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strawberry fields
Posted Jul 13, 2003
down to the stream to watch the jade flow
or back to the cliff to sit on a boulder
mind like a lone cloud clinging to nothing
what do I need in the faraway world?
- Han-shan
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Things I miss.
Posted Jul 13, 2003
This might be a repeat, but too bad. It’s my journal and I can write what I want so there.
Kissing. I miss kissing someone when I get home. The “hi I’m home and I missed you” kiss. Or the slow tasting of another’s skin kiss. The ones that happen when you’re both laying in bed and you just need to remember what that person’s skin tastes like. Usually that involves me rubbing my face against them like a cat. The kisses that happen when no one is looking and it’s a quick stolen one. The good night kiss. The just because kiss. The look in their eyes when I kiss the palm of their hand. The soft gentle kisses of lazy afternoons. The hungry wolf kisses of pure unfed lust. The kisses that border on bites, just on that fine edge of pain and pleasure.
Touching. The gentle almost ticklish strokes of fingers running down my back. The tentative touching of hands braiding my hair. The smooth texture of cool skin sliding under my finger tips. The reassuring warmth of a loved body next to mine when I awake in the night. The accessibility of touching someone whenever I like. The casual finger touches when I walked by. The electric shock of finding skin touching skin. The times when it’s really too hot to touch because we’re sticky from the heat, but you just can’t resist anyway. 
The reassurance of a warm hand on my shoulder when I’m not feeling all that great. The warm reassurance of my hand on someone who’s not feeling all that great.
For the last 2 years I have made myself untouchable. A self denial for my self punishment. I cringe when people walk too close to me. I take a step back when talking face to face. I flinch when someone comes up behind me.
I would make a good tree.
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Another one.
Posted Jul 13, 2003
So I realized that I forgot Calgary’s nightlife. It’s not all cowboys and prairie oysters. On 1st street my favourite bar resides. The Night Gallery. Depending on which night you decide to go you could be venturing into a night of electronica or rockabilly, funk or reggae, punk or industrial. I personally just like going for the people watching. Always fun wherever you are. Since I last lived here though, some things have changed. I guess all things must change at some time or another. Anyway that brings us to The Warehouse. It’s been around for awhile. You can dance the night away to a mix of eighties top ten to Marilyn Manson. I prefer to wear black when venturing out, but for the most part it’s fairly open to what you should wear. Mostly. The small but dedicated of people who frequent these places are pen minded. I’ve found “mainstream” crowds to be so much more narrow-minded. But that’s just my oh so humble opinion. If you’ve no problem with tattoos and piercings then you’d fit right in.
The arts. Again Calgary’s art scene is more then the ubiquitous bronzed cowboys. Not that there’s anything wrong with bronzed cowboy statues. Really. I’m sure that they’re very nice. But not in my house. Calgary is home to the Alberta College of Art and Design. Fondly known as ACAD. Around Christmas you can go to the college and purchase some fine art. Found there is art ranging from glass to textiles and most everything in between. Great one of a kind gifts. Sorry I didn’t mean to go into a commercial.
I’m not sure what else there is to talk about. Oh yeah. This little carnival they call the Calgary Stampede. There are plenty of sites on the net for any further information about that.
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good things
Posted Jul 12, 2003
I've noticed that I've been rather negative about Calgary. So here's some positive aspects of Cowtown.
Food. If there's an ethnic food you're craving, Calgary is the place to be. Japanese to African. British to Chinese. Calgary has absolutely every kind of food possible. I kid you not.
People. As the food is multicultural it only makes sense that the people who cook it are. Sitting downtown one can eavesdrop on every language in the world. You don't have to travel if you want to know what it's like to live somewhere else. The stories told would take a life time to listen to.
The mountains. Sure they're about an hour and a half away, but you can see them clearly from about everywhere here. Once you've experienced the mighty Rockies you'll forever be changed. I've only had a similar experience the first time I saw the ocean. Just watch out for them grizzlies.
The sky. If you ever felt claustrophobic or just needed to see the big blue sky then Alberta is it. Okay there is Saskatchewan, but I'm hyping Calgary not Moose Jaw. So all the sky, all the time. Bring your sun screen and an umbrella. The weather can change on a dime. Which is not a negative thing, just a truth. Ask anyone who's been here for longer then a week.
Which brings us to the weather. It's different. Not like in strange, but in different from one minute to the next. If you visit, even in the summer, bring a warm sweater, at least. It will be cold in the morning then hotter that all getout in the afternoon only to get cold again. In one day! But again being positive that means in the winter there are these fabulous warm days in the middle of January. I remember one year motorcycles were being ridden right through February. Really!!! Would I lie to you?
As in any society there are always negative aspects to any city. But for the most part Calgary is a great place.
Just don't ask why I don't live here.
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tickle me elmo
Posted Jul 10, 2003
Learned friends,
When you hear me speaking
Of the void, please do not
Grasp the void.
The first thing is not to grasp
The void.
If you sit in meditation
With an empty mind,
You will grasp the
Unrecordable voidness.
- Altar Sutra
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