Hey, I posted some recent paintings.

I came across this reposted text while doing my morning email check and internet surf today: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say About Homosexuality by a Rev. Mel White. The point of this text, written to be a pamphlet, is that most people who say that “the Bible condemns homosexuality” haven’t actually read the verses in question… anyway, it’s pretty informative, and I’d suggest that anyone who’s unsure about their stance on these issues (or who’s simply interested) click along and read it.

So it’s definitely summer now and I’m definitely not going to be online so much. My bag was stolen about a week and a half ago, so I’ve lost my dayplanner and cell phone (I got the important stuff back, like my ID and keys) - which means I’ve got lots of time to do summery things like ride my bike and go to the beach - but I’m not so easy to contact. I’m going to be spending a lot of time over the next two months in the studio I’m now sharing with Amanda and Britt in East Van. Hopefully I’ll produce a huge wealth of work over this period.

Things I want (need?): A new back rim (Velocity Deep V Pink 32h 700c, I think), a set of Major Taylor drop track handlebars, a 24-70mm lens for my Canon 350D, a new sketchbook/recipe book/journal so I can record all of my amazing summer recipes.

I quit my job. This summer I’m going to be pretty broke but also very, very happy.
Here’s a rad smoothie I made the other day to bring to a dog’s birthday party in the park.

Early Summer BC Fruit Smoothie

1 - 2 bananas, peeled and frozen
1/2 - 1 cup local BC fruit, like nectarines, peaches and apricots, cut into chunks and frozen
1/2 cup coconut milk (add water if your coconut milk is more like coconut cream)
    You can use rice/soy/almond milk if you’re worried about fat content.
2 tbsp maple syrup or other liquid sweetener
1 tsp powdered ginger

Blend until creamy. Change the consistency with more milk, more fruit, or seeds/nuts if you like.
This smoothie is refreshing and sweet (but not oversweet). The ginger gives it a nice kick.

How The Grinch Stole Marriage by Mary Ann Horton - a parody of Dr Seuss’ famous How The Grinch Stole Christmas. A really delightful read.

In 5 or 10 or 20 years, with plenty of visible same-sex married couples, the world won’t see us as strange or scary, we’re just the married couple down the street that happens to be gay. Eventually, the legal recognization of our marriages will follow.

If we allow ourselves to voluntarily sit in the back of the bus, we’ll never make any progress. Rosa Parks had to sit in the front of the bus to make a difference. We must as well.

It’s been big news that the ban on same-sex marriage was overturned in California recently. I know that I wasn’t the only one moved nearly to tears by the marriage of Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, who have been together for fifty-five years. I have to admit, though, that this little Grinch poem was just as touching. Aww. I’m a big sap.

On Friday I tried Bikram Yoga for the first time. Intense, difficult, but I feel like a hundred dollars after my post-class shower… definitely amazing. Unfortunately I think I’ve been pushing it a bit too hard because my muscles were so sore yesterday after my second class (they’d been sore before that, too) that I had trouble walking around the Vancouver Art Gallery yesterday. I managed it, though, because it was an exhibition that was right up my alley…

Krazy! The Delirious World Of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art is the first exhibition of its kind, a groundbreaking project that offers unique and dynamic insight into the world of comics,animated cartoons, anime, manga, graphic novels, computer/video games and visual art. Spanning a century of artmaking, the works in this exhibition reveal an extraordinary history of production, one that is poised to redefine the scope of visual culture in the 21st century.

Seriously amazing. If you have a chance to see this at any point I highly recommend it. It took a friend and I two trips to the Art Gallery to see the entire thing; it’s, apparently, the largest exhibit ever shown at the VAG. Every part of it was mindblowing.

Speaking of art, I really need to get some pictures of my recent paintings up. I’ve shot the photos… I just have to upload and post them. I’m really excited about them. I keep talking about them but haven’t yet posted anything. I guess that makes me a big tease.