Moving

The blog is moving to -> http://brettwildeman.tumblr.com/

Thanks for following, you can find me on Tumblr from here on out.

I am also on Face Book:

Cheers,

- Brett

Rad. as in Radium

Life is good. Been a wet month, but things are looking up. Life in the kootenays is treating me well. Been doing tons of adventures in the bush, shooting lots of film, tracking some big horn sheep, eating chili, counting elk skat. Not much to complain about.

Next month is going to be a big one. Hoping to record some music towards the end of the month. Making a trip down to Montana to visit some long lost friends around the same time. I am in the process of purchasing some Nikon camera gear, transitioning from Olympus. Things are moving and on the rise. If anyone has a 80-200mm 2.8f they want to sell, drop me a line (email below).

If any body reads this whom lives in the Kootenays, and are interested in collaberating via photography or music, drop me a line: bwildema@uvic.ca. Would be stoked to meet some new people out here. Its hard to expand circles of friends when moving to a relatively small town.

This blog might get moved to another site, will see what happens there. I am hoping to mish-mash my music/writing/photography/environmenal passions together into something new and fresh. Will post something if that happens.

Should have some photos to upload later this week, finally tracked down a scanner so I can scan in some of my film prints. Some sick stuff to come (promise).......

I have been rarely updating my blog lately as life has been crazy busy.

With work I have finally been able to escape the confines of the lab and have gotten out to a number of classes. I have been touring the Caribou for the last half dozen days. Currently staying a the Loon bay Resort, super friendly folks who run it. Spend the last couple nights in Williams Lake.
I am headed south tomorrow after presenting at a couple more schools, then off to Seattle for the weekend.

The lack of photo updates are a result of my camera being broken/in the shop. Hopefully will get it back soon. Have been shooting film on my travels, so I will uploaded some photos soon!

The week after next I am set to record a demo with the Half Broke Horse crew (see post below). Super stoked on that, been working on some new tunes on the road.

End of the month means I am off east to the Rockies for the summer. Moving to Radium as I landed a sweet biology job with Parks Canada.

One love...

Half.Broke.Horse. On Facebook

Have you become a fan yet??!? If not, click HERE to become a fan of us on Facebook.

Busybusybusy

Sub Zero Skim Jam went off. Big ups to SkimBC.com, Sitka, Tac, ForverSkimMag, Coastline, Zed skimboards and all the other sponsors!

Been playing lots of music lately. Played @ Big Fish Lodge over the weekend and yesterday at UVic's Green Drinks. I am just going to throw up a bunch of pictures from the past week! Enjoy.

Half.Broke.Horse. & St. Paddy's Day

Come down and say hi. Have a drink or two and join us for some good celtic/irish tunes!

March

March has been a pretty good month so far. Lots of coffee with friend...............................................

....bench sitting sessions by the sea side....................................................................................................
...............and sunset ferry rides. .................................................................................................................

Shoulder. Again

Some dude ripped my shoulder out of its socket today at soccer. Good times sucking N02 while the Campus Police stand around like idiots and the Paramedics attempt to help me.

Half.Broke.Horse.

I am in a band...much more music to come. Click on the image (above) to check out our myspace page.

Camping season has begun

Spring has been more than lovely in Victoria. Although camping season never officially ends, it began early this year. Let the good times roll.

Mt. Doug Photos

Went for a walk up Mount Doug with Jennifer Westmorland. Took a couple snaps.

Unsacred Place

Poem I wrote while visiting Barcelona (April 2008)

Unsacred Place:
The commodification of a sacred place
Long years lived through creases on a woman's face
A place of worship, a place of faith
Sold out, distasteful taste
Wasted washed out, workers walk out
Foreign folks pay out, no prayer mats laid out
I payed out for a look
City landscape, panoramic pancake
God and man handshake
No 'Jesus Walks' song plays
Cathedral with a fan base
Priest with his hands raise
Something is wrong in this day and age
Chapters and books are owned in the name of fair play
Like fair trade, wages are earned
Pay is paid
But it seem odd when 'God' is not the reason for visiting church
Seems as though there is a new tool for measuring ones' worth,
Meaningfulness and worth on this Earth

SubZero

Introduction:

SkimBC is proud to announce the Third Annual Sub Zero Skim Jam, building on two previous successful contests. The two-day event will take place on the 13^th and 14^th of March, in Port Renfrew, British Columbia. Port Renfrew is the pilgrimage made by skimboarders from all over British Columbia, as the location is within close proximity of Victoria (80 kilometer), British Columbia’s capital; while delivering sizable shorebreak. The event admission is $40 per person, which includes the skimboarding event, the after party, and accommodation at the Big Fish Lodge.

The Competition:

Day 1. Seeding: Rider’s will be assigned to heats randomly. The number of heats that each rider competes in will by dictated by the number of riders who compete and the wave conditions.

Day 2. Semi-finals/Finals: Riders will be seeded based on Day 1 results. Every rider will compete in at least one heat. A wildcard round may occur if there is not an even number of riders.

Conditions:

Mystic Beach, another local break, will act as a backup location if the conditions in Port Renfrew are not suitable for competition. The decision to change will be made by event directors.

Accommodation and After Party:

On Saturday, March 13^th Big Fish Lodge will host the ‘Boogie Down After Party’. Victoria’s own Sunhawk will be performing. The $40 entry fee covers accommodation and party admission, there will be beds for 36 people and lots of room for people on the floor… For those who are interested, camping is available on premise as well.

Purchasing Tickets:

Check out www.skimbc.com for details

Martlet Article

Shot for the Martlet at a rally last week. Get the full story HERE!!!

Juan de Fuca

Went for a hike. This is what I saw.

MacBook Pro. Taking its sweet time.

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

Sue Buzzard flew up from New York to play a gig in Victoria called the 'String Revolution' at Herman's Jazz Club. The show was amazing. Have tons of photos to paw through, but here is one tease.