The North Jetty at Iona Beach Regional Park is a favourite place of mine, especially in the fall or winter during cold and rainy weather. I rarely encounter anyone, and can imagine myself further away from civilization that I otherwise am – except for the roar of jets landing a YVR airport…
One of my few redeeming qualities is that I’ve somehow retained a modicum of curiosity, and it’s something I’m thankful for every day. This manifests in a constant drive to discover new music.
Most days I firmly believe music is the most powerful art form we’ve developed as a species, but occasionally I wake up convinced cinema has earned this position… either way, I chide myself of not pushing the boundaries of my knowledge when it comes to either of these art forms.
Audrey Nuna is a Korean-American “hip-hop” musician who I’ve been fascinated by for a few years now. I put hip-hop in scare-quotes as I don’t think what she’s doing in nearly so easy to pigeonhole. Any of you who even vaguely know me will be surprised that her work connects with me – obviously I’m not her target. But there is something going on here that impresses me.
My morning walk to work is punctuated by many pauses lately – the cooler temperatures and increasing rainfall have brought on an eruption of mushrooms, most notably the incredibly photogenic Aminita muscaria.
This autumn,
How old I am getting:
Ah, the clouds, the birds!
– Bashō
