The Great Canadian Dream

November 26, 2001 D. H. McKee

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Here’s what I’m thinking: If I were to own a laptop of some kind, I’d be able to sit in a small, uncrowded coffee shop and write some pretty amazing stories, and write in an electronic journal, and mix MP3s and all that kind of jazz. I’d also be poor again, but that’s not a problem. I’m not worried about being poor — Number one: I’m not. Number two: it’s not a stigma for me at all, and I live alone, with out many needs. High-speed internet and food are all I really need.
Sure I’m a hypocrite. I’m a materialistic socialist living an austere capitalist lifestyle. The Great Canadian Dream.

Picked up "Videodrome" last night on DVD — what a cewl flick. Shot in Toronto, about a small television station which has to show porn to get any ratings at all (CityTV), the film hits very close to home. Directed by David Cronenberg, and staring James Woods and Deborah Harry, this film is a cult classic, and I’m glad to have found it.

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About This Site

As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.