Posted by: monochromegirl on: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
I have an unusually deep fondness for basil. So, rather than buy the stuff imported all the way from the Dominican Republic at Food Basics for my summer cooking, I decided to grow my own. I bought four small plants from the farmers’ market yesterday and then impulsively bought a fifth on the way home [...]
Posted by: pratimaaa on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
I got back yesterday night after four fabulous days in Chicago. I stayed with my cousin, who lives downtown in the heart of the West Loop. I can’t upload my pictures yet, but here are some thoughts:
Downtown Chicago has awesome street furniture. I know street furniture is a topic of contention in Toronto, and I [...]
Posted by: monochromegirl on: Monday, May 19, 2008
If you knew me in high school, you knew that John Cameron Mitchell rocked my world and you probably saw me at Artsfest in grade 11 – Salvation Army fur coat, blonde Tina Turner wig, neon-orange fishnets – singing Wicked Little Town and its reprise with Tracy and Jade. I’ve outgrown Hedwig and the Angry [...]
Posted by: staircases on: Sunday, May 18, 2008
Hello all. This is my first post since nearly the creation of the blog. For someone who has kept online journals for almost ten years now I have never been fantastic at consistency – writing is something I do few and far between. The grip of exams and moving is long past, and now I’m going [...]
Posted by: monochromegirl on: Sunday, May 18, 2008
As you all know, I’m stuck in my wicked little town this summer because I have an internship with a major collaborative research initiative (MCRI) being run out of Queen’s called the Ethnicity and Democratic Governance project. Although I don’t do anything particularly original or academic, I got a really good sense of the kinds [...]
Posted by: monochromegirl on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Because I’m stuck in my wicked little town for the summer and know all of five people, I’ve begun a curriculum of cultural enrichment for myself. I rented DVDs from Classic Video down the street for the first time last night and started off with Wong Kar Wai’s Chungking Express.
I think I’ll report back [...]
Posted by: pratimaaa on: Thursday, May 8, 2008
Dispatch 1: Watching Keeping the Faith on Citytv late at night with complete disregard of the time or the mediocrity of the movie.
Have I ever told you about my feelings about Edward Norton?
So, I’m kind of in love with Edward Norton. I am watching Keeping the Faith right now, completely infatuated. It is [...]
Posted by: raycraft on: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
At the risk of being accused of going all f*minist on anyone’s hind regions — trigger word that that is — I’m really bothered by the phrase “women of childbearing age” found in all sorts of nutritional and health-related publications.
Just because I’m over 14 and under 45 does not mean I’m going to suddenly squeeze [...]
Posted by: raycraft on: Sunday, May 4, 2008
“That’s what we’re having for dinner: BOILED CHARIZARDS!”
