no_reason Cicero Just to hear the words, "It's me. There's no reason to be angry. It's me." would work wonders on my soul. 030422 ... rt in music_you_should_be_listening_to you mentioned you liked patrick watson...check out npr live concerts. there is a recent show of his from nyc that is stellar. 091103 ... no reason wow, thanks for the heads-up! i've checked out a bit of it so far. he's one of the most charismatic live performers i've seen in a long time, and his band is fantastic. 091103 ... no reason he's got such a strange accent! 091103 ... rt sure. he is quite a character. thanks for suggesting him. 091103 ... raze anyone who thinks to turn his voice into a horn by using a megaphone and a plunger is super cool in my book. and it's a thick ol' book... 091104 ... cr0wl i thought of you today while i was listening to all things considered on npr and patrick watson came on, an interview actually about the new record, "wooden arms." it turned out to be quite a treat because they played a song called bejing that has music from playing a bicycle wheel...that's what the show was all about, how he can play music on just about everything. the host gave the band a box of cereal, a bicycle pump, a glass vase, and something else i can't remember and asked them to make up a song right on the spot and so they did and it was spectacular! he even made up the words right as they were doing it. his voice is itself an instrument. but alas, cereal was scattered everywhere! 091205 ... no reason alas! "beijing," is awesome. the bicycle spokes are definitely something! i also love the percussion in that song. i'd like to hear what he does with a cereal box... he has imagination, to say the least. i love his improvising, vocal and otherwise. i volunteered at a music festival this summer and there was a workshop in which he, julie doiron, and a few others improvised together, and it was one of my favourite parts of the festival. (one day i shall tell patrick watson that there is a page on the internet devoted to me/him. maybe he'll be amazed and write a song about it on his megaphone/plunger/cereal box.) 091207 ... no reason/grammar nerd gah! errant comma! double alas. 091207 ... PeeT i just heard an interview and live show with patrick_watson on world cafe from whyy in philadelphia. you could hear it at their website soon if not already. he tells some great stories about being on the road. and the music...well, you know! i hope i am like him. 121011 ... no reason you hope you are like him how? i can't find the interview yet, but i'll keep an eye out. thanks again for the heads-up! i can't wait to see him perform again in december. 121012 ... PeeT i like how he tells a story. i like how he gets lost in his art. 121013 ... PeeT found it! just go to npr all songs. then to programs then to world cafe. go down to recent shows... ta da! 121013 ... PeeT i saw the film, "take this waltz." it was filmed in toronto and so i thought you might recognize the locations. the film itself is a bit strange. like a sarah polley wet dream. let me know what you think or if you have been to any of the locales... 121130 ... no reason i haven't seen "take this waltz," but it was at the film festival last year, and i think my parents saw it. i didn't know there were so many toronto landmarks in it, but perhaps i will now watch it and report back, even if it is odd and a sarah polley wet dream (ha). i'm not sure what i think of her. i do enjoy the "toronto-ness" of scott_pilgrim_vs_the_world 121130 ... unhinged i helped a customer from toronto yesterday and thought of you 121202 ... nr :) 121202 ... :) nr 121202 ... PeeT i wonder if you have ever seen the youtube video of patrick_watson singing with the cinematic orchestra? 121208 ... no reason i have now. it's so pretty and sparse and melancholy. 121209 ... PeeT well said 121209 ... amy adaptability she graces our fair city every once in awhile. she should just go up to everyone and say, "yeah i'm queen of toronto" they'd make way (after asking her "where's toronto." those sillies. actually i'm not rock solid on where toronto is either. that's kinda weird isn't it.) 130104 ... no reason pretty sure i want to grace it permanently at some point, at least for a little while. temporarily_permanently? toronto is about two hours north of buffalo, if that helps ;) 130104 ... no reason it's not weird; i probably wouldn't know exactly where chicago was if i wasn't addicted to visiting it (ha). people know it's up north somewhere! 130104 ... no reason it = toronto. 