i hustle everyday

art & music

2010-04-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

hello again, here is some art ive been working on, im in a new band called the mystics, myspace and songs soon to come, were playing may 8th at the lo pub, come hang out, party and rock and roll all night.

2010-01-27T18:00:00.000-08:00

These records mean a lot to me, some old, some new, if there's something you have not heard of on this list think about giving it a listen, if you don't give a shit, stop reading this.

Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dream
Chuck Ragan-Feast or Famine
The Gaslight Anthem-The '59 Sound
Sights & Sounds-Monolith
Living With Lions-Make Your Mark
Blitzen Trapper-Furr
Fear Before-Fear Before
Kings of Leon-Only By The Night
John Mayer-Battle Studies
Tom Petty-Full Moon Fever
Rancid-And Out Come The Wolves
Blink 182-Enema of The State
Chad VanGaalen-Soft Airplane
m83-saturdays=youth
New Found Glory-Sticks and Stones

In the last year people I barely knew became the people I love. Time and life have a funny way of happening, sometimes it seems like a day lasts forever but at the end of the week/month or year you don't have a clue what happened. Make it worth it, you only get it once.

road trippin fool

2009-12-24T16:26:00.000-08:00

nice little trip to vancouver to drop off a van and pick up another van, a week filled with shenanigans and great people, needs to happen alot more, if people chill, the world will be fine, 2010 will bring great things, great people and great music into life, plans on making music and moving west. rage.

a peek in my mind

2009-06-28T21:09:00.000-07:00

life's too short to be worrying about anything really, the other day i caught myself at work thinking about the facts:

-60 seconds in a minute
-60 minutes in an hour
-24 hours in a day
-365 days in a year
-? years till the end of time left

one full revolution of the earth is 24 hours, and one full revolution of the earth around the sun is 365 days. in the average life, a person will experience about 70 full trips around the sun, ONLY 70, the oldest rocks on earth are about 3.5 billion years old, so that means that the earth has made over 3 BILLION trips around the sun, and we only make 70?! are you kidding?!, why would you waste your time in existence stressing out about really really dumb things, ride the wave that is life, and do as you please, don't let another person tell you what they think is right, because they're probably wrong, because they're not you and they don't understand the world that you see, just like your not them and you don't understand the world they see.

hand made

2009-04-01T19:41:00.001-07:00

Here's some pictures of clay, wood, oils, leather and metals. If you don't know me well, you wont know that my mom grew up in Peru, spending over 10 years in Peru they collected a lot over the years from Peru, Chile, Easter Island and surrounding areas, so here's just a bit of it.

music music music

2009-03-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

here's a quickie, just some bands to share with you, Beat Kids, A Textbook Tragedy, Living With Lions. All from BC, all great musicians. get into it. OH YEA almost forgot, i went to winkler and altona with Fame to help out with loading and merch, what a time that was, if you don't know tim, nick, richard, ben or fardoe, then www.myspace.com/famerock, they have probably gotten alot better since last time you heard them, they're playing Taste of Chaos this year, April 5th, check it out.

Long Time No Blog

2009-03-16T22:27:00.000-07:00

The year is 2009, it's March 16th and the start of a new spring is upon us. Listening to the noises of DNTEL, find the album Dumb Luck and embrace its sounds and feelings this spring. If you haven't seen me in the last week, its because I've been painting... painting fresh drywall in an office building in Birds Hill. There's something about painting a room that I'm probably not going to see ever again, it's as if I put something of myself into it and I'm leaving it behind in the paint for whomever walks those rooms to see. If you think that was deep, I'm just getting started...black holes and time travel...Here's a question, If you could travel through time to an undetermined destination(past or future) would you? Would you be willing to risk everything you've come to have in this life? Or is your life just a meaningless blip in time that doesn't really matter? There were billions before you, and there are going to be billions after you, realize that though the time you've been given here is to be cherrished, just remember that it could be taken away in a second. I'm not expecting anyone to have answers for themselves after reading this, I just wanted to get people to start thinking, there's alot of hopeless people, and ignorant figureheads that let life get down on you, so just remember whats really important.

