Lesson Number 2

Try hard only sometimes, that way you can both impress sometimes, and meet the mediocre expectations people have about you the rest of the times.

Invis-O-Knife

a skit I wrote and acted in for Aunt Francis.

Aunt Francis LIVE !!!

As of late, I have been either unable or unwilling to do anything creative. Unlike normal circumstances, this is not due to an ever perpetuating laziness that I have exhibited since I learned that "lazy" was an option. Instead I have been working on getting what some would say "my ducks in a row", while others would say "my shit together. This is due to the fact that I am now a proud first time father. 

I have tried to juggle everything but creative stuff does not pay the bills. Videos have suffered, comics have suffered and writing has suffered. I wouldn't have it any other way. This being said I have done my best to keep a toe dipped in the world of creativity, helped by my fellow troupe members in Aunt Francis, to whom I thank for making me still do stuff. Hoorah!

This is the Aunt Francis logo, Drawn by my friend Heather Smith

this is her website: http://heatherksmith.ca/

Any who, on the note of being forced to continue to be creative Aunt Francis will be touring a comedy variety show. The first show of what I will only assume will be many, will be at "the Staircase" on November 17, located at Dundurn street, Hamilton, Ontario. The show will be a first for most of the troupe and I can't wait to fill bellies full of laughs, and undies full of urine. Once again I would like to thank Devin Bateson, Matt Surina, Black Zues (mike), my lovely wife Daniella, and my beautiful baby girl for keeping me going and encouraging me to be less lazy. 

Cheers !

I do stand up comedy now

I acted in this skit for the wicked awesome comedy troupe Aunt Francis.

Enjoy!

3 Earths

I have always considered myself to be more or less environmentally conscious, and believed that I go above the call of duty to reduce my carbon footprint. I use energy saving light bulbs, my girlfriend and I purchased a low flow toilet, we recycle and have two enormous Saint Bernard’s to eat our scraps along with their already giant meals; this allows us to throw very little food away. We frequently turn lights out, and try to keep unused appliances unplugged. Most importantly we keep our purchases essential, infrequent and waste little frivolously. Upon filling out a brief survey on myfootprint.org I discovered that not only had I not been going above and beyond my “call of duty”, I had not even come remotely close to achieving barley acceptable. 

 David Suzuki would punch me in the face if he knew my ignorance to believe I was not part of the global degradation of the planets resources, habitats, air, sea, and soil alike. The results of having filled out the mentioned survey estimated that if every single human being on the planet lived life the way I do it would require three planets to sustain us. Three planets would be drained of their resources and filled with garbage and waste to even be able to survive. That does not even account for population increases; us polluters and wasters also love to procreate. I was surprised at first upon receiving this result, and then immediately concerned; “How much more can I realistically do?” and “Who is going to tell me and many people far worse to smarten the Hell up.” I found myself irrationally mad at the survey. This led to feeling helpless to even make changes, let alone ones that would combat the countless amount of waste being created by neighbours, friends, family and everyone else.

 

 Luckily, the results of this test based on environmental sustainability will effect some changes in my day to day.  However, not unlike most people like myself who have suckled on the tit on convenience, this will likely only cut my footprint down to two and a half planets. The biggest effect this survey will have on me, carrying forward into the future, will be to encourage me to educate my soon to be born daughter on the importance of preserving the environment, and doing things in a more sustainable way. I would like this issue to be important to her and maybe she will be able to make due with just one earth to call home.

Dave's Wurld

This is a sweet drawing I did of a character from Dave's Wurld, this is Dave.

dave's wurld