I spent today at my parents’ place in King City. My grandmother, who has been very ill for months, has finally come home from the hospital and is living with my parents. I passed most of the day with her. It’s strange to see her so fragile and powerless, challenged to even lift herself off …
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An afternoon with the COC’s Flying Dutchman at the Four Seasons Centre
I spent the day in Toronto, having lunch at Java House and going to see an afternoon showing of the Canadian Opera Company’s rendition of the Flying Dutchman at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. I picked up my opera buddy, Joey Coleman, a higher-ed blogger for the Globe and Mail, and culture …
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A nice night on Hamilton Mountain
I spent a pleasant evening today on Hamilton Mountain at a political pub night at DiMaggio’s Italian Eatery on Upper Ottawa Street. The party was organized by my good friend, Hamilton family practice lawyer, Tyler Banham. I also met his mother. Some of my Ancaster and Dundas friends, such as Peter Greenberg and Dennis Newsome …
Movie Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Caution: Spoilers)
Last night I went to see the Swedish film adaptation of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” the first novel in Stieg Larsson’s best-selling detective trilogy. The dialogue is in Swedish, with excellent, unobtrusive English subtitles. What a strange and haunting experience watching this film is. The plot is a pared-down version of the novel’s …
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An unexpectedly profound convo with the lawn guy
I had a moving conversation today. One that made me realise that community is important. The day started normally. After a very late night of reading and writing, I work up late – at 9.30am. The sunlight woke me, streaming in through a slit between my heavy drapes, right across my face. I got up …
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Laid out by a huge cold – but reading two books in King City!
I have had the worst cold that I have experienced in 10 years since Monday. My parents came over on Sunday night to help me clean my house. They like doing this, not because I am incapable, but it makes them feel they doing something productive, other than sitting around and visiting with me. I …
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Simplifying and focusing my life
I did a very stupid thing early this week and lost someone I care deeply about. A person who made me dream, who unlocked my creativity. A kindred spirit. It has shaken me to the core. I am still reeling from from it today. It has been a rough week. This has pushed me to …
Massive Artists Party at the Art Gallery of Ontario
This evening, my oldest friend, Stanley Yee, who’s President of the Dragon Fencing Academy, and I went to the AGO’s Massive Artists Party. It was a really nice night. Because Stanley and I are both members of the AGO Next Young Patrons Circle, we got to go to the pre-party, which took place in the …
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FRESH Symposium – CSMM@Mac!
Today I attended our Communication Studies and Multimedia students’ FRESH* Symposium, which features the best of their work in a poster format. It was fabulous. At 1.30pm, Dr. David Ogborn, a sound artist and professor of multimedia in my department introduced his laptop orchestra. That was a great moment. Listening to 1280 Lounge filled with …
A text message ended a special connection
Today I received a text message that told me that someone for whom I care deeply, someone with whom I share a common outlook on the world and so many common traits and feelings no longer wants to communicate with me. I realise that I made errors, but actually feeling the stinging loss of a …
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