130104 ... PeeT not sure if you have seen this, but totally thought of you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBfphgabDhU 130207 ... no reason i hadn't seen that, but it's great that patrick_watson played one of those "play me, i'm yours" pianos for an audience. i wish i'd stumbled upon it live. when we had those pianos in the summer, i played radiohead on one, until i forgot how the song went. 130208 ... PeeT nyc had that as well. pianos all over the city. what radiohead song did you play? 130208 ... no reason exit music (for a film). my favourite. 130208 ... PeeT this is an interesting cover... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_4fiMIxO2E 130209 ... PeeT do you have a piano? i do. 130209 ... no reason brad mehldau's cover is interesting. amanda palmer performed this song too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwFbADEujnc unfortunately, i don't have a piano. my parents have a nice baby grand, and when i lived with them i used to play it. i tried to figure out how to keep my dad's keyboard here when they moved (and didn't really need it in their new place), but between my drums, vibraphone, and couch, it wouldn't fit. i eriously debated getting rid of the couch, but decided against it. what kind of piano do you have? 130210 ... ha. eriously. 130210 ... PeeT a cheaper version of a steinway & sons. i don't know how to play. i just pretend, but kathy is good. i love to listen. i have a toy piano for the clown show. i love amanda palmer. her ukulele record is cool. plus, she is married to neil gaimen. 130211 ... no reason i'd love to see your clown show. yes! she is married to neil gaiman, and i happened to be at her show last year that went on until his birthday. she sang (and got everyone to sing) happy birthday to him. 130211 ... raze happy birthday. may a silver footstool and some smoo find its way to you. 130304 ... no reason thank you. no silver footstools as of yet, but i always keep my eyes open. this makes me laugh, though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H-gfxjAaZg0#! 130304 ... raze that's brilliant! my favourite part: "when god closes a door, he opens a window." "you realize that's a smaller opening, right? used to be able to walk out the front door. now you have to climb out some slightly ajar window somewhere, possibly falling, like, five stories to your death...that is not an upgrade." 130305 ... red ribbon i thought about you today. i was listening to a podcast called, "the one you feed" and the interview was with tony dekker of great_lake_swimmers. you should check it out. i didn't know he lives in toronto. he reveals a bit about his process and the meaning behind some of his lyrics. 140515 ... no reason thanks for letting me know about this -- much appreciated, especially today. tony's so great, and i love all of his nature inspirations. the nature themes are one of the best things about his music. i haven't listened to the entire podcast but definitely plan to. he is indeed in toronto, and from the tiny town of wainfleet, ontario! 140515 ... red ribbon i think i would be remiss if i didn't ask you why you don't like jian ghomeshi? 140530 ... nr he is in general a good interviewer; i'll give him that much. but there are others like him who aren't smarmy and self-absorbed. he hosted some awards recently and recycled the same speech he'd made the year before, and also mispronounced and made fun of popular references in the industry. there was also this: http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/non-date i feel a bit bad for him that this is documented so widely, but still. 140609 ... nr he often talks more about himself than what he's supposed to be hosting or referencing. maybe he's insecure. 140609 ... epitome of incomprehensibility Hm. He seems arrogant and annoying sometimes (not all the time), but I think I said that somewhere else. I was just thinking about you and hoping the moving process is going well. It seems convoluzoplexicated. 140610 ... e_o_i (Seems, seems. See, nothing IS. It just seems. Seamy but seemly, seemingly.) 140610 ... nr thanks for the wishes, e_o_i! it is indeed convoluzoplexicated (things_that_made_you_smile_today), for reasons i haven't even gone into here. but i'm looking forward to it. i guess i'm excited/scared... scarecited? exared? 140610 ... nr or maybe i have gone into some of it? so much brainstuff in my brain these days, it's hard to remember everything. 140610 ... nr oddly, it was jian ghomeshi's birthday yesterday. 