enlightener

10 years ago today, I showed up to a pub 3 hours early to get a spot to watch the Vancouver Canucks play game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Boston Bruins. As you know, it didn't go particularly well. If I remember correctly, it was one of those games where it felt like the Nuckies never really had a chance. 
We headed home on the bus, and got off at close to home. My partner and I looked down the corridor to downtown and wondered what was going on. Smoke billowed up from the streets into the hazy summer sky. 
We were disappointed about the Canucks losing like everyone else, but couldn’t do the mental gymnastics to figure out that people were rioting. Our jaws dropped when we turned on the news.
‘Vancouver Summer’ centres that fateful June evening as the beginning of a summer to remember. It’s amazing how that big moment serves as signposts for the little ones. From losing your keys to going for a swim. From late-night dance parties to the exact shirt you were wearing on a particular day. And holding hands through the whole thing. 

vancouver summer

A brand new Christmas carol!
Imagine: you've been bad all year, but then realize you've got to turn it around at the last minute so Santa will still come. SANTA I AM SORRY. FOR ALL THAT I HAVE DONE!



Bring Those Presents To Me

together apart together. breaking down building back. hurting healing. rise and fall. and rise. 

Send Me Out

I wrote this song right at the beginning of the pandemic when "we're in this together" was the go-to catchphrase. I think it was said with good intentions, it's just that it didn't always feel true. It feels like, more and more, divisions have been drawn and factions solidified. It would be nice to see more of that togetherness and will to move forward through the hard times. 

All tracks by tz1iM...CifgA enlightener