A shot of the president overseeing the business of screening visitors to the US
31 août 2004
29 août 2004
Marie-France's glasses
Almost all the drinking glasses in the house are hand-painted. These one's have butterflies or some other winged creature, but what caught my eye is the strict attention paid to the signing of each glass. Now that takes a steady hand!
Marie-France's painting
The house where the girls are staying has lots and lots of paintings up on the walls; Marie-France is quite prolific. Most are quite bad, but I really do like this one. Something about the wonkiness of the barn and houses, the big patch of grass in the foreground, and the adorable sheep with odd faces; just white dots on black grounds.
28 août 2004
27 août 2004
From: chris lloyd
Date: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:53:35 PM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Ottawa has money for national drug program, provincial finance ministers say, Bernard Landry confirme qu'il reste à la tête du Parti québécois
Dear Paul,
Sorry i didn't write last night. I was tired. But now the "work week" is finished and with it, the tiredness. I'm quite excited about the NYC trip. There seem to be lots of convention-related activities going on throughout the city. And Saturday night is the final supper with the artists in B-S-P, which should be fun.
Today I suffered through a series of minor mishaps while installing drywall (maybe i have a latent case of dyslexia? I kept making cuts on the wrong side of the sheets), but eventually everything worked out and Mike and I were quite productive. I haven't really been learning much french from him; the odd word or two, but his tenses seem as bad as mine.
After work Mohanad, Tom and Allen went out for some beer, and we ended up drinking for five hours straight. Not a good scene, but pas mal. It is interesting, to say the least, to become fully absorbed in the worker lifestyle. But I long for more, and then wonder if that is selfish. Is a BFA really a Bachelor of Fuck-All? I seem to be in a rut, and can't make decisions on my next phase of artwork. Maybe you could hire me as an artist-in-residence? Parliament Hill could probably use one. I'd hang out in the visitor's gallery, making notes for artworks of some sort. Bizarre installations involving Kraft Dinner, whipped cream and gravy, mixed with drywall plaster and insulation. Could be interesting. How about official portraiture? I could use the practice, it is always better to draw and paint from real life. Surely you could schedule in some sittings? Do you want to see some slides?
The weather has been odd, it rained hard early this morning but was sunny in the afternoon, later it became cloudy and really, really humid. I'd going to have a shower. Tomorrow I have packing to do, and apartment cleaning, then driving the big truck to B-S-P.
-chris
Date: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:53:35 PM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Ottawa has money for national drug program, provincial finance ministers say, Bernard Landry confirme qu'il reste à la tête du Parti québécois
Dear Paul,
Sorry i didn't write last night. I was tired. But now the "work week" is finished and with it, the tiredness. I'm quite excited about the NYC trip. There seem to be lots of convention-related activities going on throughout the city. And Saturday night is the final supper with the artists in B-S-P, which should be fun.
Today I suffered through a series of minor mishaps while installing drywall (maybe i have a latent case of dyslexia? I kept making cuts on the wrong side of the sheets), but eventually everything worked out and Mike and I were quite productive. I haven't really been learning much french from him; the odd word or two, but his tenses seem as bad as mine.
After work Mohanad, Tom and Allen went out for some beer, and we ended up drinking for five hours straight. Not a good scene, but pas mal. It is interesting, to say the least, to become fully absorbed in the worker lifestyle. But I long for more, and then wonder if that is selfish. Is a BFA really a Bachelor of Fuck-All? I seem to be in a rut, and can't make decisions on my next phase of artwork. Maybe you could hire me as an artist-in-residence? Parliament Hill could probably use one. I'd hang out in the visitor's gallery, making notes for artworks of some sort. Bizarre installations involving Kraft Dinner, whipped cream and gravy, mixed with drywall plaster and insulation. Could be interesting. How about official portraiture? I could use the practice, it is always better to draw and paint from real life. Surely you could schedule in some sittings? Do you want to see some slides?
The weather has been odd, it rained hard early this morning but was sunny in the afternoon, later it became cloudy and really, really humid. I'd going to have a shower. Tomorrow I have packing to do, and apartment cleaning, then driving the big truck to B-S-P.
-chris
26 août 2004
From: chris lloyd
Date: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:17:38 AM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Horrified onlookers watch police shoot hostage-taker in downtown Toronto, un preneur d'otage est abattu par la police en pleine heure de pointe
Dear Paul,
The job is slowly getting to me; too repetitive, too dull. Measure, cut, drag drywall up stairs, install, repeat. All day long, and as I wait for the end of the week to arrive it seems as though the days are lasting longer. Worked on my grant stuff, art stuff for a bit last night, then helped Sarah R. tape off more stripes in her room and had supper, then actually went to bed early, before midnight, before eleven! My body is feeling exhausted. But only two more to go and then the week is over and then it's the weekend. I'm driving the 16-foot truck back to B-St-P to collect some of the artist's stuff, and to meet up with Claudine before our trip to NYC. Hey, we're going to be there during the Republican Presidential Nomination, got any tips? The convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings of the Republican Party with a primary focus on officially nominating a candidate for President of the United States and adopting a party platform. Attendance includes 2,509 delegates and 2,344 alternate delegates from every state of the Union inluding the nation's territories and overseas dependencies. The convention marks the formal end of the active primary election season, although the primaries were essentially uncontested; there was no challenge to the incumbent, George W. Bush.
