Well well well, where the hell have you been ?
Sorry for the big gap since my last entry. I've been busy working six days a week, and the rest of the time I've mainly been lounging around at home. Home, by the way, is awesome. I've never lived anywhere in hong kong before that felt this much like a homestead. Most days after work all I can think about is how nice it's going to feel when I'm sitting my tired ass down on our big brown sofa, and play with my beautiful fat rabbit.
For all you elta readers out there I want you to know that I am writing this entry at THE internet cafe, AND I just had my fill of spaghetti man's wonderful spag and hash browns.
It was sooo gooood. That's all.
There are some interesting developements happening here in the east and back in the west. I'm happy to say that I've got a new job lined up and I'm beginnning the visa process now. Come the end of July I'll be working in tai po, which is only four stops on the kcr from my flat. Awesome. This will be the first time I'll actually work close to home AND I won't have to deal with the city! It's going to be so good.
On the western front the Harrington's are continually dispersing. Caroline is working at fort macmurray in northern alberta. Steph and Josh are working at some sort of hotel in ??? Vancouver??? I'm not sure of the location.
Steph, Josh........where the hell are you again?
Ian is still in the hammer slammer working and fighting like a champ, winning tournaments and enjoying himself.
I'm saving the best and biggest for last, because this one is good.
My folks are vacation now in vancouver, then northern bc and alberta to visit caroline and the other two scally wags. BUT!!! That of course isn't too riveting. What is however is that mum & pop have put the house up on the market and come this september they'll be living back home in Ireland.
That's right. As of september this year I'll be homeless in canada. When the lease ends on my currant flat in May 2007 I'm likly going to return back to canada. Whether I start school at Emily Carr or wait to start in Ireland, I'm not sure. All I know is that I really would like to head home for a few weeks right now. I'm not homesick at all, I simply want to hang out with everyone back home because I won't be able to do so for nearly another year.
plans plans plans
This sudden want has clearly been brought on by a recent visitor. Lovisa is a friend of my good pal Melissa who's now living in canada. Ms. Lovisa's parents live in hk, so she was back here for a month to spend time with them. Hanging out with her was an absolute blast, drinking absinthe and talking for ages in gecko lounge....going to work the next day not even having been home..... It's a shame she's gone now. I haven't really met too many new faces lately that were that much fun to hang out with.
Sin Yee and I have split up. I made the move, knowing that I'm much happier when I'm single. All I have to do now is keep my lips to myself, which I don't think'll be too tricky because I'm really not interested it meeting anyone else. I've got my rabbit, hoppy, so I'm damn happy.
Speaking of past interests....a blast from the past found me on myspace recently. Mandy Immurs. I'm writing a story about how we met now, then I'm going to mail it to her in exchange for a painting. To clarify, aside from a few kisses on the cheek we never had any sort of romantic relationship. She was just fun to hang out with. Chemistry.
Doublethinks is finally starting to kick back into gear now, just in time for shaun to leave for england for a month, gabe to canada for three weeks, and kachun's likely departure for india in august. fuck. I really want to get back on stage. What we've been working with in the studio has really helped our sound. For the past few months we've just been jamming non stop, not really working on any structured tunes or going over oldies. This combined with my guitar practice has really pushed my skills. I'm able to move much more freely walking all over the bass. I'm itching to get into the studio to record a few of my own gems as soon as I work out some drum work with gabe. Listening to too much beatles, iron and wine, elliot smith and neutral milk hotel has gotten me finger picking a lot more. I've moved down from mediums to lights, which, with the added bass practice is steadily turning my finger tips on both hands into crusty hard muffin tops.
Reading even more than usual has got me writing and working on stories everyday. I stole a great pen from Sin Yee the other day when she was watching the england vs. trinadad tobago match, and man does it move. It's got such a clean cut to it, so that even when I'm pumping out lines at top speed it's still not too messy. I'm aiming to document more of what has happened during the past three years, and what's likely to happen this year. Daily events, stories, people.........nothing too big new or crazy, but it feels good to get it all down.
Reading 'On the Road' now has got me liking the mixed autobiographical style. Plus, I'm day dreaming about hitch hiking across canada, diving into the states skipping most of the prarie provinces. I know I could do it without a lot of cash.
I've got twenty pages left and then I'm starting another Huxley novel, Eyeless in Gaza. I brought it with me today, knowing that I'll finish On the Road during my long break. Next week I'm going to try and find a small chain book shop in central. I've been going to their shop in tst and I really enjoy the selection, but I wasn't able to find Doors of Perception, which, as far as I know, is a sort of essay style interprative from Huxley's experiments with drugs.
