Whats happening during the Summer & early Fall 2018 - Part 1

There are many enjoyable activities that checked out & still like to check out during the summer:

Summer Jam at Trout Lake, Vancouver, BC 

https://vancouver.carpediem.cd/events/7018301-summer-jam-at-trout-lake-at-trout-lake-vancouver/

Farmer Markets at Trout Lake & Riley Park (as regularly check out the awesome winter Farmers Market at Nat Bailey Stadium across the street from Riley Park)   http://eatlocal.org/

- Attended Aborigonal/Indigenous Summer Soltice Festival at Trout Lake.

https://www.straight.com/life/927421/photos-celebrating-national-aboriginal-day-trout-lake-dance-music-food-and-more

The annual National Aboriginal Day celebration at Trout Lake began around 9 a.m. this morning, and will continue until 10 p.m tonight.

Not only is the celebration a cultural feast for the eyes, ears, and mouth, it offers Canadians a much-needed opportunity to learn from and engage with indigenous ways of knowing by connecting with indigenous communities, organizations, and individuals.

- Volunteered at Vancouver International Jazz Festival in last week of June. Coastal Jazz & Blues Society | TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
https://www.coastaljazz.ca/
Worked couple of interesting Shifts
Artist Hospitality - Venue - Artist Hospitality @ Ironworks, 2018. Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Audience Relations - Audience Relations General @ Downtown Jazz Site, 2018
Sunday, June 24, 2018 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Artist Hospitality - Venue - Artist Hospitality @ Ironworks, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018 3:30 PM - 12:30 AM

- After Jazz Festival finished I flew to Edmonton to visit family n friends for Canada Day long weekend or maybe 6 days.

- Like biking all the time throughout the year but really enjoy the summer! As bike to the beaches like Wreck Beach & 3rd Beach plus my fave Beer Island to chill/ vegetate/ meditate, listen to music smoke a doobie & watch the world float by!!

Explained my fave beaches n Beer Island in earlier Posting.

http://whatstomyobeendoing.blogspot.com/2017/09/how-i-keep-myself-busy-as-try-to-keep.html?m=1

Then when the sun disappears enjoy biking & checking out the Waldorf for da Thur night Reggae Night which usually runs from about Midnight to 2 am!

Also recently biked to
   - Greek Day on West Broadway Vancouver BC   http://greekday.com/event-info/

   - plus Greek Summerfest – an 11-day festival celebrating Greek food, culture and music at St. Nicholas and Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church.

- Decided to insure my old pickup for 3 summer months in early July. Then had to get some work on it like brakes, oil change, etc. So cud take road trips to camp & hike in Nature! But then read that can escape the city to these Vancouver trails, no car required 

https://www.mec.ca/en/article/6-vancouver-hikes-that-you-can-hit-up-without-a-car

- Volunteered & camped plus totally enjoyed the R&B music @ the 1st annual Iron Mountain Music Festival 1 hr east of Vancouver in Mission BC in 1 st week of July.

https://www.ironmountainmusicfestival.com/about.html

https://www.facebook.com/IronMountainMusicFestival/

Yeah volunteered, camped & mainly enjoyed the Music & Festival!

Liked this song by Elvin Bishop plus its a bit of a knock on the current political situation in Da US!
https://youtu.be/ULeynOimc6o

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/something-smells-funky-round-here/1385756596

Not to take this wrong cuz all da Musicians were awesome! Tho my personal fave musican was prob a real energetic fireball named Nikki Hall!! Tho myb kinda leaned into a bit of Rock! But wtf she is really cool!

https://www.google.ca/search?q=nikki+hill+blues+singer&oq=Nikki+Hill+&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j69i60l2j0l3.5276j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

"POPA CHUBBY  - Hey Joe !

https://youtu.be/WW9G_9nZlSM

Also enjoyed the Fabulous Thunderbirds 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Thunderbirds

Liked Dana Fuchs (sounds Janis Joplin)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Fuchs

Rae Gordon » The Band

http://www.raegordon.com/the-band/

Emily Chambers

https://www.google.ca/search?q=singer+Emily+Chambers&oq=singer+Emily+Chambers&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.10567j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Hey there were a few other cool artists playing too however I didnt personally get to hear them cuz was doing my volunteering gig directing traffic at the lower back 40 out of music range! Plus where they figured wud do da least amount of damage! Lol