140610 ... nr also, maybe instead see what_made_you_smile_today 140610 ... e_o_i Cool! I'm glad it's going well. I googled "convoluzoplexicated" and I didn't find anybody else using it, just my pretentious/evil blather alter ego: http://blather.newdream.net/s/stravinsky.html ...Not much writing-about that I can tell, besides being torn between two people maybe? I'm like that - I mean there's no one I'm currently in love with right now, but it would be hard to choose between different friends/communities. ...Well, happy birthday Mr. Happy Tuesday. I'm still more a Quirks and Quarks fan. But anyway. 140611 ... e_o_i ("currently...right now" = redundant. I need to be in love with editing, I really do.) 140611 ... no reason well, it's clearly too convoluzoplexicated for anyone else but you to have coined and used :) it's not so much that i'm choosing between two people; those people actually have nothing to do with each other, and any choices i have to make have to do with what i want only. but everything is still conflicted and complicated. that said, i think things are okay. i'm happy with my decision and the changes that are occurring, even if there's a chance i may regret them. but i have a strong feeling i won't. but the convoluzoplexicatedness (ha) more has to do with moving to another country/not being a citizen/not having a job. but again... things have a way of working themselves out. 140611 ... raze i still believe your "pie that lies to you" idea would make the best single-panel comic strip ever. time shall never defeat it. 210813 ... nr memories! maybe one day the comic will transpire. also, i haven't seen this page since i last wrote on it. i remember telling people after jian ghomeshi was charged with sexual assault that i'd never liked him. i'd always had a weird feeling, but never could have guessed he was such a massive piece of human garbage. 210813 ... e_o_i I have a weird question for you: Do you have a mother or aunt named Melanie who works in publishing? The reason I'm asking is because I DID have the thought, and not just in blatherskite_dreams, that you might be my cousin Lia's cousin. I don't remember exactly why: I think it was about living in Toronto plus the name of one of your grandfathers. (I'm probably wrong and I could consult my aunt Debra, but I feel I've asked her enough odd questions lately.) 210911 ... nr hmm nope, i don't think i even know anyone named melanie. you're welcome to email me at smooryl@gmail.com for any more identity/name info. i'm curious as to why this was a potential connection! 210911 ... nr (which you did mention, but i don't think i ever mentioned the names of my grandfathers.) 210911 ... e_o_i Thanks! :) Yeah, I was probably on a "oh, is X connected to Y?" streak because I discovered my friend knew a linguist whose book I'd read. I thiiiink I stumbled on a blathe where you said your grandfather's first name was Harry? Also I can email and tell you about the magazine my aunt's sister used to edit (sadly it stopped production years ago). Probably not right away, as I'm juggling a few metaphorical hats at present: artisans club committee member, student, tutor, friend, washer of non-metaphorical laundry... Anyway, your dream made me smile! 210911 ... nr oh! so i did, and yes that was the name of one of my grandfathers. your dream amused me too. the subconscious never fails to entertain and intrigue. 210911 ... nr and good luck with your hats. now i'm pondering what other metaphorical clothing would look like... 210911 ... raze i hope you feel better soon. i am sending you giraffe-shaped lozenges and a pouch full of silver spoo-b-gone. 211108 ... nr thank you kindly. this is clearly the treatment i should've been seeking all along... 211108 ... raze you're back! yay! all the yays! or maybe you're still in alberta? if you're back, welcome back! i hope you had the best time ever. (and if you're still there, i hope you're in the process of continuing to have the best time ever.) 220403 ... raze (wait. you just answered my question without yet knowing i'd asked it on "alberta". ha!) 220403 ... nr thanks! still here, and heading to vancouver tomorrow before making the jaunt home. i want to teleport to the rockies every day. 220403 ... lila every time I hear the song of people pining all day long that gorgeous feeling of despair I remember when I felt it clear and though I've come to let it pass at night when I do feel the mast rise inside, I allow the sound and let my body turn around I meet you there where you are stuck and wish a kiss, I wish you luck in the night, and every season I am next you, but for no reason 240204 what's it to you? who go blather from