28th Mar 2011
Practice of Madness Beads

How to turn lead into gold, back in East Van.

I like this a lot! I found this, walking down my street (says “B.C. GAS”  )  : I flipped it over: And I did this! That’s more like it!  A...

03rd May 2010
The princess of East Van?

Mad Spraypaint Art in East Van

To whomever has been spraying this beautiful art all over “city property” (i.e. public space) in my neighbourhood, you are top on my list of awesome human beings right now....

27th Apr 2010
Scars emergency surgery…

Scars emergency surgery…

Hello all…I promised to have the blog updated daily and to paint the walls…I will finally be able to do so. I went to the emergency room Sunday night, had...

13th Mar 2010
“Us People”

“Us People”

It’s mid-morning and the birds are singing.  Alaryyk is sleeping soundly beside me and an old episode of “Law and Order” is on TV in the background.  I have my...

07th Mar 2010
One of These Things Just Does Not Belong…hilarious e-mails post-eviction notice

One of These Things Just Does Not Belong…hilarious e-mails post-eviction notice

It was obvious from the beginning of my tenancy at 1%#@ E. 10th Ave. here in Vancouver, BC, that I was not…”appreciated”…by the house’s other tenants who lived in suites...

04th Mar 2010
The things that you find in your spam box…

The things that you find in your spam box…

From Alex on In lieu of a letter of complaint – a general notice to the City of Vancouver It’s amazing how you can rationalize everything you do so that it isn’t your...

28th Feb 2010
“Letters of Complaint: The Art of Getting What You Deserve as a Human Being” – Letter #5

“Letters of Complaint: The Art of Getting What You Deserve as a Human Being” – Letter #5

This one did not work out in my favour…but it proved a point, and revealed much about the personalities of two interior decorators that live just off Commercial Drive…maybe you...