not in the budget

"Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States."
- John Bartlett Brebner, Canadian historian (1895-1957)

Not sure how I missed this back in September: US shocked to learn that world's longest undefended border is long, undefended.

Next up, water is wet, fire burns, and TSA agents are sadistic semi-fascist pod people.

Which reminds me, I'm going to need to get my passport soon. Very soon. Anyone interested in having thier picture taken? Nice portraits for cheap.

speaking of experimental artists, I'm going to see Benoit Delbecq tonight

365: day twenty-three
Avant-Garde Dating is a new experimental dating service for artists. Very experimental. Hosted by Wooloo, an artists-run organization based in Berlin, it's not for actually for dating at all, but exists soley to host a competition exploring issues associated with relationships. To apply, artists must explain how they will pry at the sticky conventions of monogamous love, challenge the very idea of artistic collaboration and/or explore one of the other diverse stereotypes of human pairing. Based on the applications, a Dating Board will pair artists off with each other, then later judge the "winners", as three of these couples will be later awarded a one week exhibition during the Art Forum in Berlin to "further explore the concept of human partnering." No, I am not applying.

Anyone up for teaching me to drive, like, yesterday?

edit: yay brian! any other takers? this has shuffled to the urgent pile of my things-to-get-done.