Cracks_InTheWalls

Connection: George

Connection: band with leaf in their name.

Hey UK,

Many, many years ago, there was a group in (I think) London with a website about something they called anarchitecture. Had a lot of stuff about weird posters on city streets (we called it 'culture jamming' back in the day), repurposing public spaces, etc. Lot of early 2000s punkesque humour.

Does anyone recall this group and any details? Trying to track down the old website (e.g. mentions floating around in old articles with a link I can toss in Wayback, that kind of thing), but only really recall the term 'anarchitecture' and the fact that they had a project called NOT CRICKET (conceit was challenging MPs to a game of cricket in a government-owned outdoor space). Web searches have been less than helpful so far, mostly bringing up architecture businesses. Anything may help, even just recalling names used for other projects.

Edit: changed 'reality jamming" to 'culture jamming', which is the appropriate term and the one I think said group used. Another memory: one of the stunts was setting up desks and/or mini-parties in parking spaces.

One of the hazards of stopping cannabis is you may remember the stuff you looked at online 20 years ago.

Idk what was in those peppermints, but now things seem a little ... twisty.

Suppose this is mostly an excuse to write out the following, but question to the group: how do you get the most benefit out of mental health days?

I'm in a very stressful spot at the moment, though all products of temporary circumstances: there are a lot of high stress things going on with work; I have to arrange travel to a stupid 'rah rah' meeting in another city that's mostly just going to put me behind on time sensitive tasks next week; I'm in a weird place with separation from my ex (a kind of double-think required - trying to stay even-keel and kind while being very, very angry at the circumstances. Can't freely pick up and 100% leave for several months, constantly questioning if this is actually the right thing to do or if I'm just fucking myself over); I'm about to do a house-sit for a few months as a temporary measure this week, but will need to return about 3 months after; I'm trying to quit weed again 'cause I think I'll need the improved clarity of mind to get through the stuff necessary over the next several months, but dealing with withdrawl symptoms around sleep; and generally just unclear on how I want to live this new life path at a time when it sort of feels like any day now, bombs might start going off over my country, and its hard to know how realistic that worry is.

Anyway, I woke up feeling exhausted this morning with a knot in my stomach, signed on, did 30 minutes of work and decided I really needed some rest. My team is pretty understanding with sick days so that shouldn't be a problem, and I count myself very lucky for that. I curled up under a blanket and put on one of those slow TV train travel videos and slipped in and out of sleep. It's been a few hours and I already feel significantly better, but now I'm not sure what I want to do. Tidy up? Start picking over stuff I intend to claim for the divorce? Just keep resting? Do some push-ups?

Idk - know this obviously looks different for everyone, but what do other folks do when they take a sick day as a mental health day to try and recharge, so they can keep fighting the suck tomorrow?

RIP Bobby.

Some grungy fuzzy psych out of Saskatoon, SK.

Two legends from Victoria BC.

Another defunct Ottawa, ON band playing some sick stuff.

A little metal from the city of the newly wed and nearly dead (Victoria BC).