Archive for the 'musings' Category

thinking

Beautiful dawn - lights up the shore for me.
There is nothing else in the world,
I’d rather wake up and see-with you.
Beautiful dawn - I’m just chasing time again.
Thought I would die a lonely man, in endless night.
But now I’m high; running wild among all the stars above.
Sometimes it’s hard to believe you remember me.
Beautiful dawn […]

puke.
A new book has been written/illustrated for the purpose of helping little girls understand why mommy got a nip/tuck. I’m not sure what offends me more: the message behind the story or the trashy illustrations… ok, it’s the message.
This book glosses over an important and dangerous decision of plastic surgery and placates the […]

only so much space

i often think about the things that i have stored in my brain. some things are useless factoids, some are emotionally charged memories, some are reminders of the myriad of exhausting hours that i must spend memorizing more information so that i might prove myself worthy on yet another examination.
do you ever wish that […]

home again

its good to be back. but it was also great to be away. New York was fabulous and inspiring. I am in exam week right now but am taking a few study breaks to slowly work on some photos that I took in NY. Check out my flickr page for updates.
Boo and Ty […]

spring is on it’s way

as i was walking to my anthro course (critiques in anthropological theory and ethnography) this afternoon i was struck at how fragrant the rose garden is already. last week, the roses were covered in snow and now the buds are starting to pop.
i love vancouver.
speaking of spring, that reminds me of one of my […]

overheard

… sitting in the koerner pub last night, trying to finish my classical studies reading for today’s discussion, i overheard a great comment from a professor who was playing pool with a couple of his grad students:
“reach up high and lower the bar!”
great minds are so worth laughing with.

my 1st espresso - success!

i must say that although it took my over 45 mins to finish making my first latté it was definitely worth the wait. it is waaaay fun to be able to make such a delicious drink in the comfort of my own home. the fact that it cost a fraction of what it would in […]