Tomorrow is Shaun's birthday. He's either turning 27 or 28, I can never remember. Over the past year or so Shaun seems to have gotten much more carefree and laughs more than anyone else I know. He has also saved my ass many times by giving me a place to stay, rent free, loaning me cash whenever I needed, and of course buying me drinks all the while.
So, shauny baby, happy birthday. Thanks for everything. Tomorrow night the world is all yours, even more than usual. I'm going to steal a whiteboard marker from work and draw on your face. That's right.
ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDddd,
Tomorrow is the day that the gas man comes! Which means that we can finally use our stove!!! Rob Rod and I have been living from our wonderful and tired oven for far too long. After 2pm tomorrow I will no longer need to bake my noodles in water, instead I'm going to drown everything I see in the cheapest oil park n' shop has to offer and fry it all up until I'm bigger than the fridge. THEN! then then then, I'm going to make enough KD and cheese to fill the bathtub with. AND! I can once again make soup! and TEA! and DUMPLINGS! and SO SO SO SO SO SOOOOOO much more!
I'm even going to heat my beer up in the wok...not because it'll taste better, BUT BECAUSE I CAN!
take care everyone!
b.bop. brendan.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The Sound of Music
I had the opportunity not too long ago to play my first solo gig in HK. Nearly every spare moment I had in the nine days leading up to the gig I played through six songs, listening intently to how my voice really sounded (and not just how it sounds in my head) and tried hard to keep my strumming tidy.
The night of the show, opening up for the Shotgun She-ra's at Amnesia, my hands were shaking and I was worried that I'd forget the order of the lyrics, as a few tunes were quite new. I'm grateful to have had the support of my friends, particularily Charlie for noticing that I was a tad nervous, and buying me a beer because I couldn't afford one myself.
Anyway, the show went well. I made a load of new friends thanks to the She-ra's and Gabe's dancing and got a few compliments from people whom I didn't even know....which is always nice. (For anyone who hasn't seen Gabe do his thing, then you're definately missing out. It truely is a sight to see)
Since I was practicing so much for this gig long gone, I eased off for the following couple of weeks. Plus, I've only just finished moving from Central to Tai Wai, so now I have far more opportunity to relax and play.
The clock is cutting me short, so I must be off to gather my teaching materials.
The jist of this update is that I'm sitting at work, wishing that I were at home playing guitar. I bought new strings yesterday (they were badly needed) and I'm working on a new song that I'm really enjoying.
take care
brendan
The night of the show, opening up for the Shotgun She-ra's at Amnesia, my hands were shaking and I was worried that I'd forget the order of the lyrics, as a few tunes were quite new. I'm grateful to have had the support of my friends, particularily Charlie for noticing that I was a tad nervous, and buying me a beer because I couldn't afford one myself.
Anyway, the show went well. I made a load of new friends thanks to the She-ra's and Gabe's dancing and got a few compliments from people whom I didn't even know....which is always nice. (For anyone who hasn't seen Gabe do his thing, then you're definately missing out. It truely is a sight to see)
Since I was practicing so much for this gig long gone, I eased off for the following couple of weeks. Plus, I've only just finished moving from Central to Tai Wai, so now I have far more opportunity to relax and play.
The clock is cutting me short, so I must be off to gather my teaching materials.
The jist of this update is that I'm sitting at work, wishing that I were at home playing guitar. I bought new strings yesterday (they were badly needed) and I'm working on a new song that I'm really enjoying.
take care
brendan
Monday, May 01, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
.Doraemon Takes the Cake.
la la la lawn mower!
Rob and I are going flat hunting again today (whenever he wakes up) and this will likely be the last time we do so. Tai Wai is a fantastic little spot and I can't wait to buy a bike and explore. I've been craving very badly the sensations that make bike riding so wonderful.
Work at interkids is fine and dandy, but I still need way more hours, plus, getting paid monthly always sucks. What's wrong with this city? Why can't they just pay bi-weekly like everywhere else on the planet?
I've been keeping in touch with a lot of people so far this time around. The last two years away I've been pretty much off the map when I came to speaking with anyone back home, but thanks to Gabe's computer I've been doing much better.
Thanks to my sis, steph, I have this crazy idea that growing a big red beard would be awesome. So I'm anxiously waiting for puberty to kick in to fill in a few patchy spots.
Oh yeah! This is hilarious. Thanks to my lovely friend Ming I had the chance to meet Giorgio Armani. Oh yeah........that's right!!
