Some people ask me.. or ponder..
..why am I different?

I had “I’m Different, so SUE ME” sharpied on my military surplus fatigues during grade fourteen.. and one person actually took me up on the challenge 😉

But- what made me different?

When I went to University of Windsor for my “audition” .. I chose to recite the prologue to George Bernar Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra” which was a monologue by RA, the egyptian god. You can read it HERE.. but I’ll record my recitation.. or re- recitation shortly, with vocal processing & creative audio elements added for good measure. 

I recited the whole fucking thing

They asked me what I wanted to do with a theatrical degree.. 
NO FUCKING IDEA, man… but holy fuck- a 17 year old just recited the prologue to GB Shaw’s Ceasar and Cleopatra and you aren’t impressed? Sure, I did it with a bit of Bourne- esque camera flutter on the vocal chords since I was hung over/ still drunk but I didn’t lose a word and my inflections were mine own! And they werent impressed..

long and short of it all- I’ve always been different!

Anyhow.. I’m passionate about the arts.  I want to PROMOTE the arts and the artists through this project. Nudity might be included. Have fun with it… have fun with it ALL!

so, its probably not a great idea to dip a toe in to the Bunker Fuel/ Container Ship ecogical issue lake.. to peer down the rabbit hole of Container Shipping a whole 5 minutes after going to bed…

bicycle stats are easier for me to remember .. but i did just see a couple container ships today, in Kitimat.. the size of which would drop your jaw.. would make you faint.

One ship, the size of which was definitely daunting and impressive, was adorned with two deck crane structures of a style you’d see spanning massive heavy machinery shops.. either one of which was apparently capable of hauling multiple millions of pounds of material.. both cranes on track systems to roll foreward/ aft in order to load.. multiple millions of pounds of material in to holds properly and efficiently.

Fun Fact:
bunker fuel is the dirtiest, cheapest fuel around.. it’s also what 99% of all cargo ships use.

Shipping was, quite possibly, my introduction to oligarchy back in the 80’s when I was looking in to buying a sailboat to circumnavigate the globe. What I found out was that most insurance companies are just underwriters.. or the person that does the calculations based on information provided by the consumer and the Insurance Company itself. And, when it comes to ships.. there is only ONE insuring company- Lloyds Register out of London, UK!

quick note..

i thought that the boat I am working on, have been slowly working on for a few sporadic years, is the boat in which I’ll circle the globe…. 

nope… its just the FORM!

when, next, i get to the boatshed for work, i’ll be using her just as a working form.. laying up EPS foam boards on to her so they keep shape and epoxying the fibreglass fabric in place.

this means TheBoat will be massively lighter- which means quicker.. and it should speed up the build process!! 

its a small change but, to me- it means a lot.