6th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
Saw 'Everyone Says I Love You' on
Granville. This afternoon admiring
Vermeer's 'Woman holding a Balance'
at Music Auditorium Cafe, UBC
7th (Friday) [Odyessy]
8th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
Mystical grey sky above the horizon
at English Bay, silhouettes of the
freighters in counterpoint against
the pale tones
9th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
Showed Yun photos of 'Fair-haired
Lady'. Took awhile to explain it
was a photograph of a drawing. Was
impressed by detail in the shirt,
& the stripes in the shirt. Was a
little amused that it was a
composite of 4 women
10th (Monday) [Odyessy]
Showed Sheila 'Croquet' watercolor,
'Urban', 'Lily', & 'Debutante'
Good response. Liked 'Debutante'
because 'it gives you something to
think about'. Vivian called
tonight. Going to China, Hong Kong,
& Australia in a couple of weeks
Shari phoned at 10:30, asking if
she should thaw the blueberries
before putting them in the muffin
mix
11th (Tuesday) [Odyessy]
Saw Canucks play Capitals between
the Viaducts this evening. Copious
booing. Showed Hanna photo of the
outline for 'Odyessy' this
morning. Raining steadily all day
& night
12th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
Showed Mexican girl (whose name is
Marianna] same drawings I showed
Sheila. Like S, she prefered
'Debutante'. Strong wind at English
Bay. Image of two dogs, the fringes
of their fur glowing in the
sunlight, jumping through the waves
breaking in on the shore
13th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
14th (Friday) [Odyessy]
15th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
16th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
17th (Monday) [Odyessy]
Browzing through book about murals
of Rivera, at 'drafting' cafe on 7th
Sitting by the window, with the late
afternoon sun coming in. Saw Iranian
film 'Gabbeh' at 5th Ave this
evening. Recommended to me by Cathy
18th (Tuesday) [Odyessy]
Dark, pouring rain, strong gusts of
wind, all day. Talked to Shari on
the phone. Ended with her saying,
'We've covered everything from poop
to pedophiles.'
19th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
Talked to Lisa, long distance, this
afternoon for about half an hour
20th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
21st (Friday) [Odyessy]
25th (Tuesday) [Odyessy]
Dropped in on Cathy. Discussed clones
& technology
26th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
27th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
Reading Rivera at White Spot, Arbutus
Walking past the sidewalk shops &
cafes on 41st, in the warm late
winter sun
28th (Friday) [Odyessy]
March
1st (Saturday) [Odyessy]
Achieved my objective this evening
Time to achieve one that REALLY
means something
2nd (Sunday) [Odyessy]
3rd (Monday) [Odyessy]
Cold, overcast, erie sort of day. At
Hastings & Abbott, a drunk staggered
backwards & fell against a moving
truck. While he was lying motionless
in the street, a guy tried selling
me a dirty old suit jacket, on a
hangar, for five bucks. 10 minutes
later a cop on a bike, & a man
running, chased down a guy on
Dunsmuir, who looked a lot like
Vincent van Gogh, & sounded a
little out of his mind
4th (Tuesday) [Odyessy]
Great little chat with Cathy this
morning talked about wanting to have
an exhibition in SF. Wanted me to be
sure I told her about it well in
advance, so she could buy an airline
ticket to see it. A little ahead of
ourselves here, but it was fun
5th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
Discovered Yun is/was married, & has
a son 9 or 10 years old. Oh brother,
what a waste of time talking to her
was. Met Diane this morning (which
was cold & damp) on Thurlow, just
off Davie. Talked about careers,
middle-aged problems, & junk food
Showed her some photos of pastels
Was genuinely impressed, & seemed
to like 'Stellar Nursery'. Quit
BC Tel a few months ago
6th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
7th (Friday) [Odyessy]
8th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
9th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
10th (Monday) [Odyessy]
11th (Tuesday)
Received letter from Lisa!
12th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
Met Diane again, this time at
Sinclair. Just missed her at UBC
yesterday. Talked about old Sedgewick
Library. Told her I hated that bronze
glass cone. She said she loved it. We
compromised by agreeing it would have
been ok if they'd kept it properly
repaired. Walk through Stanley Park
Cold, almost freezing, & very damp
Sky a nice mixture of pale blues,
greys, & pinks. Shari amused that I
didn't open Lisa's letter till this
evening. Which as a wonderful letter
Sort of justified why I loved her
all this time
13th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
14th (Friday) [Odyessy]
Met Carol outside Eaton's. She was
walking with a bit of a limp
Apparently her hip is bothered by
arthritis
15th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
Eating strawberries with Cathy,
while outside the snow was falling
16th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
17th (Monday) [Odyessy]
18th (Tuesday) [Odyessy]
19th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
20th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
Visited Kathy & got her to phone
my # to check out my answering
machine. 'Did I sound goofy?' I
asked her. 'Yeah, a little bit.'
