Design and the activities that inspire it.
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Tuesday 30 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - Me & My Social Anxiety – Frivolous
Me & My Social Anxiety – Frivolous
Any anxiety you may have will melt away as you listen to this and it compels you to move along to it.
Any anxiety you may have will melt away as you listen to this and it compels you to move along to it.
Monday 29 May 2017
Sunday 28 May 2017
Barefoot Hiking (Involuntarily)
Well that was one of my more adventurous hikes.
My dear friend Michelle came down from Toronto to go for a hike. Decided to wander along the north shore of Cootes Paradise.
Opted to wear my old Bates M-6 boots. I think about 8 or 9 years old by this point. I’ve been really happy with them, and they’ve seen a lot of clicks. They’ve largely been relegated to back up duty, but decided to wear them today.
(The aforementioned boots about 5 years ago.)
Lake Ontario is at its highest level in a century. Several wooden board walks sink a bit when you walk on them, getting them wet. Couple that with old foam, some steep inclines and declines, I started to notice that they weren’t doing so well. By the halfway point it was obvious they were completely disintegrating. To the point of the whole bottom on the left one coming right off. The right one was well on its way to being there.
I’m usually always really prepared on hikes. On longer trips I’ll have a pair of paddling shoes for wear around camp or for crossing streams. Usually have a repair kit. Today? “Meh. Casual hike, not too far from home. I’ll be fine.”
So...opted just to ditch the boots altogether and walked back to the car barefoot. (Not before saving the laces though, since they were fantastic.)
Kinda sucked, those little pebbles especially. But there was a margin of grass at the edge of the trails that made it doable. Just shy of 2½ kilometers.
Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
I know what I’ll be buying with my next pay cheque.
My dear friend Michelle came down from Toronto to go for a hike. Decided to wander along the north shore of Cootes Paradise.
Opted to wear my old Bates M-6 boots. I think about 8 or 9 years old by this point. I’ve been really happy with them, and they’ve seen a lot of clicks. They’ve largely been relegated to back up duty, but decided to wear them today.
Lake Ontario is at its highest level in a century. Several wooden board walks sink a bit when you walk on them, getting them wet. Couple that with old foam, some steep inclines and declines, I started to notice that they weren’t doing so well. By the halfway point it was obvious they were completely disintegrating. To the point of the whole bottom on the left one coming right off. The right one was well on its way to being there.
I’m usually always really prepared on hikes. On longer trips I’ll have a pair of paddling shoes for wear around camp or for crossing streams. Usually have a repair kit. Today? “Meh. Casual hike, not too far from home. I’ll be fine.”
So...opted just to ditch the boots altogether and walked back to the car barefoot. (Not before saving the laces though, since they were fantastic.)
Kinda sucked, those little pebbles especially. But there was a margin of grass at the edge of the trails that made it doable. Just shy of 2½ kilometers.
Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
I know what I’ll be buying with my next pay cheque.
Saturday 27 May 2017
Friday 26 May 2017
Thursday 25 May 2017
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Tuesday 23 May 2017
Monday 22 May 2017
Thor’s Hammer Bracelet
I found an example of one of these in an Encyclopedia Britannica when I was a teen. Thought it as pretty neat. Found in Iceland, from around the time “pagan” beliefs were giving way to Christian beliefs. It combined elements of both. A few years later I saw ... I think it was one of the members of Coil wearing one ... or maybe it was Current 93 ... or perhaps it was Douglas P. from Death in June. Can’t remember for sure. Then I found one somewhere.
It’s pretty much sat in a box for a few decades. Came across it and even though I’m not Icelandic, Christian or Asatru, decided to use it as a closure for a bracelet.
It’s pretty much sat in a box for a few decades. Came across it and even though I’m not Icelandic, Christian or Asatru, decided to use it as a closure for a bracelet.
Sunday 21 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - The Hitman – Marvellous Caine
The Hitman – Marvellous Caine
Built around samples of Renegades’s “Terrorist”, Cutty Ranks’ “Limb By Limb” and the 1980 film Babylon, a classic from the early days of jungle.
Built around samples of Renegades’s “Terrorist”, Cutty Ranks’ “Limb By Limb” and the 1980 film Babylon, a classic from the early days of jungle.
Saturday 20 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - Babylon – Splash
Babylon – Splash
The first minute and a bit of this are just lethal, but it loses focus after that.
“All of the youth shall witness the day that babylon shall fall. I and I know that.”
The first minute and a bit of this are just lethal, but it loses focus after that.
“All of the youth shall witness the day that babylon shall fall. I and I know that.”
Friday 19 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - New Beginnings – Singular Mind
New Beginnings – Singular Mind
Combines really chilled elements, with powerful, booming drum sounds.
Combines really chilled elements, with powerful, booming drum sounds.
Thursday 18 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - Dream of You (Rework 2) – Flynn & Flora
Dream of You (Rework 2) – Flynn & Flora
One of those acts that I think was very under-rated. Part of that whole Bristol scene in the late 90’s.
One of those acts that I think was very under-rated. Part of that whole Bristol scene in the late 90’s.
Wednesday 17 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - The Unofficial Ghost – Doc Scott
The Unofficial Ghost – Doc Scott
I thought this was yet another D&B track that sampled Japan (Ghosts, in this instance). But apparently this is a re-working of Ghosts Of My Life by Rufige Kru. Which is another guise of Goldie. Confused yet?
What I do know for sure, is that this track is just a monster.
I thought this was yet another D&B track that sampled Japan (Ghosts, in this instance). But apparently this is a re-working of Ghosts Of My Life by Rufige Kru. Which is another guise of Goldie. Confused yet?
What I do know for sure, is that this track is just a monster.
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Monday 15 May 2017
Sunday 14 May 2017
Signage: A. G. Gaul
Saturday 13 May 2017
S.o.t.D. - Find You – BLVCK MVK
Find You – BLVCK MVK
Apparently, this is “liquid witchhouse.” Okay. It’s pretty chillaxing, no matter how thinly parsed music gets.
Apparently, this is “liquid witchhouse.” Okay. It’s pretty chillaxing, no matter how thinly parsed music gets.