I just assumed the guy was dead, but apparently not.
Myself, Shaun and Rob dressed up a bit and went to this massive armani building in central last wednesday, and lined up with about eighty other people for his book signing of his tour through China.
The book is actually a bit odd, because it's more like a family vacation sort of thing, though the design and photography are fantastic. If you want to buy it it'll set you back $800 hk, or if you'd like a copy that reads,
"Dear Brendan:
Giorgio Armani" (his signature looks nothing like any of the letters in his name)
do let me know.
I seriously plan on selling it on ebay.
I had my photo taken with him. I've got my arm around him, as he does on me, and I've likely got a goofy smile on my face, though I've yet to see the actual photo.
As he was signing the book I stood in front of him. He looked up, I smiled politely, than he looked up again and touched his own ear lobes whilst saying, "very nice" and than flashed me his big weird smile. It's as though he has no upper lip. He smiles and it almost seems as though his top lip is curling under itself. Anyway, I politely said thank you, posed for the camera and went on my way.
All this happened at about one o'clock and whilst waiting in line I managed to drink two glasses of really expensive, incredibly lovely champagne. Then I went to lang kwai fong, had a pint with rob and went home to make some food.
speaking of which....
MUMSY! I miss your readily available food! Can you email me a few recipes.
I'd love to try my increasing culinary skills out on those corn patties, your tofu burgers, plus any sort of soup ideas you have....like your potato and leak soup, or the broccoli one you made before. I tried to make my own risoto yesterday, but ended up making an admittedly delicious curried rice dish instead, because I had no idea how to make risoto such as yours. So, you know what I like Mumsy.
In other news, I've made a few new friends, I've posted a couple of new pure Brendan tracks on my myspace account, my health is in excellent standing and I'm going to see Sigur Ros this friday. Why Sigur Ros are coming to Hong Kong is beyond my understanding, but none the less, I can't fucking wait. I'm sure it's going to be a superb show.
Here's what I've been listening constantly for the past three weeks:
My Morning Jacket
Emilyn Brodsky
Neutral Milk Hotel
Canada
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Iron and Wine
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Sufjan Stevens
Mogwai (The new album, Mr Beast, is incredible.....buy it!)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs ('Show Your Bones' is a solid record. It makes for great music during dismal train rides)
Well, that turned out to be much longer than I expected.
LINKS GALORE!!
My myspace profile
The Doublethinks official site
No Terra Incognita: My music with Peter Wilson
Emilyn Brodsky's music
Canada's music
thank you and good night
.brendan the geek.
Rob and I are going flat hunting again today (whenever he wakes up) and this will likely be the last time we do so. Tai Wai is a fantastic little spot and I can't wait to buy a bike and explore. I've been craving very badly the sensations that make bike riding so wonderful.
Work at interkids is fine and dandy, but I still need way more hours, plus, getting paid monthly always sucks. What's wrong with this city? Why can't they just pay bi-weekly like everywhere else on the planet?
I've been keeping in touch with a lot of people so far this time around. The last two years away I've been pretty much off the map when I came to speaking with anyone back home, but thanks to Gabe's computer I've been doing much better.
Thanks to my sis, steph, I have this crazy idea that growing a big red beard would be awesome. So I'm anxiously waiting for puberty to kick in to fill in a few patchy spots.
Oh yeah! This is hilarious. Thanks to my lovely friend Ming I had the chance to meet Giorgio Armani. Oh yeah........that's right!!
I just assumed the guy was dead, but apparently not.
Myself, Shaun and Rob dressed up a bit and went to this massive armani building in central last wednesday, and lined up with about eighty other people for his book signing of his tour through China.
The book is actually a bit odd, because it's more like a family vacation sort of thing, though the design and photography are fantastic. If you want to buy it it'll set you back $800 hk, or if you'd like a copy that reads,
"Dear Brendan:
Giorgio Armani" (his signature looks nothing like any of the letters in his name)
do let me know.
I seriously plan on selling it on ebay.
I had my photo taken with him. I've got my arm around him, as he does on me, and I've likely got a goofy smile on my face, though I've yet to see the actual photo.
As he was signing the book I stood in front of him. He looked up, I smiled politely, than he looked up again and touched his own ear lobes whilst saying, "very nice" and than flashed me his big weird smile. It's as though he has no upper lip. He smiles and it almost seems as though his top lip is curling under itself. Anyway, I politely said thank you, posed for the camera and went on my way.
