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@alanjames.online

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artist, marxist, nanotechnologist, and above all a website user

a brewzilla kettle in my backyard, looking right at home with the bbq, smoker, firepit filled with sticks, etc. the light is a classic Alberta fire season orangey-red
the popcorn trojan horse
long exposure photo of takkakaw falls, a massive waterfall cuts through a wall of grey and brown sedimentary rock, the runoff rushes towards the camera and it the bottom of the frame, and is slightly teal-tinted the way glacial runoff often is
two hotdogs being roasted over a ridiculously tiny fire in a camp stove, that stove is about the size of a jetboil, or a 2L pop. it is dark and there's not much else to see
me striking a silly pose on top of a boulder in the middle of the yoho river, with takkakaw falls cutting through a giant wall of rock in the background
valera a very cute light brown tabby kitten licking my arm, which is visibly damp from being groomed for like 5 minutes
some people standing around a pool table at a dive bar
screengrab of Logic Pro exporting Wexit.wav because politics is kind of stupid
me on a ladder with my camera in one hand and a fist in the other
torquil campbell from stars playing a melodica and wearing a loose grey shirt and grey pants, he looks precisely like someone who has been playing in stars for 30 years and i adore it
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat wearing a cute pink polka dot bow loafing on the back of a brown couch. she's almost perfectly wround, despite her insistence that she's starving
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat wearing a cute pink polka dot bow, reaching her paw onto the edge of a wooden table, looking concerned and interested
me lounging in an orange hammock in the dark
Sticker of holly a beautiful brown tabby cat, wearing a cute pink polka dot bow, in the middle of grooming herself, her tongue is sticking out and her paws are curled up in front of her
a poster for the marxist summer school (july 4 and 5 in edmonton, ask me if you want details) on a lamp post. the poster has been messily torn off the post, but almost all the content is there
screenshot of a tumblr post by hollowstarfarerveyeteran, three pictures of a white and sandy orange cat nestled in some tallish grass. the first, he's lying in a shrimp shape, paws all curly, the second he's rolling over, more of a croissant shape, in the third he's stretched out, eyes closed. he looks extremely happy and relaxed, and the pale, pastel-y colour palette suits his lifestyle very well
a facebook marketplace listing for a towable hotdog cart for $1200. its a smallish stainless steel cart with some boxes on it, a green and white sun umbrella and red propane tanks
a small canister stove on my wooden kitchen table with a jet of blue and orange flame shooting out of it
black and white photo of someone lying in the grass, while someone waering an ☭RCP hat reads to them
a sea of RCP☭PCR flags at a march in toronto
A comrade who's name I didn't get, wearing a red vest and holding a megaphone, in the middle of yonge street surrounded by other comrades
sherbourne waterfront in toronto, a beach, sort of, with a yellow umbrella and a streetlight, lake ontario is in the background, and there are some whispy clouds. the photo has a faded, pastel look and the sky is push towards teal
a can of Hi Cutie, a greenish-teal beer can with pink writing on a yellow table
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat, wearing a pink harness and leash, lounging in the grass. her eyes are closed and you can just sort of see her little paws
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat wearing a pink harness and leash crouching in the grass, eyes wide, focused on a bird
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat sitting on the floor, contemplating jumping on the dinner table to be closer to my dinner
slightly blue-tinted black and white photo of a glacial runoff lake with the glacier receding into the background behind the mountains, the mountains are covered in snow, cut through with harsh shadows. The sky has been stacked from 32 photos, so the clouds have an uncanny repetitive texture from their own motion over time, the sun is obscured by clouds and has a smooth circular glow.
