anarchists are liberals when it comes to self-interest.
it's the point of being an anarchist. otherwise, we'd just be marxists. and, it's the reason you end up with these goofy ancaps that can't figure out what the state even is.
but, what the anarchists have always argued - following kropotkin, who wrote prominently about a kind of proto-dawkinsian social order called mutual aid - is that rational self-interest is not manifested in this capitalist mayhem that is bound to collapse in on itself, but in the realization of universal positive freedom through automation and the proper articulation of "from each as they can, to each as they need".
but, i'm an artist, of course - i'm not a worker. so, i'm going to tell you to read oscar wilde: the soul of man under socialism. that, to me, is probably the best articulation of this that i've read.
if you're interested in ideas of duty and honour and sacrifice to some greater good, you're thinking about historical toryism and religiosity, not liberalism or anarchism or anything else on the left.
but, i've been over this.
and, i'm not shy about where i stand on it.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
so, again: should i have taken the pay out? if i leave, i just lost hundreds of dollars i could have taken, right?
no.
if i had signed an agreement to move out, then i'd have to move out - i'd have no options to appeal. maybe i'd find something better. maybe i wouldn't.
and, i did look - i couldn't find anything better.
this particular unit came up the same day as the trial. i couldn't have organized this.
if i had organized a move-in before hand, would it have made sense to take the cash? sure. but, i didn't know that, then. i could have agreed to move and then ended up with nowhere to go. that's not rational self-interest, it's risk - and i'm exceedingly risk averse.
i would argue that it's far more rational to lose the pay out than to take a risk of ending up optionless. i guess you could have that argument. but, you'd be warping logic around dramatically to do it.
on top of that, you have to remember that i still think they're acting in bad faith and i'm still intending to sue when i figure it out. so, i have a plan to get those funds, in the end.
you can argue i got unlucky. i might even agree with you. but, i made the rational choice in the context of maximizing self-interest.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
no.
if i had signed an agreement to move out, then i'd have to move out - i'd have no options to appeal. maybe i'd find something better. maybe i wouldn't.
and, i did look - i couldn't find anything better.
this particular unit came up the same day as the trial. i couldn't have organized this.
if i had organized a move-in before hand, would it have made sense to take the cash? sure. but, i didn't know that, then. i could have agreed to move and then ended up with nowhere to go. that's not rational self-interest, it's risk - and i'm exceedingly risk averse.
i would argue that it's far more rational to lose the pay out than to take a risk of ending up optionless. i guess you could have that argument. but, you'd be warping logic around dramatically to do it.
on top of that, you have to remember that i still think they're acting in bad faith and i'm still intending to sue when i figure it out. so, i have a plan to get those funds, in the end.
you can argue i got unlucky. i might even agree with you. but, i made the rational choice in the context of maximizing self-interest.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i got something back from the one i'm most interested in.
monday viewing, apparently.
like i say: i need to better my situation in order to do this. this does it.
i've been saying for years i'm waiting the existing tenants out, and i am, but that in itself is only proving so worthwhile. even if the guy upstairs keels over tomorrow, and they sell next week, i still have to deal with the fact that the neighbours are smoking outside my window, the cats in the neighbourhood, etc.
i thought i got rid of a problem upstairs when the three pack a day smokers moved out, but the lady that moved in sits on her porch and smokes all day, which means i lost all the windows in the front - and the air return along with it.
there's no solution to the roaches, or the gas smell, which is coming back again with the cold weather. there's some kind of mildew in the walls. the place really ought to be condemned. i mean, that's why it's cheap, right? that's the point. but, i can maybe do a bit better...
i got a lot of work done down here. and i would tough it out if i wasn't being coerced. but, maybe it makes sense, anyways.
if they are actually moving her mother in here - and i doubt it - i pity her for what she will endure down here.
if they put it on the market, which i'm sure they will, i'll recoup more funds through legal action. and, these are funds i should be able to keep.
today is a discography day. i'll get back to looking tomorrow.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
monday viewing, apparently.
like i say: i need to better my situation in order to do this. this does it.
i've been saying for years i'm waiting the existing tenants out, and i am, but that in itself is only proving so worthwhile. even if the guy upstairs keels over tomorrow, and they sell next week, i still have to deal with the fact that the neighbours are smoking outside my window, the cats in the neighbourhood, etc.
i thought i got rid of a problem upstairs when the three pack a day smokers moved out, but the lady that moved in sits on her porch and smokes all day, which means i lost all the windows in the front - and the air return along with it.
there's no solution to the roaches, or the gas smell, which is coming back again with the cold weather. there's some kind of mildew in the walls. the place really ought to be condemned. i mean, that's why it's cheap, right? that's the point. but, i can maybe do a bit better...
i got a lot of work done down here. and i would tough it out if i wasn't being coerced. but, maybe it makes sense, anyways.
if they are actually moving her mother in here - and i doubt it - i pity her for what she will endure down here.
if they put it on the market, which i'm sure they will, i'll recoup more funds through legal action. and, these are funds i should be able to keep.
today is a discography day. i'll get back to looking tomorrow.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
well, i'm done for the day and what did i find? this was pretty exhaustive on my googling, i must add.
1) exactly one space that is a little bit more than i want to pay, but is also substantially better than this space. non smoking. up a few floors, to get some fresh air. a little closer to the tunnel. adt. a tub, so i can shave. etc. i'll need to close the deal, but i would move to this place if i could - and especially if i can shave a few dollars off. i'm waiting for a response from an ad without a phone number.
2) exactly one space that is a little bit cheaper than i'm paying here, and is comparable in terms of size, although it is one bedroom rather than two. depending on layout, that might even be better. i tried to call three numbers and am not convinced anyone of them are correct. this place may be smoky. i'd have to think about it.
3) exactly one space that seems like a lateral movement - but this may also include smoke issues. i'll have to look at this, but i'd probably turn it down.
4) several ads that were about fifty dollars out of my price range, and that i'd have to try and low ball.
if the first one doesn't work out, i can't state with certainty that something else will come up before it's time to stall via appeal. i'm just hoping the review body solves that problem the easy way.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
1) exactly one space that is a little bit more than i want to pay, but is also substantially better than this space. non smoking. up a few floors, to get some fresh air. a little closer to the tunnel. adt. a tub, so i can shave. etc. i'll need to close the deal, but i would move to this place if i could - and especially if i can shave a few dollars off. i'm waiting for a response from an ad without a phone number.
2) exactly one space that is a little bit cheaper than i'm paying here, and is comparable in terms of size, although it is one bedroom rather than two. depending on layout, that might even be better. i tried to call three numbers and am not convinced anyone of them are correct. this place may be smoky. i'd have to think about it.
3) exactly one space that seems like a lateral movement - but this may also include smoke issues. i'll have to look at this, but i'd probably turn it down.
4) several ads that were about fifty dollars out of my price range, and that i'd have to try and low ball.
if the first one doesn't work out, i can't state with certainty that something else will come up before it's time to stall via appeal. i'm just hoping the review body solves that problem the easy way.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
here's a bit of a sneaky trick.
i'm paying $670 all inclusive. that will go up to $680 in april. i'm looking for apartments under $700 all inclusive because, you know - if it's a good fit, right?
but i forgot about those ontario electricity rebates, which are going to come in at $45. and, this is important given the dollar amounts i have to play with.
if i see something for $700 + hydro, my mind is converting that to $750+. but, with the rebate, that should come out in the wash.
if i'm paying for electricity, i basically won't use it except at off peak hours. i'd rather not think about it, of course. but, my calculations suggest to me that i shouldn't use much more than $50/month - and may very well use less on some months. will they send me the difference? could i make money from this? these rebates really seem to be handouts for whiners that can't turn their a/c off. and, i don't want an a/c on at all. but, i'll take another $50/month one way or another.
if i can low ball a few of these and hope the landlord just wants a steady tenant, they're possibilities. we'll find out.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm paying $670 all inclusive. that will go up to $680 in april. i'm looking for apartments under $700 all inclusive because, you know - if it's a good fit, right?
but i forgot about those ontario electricity rebates, which are going to come in at $45. and, this is important given the dollar amounts i have to play with.
if i see something for $700 + hydro, my mind is converting that to $750+. but, with the rebate, that should come out in the wash.
if i'm paying for electricity, i basically won't use it except at off peak hours. i'd rather not think about it, of course. but, my calculations suggest to me that i shouldn't use much more than $50/month - and may very well use less on some months. will they send me the difference? could i make money from this? these rebates really seem to be handouts for whiners that can't turn their a/c off. and, i don't want an a/c on at all. but, i'll take another $50/month one way or another.
if i can low ball a few of these and hope the landlord just wants a steady tenant, they're possibilities. we'll find out.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm going to spend the morning looking at listings and maybe make some calls around noon, if i find something.
but, the easy restatement of the logic is simply as follows:
1) can i find somewhere better? then, i'll take it.
2) if i can't find somewhere better, i'm hardly going to move to somewhere worse, so i'll appeal.
i do need to acknowledge that i am looking, though. that's a difference. it could take months to find something, but i am intending to eventually leave.
all of this other stuff is stalling, really.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
but, the easy restatement of the logic is simply as follows:
1) can i find somewhere better? then, i'll take it.
2) if i can't find somewhere better, i'm hardly going to move to somewhere worse, so i'll appeal.
i do need to acknowledge that i am looking, though. that's a difference. it could take months to find something, but i am intending to eventually leave.
all of this other stuff is stalling, really.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
if i piss you off, it's because you're a conservative.
...because i'm the exact opposite of conservatism. and, i get it: i'm not naive about it. i'm fully aware that i'm the antithesis of any concept of conservative thought. i was even walking around a few years ago defining myself as an 'anti-conservative'.
i know my enemies, and my enemies are conservatives. actual conservatives. burkeans. traditionalists. religionists. monarchists. these are the people i have spent my life in conflict with, and will spend the rest of my life in continued conflict with.
even if you're a little centrist or even call yourself a liberal, this is what gets you about me: it's my disdain for anything resembling traditional thinking, my total rejection of the entire conservative rubric. you just might not realize it. yet. but maybe you should.
the flip side of this is that if you find yourself in agreement with me it's because you're actually on the libertarian side of socialism. i'm a liberal and i'm a socialist - and am therefore an anarchist. it could be either of them that's getting you nodding. but, you could be just as confused about this, too. you might call yourself something else. but, if you look at this carefully, you should see that if you agree with me at all, then you must be on the left.
i get that the left has moved right and become a fake left. but, the right hasn't moved left to compensate. it's pretended to sometimes, maybe, perhaps even signalled it's actually doing it, but we don't have any substantive outcomes, yet. we haven't switched spots. the vacuum on the left hasn't created a spot on the right. we've just seen the left collapse.
but, i'm not confused about this, even if you are.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
...because i'm the exact opposite of conservatism. and, i get it: i'm not naive about it. i'm fully aware that i'm the antithesis of any concept of conservative thought. i was even walking around a few years ago defining myself as an 'anti-conservative'.
i know my enemies, and my enemies are conservatives. actual conservatives. burkeans. traditionalists. religionists. monarchists. these are the people i have spent my life in conflict with, and will spend the rest of my life in continued conflict with.
even if you're a little centrist or even call yourself a liberal, this is what gets you about me: it's my disdain for anything resembling traditional thinking, my total rejection of the entire conservative rubric. you just might not realize it. yet. but maybe you should.
the flip side of this is that if you find yourself in agreement with me it's because you're actually on the libertarian side of socialism. i'm a liberal and i'm a socialist - and am therefore an anarchist. it could be either of them that's getting you nodding. but, you could be just as confused about this, too. you might call yourself something else. but, if you look at this carefully, you should see that if you agree with me at all, then you must be on the left.
i get that the left has moved right and become a fake left. but, the right hasn't moved left to compensate. it's pretended to sometimes, maybe, perhaps even signalled it's actually doing it, but we don't have any substantive outcomes, yet. we haven't switched spots. the vacuum on the left hasn't created a spot on the right. we've just seen the left collapse.
but, i'm not confused about this, even if you are.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i mean, it's typical of this government, right?
they have serious indigenous funding issues in front of them. the united nations is starting to really get on their ass on this. our own courts are getting pissed off. and, the threat of unrest is getting to the point of substantial.
so, their policy is to slash the funding across the board even more, and then put an indigenous person on the supreme court as some kind of empty show of symbolism. you can have your first indian justice, kids!
just don't look at the budget. over there! a squirrel...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
they have serious indigenous funding issues in front of them. the united nations is starting to really get on their ass on this. our own courts are getting pissed off. and, the threat of unrest is getting to the point of substantial.
so, their policy is to slash the funding across the board even more, and then put an indigenous person on the supreme court as some kind of empty show of symbolism. you can have your first indian justice, kids!
just don't look at the budget. over there! a squirrel...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i don't like the idea of putting a law professor on the supreme court.
i've been over this before: the way you fix this is that you try and fix the balance at the lower levels, and then you promote based on whatever you want. when you're promoting a supreme court judge, it's less about qualifications (they all have the same qualifications) and more about disqualifications. but, you have to give everybody the same chance to fuck up.
the worst thing that could happen for advocates of minorities is to put in a candidate that hasn't been vetted, and then watch them fail - and that's what is bound to happen with any candidate that hasn't been vetted.
canada's judicial system is really unusually tight. it's one of the things this country really does right. and, this hokey neo-liberal american kind of identity politics type of thinking shouldn't be being serious contemplated.
