okay, so after so many hours and so much work, i feel pretty good about the 29 seat the NDP won last night. first was ottawa-centre because it was nice to be at a victory party! other sources of happiness: a lot more women MPs were elected. they are Olivia Chow, Peggy Nash, Irene Mathyssen, Chris Charlton, Alexa McDonough, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, ( Read more... )

if you know some poor, unfortunate soul who is going to vote liberal or, even worse, conservative, maybe you should consider sending them one of these here e-cards into their electric mailbox?

yes, jeffrey, i do think people should vote for the NDP

I would like to draw you attention to a funny election site. It's got an onion-y kind of vibe and is pretty fair in attacking all the parties equally. Comedy is a greater raison-d'être than political affiliation.

On the subject of comedy.. err the election, I am working my precious little butt off trying to make sure Paul's dad doesn't get ( Read more... )

I just had a genius idea for a terrible band name: Melody Chords & The Rhythm ( Read more... )

i got home from my nine days in san francisco/monterey last night. other than being temporarily deaf in my left ear due to air pressure stupidity, i came back thoroughly rested and plus an iPod. i'll post some pictures tonight if i get to it. suffice it to say that i saw a lot of ocean and sunshine and more than a few sea otters and seals. also ( Read more... )

tonight in montreal:

i am playing guitar with the amazing snailhouse at le divan orange. come! or;

tomorrow in ottawa: i am playing guitar with the amazing snailhouse and the bucolic acorn at the avant garde club. it's the acorn EP release show. come!

i "discovered" sufjan stevens this weekend. well, yes, i had heard michigan and seven swans, but neither struck me as powerfully as illinoise has. as beautiful as some of the songs i'd heard from his previous material, this is a new level. good god, so beautiful and exciting. i'm glad i found it ( Read more... )

acorn is playing shows in kingston on thursday and then waterloo on friday. we've played kingston three times already, somehow. we've played toronto three times, montreal twice, and kingston will soon be four times. makes sense, huh. waterloo was terrible. awful! why are we going back? maybe for the panzarotti ( Read more... )

tonight in toronto:

85 bellwood
house/basement show

we're marching on
germans
oh bijou
the acorn

five bucks or something.

sometimes people know who i am, can recognize me and know my name, yet i don't enjoy the same pleasure. i wish people that know me and then see me (at a show or something) would come say hi because, let's face it, the internet is a shitstorm of suckiness. i mean, it might be a bad conversation but that'll be at least 50% my fault. so what's to ( Read more... )