What we need is hope, not vengeance.

I am consistently impressed by just how much I learn through storytelling. I built and tested a game where "theme" was a mechanic - in it, two alluring and almost-but-not-quite-oppositional principles wove themselves through the story over and over. I listed a bunch of established TV shows as examples. Hope and ( Read more... )

...not all of which will be accomplished in 87.5 hours of time per week (plus 59.5  hours of sleep, 14 hours of basic personal care and cooking, and 7 hours of what-happened-to-the-time? for total of 168 hours in a week)

• Work - 54 hrs/week
  
  • Sculpt metal through KSA studio - 46 hrs/week
    
    • Prep Pride-related merchandise
  • Ankors documetary - 5 hrs/week (until ( Read more... )

I'm returning to Vancouver, and now with my work and surgery done, I'll finally have a lot more free schedule.

With stressful events elapsed, I'm actually able to remember what I like doing.

How long has it been?
Well, it's about fucking time.

This summer:
- Construct history/access wiki
- Finish degree (two classes)
- Date with the aim of finding an ( Read more... )

1. "Axum" is a new Ethiopian restaurant near the Northeast corner of Clark and Hastings. It has 9 vegan options, 7 of which were available when I was there. You can get any 3 with injera for $10. It's tasty. There's an Ethiopian place near 12th too. It's good as well ( Read more... )

Happy New Year all.

Nineday is the close of week zero and a good time for summaries and resoultions:

This year was a trial; the second part of a lesson about Work and Love that began in 2005.

1. - An unsuccessful experiment at returning to school. Later, a more successful attempt at returning to school. I really do enjoy school, and learning, and ( Read more... )

I got into all my classes on the first pass. This is a considerable improvement over "register the Thursday before term starts."

GDST 301 - Queer Genders - 'cause that's my focus in more than one sense,
BUSI 251 - Financial Accounting - everyone needs an accountant (I'm compulsively useful), plus it's a credits for FT business
BISC 100 - Basic Biology ( Read more... )

I am pleased and relieved to say this --> I met with Dr. Vosloo on Tuesday, and got a referral for blood-work.

I like Doctor Vosloo, and am impressed that she went out and did the prep. She also seems interested in what I have to say about transgender issues in general - comments on my part like "I'm doing a post-bac in Gender Studies and am ( Read more... )

I had a dream some years ago; the best one to date. I think it was in January of 2004 ( Read more... )