gotta bury it and carry it
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hello kitty in the sun 2005. we’ve always been involved.
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an installation i’d visit in oakvegas.
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eat your heart out celine dion. titanic, my heart will go on ok ok not everyone is as clever as me omg i’m getting lost in my flickr trying to find something i already forget what thank god for multiple browsers.
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that’s sarah. 2005.
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i took this at a friend of family’s place, guy had quite the collection.
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my mom and i, oct 2004.
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my grandfather’s memorial tree. RIP JRW. taught me chess.
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i lived on the oakville drag. became a drunk because it canceled out my post trauma jitters of mind, silenced them.
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took this in vancouver, mg and k-os backstage at ubc . metric was also on the bill. k-os asked if i was in the band. we later got chatty on myspace, i was with my ex at the time. it’s amazing sometimes the people you can reach, and inspire. k os said a photo of me was inspiring to him. anyway this was in april 2005. mg and i were tight then.
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i was a witness at city hall with jamie for a lesbo wedding. i signed it. proud day. these two girls came to canada just for this, both new yorkers i think. jamie, jamie jamie where have you been? need to reconnect.
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feist 2005.
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a scary tree.
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noel. a bandit. hiding something.
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installation.
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abandoned supermarket turned movie store upstairs.
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they’d be how old now? maybe 20.
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not surprisingly, spicoli here, was on acid. where you at now boy?
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i peeked in a window.
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my snowy cedar grove blvd backyard rip 1049. watch it you might get lost in my drawing bad blog.
the back of my book. published at 23/24? i painted that pig.
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always with the fans. love the fans. love my fans. 2005. you still reading?
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blythe my muse. i identified with dolls. the unspeaking.
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my brother loved kurt cobain. i took it further, i BECAME HIM. AHAHHAHSHS see how depressed and emo teen angst yet young i am. apparently i was a cholo too. my mom is feeding a horse and i am like i do not give ^$*^& i’m hardcore son.
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melodie and i in 2005. woah.
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dec 12 2005.
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bad pic and i am fat here but at least i am freestyling along with beastie boys karaoke ya punk b*tches. werd.
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bata shoe museum.
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i love jeremy the bear. ok i have to give up this post is taking me long to find the photo i want. see you later. hope you enjoyed this distraction brought to you by the letters A, D, H, and D. sayonara!
I remember when I got your book, it was a shitty fucking period in my life and I read it in one sitting, then flipped back to the start and read it again. Something about it made sense to me but I don’t know what.
I was too then, I don’t think I could get that thin or would want to again
The nirvana shot, no, you weren’t always that pouty cool, you had alot of excited nerdy days too.
two things:
a) I love that all your drawings booze bottles have little x’s on them
2) the pickle drawing – very funny, make sure no one steals that shit for an idea for tv ads. It kind of made me think of that bicks pickle commercial about the reporter alien but then i watched it and your idea is different.
hi, bye.
the pickle drawing is on the cover of my first book, dear raymi.
thanks alyson
love this post. made me feel nostalgic.
sincerely, a reader from 2005
aw high five!
I still think that is the greatest title for a book ever. I like to reread my copy every 6 months or so.
that is so friggin dope you met k-os! i’m jealous
I think you should make a book of cartoons . In fact I think you should do children’s and young adult books in this fashion. I’ll write the children’s for you. You draw.
Deal?
one day when there’s time
less time on blog events
more time on writing projects
the end
The painting of your pig is alive and well. It hangs on a wall in my room… I can see it now even from where I’m typing.
woah send a pic of it brian
Love this post(love them all)! I’ve never commented before but I am an avid reader since before 2005 and I just think you are adorable and I really admire all that is Raymi! Your an inspiration
thanks kym it’s nice to hear from you silent guys when you’re feeling up to it.