The theme of the convention is "Fulfilling America's Promise by Building a Safer World and a More Hopeful America." What kind of a long-winded title is that? Perhaps it should read "Fulfilling America's Manifest Destiny by Bombing the World into Hapless Subservience."
The Department of Homeland Security officially declared the 2004 Republican National Convention a National Special Security Event. As a National Special Security Event, the United States Secret Service is charged with employing and coordinating all federal and local agencies including the various bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York Police Department to secure the venue from terrorist attacks. Expected security expenditures will reach USD $50 million, half of which is funded by the federal government.
The city will employ an active beat of 10,000 police officers deployed as Hercules teams — uniformed in full riot gear and body armor. While Boston police officers wielded batons and body shields for the Democratic convention, Hercules teams will be equipped with machine guns! Commuter and Amtrak trains entering and exiting Penn Station will be scoured by bomb-sniffing(?) dogs as uniformed police officers will be attached to buses carrying delegates. So arriving in NYC next week should be loads of fun!
-chris
Date: Thu Aug 26, 2004 7:17:38 AM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Horrified onlookers watch police shoot hostage-taker in downtown Toronto, un preneur d'otage est abattu par la police en pleine heure de pointe
Dear Paul,
The job is slowly getting to me; too repetitive, too dull. Measure, cut, drag drywall up stairs, install, repeat. All day long, and as I wait for the end of the week to arrive it seems as though the days are lasting longer. Worked on my grant stuff, art stuff for a bit last night, then helped Sarah R. tape off more stripes in her room and had supper, then actually went to bed early, before midnight, before eleven! My body is feeling exhausted. But only two more to go and then the week is over and then it's the weekend. I'm driving the 16-foot truck back to B-St-P to collect some of the artist's stuff, and to meet up with Claudine before our trip to NYC. Hey, we're going to be there during the Republican Presidential Nomination, got any tips? The convention is one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings of the Republican Party with a primary focus on officially nominating a candidate for President of the United States and adopting a party platform. Attendance includes 2,509 delegates and 2,344 alternate delegates from every state of the Union inluding the nation's territories and overseas dependencies. The convention marks the formal end of the active primary election season, although the primaries were essentially uncontested; there was no challenge to the incumbent, George W. Bush.
The theme of the convention is "Fulfilling America's Promise by Building a Safer World and a More Hopeful America." What kind of a long-winded title is that? Perhaps it should read "Fulfilling America's Manifest Destiny by Bombing the World into Hapless Subservience."
The Department of Homeland Security officially declared the 2004 Republican National Convention a National Special Security Event. As a National Special Security Event, the United States Secret Service is charged with employing and coordinating all federal and local agencies including the various bureaus of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation and New York Police Department to secure the venue from terrorist attacks. Expected security expenditures will reach USD $50 million, half of which is funded by the federal government.
The city will employ an active beat of 10,000 police officers deployed as Hercules teams — uniformed in full riot gear and body armor. While Boston police officers wielded batons and body shields for the Democratic convention, Hercules teams will be equipped with machine guns! Commuter and Amtrak trains entering and exiting Penn Station will be scoured by bomb-sniffing(?) dogs as uniformed police officers will be attached to buses carrying delegates. So arriving in NYC next week should be loads of fun!
-chris
25 août 2004
From: chris lloyd
Date: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:16:15 AM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Stephen Harper addresses Conservative senators in before Parliament resumes, L'ADQ dit ne pas faire de récupération politique avec les dossiers chauds du moment
Dear Paul,
The change in weather is definitely affecting my mood. It took a few days to notice, but I think that there is a link between the smell of autumn in the air in the mornings, the fact that I have to wear long sleeves while cycling to work, and a mild feeling of depression that has been lurking about me. As these seasonal changes commence I always think more about directions, where I'm going in life, etc. etc. You know how it goes.
I hosted a small dinner party last night, Jen and Nick and Sarah R. and Mohanad, Jara and Safi all came over and we had squash soup that Sarah had made and lots of breads and dips and tahbouli (sp?). It wasn't a very late night but I was exhausted by the end of it anyway. All the last-minute vacuuming and cleaning beforehand did me in. Do you stress out and run around the house like a madman before guests come over?
-chris
Date: Wed Aug 25, 2004 7:16:15 AM America/Montreal
To: pm@pm.gc.ca
Subject: Stephen Harper addresses Conservative senators in before Parliament resumes, L'ADQ dit ne pas faire de récupération politique avec les dossiers chauds du moment
Dear Paul,
The change in weather is definitely affecting my mood. It took a few days to notice, but I think that there is a link between the smell of autumn in the air in the mornings, the fact that I have to wear long sleeves while cycling to work, and a mild feeling of depression that has been lurking about me. As these seasonal changes commence I always think more about directions, where I'm going in life, etc. etc. You know how it goes.
I hosted a small dinner party last night, Jen and Nick and Sarah R. and Mohanad, Jara and Safi all came over and we had squash soup that Sarah had made and lots of breads and dips and tahbouli (sp?). It wasn't a very late night but I was exhausted by the end of it anyway. All the last-minute vacuuming and cleaning beforehand did me in. Do you stress out and run around the house like a madman before guests come over?
-chris
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