Not being an Asshole but personally I'd love to see a bit more Black influence to draw in dat audience cuz they got energy & soul!! Then it'd be R & B! But guess R&B is a wide genre touching rock, hip hop & reggae plus of course Soul! But f*ck man any genre sounds great on a warm summer night when U're laying on da cool grass of a golf course smoking a doobie listening to some live music! As volunteered & worked a few years at da Shambhala Music Festival! Which was so awesome as not taking anything away from the awesome DJ's but it is pre-recorded music & nothing beats Live Music! Espec cool funky music! Life is good!!!! As love da outdoors & Music Festival Atmosphere!

Shit since this was the first year of da hopefully Annual R&B Iron Mountain Music Festival there were/are a few kinks to work out! Like spreading the news to build up the future crowds & atmosphere for Rhythm and Blues music, or R&B! 

Hell prob most peep aren't aware that this music was originally termed "race music"! And basically included any form of music intended for black audiences. A combination of jazz, gospel, and blues, the term "R&B" was originally coined in the late 1940's in the US.

But who cares cuz at dis inaugural Festival b4 crowds gets crazy! Hell got to spend an awesome hot summer weekend volunteering & was introduced to some new awesome live music to music that already enjoy while chilling in nature & camping all for free! Like we were camping on da fairway!

Cuz its held on a little used grassy Golf Course an hr out of Vancouver making for awesome tent camping! So got to chill in a quiet nature settling until word spreads going forward!

Sure in future years this festival will grow as the crowd will become cool with dis musical atmosphere! 

Plus also hope to head to Squamish to chill out, hike around & camp! Also myb further north to Pemberton & Lillooet! Cuz at Mt Currie like heading south on da dusty gravel road about 60 km to a cool camp spot & Hot Springs / man made Hot Tubs on Native grounds! Plus enjoy doing the Highway 99 Circle Tour!

https://www.pembertonchamber.com/pemberton/resources/maps/circle-tour/

So lately due to fire bans cuz of climate change & all da forest fires during da summer! We can't have a camp fire while camping so when was visiting my family on da long weekend saw my brother had an propane fire pit for  ambience while camping! So thought I'd get something similar - as got an Outland Firebowl Portable Propane Fire Pit! Which when using will turn really low to prevent any possibility of a fire hazard cuz gotta love the forest & nature! 💖

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/outland-firebowl-portable-propane-fire-pit/6000188246998

Tho dont bbq much anymore cuz not much of a red meat eater as just mainly eat fish & chicken! Cuz a good close friend who lives within walking distance as a neighbor introduced & taught me about a whole world of healthy living!

So now I try to continue enjoying & exploring that world as unfort this person is now an ex friend (not cuz I wanted it that way) who got me into eating & living healthy as now love it! Plus got into eating & drinking probiotics like Kombucha for months as now make it! Then recently discovered Water Kefir (as been drinking regular Kefir for a long time) but started drinking n enjoy water Kefir so now want to make my own water kefir! Also got me interested in drinking Coconut water, sugar free almond milk & other pure health drinks n foods!!

As searched for some links to making water Kefir & about probiotics. Plus found top Probiotic Foods For Better Gut Health

http://www.naturallivingideas.com/probiotic-foods-for-better-gut-health/?utm_content=buffer64c63&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Along with how to make water kefir!
https://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to.make+water+kefir&oq=how&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j69i65l2j69i61j69i57.2351j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Water Kefir: How to Brew Water Kefir
https://nourishedkitchen.com/water-kefir/

Also like Smudging so wud like to learn

How To Make Air Cleansing Rosemary & Sage Smudge Sticks!

http://www.naturallivingideas.com/how-to-make-smudge-sticks

Then my sista told me about Palo Santo Smudge Sticks – Mountain Rose Herbs

https://www.mountainroseherbs.com/products/palo-santo-smudge-sticks/profile

My cool friend also got me into wandering thru some funky places to eat, thrift shop to check out funky stuff at cool places down Main St., Commercial Dr, West 4th & North Van, etc. Hell even checked out Granville Island as went to shops had never been or thought of going in b4 ie health food, tea & coffee, candle n soap shops, plus adult shop (cuz never acted like one lol), etc.

