Ode to monomania

Sunday, 8 March 2009, 3:03 | Category : Montreal, Uncategorized
Tags : ,

It’s way past my bedtime. The taxicab taking me home lunges over the mountain and then down the other side. The black sedan is wrapped in thick fog. The driver and I agree it doesn’t feel like we’re in Montreal anymore. Eastern Europe, maybe. He tells me his life has gone by way too fast. [...]

Bloggers Anonymous

Thursday, 5 March 2009, 8:34 | Category : Uncategorized
Tags : , ,

Now that I have outed my blog on Facebook (it’s funny to think that not even a year ago, the previous statement would’ve made me recoil in horror), I thought this would be an excellent occasion to introduce you to a few of my classmates who also blog. Anthony DiDominizio: Anthony, who blogs at Fuddle [...]

Valentine's day cactus

Saturday, 14 February 2009, 9:40 | Category : Photography, Uncategorized
Tags : ,

Well, it appears at least one other individual in my household is feeling rather unfettered by the compulsions of Hallmark holidays. My rogue Christmas cactus has apparently opted to save her stunning fuschia fireworks for Valentine’s day this year. Heart-warming. Happy Valentine’s day, people. Love away.

Hairy business

Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 18:49 | Category : Uncategorized
Tags : , ,

Last fall, during our Advanced Radio class, I mastered a delightful procrastination technique. This is how you do it: when working on a 10-minute radio-documentary, spend hours thinking about, researching, listening to, and editing music that may or may not appear in your final piece. For unclear reasons, I had decided to do a piece [...]