Being knowledgeable about  and understanding of world tastes and customs when traveling or simply over at a foreign families home for dinner is always important.  We all want to be a part of the global village and co-operate and see things through each-others eyes, but seeing things through other peoples stomachs can be challenging.  You may have to feign some salivation while choking down a few of these on a restaurant date for example especially when you can hear occasional howls and screams of the caged monkeys and German shepherds out back.

Making fun of Raelians is easy for everybody, but you have to give them credit for having some pretty interesting and stylish visions of the future utopia or whatever this place is supposed to be.  It makes you wonder if they actually live in places like this.  And then you see the shabby desperadoes and hangers-on standing around this cheap mock-up on a trash-strewn street corner acting like they haven’t a care in the world and you kick yourself for imagining that life on this planet is difficult when it’s so obvious how amazingly far a good line of far-fetched bullshit will take you.

“Well… as the instructor let me be the first to try some of this curious interactive sculpture… hmmm yes, yes, I believe I’ll have the strawberry and it looks to be very tasty indeed.  Mmmm I’m guessing you had no idea when you signed up for my Performance Art class that you’d end up like this, but, here we are!  …and there YOU are!  It’s very enjoyable when my students show such enthusiasm to experiment.  I’m just not sure where to begin.  Maybe I’ll have some kiwi next.  My, we are having fun now aren’t we?”

-Brayden! No. brayden, NO. No brayden, thats not a nice place to… Honey can you prop Brayden up so he can see his cake?

 -I’m trying - he’s not into it. Brayden? aren’t you excited to see what your auntie brought you from Safeway?

 -Brayden! Look what Auntie Shari got…  oooh? Isn’t that a pretty cake she brought you? Ooh! Looky brayden! Look! Brayden! Look - at - that! What does that say!? Turn his head so he sees it.

 -I’m trying to…, but. Here, I’ll bring the cake over to his face. Get the camera. Look Brayden. No, get your hand away… Hot! Ok? Hot. That candles hot! Burn you! Bad. Hot!

 -Don’t let him touch it! Oh no. See Brayden? Hot. Just forget it hurry and put his finger under cold water hurry! Just put down the cake and oh Brayden!

Company Personnel Profile

Heather Polduzky - MA Ryerson 2005

Special Events Coordinator, Green Initiatives liason

I’m so pleased to be working with everyone at IDS. Ever since my role in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics’ “Alternative Transpose” exhibition it’s been a special treat to be living in Canada’s official green city.  I wasn’t sure which of my two vehicles I’d look more smug modeling myself next to, my 2011 Prius or this locally handmade vanity cycle I’ve named Jennifer after the horse I grew up riding on my parents’ farm.  From the times when I stooped over the bushes with a bucket just like the immigrants my family used to hire to my dizzy adulthood forays to Burning Man I’ve always been in touch with our Earth Mother.  let’s hope someday she can provide for everyone on Gaia at least as much as she has for me. 

“Tagging culture is epic.  It’s about getting it up there and out there.  Whatever you or your feelings may be or been.  Doesn’t matter where or how - just do it.  In the past, you had jesters and the artists who were paid to show society what they thought about and how they felt, now you don’t have nobody, but the graf artists and those who follow in their footsteps. I have ideas about love and life that reflect to the mainstream of what and whom I am.  Or what?  Was?  Yeah, sure.  Past tense.  Sure.  Sometimes you only have something short and wise to say and you don’ t even have enough room.  You just put up what you can and hope that the message gets out there.”

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Ernesto, just a few more things to add to the bill.

1. Leslie and I are moderately happy with the new work done by you and your crew.  The Japanese-inspired fence was as described by the architect, but the peace sign  inspired feature we discussed is not to the right proportions nor did we ask for it to be a literal hole in the fence through which anyone or anything (animals, vagrants, thieves etc…) could crawl through.  See that this is fixed at your expense.  Plexi-glass should do the trick.

2. While we did give the go-ahead for you and your crew to stay at the house while working, on our last visit this summer we were startled to find a couple of bottles of wine missing from the cellar.  You are NOT welcome to help yourselves to the wine or any other consumables on the property (our home-made jams etc..).  The boathouse is also off-limits.

3. Two phone calls to Guadalajara Mexico were made (obviously not by us) on March 10th.  They total 5.75.  Again a big NO-NO.  I know you know this so maybe you can suggest what we should do about it.

4. We are coming up in late September to relax and kyak the gulf.  I know you were expecting to bring your family up for your Grandmother’s birthday, but things change and you’ll just have to find somewhere else to house them.

5. Lastly, I can’t tell you how thrilled we are with the new place!  You and your crew have done an excellent job on the house.  As I’m sure you understand, It’s nice to finally have the beach to ourselves to retreat to.

PS:  About the bounced check.  I’ve talked to my money people down here in California and as you know there’s some crazy stuff going on with the stock markets etc. and it’s affecting all of us.  I’m sending you another one and that account should have the money in it if you don’t cash it until the 30th.

Regards: Jim

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Hey everybody I just finished moving into the new pad!  Sweeet!  …and I”m having a cold one to celebrate - double sweet! So much good stuff is happening since I got here.  Haven’t met any agents yet, but it’s only been 5 months but already, Yikes!, I’m running out of money!  Time will tell.  Horacio and Donatello said I can stay here in their penthouse (OMG!) for awhile while I adjust to the big city.  Mainly, I’ve just been in here with my new favorite best friend - Me!  Found this old horse-head in Horacio’s closet and thought it was hilarious!  Isn’t it?  Love to all and wish me luck! I’m going to need it!  Your crazy cuz - Shawny

As you can see the Fender amp is authentic and in near new condition.  I’ll throw in the barely used motorcycle boots for an additional $100 because for me they sort of go together. I’m giving these up because ever since Astera’s birth I just haven’t had time for this part of my personality.  You know, the wild and crazy part?