Also was introduced & taught about many cool things like the world of burning healthy Bees Wax & Soy Candles! Plus using the refreshing sound of small interior water fall, Himalayan Salt Lamps to chill out & cleanse da air!
http://www.naturallivingideas.com/himalayan-pink-salt-lamp-benefits/

https://completehomespa.com/salt-lamp-questions-answers/

After burning some incense, smudging & smoking a doobie also have an Air Purifier as well!

Also learned how organic candles are better for Ur respitory! As Candles made with Bees Wax are myb as good cuz organuc & like Soy candles produces no pollutants in air when burnt! Eternal Bee – 100% pure Canadian beeswax candles & beauty products

http://eternalbee.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwm6HaBRCbARIsAFDNK-hNA3k-9pznusYj5DQuFknKSu5Dkf_K-fLGKx8vqANOJbPfIcwspngaApfYEALw_wcB

Along with Soy Candles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_candle

Also learned about healthy made soaps a first for me! Plus was taught about using Essential Oils & Difusers plus Aromatherapy! As learned about Natural essentials for da body, mind & home – Escents Aromatherapy

https://www.escents.ca/

[ Hey dont know about U but constantly get emails like dis flogging shit even if like da stuff!

From da Essential Oil Addiction company

"If you have team of reps, sell oils or have a boutique or shop of any kind we have some incredibly good news for you... We just added a brand new section on our store; BULK DISCOUNTS!! That's right, now you can stock up on your favorite oily accessories and SAVE big with bulk discounts... See a favorite necklace that you KNOW would entice your peeps to buy more oils? Now you can buy 10, 20 even 100 of those pieces to use as giveaways or even resell in your shop... Awwww yeah" ]

Was told about Health Benefits of Healing With Your Hands – A Forgotten Art 

https://www.energytherapy.biz/2017/08/09/healing-with-your-hands-a-forgotten-art/

Learned about things like sort of a Hypnosis Bootcamp – The easiest way to reprogram your brain. This is why Hypnosis can: Boost your confidence and shatter your fears - Create abundance and increase your money-making potential. Create a loving relationship with yourself and with others - Do everything required to truly activate The Law of Attraction - Create the best life that you can envision. Go here to create the best version of yourself!: 

Learned to respect a confident, badass chick who takes no crap from anyone! Can be thought of as hot in most peep's eyes & the opposite of a prima donna type!

https://thepowerofsilence.co/12-signs-youre-a-confident-badass-lady-who-takes-no-crap-from-anyone/

Plus peep appreciate the oustanding  characteristics of People Who Have True Integrity

http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2017/09/12-characteristics-of-people-who-have-true-integrity.html?m=1

Along with Traits All Empaths Try To Hide, But Can’t

http://mysticalraven.com/spirituality/10039/12-traits-all-empaths-try-to-hide-but-cant

But of course the best was taught about are da healthy foods with little sugar not to mention drinks not sweetened with sugar added to fruit juice like Orange Juice! Hell even got converted from a non Mexican food eater! Who's now into crossing the street to da awesome Mexican eatery to enjoy some Mex food (other than just da Tortilla Soup I've always loved)! Guess cuz always felt Mex food was sloppy as it used to get all over my chest & lap b4! But feel  with with the patience of my good friend who kinda taught/persuaded me to eat like a Human so cud join the Human Race & eat in public! Lol

Heck it took a while for me to appreciate & enjoy da greatness about the cool Celtic & Scottish life style & mythology, their different music & other cool stuff! Plus was introduced to different (to me)  mythical/fantasy futuristic/sci-fi movies as went to see some of those flicks! So was really introduced & taught about an entirely different life style which am now fasinated with! 

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/onthescreenreviews.com/2012/09/25/mythology-in-movies-the-celts/amp/

Hell been to Star War movies & similar ones reluctantly b4! But found with a diff attitude & company really got into fantasy Action Drama Sci-fi flicks like da Star Wars & Twilight series, etc.! As found them quite enjoyable after being explained the nuances of the movie! Suppose was just slow to understand on my own b4!

