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before it is too late

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and before everything runs away from my little head and heart, here are few images from september. oh how i want to expand on every single one of them. wait. you many not want me to though, haha!  of beautifully inquisitive yet certainly individualist cat who lives with dear friend in nyc. i was so lucky to get to see her before another season of mayhem ensues (she's touring- best wishes! for rests and sanity...)  pleasure of taking slower tempo than the reality. propeller planes can be so organic, who knew? a small scene near my gym. i have no idea what the white said to black, but clearly, black wasnt feeling indifferent after that.  the dear citizenship test that i was waiting and dreading for. more on that later. it was a quite an experience.   magic shop lady. i wonder what her story is. a typical nyc nut scene.  atypical yyz nut scene. long life 'difference' and 'similarity.'

a-compaignier

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etymology: accompany: early 15c., from M.Fr. accompagner, from O.Fr. acompaignier (12c.) "take as a companion," from à "to" + compaignier, from compaign (see companion). Related: Accompanied; accompanying. i do all kinds of accompanying. the one i rather like is accompanying minnow to the grocery store to pick up delicious things for dinner.  i wasnt aware until this summer, but i also like accompanying my friends in happy occasions like weddings and long hikes.  i may even prefer my job title to be 'accompanist', not a 'collaborative pianist,' as the second title is very specific and somewhat restricted in my head- though the use of such term came from the misunderstanding of the word 'accompanist,' which simply came to mean 'someone you can blame for bad performances and must to exactly what the employer musician dictate, including such minor details as high or short heeled shoes and weirdly coloured shirt.'  i suppose i just

i spy- no no, i love-

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wee paper puppy, born this spring. i recently broke down and converted to so called 'smart' phone. all it has done for me yet is to prove how smart 'it' is and how much i may start to depend on it...so far i only have installed a few things and am staying away from social networks and games.  the email access and free tools- metronome, tuners, GPS trackers (a great fun while on the bicycle for commute) are funtastic.  but the best thing so far is- fxcamera. it's been out for awhile and i have been seeing it on other people's photos.  a few pre-sets and a portable camera. and there we are. a way to capture fleeting images of all things of life..  and luckily there has been a couple beautiful images that i like. and a few silly ones. i wonder what people do with these smart phones. i wonder if more people take picutres, like i do.  i wonder what things capture one another imaginations and what is kept and what would be deleted. what memories it would br

monkey at your disposal

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ahem... after much deliberation and tootling around, i finally come to a point where summer has ended and the new autumn, well, fall semester must begin.  and being a freelancer i am, it's always a bit tricky to find out how to 'market' oneself.  do i become serious? cheap? expensive? funny? exclusive? inclusive? there are so many ideas and so many tactics, but i have to stick to one thing i know...  be what i am and be good at it.  often i wonder whether i should be a bit more louder in what i do/who i talk to.  self-promotion is one of the most wealthy traits that one can be born with.  funny enough, some people do it naturally and then there are some who do exactly the opposite- put oneself slightly down.  why would that be? well, i suppose there are no repetition of colours even in the basic twelve colours crayon set.  i tend to joke about what i have done and i dont think it does any favours (in comparison to being all serious and business-oriented), yet i c