we don't need to make our system more like theirs. they need to make their system more like ours.
but, are there representation issues? it's a complex problem, because you can't just pluck people out. it's a feedback loop: the less opportunities, the less representation. but, the political optics of the situation aside (and if they think voters are going to even care, they're wrong - you do this for justice, not for votes; you do it for justice, or you don't do it), keep in mind that indigenous people spend more time in lower courts than they do at the supreme court, which is expensive to get to. the indigenous issues at the supreme court are going to be a lot broader - treaty rights, pipeline projects, that kind of thing. this government is likely to think that a "government indian" on the court will appease opposition to resource extraction (again: dream on.), but that's not the issue that the press tosses around. the issue you see in the press has to do with incarceration. how, exactly, does putting a law prof on the supreme court address an issue that exists at the lower levels?
it doesn't. it's politics. and, it's bad politics.
the real solutions lie in addressing the funding problems that this government won't address.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/23/justin-trudeau-should-name-an-indigenous-justice-to-the-supreme-court-editorial.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i've been over this before: the way you fix this is that you try and fix the balance at the lower levels, and then you promote based on whatever you want. when you're promoting a supreme court judge, it's less about qualifications (they all have the same qualifications) and more about disqualifications. but, you have to give everybody the same chance to fuck up.
the worst thing that could happen for advocates of minorities is to put in a candidate that hasn't been vetted, and then watch them fail - and that's what is bound to happen with any candidate that hasn't been vetted.
canada's judicial system is really unusually tight. it's one of the things this country really does right. and, this hokey neo-liberal american kind of identity politics type of thinking shouldn't be being serious contemplated.
we don't need to make our system more like theirs. they need to make their system more like ours.
but, are there representation issues? it's a complex problem, because you can't just pluck people out. it's a feedback loop: the less opportunities, the less representation. but, the political optics of the situation aside (and if they think voters are going to even care, they're wrong - you do this for justice, not for votes; you do it for justice, or you don't do it), keep in mind that indigenous people spend more time in lower courts than they do at the supreme court, which is expensive to get to. the indigenous issues at the supreme court are going to be a lot broader - treaty rights, pipeline projects, that kind of thing. this government is likely to think that a "government indian" on the court will appease opposition to resource extraction (again: dream on.), but that's not the issue that the press tosses around. the issue you see in the press has to do with incarceration. how, exactly, does putting a law prof on the supreme court address an issue that exists at the lower levels?
it doesn't. it's politics. and, it's bad politics.
the real solutions lie in addressing the funding problems that this government won't address.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/23/justin-trudeau-should-name-an-indigenous-justice-to-the-supreme-court-editorial.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Friday, October 27, 2017
it's 5:30.
i'm still awake.
when i turned the machine back on, i realized that the internet was randomly unplugged. that's quite bizarre. i was only gone for about an hour. if i get set up for something over usage while i was out mailing the review, it's documented over my camera.
the review got mailed. these things are low probability. but i think it's a necessity to try it. if i'm lucky, i'll trigger something.
stalling is a valid tactic, right now.
i spent the afternoon doing laundry and cleaning, and will have a smoothie and take a shower before i try to sleep.
so, what am i doing?
the review process has to unfold before i consider an appeal. but, this has to revolve around the market.
if i find something comparable, or maybe better (third floor would be better - no cats at the window), i would have to move at it. the thing is that i think that this is unlikely to the point of fanciful - i'm probably going to have to wait for months and months before something comes up on the market that i can accept as lateral. and, then what?
my options are very restricted by my gear and my income. it's a contradiction: i need a place big enough and safe enough for my gear as the absolute number one priority, but i also need it under $700. and, i can't and don't want to go to fucking work.
i moved 700 km to take this place. it was very hard to find. i didn't intend to move out less than five years later. and, it could take me a really long time to find a suitable replacement.
if i don't or can't find a suitable replacement, i'm going to have to go to the court of appeal as a stalling tactic. i have until around the 20th. i can't and won't move thousands of dollars of gear into a place it will be stolen, and i can't afford more than $700/month.
the likely reality is that i'm almost certainly stuck here. and. i'm not concerned about what the people around me think about it.
but, i have to look....
in the mean time, i have to find a way to multitask, too. maybe if i do one release a day, it'll keep me moving.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm still awake.
when i turned the machine back on, i realized that the internet was randomly unplugged. that's quite bizarre. i was only gone for about an hour. if i get set up for something over usage while i was out mailing the review, it's documented over my camera.
the review got mailed. these things are low probability. but i think it's a necessity to try it. if i'm lucky, i'll trigger something.
stalling is a valid tactic, right now.
i spent the afternoon doing laundry and cleaning, and will have a smoothie and take a shower before i try to sleep.
so, what am i doing?
the review process has to unfold before i consider an appeal. but, this has to revolve around the market.
if i find something comparable, or maybe better (third floor would be better - no cats at the window), i would have to move at it. the thing is that i think that this is unlikely to the point of fanciful - i'm probably going to have to wait for months and months before something comes up on the market that i can accept as lateral. and, then what?
my options are very restricted by my gear and my income. it's a contradiction: i need a place big enough and safe enough for my gear as the absolute number one priority, but i also need it under $700. and, i can't and don't want to go to fucking work.
i moved 700 km to take this place. it was very hard to find. i didn't intend to move out less than five years later. and, it could take me a really long time to find a suitable replacement.
if i don't or can't find a suitable replacement, i'm going to have to go to the court of appeal as a stalling tactic. i have until around the 20th. i can't and won't move thousands of dollars of gear into a place it will be stolen, and i can't afford more than $700/month.
the likely reality is that i'm almost certainly stuck here. and. i'm not concerned about what the people around me think about it.
but, i have to look....
in the mean time, i have to find a way to multitask, too. maybe if i do one release a day, it'll keep me moving.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
they claim it was a bureaucratic error.
that's the kind of thing that's a piss-off. i don't know what i'm doing, yet, but i just blew a week of opportunity because an incompetent judge couldn't push a fucking button.
let's start with the review and go from there.
i'm sorry, buyer, but i can't ship until i know where i'm living, or at least i know what i'm doing. i won't even be able to think about it. i don't multitask well...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
that's the kind of thing that's a piss-off. i don't know what i'm doing, yet, but i just blew a week of opportunity because an incompetent judge couldn't push a fucking button.
let's start with the review and go from there.
i'm sorry, buyer, but i can't ship until i know where i'm living, or at least i know what i'm doing. i won't even be able to think about it. i don't multitask well...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
well, then.
the landlord and tenant board does not have any record of this decision at all - as far as they are concerned, the decision remains outstanding.
i need to send copies of the documents to the london, ontario bureau.
it's possible that the adjudicator got eager and mailed the documents without sending it to the rotary. that would be kind of suspicious on her behalf, frankly. i think that would be a pretty big deal. i'd have to look into that.
i'm still leaning heavily on balls out fraud. and, i don't know how big a deal this is - beyond being able to cite it in future harassment proceedings.
it's the kind of thing that makes everything else look really bad, too. if i can demonstrate a fake notice, i can demonstrate complicity in the death of jfk.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the landlord and tenant board does not have any record of this decision at all - as far as they are concerned, the decision remains outstanding.
i need to send copies of the documents to the london, ontario bureau.
it's possible that the adjudicator got eager and mailed the documents without sending it to the rotary. that would be kind of suspicious on her behalf, frankly. i think that would be a pretty big deal. i'd have to look into that.
i'm still leaning heavily on balls out fraud. and, i don't know how big a deal this is - beyond being able to cite it in future harassment proceedings.
it's the kind of thing that makes everything else look really bad, too. if i can demonstrate a fake notice, i can demonstrate complicity in the death of jfk.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm in a situation to cause them a real mess. it's their own fault.
i can file an appeal with the appeals court. it could take eighteen months to two years. that stays the order - it's a two year lease.
mom is two years away from retirement, and she was supposed to go to the home after that. well, it's what they said.
dad is probably two years away from dead.
and, then they probably sell - if not before then.
i have 30 days from the 23rd (presuming this is all legit) to serve to the landlord, then ten days to file the appeal. i should be able to get the internal review done quickly if i send it this morning. then, i'll serve them before the 20th in their actual damned mailbox. i can get the files to the court before the first.
i'm going to have to spend some time every other day looking at options. if something workable comes up, i'll have to call. but, the point is that there isn't anything workable out there - that i'm stuck here.
it's not like i'm acting in bad faith, either. i know they're full of shit. sure, i'm stalling, but this is what they get.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i can file an appeal with the appeals court. it could take eighteen months to two years. that stays the order - it's a two year lease.
mom is two years away from retirement, and she was supposed to go to the home after that. well, it's what they said.
dad is probably two years away from dead.
and, then they probably sell - if not before then.
i have 30 days from the 23rd (presuming this is all legit) to serve to the landlord, then ten days to file the appeal. i should be able to get the internal review done quickly if i send it this morning. then, i'll serve them before the 20th in their actual damned mailbox. i can get the files to the court before the first.
i'm going to have to spend some time every other day looking at options. if something workable comes up, i'll have to call. but, the point is that there isn't anything workable out there - that i'm stuck here.
it's not like i'm acting in bad faith, either. i know they're full of shit. sure, i'm stalling, but this is what they get.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
there's a far easier point for appeal, as well - the claim that the tenant has the burden of proof, here. that's utterly ridiculous. yet, there it is.
if you make a claim in court, you always have the responsibility to demonstrate it. it doesn't matter what the claim is. the presumption of innocence is consequently merely a rule of thumb. the judge may have confused herself over this.
(if this is a real case).
if the state is accusing you of guilt, you have the presumption of innocence. but, if the state is accusing you of innocence, you have the presumption of guilt. if the state is accusing you of tiredness, you have the presumption of awakeness. & etc. it's not some moral principle. it's an application of the scientific method; a kind of null hypothesis - you start with the reversal of x and you determine if there's enough evidence to overturn x.
so, when the writer of this paper puts together the words that the tenant needs to show on balance of probability that the landlord's claim is false, she's not understanding what those words mean - that only makes sense in the context of reversing the null hypothesis. there's no balance of probabilities in overturning an assumption - it's by counter-example. and, that's impossible.
so, no wonder she didn't consider the right part of the law - she has her burden of proof backwards.
the idea that what somebody says in court should be treated as true unless it can be proven false is some kind of weird, classist backwardsness, or...i don't even know how to get my head around it.
if the tenant had the burden of proof, then the landlord would literally be able to make anything at all up and dare the tenant to disprove it. that's not how our legal system works, or has ever worked - and hopefully it will never work that way. that's not a justice system....
i'm leaning strongly towards "fake". a few more hours...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
if you make a claim in court, you always have the responsibility to demonstrate it. it doesn't matter what the claim is. the presumption of innocence is consequently merely a rule of thumb. the judge may have confused herself over this.
(if this is a real case).
if the state is accusing you of guilt, you have the presumption of innocence. but, if the state is accusing you of innocence, you have the presumption of guilt. if the state is accusing you of tiredness, you have the presumption of awakeness. & etc. it's not some moral principle. it's an application of the scientific method; a kind of null hypothesis - you start with the reversal of x and you determine if there's enough evidence to overturn x.
so, when the writer of this paper puts together the words that the tenant needs to show on balance of probability that the landlord's claim is false, she's not understanding what those words mean - that only makes sense in the context of reversing the null hypothesis. there's no balance of probabilities in overturning an assumption - it's by counter-example. and, that's impossible.
so, no wonder she didn't consider the right part of the law - she has her burden of proof backwards.
the idea that what somebody says in court should be treated as true unless it can be proven false is some kind of weird, classist backwardsness, or...i don't even know how to get my head around it.
if the tenant had the burden of proof, then the landlord would literally be able to make anything at all up and dare the tenant to disprove it. that's not how our legal system works, or has ever worked - and hopefully it will never work that way. that's not a justice system....
i'm leaning strongly towards "fake". a few more hours...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
on second thought, if this is a real order, i'm going to challenge it.
The tenant did not relate the particulars of what happened but only mentioned that she was verbally threatened with eviction.
this is completely false - i provided the context of the previous court process. we spent quite a while discussing this.
given that the finding that there was no ulterior motive was made without considering the facts, and even attempting to ignore them by pretending no discussion was had, that's an error in law, and i can and will appeal this. that was the most important part of the case, and she pretended it didn't happen in order to hand wave away a s. 83.
she also claims one of the other emails didn't state a threat of eviction but only a "threat", which is what i was getting at with wilful blindness - as though it would be ok to threaten me, otherwise, and as though it doesn't have any effect on the case, right? i can dress a few of these up as errors given the first point.
i'm extremely skeptical, right now. this is clearly shoddy. and, that website is supposed to pull right from the database: it should update the same time that it prints.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
The tenant did not relate the particulars of what happened but only mentioned that she was verbally threatened with eviction.
this is completely false - i provided the context of the previous court process. we spent quite a while discussing this.
given that the finding that there was no ulterior motive was made without considering the facts, and even attempting to ignore them by pretending no discussion was had, that's an error in law, and i can and will appeal this. that was the most important part of the case, and she pretended it didn't happen in order to hand wave away a s. 83.
she also claims one of the other emails didn't state a threat of eviction but only a "threat", which is what i was getting at with wilful blindness - as though it would be ok to threaten me, otherwise, and as though it doesn't have any effect on the case, right? i can dress a few of these up as errors given the first point.
i'm extremely skeptical, right now. this is clearly shoddy. and, that website is supposed to pull right from the database: it should update the same time that it prints.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i seriously may have received a false order.
i'm just comparing to the previous one. i mean, i don't know...