On another note, it really is spring, no more waiting for the vehicle to warm up, no more freezing when walking to work. It's almost time to start skating to work in nothing but jeans and a tee! This is a whole new year to look forward to. Another year means, another Canada Day weekend, another May long weeknd, another halloween, another thanksgiving, another christmas, another camping trip(x10), another few nights of staying out late enough to watch the sun come up, another night of waking up on the beach, and lets not forget at the end of the years shenanigans..New Years Eve! If your still reading this after that first bit, I can't believe it, but if you made it this far, I want to see you sometime in the next two weeks, lets hang out and make memories in the world.

Lets Talk

Time Travel?

My Gigi had a hotel.

But where is the heart of vacation land you ask?

Thats right, Russell, Manitoba. -William Swar-

Spring time in the city.

Went for a walk.

Sat on a balcony.

Watched a plant grow.

Had Dogs.

Till next time,

minneapolis!

2009-02-19T09:44:00.001-08:00

This was Minneapolis in a nutshell, drank American beer, smoked American cigarettes, shopped in American stores, and save a hell of a lot of money doing so. Our hotel was within close distance to Chili's, TGIFridays and a Ruby Tuesday; to say the least, I ate till I puked. Sliders, cheap steaks and refills on everything were hard to pass up. On the way home we stopped in at an IHOP for lunch and I opted to get 2 eggs, 2 sausages, 2 strips of bacon, hashbrowns, and all you can eat pancakes for the low price of $7.99; with prices like that no wonder the folks just a short drive south are the fattest in the world, God help them, and God bless the U S of A. Here's the photos I decided to put up as a little catalog of the trip.

The BEST pringles the world could offer.

Can't go wrong with waffle fries!

Here's a house we passed of the way back, somehow we got lost and ended up in the middle of nowhere, let me give you some advice, just head north.

This town had a nice looking public library, not nice enough to coax me in on this day though.

Read closely, if you eat the sugar, you will get the cancer.

The fog that turns you inside out.

I just wanted to listen to the misfits.

Rain at 75MPH

A stranger.

This bud's for you?

Best purchase of the trip, $10 at Best Buy

40oz to freedom.

Turkish Blend.

PS. -blink 182 back together? best news i've heard in a long while.
-New Found Glory-"Not Without A Fight" is an amazing record.
-Pet Shop Boys, cant believe I forgot about them.
-The City, fully enjoyable and extremely entertaining.
-Good weather coming soon, way stoked to skate to work.

time to blog

2009-01-24T18:47:00.000-08:00

I've found some time to sit here and blog again, i just walked in from the nook and had a delicious fat boy and poutine, new found glory-i should have listened to my friends is playing and it's colder than I'd like, but that's what living in Winnipeg is, I hate it but i love it, it's a place to call home, it's where my first friends and family are, and one day its going to be where the last of my friends and family are. Ive been super content with where things are at right now, i might be barely scraping by but i have everything i could have hoped for near me and that's all i need. Lately drawing has been taking up of my time, but recently i decided to call up some old friends that i was in a band with 4 years ago and jamming with them made me realize that i need to get something musically going again, be on the lookout in the coming months, cause im going to be part of something i want everyone to be listening to. I'm now looking forward to Minneapolis, planning to head down in early February and drink 40oz beers and smoke the cheapest of tobacco for the weekend. I'm sure lots of pictures will tell the tales of what happend over the weekend. Until I have something else to tell the world, love you all, listen to your friends, and don't freeze to death.

new year, new blog

2009-01-05T10:18:00.000-08:00

happy new year everyone, I brought in the new year at the Curtis with cheap beer, karaoke and free champagne, though I didn't take part in the singalongs good times were had. I'm not sure what to look forward to this year, if there is one thing I'm going to to different it's consistently surround myself with only those who matter. Here's the visuals. Enjoy.

Latest Purchase

Last creature, i thought we were going to watch a horror movie, the movie didn't feel like playing so i made my own monster.

