Inhale thick smoke in a pensive positionAnd gaze unabashedly at skies overhead, wonderingAs I always do, without censor, at the originsSome nights my view is clear, others it is foggyAnd when it’s clear so much is explained, in thatPainstakingly instru…
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B(l)ogged down…
I’m with zoom! in that I’ve been feeling kinda down lately. I’ve had tons of great ideas for blog posts, but I just haven’t been able to put it together. Even right now, I’m only writing because I feel obligated to write something, and so my blog doesn…
Continue readingPortugal — a model of the future! Part ONE
Part One of a Two-Part Special Series!So I’m sure those of you who keep up with the news have read at some point or another that Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001. This decision was supported by a huge majority of their society, from lawmakers …
Continue readingPost number 50! How syringes are made!
I’ve been really busy this past week and I will be again this week, working on the Youth Stories Project that I mentioned in previous posts. So, because I don’t have much time to write engaging, interesting posts, I’m going to leave you with some fluff…
Continue readingNothing too exciting…
So, nothing too exciting has been happening. I had court this morning, and was surprised to hear that my lawyer didn’t go to the Counsel Pre-Trial he set for Monday — when I talked to him yesterday he made it sound like he went, and he wasn’t even the…
Continue readingYouth Stories Project update, and a couple other small things!
So, as I mentioned previously, I’ve been working on a groovy project at YSB called the Youth Stories Project. Myself and a couple other youth from the youth engagement program were selected for our strong writing skills. We’ve been interviewing youth, …
Continue readingMoving in progress… suggestions needed!
So, I’m thinking about moving to a different blog host. Don’t worry! I’ll be doing it slowly. I’ve checked out WordPress.com because a lot of the blogs I read are on there, and it seems okay.My biggest complaint so far with Blogger is that I’ve had qui…
Continue readingJets Overhead and a sneaky plan!
So after having read about the members of my new favourite band — which, if you didn’t notice, is the band Jets Overhead from Victoria, BC, I decided to try and add the two lead singers on Facebook. I figured not a whole lot of other people would have…
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Just wanted to share a song with you all…This song, for some reason, even though I’ve only just heard it for the first time today, seems like a song I’ve heard so many times before. I really like this band and I’m trying as hard as I can to spread th…
Continue readingBeautiful day!
My friend S and I went for a walk after we picked up our fix today and ended up sitting beside the Ottawa river under the beautiful sun to do our fix! The images are from a cell phone so they’re kinda crappy, but it was lovely!If you want to read the r…
Continue readingCENSORED by your local Police Department…
David Bratzer, an active officer in the ranks of the Victoria Police Department, and also a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), was invited to speak at an event tomorrow night in Victoria. This event was sponsored and funded by the Ci…
Continue readingPolitical spin makes me dizzy!
So, as much as I disagree with all that happens behind the scenes at the Olympics, I do support athletics and I do believe that our athletes are the best in the world. I don’t think it’s their fault that these games cost so much and that they do a lot …
Continue readingNaloxone programs
So I just found out that a good friend of mine died of an overdose while I was in jail last week. It came as quite a surprise to her family because she appeared to be a young urban professional with a bright future, and nobody knew that she was secretl…
Continue readingMaking the system work? Yeah, right!
The following is an editorial from the Ottawa Sun about a week or two ago.MAKING THE SYSTEM WORKPrisoners incarcerated for crimes against society think theyhave “rights” The right to have needles for injecting drugs; andpaid for by taxpayers? Criminals…
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