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I was in Calgary for five days this past weekend. I managed to do a lot of work, and a little bit of socializing. A and I were good Calgary tourists. I finally made it to the Glenbow museum , which is both an art and history museum. It was pretty darn great, except that we got museum-ed out and didn't see the whole thing.
I personally really liked the Alberta mavericks exhibit, the Asian art exhibit (duh) and the Kent Monkman exhibit. The Monkman was over the top and risque and portrayed with the stereotypes of native people in art and cinema. It also inserted tropes about gay culture into the art.
The next day, A and I went to the Crossroads market to meet up with two of my friends from university and their amazing 3-year-old daughter. She was wonderfully chatty once she warmed up to us, and was generally just a really nice and sweet girl. I haven't seen her since she was about 6 months old, so she was quite a treat.
I'm back in Edmonton for a while, which is nice. Last night I went to a dinner hosted by my publishers. My publishers are putting out 10 books of poetry instead of their usual 4, so they invited all their past Edmonton authors to come out and meet the new poets. Tonight they'll be hosting the actual launch of the new books. Should be fun.
In other news, I'm embarking on what I'm calling "a lifestyle change." I'm going to start eating better and doing some strength training. At least, that's what I'm planning to do. I want to be healthier and more toned. So my diet will include more whole grains, and less processed foods, less wheat, and less cheese and junk. I am looking into the strength training based on what [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] has told me about the program she has been doing based on a book called "The Female Body breakthrough", which I read yesterday. So it's just all starting slowly so that I can adapt to everything, but I'm kind of excited about it all.
I personally really liked the Alberta mavericks exhibit, the Asian art exhibit (duh) and the Kent Monkman exhibit. The Monkman was over the top and risque and portrayed with the stereotypes of native people in art and cinema. It also inserted tropes about gay culture into the art.
The next day, A and I went to the Crossroads market to meet up with two of my friends from university and their amazing 3-year-old daughter. She was wonderfully chatty once she warmed up to us, and was generally just a really nice and sweet girl. I haven't seen her since she was about 6 months old, so she was quite a treat.
I'm back in Edmonton for a while, which is nice. Last night I went to a dinner hosted by my publishers. My publishers are putting out 10 books of poetry instead of their usual 4, so they invited all their past Edmonton authors to come out and meet the new poets. Tonight they'll be hosting the actual launch of the new books. Should be fun.
In other news, I'm embarking on what I'm calling "a lifestyle change." I'm going to start eating better and doing some strength training. At least, that's what I'm planning to do. I want to be healthier and more toned. So my diet will include more whole grains, and less processed foods, less wheat, and less cheese and junk. I am looking into the strength training based on what [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] has told me about the program she has been doing based on a book called "The Female Body breakthrough", which I read yesterday. So it's just all starting slowly so that I can adapt to everything, but I'm kind of excited about it all.