long exposure facing north east over a lake at night. the motion of the sky has stretched the stars into streaks. over the horizon, a nearby town's lights are glowing indistinctly. the lake is very smooth and there are no visible clouds in the sky
a set of park benches next to a beach on Moose Lake at blue hour, the sky is mostly empty except for whispy clouds
Dante, a Robust black and white cat sitting and looking a little aprehensive
vlad, a lanky brown abyssinian cat with a really tiny head, mid-step, running around the base of a cat tree
tweet from BrandyLJensen "Look if you're a Canadian girl of a certain age you have 100% been fingered to a Tragically Hip song and I'm just glad mine was Wheat Kings"
picture from the quoted post zoomed way too far in on the cat's face, one eye is closed, and the the cats TONGUE is sticking out
comrade Josie speaking in front of a wall of RCP☭PCR flags
comrades Kiam and Jet leaning over a balcony
comrade Benoit in front of a wall of RCP☭PCR flags, waving a piece of paper in his hands, reading Speak White, a poem from the quiet revolution in quebec, which is also where the quote in the post comes from.
black and white photo of a building in toronto, the building's corner curves inwards and contrasts against the dark glass windows, there are 2 people waiting to cross the street right in line with the end of the corner line, and a few others walking in the street
group photo of a few dozen people standing in front of a wall of red RCP/PCR☭ flags
Comrade Abby speaking at a wooden podium in front of a wall of RCP/PCR ☭ flags
blurry photo of a a couple walking in front of a brown brick building with warm lights in the window, and some kind of vine growing along the wall, they are almost perfectly centred in between two bike racks, and both of them have both feet on the ground, I really like the timing, but I wasn't holding still enough for the shutter speed
street photo from king street in toronto, a blurry scooter is driving down the tram tracks towards the camera, and people are standing on the sidewalk looking at their phones
classic photo of 2 people whippin' bottles at a cop drone
a huge moose chillin' in maligne lake in soft blue hour light
a mountain along the icefields parkway, zoomed in at last light. a little bit of warm light is splashed across the very peak, highlighting the rough texture of the rocks and softness of the early snow
moraine lake at sunrise, the mountains are dark, except for the peaks which are lit by a reddish orange sunrise light, the very blue lake is still, reflecting the mountains almost perfectly, broken up only by a partially submerged boulder in the foreground. there are no clouds in the sky
a waterfall in a canyon in the forest, with blue-green glacial runoff water flowing directly under the camera
the runoff at the base of the columbia icefield, a partially frozen blue lake with mountains and a glacier in the background, a bubble under the ice fills most of the foreground, and the sky is full of puffy clouds
morraine lake at sunrise from the rock pile, the mountains are dark except for the warm light on the peaks, the lake is very blue, I'm standing on a rocky outcropping in a green plaid shirt, facing away from the camera
morraine lake at sunrise, the lake is very blue and very still, so the orange-red peaks of the mountain are almost perfectly reflected in the water. there are no clouds in the sky
a mountain near banff in silhouette cuts diagonally across the frame, most of the frame is the deep, dark, blue sky at nautical twilight, venus (i'm guessing) is the only star visible
black and white photo of leah or chivalry peak, I think, emphasizing the lines of snow and rock, under streaky lines of clouds
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat peering over the edge of a wooden table, one tiny paw is on the table top
similar toned black and white photo of mt smythe, obscured by clouds and blowing snow
maligne lake and mt charlton under foreboding grey clouds, the reflection of the mountain is broken up by small waves. a small rock in the foreground mirrors the rough shape of the mountain
early morning annette lake, the water has a light texture from the wind, and the mountains in the distance are bluish and indistinct. the sky is streaked with clouds, which have a stuttery, artefacted texture from being time-stacked, statistically combining 32 frames.
comrade Marcus, a bald man with a mustache, standing at a podium in front of a wall of red RCP/PCR☭ flags
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat loafing on the edge of a bed, next to a little duvet cave she made for herself while i was also in the next room. she looks cozy and unrepentant
a rather rough looking handmade tube guitar amp, with 2 tubes and one knob, in an enclosure made of bent veneers instead of a box, the power tube is glowing. you can hear this on my EP (pinned)
screengrab of the Garmin app graphing cadence for part of my run, there's a few minute stretch where the cadence changes from start 175 to wobbling around 170 and abruptly comes back when i restarted the metronome
holly, a beautiful brown tabby cat wearing a cute pink polka dot bow curled up under an off-white duvet looking like an absolute Creature