1) there is no stamp on the order.
2) the previous ruling took two weeks. this one took two business days. i'm happy to get a quick ruling, too, mind you, but, still.
3) these people are horribly dishonest. i'm absolutely certain they opened the letter for the previous decision. i was actually expecting something funny, here.
4) it's not on the web page.
5) "this order contains all of the reasons in this matter and no further reasons will issue.". there is then no "reasons" section. ?.
6) the signature is curious to say the least.
i dunno. very fishy. i must call.
this is what the website should look like:
this is what it does look like:
would they do this? yeah. and, they're in huge trouble, if they did.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm just comparing to the previous one. i mean, i don't know...
1) there is no stamp on the order.
2) the previous ruling took two weeks. this one took two business days. i'm happy to get a quick ruling, too, mind you, but, still.
3) these people are horribly dishonest. i'm absolutely certain they opened the letter for the previous decision. i was actually expecting something funny, here.
4) it's not on the web page.
5) "this order contains all of the reasons in this matter and no further reasons will issue.". there is then no "reasons" section. ?.
6) the signature is curious to say the least.
i dunno. very fishy. i must call.
this is what the website should look like:
this is what it does look like:
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
well, this is unusual.
i have a letter in my box, but the online tool claims that the case has not yet been adjudicated. i'll have to call in the morning.
it's dated to monday, which is when it should have been finished. there is a good possibility that there's a database error. there's a good possibility that it's a forgery, given that these people are persistent frauds and liars.
the ruling is ordering me to vacate by december 1st.
however, it didn't address my legal concern under 83 (3)(c):
(c) the reason for the application being brought is that the tenant has attempted to secure or enforce his or her legal rights;
this is supposed to be an automatic stop. and, it doesn't rely upon the question of good faith - even if the applicant is found to be in good faith (as they were, and as they may be), this is supposed to halt the proceedings in their tracks.
she did a balancing under 83(2) and she did it correctly. but she seems to be in error in not in contemplating 83(3) at all.
that said, she did state that the ruling of good faith is with no ulterior motive, and that would make it difficult for me to appeal - despite it obviously being wrong, and my case being quite well presented. she seems to have simply discarded the evidence i provided to her. that's why you don't want to put things in front of judges if you don't have to, they can decide what they want to accept and what they don't want to accept.
i might get lucky on finding a failing student that needs out for december 1st.
i disagree with this ruling - i think it was obvious that they're retaliating, and i made my case as best as was possible. i will be vigilant in suing them when i find out that their mother is not moving in - and she isn't. but, outside of verifying that this is the real case in the morning, i don't see a further course of action.
should i have carried on with the previous suit? it wouldn't have mattered much. they would have done this, anyways - it's why they were harassing me for months, because they wanted me out. and, if she was going to discard the evidence i gave her, she was going to discard the evidence i didn't give her - it wouldn't have made the case stronger than it already was. i gave her eight eviction attempts, and she just said the landlord has the right to hand out the notices - that's indescribable except through wilful blindness, when the ninth is an n12 on the same day as a previous case ended. if i had won the harassment suit, she'd just have said it doesn't matter because it's a different suit. and, how do you prove this beyond circumstantially, short of a recording? you have to rely on the judge to draw obvious inferences, and this one refused to do that. also, i wouldn't have been able to keep the money, remember - i'd have to give it back to odsp. it was about trying to stop the persistent harassment by standing up for myself, not about turning a profit. the other option was to keep getting harassed, which is a non-choice. and, while it failed, it provided me with the documentation i required for the case. i think i made the right choice in hoping it would blow over - if i had won, i'd have gained nothing of value because they were too fucking stubborn to listen (that was the sad realization i had to grapple with.). and, of course, i couldn't let the situation fester, i couldn't let them keep harassing me to try and push me out until they succeeded, i had to react in some sense.
this is a part of the law that shouldn't exist. but, it does exist. and, i got a shitty judge that either didn't want to see the obvious or didn't care what the obvious was. the next step has to be for me to find somewhere else to stay, and then sue them for damages and dishonesty once i get there - and that's going to be expensive on their behalf, you can be sure.
i'm also going to have to start from square one with the air quality. ugh.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i have a letter in my box, but the online tool claims that the case has not yet been adjudicated. i'll have to call in the morning.
it's dated to monday, which is when it should have been finished. there is a good possibility that there's a database error. there's a good possibility that it's a forgery, given that these people are persistent frauds and liars.
the ruling is ordering me to vacate by december 1st.
however, it didn't address my legal concern under 83 (3)(c):
(c) the reason for the application being brought is that the tenant has attempted to secure or enforce his or her legal rights;
this is supposed to be an automatic stop. and, it doesn't rely upon the question of good faith - even if the applicant is found to be in good faith (as they were, and as they may be), this is supposed to halt the proceedings in their tracks.
she did a balancing under 83(2) and she did it correctly. but she seems to be in error in not in contemplating 83(3) at all.
that said, she did state that the ruling of good faith is with no ulterior motive, and that would make it difficult for me to appeal - despite it obviously being wrong, and my case being quite well presented. she seems to have simply discarded the evidence i provided to her. that's why you don't want to put things in front of judges if you don't have to, they can decide what they want to accept and what they don't want to accept.
i might get lucky on finding a failing student that needs out for december 1st.
i disagree with this ruling - i think it was obvious that they're retaliating, and i made my case as best as was possible. i will be vigilant in suing them when i find out that their mother is not moving in - and she isn't. but, outside of verifying that this is the real case in the morning, i don't see a further course of action.
should i have carried on with the previous suit? it wouldn't have mattered much. they would have done this, anyways - it's why they were harassing me for months, because they wanted me out. and, if she was going to discard the evidence i gave her, she was going to discard the evidence i didn't give her - it wouldn't have made the case stronger than it already was. i gave her eight eviction attempts, and she just said the landlord has the right to hand out the notices - that's indescribable except through wilful blindness, when the ninth is an n12 on the same day as a previous case ended. if i had won the harassment suit, she'd just have said it doesn't matter because it's a different suit. and, how do you prove this beyond circumstantially, short of a recording? you have to rely on the judge to draw obvious inferences, and this one refused to do that. also, i wouldn't have been able to keep the money, remember - i'd have to give it back to odsp. it was about trying to stop the persistent harassment by standing up for myself, not about turning a profit. the other option was to keep getting harassed, which is a non-choice. and, while it failed, it provided me with the documentation i required for the case. i think i made the right choice in hoping it would blow over - if i had won, i'd have gained nothing of value because they were too fucking stubborn to listen (that was the sad realization i had to grapple with.). and, of course, i couldn't let the situation fester, i couldn't let them keep harassing me to try and push me out until they succeeded, i had to react in some sense.
this is a part of the law that shouldn't exist. but, it does exist. and, i got a shitty judge that either didn't want to see the obvious or didn't care what the obvious was. the next step has to be for me to find somewhere else to stay, and then sue them for damages and dishonesty once i get there - and that's going to be expensive on their behalf, you can be sure.
i'm also going to have to start from square one with the air quality. ugh.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
i don't work well under pressure. i day dream. i procrastinate.
i'm a shitty employee, and not ashamed about it.
i'm more interested in creating realities where people can create free of coercive influence than i am in contorting myself into some mental gymnastic that sees value in extorting people for profit...
...and i needed a nap.
that's what happens when i'm under pressure: i get sleepy.
it's consistent, actually. predictable. dead line tomorrow? big project due in the morning? i'm probably snoozing somewhere. and, i'm not going to pretend i really care when i wake up, either.
call me depressed, but i don't want your drugs. i want to abolish the conditions that you think spur productivity, because they don't - they just create unnecessary stress.
still no ruling.
i hope the judge doesn't think she's doing me a favour in stretching the ruling out, if she's going to give me 11 days at the end. i haven't done a thing to prepare to move. and, i'm not going to do so until i get the court order - because it's not the landlord that has the legal authority, here, it's the judge.
if she's stalling into november to give me until december 1st, i guess that's a net benefit. but, if she thinks she's just giving me extra days, she's misinterpreting my grasp of the scenario: i'm in this to win, outright.
i'm going to try to get back to filing, but i might fall back asleep. we'll see.
apologies to the guy with the order, but i'm kind of useless at the moment.
and, i'll remind you that if i win i will be immediately countersuing. if it's into november, that's another $670.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm a shitty employee, and not ashamed about it.
i'm more interested in creating realities where people can create free of coercive influence than i am in contorting myself into some mental gymnastic that sees value in extorting people for profit...
...and i needed a nap.
that's what happens when i'm under pressure: i get sleepy.
it's consistent, actually. predictable. dead line tomorrow? big project due in the morning? i'm probably snoozing somewhere. and, i'm not going to pretend i really care when i wake up, either.
call me depressed, but i don't want your drugs. i want to abolish the conditions that you think spur productivity, because they don't - they just create unnecessary stress.
still no ruling.
i hope the judge doesn't think she's doing me a favour in stretching the ruling out, if she's going to give me 11 days at the end. i haven't done a thing to prepare to move. and, i'm not going to do so until i get the court order - because it's not the landlord that has the legal authority, here, it's the judge.
if she's stalling into november to give me until december 1st, i guess that's a net benefit. but, if she thinks she's just giving me extra days, she's misinterpreting my grasp of the scenario: i'm in this to win, outright.
i'm going to try to get back to filing, but i might fall back asleep. we'll see.
apologies to the guy with the order, but i'm kind of useless at the moment.
and, i'll remind you that if i win i will be immediately countersuing. if it's into november, that's another $670.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
btw, if you're curious: i would rather be hunted down and beaten by christians, impaled on a stick, roasted slowly and fed to homeless people than get a job working at amazon.
i'm entirely post-employment. i've been lucky enough to be able to live on disability, and, at this point, suicide seems far more logical than wasting my time at some stupid fucking job.
i won't do it. don't think i will.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm entirely post-employment. i've been lucky enough to be able to live on disability, and, at this point, suicide seems far more logical than wasting my time at some stupid fucking job.
i won't do it. don't think i will.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
RATES DON'T AFFECT JOBS OR INFLATION.
it's not puzzling: the price of oil is stuck.
so, what would a rate hike actually do? make money for investors. that is all.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/threat-of-nafta-collapse-weak-inflation-put-bank-of-canada-on-hold/article36711722/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
it's not puzzling: the price of oil is stuck.
so, what would a rate hike actually do? make money for investors. that is all.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/threat-of-nafta-collapse-weak-inflation-put-bank-of-canada-on-hold/article36711722/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i think i should take it as a good sign that i don't have the ruling in, yet.
i'm not talking about the mail; i can check the database in real time. she said tuesday or wednesday.
it's thursday afternoon; she's taking her time. i couldn't imagine why she would need to do that if she wasn't researching, and that only really make sense if she's dismissing, or at least sees an excellent reason to consider it.
there's another interpretation, though. the landlord decided to argue with the judge at the last minute about how she has "property rights" (she doesn't.), and tried to guilt her over her mom (i think she's full of shit.). that was stupid all around, and especially stupid in a case like this where the judge has reason to doubt her - to risk that the judge might conclude the complainant was essentially trying to sucker her into a quick ruling is another thing she didn't have to do, but did. if the judge comes around to my side, she may interact with that memory very poorly. but, she also might just be trying to smack a little but of humility down. she'll do this at her leisure, miss fucking pleb.
but, i didn't quite get that from the judge. she was haughty, but empathetic. that's a good judge. and, it's probably just taking a long time due to a good judge doing some good judging.
or, i hope, anyways.
that migraine set me back more than 24 hours. but, i've finally got this done.
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i'm not talking about the mail; i can check the database in real time. she said tuesday or wednesday.
it's thursday afternoon; she's taking her time. i couldn't imagine why she would need to do that if she wasn't researching, and that only really make sense if she's dismissing, or at least sees an excellent reason to consider it.
there's another interpretation, though. the landlord decided to argue with the judge at the last minute about how she has "property rights" (she doesn't.), and tried to guilt her over her mom (i think she's full of shit.). that was stupid all around, and especially stupid in a case like this where the judge has reason to doubt her - to risk that the judge might conclude the complainant was essentially trying to sucker her into a quick ruling is another thing she didn't have to do, but did. if the judge comes around to my side, she may interact with that memory very poorly. but, she also might just be trying to smack a little but of humility down. she'll do this at her leisure, miss fucking pleb.
but, i didn't quite get that from the judge. she was haughty, but empathetic. that's a good judge. and, it's probably just taking a long time due to a good judge doing some good judging.
or, i hope, anyways.
that migraine set me back more than 24 hours. but, i've finally got this done.