All this happened at about one o'clock and whilst waiting in line I managed to drink two glasses of really expensive, incredibly lovely champagne. Then I went to lang kwai fong, had a pint with rob and went home to make some food.
speaking of which....
MUMSY! I miss your readily available food! Can you email me a few recipes.
I'd love to try my increasing culinary skills out on those corn patties, your tofu burgers, plus any sort of soup ideas you have....like your potato and leak soup, or the broccoli one you made before. I tried to make my own risoto yesterday, but ended up making an admittedly delicious curried rice dish instead, because I had no idea how to make risoto such as yours. So, you know what I like Mumsy.
In other news, I've made a few new friends, I've posted a couple of new pure Brendan tracks on my myspace account, my health is in excellent standing and I'm going to see Sigur Ros this friday. Why Sigur Ros are coming to Hong Kong is beyond my understanding, but none the less, I can't fucking wait. I'm sure it's going to be a superb show.
Here's what I've been listening constantly for the past three weeks:
My Morning Jacket
Emilyn Brodsky
Neutral Milk Hotel
Canada
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Iron and Wine
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Sufjan Stevens
Mogwai (The new album, Mr Beast, is incredible.....buy it!)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs ('Show Your Bones' is a solid record. It makes for great music during dismal train rides)
Well, that turned out to be much longer than I expected.
LINKS GALORE!!
My myspace profile
The Doublethinks official site
No Terra Incognita: My music with Peter Wilson
Emilyn Brodsky's music
Canada's music
thank you and good night
.brendan the geek.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
No way....an update!!!!
Quick Update:
I made it back to hong kong in one piece. My flight took a while longer than I thought, but none of that matters now because I don't have to worry about planes for a while.
I've begun working at Interkids again, and I'm in the process of finding more work, as well as finishing my tefl cert.
Doublethinks is doing very well. We've been doing a lot of really interesting jam songs that go on for ages, and I can't wait to play in front of an audience again.
For those of you whom I've promised postcards to, you will indeed get them...just be patient.
I'm eating very healthy and spending way too much at the fresh markets, but it's totally worth it. Steph and Josh: Thank you so much for the "How it all Vegan" cookbook. It's fucking awesome. I bought a blender just over a week ago to help me along with making various oatmeal and rice milks, plus a load of veg burgers and soups. I just finished a massive pot of chili which I made last week. I made so much of it, and it tasted fantastic.
Rob and I have started looking for a place to live in Tai Wai. We've found one flat that seems quite good, but we're still going to look around one more time to make sure we can't find anything even better.
That's pretty much all for now.
Feel free to let me know how you're doing.
brendan the geek
p.s. I miss star trek: TNG
I made it back to hong kong in one piece. My flight took a while longer than I thought, but none of that matters now because I don't have to worry about planes for a while.
I've begun working at Interkids again, and I'm in the process of finding more work, as well as finishing my tefl cert.
Doublethinks is doing very well. We've been doing a lot of really interesting jam songs that go on for ages, and I can't wait to play in front of an audience again.
For those of you whom I've promised postcards to, you will indeed get them...just be patient.
I'm eating very healthy and spending way too much at the fresh markets, but it's totally worth it. Steph and Josh: Thank you so much for the "How it all Vegan" cookbook. It's fucking awesome. I bought a blender just over a week ago to help me along with making various oatmeal and rice milks, plus a load of veg burgers and soups. I just finished a massive pot of chili which I made last week. I made so much of it, and it tasted fantastic.
Rob and I have started looking for a place to live in Tai Wai. We've found one flat that seems quite good, but we're still going to look around one more time to make sure we can't find anything even better.
That's pretty much all for now.
Feel free to let me know how you're doing.
brendan the geek
p.s. I miss star trek: TNG
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
toronto tastes better
Well well well.
I had a great weekend at work, full of busy drunks and a load of running about.
Sunday consisted of me waking up far too early at 12:45pm. I was hoping to reach my usual 2pm wake up, but for some reason I awoke early red eyed and drousy. After four conscious hours I went down to the bus station and hoped on the next bus bound for Toronto.
Last night was quite entertaining. Josh and I furnished our stomachs with some delicious indian food. I tried the bindhi korma which I had never had before, and let me tell you, was it ever tasty! The Rich Indian Restaurant on Young definately passes the curry challenge. I may have to go there again today for the ultimate test. Do they make a killer Aloo Ghobi? I sure hope so.
