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Adventures in Self-Injury
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on February 1st, 2004
After dinner tonight I tried using one of my landlady’s snuffer-things to put out the candles. [Ed’s Note: His landlady likes to light candles when they have dinner together. There is nothing more to that story.] After putting all four of them out, two were still smoking, with that little orange, glowing ember on the Read the full article…
Doing Business with Psychopaths
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 29th, 2004
If you enjoyed Bowling for Columbine, you must see The Corporation. After explaining how modern corporations came to be defined as “persons” in legal terms, this documentary shows how such a person would qualify, based on their behaviour, as a psychopath. This film is well-paced, well-researched, well-structured, and, well, confirms all the horrible things you Read the full article…
I Wonder if the Duck was Rough
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 21st, 2004
Junk email has gotten just plain ridiculous. Normally, I just erase every message that isn’t from somebody I know, but that’s dangerous to do with your work email if you get inquiries from strangers who you would like to become clients. So in some cases, I actually start reading the message before I decide to Read the full article…
The Blind Leading the Heavily Armed
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 19th, 2004
This is why there will never be peace in the Middle East: the Israeli ambassador to Sweden sees a piece of art with suicide bomber imagery and flips out, destroying the exhibit and endangering the lives of other patrons in the gallery. I understand being emotional. But this guy couldn’t control himself long enough to Read the full article…
High School Dropout Patents Hydrogen Breakthrough
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 19th, 2004
It appears I’m getting into the wrong business. A story on CBC’s web site details how a man in New Brunswick has invented (and patented) an ingenious way of producing hydrogen gas using aluminum, water, and sodium hydroxide. If it works as well as expected, we’ll be able to produce all the hydrogen we need, Read the full article…
Keep Your Head Up
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 12th, 2004
That phrase isn’t just for hockey anymore. Walking home after class today I looked up. Like, at the second floor level of buildings and higher. I discovered some beautiful and surprising architecture in the 10 minute distance from school to my house: perilous balconies, strange old windows, and brightly painted siding that seemed out of Read the full article…
Another Random Shaving
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 12th, 2004
It seems the urge to shear has struck again. This time, it was a fellow student who parted with his beard. He went from looking like rugged woodsman to a stand-in for the Barenaked Ladies. Not to say it looks bad, it’s just weird being able to see his whole face. Funny that we should Read the full article…
Being the New Guy Again
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 5th, 2004
Freaked some people out at school today. I guess I look pretty different with short hair, because lots of my friends and profs walked right by me without even saying hi… at least I think that’s why they walked right by me. The feedback I’ve received is mixed. The guys, obviously, don’t give a crap. Read the full article…
Happy New Y-Hair
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on January 2nd, 2004
It is done. The hippy hair that has dogged me for the last 22 months has been shorn. My good friend’s sister, Lydia, performed the ceremony, and according to my mother’s wishes, saved the ponytail to donate to the cancer patients at sick kids hospital who need wigs after their chemotherapy. Sounds good to me, Read the full article…
"Signs" of the Apocalypse Part 2
Posted by yoursinwriting in Everything Else on December 28th, 2003
OK, this isn’t actually a sign of the Apocalypse, but it is a sign of the times. Ten years ago, how many men’s mall washrooms would have had a sign informing its patrons where to have their baby bottles warmed up? Free of charge, at that. I am glad to see that the child rearing Read the full article…
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