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inri013: written and demoed from 1994-1998. initially constructed in this form in june, 1998. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. sequenced on jan 6-7, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. released jan 7, 2016. finalized on july 29, 2016. symph001.
inri016: created in the summer of 1998. released as a standalone ep on nov 16, 2013. audio permanently closed on oct 12, 2016. release finalized on oct 27, 2016.
inri019: written and demoed from 1996-1999. initially constructed in this form in january, 1999. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. compiled on nov 13, 2016. sequenced on nov 22-24, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. audio permanently closed on nov 24, 2016. release finalized on nov 27, 2016. symph002.
inri029: recorded over 1997-1999. constructed in this form in june, 1999. published in november, 2013. aborted early version added as a hidden track on sept 13, 2017; release consequently finalized. symph003.
inri039: this was constructed over a little more than a month: from 7/7-8/20, 2000. it seems to have been recombined into one track around 2007 but has otherwise not been modified since it was completed. first released as an ep in jan 2014. release finalized as symph004 on oct 8, 2017.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri053: written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012.
originally created from 1996-2002. this compilation is dated to jan 25, 2002. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 26, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
inri013: written and demoed from 1994-1998. initially constructed in this form in june, 1998. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. sequenced on jan 6-7, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. released jan 7, 2016. finalized on july 29, 2016. symph001.
inri016: created in the summer of 1998. released as a standalone ep on nov 16, 2013. audio permanently closed on oct 12, 2016. release finalized on oct 27, 2016.
inri019: written and demoed from 1996-1999. initially constructed in this form in january, 1999. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. compiled on nov 13, 2016. sequenced on nov 22-24, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. audio permanently closed on nov 24, 2016. release finalized on nov 27, 2016. symph002.
inri029: recorded over 1997-1999. constructed in this form in june, 1999. published in november, 2013. aborted early version added as a hidden track on sept 13, 2017; release consequently finalized. symph003.
inri039: this was constructed over a little more than a month: from 7/7-8/20, 2000. it seems to have been recombined into one track around 2007 but has otherwise not been modified since it was completed. first released as an ep in jan 2014. release finalized as symph004 on oct 8, 2017.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri053: written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012.
originally created from 1996-2002. this compilation is dated to jan 25, 2002. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 26, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
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released January 25, 2002
j - guitars (electric, classical, acoustic), effects, ebow, bass, mandolin, synthesizers, electric piano, piano, organ, vocals, drum kit, drum programming, orchestral & other sequencing, flute, cool edit synthesis, sound raider, sampling, light-wave synthesis, generative synthesis, generative percussion, noise generators, sound design, loops, tapes, found sounds (washing machine), metronome, windows 95 sound recorder, treatments, digital effects processing, digital wave editing, coughs, a broken tape deck, a broken equalizer, composition, production
the rendered electronic orchestras variously include synthesizers, clavinet, kalimba, nylon guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, banjo, electronic drums, pc card, violin, cello, bamboo flute, flute, viola, soprano saxophone, tuba, trumpet, organ, orchestra hit, pizzicato strings, synth pads, contrabass, tubular bells and music box.
j - guitars (electric, classical, acoustic), effects, ebow, bass, mandolin, synthesizers, electric piano, piano, organ, vocals, drum kit, drum programming, orchestral & other sequencing, flute, cool edit synthesis, sound raider, sampling, light-wave synthesis, generative synthesis, generative percussion, noise generators, sound design, loops, tapes, found sounds (washing machine), metronome, windows 95 sound recorder, treatments, digital effects processing, digital wave editing, coughs, a broken tape deck, a broken equalizer, composition, production
the rendered electronic orchestras variously include synthesizers, clavinet, kalimba, nylon guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, banjo, electronic drums, pc card, violin, cello, bamboo flute, flute, viola, soprano saxophone, tuba, trumpet, organ, orchestra hit, pizzicato strings, synth pads, contrabass, tubular bells and music box.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
so, i've been saying for years that you can't rely on the united states government to do this.
the world needs to look elsewhere for leadership on this issue.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-replace-birth-control-fertility-awareness-leaked-document-689840?utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=most_read&utm_medium=most_read3
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the world needs to look elsewhere for leadership on this issue.
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-replace-birth-control-fertility-awareness-leaked-document-689840?utm_source=internal&utm_campaign=most_read&utm_medium=most_read3
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
do you know what i honestly have to conclude looking at the city council in windsor?
that, if you thought you were going to save money by downloading costs to city council, you were a complete fucking idiot.
...and that we need to talk about recentralizing the important services, like sewers and housing.
the people on this council are useless. but, it's the fact that they're being given too much money that's at the real root of the problem. higher levels of government need to take the money back and spend it more responsibly.
i was never a fan of off-loading, obviously. but, the council has proven that it's simply too inept to manage these kinds of funds. and, it's really up to the province to step in and take control.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
that, if you thought you were going to save money by downloading costs to city council, you were a complete fucking idiot.
...and that we need to talk about recentralizing the important services, like sewers and housing.
the people on this council are useless. but, it's the fact that they're being given too much money that's at the real root of the problem. higher levels of government need to take the money back and spend it more responsibly.
i was never a fan of off-loading, obviously. but, the council has proven that it's simply too inept to manage these kinds of funds. and, it's really up to the province to step in and take control.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
dumbest fucking thing i've ever heard.
why don't they build a pedestrian bridge, instead?
http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/gondolas-over-the-detroit-river-windsor-mayor-dilkens-revives-cable-car-idea-for-amazon-hq2-bid
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
why don't they build a pedestrian bridge, instead?
http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/gondolas-over-the-detroit-river-windsor-mayor-dilkens-revives-cable-car-idea-for-amazon-hq2-bid
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the christianization of europe comes down to us in various forms, much of it from indigenous sources. the imperial accounts of emperors and warrior-priests are generally of questionable value, as they were designed to uphold the rule of the court.
this took a very long time, with some areas of eastern europe not christianizing until the napoleonic period. so, the stories are diverse and unique.
one of the more well told stories is the genocide of the saxons, who lived near the border of germany and france, where it is thought that the catholic church (via charlemagne) killed upwards of 70% of the indigenous population for refusing to convert. those are numbers that rival the extermination of the american indigenous people, as a whole. ought there be any surprise when i tell you it was the same institution that was responsible?
other areas used economic coercion to convert people, by refusing them services or opportunities. others had their schools taken over - or, in some cases built - by monasteries. the sagas of northern europe are badly whitewashed, but they tell the story of a centuries long struggle between this foreign ideology of christianity and the nativist polytheism.
you can like chrisianity or not. but, stop pretending it's a european cultural treasure. it's not. it's an invading colonial force that destroyed entire cultures and civilizations.
today, the indigenous religions and cultures of europe are so thoroughly lost to history that they cannot even be speculatively reconstructed.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this took a very long time, with some areas of eastern europe not christianizing until the napoleonic period. so, the stories are diverse and unique.
one of the more well told stories is the genocide of the saxons, who lived near the border of germany and france, where it is thought that the catholic church (via charlemagne) killed upwards of 70% of the indigenous population for refusing to convert. those are numbers that rival the extermination of the american indigenous people, as a whole. ought there be any surprise when i tell you it was the same institution that was responsible?
other areas used economic coercion to convert people, by refusing them services or opportunities. others had their schools taken over - or, in some cases built - by monasteries. the sagas of northern europe are badly whitewashed, but they tell the story of a centuries long struggle between this foreign ideology of christianity and the nativist polytheism.
you can like chrisianity or not. but, stop pretending it's a european cultural treasure. it's not. it's an invading colonial force that destroyed entire cultures and civilizations.
today, the indigenous religions and cultures of europe are so thoroughly lost to history that they cannot even be speculatively reconstructed.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
you know, i'm not sure what i meant to say, there. i didn't think i was in aphasia, but that was some nonsense, alright.
i spent the morning cleaning. i had to stop to eat. still no response.
i want to get the temperature down in here and the air turned over so i can turn the heat on. it's not ideal, but it's the consequence of the air and the smoke - i either need the windows open or the heat on. i can't keep the windows closed with the heat off. not long term, anyways. it just gets awful in here. the windows will probably be open all night. and, it's going to be cold tonight. it's necessary.
i've got some typing done. i want to get a lot more done....
jagmeet singh must cut is beard.
i spent the morning cleaning. i had to stop to eat. still no response.
i want to get the temperature down in here and the air turned over so i can turn the heat on. it's not ideal, but it's the consequence of the air and the smoke - i either need the windows open or the heat on. i can't keep the windows closed with the heat off. not long term, anyways. it just gets awful in here. the windows will probably be open all night. and, it's going to be cold tonight. it's necessary.
i've got some typing done. i want to get a lot more done....
jagmeet singh must cut is beard.
aura hit on wednesday, this week.
thursday last week.
friday the previous week.
it doesn't seem as bad. or, at least, not yet. it's just blurry. flashing lights. it's a mushroom trip without the buzz, basically.
guess i need to stop for a bit. fuck. i'm going to go right for the aspirin, this time...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
thursday last week.
friday the previous week.
it doesn't seem as bad. or, at least, not yet. it's just blurry. flashing lights. it's a mushroom trip without the buzz, basically.
guess i need to stop for a bit. fuck. i'm going to go right for the aspirin, this time...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
yeah.
if you look at the polling across the board:
1) the liberals are down 2-3 points from a higher than expected result, but a result that was nonetheless around the historical average. the liberals usually get around 40% and are currently polling closer to 36%.
2) the conservatives are down 1-2 points from a lower than expected result that was also near historic lows. the conservatives usually get around 35% and are currently polling around 30%.
3) the ndp are down 2-3 points on what was a lower than expected result that was also near historic highs. the ndp usually polls around 15% and is currently polling around 17%.
4) the bloc quebecois, however, are are up 2-3% on historic lows. they usually poll around 10% or higher, and are currently polling at around 7% - but got under 5% in the last election.
5) the greens are also up 2-3% on what was an expected but disappointing result. they're currently polling around 7%, which is a historic high. they polled under 4% in the last two elections.
neither the bloc nor the greens are going to win the next election.
but, what's happening is that the ndp are completely botching their opportunity to take advantage of weakening liberal support on the left; rather, they are also bleeding support on their left.
the conservatives are probably just dying, and are otherwise just floating through space via inertia. how many of them die in the next two years probably determines if they fall under 30% or not.
if the bloc see a resurgence in quebec - and the niqab issue will not be the factor. quebeckers will not base their vote on this. - it could push the liberals into a minority, where they will need to rely on ndp or potentially green support, if they can finally pull it together a little.
but, the outcome of the next election does not seem in question: the liberals are quite obviously going to win.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
if you look at the polling across the board:
1) the liberals are down 2-3 points from a higher than expected result, but a result that was nonetheless around the historical average. the liberals usually get around 40% and are currently polling closer to 36%.
2) the conservatives are down 1-2 points from a lower than expected result that was also near historic lows. the conservatives usually get around 35% and are currently polling around 30%.
3) the ndp are down 2-3 points on what was a lower than expected result that was also near historic highs. the ndp usually polls around 15% and is currently polling around 17%.
4) the bloc quebecois, however, are are up 2-3% on historic lows. they usually poll around 10% or higher, and are currently polling at around 7% - but got under 5% in the last election.
5) the greens are also up 2-3% on what was an expected but disappointing result. they're currently polling around 7%, which is a historic high. they polled under 4% in the last two elections.
neither the bloc nor the greens are going to win the next election.
but, what's happening is that the ndp are completely botching their opportunity to take advantage of weakening liberal support on the left; rather, they are also bleeding support on their left.
the conservatives are probably just dying, and are otherwise just floating through space via inertia. how many of them die in the next two years probably determines if they fall under 30% or not.
if the bloc see a resurgence in quebec - and the niqab issue will not be the factor. quebeckers will not base their vote on this. - it could push the liberals into a minority, where they will need to rely on ndp or potentially green support, if they can finally pull it together a little.
but, the outcome of the next election does not seem in question: the liberals are quite obviously going to win.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
yesterday was a wash.
i had to verbally close the string of discs i just finalized for the vlog, and it took me all morning. then, i spent the afternoon bitching with the landlord, who tried to create a situation out of nonsense and force an entry into the apartment due to an emergency based on an email from 2015.
their only defence is an inability to read. as half true as that may be, i do not believe that this is the important factor, in context. they were just trying to manufacture a conflict.
i was previously providing them with the benefit of the doubt. i had to, in a deficit of evidence. but, they've proven that they're ridiculously dishonest - as i've proven that i'm brutally honest. i no longer believe a word they say. and, they no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt. this is going to have a large effect on how i behave. and, they may be in for a set of surprises, as my previously overly reasonable behaviour becomes that much less flexible and that much more intent on enforcing literal interpretations of the law.
everybody gets a chance with me. they blew theirs. and, i'm not nice to people that cross me or demonstrate themselves as dishonest. it's the trait i dislike the most in people, and the one i have the least patience for. the liars of the world can fucking choke.
i should get something or other done this morning. but if i don't get an update on my case, i'm going to have to start looking at contingency options.
here's the thing: i will obey a court order, because i need to protect my stuff, and because there's not any point of being dragged out by the sheriff. but, i'm still thinking i have a good chance of winning the case. so, i'm not going to pay for storage or get out until i know.
i hope the judge gets a response out soon, whatever it is. obviously, i want to stay here, until they leave....
(and, they told me over email that they are in fact selling for $500,000, which is kind of a joke - i'm not qualified to appraise, but the place is no doubt worth half that. i lived in a $500,000 house for a while as a late teen in a much hotter market, and this isn't it. am i going to have to wait for them to cut the price? for how fucking long?)
