Here are three albums I like a lot right now:


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Crickets hum from their new hiding places somewhere in our new dark, in the clean jungles of fresh-cut grass and headless dandelions. Stiff competition tonight in the electric tiki torches’ buzzing drone, but I can’t tell one from the other, can’t dissect my background noise at this hour. Another beer sweats through my fingers between guilt- ( Read more... )

This made me happy:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/07/01/morgentaler-order.html

This made me happy as well:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/07/04/jesse-helms-obit.html

Good riddance to old swine. Now if only the rest of them would hurry up...

Spent last weekend up north at a friend's beach house. Watched the sun rise from the middle of the lake, clouds performing under brilliant light, changing patterns in the sky and positioning themselves for a new day. We all looked up, treading with our hands and feet, the water cutting us off at the neck; our floating heads, our circle of Baptists ( Read more... )

Went to see the new Sam Dunn film, Global Metal, at the Scotiabank Theater with a couple of friends last night. Pretty interesting and very well put together. He basically travels the globe and visits different countries (some of which, like China, I wouldn't have ever thought would have any sort of metal scene) to explore the cultural impact metal ( Read more... )

I love The Smiths to death, but "Miserable Lie" might possibly be the most irritating song ever written. Seriously. Sorry, Moz...

I'm going to Bowmanville this weekend to help my parents move the last of their belongings into the new house. It's going to feel so strange knowing that Scarborough will no longer represent "home" to me in any capacity ( Read more... )

My roommate Nicole is moving out soon and, while I have the option of moving out and getting into a new place as well, I would rather find someone to move into this place instead if I can. So I am on the hunt for a roommate. Please spread the word, and If you or anyone you know is looking for a place in downtown Toronto (more specifically, the ( Read more... )

Things

that Esther remembers:

Long legs under the table,

and drunk, disembodied

limey voices

cackling, roaring loudly,
raining

like confetti.

A freezer always full of ice,

and card games

she couldn’t understand.

The warm, familiar smell

of cigarette smoke

and baked bread,

the scent of

department store cafeterias.

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Social interaction leaves me feeling exhausted sometimes. I wish I could learn to be more relaxed around people and not beat myself up so much. In fact, after doing some fascinating research on Wikipedia (the ultimate source for all medical and scientific information, dontcha know), I have come to the conclusion that I may suffer from a mild social ( Read more... )

The long weekend was kind of a bust, except for Saturday when I attended the Beer and Cocktail show at Downsview Park with some friends. I really wasn't expecting to get THAT drunk, to be honest. I figured we'd walk around, try some samples in dixie cups, nothing major. And truthfully, I think thats what the organizers had in mind when they got the ( Read more... )