Just saw a movie that kinda wish my friend cud have watched too! As thought it'd be their kind of movie as its kinda of psychological Science Fiction Art! So my friend's presence wud have enhanced my enjoyment too! Tho whats cool to me (may not be to my friend cuz their preference are newer special effects colored type flicks) as the movie starts with a sepia monochrome high contrast look. Then when the characters reach a place called "the zone" the film becomes colored!

Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker (Remaster!) at the Rio Theatre!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalker_(1979_film)

Deciphering Star Wars: Sci-Fi or Fantasy?

https://www.thoughtco.com/star-wars-sci-fi-or-fantasy-2958030

The Last Temptation of Skywalker: The "Blasphemy" of 'The Last Jedi' – /Film

https://www.slashfilm.com/the-last-temptation-of-skywalker/

Crazy but realize that while living a healthier life style I've started smoking less Weed! Partly thanks to associating with a health conscious person! Plus due to a sight respitory issue that am still checking out with my Dr. So while cut back on smoking weed! Hell I do edibles, THC n CBD powders & infused drinks more often now! Tho still like to get a buzz on a few times a week tho dont smoke as much at a time or as often now! Plus hell still enjoy getting shit faced on Edibles & 'Shrooms every so often too with a friend or even done them by myself & get fucked up for hours! Lol

Yeah still enjoy traveling so still do a few trips! But find it harder to afford cuz can be quite expensive these days! So when I get back home from traveling get in a bit of routine! As work (part time in morn), biking (daily afternoons & evenings), hang out (occasionally) with friends (like my x wife who's now a good friend who unlike others is dependable & always  there for me), go to festivals, concerts n volunteer (often as possible usually on my own), listen to music (all da time), watch movies (enjoy cool fun flicks like one watched recently again, as liked da guy's chill "dont give a fuck" attitude! Not to mention his cool name not "Lebowski" but "The Dude"! As its become kind of a Cult Classic! Lol   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski) & sports (enjoy at home as watch & also participate a bit tho not as much as did a few years ago!) etc.! Also in habit (now) of checking out Farmers Markets for unique items like Duck eggs, Ginger Beer, Cricket Powder for smoothies ( Why Cricket? 
https://bitesnacks.com/pages/why-cricket ), etc.! As occupy my time with living & eating healthy! So try a bit of healthy cooking, make Kombucha & now want to try making Water Kefir! Which seem to occupy my spare time along with working out (mostly at home),! While exploring the outdoors all year around both hiking & biking! Not to mention road trips as travel locally to camp! Tho in da past couple years find it difficult to do bcuz of the forest fires creating many road closures & camp fire bans & restrictions! In the many cool out of da way forestry road camping spots enjoy going to in da mtns!

Sorry that got carried away & bored U with the many cool healthy things I learned & now enjoy! But they've become so important in da direction that my life has been heading! As they mean so much to my health, welfare & peace of mind now!

Anyway heck figure why shudnt I not mention my sincere gratitude to someone who's helped me so much without realizing it! Plus feel mentioning all this is prob the greatest compliment can give to someone who's an awesome person! Who was kinda of a soul mate in this way of healthy living! As guess its kinda of my way to say thank U to someone I totally appreciate & respect! Cuz never paid much attention to da things related to a healthy enjoyable life style b4! Plus wud have never learned about it without a good friend's teaching n encouragement! As guess we dont appreciate things we have until they're gone & we miss them! So wud want this ex-friend to know was such a good teacher! That now follow & enjoy exploring these joys on my own! As so difficult to find another friend who enjoys as much healthy living! Cuz unfort at this time I dont know enuf to teach someone like I was introduced & taught! So spend my time exploring that life style when I'm not outdoors enjoying a healthy life style!

Hell da other day was reminded of a crazy time had while travelling thru Amtersdam! As hung out with a couple of cool friends met on dis & a previous trip/adventure plus met a couple new friends! Lol

https://m.facebook.com/FreeSpiritGuy/albums/10150216986060527

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