....but if i must go, please tell me asap - and give me as much time as possible to deal wtih it.
i wouldn't drag it out, either. if i'm told i have to be out by jan 1st, i'll try and leave by dec 1st. i want as much time as i can get. but that doesn't mean i'm here until the last day.
anyways.
i'm going to get a smoothie and get back to what i was doing, which was prepping the wave of stuff over 2002. 2001 is completely finished. if i can get 54 done today, i think i'm doing well. i need to ship 56, 58, 60, 62 and three more in the late 60s or low 70s. so, i'm getting to the end of this, here, too.
if i get until jan 1st or dec 1st, i'll have to finish the order first. if it's earlier than that, i don't know what i'm doing. and, if i don't get a response at all in the next 48 hours, i'm going to have to start to panic.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i had to verbally close the string of discs i just finalized for the vlog, and it took me all morning. then, i spent the afternoon bitching with the landlord, who tried to create a situation out of nonsense and force an entry into the apartment due to an emergency based on an email from 2015.
their only defence is an inability to read. as half true as that may be, i do not believe that this is the important factor, in context. they were just trying to manufacture a conflict.
i was previously providing them with the benefit of the doubt. i had to, in a deficit of evidence. but, they've proven that they're ridiculously dishonest - as i've proven that i'm brutally honest. i no longer believe a word they say. and, they no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt. this is going to have a large effect on how i behave. and, they may be in for a set of surprises, as my previously overly reasonable behaviour becomes that much less flexible and that much more intent on enforcing literal interpretations of the law.
everybody gets a chance with me. they blew theirs. and, i'm not nice to people that cross me or demonstrate themselves as dishonest. it's the trait i dislike the most in people, and the one i have the least patience for. the liars of the world can fucking choke.
i should get something or other done this morning. but if i don't get an update on my case, i'm going to have to start looking at contingency options.
here's the thing: i will obey a court order, because i need to protect my stuff, and because there's not any point of being dragged out by the sheriff. but, i'm still thinking i have a good chance of winning the case. so, i'm not going to pay for storage or get out until i know.
i hope the judge gets a response out soon, whatever it is. obviously, i want to stay here, until they leave....
(and, they told me over email that they are in fact selling for $500,000, which is kind of a joke - i'm not qualified to appraise, but the place is no doubt worth half that. i lived in a $500,000 house for a while as a late teen in a much hotter market, and this isn't it. am i going to have to wait for them to cut the price? for how fucking long?)
....but if i must go, please tell me asap - and give me as much time as possible to deal wtih it.
i wouldn't drag it out, either. if i'm told i have to be out by jan 1st, i'll try and leave by dec 1st. i want as much time as i can get. but that doesn't mean i'm here until the last day.
anyways.
i'm going to get a smoothie and get back to what i was doing, which was prepping the wave of stuff over 2002. 2001 is completely finished. if i can get 54 done today, i think i'm doing well. i need to ship 56, 58, 60, 62 and three more in the late 60s or low 70s. so, i'm getting to the end of this, here, too.
if i get until jan 1st or dec 1st, i'll have to finish the order first. if it's earlier than that, i don't know what i'm doing. and, if i don't get a response at all in the next 48 hours, i'm going to have to start to panic.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this is disgusting.
what a fucking piece of shit this guy is.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/new-jersey-governor-chris-christie-child-marriage-religious-freedom-end-female-liberty-a7742196.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
what a fucking piece of shit this guy is.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/new-jersey-governor-chris-christie-child-marriage-religious-freedom-end-female-liberty-a7742196.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this guy used to be an important behind the scenes guy in the liberal party.
i don't believe people have inalienable rights to religious expression at all - i think it's society's fundamental responsibility to ensure that religious beliefs are kept in line with more substantive civil liberties, and i think it was an error to include religious liberty in the charter because it creates this whole mess of contradictions that shouldn't be contemplated.
consider bountiful, for example. the idea that these people have some kind of right to wed children to old men is not something that the court should even be contemplating. that's not a defence that should be available to them. what's disgusting is that the law provides this as an out.
the constitution also provides an argument for practitioners of fgm and all other types of misogyny and i think this fact is lamentable. if i could take a magic marker to our laws, that "and religion" at the end of 2a would be the first thing i'd scratch out.
when these issues come up, and they are legitimate rather than contrived as per the previous examples, there is always something else underlying them. and, what's happening in quebec is no different. this should not be thought of as an issue of religion. rather, the state is targetting a gender and an ethnic group.
people do have the inalienable right to individual expression, so long as they're not fucking bothering anybody. and, wearing a goddamned scarf doesn't fucking bother anybody.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/warren-kinsella/i-am-disgusted-by-trudeaus-response-to-quebecs-racist-law_a_23250135/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i don't believe people have inalienable rights to religious expression at all - i think it's society's fundamental responsibility to ensure that religious beliefs are kept in line with more substantive civil liberties, and i think it was an error to include religious liberty in the charter because it creates this whole mess of contradictions that shouldn't be contemplated.
consider bountiful, for example. the idea that these people have some kind of right to wed children to old men is not something that the court should even be contemplating. that's not a defence that should be available to them. what's disgusting is that the law provides this as an out.
the constitution also provides an argument for practitioners of fgm and all other types of misogyny and i think this fact is lamentable. if i could take a magic marker to our laws, that "and religion" at the end of 2a would be the first thing i'd scratch out.
when these issues come up, and they are legitimate rather than contrived as per the previous examples, there is always something else underlying them. and, what's happening in quebec is no different. this should not be thought of as an issue of religion. rather, the state is targetting a gender and an ethnic group.
people do have the inalienable right to individual expression, so long as they're not fucking bothering anybody. and, wearing a goddamned scarf doesn't fucking bother anybody.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/warren-kinsella/i-am-disgusted-by-trudeaus-response-to-quebecs-racist-law_a_23250135/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i actually think trudeau has made it clear that he's more of an advocate of decentralized power than he is of strong federalism - which is something that many of the people that voted for him may not have realized, given the views of his immediate liberal party predecessors, granted, but is well documented, including within some of his answers in the debates.
i remember cringing over this. in his answers, he sounded like a stereotypical conservative.
and, here we have it.
and, as usual, this guy is ass backwards - this is one of the things that is going to hurt trudeau, once people figure it out. the son of pierre embraces devolution? has the universe gone mad?
the ndp should be the favourite to win right now, but they got defeated by a hostile take over and won't be competitive; they'll lose seats.
it's going to be a "none of the above" type election. everybody will see their vote totals go down. and, everybody might even lose vote share, with the exception of some protest parties that take the difference.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-trudeau-has-incentive-to-go-easy-on-quebecs-controversial-niqab-law/article36710624/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
i remember cringing over this. in his answers, he sounded like a stereotypical conservative.
and, here we have it.
and, as usual, this guy is ass backwards - this is one of the things that is going to hurt trudeau, once people figure it out. the son of pierre embraces devolution? has the universe gone mad?
the ndp should be the favourite to win right now, but they got defeated by a hostile take over and won't be competitive; they'll lose seats.
it's going to be a "none of the above" type election. everybody will see their vote totals go down. and, everybody might even lose vote share, with the exception of some protest parties that take the difference.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/why-trudeau-has-incentive-to-go-easy-on-quebecs-controversial-niqab-law/article36710624/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
why don't we take their nuclear waste while we're at it?
the headline should read: britain tricks colony into accepting it's garbage.
we should send their trash back where it came from, and send them the bill.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/britain-to-transfer-ownership-of-hms-erebus-and-terror-to-canada/88151/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the headline should read: britain tricks colony into accepting it's garbage.
we should send their trash back where it came from, and send them the bill.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/britain-to-transfer-ownership-of-hms-erebus-and-terror-to-canada/88151/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Monday, October 23, 2017
purchasing this release does not come with a download.
inri043: written late 2000 & early 2001. the renders present here are all from either the early months of 2014, the second half of may, 2015 or the 11th/12th of october, 2017. minor instrumentation changes to facilitate a small wind section were implemented in late april, 2014. live guitars were layered into the final version over may 2014. four more mixes were added from may 19-26, 2015. five more mixes were added on oct 11/12, 2017. release finalized on oct 12, 2017.
inri044: written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. remixed and re-rendered several times over late may, 2015 and again over mid oct, 2017. this release cannot formally finalize at this time, but has been put into it's existing state as of oct 15, 2017.
inri045: recorded in the first part of 2001. sequenced as is in january, 2014.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri048: written in the summer of 2001. remembered over july, 2014. completed august-september, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 16, 2017.
inri049: written and recorded in the fall of 2001. compiled on sept 6, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 20-21, 2017.
inri050: written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
inri051: created in the fall of 2001. resequenced and rereleased on sept 7, 2014. disc finalized on oct 22, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
inri053: written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012.
originally created from 2001-2002, but mostly in 2001. this compilation is dated to jan 20, 2002. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 22, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
inri043: written late 2000 & early 2001. the renders present here are all from either the early months of 2014, the second half of may, 2015 or the 11th/12th of october, 2017. minor instrumentation changes to facilitate a small wind section were implemented in late april, 2014. live guitars were layered into the final version over may 2014. four more mixes were added from may 19-26, 2015. five more mixes were added on oct 11/12, 2017. release finalized on oct 12, 2017.
inri044: written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. remixed and re-rendered several times over late may, 2015 and again over mid oct, 2017. this release cannot formally finalize at this time, but has been put into it's existing state as of oct 15, 2017.
inri045: recorded in the first part of 2001. sequenced as is in january, 2014.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri048: written in the summer of 2001. remembered over july, 2014. completed august-september, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 16, 2017.
inri049: written and recorded in the fall of 2001. compiled on sept 6, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 20-21, 2017.
inri050: written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
inri051: created in the fall of 2001. resequenced and rereleased on sept 7, 2014. disc finalized on oct 22, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
inri053: written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012.
originally created from 2001-2002, but mostly in 2001. this compilation is dated to jan 20, 2002. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 22, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
credits
released January 20, 2002
j - electric piano, drum & other programming, orchestral & other sequencing, classical & acoustic & electric guitars, ebow, digital & analog effects & treatments, electric bass, mandolin, organ, synthesizers, sound design, noise generators, cool edit synthesis, sampling, vocals, vocoders, digital wave editing, loops, equalization, production, composition.
sean - vocals, lyrics (inri048, inri049, inri053)
jon - guitar performance (inri048, inri049)
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, upright bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, guitar effects, banjo, harp, sitar, french horn, tuba, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, saxophone, soprano saxophone, orchestra hit, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, pizzicato strings, full string section, piano, synthesizers, synth pad, synthesizer effects, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, english horn, bassoon, voice, music box, tubular bells, bells, clavinet, kalimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, woodblock, vibraphone, marimba, taiko drums, detuned piano, pc card, drum kit, jazz drum kit, hand drums, melodic toms, orchestral drum kit, drum machines, hammered percussion, synthetic percussion and electronic drum kit. they also include choir.
j - electric piano, drum & other programming, orchestral & other sequencing, classical & acoustic & electric guitars, ebow, digital & analog effects & treatments, electric bass, mandolin, organ, synthesizers, sound design, noise generators, cool edit synthesis, sampling, vocals, vocoders, digital wave editing, loops, equalization, production, composition.
sean - vocals, lyrics (inri048, inri049, inri053)
jon - guitar performance (inri048, inri049)
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, upright bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, guitar effects, banjo, harp, sitar, french horn, tuba, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, saxophone, soprano saxophone, orchestra hit, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, pizzicato strings, full string section, piano, synthesizers, synth pad, synthesizer effects, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, english horn, bassoon, voice, music box, tubular bells, bells, clavinet, kalimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, woodblock, vibraphone, marimba, taiko drums, detuned piano, pc card, drum kit, jazz drum kit, hand drums, melodic toms, orchestral drum kit, drum machines, hammered percussion, synthetic percussion and electronic drum kit. they also include choir.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
republishing inri053
this came
out of a two-person psychedelic folk project i was working in over late
2001 and into mid 2002. we had brainstormed the idea of a piece that
slowly built itself up, like a wave, and that had sporadic pieces of
poetry interspersed as it did so. of the two of us, i was the musician,
and he was the poet; i generally produced the music by myself. however,
my vision of the track proved to be much larger than his, to the point
that the two ideas could not be effectively reconciled given the deficit
of technology available to us (i simply couldn't find a way to get
enough resources to condense the track to under ten minutes). that left
me with this seventy minute ambient piece that has mostly stayed hidden
in my closet over the last twelve years.
in 2014, i strongly contemplated reconstructing the short version out of existing material, but it would have required a rethink of the process that i felt would be invasive to the poet involved. the reality is that the music that i created was not well suited as accompaniment for the poem, and it should just be left at that. in oct of 2017, i added the poem to the disc, a capella, as an introduction to the track.
this is very much process music. it's built on 36 distinct loops of identical length (just under 57 seconds) that assemble the collage up on a loop by loop basis, hitting it's full point only in the 35th loop. the 36th loop does not fit into any of the patterns that define the first 35, but is nonetheless the climax of the piece. this is followed by a disassembling process that is precisely the reverse of the assembling process. together, this produces the effect of a long wave of sound washing over the listener.
aesthetically, it's likely clear that i had been listening to a lot of "kosmische" style synthesizer music of european origin. it's actually a key part of my musical style, so a bigger exploration of it's themes is not at all out of place. however, i generally prefer to take ideas from the genre and recontextualize them rather than delve into a full exploration. this is somewhat unique in my discography as being an album-length analog synthesizer work.
either as ambient or kosmische or process music, this is mostly meant as background music.
written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012. as always, please use headphones.