Anywho, josh steph and I hung around at their flat for a while, and after an hour of sitting and chatting we all started to feel a bit fatigued. I brought up the point that I probably wouldn't be able to get to sleep until the early morning unless I got a bit drunk, so mr. josh and I headed off into the freezing fucking cold weather in seach of a good sunday night. Steph had had a long day at work so she was more than content saving her drinking strenght for whatever festivites arise tonight.
I'm rambling at bit...I know.
Well, after a few hours of sleep on steph's yoga mat with a cozy fleece blanket I dragged my sensitive stomach off the floor and out the door. I'm well used to going to sleep at 6am, but I not at all used to waking up so early.
I made it out the door feeling surprisingly alert and healthy and went on my merry way towards my destination.
The whole point of my toroto trip (besides just having fun) was to apply in person for my new birth cert so that I can get a new passport before leaving for hk. I was told by many that I would have to get to the birthcert office no later than seven o'clock if I wanted to get my application through that day. Well I have just one thing to say about their advice.....it sucked. There were only four people ahead of me!!!! Four!!! That's it!! ....idiots.
The office opened exactly at half seven, and I was literally walking out of the front door no later than 7:40am.
Actually I'm not at all bothered by being there so early, because I'm just plain happy that nothing at all went wrong. Plus, on the actual birth cert form it says that it takes five days to recieve your passport, if you have proof that you need that quickly. In fact it only takes three days, which means that I can get my passport sooner, and thus relax.
Beside me now is josh, and to his left in my big sis. We're sitting in a row like we're in a duck shooting game that you play at the carnival. We're off now to grab some grub grub. This morning we were discussing plans to go snowboarding next week. I've never been before and neither has the aussie.
oh baby, it's gonna be gouda.
take care comrades!
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrendan
I had a great weekend at work, full of busy drunks and a load of running about.
Sunday consisted of me waking up far too early at 12:45pm. I was hoping to reach my usual 2pm wake up, but for some reason I awoke early red eyed and drousy. After four conscious hours I went down to the bus station and hoped on the next bus bound for Toronto.
Last night was quite entertaining. Josh and I furnished our stomachs with some delicious indian food. I tried the bindhi korma which I had never had before, and let me tell you, was it ever tasty! The Rich Indian Restaurant on Young definately passes the curry challenge. I may have to go there again today for the ultimate test. Do they make a killer Aloo Ghobi? I sure hope so.
Anywho, josh steph and I hung around at their flat for a while, and after an hour of sitting and chatting we all started to feel a bit fatigued. I brought up the point that I probably wouldn't be able to get to sleep until the early morning unless I got a bit drunk, so mr. josh and I headed off into the freezing fucking cold weather in seach of a good sunday night. Steph had had a long day at work so she was more than content saving her drinking strenght for whatever festivites arise tonight.
I'm rambling at bit...I know.
Well, after a few hours of sleep on steph's yoga mat with a cozy fleece blanket I dragged my sensitive stomach off the floor and out the door. I'm well used to going to sleep at 6am, but I not at all used to waking up so early.
I made it out the door feeling surprisingly alert and healthy and went on my merry way towards my destination.
The whole point of my toroto trip (besides just having fun) was to apply in person for my new birth cert so that I can get a new passport before leaving for hk. I was told by many that I would have to get to the birthcert office no later than seven o'clock if I wanted to get my application through that day. Well I have just one thing to say about their advice.....it sucked. There were only four people ahead of me!!!! Four!!! That's it!! ....idiots.
The office opened exactly at half seven, and I was literally walking out of the front door no later than 7:40am.
Actually I'm not at all bothered by being there so early, because I'm just plain happy that nothing at all went wrong. Plus, on the actual birth cert form it says that it takes five days to recieve your passport, if you have proof that you need that quickly. In fact it only takes three days, which means that I can get my passport sooner, and thus relax.
Beside me now is josh, and to his left in my big sis. We're sitting in a row like we're in a duck shooting game that you play at the carnival. We're off now to grab some grub grub. This morning we were discussing plans to go snowboarding next week. I've never been before and neither has the aussie.
oh baby, it's gonna be gouda.
take care comrades!
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrendan
Saturday, February 18, 2006
doublethinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh baby, the day of days has finally been confirmed. On the 15th of March I shall leave the great white north for the tiny eastern S.A.R. Hong Kong.
Doublethinks, drinks, cantonese, teaching, ladies, constant rush hour, markets, smells/stinks, noodles, aloe juice, cheap ass soya milk, buddist restaurants, studios, beach parties, umbrella's, and a whole lotta other stuff that's totally hk...........
....I'll be back for st.patty's day!
