Wee-ooowh (note: this is a foghorn) October 25, 2009

Procrastination… It’s a skill-set.
I told Scott that I’d have a new draft version of a paper that we’re collaborating on finished this evening, but that is looking increasingly unlikely. I have a lot of things to do right now (e.g., the aformentioned paper, another paper (this one about Mao Zedong), a new website for my [...]

On Location: Toronto (Episode One) October 11, 2009

So, I’m currently in Toronto, land of a sunshine (I’m still wearing shorts), one million restaurants, and sweet hangouts. I’ve been told to keep on the lookout for sleazily-dressed Torontonian nightlife and their hoochie-earings, but the big city doesn’t seem to be doing any worse on that score than back home.
So far, my trip has [...]

Toot toot! All aboard the emo-ship ‘Frangibility’… September 22, 2009

Hey everybody… I haven’t posted for a while, in part because I haven’t had much to say.  Maybe I should be keeping my silence right now, given that I’m just going to be mewling forth onto the internets,  but I kind of feel like talking… Given that it’s noon and most people that I know [...]

A Night of Mysteries! August 30, 2009

Last night, I was treated to an incredibly thoughtful birthday surprise, perpetrated by the entire group of lovely, wacky individuals that I am fortunate enough to call my friends. This is not to say that I was entirely caught off guard; after all, they needed to send me a cryptic note telling me not to [...]

Porcupine Man August 18, 2009

So…
Feelings…
I’ve spent a fair amount of time reflecting on emotions and relationships in the last few weeks, in large part due to the fact that I’ve been in a few situations that I’ve needed to evaluate on both moral and emotional grounds. Word of warning: I very much doubt that the present post will be [...]

Decompression Sickness August 13, 2009

Well, it’s now been five days since the conclusion of the 2009 Fringe Festival and, as was the case last year, I am currently enmired in a bit of an existential crisis because of it.  It’s kind of neat how quickly humans (and by “humans,” I mean “me”) can adapt to novel stimulus and situations, [...]

Falling Mainly in the Plains June 22, 2009

I’m currently up north visiting my folks.
I made a pretty delicious supper for my Dad yesterday (butter chicken, spicy red curry rice, coconut rice, and a potato, cauliflower and pea curry). Since I missed Mother’s Day, I’m going to be cooking for my Mom today… Meal plan: mulligatawny soup, fresh naan bread, and my patented [...]

Summer time, eh? June 17, 2009

Hi.
It’s 2:45 AM and I can’t sleep.
My emotions have been at kind of a low ebb lately (yes, I know it is redundant… is it even possible to have a high ebb?). Summer time makes me feel lonely and, once I’m already vulnerable, all of my other concerns and neuroses can just dogpile on. It’s [...]

Moral by default? April 24, 2009

So, I’ve been thinking about morality a bit lately and wondering about whether I’m actually a good person or not… Sure, I manifest a number of seemingly laudable traits; for instance, I tend to be trust-worthy, dependable and empathetic. However, my motives are often at least somewhat self-serving… I hate disappointing people, so I will [...]

Words from the bully pulpit… April 22, 2009

In that I haven’t posted in a week, it seems a bit self-indulgent (dare I say masturbatory) to write something about comments on my last blog post, but, given that everything else that I’m wanting to write is going to take me some research, here we go…
A few days ago, Berk noted (and I tend [...]