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2014, 2017).
in 2014, i strongly contemplated reconstructing the short version out of existing material, but it would have required a rethink of the process that i felt would be invasive to the poet involved. the reality is that the music that i created was not well suited as accompaniment for the poem, and it should just be left at that. in oct of 2017, i added the poem to the disc, a capella, as an introduction to the track.
this is very much process music. it's built on 36 distinct loops of identical length (just under 57 seconds) that assemble the collage up on a loop by loop basis, hitting it's full point only in the 35th loop. the 36th loop does not fit into any of the patterns that define the first 35, but is nonetheless the climax of the piece. this is followed by a disassembling process that is precisely the reverse of the assembling process. together, this produces the effect of a long wave of sound washing over the listener.
aesthetically, it's likely clear that i had been listening to a lot of "kosmische" style synthesizer music of european origin. it's actually a key part of my musical style, so a bigger exploration of it's themes is not at all out of place. however, i generally prefer to take ideas from the genre and recontextualize them rather than delve into a full exploration. this is somewhat unique in my discography as being an album-length analog synthesizer work.
either as ambient or kosmische or process music, this is mostly meant as background music.
written late 2001 and early 2002. this file is ripped from a cd-r that was burnt around 2002, as that was the option that would produce the most accurate reproduction of the original composition. republished without modification in 2014. on oct 23, 2017, the poem was added to the disc as an introduction to the track and the disc was subsequently closed and finalized as symph006 and lp012. as always, please use headphones.
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2014, 2017).
credits
released january 15, 2002
j - synthesizers, electric & acoustic guitars, electric bass guitar, digital wave editing, production, composition
sean - vocals, lyrics
sean - vocals, lyrics
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
purchasing this release does not come with a download.
inri002: originally written and recorded over 1996-1997. sequenced and mildly modified in dec, 2013. released dec 11, 2013. finalized on july 3, 2016. lp000.
inri015: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1994-1998. initially constructed in this form in june, 1998. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. reconstructed and resequenced jan 6-10, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. audio permanently closed on aug 10, 2016. finalized on oct 10, 2016. lp001.
inri021: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1993-1999. initially constructed in this form in feb, 1999. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. reconstructed and resequenced over november and december, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. finalized on dec 15, 2016. lp002.
inri023: constructed over 1998. compiled and remastered in late 2013. the first two tracks were corrected to stereo in sept, 2014. the last two tracks were added for re-release as a remix lp in dec, 2016. finalized on dec 17, 2016. lp003.
inri024: initially written and recorded between 1996-1999 and remixed over the summer of 2015, with a lengthy pause due to malfunctioning electronics. final compilation date is jan 3, 2016. finalized dec 17, 2016. lp004.
inri025: this idea was developed in parallel to the inriclaimed project over the summer of 2015 and first compiled on nov 27, 2016. finalized on dec 17, 2016. lp005.
inri032: recorded sporadically, and without cohesive intent, over '98 and '99. originally compiled in the fall of '99. augmented and minimally altered in january, 2014. finalized as lp006 on sept 21, 2017. as always, please use headphones - but note that they are especially mandatory for this recording.
inri033: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1996-1999. initially constructed in this form in dec, 1999. slightly resequenced in jan, 2014. finalized on sept 19, 2017. lp007.
inri035: initially written and recorded between 1996-1999 and remixed between 2013-2015. initially released as part zero of a three volume set on may 21, 2015. split into it's own release on june 14, 2015. finalized as lp008 on sept 29, 2017.
inri041: recorded over the space of the year 2000. remixed substantially in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014. existing version constructed in jan, 2014. finalized as lp009 on oct 9, 2017.
inri042: this record was recorded over the years 1999 and 2000, but did not take this form until mid september, 2017. the first track list dates to sept 14, 2017. these tracks are technically outtakes, but did not become outtakes until the remastering process removed them from their respective recordings. finalized as lp010 on oct 9, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
originally created from 1996-2001. this compilation is dated to dec 16, 2001. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 23, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
inri002: originally written and recorded over 1996-1997. sequenced and mildly modified in dec, 2013. released dec 11, 2013. finalized on july 3, 2016. lp000.
inri015: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1994-1998. initially constructed in this form in june, 1998. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. reconstructed and resequenced jan 6-10, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. audio permanently closed on aug 10, 2016. finalized on oct 10, 2016. lp001.
inri021: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1993-1999. initially constructed in this form in feb, 1999. a failed rescue was attempted in 2013. reconstructed and resequenced over november and december, 2016 from parts that were rebuilt over 2013-2016. finalized on dec 15, 2016. lp002.
inri023: constructed over 1998. compiled and remastered in late 2013. the first two tracks were corrected to stereo in sept, 2014. the last two tracks were added for re-release as a remix lp in dec, 2016. finalized on dec 17, 2016. lp003.
inri024: initially written and recorded between 1996-1999 and remixed over the summer of 2015, with a lengthy pause due to malfunctioning electronics. final compilation date is jan 3, 2016. finalized dec 17, 2016. lp004.
inri025: this idea was developed in parallel to the inriclaimed project over the summer of 2015 and first compiled on nov 27, 2016. finalized on dec 17, 2016. lp005.
inri032: recorded sporadically, and without cohesive intent, over '98 and '99. originally compiled in the fall of '99. augmented and minimally altered in january, 2014. finalized as lp006 on sept 21, 2017. as always, please use headphones - but note that they are especially mandatory for this recording.
inri033: written and demoed in multiple stages from 1996-1999. initially constructed in this form in dec, 1999. slightly resequenced in jan, 2014. finalized on sept 19, 2017. lp007.
inri035: initially written and recorded between 1996-1999 and remixed between 2013-2015. initially released as part zero of a three volume set on may 21, 2015. split into it's own release on june 14, 2015. finalized as lp008 on sept 29, 2017.
inri041: recorded over the space of the year 2000. remixed substantially in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014. existing version constructed in jan, 2014. finalized as lp009 on oct 9, 2017.
inri042: this record was recorded over the years 1999 and 2000, but did not take this form until mid september, 2017. the first track list dates to sept 14, 2017. these tracks are technically outtakes, but did not become outtakes until the remastering process removed them from their respective recordings. finalized as lp010 on oct 9, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
originally created from 1996-2001. this compilation is dated to dec 16, 2001. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 23, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
credits
released December 16, 2001
j - guitars of all types (electric, acoustic, classical), ebow, effects, pick scrapes, mandolin, bass, bass synth, keyboards, organ, synthesizers, piano, drum & other programming, drum kits, orchestral & other sequencing, flute, sampling, vocals, vocal relics, mic noises, octavers, cool edit synthesis, windows 95 sound recorder, found sounds, strategies, soundraider, hammerhead, noise generators, noise reduction, sound design, light-wave synthesis, generative synthesis, granular synthesis, generative percussion, metronome, tapes, digital & analog effects processing, treatments, digital wave editing, loops, films, a broken tape deck, a broken equalizer, chance, coughs, text-to-speech synthesis, remixes, reconstructions, reinterpretations, composition, production
the star trek sample in 'gravity's rainbow' is from the episode "errand of mercy" (mar 23, 1967).
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, ukelele, sitar, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, orchestra hit, saxophone, violin, cello, viola, contrabass, pizzicato strings, string ensemble, synth pads, piano, synthesizers, synthesizer effects, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, voice, music box, tubular bells, bells, tinkle bells, clavinet, kalimba, theremin, drum kit, hand drums, taiko drums, drum machines, gongs and electronic drums.
j - guitars of all types (electric, acoustic, classical), ebow, effects, pick scrapes, mandolin, bass, bass synth, keyboards, organ, synthesizers, piano, drum & other programming, drum kits, orchestral & other sequencing, flute, sampling, vocals, vocal relics, mic noises, octavers, cool edit synthesis, windows 95 sound recorder, found sounds, strategies, soundraider, hammerhead, noise generators, noise reduction, sound design, light-wave synthesis, generative synthesis, granular synthesis, generative percussion, metronome, tapes, digital & analog effects processing, treatments, digital wave editing, loops, films, a broken tape deck, a broken equalizer, chance, coughs, text-to-speech synthesis, remixes, reconstructions, reinterpretations, composition, production
the star trek sample in 'gravity's rainbow' is from the episode "errand of mercy" (mar 23, 1967).
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, ukelele, sitar, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, orchestra hit, saxophone, violin, cello, viola, contrabass, pizzicato strings, string ensemble, synth pads, piano, synthesizers, synthesizer effects, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, voice, music box, tubular bells, bells, tinkle bells, clavinet, kalimba, theremin, drum kit, hand drums, taiko drums, drum machines, gongs and electronic drums.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
purchasing
this release comes with the immediate download of the release that you
linked to it off of. be sure you make the right choice.
inri038: written and recorded, 1999-2001. track 3 was reconstructed out of existing sound in june, 2004. initially sequenced in jan, 2014. four new mixes (maximal mix (2017), electronics only mix (2015), single mix for lp010 (2017), full instrumental mix from deny everything (2014)) were added on oct 5, 2017; release subsequently closed.
inri043: written late 2000 & early 2001. the renders present here are all from either the early months of 2014, the second half of may, 2015 or the 11th/12th of october, 2017. minor instrumentation changes to facilitate a small wind section were implemented in late april, 2014. live guitars were layered into the final version over may 2014. four more mixes were added from may 19-26, 2015. five more mixes were added on oct 11/12, 2017. release finalized on oct 12, 2017.
inri044: written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. remixed and re-rendered several times over late may, 2015 and again over mid oct, 2017. this release cannot formally finalize at this time, but has been put into it's existing state as of oct 15, 2017.
inri045: recorded in the first part of 2001. sequenced as is in january, 2014.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri050: written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
originally created from 1999-2001. this compilation is dated to dec 15, 2001. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 23, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
inri038: written and recorded, 1999-2001. track 3 was reconstructed out of existing sound in june, 2004. initially sequenced in jan, 2014. four new mixes (maximal mix (2017), electronics only mix (2015), single mix for lp010 (2017), full instrumental mix from deny everything (2014)) were added on oct 5, 2017; release subsequently closed.
inri043: written late 2000 & early 2001. the renders present here are all from either the early months of 2014, the second half of may, 2015 or the 11th/12th of october, 2017. minor instrumentation changes to facilitate a small wind section were implemented in late april, 2014. live guitars were layered into the final version over may 2014. four more mixes were added from may 19-26, 2015. five more mixes were added on oct 11/12, 2017. release finalized on oct 12, 2017.
inri044: written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. remixed and re-rendered several times over late may, 2015 and again over mid oct, 2017. this release cannot formally finalize at this time, but has been put into it's existing state as of oct 15, 2017.
inri045: recorded in the first part of 2001. sequenced as is in january, 2014.
inri046: written in the spring of 2001. lent out for a different project in jan, 2004. reconstructed in the first quarter of 2006, especially over march. the vst mix was added on jan 10, 2015 and the two guitar mixes were added on may 29, 2015. finalized as symph005 on oct 15, 2017.
inri047: written one day in june, 1998. re-created on another day in june, 1999. reimagined on yet another day in june, 2001. a failed remaster occurred at the end of 2013. slightly rearranged and re-rendered at the end of july, 2014. rearranged again at the end of may, 2015 and one last time at the beginning of jan, 2016. expanded and finalized over oct 15-16, 2017.
inri050: written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
inri052: tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017.
originally created from 1999-2001. this compilation is dated to dec 15, 2001. slowly remastered, reconstituted, compiled, reconstructed, released and finalized from 2013-2017. compilation finalized on oct 23, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
credits
released December 15, 2001
j - electric & acoustic & classical guitars, ebow, effects, bass, synthesizers, electric piano, organ, orchestral & other sequencing, drum & other programming, vocals, vocoders, sound design, sampling, digital effects & treatments, digital wave editing, loops, composition, production
the rendered electronic orchestras variously include piano, acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, upright bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, other guitar effects, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon string classical guitar, harp, sitar, banjo, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, pizzicato strings, mellotron, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, soprano saxophone, generalized brass section, oboe, english horn, bassoon, synthesizers, synthesizer effects, synth pads, clarinet, flute, piccolo, bamboo flute, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, music box, clavinet, kalimba, detuned piano, woodblock, tubular bells, bells, orchestra hit, jazz drum kit, hand drums, melodic toms, orchestral drum kit, hammered percussion, marimba, taiko drum, synthetic percussion, drum machine, pc card and electronic drum kit. they also include choir.
j - electric & acoustic & classical guitars, ebow, effects, bass, synthesizers, electric piano, organ, orchestral & other sequencing, drum & other programming, vocals, vocoders, sound design, sampling, digital effects & treatments, digital wave editing, loops, composition, production
the rendered electronic orchestras variously include piano, acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, upright bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, other guitar effects, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon string classical guitar, harp, sitar, banjo, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, pizzicato strings, mellotron, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, soprano saxophone, generalized brass section, oboe, english horn, bassoon, synthesizers, synthesizer effects, synth pads, clarinet, flute, piccolo, bamboo flute, xylophone, glockenspiel, vibraphone, music box, clavinet, kalimba, detuned piano, woodblock, tubular bells, bells, orchestra hit, jazz drum kit, hand drums, melodic toms, orchestral drum kit, hammered percussion, marimba, taiko drum, synthetic percussion, drum machine, pc card and electronic drum kit. they also include choir.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i've just been hard at work, with little to really comment on.
there's supposed to be an inspection today. i pushed a curve ball in throwing a possible asbestos remediation at them. that would essentially condemn the building. they're late. curious.
i don't know what they're actually up to.
no word on the case yet.
i've got up to inri053 and aleph-11 done, except cover art for the last four releases: aleph-9 to aleph-11, and inri053. that's next, while i wait.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
there's supposed to be an inspection today. i pushed a curve ball in throwing a possible asbestos remediation at them. that would essentially condemn the building. they're late. curious.
