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Illusions and Dreams, as Usual it Seems...
Steel. Were my people smiths, or were they awarded the name for some other reason? I haven't cried lately. I didn't much cry when my grandfather died, bucking and wheezing like an animal before my eyes. I didn't cry when my uncle died, a random tragedy of the road and rainstorm. I don't remember what I was crying about last, it was probably some ( Read more... ) -
RIP Don Steel
So on Friday my dad's father fell off a ladder. He'd had a stroke in March, and he was only on the second step or so - but he fell, and hit his head. He never woke up. They took him to surgery and took out some of his skull so his brain would have somewhere to go, but there was too much damage and today they unhooked him. He stuck around for like ( Read more... ) -
Good things come to those who wait...(by which I mean box)
I've always considered myself an open-book type, and for all my boundless affection for the English language, I have always been fascinated by the way we can communicate so much without using words at all. Sighs, groans, whimpers, and all the language of body and carriage can be as eloquent as any Shakespearean oration, and that's not to mention ( Read more... ) -
Relationships (or lack thereof)
“How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb ( Read more... ) -
Of Cats and Women
"Do you want to dwell on the wasted years behind you or the terrifying years ahead ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P.
R.I.P. - Paul Steele ( Read more... ) -
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I wanted to talk about how awesome and groundbreaking the California ruling regarding same-sex marriage is, but that was last week and right now I have more pressing matters on my mind, like being in Vancouver. Me and dad arrived on Sunday, after spending a few delightful days with my sister's family. We went to the water park in the West Edmonton ( Read more... ) -
Wiggity wack?
In case you haven't seen it, The Dresden Dolls with the music video for The Shores of California.
Man, I love Amanda Palmer.
Legal Limbo for Canada's Gay RefugeesSo in the last six months there have been several cases I've read about in my Canadian GLBT blog-of-choice, Slap Upside The Head (.com), in which gay refugees from oppressive ( Read more... ) -
A man, DUH.
So I introduced my parents to The Dresden Dolls on Friday. I was with mom in the car in the States and I put my disc in, and I sang along and rambled with various factoids about the band, my feelings for it, and the music itself. One of those things I mentioned was that a lot of people I've introduced to the music of the band have been surprised ( Read more... )
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