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Apr 29

A painful reality check

Along with warmer days, the desire-slash-need-slash-core-necessity to be underwater has returned. The mere thought that it has actually been a year since my last dive is nightmarishly shocking. I didn’t know I was able to live on dry land for so long.

So today I dropped by the cool store BC Dive and Kayak Adventures to inquire about rental rates and shore/boat diving possibilities.

I came back out rather depressed. Why did I leave my gear in Montreal? The bottom line is I can’t afford to dive, period. What a serious reality check for someone who has been diving for free for the last 17 years! 2500 or 3000 dives - I’ve completely lost count - without the need for a wallet. I guess I was blessed.

And I guess Deep Sea 3D is as close as I’ll get to a shark this year. Life is a beach and then you dive.

2006-04-29 19:59 • Posted by Vince in Schtroumpfissime:

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  • 1 - NewYorkAngel wrote:

    « Well, let’s see if you can start selling pictures to get some money... No, dunno..Art mustn’t be converted into cash. Let’s find something else! I’ll think about it and tell you.
    And, sorry i called you ‘weird’..I’ll never do it again. I AM weird, apparently, YOU’re not! lol ,-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-29 23:56 •
  • 2 - Vince wrote:

    « Ok, now you’re claiming weirdness all for yourself? Sorry, but you’ll have to share! Because, you know what? Me, I hate ticks. ;-)

    And I might disagree a little about turning art into cash. At least when one sells original art, there is no way to cheat or rob the customer. Art is to be bought as is, with no guarantees, no promises, no longevity expectancy, nothing but what’s there. On the other hand, it’s pure, hand made, honest, safe, and for a good cause. The buyer buys a feeling, a subjective expression of the artist’s view of the world. You can’t pressure-sell art. People like it or they don’t. They buy at their own risk, and by doing so make a statement; « I like this expression of reality’s multiple faces. » What do you think? :-)

    ---

    "Clearly now the past mistakes
    The giant steps we had to take
    The path that ever promise made
    To die in dream dissolve and fade"
    [Heartland] »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 00:41 •
  • 3 - NewYorkangel wrote:

    « I perfectly understand your point of you, but just like you do, i think that art is pure and it allows people to dream. Unfortunately, money rules the world, not art. I’d like it to be the other way round. But, in a way, artists need the money to live, so it gets tricky...
    I’m such a dreamer... I told you i was weird! And i’ve got a theory about you hating ticks that much..Wanna hear it?! .-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 00:47 •
  • 4 - Vince wrote:

    « Go for it, I can hardly wait! ;-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 00:50 •
  • 5 - NewYorkangel wrote:

    « Well, here we are then! I should tell you first that i don’t have any ‘theory’ about anything, so it’s purely stupid, but you’re gonna get used to it (or so i hope :-)))
    Tadam...
    I think you hate ticks because they stick to your body and stay there which prevents you from feeling free. It actually takes away your independence cause there’s a thing ‘depending’ on you. And you don’t like to be deprived from your freedom to act, to think, to move, to dive into ocean, so you hate them! Ticks are the symbol of something that would like to take control of you and you don’t like it.
    I told you it was ‘capillotracté’and ridiculous!! But, that’s me, i’m weird. :-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 01:35 •
  • 6 - NYAngel wrote:

    « Why?
    Why do you have to sleep when I’m fully awake?¿ Por qué tengo que dormir cuando estas despierto? Do you have any solution for time-lag? »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 13:32 •
  • 7 - Anonymous wrote:

    « Am a bit lost, here, regarding the comments. How do art and diving match ?
    Weird, weird... »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 17:55 •
  • 7.1 - Vince answered:

    « Don’t worry Anonymous, we’re lost too ;-) And weird ;-)

    But as for matching diving and art, easy: diving IS art. It’s about beauty, about shapes, colors, textures and feelings. It’s about pushing the limits of what’s possible. And it’s about photography :-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 23:12 •
  • 8 - Vince wrote:

    « Interesting theory, Angel. I like the bit about taking away my independence because it « depends » on me. I hadn’t looked at it from that angle. To me, they were just freakin’ bloodsuckers, hitching a free ride and trying to give me horrible deceases, but yeah, it all makes sense now... ;-)

    Oh, wait a minute! Noooo... I just realized I’ve been making a spelling mistake ever since. What I meant to write was:

    I ate ticks.

    LOL :-) »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 23:18 •
  • 9 - Vince wrote:

    « Allez, on va faire de ce post un charabia totallement trilingue...

    Malheureusement, je n’ai pas de solution au problème des fuseaux horaires. Pero si lo pensas bien, es mejor así pues hay que tener paciencia.

    My father used to say: « Le temps ne respecte pas ce que l’on fait sans lui. »

    It’s like waiting ‘til the morning to see if the mailman has brought a letter... Our ancestors new about patience. We want it all here and now. ;-)

    Oh and by the way, I love « capillotracté ». Crois-le ou pas, je n’avais jamais entendu ça. Sublime! »

    Posted on 2006-04-30 23:29 •
  • 10 - NYAngel wrote:

    « Well, I’m not really surprised you hadn’t heard that word ‘capillotracté’ cause i’m afraid it doesn’t even exist!! As far as writing (or speaking) in three different languages, soemtimes, i don’t even realize it. Lo mezclo todo, ya sabes. And it scares me sometimes. Do you think we’re that impatient? »

    Posted on 2006-05-01 02:07 •
  • 11 - Anonymous wrote:

    « Would you like it as much if you were diving in the Pacific ocean instead of warm and clear Caribean waters ? Anyway, you can come and get your diving suits anytime. I’ll get them
    ready for you :-) »

    Posted on 2006-05-01 16:31 •
  • 11.1 - Vince answered:

    « Hehe, I might just do that. I’ll need my reg and BC too. But first I have to go paragliding... »

    Posted on 2006-05-01 23:30 •
  • 12 - Anonymous wrote:

    « How about « I ain’t tick » ? Up to you now, NYAngel. »

    Posted on 2006-05-01 17:45 •

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