i don't know what they're actually up to.
no word on the case yet.
i've got up to inri053 and aleph-11 done, except cover art for the last four releases: aleph-9 to aleph-11, and inri053. that's next, while i wait.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the idea that there's not any difference between liberals and socialists has never been more absurd than it is today.
but, the realization that there's not any real substantive difference between contemporary liberals (who are what they used to call moderate conservatives) and contemporary conservatives (aka neo-liberals) should be more apparent than it's ever been.
the irony is that, with all the language shifts, classical conservatives have somehow ended up on the left.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
but, the realization that there's not any real substantive difference between contemporary liberals (who are what they used to call moderate conservatives) and contemporary conservatives (aka neo-liberals) should be more apparent than it's ever been.
the irony is that, with all the language shifts, classical conservatives have somehow ended up on the left.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Sunday, October 22, 2017
is fourth wave feminism actually a thing?
i don't see the fundamental differences between the third and the so-called fourth that existed between the third and second, and the second and first. the characteristics that the fourth wants to present as defining are just the same ideas that defined the third. this apparent dawn of a new wave of feminism is also happening a lot sooner than it did in the past.
it rather strikes me as a way for capital to profit off of generational politics. the previous waves occurred over several generations. what is being referred to as a fourth wave really doesn't strike me as any different than the mainstreaming of a third wave - it's the process of a third wave becoming the status quo.
technology does not generate new ideas, but rather reinforces existing ones. there's no evolution of thought here.
i would rather react negatively to the premise of generational politics and suggest that a long-lasting feminism should rather seek to abolish generational divisions as arbitrary constructs of capitalism that have no place in an egalitarian society. this is something that entered the public consciousness as a way to define a market for baby boomers. it's about selling clothes and soda to kids, it's not about social change. all ideas need to evolve, but if you're trying to define a new feminism every twenty years to generate new markets, you've lost the plot - you're just buying into the divide and conquer of capitalist control and upholding the broader system of exploitation.
i think the deeper criticism of the idea is an observation that late capitalism has turned feminism into a product, and i guess you could write some essays about how feminism is being co-opted in the broader neo-liberal agenda. maybe that's what people mean when they take about "fourth waves". but, you should force them to be more specific, and resist the co-option of the language. there's no wave, here. there's just the continued encroachment of neo-liberalism.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i don't see the fundamental differences between the third and the so-called fourth that existed between the third and second, and the second and first. the characteristics that the fourth wants to present as defining are just the same ideas that defined the third. this apparent dawn of a new wave of feminism is also happening a lot sooner than it did in the past.
it rather strikes me as a way for capital to profit off of generational politics. the previous waves occurred over several generations. what is being referred to as a fourth wave really doesn't strike me as any different than the mainstreaming of a third wave - it's the process of a third wave becoming the status quo.
technology does not generate new ideas, but rather reinforces existing ones. there's no evolution of thought here.
i would rather react negatively to the premise of generational politics and suggest that a long-lasting feminism should rather seek to abolish generational divisions as arbitrary constructs of capitalism that have no place in an egalitarian society. this is something that entered the public consciousness as a way to define a market for baby boomers. it's about selling clothes and soda to kids, it's not about social change. all ideas need to evolve, but if you're trying to define a new feminism every twenty years to generate new markets, you've lost the plot - you're just buying into the divide and conquer of capitalist control and upholding the broader system of exploitation.
i think the deeper criticism of the idea is an observation that late capitalism has turned feminism into a product, and i guess you could write some essays about how feminism is being co-opted in the broader neo-liberal agenda. maybe that's what people mean when they take about "fourth waves". but, you should force them to be more specific, and resist the co-option of the language. there's no wave, here. there's just the continued encroachment of neo-liberalism.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this is a
full record of material documenting tracks written in 2001 that were in a
more "serious" style and completed from 2001-2014.
the intent with the core of the material (1,3,6,7,8) was for it to be performed by live musicians one day. in early 2014, i came to the conclusion that this was not going to ever happen and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the technology had improved enough for a realistic presentation of the material using sequencers. these versions of (1,3,6) also include live guitars.
tracks 2 and 5 were salvaged from an aborted project meant to reinterpret classical guitar music as modern noise. the project was permanently aborted due to the loss of the sheet music that was necessary to finish it.
track 4 is an electric folk tune with heavy counterpoint that i was playing live as a party trick at the time.
the ordering is roughly chronological, based on the date the track took the form it exists in. tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017. this is my fifth official record; as always, please use headphones.
the intent with the core of the material (1,3,6,7,8) was for it to be performed by live musicians one day. in early 2014, i came to the conclusion that this was not going to ever happen and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the technology had improved enough for a realistic presentation of the material using sequencers. these versions of (1,3,6) also include live guitars.
tracks 2 and 5 were salvaged from an aborted project meant to reinterpret classical guitar music as modern noise. the project was permanently aborted due to the loss of the sheet music that was necessary to finish it.
track 4 is an electric folk tune with heavy counterpoint that i was playing live as a party trick at the time.
the ordering is roughly chronological, based on the date the track took the form it exists in. tracks 1, 3 and 8 were written in 2001 and reinterpreted and completed in 2014. tracks 2 and 5 were interpreted and completed in 2001. track 4 was written in 2000 and reinterpreted and recorded in 2001. track 6 was written in 2001 and completed in 2006. track 7 was written in 1998, reinterpreted in 2001 and rendered in 2014. tracks 1-7 were sequenced on sept 9, 2014. final completion date is oct 3, 2014. refinalized as lp011 on oct 22, 2017. this is my fifth official record; as always, please use headphones.
credits
released December 1, 2001
j - electric piano, programming, classical & acoustic & electric guitars, ebow, digital & analog effects & treatments, organ, synthesizers, sound design, sampling, vocals, digital wave editing, loops, production, composition.
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, orchestra hit, violin, cello, viola, contrabass, piano, synthesizers, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, voice, music box, bells, clavinet, kalimba, drum kit, hand drums, drum machines and electronic drums.
j - electric piano, programming, classical & acoustic & electric guitars, ebow, digital & analog effects & treatments, organ, synthesizers, sound design, sampling, vocals, digital wave editing, loops, production, composition.
the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass, distorted electric guitar, clean electric guitar, steel string acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, trumpet, trombone, brass ensemble, orchestra hit, violin, cello, viola, contrabass, piano, synthesizers, mellotron, organ, bamboo flute, clarinet, flute, voice, music box, bells, clavinet, kalimba, drum kit, hand drums, drum machines and electronic drums.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard
finalizing inri051
i don't
have an exact date for these files, so i'm picking november 11th. as
others were, i was concerned about the president abolishing the magna
carta after 9/11 and congress doing little more than helping him do it.
however, this was meant to be a more encompassing project that combined
harsh noise with political sampling that was pushing an anarchist
agenda. the name of the project (ftaa) was chosen as a pun - it could
either be the free trade agreement of the americas or about fueling true
anarchy in the americas. i ended up dropping the sampling aspect and
just focusing on the noise for the project's completion (which is the
ftaa release in mid 2004: jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/ftaa
), so i'm going to upload these two pilot tracks (with the sampling in
tact) as an introductory single and place them in this more topical
chronological space.
in hindsight, i think there's something profound about juxtaposing the fair trade movement with the 9/11 attacks as, looking back, it really sucked the life out of the movement.
created in the fall of 2001. resequenced and rereleased on sept 7, 2014. disc finalized on oct 22, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
these tracks appear without samples on my seventh record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/ftaa
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2014, 2017).
in hindsight, i think there's something profound about juxtaposing the fair trade movement with the 9/11 attacks as, looking back, it really sucked the life out of the movement.
created in the fall of 2001. resequenced and rereleased on sept 7, 2014. disc finalized on oct 22, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
these tracks appear without samples on my seventh record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/ftaa
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2014, 2017).
credits
released November 11, 2001
j - noise generators, cool edit, sequencers, guitars (electric, nylon, acoustic), mandolin, effects & processing, digital wave editing, sampling, production
j - noise generators, cool edit, sequencers, guitars (electric, nylon, acoustic), mandolin, effects & processing, digital wave editing, sampling, production
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this was a
piece i wrote up in the fall of 2001. i can't remember exactly what the
root of it was, but it had something to do with a voice-leading
assignment for what was the equivalent of a course in music theory 101.
the root of the piece may consequently come from what was presented to
me. i can't recall exactly - but i believe the assignment was to build
the different voices up.
my negative relationship with music theory is stated throughout this page and was well established well before the end of 2001. i had an interest in the music theory course for the purposes of deconstructing the theory - in the context of writing, specifically, and not performing. i actually have one of those classic stories - i failed this course. it is actually the _only_ course i have _ever_ legitimately received an _F_ in. hey, if einstein can fail math, i can fail music theory.
the story actually revolves around sight-reading aspect of the course, and specifically it's vocal content. there were three aspects of the course (theory, vocal sight-reading and african drumming which i'm thinking was meant to be a rhythmic component but was really just a ridiculous waste of time). i really wish they would have let me sight read on a guitar, or even a piano, because i'm just simply not a talented singer; i've never had aspirations to become one, and i had a lot of problems controlling my vocals. even with that being said, the reality is that i had a very low level of _interest_ in this. i probably could have passed the course if i spent less time on abstract algebra and more time singing in the mirror, but i just couldn't be bothered...
i really disapprove of the way the course was designed. i was interested in learning about music theory, and needed the course as a pre-req for more advanced courses, which i never ended up taking. i still don't fully understand why i had to pass a singing exam to take further composition courses. the best answer i got was that the school didn't want graduates who couldn't pass a singing exam, but i was at no point enrolled in a b. music so it's a pretty weak response.
anyways, this was a voice-leading assignment that i perverted into something mildly atonal and then built up into something else. you can hear it if you listen, except that it's all "wrong". i'd have to sit down and analyse it to come to a more detailed exposition on it's "wrongness", and i'm not going to, but it's not hard to hear how "wrong" it is, either.
i was clearly listening to a lot of glass at the time, but this goes beyond his medievalism. i'm using so many "wrong" notes that it's ultimately just chromatic - although there's no tone rows or anything that's formally serialist about it. it's not meant to abolish the structure so much as it's meant to just flaunt the rules. that gives it an almost satanic feel, in the context of a vocal piece using "forbidden" intervals.
but, looking back, i think that what the piece really explores is existential anguish. i was in the second year of a math degree (after switching from physics after switching from software engineering) and really had little idea where i was going with it. i was considering switching into music and probably would have had i not failed the singing exam. the thing is i actually knew i was going to fail the course at that point, and was just feeling lost as a result of it. i ended up in math as this sort of default choice, vaguely thinking i might end up teaching somewhere but not having any real interest in it...
so much choice, so few options. i suppose that this is how i expressed what i was feeling about this reality at the time.
i can't remember the exact way this happened, but i believe the piece was initially written for voice (as a voice-leading assignment) and then expanded into further voices and then converted into a composition for nine instruments. i believe the primary reason i converted it from a vocal piece is that i ended up writing well outside a realistic vocal range, but i've kept the electronic choir parts as they are because i'm not really restricted to reality in this way. i've picked halloween as the date, but that's symbolic - it was around then, anyway. it would have been around december that it was put aside, because i don't remember working on it after i moved.
i've included the midi files of the original composition, if you'd like to mess with it on your own.
written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
the album version of the track (track 1) appears on my fifth record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2014, 2015, 2017).
jagmeet singh must cut his beard
my negative relationship with music theory is stated throughout this page and was well established well before the end of 2001. i had an interest in the music theory course for the purposes of deconstructing the theory - in the context of writing, specifically, and not performing. i actually have one of those classic stories - i failed this course. it is actually the _only_ course i have _ever_ legitimately received an _F_ in. hey, if einstein can fail math, i can fail music theory.
the story actually revolves around sight-reading aspect of the course, and specifically it's vocal content. there were three aspects of the course (theory, vocal sight-reading and african drumming which i'm thinking was meant to be a rhythmic component but was really just a ridiculous waste of time). i really wish they would have let me sight read on a guitar, or even a piano, because i'm just simply not a talented singer; i've never had aspirations to become one, and i had a lot of problems controlling my vocals. even with that being said, the reality is that i had a very low level of _interest_ in this. i probably could have passed the course if i spent less time on abstract algebra and more time singing in the mirror, but i just couldn't be bothered...
i really disapprove of the way the course was designed. i was interested in learning about music theory, and needed the course as a pre-req for more advanced courses, which i never ended up taking. i still don't fully understand why i had to pass a singing exam to take further composition courses. the best answer i got was that the school didn't want graduates who couldn't pass a singing exam, but i was at no point enrolled in a b. music so it's a pretty weak response.
anyways, this was a voice-leading assignment that i perverted into something mildly atonal and then built up into something else. you can hear it if you listen, except that it's all "wrong". i'd have to sit down and analyse it to come to a more detailed exposition on it's "wrongness", and i'm not going to, but it's not hard to hear how "wrong" it is, either.
i was clearly listening to a lot of glass at the time, but this goes beyond his medievalism. i'm using so many "wrong" notes that it's ultimately just chromatic - although there's no tone rows or anything that's formally serialist about it. it's not meant to abolish the structure so much as it's meant to just flaunt the rules. that gives it an almost satanic feel, in the context of a vocal piece using "forbidden" intervals.
but, looking back, i think that what the piece really explores is existential anguish. i was in the second year of a math degree (after switching from physics after switching from software engineering) and really had little idea where i was going with it. i was considering switching into music and probably would have had i not failed the singing exam. the thing is i actually knew i was going to fail the course at that point, and was just feeling lost as a result of it. i ended up in math as this sort of default choice, vaguely thinking i might end up teaching somewhere but not having any real interest in it...
so much choice, so few options. i suppose that this is how i expressed what i was feeling about this reality at the time.
i can't remember the exact way this happened, but i believe the piece was initially written for voice (as a voice-leading assignment) and then expanded into further voices and then converted into a composition for nine instruments. i believe the primary reason i converted it from a vocal piece is that i ended up writing well outside a realistic vocal range, but i've kept the electronic choir parts as they are because i'm not really restricted to reality in this way. i've picked halloween as the date, but that's symbolic - it was around then, anyway. it would have been around december that it was put aside, because i don't remember working on it after i moved.
i've included the midi files of the original composition, if you'd like to mess with it on your own.
written in the fall of 2001. rendered, remastered and remixed in late september and early october, 2014. the string mix was corrected for clicks on june 1, 2015, but unfortunately left accidentally inverted. this was corrected on oct 21, 2017. the lead track was re-rendered with the clickless string mix on oct 21, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
the album version of the track (track 1) appears on my fifth record:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2014, 2015, 2017).
credits
released October 31, 2001
j - programming, effects, mixing, production, composition.
the various rendered electronic orchestras include voice, piano, bells, synthesizer, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, electric bass and guitar.
j - programming, effects, mixing, production, composition.
the various rendered electronic orchestras include voice, piano, bells, synthesizer, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, electric bass and guitar.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard
of course, the moment we change the calendar, jesus will show up like a vampire in a puff of smoke:
surprise!
you, you're over there....you're over here...you just stay put. where are you going? i'm separating you. stay where you are. well, no, you'll just have to wait your turn.
and, we'll all have to look at our feet, like we're in shoegaze bands, as we mutter to ourselves, "oh, shit. shouldda listened to neils.".
