Macrolog: May 2003
Friday Five #54 Sat 31 May 2003
1. What do you most want to be remembered for? I want to be remembered for having contributed something of note to the cultural sphere, having earned and gained the...
Recriminations Wed 21 May 2003
Today I scraped both of my forearms, both of them off the same door handle. Nothing too serious, of course, but the scars are quite unsightly and sting like hell....
I'm Sorry... Sun 18 May 2003
…that this place hasn’t exactly been bursting with new content. You see, I’ve been doing a lot more thinking than writing recently. Lots of thinking, thinking about the post-grad application...
Friday Five #53 Fri 16 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. What drinking water do you prefer — tap, bottle, purifier, etc.? I like my water chilled and filtered, but I don’t drink straight water very often; I usually...
To Toronto Mon 12 May 2003
I spent last Friday afternoon with my friend Wendy, just hanging out around town. She’s from the other side of the world, she is. New Zealand. The land of Jonah...
Warning: High Idiot Quotient Sat 10 May 2003
I happened to catch a news report the other day about some idiot who almost killed himself performing the most insane stunt imaginable, all for some stupid Jackass ripoff video...
Friday Five #52 Fri 09 May 2003
http://fridayfive.org/ 1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not? Yes, and no. I go through spurts of super-organisation, then I kind of let the fields grow...
Browser Bug Blues Wed 07 May 2003
Camino crashed on me about an hour ago. Took me ages to figure out how to reinstall it. When I finally did, I moved my bookmarks file from the desktop...
Take This Bomb and Shove It Tue 06 May 2003
I was going to go into town after the media screenings (see the previous entry) to run some errands, clear the cobwebs from being stuck in a darkened movie theatre...
A Day in the Life of a Wannabe Critic Tue 06 May 2003
Most of my day today was spent at the Buena Vista screening room for not one, but two media previews, courtesy of Touchstone Pictures. More review fodder for me. Could...
Smarty Pants Mon 05 May 2003
The (British) National IQ Test took place last night. It was actually quite difficult, for a multiple choice exam. The time alloted for each question was quite short and very...
A Missed Opportunity for Fleeting Infamy Mon 05 May 2003
Friday night at Whelan’s: Eric Copeland from Black Dice is standing at the edge of the dancefloor after their show with his back to me, talking to some music geek....
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