March 2nd, 2010 | 
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WHAT IT SAID:
You are a person who is very committed to what you believe in, and sometimes very stubbornly so!
You are a true artist at heart–creative to an extreme, and sometimes nervous if you are not channelling your considerable artistic talent constructively. Compassionate and concerned, you care much about others, but often come across in a detached manner.
It is very important that you finish the projects you start, which is not always easy for you, in order to feel content and satisfied.
Grizzly Project is quite possibly the greatest documentary of all time. I saw it once by accident as a child on TVO or something…I watch riveted by Troy Hurtubise’s mission. Only years later, I found out that Quentin Tarantino also thought this kicked ass (see, I had good taste back in 1996).
I even emailed and called the National Film Board of Canada to re-release this film on DVD. I would love to own a mobile copy.
It does kick ass…and now that I’ve had my own personal incident with a bear…it is even funnier. Long Live PROJECT GRIZZLY. This is required watching for anyone who watches anything.
Thank you National Film Board of Canada. The OLD MAN is stuff of LEGENDS.
Back in University, I went to a Weakerthans Concert…it was probably the best and most meaningful concert I have ever been to in my life (and I’ve puked in the pit at an Anti-Flag show). It was one of those moments where I was acutely aware that I was happy and it was a moment that I thankfully shared.
If you were at the concert I hope that one was special to you, too.
It makes it even better that they are a Canadian Punk Band. Not just a punk band but a literary punk band. If that doesn’t make sense read the lyrics (after the jump).
The Reason is a great, pretty song that is pretty meaningful to me. The older I get, the more the line(s): “How the time is never now, and we know who we should love, but we’re never certain how” makes sense to me.
Enjoy.
I actually had the pleasure to to work with Paul Quarrington via email during a course at Humber – he actually just lived down the street (freak coincidence). During the time that I worked with him, he read my manuscript and said I was pretty talented and some agents in mind for me.
We both also had a thing for being a kid lost in a ravine…
Paul was a very funny, ultra talented guy and I used to call him Sensei Quarrington and I am sure he will take all of that humor with him into the next life.
Sorry…you never got to read the full book Sensei Quarrington…but in your passing, your punk pupil has remembered why we write.