2005 Archive
Breakfast at the Casa de los Amigos, Mexico City
Calle Ignacio Mariscal is an unassuming street in the colonia tabacalera of Mexico city. The street stretches only six blocks between the Paseo de la Reforma at one end and the spot where it dies in the lap of an apartment complex at the other. As far as streets go in Mexico city it is [...]
Sanctuary
I'm sitting in an 'office' constructed entirely of small logs, discarded bottles, and a sawdust mixture to pack the dome together. The outside has been smoothed and sanded down while the interior is surrounded by edges of the logs. You can't tell because personal photographs, memorable cartoons, and post-it notes act like colourful wallpaper. An [...]
Not the Best Memories of Prague
The spa offerings in Karlovy Vary were not very appealing…gas injection anyone? A friend is heading to Prague soon and was asking me for advice. I hadn’t been had I? No. Well, wait, there are some foggy memories. They aren’t the best. Perhaps I’ve blocked it out. Oh Jeez, it’s coming back. But you don’t [...]
The Shark God Bolai
Book Review by 17 of Charles Montgomery'sLast Heathen: Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in Melanesia (Canadian edition). Published in the USA/UK as The Shark God : Encounters with Ghosts and Ancestors in the South Pacific. Photos by Charles Montgomery. *** I encountered Charles Montgomery's book The Last Heathen at a queer author's night at the [...]
Vanuatu Images
I'm still waiting for a written account from someone of this exotic faraway scattering of islands but in the meantime, here are some photos. You may also want to check outThe Shark God Bolai from the nearby Solomon Islands.
Suspending Common Sense
'Your biggest enemy is your common sense' I am reassured in the ambiguously philosophical tone of adventure guides. Feeling little reassurance I disembark from the modified chairlift with my good friend who is also a first aid patroller at Cypress Mountain's new downhill mountain biking park. ëAt least' I think to myself ëhe'll be close [...]
Jackson Hole Wyoming by Harley
This is my eighth year of taking off on the Harley for a week or two and touring our beautiful country. Over the eight years, its has always been about 8 bikes with a mix of new and returning riders from the last years ride. This year is all returning riders from last year with [...]
Fire and Icy Cold Water
It is quite beautiful here, though not in a stunning kind of way but just in its simplicity. Too look up from my bed through the tent skylight and see nothing but pine trees and sky. Too bad the sounds aren't so natural. Forest fire fighting helicopters buzzing overhead. Trains passing in the distance. Trucks [...]
The Queerest Critical Mass
Photos from July 29, 2005 Critical Mass. Although this was the Queerest Critical Mass ever, inclusion in this photo montage says nothing about the subjects queerness. It does say something about their fabulousness though! Miss Kitty fan on her chopper Queer caveman saluting the Burrard Bridge (this is also Doug, the author of [...]
The Coolest Coffee
Seattle may be known as the birthplace of corporate coffee, where Starbucks has it's original outlet and HQ, but it's also the place with the coolest independent coffee shops around. I think that's because the coffee craze in Seattle spawned Starbucks whereas in most places in the rest of North America, Starbucks spawned the coffee [...]
