November 2010
31 posts
October 2010
27 posts
I am the worst child, cont.'d
gd: my brother informed me that I left a condom in the washer after my last load of laundry (still in the wrapper), and my parents were alarmed
so my mom asked him to bring it up
I mention that it's just that I have friends who hand them out at parties
and he says that that's fine but they're a little worried since I don't come home sometimes, and they hear girl's names
and now they see condoms, and they're a little worried
so on one hand: the ruse continues
but on the other hand: how to let them know not to worry, you're not going to have a reputation-destroying sighting of me all walk-of-shaming from a lady friend... because I'm not interested
because seriously my parents are like the opposite of sherlock holmes
give them three pieces of evidence and they will jump to the wrong conclusion
[pause]
[pause]
lw: wow.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-24) →
Sufjan Stevens (54)
Antony and the Johnsons (12)
Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band (8)
Owen Pallett (8)
The National (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Male big horn sheep live in what are often called “homosexual societies.” They...”
– The Gay Animal Kingdom § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
a conversation I had too much today
them: where are you from?
me: here.
them: no, I mean where are you *from*?
me: east vancouver. born and raised; elementary, secondary, and post-secondary in vancouver. I am as from here as from here gets.
them: I mean, where are you fro—
me: your total for the [stuff] is [whatever], did you need a bag?
Bering in Mind: What it feels like to want to kill... →
this is about right.
vacation planning:
tk: So what are your thoughts on those three days in MTL?
gd: dunno yet
tk: concerts to attend, mayhap?
gd: if by concerts you mean gay bars, then yes.
tk: Those are like concerts, sure!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-17) →
Sufjan Stevens (56)
The Wooden Sky (27)
Caribou (26)
No Age (25)
Owen Pallett (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
WatchThe video I can take or leave, but the track is incredible.
James Blake - “Limit to Your Love”
“Until a few weeks ago, I thought that if I used reliable birth control, I would...”
– Kasha Chang, a friend and much admired colleague, in The Ubyssey
David Segal: Stop the Internet Blacklist →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-10) →
The Wooden Sky (41)
Owen Pallett (29)
The National (26)
Arcade Fire (21)
Das Racist (16)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Marco.org: How to post photos on the internet →
Take a boring photo with your 50mm f/1.8 prime wide open, with a small sliver of your subject in focus. Leave large portions of the subject outside of the focal plane, regardless of how important or interesting they are. Rotate the camera 30 degrees before shooting. Square-crop. Oversaturate or slightly desaturate. Tint red to look old. Under no circumstances should you apply a neutral white...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-10-3) →
The Wooden Sky (42)
The National (30)
Okkervil River (21)
Caribou (19)
Wilco (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“I did not appreciate the difficulties historians must face regularly in the...”
– (from Calvin Trillin’s AN ATTEMPT TO COMPILE A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BUFFALO CHICKEN WING, at The New Yorker)
booked a week off in January; ostensibly I am planning on attending a journalism conference in Montreal but I am considering staying there for a few days after or maybe spending a couple days in Toronto. Given that it’ll be post-holiday work rush, and also January, is this a good idea?
