Hello OurBasement,
Welcome to 2019.
We always approach a new year full of resolutions based on change. At least that appears to be the norm.
That’s been my way of thinking before – not feeling connected enough to what I thought I was supposed to feel part of. I’ve felt in between the stereotypes of certain communities for most of my life… not gay enough but not feminine enough, not Indigenous enough but not conventional.
The feelings of disconnect and loneliness can still creep up, but writing “The Skin I’m In” and sharing my experience is incredibly healing. “The Skin I’m In,” my new single, was inspired by the idea that, as humans, we have so much to battle against… body norms, mental health struggles, societal norms, gender norms.
I hope that this song will make you feel less alone. I hope that you will feel even a sliver of belonging… that you are perfect and beautiful and unique in your own way. Taking steps to feeling safe and solid in your own body and skin is hard, but it is possible with the right people around you. No one deserves to feel less than, or unwanted, or ashamed of themselves.
Thank you for listening. All of my love,
Amanda Rheaume
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hello
Good day! Glad to ses you back Garf.
glad to be back
So…how about that weather? It’s -15C with periods of light snow in Regina today.
Empowering video. I wish we could all learn to love the skin we are in earlier in our lives.
Weather, no idea but I did hear it raining earlier and it’s dark here now
I don’t mind my skin, it’s the contents that I have problems with
Hi people! Amanda’s from around these parts. I’ve heard her a few times since… probably the 1990s. (Black Sheep Inn, mainly)
That said, I’m stepping back out. The neighbour’s given me permission to top the cedars that make up the gigantic hedge between us; I’m going to lop a few.
I saw she was from Ottawa and wondered if you knew about her Benoit.
Are you lopping for esthetics or for view?
I would say esthetics (from what I can remember of BfO home)
I would like to have a magical forest in my backyard. That takes more time and work than I am willing to give to making that happen though.
you could find a really big image of a forest, print it out at work, stick on the back of your garage
That would almost work and sounds like my plan of making a “window” by my desk at work. For years I have talked about getting an old window frame and putting a photo behind it. I planned to change the scene depending on the season. It hasn’t happened.
for that you should get an old laptop or tablet and open a live webcam of somewhere you would like to be
I like my window frame idea better. :p
fair enough
Good morning? I can’t be the first person here at this late hour!
Haha! We were just hiding from you.
You were!
Once I posted then your comments appeared.
Hi Morgana
Trying to find this gutter attachment for a cane is proving impossible. The hand physio suggested it but it seems to be a Unicorn.
Good morning/ afternoon @garfieldUK
As for the weather; frozen, icy and overcast here. Blah for short.
Did physio have any suggestions on where to find this attachment?
what is the attachment called?
“gutter” It is so that I can velcro myself in at the forearm and not have as much stress on my hands. I’m phoning a supplier directly.
Yup, they don’t have one either. When I was at the physio yesterday I left a message for the staff person that recommended this piece of gear so hopefully she gets back to me soon.
The physio thought I could borrow one from our local Red Cross lending program but I have contacted three in the area as well as the one in Vancouver …nope.
So, abut that music stuff … I have managed not to sneak a listen to STW. I am looking forward to Friday and pondering how to let friends know to join us here without making it too public and blowing the whole sneak peak thing. From reading the letter from Tyler do you think there is concern over that?
DBS mentioned that we could say something on the R3 community group
would you be willing to ask STW if they would like to join us?
Everyone that listens will have to give their email address to Said The Whale. I am not sure how the listening part works. Is it a closed group thing? Are people invited to it? Or is it a public link?
In reading the initial email it says to invite at least five people but it does not indicate a cap on numbers.
When I sent in the idea to him about on online listening party I said we are a web page/blogger space of R3 folk.
I feel like I was pretty clear but somehow I feel funny about spreading the word too far and wide …
@garfeildUK we are not sharing the link on our page are we? How will friends listen? I thought I would send Tyler a message to make sure this is cool and I can certainly invite them to join in but I don’t know enough (any) about the technical aspect.
the email says it is a private soundcloud link
I am out for a few hours now but will check back in later today.
If we are going to invite friends from R3 Facebook group I think we should let them know tomorrow so people can plan ahead …
Hi guys. Back from cedars & lunch. Morgana, it’s a good opportunity to get your gutter thing via the web, and getting it sent to you. (IMO)
Darbar, the cedars are on my neighbour’s property (recently sold to a quite cooperative otherwise neighbour a little bit further — next door on the other side; she obviously has money, as owner of Ottawa’s first vegan restaurant; the purchase of this one between us, on the corner, is a story: she bought it quickly when it came up for sale ’cause she was fed up with, in the summer, getting all the fabric softener dryer exhaust fumes in her bedroom window. Yup, no guff.
Getting back to the cedars, the previous owners only had them cut back maybe twice in 20 years, so the tops are reaching 27-30 feet. I’d previously cut the tops on “my” side down to, a bit on the sly, well, discreetly, in order to save daylight on that side, and my electric supply cable too; now, with her permission, I’m bringing most of, if not all the many remaining tops down to the same level, because 30 foot cedars are friggin ridiculous. Spindly too.
Gee that was short.
The album is on soundcloud set to private, we would be listening via the group voice chat app discord so only we have the link.
I like that you have to log in with your email to get the link. Can you gather emails to send to Said The Whale from that? Or do we need to gather them some other way?
We can beat it out of them with a hose or ask nicely, whichever works
It’s kind of the key part the band wanted out of it.
We can ask before we start listening and kick anyone that doesn’t give us an email address
Sounds like a plan.
Thanks for the description Benoit. No I can’t imagine buying a house for that reason! Does the house get used?
I wonder if they would like a nice European boy to take care of the house, I wouldn’t charge much
I am not sure that is how it works Garf.
Dar, right now, it’s occupied sometimes, other times less; by members of her extended family.
There is a first time for everything
Ahh gotcha. Must be nice to be able to do that.
Yes Garf, you can always try.
I’m always trying
I am feeling tired so I will bid you all a good night and I will have a new releases post in the morning
Night Garf. Have a good sleep!