March 25 09
Twitter told me (here, and here) that Sloan has just flown into halifax. the band is playing at the grawood this friday, and i’ve scored some tickets. i’ve never seen sloan before (this is sacrilege, given my age and demographic), so i’m kinda-sorta excited.
the hali airport is the filming location of sloan’s ‘96 [...]
March 22 09
coax me is one of the saddest songs in the the world.
you can’t understand me until you understand that statement.
three cans of water / provokes me.
March 22 09
i remember the first time i downloaded Broken Social Scene by Broken Social Scene. i wanted to drop everything – everything – and make pop music.
happy birthday, daniella.
March 20 09
according to the calendar, spring officially sprang today. i know we won’t see much “nice” weather until June since the spring really is more like The Rainy Season out here, but all the same, I still added a little checkmark to my mental list of good things that finally have been gained this month.
i’m not [...]
March 16 09
Throughout the term, I’ve had to consider the Shell/Nigeria/Ogoni case as a study in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder relations. We’re a lively bunch, our interdisciplinary crew in this graduate school, and our students cross the political spectrum in all directions. In this time, I’ve been willing to give some leeway to Royal [...]
March 15 09
i haven’t figured out the point to google friend connect, and i don’t think i will until mass hysteria ensues and everyone starts using it.
also, it has the potential to destroy my internet double life.
March 14 09
i attended a meeting on Friday afternoon that demanded quorum before important votes could be held and decisions could be made. the quorum was ridiculously hard to meet and i won’t get into the details about that suffice to say that i’m writing up a motion that calls for a reduction in the numbers needed [...]
March 10 09
sometimes i wonder if i would write more if i used a different platform.
sometimes i regret abruptly leaving an online community of friends so long ago.
sometimes i think i want to be the island no one can really be. but i really want you all longing to be on that island.
that [...]