Dear John,
It has been a time since I last posted. I've traveled many kilometres, drank many bottles of wine and homemade beer, and crossed a few borders. I have switched employers and then back again, almost walked out on the lease we never signed and started a bit of gardening. To say I was to busy to write is not true but one needs to be in the mood to sit down and journalize.
Last month Cj finished her semester and we decided to drive down and visit my sister in New York, New York. 1400km or so? Figuring that though the day would be long it could still be a day's ride, but once you hit Massachusetts things get very congested. And so we bailed off the I-95 and spent the night in West Haven. For the best cause driving through Brooklyn at 2 am would have been a disaster. I can't read street signs at night.
We pulled into to park in front of my sisters apartment, which is just off the Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn side, around noon on a saturday. Got some burritos and mojitos with my Bro-in-Law and sat down with the baby's.
The week was nice, saw MoMA, some Picasso, Kandinsky, Munch and a really interesting exhibit with Marina Abramovic. Essentially she comes to the gallery from open to close everyday for 6 months! and sits at a table motionless staring forward and opposite her there is another chair in which patrons of the gallery can sit for as long as they'd like and return the stare. We also hit the Guggenheim and saw some balling paintings from the impressionist era.
It is a pretty impressive structure.
Our feet ached from standing and our eyes were strained from viewing, so we decided to go shopping in SoHo.The next couple were a little ridiculous with new these and new those, while we also had a few late nights with my sister and her husband and her cousin.
Chris Taylor is my sister's cousin, but not my cousin for she is my half sister. He is/was the guitarist for AidsWolf and also works as an Artist of many virtues, video being one. He made a couple videos for Susnset Rubdown, Black Swan and Dragon's Lair. The latter of which was shot on some family property near Wainwright.
Anyway, New York is/was awesome and my sister lives a successful yuppie life in Brooklyn.
Aiya, it's late and I need to pose for some photos for cj's homework.
There's more, just wait.
