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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Other

Published: 23 June 2025

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Thursday night off and it's been a few months since I've been to the Nelson Museum. 

Knock on the neighbour's door, invite her along. She's in, agrees, and pops back in to her place to grab a sweater and takes 15 minutes and emerges asking for a zip, fully dressed for a night on the town. 

I admire this, she looked at my shirt, read the situation, and adapted Pronto. She's a fine wingman.

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The artist, David Garneau, I've never heard of him but a Metis Artist out of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, his work, very good. He's done well. 

His paintings, competent, resembling things I've also conceived (in the 3D, not the 2D because I'd rather find things and assemble them then render them with a talent I don't possess), and so we've this in common. While I'm not thinking from the indigenous bent or the highly politicized (rightfully) injustices done to the First Nations and Metis, we seem to have come to similar juxtapositions of the natural, literary, contemporary worlds. 

I enjoyed the exhibits, the quality of the paintings - painting these things is not my goal - but his - and his renderings are fine. The accompanying poetry, political statements, well...aptly chosen, and they inspired my date to infinite weeping, but I'm at an art gallery, not a library...

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The Wingman, she enjoyed it all, and I had to tear her away, she'd have stayed long past closing reading and crying at every article. She's an interesting one, this neighbour, she's grateful for every kindness shown, makes the effort, seems to understand, and yet - well, there's something else going on entirely in her head that I can't fathom. Other minds.

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Link: David Garneau on Wikipedia

Link: Dark Chapters at Nelson Museum

Link: David Garneau at the Assiniboia Gallery

Welcome, or No Trespassing

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Film

Published: 23 June 2025

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I've been growing a bit stale lately, looking for more intelligent movies to watch, and somehow or another came across Wes Anderson's list of favourite films (on the Wiki).

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Anderson

And as I have a certain regard for him - I enjoy his style, ideas, characters, I've been taking his recommendations. 

I need to do this more, look up favourite authors, directors, and then go further back and see their sources and inspirations. 

Anyways, this is the first one I watched, and it was charming. About Inochkin, a poorly behaved child at a Soviet Summer Camp ("Pioneer Camp") in the 60's, who gets expelled and then returns to live with the kids in a separate world opposed to the Adults, and I completely see the influence it had over Anderson. The framing, the silliness, the characters, the sense of "Whimsy". In itself, not a great film, merely interesting, but - given the influence it had on Anderson it definitely led to greatness. 

So, if you're a Wes Anderson Fan this might explain a lot. And you can watch it online for free at the link below.

Link: YouTube - Welcome, or No Trespassing

Under a Glass Dome - Anais Nin

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Books

Published: 23 June 2025

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A collection of short stories by Anais Nin, some more intriguing than others. 

I have some prejudices against her rather hedonistic lifestyle (as if I'm in a position to throw stones, but I do nonetheless...), but she can write and evoke some curious ideas. I might revisit her diaries some day, as I've now read enough Miller to know her better, and the internet might provide me some context as to their relationship. I recall watching "Henry and June" once upon a time, but was only then familiar with Henry Miller, and slightly. 

Perhaps time for a little digging, adventure in the literary world, but not today.