Sunday, June 03, 2007

~*...conscious calgary...*~

randnorm saturday event in black rock city 2006

young jedi training for little burners
11:30am-1:00pm
calling all padawans! jedi training is in session. in this workshop your children will learn how to 'use the force' by practicing secret jedi techniques of yoga, gigong, and the healing arts. all 'little burners' and their parents are encouraged to attend. hosted by: ascension tribe @ esplanade and 4:30


the lightsaber battle of innocence, brc 2k6

randnorm mind grenade

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” - buddha

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from britain' got talent - inspiring, moving, emotional...simply amazing!

normdate 6.2.7

there is such a beautiful group of activated people in this town, and i've been fortunate enough to be connected with the conscious cOMmunity of calgary. its not just a bunch of redneck cowboys here in the cspot ;)

the view of downtown calgary from crescent heights.


area 709 and the 3 ohm krew were having a burning man fundraiser.


the event was broken up into two parts: a free afternoon of music, yoga and a potluck, then an evening of dancing and celebration in the crescent heights community center.

the weather was perfekt for an outdoor celebration. sunshine, clear skies, warm weather, and a good krew of people to celebrate with.







it seems like many of the people within this conscious calgary cOMMunity enjoy listening to intelligent dance music (idm). i find the music very atmospheric, ethereal, and downtempo. not necessarily the kind of beatz that make me wanna get up and shake my ass, but like happy hardcore parties, i can tolerate the music because the peeps that love it are fun to celebrate with. what i don't understand is the name inelligent dance music - music that moves the mind, not just the body.

if i don`t like intelligent dance music, does that mean i`m not intelligent? is the music i listen to stupid music? i guess it all depends on who you ask, eh?

a day outside spinning staff, tossing a frisbee, and eating delicious food with some pretty kewl katz in the sunshine is the recipe for a good day, even with idm ;)






capoeria stylin` by my homeboy travis






pink goddess and a normurai


free yoga in the park


kale and hitoshi showed up and we played ninja in the park. hitoshi is very skilled at spinning staff, so i was stoked to watch and learn from him.

after an awesome afternoon in the park, we headed back to our place in the nw for a little impromptu bbq. it was good to have good friends up at our place enjoying the summer weather.











clouds moved in an started to spit on us, but that didn`t last too long leaving behind a beautiful double rainbow.


anthony provided some live beatz, a bit of a contrast to the live beatz we heard earlier in the day. an accordian is intelligent dance music too ;)





i made it back to the crescent heights community center for the evening portion of the 3ohm party. psy trance dominated the musical selection for the night. once again, not necessarily my preferred kind of music, but the people who like it are fun to celebrate with. it did smell like hippie, but i guess that`s par for the course. i`ve lived in nelson, so that`s my high water mark for parties that smell like deeply committed funk.

~*...normaste...*~

Friday, June 01, 2007

~*...kale graduation...*~

randnorm mind grenade
"You cannot be friends with yourself." - facebook.com

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uchronia (aka the waffle)
photo by nightsahde

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serenading kale the evening before her graduation


normdate 1.6.7

kristin graduated from mount royal college with her bachelor's degree in accounting. today was her convocation ceremony.









i know, you're proably thinking to yourself how amazing and interesting convocation ceremonies are, especially when the person you came to see graduate received their diploma in the first 10 minutes. thank god i had my crackberry, and crackbook to keep me distracted ;) or maybe i should've followed grandma's example...


congratulations on your graduation, kale!






kale's japanese friend, hitoshi, was in town from vancouver for a few daze.


all rook same? ;)


no pencils no more books...no more teacher's dirty looks!


~*...normaste...*~

Sunday, May 27, 2007

~*...cultimate and the lilac festival...*~

randnorm pikcha


randnorm mind grenade

“hippies, hippies... they want to save the world but all they do is smoke pot and play frisbee!” - eric cartman

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women in art


normdate 27.5.7

another beautiful sunny day in the cspot, ideal weather for a game of ultimate. i hooked up with a krew of ultimate addiktz in riley park. they've been playin every sunday for the past 7 years. it had been two years since i played a full game of ultimate, and i was beyond excited to play.

it was so good to get back to running again, throwing a disc, and playing with a team....especially such a laid back team. they didn't keep score, they didn't even count stalls. they just wanted to play the game for the love of the game. no competition, no score, no fouls, just the joy of playing ultimate. it was amazing! i can get used to this.


ultimate goddesses

i just love the feeling after playing a game of ultimate. my body hurts, but so good, and my soul is refreshed and energized.

after the game, i decided to czech out the 18th annual calgary lilac festival in the mission district. a hundred thousand people swarm 4th street to celebrate the lilac, even though i never saw a single lilac.



vendors, food, music stages, performers, and thousands of people out enjoying the beautiful weather. it wasn't difficult to see why the lilac festival is calgary's best free festival.





slick ride






i made a new friend


the free hug campaign is viral


just in case you've been hiding under a rock...


ran into my friends keith, cass, stan, and jasmyn


and my friend paula at the ship and anchor


a beer on the ship and anchor patio sounded pretty good, so i decided to chill with paula for a pint or few.


it was good to have one on one time with paula.


i have no problems kissing a lesbian




not so bad of a sunday. ultimate. lilac festival. hanging out with paula. i'd say it was a good day.

~*...normaste...*~