouble and Canada wants to be with you when you're in trouble. It's as simple as that".

Gibson perhaps chastened but probably not, then proceeded to list everything that Canada and Canadians have contributed to the relief efforts thus far, a detailed and rather long list. At one point as Gibson was naming various individual organizations and provinces who have donated assistance, he named Nova Scotia saying in an obviously astonished tone of voice, "Nova Scotia donated $100,000." At that point the interview ended.

It should be noted that Fox News and Frank McKenna could never be thought of as fast friends. Just this past July Ambassador McKenna spoke out against the U.S. news network and their penchant for spreading "disinformation" which can create a "false picture" of Canada. McKenna referred to this as the "Fox Factor" and urged all Canadians living in the United States to at least be aware of this fact.

Looks like Ambassador McKenna was right - who else but Fox News would actually question a country's generosity amidst a tragedy and suggest that our generosity was based on ulterior motives, in this case a desire to embarrass the United States?

The only embarrassment here should be experienced by Fox News for allowing their reporters to continually insult friendly nations.






http://www.halifaxlive.com/artman/publish/embarrass_130905_123.shtml
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169120,00.html

Okay. So. Enjoy....

Okay.
So.
I'm just gunna continue going picture crazy. You guys know that I don't yet have the 'net at home.
But. On the plus side, on a positive note... We do have a computer there now which brings us one step closer. I got me a home phone line. I'm moving up in the world.
So.. You should know the drill, but if you're using piece of shit explorer, my pictures fuck up the side bar and there's nothing you can do to fix it. Except, that is, switch to something worth using.

I'm at an internet cafe. I've been here on and off for two days. I like it. It's cheap. Comfy chairs. Not bad speakers. I had brought my camera cord in yesterday but the pictures are too big because these guys have nothing to resize them.. so bear with my crazy layout being retarded as I show them to you.


And enjoy. Because this is basically a photojournal of what my summer looked like.

Starting with that. It's small ish because I did what I needed to do to it last night at Nathans.

As with that one.
And as you know.. thats me. And I cut my hair.


THIS would be Michelle's beautiful tattoo when it was all shiny and new....

Nathan and Andre playing DOA Beach VolleyBall.

Sunset. At Trout Lake. Good fun that was. Got all hopped up on shrooms for the first time in a long time and I ACTUALLY ENJOYED IT which is amazing.

Paula in the livingroom. This was right after we moved in. She's got more hair now... but watch, now that I say that she'll shave it again.

This is the pool in our apartment building. OH YAH!

Michelle and Don

Don, Michelle and Nathan. This was while high on shrooms on the dock at Trout Lake.

Me and Max. We were chillin' It was hardcore.

Chantelle and I. Yes. I saw her.

Okay. You have now entered my artistic shit section. I went crazy. Perspective. It's called.... Get this... THE BATHTUB SERIES.
You never would have guessed. Quit kidding yourself.
So. We start with the tap there.....

And some feet with it, while we're at it...

Scariest thing you've ever seen in your whole life.

These pictures of myself make me feel small, meek... nude. Well. I was nude.. But I mean, they look to me like what I feel I must look like in times of emotional strippedness. This is Lynzie with her guard down.... AHEM Excuse me. Lexy.

Legs.

And of course, The visitors.


The little one has gone to live with Annie now.

Bye Bye Little one.


And for now, that will be all.
Check back soon and soon again because I will be updating more regularly now.
I swear.!!




Sorry for having to deal with the size. :S Not much I can do about it right now.




Another mirror shot

Or two.
And now it's time for everyone's favourite... The face shots. :P

These were me trying to ensure that my hair looked okay after I brutally attacked it with scissors.

NORTH SHORE

BAGELS

And one for the image.

Star Gazer. <3>

Yah.
Okay.
The Chalk all over Vancouver and Burnaby was me.
And I'm sorry.
But I couldn't help it.


Forgive me. Forgive me.

In a Coma

Sept. 20/05

Matthew Good 1995-2005

In Stores Now.