Choices and results
So Colleen made a special phone call today to tell me that she likes the New Chapter Seventeen. With all the work I put into …
Daddy
One more thing.… I’m listening to Monsoon House, a radio program starring Russell Peters on CBC Radio One. The woman keeps calling her dad “Daddy.” …
Elitist Art
I’m listening to CBC Radio One, as usual. Q just ended, wherein Jian Ghomeshi was speaking to a producer of a documentary about a couple …
Balance of Work and Writing et cetera
I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed these days. I don’t know if I’m wearing too many hats, or if I’m not managing my time well enough, or …
Workload, time management, writing
Every time I get some sort of part-time job, it becomes more than I ever dreamed it would be. This is not necessarily a good …
headlines
Ok, here’s the funniest newspaper headline I’ve seen in a long time: The NOW from Wednesday, February 4th, front page: City Worker Pulls Senior From Hedge ’nuff …
Same shite, different day
I managed to fit in a little bit of writing yesterday. This is going to be a very busy time for me, what with directing …
Too Many Kates
There are too many actors named Kate. Just a few: ‑Katherine (Kate) Hepburn ‑Kate Hudson ‑Kate Winslet ‑Kate Beckinsale ‑Cate Blanchett ‑Kate (Katie) Holmes ‑Kate Walsh …
Progress, conflict and Poo
This time the reason I haven’t blogged for a bit is that I’ve actually been writing. I had a breakthrough on this-here mid-way climactic scene …
A moment I wish I’d caught on the videocamera.
My next-door neighbours have several birdfeeders in their yard. Over Christmas they acquired a new one: a Squirrel-Proof feeder. It has a large bell-shaped hunk …