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a.j.duric

Love is not just a word.

About Me


"An illusion of continuity"
I love this thought:
“I cannot help laughing at the aesthetical folks who torment themselves in endeavoring, by some abstract words, to reduce to a conception that inexpressible thing to which we give the name of beauty. Beauty is a primeval phenomenon [Urphänomen], which itself never makes its appearance, but the reflection of which is visible in a thousand different utterances of the creative mind, and is as various as nature itself.” - Goethe, in Conversations with Eckermann, Wed., Apr. 18, 1827.
And I love the shine of starfire sparkling on freshly fallen squeaky snow. I desperately need my sleep, otherwise nothing registers. For those overwhelming times, I crave a certain space and solitude, where the whisper of unseen trees feel like a soft head-clearing caress. In life and relationships, personal or otherwise, I prefer it straight up, even if it burns me. I have little patience for inconsiderate self-involved people who can't see past their nose. It feels like it's taking a long time to find my place in this world, in this day, this moment, this place; only now can I take with a modicum of grace the most spectacular public and personal displays of failure. In writing, I think I sound open. In person, I feel I am elusive. Some will say I am an enigma, even to myself, and they might be right ...
My friends and family are my heartbeat - I am very lucky to love and be loved by them. Truly.
Moi, ce n'est pas facile de l'expliquer en français, car je suis allophone, et le français est ma 3e langue. Même après des études à Bordeaux et des années à Montréal, je ne suis pas de tout spontanée comme je le suis en anglais ... ou bien, peut-être je suis un petit peu paresseuse.
"LOVE IS NOT JUST A WORD." - me
You can find more here or on the pics page or chez moi . /Pour les autres photos: chez Flickr , sur la page pics de myspace, ou chez moi .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who like to play with words, music, photos and blue marbles. Yes, they must be blue.

My Blog

making moves

Too much to say, not enough time. Writing a lot. Still working on a sound project. Registered for university, finally. Completed my first poetry workshop this weekend. Meeting lots of like-minded soul...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:32:00 GMT

pop montreal redux

Two nights of wonderful  music later and some pretty good shots, I have to say of all the possible choices, I made some good ones. These shows took place at the Ukrainian Federation, a beautiful ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:21:00 GMT

because i am/we are curious

Just received a bulletin from Sno, a list of questions. Since I have a bit of time to kill, I thought to give it a shot ... 1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:10:00 GMT

our faces, brief as photos ...

Finally finding some time to go through photos from a playshoot earlier September with a fantastic singer-songwriter Annabelle Chvostek. The easy part is shooting, setting the exposure, composing, cli...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:19:00 GMT

i saw you ...

Attempt at attending an outside performance event (a treasure hunt, we were told) underneath the viaduct over at Van Horne and St-Laurent was succinctly aborted. Too damp, too cold, too cliché. Perhap...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:14:00 GMT

performance, music & art galore

There is something about Montreal. You can live here and never be without something to do, and sometimes, there are so many choices that cloning yourself once wouldn't remotely solve the problem. In t...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:03:00 GMT

the art of irreverence and keeping an open mind

Just received a reminder of some contemporary art of the cerebral fun variety going down next Thursday (28th) and Friday (29th) at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art: What Reading of Contemporary Canadia...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:01:00 GMT

direct

So, I've been receiving some interesting, and some creepy emails here, which I think means myspace is working exactly how it was intended to work, and reminds me why it took a few stubborn friends ref...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:01:00 GMT

rob szabo, lindy and dave martel at the yellow door

Made it back in time to catch this show at a tiny, lowlit , historic Montreal acoustic venue, The Yellow Door in the McGill Ghetto, where you can squeeze in about forty people and literally feel the m...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:29:00 GMT

sous le choc

I am in shock. The school where I studied photography about two years ago is today the scene of a mass and still mysterious shooting where it seems one shooter committed suicide, a second is dead, and...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:22:00 GMT