A guest entry by Carrie. I feel I need to take the opportunity to share with you all a strange realization I had just this morning while assembling my new Swiffer Wet Jet, a “power mop” I asked my mate to purchase for me to ease the terrible burden of mopping 1500 sq. ft. of …
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Farewell to a Medium; Or, Destroying My Library
Yes, that’s an obligatory reference to Benjamin’s essay on unpacking his library. But it’s a different story, you see. At some point when I was moving around during my undergrad years, I dumped my entire collection of cassette tapes into a giant box. the kind you put your kitchen dishes into. ALL of them. Immediately …
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Computer Rage Survey Results
Too cool:
Last Thought on the Way Out the Door
A couple years back, I called my American Long Distance provider to inquire about calling card rates for various parts of Europe. I was put through to the international division. The rep I spoke with was happy to help me but had never heard of Prague or Zagreb. Today, I call Fido Wireless to activate …
Crescent St.
Here I was thinking I had a pretty good mental map of the space between McGill and Concordia downtown. But last night, after watching the very mediocre Unleashed (yes, I will be acquiring the Massive Attack soundtrack), we are walking down St. Catherine with a friend looking for a place to have a drink. We …
The Library of Congress in New York City
File this one under “your cultural capital hard at work for you.” Last Wednesday, Carrie and I are crossing the border into the U.S. When the agent asks us what we are going to do in the United States, I say “we are going to a lecture at the Library of Congress.” This was, naturally, …
I’ve been in Montreal for 10 days — time for another trip!
This time to Washington D.C. for a family event, and we’re driving. We will supposedly have high speed internet in the room, in which case I’ll do some remote blogging over the weekend. If not, I’ll be back here next week in full summer mode. In the meantime, keep an eye on the Bad Subjects …
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