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Hai-Kuul – May 11, 2005

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Jorge

Karaoke Lannon Style (Requested by Drea)
Tentative, at first
Sizing up the crowd, and then
Lannon symphony!


Miss Understanding (Requested by Drea)
Tell her anything
She will listen with patience
She seems to know all


C’mon Hockey (Requested by Drea)
The sports fans are sad
One of their greatest pastimes
Tied up in red tape


She Shoots, He Says “Ouch” (Requested by Drea)
She lines up the shot
And lets it fly like a jet
Should have worn a cup


Lovely Labrador (Requested by Drea)
Edge of the country
One of your greatest exports:
Beautiful people


Gentleman Admirers (Requested by St-Martini-of-the-Vodka)
Dressed up in their suits
The simple truth is that they
Are still little boys




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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Hai-Kuul – May 10, 2005

Posted on May 10, 2005 by Jorge

The Idle Rich (Requested by St-Martini-of-the-Vodka)
Just sitting around
Contributing nothing to
Our society




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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I’ll Show You Some Funny Things About Generous People On Mother’s Day

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Jorge

I’ll Show You Mine if You Show Me Yours

Lets see how many hits I get with that line from Google and Yahoo.

The Contact opening in the Junction has come and gone, and it was a success!

It was admittedly a lot of work to prep for this exhibition. Not only the printing, framing and setting up, but also the food preparation and such. My wife did a fair bit of running around to get groceries for me (which I thank her for!).

I’ve never really done an opening on my own for an exhibition before, so I wasn’t really prepared for how many people were coming. I figured that I would entice my friends with the promise of my chocolate chip banana bread (which always works). As usual, they didn’t disappoint. Pretty much all of the friends I had invited arrived at some point or another during the evening.

What did surprise me was the number of people I didn’t know. These people were very kind with their compliments and time, and some even offered advice and encouragement. It was a very warming evening for me.

My warmest thanks to everyone that attended. It’s because of you that I am what I am, all of you.

Hopefully that is a good thing, otherwise the world blames you for my craziness.



People Are Generous

I’ve sold two photographs so far, which is very encouraging. Contrary to what some people believe, it’s not always about the money.

However, I think an artist is a liar if they say that they are not happy when they receive money.

Ultimately, it’s about balance. I think it’s nice to be able to break even on cost, which can be deceptive at times.

I applaud people that support artists. It is because of these folks that artistic expression will never stop. Without art, the world becomes a boring place. Imagine television with nothing but plain documentaries. They can be informative and well filmed, but I know that if I had to watch them all the time I would go nuts. Variety is the spice of life.



Funny Things People Said

Here are some things that I heard, or that people said during the show…


Excuse me, do you cater often? (Said to me, as I was setting up the food)

What kind of film did you use to take that? (Asked jokingly by a friend regarding a blockish painting on the wall opposite my photos)

I love the banana bread! Oh, and the photos are pretty good, too!

You certainly know your photos! (Said by a lady who asked what time of the year a photo was taken, and in my frazzled state I responded with the approximate date and time)



Happy Mother’s Day!

A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all of my friends and relatives that are moms. I tend not to post on the weekend, because for some reason my formatting gets all jumbled up.

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Hai-Kuul – May 09, 2005

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Jorge

The Excitement of Almost Summer (Requested by Janelle)
Flowers are blooming
The daylight shines much longer
Pants turn into shorts


German Backpackers (Requested by St-Martini-of-the-Vodka)
Happily they stroll
Shouldering their large backpacks
And wearing huge smiles


Sexism (Requested by Princess Castle)
Gender profiling
The bane of equality
Discrimination


Moral Watchdogs (Requested by Princess Castle)
Bastards on their thrones
With nothing better to do
Than point their fingers


Hypocrites (Requested by Princess Castle)
Watch the false virtue
The pots call the kettles black
Sad, petty people


Chauvinists (Requested by Princess Castle)
You think that your sex
Is better than the other?
Shame on you, asshat!




*Remember, you can submit a topic to inspire your very own Haiku Poem by clicking here. You can read about Hai-Kuul here.

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Jorge’s Guide to Inviting Children With Bad Habits

Posted on May 6, 2005 by Jorge

  • Buy a model of a complete skeleton. Make sure it is kid-sized. Adult skeleton will not work
  • Hang it in a spare closet in the house
  • Wait until children misbehave and then start mentioning their older brother who didn’t listen
  • Inevitably children’s curiosity will prompt them to ask about said older brother
  • Make a show of not wanting to talk about it
  • Arrange to have them find the model skeleton by accident
  • Problem solved



An Open Invitation

Contact has officially started (actually it started last week). Contact is the largest photo exhibition in North America. It runs for the month of May. Tomorrow (the 7th) there will be an opening for my work at Cornerstone Furniture.

Please come out if you are interested in seeing what it is that I like to photograph (actually, what I have on display is a small cross-section). There are also quite a number of other photographers showing their work in the neighbourhood, making it quite the evening if you like photography.

I will have some munchies and juice, and there will be a guestbook for people to sign.

Check my Photography Page for information.



My Worst Habits

I am a very enthusiastic person. I’m sure this can be quite a positive thing (infectious, hopefully), but at the same time, I know it can annoy the hell out of people.

This enthusiasm leads to some of my worst habits.

Bad Habit #1 – Unnecessary Revelation

Yes, that makes it sound way better than it is. A very annoying thing that I do is tell people that they should go look at something, and then completely describe it in the next breath, thus ruining the wonder of their discovery. This is not to say that I spoil movie endings or anything like that. On the contrary, those are sacred, and the law states that spoiling movies is punishable by castration. No, the things I am referring to are blog entries, or something publicly available for viewing. Sometimes I relate stories to people who aren’t even interested in the topic, but they listen politely, and nod in all the right places.

Bad Habit #2 – Replying to EVERY E-mail

This is a bad habit that definitely annoys everyone. I will reply to every e-mail that I see in my inbox, regardless of content. I will reply most of the time with short phrases that really are best left untyped.

Observe…



To: All employees
From: CEO
Subject: Meeting
I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to the meeting today. It was a good experience and I think we are all re-affirmed of our place in the market.

Sincerely,
CEO


To: CEO
From: Jorge
Subject: Re: Meeting
The pleasure was ours. The meeting was informative, and I know I took away quite a number of things to consider.

Thanks,
Jorge


To: Jorge
From: CEO
Subject: Re: Re: Meeting
This type of feedback is most appreciated. Have a great day!

Sincerely,
CEO


To: CEO
From: Jorge
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
You too.

Thanks,
Jorge


To: Jorge
From: CEO
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
Ok, that’s enough.

With warning,
CEO


To: CEO
From: Jorge
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
Okay.

Thanks,
Jorge


To: Jorge
From: CEO
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
Honestly, stop it.

I’m not kidding,
CEO


To: CEO
From: Jorge
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
Gotcha.

Thanks,
Jorge


To: Jorge
From: CEO
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
You’re fired.

With Vengeance,
CEO


To: CEO
From: Jorge
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Meeting
🙂

Thanks,
Jorge



It’s odd. I’m not normally about getting in the last word. But something about e-mail induces obsessive-compulsive behaviour in me.

Just thought I would share these with you. I know I torment a lot of you with these things, and so I apologize. Will I stop? Probably not. I at least acknowledge these bad habits though, which is the first step towards building a better illusion for myself.

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