The Adventure – The Queens As a wee tot and young adult, I never knew drag queens existed. After all, I lived in a series of small towns. Nowadays, I live amongst these fabulous creatures. They truly are a dream. But more than that, these men, are my neighbours, my old school mates, and are truly fabulous ... Read More
The Adventure: Attempt to go into Outer Space!! Well, after the previous month’s unexpected MIS-adventure (car accident), it was time to leave the planet for a while and go into outer space. So, what did I do? I entered into the Metro Race for Space Contest…and even made myself a few videos! I didn’t win the ... Read More
The Mis-Adventure – A Car Accident Not quite the adventure I was intending on doing…in fact, I am now officially calling this unexpected experience a MIS-adventure. A year after this accident, I found myself in yet another appointment in a series of seemingly endless appointments: chiropractor, massage therapist, kinesiologist, acupuncturist, sports medicine rehabilitation doctor, medical ... Read More
After spending a week in the Spatsizi Plateau with Wade Davis, world renowned ethnographer and author of the famous book "Serpent & the Rainbow" - based on the pharmacology behind the creation of Zombies in Haiti - Andy hits two birds (or in this case, dreams) with one stone.
It's not everyday I have a cup of tea with a genius who can whip up an image of me in a matter of minutes. Mark's first name is Seriously. His middle name is Unbelievably. And his last name is Talented.
Often the best experiences find you, rather than the reverse. To go back in time, this experience was particularly profound to me because I am a recovered racist.
The Adventure: Retail Therapy Have you ever experienced retail therapy? You know what I mean…shopping for loot that will improve your mood, albeit temporarily? Oh yeah, you know what I’m sayin’.. 🙂 Well, I certainly did – except this time it was a different sort of therapy – one that had me on the other ... Read More
The Adventure – Learning How to Fly It was probably the second time I crashed the plane that made me wonder what the hell I was getting myself into. I mean, to crash a plane on both take off AND landing? Clearly not a good sign and I’d obviously taken crazy pills of some sort. Thankfully ... Read More
The Adventure: Singing Lessons with Dr. Michael Levykh I have always been somewhat embarrassed about my voice. My singing experience includes strolling through a remote forest singing my heart out while scaring away every living creature within a 10 mile radius. Added to my repertoire includes me singing along to the radio while driving home from the USA ... Read More
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Go do the hiking trip in the book that had the prettiest picture and most scenic view. Made perfect sense to me. How hard could it possibly be??
