Happy New Year to all, and sorry for the long eras of radio silence ( Read more... )

So for anyone who's wondering what's been going on with me outside of the book reviews, it's been mostly dull punctuated with occasional fun social events - a couple of great birthdays, a late-night movie viewing, Pride, a trip out west.

Last night was jenjoou's birthday party. Which is always a wonderful event - not just because she is a wonderful ( Read more... )

Another miscellany, after a long absence.

Same-Sex Marriage Became Law in Canada 5 Years Ago Today

We should've listened to the religious right. Canada now resembles a Mad Max-esque wasteland, a landscape of broken shells of buildings, where horrific mutants scrounge for cans of food in the ruins of supermarkets ( Read more... )

The party was lovely yesterday. I got to see a lot of friends I've seen too little of. I was showered with lovely gifts as well - though not literally, as two were fragile and some of the books were heavy ( Read more... )

Today is April 27, and it is snowing outside my window. Sadly, it's not going to last until Saturday, which is a pity. A white Beltane would be lovely ( Read more... )

Last week was much visiting of friends - I saw melting_penguin for the first time since October. em_fish and I took in a marvellous exhibit on Tiffany at the Fine Arts Museum - turns out he did stained glass windows and was painter, in addition to lamp-maker, and the exhibit is well worth the trip. Then on Friday we had dinner with our friend Steve from Rochester, in ( Read more... )

I seem to have picked a bad day for my birthday party, as only four of my friends were able to make it in the end.

But there was good food and good conversation and nice gifts. I've actually got a certificate to get get some decent clothes thanks to the lovely em_fish, and another from montrealais for my first massage. scottevil was also there -- I haven't seen him much ( Read more... )

So I'm finally beginning to feel a little more human this weekend. Since the election in October, I've had the stress of a massive financial report hanging over me, and that stress was really eating into me ( Read more... )

So, is anyone in Montreal going to The Watchmen this week? I can do any evening, but I figure the line-ups will be horrendous on the first night.

I'm bored and unable to focus on editing, which means being unable to focus on anything else since my attention span collapses on any day I haven't worked on my writing.

( video games, art, and Mideast war )