Note to self: check for spam

Hello!
I actually had a blog-related nightmare last night.  I dreamt I was checking my stats, and I was down to the “five people a day” level of traffic.  Five people being the SPIKES.  I can’t say it was much of a nightmare, because my reaction was, “Huh.  Guess I should post more…” and here I [...]

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Update on recent events

I am waiting for a major piece of news which I should get before 8 PM. I’m not telling what it is, though those of you who are my Twitter or Facebook friends know already, but I still feel it would jinx things (yeah, I know) to write about it before it’s confirmed. [...]

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Life story

He told his life story to Mrs. Courtly
Who was a widow. ‘Let us get married shortly’,
He said. ‘I am no longer passionate,
But we can have some conversation before it is too late.’
- Stevie Smith

For some reason I feel an urge to tell you who I am.  Why I do not know.
Maybe because in times like [...]

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Not as good as I think I am

You know how some people have a distorted body image?  They think they’re  horrifically overweight when they’re really just normal, or even thin?  I think I have a positively distorted body image.
A couple of years ago I saw a girl standing in front of the Drake, wearing a really cool skirt.  It had a short [...]

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On conspiracy theories, right and left

It is a well-established fact that humans are great at spotting patterns in noise, but shit at understanding probability.  We can see Jesus in a piece of toast, but can’t grasp that driving children to school is more dangerous (uh, car accidents) than letting them walk (OMG predators!!!1!!!1).  That’s why conspiracy theories are so persuasive.
I’ve [...]

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I suck at chess.

I suck at chess.
No, I really, really do. I can only just barely remember how the pieces move, and no matter how much my opponent screws up I cannot prosecute the endgame. You can have nothing left but your king and one pawn and still beat me.
I have a friend, a very polite and gentle [...]

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What’s it like, living in Toronto?

Almost ten years ago I, a young and relatively innocent music student, came to this city from a smaller and infinitely less exciting place, London, Ontario. London may only be a 2 hour drive from here but spiritually it is in a different universe.
I don’t intend to spend a lot of time talking about [...]

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A day to channel the spirit of a Basset Hound

I’m not doing anything today. Other than this, and submitting an application for something, though it’s pretty much done – I just need to read it over and click “Submit” – I plan on spending the day in much the same way a basset hound/beagle might, except I will probably be awake for more [...]

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Hurry up and wait

You know, I have a bunch of irons in the fire right now.  I’ve applied for this, I’ve auditioned for that, I’m entering this, I’m working on that.  But when I look ahead, I have about nothing actually planned or booked or confirmed.  It’s odd, because I feel all hopeful and excited.  But about what?
Anyway. [...]

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Blogginess

I know my blog is looking sad and neglected these days. It’s not my fault. Blame the Ipod Touch – the typing interface on this thing is less welcoming than a real keyboard. I know I could always just, you know, use my real computer…but whatever.
Anyway. I’m back. [...]

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