So, what this means is that if any of you fine young canibals wants to hang out, just let me know! That means you jamie! We need to collaborate on some noise. Holly cee, we need some wine!
cheers
honky honky honky honky honky honky.
26 days suckers!
I need a job
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Saturday, February 11, 2006
later still
Fuck crap shit ass balls
I've spent most of my sleep free hours today tearing apart and looking into every box which I could find. Every cupboard and drawer has been scrutinized.
Now that I've gotten all excited about going east again, thinking, "fuck yeah, I'll be back in Hong Kong by the end of the month!" the fact that I now have to wait 'til the second week of march just plain out sucks.
My birth certificate is missing in action, and unless I find it over the next couple of days, I have two options to obtain a new one. The first option is to apply on line, filling out all the proper documents, having all the right signitures, then I can wait 15 days for that s.o.b. to make it to my house.
Or
The second option is....
I go to toronto to some office that's probably going to take me ages to find, then I wait all day (literally the process takes all freaking day) in some office, where, if I have all the right papers and all the right signatures, I can obtain my new birth cert in 48 hours.
Option number two seems like the best route to me, but even if I go through the whole process on monday, I won't be able to pick up the birth cert 'til thursday. If, with my shiney new birth cert, I go down to the passport office on friday and wait in line all morning + afternoon, the whole process of obtaining my shiney new passport will take at least another two weeks. I'm fairly sure I can put an express on that, which I will, but I don't want to buy my ticket unless I know for sure that I'll have my new passport on time.
I could use my old one, but somehow I think that all those hong kong and macau stamps would be a bit of a deterent in regards to letting my illegal ass back into the country.
In the mean time I've got to work on my tefl and do a whole lotta job searching. Plus the extra time, though it will be passed in anxious waiting, will be a good opertunity to earn some extra cash.
Kachun, how's this sound? "Doublethinks Incorporated"
Let's turn our sound into a visa pumping business operation. You could list me as some sort of graphics designer, or maybe a sound engineer.
Let's think about it.
Lastly, Peter and I were working on a couple of tunes last night for our three week project, tentitivly titled, "Stoney Creek Incest" lol, we're still thinking about the name.
Here are some new pictures from last night.
and here are a few pics that I took during the day. As you can see, I spend a lot of time by myself, lol, so I didn't have anyone else to model for the lens.
that's all for now!
tartar ra ra ra,
oh yeah, what happened to the wanch?
cheers!
I've spent most of my sleep free hours today tearing apart and looking into every box which I could find. Every cupboard and drawer has been scrutinized.
Now that I've gotten all excited about going east again, thinking, "fuck yeah, I'll be back in Hong Kong by the end of the month!" the fact that I now have to wait 'til the second week of march just plain out sucks.
My birth certificate is missing in action, and unless I find it over the next couple of days, I have two options to obtain a new one. The first option is to apply on line, filling out all the proper documents, having all the right signitures, then I can wait 15 days for that s.o.b. to make it to my house.
Or
The second option is....
I go to toronto to some office that's probably going to take me ages to find, then I wait all day (literally the process takes all freaking day) in some office, where, if I have all the right papers and all the right signatures, I can obtain my new birth cert in 48 hours.
Option number two seems like the best route to me, but even if I go through the whole process on monday, I won't be able to pick up the birth cert 'til thursday. If, with my shiney new birth cert, I go down to the passport office on friday and wait in line all morning + afternoon, the whole process of obtaining my shiney new passport will take at least another two weeks. I'm fairly sure I can put an express on that, which I will, but I don't want to buy my ticket unless I know for sure that I'll have my new passport on time.
I could use my old one, but somehow I think that all those hong kong and macau stamps would be a bit of a deterent in regards to letting my illegal ass back into the country.
In the mean time I've got to work on my tefl and do a whole lotta job searching. Plus the extra time, though it will be passed in anxious waiting, will be a good opertunity to earn some extra cash.
Kachun, how's this sound? "Doublethinks Incorporated"
Let's turn our sound into a visa pumping business operation. You could list me as some sort of graphics designer, or maybe a sound engineer.
Let's think about it.
Lastly, Peter and I were working on a couple of tunes last night for our three week project, tentitivly titled, "Stoney Creek Incest" lol, we're still thinking about the name.
Here are some new pictures from last night.
and here are a few pics that I took during the day. As you can see, I spend a lot of time by myself, lol, so I didn't have anyone else to model for the lens.
that's all for now!
tartar ra ra ra,
oh yeah, what happened to the wanch?
cheers!
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