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Continue reading →: By any other name
Went to the Indian restaurant near my office for some lunch-time take-out and, barely in the door, I heard the owner behind the counter shout: “Beef thali to go!” to his co-worker in the back. That’s how I’m known there – “Beef thali to go.” At the Vietnamese place near my house,…
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Continue reading →: Another snow day
This time, on a work day. Oh well. Made it in to work – but I’d rather be at brunch.
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Continue reading →: Pages under construction
Realized that having a Faves page wasn’t the way to go – too much stuff on one page and it was looking a bit ungainly. To remedy this, I’ve ditched the Faves page and constructed separate pages for my arts/culture interests/obsessions. Enjoy!
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Continue reading →: Art and loss
Learned of another artist gone too soon today: tattoo artist Stan Wong, who died this past summer. The last tattoo artist I worked with is not around anymore and that shop moved, I think, and I remembered that my brother Sean had mentioned that Stan was working at Way Cool Tattoos…
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Continue reading →: Oscar nominations
So not a lot of surprises in today’s announcement of Oscar nominations, but a few glaring omissions and baffling oddities: No sign of Barney’s Version, except for a Makeup nomination (makeup?!) – why no Best Actor nom for Paul Giamatti? why no Best Picture nom? Toy Story 3 gets two…
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Continue reading →: Happy haggis!
It’s Robbie Burns Day, so I’m wearing my clan tartan (kilt) – Fraser hunting tartan. I do this every year. Of course, I need pants underneath while travelling in this freakin’ Canadian weather. And I don’t go regimental. Ever. Who’s Robbie Burns? Check him out on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Burns
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Continue reading →: Surreality show @ Alumnae Theatre
Hey – In light of the more sobering news of the past week, I decided to hold off on posting about Alumnae’s Stoppard one-act shows (After Magritte and The Real Inspector Hound) opening till this morning. See the Surreality show post on the Alumnae blog: www.alumnaetheatre.wordpress.com Also check out the opening night…
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Continue reading →: Saying goodbye
A lovely memorial service for Lindsay at Rosedale Presbyterian this morning, with lots of family, friends and colleagues present to celebrate her life and say goodbye. Time for quiet now.
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Continue reading →: Sad news today
Learned earlier today that long-time Alumnae Theatre member and colleague Lindsay Empringham died on Tuesday. I posted this sad news on the Alumnae blog earlier today: www.alumnaetheatre.wordpress.com
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Continue reading →: Tender Heart Songs
Some more beautiful music to share with y’all today. Tender Heart Songs is a CD collection of original lullabies written, arranged and sung by my good friend Kira Callahan. I picked up several copies back in the fall, one for myself and a few for friends with little ones at home.…
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