Here's a book i wont be bored of anytime soon.

Writings by C.B.

One of my favorite paintings.

Christmas presents.

heres a link to Wu-Tang related news

2008-12-30T09:52:00.000-08:00

history of the wu?

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/staten_island_historians_piece?utm_source=cnn00

if you just want to laugh

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/shitload_of_math_due_monday

CHRISTMAS!

2008-12-23T12:03:00.000-08:00

Christmas is just 2 days away and the weather is looking good, chilly and snowy but not too chilly, the right amount of chilly that makes winter tolerable. I just went to city place..what a not fun place. I was planning on going to get a bottle of wine at the LC and then realized the line was wayyyyy too long and that getting ANYTHING 2 days before Christmas is THE WORST idea. Christmas aside, I'm hoping new years eve has something good to offer me this year, because I haven't had a memorable new year since I was about 12. If you haven't taken the time to make hot chocolate or have coffee and baileys, or rum and egg nog, I suggest you do so, and listen to andy mckee , it should make you feel good, and if not, listen to this, http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=7wJ-VPqFzy0 , and if this doesn't make your night, THIS will , pay attention to not only the 3 minute solo, but the jumping, it's rock n' roll. Merry Christmas.

House sitting.

2008-12-17T21:45:00.000-08:00

I went home for the weekend as my parents went out of town and asked that i house sit for them, i had some people over and fun was had, a couple days ago I finally got my chest tattooed and it's close to being done, 8 sleeps till christmas...not too sure whether its a good thing or a bad thing yet. All i know is that i went to the line up for dinner and it was DELISH. OH and i added a notorious family photo for all of your enjoyment.

Petty, One letter left.

This is my family, lets say...95?or 96?

He's serious man.

Who smokes the blunts? Mike smokes the blunts!

Nick James Wiebe ladies and gents.

Andrew, great guy.

Bottles to the ground.

...

Known him my whole life, it's Garvey.

Timothy <3 Halbert.

The next afternoon.

The Line Up.

a stroll and dinner

2008-12-10T19:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I took a brief stroll in the neighborhood and cooked up a good breakfast for dinner. Enjoy.

Good lookin' fridge..

Juice is a MUST.

This was diner.

This was delicious.

The following are things I see on a daily basis and have in a way become part of my day.

woke up, day off, veg burg, home for din.

2008-12-08T00:09:00.000-08:00

This was my day off, a much needed day off at that. Let the pictures do the talking.

First time I looked at myself today I could see right through it.

One door away from being at the gates of hell.

Cousins had plants that entertained me while I waited for my food.

Cousins...need i say more?

....

Erin took this.

So I did this!

The dresser.

Again.

And again.

One more!

Casey Jones.Whats up now?

Revisited my output.

Worked the reel-to-reel.

Your ignorant.

She did it.

Found an old Warped Tour treasure.

Project Runway.

Waiting in my room I found a childhood friend older than you can imagine.

She IS a lion.

Join the club.

Counting down the days, DOOM.

Those were the days.

It's more than you think.

My current coffee table reading.

When in Peru.

Meet Jazz.

His.

Hers.

It's December somehow, where did the year go?

old friend, good video

2008-12-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

videos from an old friend

smoke, beers, and mini-ramps oh my

2008-12-06T09:36:00.000-08:00

This Bud is for you.

Mista Moo.

Florescent Toque.

Old friends.

Blunts.

Bigger Blunts. It's Money...cash register...money...

Papa smurf hard at work.

This says it all.

Presents from Edmonton.

Can't get enough.

If you know me, you know this book, and if you don't know this book, you need to know me.

Felix Da Housecat.

GEN X.

WORST idea.

Check my mirrors.

On with my day.

here it goes.

2008-12-06T09:26:00.000-08:00

This week is the first of many blogs to come, I decided to pick up a camera again to start documenting the days. If you know me, this week was the worst week of my life and I wanted to take note of the people around me that matter, so if your seen on this blog, or are mentioned in a positive light, it's time to party like there's no tomorrow.