So I've been trying to review some of the books that have been sitting on my to-review pile for ages.

( review continues for La Nuit Des Princes Charmants by Michel Tremblay )

Travel

I just wanted to note that I'm back from BC. It was a very quiet trip -- I spent most of my days there hanging out with node357, which was nice. He composed some new music while I was there, and showed me Psychonauts, which really does deserve its reputation ^_ ( Read more... )

Another long one on my other site, this one a summary of homosexuality in England leading up to 1763 (when it took over Canada).

Saturday and Sunday were marvellous days. Saturday night was the drag show montrealais organized, and it was fantastic ( Read more... )

So, I spent yesterday after work wandering the city in search of traces of history. Specifically, I was hunting down Griffintown ( Read more... )

InfrastructureWell, everyone's abuzz in this city that the metro has been extended to Laval. This is good for two reasons: 1) it'll reduce this city's carbon footprint, because the thousands of suburbanites in Laval who work in Montreal now have an alternative to cars, and b) I hear the metro stations are pretty ( Read more... )

In Memorium

Today is the 16th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre here in Montréal. Sixteen years ago, Marc Lépine, who blamed feminists for his not getting into engineering school, charged into a classroom with a gun, and killed 14 women before turning the gun on himself.

I went to the school itself to do an unrelated story for The ( Read more... )

1. I love the Lachine Canal, but the city planners have made it very difficult for pedestrians to enjoy. It's the only bit of significant nature within easy walking distance of my house, and it has two bike paths and no sidewalk. You can walk on the grass, but since the bike paths weave back and forth, you have to keep crossing it. And since bike ( Read more... )