Carts of Darkness

This 59 minute movie is strong stuff (including the street language). It's not entertainment- it's real, raw, and puts most of what we do in a different perspective. It also made me think of my post on van dwelling

"Murray Siple's feature-length documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts down the steep hills of North Vancouver. This subculture depicts street life as much more than the stereotypes portrayed in mainstream media. The film takes a deep look into the lives of the men who race carts, the adversity they face and the appeal of cart racing despite the risk. Shot in high-definition and featuring tracks from Black Mountain, Ladyhawk, Vetiver, Bison, and Alan Boyd of Little Sparta."

VanDwelling and other ideas

I came across an article in Macleans magazine (check here) that I found very interesting. That led me to the cheaprvliving website. Then here. Well, you get the idea. Many of these people have made choices to intentionally live less expensively, quite radically so, with some becoming nomads of sorts. Living in vans, rv's, but doing so with all the essentials accounted for. Perhaps not the way we're used to it, but their creativity is inspiring.

I've come across some folks who have sold everything, bought themselves a motor home and who travel and live wherever they like, working along the way. That sounds intriguing to me and I think I could do that for awhile.