Every time I come back to California I am amazed by it’s abundance: fruit growing over fences, huge pieces of land, big cars, bigger house, enormous trees, plenty of sun to make all grow even more. Yet in this environnement, showing a healthy dose of restrain is a feat. At gatherings one is constrantly offered the best of the all organic foods, treats, drinks of all kinds, experiences, objects to be bought and sold etc…There is almost too much of everything going around! Yet it is fascinating to observe one’s response to all this sensory stimulation, to see how to learn this subtle balance between giving and receiving.
I will be leaving Montreal very soon to California, then Brazil, until Christmas to learn more about entheogens ,pursuie my studies in music and keep expanding my presence. Feel free to write, find me on Facebook (search Suleyka Montpetit), engage, explore, stay in touch! I will keep on posting periodically my gems, finds, thoughts maybe some music and more….
I just saw a very unnerving documentary called Zeitgeist. It treats the subjects of religion, hierarchy, the banking system, 9/11 and the real reason behind wars. It is a real eye-opener to the situation of the world we live in today, how it got there and what we can do to keep our freedom…It is two captivating hours long and can be watched for free online at the following link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5547481422995115331
If you are not so familiar with the solstice take a moment to read this very serious description from wikipedia:
A solstice occurs twice a year, whenever Earth’s axis tilts the most toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to be farthest north or south at noon. The name is derived from Latinsol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstice, the Sun stands still in declination, that is, its movement north or south is minimal. The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense as the date (day) that such a passage happens. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are related to the seasons. In some languages they are considered to start or separate the seasons; in others they are considered to be center points (in English, in the Northern hemisphere, for example, the period around the June solstice is known as midsummer, and Midsummer’s Day is 24 June, three or four days after the solstice itself).
(So imagine a cheesy cowgirl with a glittery blouse, big white hat and boots to match fronting a raunchy band in a grimy bar in the Midwest)
Heartbreak ballad
I should have known better than falling for you
I should have known my heart would get broken in two
You told me straight from the start
There were no promises from your part
You warned me, but I can’t help myself
Cause you turn me on
I always want the ones I can’t get
The love that’s right there I don’t see it yet
You’ve been there All of these years
I was blind them now I see clear
You’re just precious my baby
You turn me on
So I learn I’m not your only one
Well I can’t be second to none
I have to go on my way
If you want to join come anyday
If you’re ready for me, cause
You turn me on
Tonight C:BE, our friend Christine’s band is having a CD launch at Main Hall at 8pm. From what I’ve heard, its pretty sort of experimental music with cute singing and interesting ideas…www.myspace.com/cbeonline
It was a beautiful Friday night. Me a my friend had spent hours dressing up for a costume party at Moment Factory. I was dressed up as an elf, with a really short skirt, fake long ponytail, spock ears, furry boots, the whole shanbang. We go down the stairs, and as I close the door, my hassidic landlord who lives downstairs ask me to come into his house. Perplexed, I follow him carefully down the corridor, in front of the stunned faces of a wheelchaired grandma and a full tribe of kids. He leads me to the kitchen so I can turn of the gas on the stove. You see it was Sabbath and since the sun had set, so it was forbidden for them to do any work, like turning the gas off…I walked out in front of the same wide-eyed grandma and kids, and went off to party in style!
Hey! I’m strongly inviting you to come check out my friends Lake of Stew play at the Cagibi (formerly Café Esperanza, corner St-Laurent/St-Viateur) on Saturday June 23 at 9pm. They play hot sweaty rocking folk bluegrass you can sing along to somehow subversive lyrics and lovely heartbreaks ballads… See you there!
I just saw a very unnerving documentary called 
Happy solstice to you!
It was a beautiful Friday night. Me a my friend had spent hours dressing up for a costume party at 
