8th (Saturday)
Walking along Sunset Beach & English Bay
just after dawn. Text from Fran shortly
after I got back, [...I'm the one person you
can be emosh with!] Describing to Silvia the
guy swimming in the frigid water of English
Bay. 'Was he wearing a wet suit?' Watching
'The Aviator' with Elizabeth this evening
The conversation, & the popcorn, good as
always. Describing the behaviour of this
crazy Iranian nut, & how he's stalking her
9th (Sunday)
Went through a rather surreal ritual before
the game this afternoon. A football season to
remember, or forget? And it has nothing to do
with the games. Texts from Fran, [Sending you a
boatload of love and the warmest wintry vibes]
Texts from Elizabeth, [Great news, the rain is
coming back next weekend for you and Fran!]
10th (Monday) [Aphrodite's Heelz]
Text from Fran, [...I'm so excited for the
new masterpiece] Text from Elizabeth, [I had
a dream last night that included both Buster
Boy and Adam] Pooya quite charming this morning,
with a colourful shawl around her shoulders
framing her face. She held my hand to feel how
cold it was
11th (Tuesday) [Aphrodidte's Heelz]
Exchanging some lovely texts with Fran. Clear,
cold weather continues
12th (Wednesday) [Aphrodite's Heelz]
Sent three messages to Fran this morning
under a full snow moon, who replies with
a lovely long text. Enjoyable conversation
with Pooya, who is interested in seeing the
drawings from 'Stardust'. Talking on phone
with Elizabeth, who was driving back from
Abbotsford
13th (Thursday) [Aphrodite's Heelz]
Another lovely long text from Fran this
morning. Replied, 'Love you with all my
heart & soul! :)' She answered with [♥....]
Queried Silvia about, what are pigeons
pecking away at on the pavement, 'I don't
know!... salt?' Clear weather, but a
little less frigid
14th (Friday) [Aphrodite's Heelz]
Text from Fran, & Elizabeth (who was amused
by my dream about being chased by bears) &
Susan (who claims to be in contact with the
King of England)
15th (Saturday)
Sent Fran one of the 'ice' shots. She replied
with something brilliant for the title. [It's
a stunning shot Richard!!] Text from Elizabeth,
who apparently had a bad week, [Richard, if u
want, I am available to take u to Canadian Tire
tomorrow afternoon] Talking to Susan on the
phone at 5:00am, about her messaging with...
the King of England! Silvia telling me she's
going to check out the 'mystery' of the pecking
pigeons. Much warmer outside, thankfully. The
music of Cat Stevens this evening, felt magical
16th (Sunday) [Aphrodite's Heelz]
Texted 'Susan, I'm wondering if it's wise to
be ghosting the King? He might petition
Parliament to have u beheaded! :(...' Texted
Fran the print, who replied, [It is absolutely
fucking perfect!! I love this sooooo hard
Richard!! You are utterly incredible]
18th (Tuesday)
Text from Fran before 6am, [Thank you so
much for the funds Richard Thank you for
being you] Phone call from Kiyeon! Ended up
having Korean food on Robson in the
afternoon. Text from Elizabeth this evening,
[Oh wow, so many people are coming back into
your life, Year of the Snake rolls on]
Overcast, with a light rain
19th (Wednesday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Texted Myle, on her birthday, at 5:34am. She
replied just a few minutes later, [Thank you
I only slept 3 hrs bc I had tea the night
before...] [Why u up so early] Text from Fran,
[I love this shot Richard!! What about 'Prelude
to broken ice'...] Text from Eve in Edmonton,
[It's been the Arctic here for months. I'm
constantly in a sweater and blankets...] Texts
from Elizabeth, [You must be enjoying this
weather!] Text from Kiyeon, [Hi! Sorry that I
reply late...]
20th (Thursday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Sent the 'Paris Sky' shot to Fran, with her
title added, who replied, [This is utterly
incredible Richard!! I love how it all came
together...] Long talk with Elizabeth late
this afternoon. Enjoyable chat with the
'other' Persian girl, who wants to move away
from North Van because it's 'too quiet'
21st (Friday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Sent Fran the pics from Sunset Beach, who
replied, [I will absolutely think up a title
Richard!!] Text from Elizabeth, [Richard, did
did just feel the shaking a few minutes ago?]
A few minutes later, [It was a 4.7 magnitude
earthquake off the coast of Sechelt] Cecilia
showing me photos of brownies she'd made,
including other desserts & a chicken/potato
salad sandwich. A wet day, with mild temperature
22nd (Saturday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, that ended, [...Sending you a
boatload of love and also protecting you too]
Text from Eve, [I heard there was an
earthquake yesterday?] Chatting with
Fernanda, who felt the earthquake, &
the Indian girl at Shoppers telling me
potatoes & beans are a popular breakfast
in her culture. Rain, quite dark all day
23rd (Sunday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, [Oh wow Richard I think the
gods are smiling on us, this is a very good
omen...] Shopping with Elizabeth, at the
East Van Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, & Superstore,
on a very (heavy) rainy night, that felt quite
romantic
24th (Monday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran at 5:59, [Quiet Riot reworked
I hope you're having a super chill morning so
far Richard!!] First crocusts of the year, in
front of the four old houses on Cardero
25th (Tuesday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, [So I have to be out of my
parents place by March 1st. If it wasn't for you
I'd be homeless rn. I found a small little
place in Sooke to rent] Discussing the situation
over the phone with Elizabeth as she drove to
work
26th (Wednesday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Video clip from Fran, reciting 'Quiet Riot'
Long conversation with Elizabeth over the
phone. Enjoyable conversation with Pooya,
who is totally charming
27th (Thursday)
Text from Fran, which ended, [...Thank you
for being you and understanding my soul!!]
Another enjoyable conversation with Pooya,
who took a graphic design in Dubai,
& told me she admired my work. Very mild
temperatures
March
7th (Friday)
Text messages from Fran, Elizabeth, & Susan
this morning, which calmed my worried mind,
at least for today. Happy to see 'The Amazing
Race' back on. Working on the Shelagh &
Patricia prints
8th (Saturday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, [...Yes, let's do the shoot
at the end of month. Should we do the shoot
on the beach?...] Texted Susan for her
opinion on Trump, 'In two sentences or
less.' Responded with a half page diatribe,
which was highly entertaining. Long talk
with Elizabeth on the phone tonight. Her
reaction to Trump much more subdued, [No
opinion at all] Heavy rain all day
9th (Sunday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, that ended, [...Sending the
most badass hugs and a boatload of love to you]
Text from Elizabeth, [Hey Richard, I can't
believe it's daylight saving already] More
heavy rain
10th (Monday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Overcast, but stayed dry
11th (Tuesday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Text from Fran, who is writing a sequel to
'Quiet Riot'. [I feel like you and I are
prophets in our own time...]
12th (Wednesday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
13th (Thursday) [Aphrodites Heelz]
Texted Fran, who replied, [...Thank you so much
for illustrating my poetry, that means the
world to me] Chatting with Sarah at LD Robson,
who is a charming woman, and Cecilia,
who has her wedding dress picked out, but is
concerned about her visa coming through
Hailed sometime yesterday, according to
Elizabeeth. Uploaded 'Frangelica's Verses'