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
surprise!
you, you're over there....you're over here...you just stay put. where are you going? i'm separating you. stay where you are. well, no, you'll just have to wait your turn.
and, we'll all have to look at our feet, like we're in shoegaze bands, as we mutter to ourselves, "oh, shit. shouldda listened to neils.".
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
so, when are we going to change the calendar?
i'm sick of dating things relative to jesus' birth date, which everybody knows is wrong, anyways. it's beyond trivial, at this point. it's offensive.
i've seen people float the idea of the moon landing as the new year zero, but i actually don't think that solves anything - two thousand years from now, nobody is going to believe that happened, either. it's at least the right idea.
we like enlightened jews, so why not pick einstein's birthday? sorry noam, but there's really no comparison in terms of importance. i think there's something more fundamentally meaningful about this, as well, as it's going to be einstein's theory that leads us into the universe. we don't even really completely understand it yet. we're going to need a relativistic nicea before we can even get there - and don't bullshit me with copenhagen, that's just a bunch of hand waving.
we, the pre-eminent german scientists, hereby declare that we cannot figure this shit out. therefore, nobody in the future of the history of the universe will ever figure this shit out. let it be written.
i don't think there's any question that we'll still be grappling with relativity in a thousand years. it'll be another 500 before we can even clearly articulate it. so, there's a potential for relevance deep into the future.
another thousand years from now, jesus is probably going to end up confused with gandhi and recast as a space alien sent here to save us from ourselves. we need to get this shit out of the calendar, before it's too late.
einstein was born on march 14th, so why don't we start the year at the spring equinox? that makes more sense anyways, right? we can have new years day & st. paddy's day a week apart, as we start a new year on the same schedule as the trees.
we can still have the winter solstice, but it shouldn't be the start of the year, it should be the last, darkest quadrant.
that would make it the year 138. or 139? i dunno, roll a die...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i'm sick of dating things relative to jesus' birth date, which everybody knows is wrong, anyways. it's beyond trivial, at this point. it's offensive.
i've seen people float the idea of the moon landing as the new year zero, but i actually don't think that solves anything - two thousand years from now, nobody is going to believe that happened, either. it's at least the right idea.
we like enlightened jews, so why not pick einstein's birthday? sorry noam, but there's really no comparison in terms of importance. i think there's something more fundamentally meaningful about this, as well, as it's going to be einstein's theory that leads us into the universe. we don't even really completely understand it yet. we're going to need a relativistic nicea before we can even get there - and don't bullshit me with copenhagen, that's just a bunch of hand waving.
we, the pre-eminent german scientists, hereby declare that we cannot figure this shit out. therefore, nobody in the future of the history of the universe will ever figure this shit out. let it be written.
i don't think there's any question that we'll still be grappling with relativity in a thousand years. it'll be another 500 before we can even clearly articulate it. so, there's a potential for relevance deep into the future.
another thousand years from now, jesus is probably going to end up confused with gandhi and recast as a space alien sent here to save us from ourselves. we need to get this shit out of the calendar, before it's too late.
einstein was born on march 14th, so why don't we start the year at the spring equinox? that makes more sense anyways, right? we can have new years day & st. paddy's day a week apart, as we start a new year on the same schedule as the trees.
we can still have the winter solstice, but it shouldn't be the start of the year, it should be the last, darkest quadrant.
that would make it the year 138. or 139? i dunno, roll a die...
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
republishing inri049
rabit is
wolf arose accidentally from the cynicide project (inri048), but
produced far more material in the end. what happened was sean and i
showed up to a few jam sessions and the guitarist (jon - it was his
band) didn't, so we started writing some material without him...
initially, the intent was to include rather than exclude jon but he quickly developed a disinterest due to a variety of obvious if never fully articulated reasons. i was playing guitar parts on the demos, which he couldn't deal with. we were doing joy division songs, which were outside of his sphere of interest. we were writing without him, which made him feel unimportant. we were talking about songs without drums, which he wasn't interested in at all. etc. however, he did record a guitar part (that i wrote) that was never replaced.
upon release in 2014, this was a collection of demos from the first month of rabit is wolf, which included multiple versions of the title track and a joy division cover. in the end, none of this would be released in the form it's in here (which was only available for download), but it created a cohesive (if short) introduction to what followed that was self-contained in a historical context. stated differently, this was the first (post-punk) incarnation of rabit is wolf.
in oct of 2017, this release was expanded to act as a comprehensive exploration of this track and made available for physical purchase. seven further versions were added: three from 2002, three from 2014/2015 and one from 2010. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
i don't analyse sean's lyrics, but the subject matter is clearly that of contemplating suicide - i believe from the perspective of an imagined character.
written and recorded in the fall of 2001. compiled on sept 6, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 20-21, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
the album version of the track (track 11) appears on the rabit is wolf demo:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/rabit-is-wolf
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017).
initially, the intent was to include rather than exclude jon but he quickly developed a disinterest due to a variety of obvious if never fully articulated reasons. i was playing guitar parts on the demos, which he couldn't deal with. we were doing joy division songs, which were outside of his sphere of interest. we were writing without him, which made him feel unimportant. we were talking about songs without drums, which he wasn't interested in at all. etc. however, he did record a guitar part (that i wrote) that was never replaced.
upon release in 2014, this was a collection of demos from the first month of rabit is wolf, which included multiple versions of the title track and a joy division cover. in the end, none of this would be released in the form it's in here (which was only available for download), but it created a cohesive (if short) introduction to what followed that was self-contained in a historical context. stated differently, this was the first (post-punk) incarnation of rabit is wolf.
in oct of 2017, this release was expanded to act as a comprehensive exploration of this track and made available for physical purchase. seven further versions were added: three from 2002, three from 2014/2015 and one from 2010. disc finalized on oct 21, 2017.
i don't analyse sean's lyrics, but the subject matter is clearly that of contemplating suicide - i believe from the perspective of an imagined character.
written and recorded in the fall of 2001. compiled on sept 6, 2014. expanded and finalized on oct 20-21, 2017. as always, please use headphones.
the album version of the track (track 11) appears on the rabit is wolf demo:
jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/rabit-is-wolf
this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017).
credits
released October 15, 2001
j - electric bass guitar, electric & acoustic guitars, analog & digital effects & processing, synthesizers, score writing, writing, production
sean - vocals, lyrics, writing
jon - some extra guitar performance (6-8, 10-11, 13)
j - electric bass guitar, electric & acoustic guitars, analog & digital effects & processing, synthesizers, score writing, writing, production
sean - vocals, lyrics, writing
jon - some extra guitar performance (6-8, 10-11, 13)
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
an enlightened way to approach a kid like that is to force her to write an essay on islamic imperialism, the muslim slave trade and arabic colonialism, and ask her to reflect on how what she's learned makes her feel about her co-operation in canadian colonialism, as a muslim.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
does she think she's not participating in colonialism, because she's not white? as though arabs don't have a history of colonialism and slavery that is as bad or worse than white colonialism? or as though the vast majority of cultural arabs, including this one according to my eyes, aren't white in the first place?
the reality is that she might very well know absolutely nothing about the history of islam, it's complicity in african slavery, it's history of conquest or it's violent colonial past - because she's a white canadian with a tenuous connection to her own roots who has been force fed a poorly generalized pseudo-academic theory that at best applies very narrowly to the descendants of african slaves in the southern united states.
if she's discriminating, it's on the basis of religion. that's the only reason this person thinks she's not as involved in white canadian colonialism as any other white eurasian immigrant - which is exactly what she is, and exactly what she's caught up in.
she's a hypocrite.
that said, she should not face academic penalties. she needs an education, not a punishment.
i don't know how she got that position. if she was voted in, due process will make her face her peers - although i might suggest that she should be pressured to resign. and, if she was appointed, she should be fired for misconduct.
but, that's not an academic penalty. nobody should feel comfortable about universities policing expression, regardless of their views on what she said.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dalhousie-student-faces-disciplinary-action-for-concerning-facebook-post/article36674220/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
the reality is that she might very well know absolutely nothing about the history of islam, it's complicity in african slavery, it's history of conquest or it's violent colonial past - because she's a white canadian with a tenuous connection to her own roots who has been force fed a poorly generalized pseudo-academic theory that at best applies very narrowly to the descendants of african slaves in the southern united states.
if she's discriminating, it's on the basis of religion. that's the only reason this person thinks she's not as involved in white canadian colonialism as any other white eurasian immigrant - which is exactly what she is, and exactly what she's caught up in.
she's a hypocrite.
that said, she should not face academic penalties. she needs an education, not a punishment.
i don't know how she got that position. if she was voted in, due process will make her face her peers - although i might suggest that she should be pressured to resign. and, if she was appointed, she should be fired for misconduct.
but, that's not an academic penalty. nobody should feel comfortable about universities policing expression, regardless of their views on what she said.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/dalhousie-student-faces-disciplinary-action-for-concerning-facebook-post/article36674220/
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
Friday, October 20, 2017
so, what am i doing now?
well, i spent the morning looking through listings and - minus the blurry thinking on the possibility of renting office space - there's still nothing on the market that looks preferable to this place.
there's nothing happening in detroit that i want to go to this weekend. and, the temperature just collapsed, out of nowhere - it was supposed to be warm today. the chelsea wolfe show on sunday is sold out (that club never sells out. weird.). boris on wednesday is possible.
i think i'm going to spend the weekend closing records and reevaluate things on monday.
i don't know the outcome of the court case, but it seems like i'm going to be putting things in storage for a while, if i lost.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
well, i spent the morning looking through listings and - minus the blurry thinking on the possibility of renting office space - there's still nothing on the market that looks preferable to this place.
there's nothing happening in detroit that i want to go to this weekend. and, the temperature just collapsed, out of nowhere - it was supposed to be warm today. the chelsea wolfe show on sunday is sold out (that club never sells out. weird.). boris on wednesday is possible.
i think i'm going to spend the weekend closing records and reevaluate things on monday.
i don't know the outcome of the court case, but it seems like i'm going to be putting things in storage for a while, if i lost.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
what i'm worried about is...
can i get disability if i "own a business"?
looks like it should be ok, so long as i don't make more than $200 profit/month, which i never have.
well, i don't have great options. i should look into this.
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/odsp/income_support/odsp_business.aspx
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
can i get disability if i "own a business"?
looks like it should be ok, so long as i don't make more than $200 profit/month, which i never have.
well, i don't have great options. i should look into this.
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/odsp/income_support/odsp_business.aspx
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
this city is full of abandoned office space, and it costs nearly nothing.
i could legally set up a recording studio and move all of my gear in, then sleep on the couch. i'll just say i'm up all night recording. even if they cut me off the rent portion of disability, i could conceivably end up with more money, so long as i'm paying less than the difference over $480 - which is currently about $200. at $12/month, i could handle $150 worth of electrical & internet without losing money - and it would no doubt be fast, too.
if i can find an office with a shower....
i should ask my worker about this.
https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Commercial-For-Rent/ON/Windsor/City-Centre/100-OUELLETTE/44834295.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
i could legally set up a recording studio and move all of my gear in, then sleep on the couch. i'll just say i'm up all night recording. even if they cut me off the rent portion of disability, i could conceivably end up with more money, so long as i'm paying less than the difference over $480 - which is currently about $200. at $12/month, i could handle $150 worth of electrical & internet without losing money - and it would no doubt be fast, too.
if i can find an office with a shower....
i should ask my worker about this.
https://www.point2homes.com/CA/Commercial-For-Rent/ON/Windsor/City-Centre/100-OUELLETTE/44834295.html
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.
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