Month: May 2006
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finally, a good book
Working in the book industry brings along with it some perks such as, once in a while, free books. Not all the time do these books prove to be worthwhile reads. I might gripe about them collectively, but they barely seem to be worth writing bad reviews for. I think I have enough faith in…
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been a bit ill
I’ve been absent for almost a week now. This is because I’ve been quite ill with some sort of horrid cold whose only goal seems to be to tear apart my lungs. In the midst of it, however, I did have another photo shoot with Melissa Munroe, again makeupped by Monika Kollar. This time we…
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amazon.com’s online reader service
Amazon.com is once again beginning to amaze (scoff!) me. I just recently started paying attention to the American giant again (I’ve been hanging out on Amazon.ca for the past few years, which is sufficiently behind its parent as to be still stuck in the late 90s – or so it feels) and I cannot believe…
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toronto manhunt!
Last night I made it out to my first ever game of Manhunt, a variation on the age-old game of hide and seek, with my friend Peter. Manhunt is played outside at night. The game starts off with one “hunter”, and the hunted steel away into the darkness to hide. This particular game, which happens…
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stunt show!
My good friend Tristan Bell is going to be in Paramount Canada’s Wonderland‘s stunt show this summer! I don’t yet have all the details, but it only makes sense that this zany, attention-loving guy would eventually come to do a show of this caliber. I’ll post more when I know more…
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books these days
Working in the book industry, I’m exposed to more than average amounts of book articles and opinions. We also get free books from publishers every once in a while, as gifts. I don’t know whether my disappointment in the quality of books I’ve chosen to read lately is simply due to my having grown up…
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Still talking about Cambodia. We did visit Angkor Wat on the second day and really took our time looking at the largest series of carved reliefs in the world. They mostly depict stories from Indian Epics and Angkor period wars and are beautifully carved. It is still possible to get up close and Asians usually…
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when handwriting needs refinement
I just have to comment on this post. I started watching the new Doctor Who 2005 series recently and was taken with the female main character who, for once, is not the typical annorexically-inclined, yet somehow still buffed up female actor that graces North American screens these days. Despite that, she is very pretty (intended…
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people proximity in the big city
Y’know, people complain so much that other people they see on the street never smile or are rushing everywhere, or always look miserable. However, I would argue that just because a person is out in public, doesn’t mean they have to be in “people person” mode. There are times, especially when I’m going home at…
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an anniversary of sorts
For me December 31st/January 1st isn’t the only start of a New Year. As time passes, I seem to have collected more and more such “new years”: school beginning in September; my birthday on October 5th; the typical New Year’s; school ending in April (or, previous to post-secondary, in June); the spring season; and, finally,…