21st (Friday) [Odyessy]
22nd (Saturday) [Odyessy]
23rd (Sunday) [Odyessy]
Sitting on a concrete slab,
Mitchell Island, by the river
beside Knight St Bridge at dusk,
reflections of gold & purple in
the water. Seal cruising along,
it's head just above the water
Dives under, leaving patterns of
glimmering silver on the surface
Other playing peek-a-boo in the
rocks, running along the log
booms, stopping to stand on its
hind legs occasionally, to
peer at something in the bushes
along the shore. Noisy crows in
the trees, coming & going,
making a sort of music with
traffic on the bridge. 'If you
wear that velvet dress'
24th (Monday) [Odyessy]
26th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
Enjoyable chat with Carol & Peggy
Showed C Calvin Klein. 'Oh, how
mysoginistic.' Which we tried out
different spellings of on an
envelope. Peg thought 'U.F.' had
something to do with Saigon. Then
she said to me, 'Richard, would you
like a kiss?' Which turned out to
be little chocolates wrapped in
foil. 'She's been waiting all day
to say that to someone,' said
Carol. Said something about '... a
long French kiss,' which seemed to
me to be pushing it a little
farther
27th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
28th (Friday) [Odyessy]
Visited Janis this evening
Introduced me to her roommate
Valerie, who was wearing a white
bathrobe & had a very soft hand
Had a lot of fun looking up
stuff on the internet & punching
out Barney the dinosaur in a
boxing video game. Janis & I
both cracking up when its
stuffing started coming out
April
1st (Tuesday)
Dropped in on Cathy this afternoon
Promised I'd bring her a free range
chicken egg, & a tip on how to boil
it to perfection
2nd (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
3rd (Thursday) [Odyessy]
Helping Cathy fold flyers, & then
walked over to the old Royal Bank,
& chatted with her as she waited
for the elevator to take her down
to the vault
4th (Friday)
First trip to Mt Gardiner this year
Express bus to Horseshoe Bay. A cute
round-faced girl with nice hands,
sitting with her feet up on the
seat in front of me
5th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
Met Lorna at Safeway. Showed her
outline of drawing 'Odyessy'
'That's a journey, isn't it?'
'It's a journey of the mind,' I
replied. She didn't seem too
impressed
6th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
Photo session from downtown to
Jackson Ave. Warm, almost hot,
under a bright sun. Said 'Happy
New Year' in Persian, to
Armita. Told her about progress
of the drawing, & that she'd be
getting a picture of it when
it's done. 'Don't forget,' she
said to me as I was leaving
Nice little chat with Risako,
who confirmed I had a red face
7th (Monday) [Odyessy]
Talked to Lisa on the phone late
this afternoon!!
8th (Tuesday)
Saw 'When We Were Kings' at 5th
Ave
9th (Wednesday) [Odyessy]
10th (Thursday) [Odyessy]
Cathy phoned this afternoon asking
how my 'cold' was. Dropped in, &
chatted with her for an hour or so,
& then walked down Hastings, & then
Pender, & up Cambie to her bus stop
Streets & sidewalks, alternating
between cool streaks of shade, &
the warm spring sunshine. Short,
very agreeable, chat with young
'Korean' Cathy, who looks prettier
every time I see her. Showed her
outline of 'Odyessy'. She was
sitting with her mom, who was
cutting meat at the table, & had
her books open studying
11th (Friday) [Odyessy]
12th (Saturday) [Odyessy]
Met Shari at Robson Market. Got
some practice pushing a baby
stroller up Robson. Heavy overcast,
threatening rain. Cherry trees at
Burrard Station lovely nuances of
pale greens, whites, & reddish
pinks
13th (Sunday) [Odyessy]
14th (Monday) [Odyessy]
Figuring out how to write 1997 in
Roman numerals with Cathy. Bought
Time-Life book on Vermeer
15th (Tuesday) [Odyssey]
16th (Wednesday) [Odyssey]
17th (Thursday) [Odyssey]
18th (Friday) [Odyssey]
Woman in the old CPR Station, short
skirt, long legs, turbulent dark
hair, standing by one of the
antique heat registers, in a
beautiful pose with one leg
slightly bent, one hand on top of
the other, staring out the window
Type of image it kills me not to
have a photo of
19th (Saturday) [Odyssey]
Showed Cathy math work. Trying,
awkwardly, to explain the concept
of linear & perpendicular distance
She has impressive math skills
Afternoon at UBC. Dark, cool,
pouring rain
20th (Sunday) [Odyssey]
Sunny, warm afternoon. Saw
Armita sitting outside
Starbucks on Bidwell. Saw me &
waved
21st (Monday) [Odyssey]
Visited the old neighbourhood
late this afternoon
22nd (Tuesday) [Odyssey]
23rd (Wednesday) [Odyssey]
24th (Thursday) [Odyssey]
28th (Monday)
Walking with Kathy along Hastings
in a light rain. Near Howe,
someone said, 'Hi, Richard.'
Which was Jamie, walking with
some guy (I think) towards Pan
Pacific. Waiting for Cambie bus,
K & I decided to share a veggie
dog some time in the future, as
the smell kept wafting over
from the corner
29th (Tuesday) [Odyssey]
Armita sitting outside at
Starbucks again. Walked over &
showed her photo of her
'roomezi'. Asked about the book
Getting tired of telling people
it's not finished
30th (Wednesday) [Odyssey]
May
1st (Thursday) [Odyssey]
2nd (Friday) [Odyssey]
3rd (Saturday) [Odyssey]
Putting lesson for Kathy this
morning. From across the room had
her try to hit the ball through a
Starbucks cardboard collar (that
fits around coffee cups). Tried
it myself three times from about
15', & made it every time. Was
almost proud of myself
4th (Sunday) [Odyssey]
Lisa called tonight!! Coming out on
the 13th
5th (Monday) [Odyssey]
6th (Tuesday) [Odyssey]
7th (Wednesday) [Odyssey]
8th (Thursday) [Odyssey]
9th (Friday) [Odyssey]
10th (Saturday) [Odyssey]
11th (Sunday) [Odyssey]
Showed Risako book on Hiroshige,
who she'd never heard of. Told me
Hokusai was much more famous in
Japan
12th (Monday) [Odyssey]
Spent a few hours at Shari's this
evening. Who needed a little help
through yet another emotional
crisis. Became overcast this
afternoon, & was hot, muggy, &
erie this evening. Image, from
Shari's balcony, of the skyline
lights, glowing red 'S' on the
Scotia Tower, & her white mouse
endlessly running the treadmill
13th (Tuesday) [Odyssey]
Finished the drawing late this
evening
