I miss the woods.

I really do though. My beard has been growing and my flannel wearage has increased and I blame it on a subconscious need to be surrounded by nature. I’ve been back for about 6 months now and the depression is setting in. I’m back in school(which is great mind you) and i’ve been at the same dead end job for 6 months and have met the same type of girl and have the same friends(who I love mind you) and i’m going stir crazy.

I am a recluse in Montreal. The winter has set in and I don’t leave my home. And I hate people and I hate being social but when i’m traveling I love making friends and I could sit and talk to strangers all day and share stories and enjoy the company of others. What I need is a tent, some cookware, a bicycle, a warm sweater and a few months to explore the Western United States.

To those that I treat like shit in the next few months, I apologize. I cannot always find that balance between here and there.

“How do I live with the romance of the world?
How do I live with the romance: the lure of scenery?
How do I live with the romance of comfort and closed eyes?
How do I live with the romance?
And admit that this might be the world where I belong?” – mount eerie

It’s interesting how excited I was to make this blog and promised myself to update often yet, it’s been a little while since my last post. I think the problem is is that everytime I think of a topic, by the time I get to a computer, I forgot what I wanted to write about.

So it’s been an interesting few days. Up’s and down’s, up’s and down’s. Sean; you have your wingman back! A mixed blessing for me I guess. Tomorrow I get tattoo’d. It’s going to be a long, painfull session but i’m excited to finish off my upper arm. I cannot wait to finish off my lower arm now. I’ve also decided to grow out my beard. Not very exciting, I know, but I am excited about it…

Chris B told me about The Microphones a while back and they were all I listened to this summer tree planting. Strangly though, only today while on the bus did I completely realise the Genius of this man. Anyways…I found someone who is selling “The Glow, Part 2″ on vinyl and I cannot let this go by. It’s a rare album and one of my all time favorites.

I’ve also decided that in the future, I will grow out my beard, buy lot’s of flannel and move to a nice cabin close to a small Northwestern/eastern town but far enough away to be alone and be that crazy but nice old man who sells his pictures at the local cafe and in the fall sells food from his little garden. I like it.

Hello everyone and welcome to my new home on the interweb. Well one home among many. I still have my private blog on BME, Facebook of course and Flickr.

This is all to say, welcome to the home of my photography portfolio, my rants and raves, musical recommendations, fixed gear bike blog, tree planting blog and my daily life through pictures. Although I am not sure how many people will be reading this, it will serve perfectly as a place to stroke my ego and remind me that I do in fact exist. And all the while, it will hopefully allow me to improve my grasp of the english language and improve my writing skills. So it’s win win, really.

My first post promises to be a funny one, albeit very politically incorrect. And i’m promising myself and you that this will be updated

frequently. I need this sort of project to keep me focused and it’ll be a great outlet.

Thank you for reading this and I hope that you will visit this page often and provide me with much wanted feedback.