“I recommend leaving your city/dwelling place for perspective every once in a little while.“
This isn’t a competition. It’s a collaboration.
All in LONG PULLS
THE MONTHLY SUNDAY MASS EMAIL
Starting on January 12th, 2020, HI54 is going to start sending out ‘The Monthly Sunday Mass Email’ — so, if you’d like to receive a ‘HI! here's FIVE things FOR consideration…’ email once a month, sign-up now. I promise, if you like HI54 stuff it’ll be a nice monthly email.
HIGH FIVE FOR… End Of Year / End Of Decade Blog Task Confluences
“I guess what I am getting at is that I feel more ready for this End-Of-Year than any other EOY yet. So of course this year would throw a curveball by also being an End-Of-Decade, but you know what? I also feel pretty prepared for that.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ FLOWER CROWN
“Use all the groceries that are about to go bad in your fridge to make a soup. Everybody should eat more soup.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ SLOW SPIRIT
“That's my idea of universal goodness for all. I think everyone would be a lot happier if we, in general, made efforts to be more like monkeys, and ate more fruit and hung around in trees more often.”
AN UPDATE ON THE HI54 MUSIC SUBMISSION PROCESS (AUTUMN 2019)
Near the end of 2019, I started experimenting with closing my Submithub queue for a full ten days before opening it again for another four… and I’ll be damned if the blog/work/life balance hasn’t felt a whole lot more balanced ever since.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ GREY MCMURRAY
“Wild amounts of horseradish, garlic, ginger, onion and lemon. Not necessarily together. And makes sure you can touch your toes. And play some Bach, I don't care what, everyday.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ LEA THOMAS
“Take at least five minutes to just lay down on the floor, on your back. It's so restful and restorative to your body in all the obvious ways.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ SEX MACHINE OCTOPUS
“Watching it, brings such a warm feeling of nostalgia that hits close to home, and right in the feels. Also, there’s a band in it, dealing with creative struggles, and THAT, we know all about.”
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ WILLIAM LAWRENCE
“Too hard to list just one. Here’s a list of ten books I love…”
An unpaid political message from: PLEASE DON'T VOTE LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE, THEY'RE BOTH ACTUALLY NO GOOD
Because, after all, that's the nice thing about living in Canada: we have more than two parties to pick from. And this year, more than ever, it really feels like we need to collectively exercise our other options.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED W/ LAURENT BOURQUE
“What I can definitely recommend is eating a peach during peach season - Have you ever had one straight from a tree under the early august sun? It's the best thing on earth and will definitely improve your life.”