Old Sock Drawer

This is the best short film I’ve seen in a long time. Thank you, Cameron, for sending the link! Validation A heart-stoppingly beautiful tale about the magic of smiles, a little precious something to tide us over the rest of the holiday season, all wrapped in a delightful package of frothy whimsy. Ah, j’adore.

Currently listening to: “I’m A Realist” – The Cribs Four exams down, one to go. I think we’re overdue for a blog entry. In sheer reverse voyeuristic curiosity, I’ve been tracking this blog with Google Analytics. By far, the most epic feature involves tracking the keywords searched on Google that led to this blog, which […]

Currently listening to: “Paper Gangsta” – Lady GaGa As we flail in the throes of examtime, I want to hear all your best (worst) intellectual puns and jokes! Erudition is fun! This gem from Overheard at UBC was too good to pass up. “How many free market economists does it take to change a lightbulb?” […]

Currently listening to: “C’est ma terre” – Christophe Maé Having being exposed to Retail Christmas for the past month or so, I’m officially tired of it. Enough is enough. Retail Christmas is a scourge that seems to magically kick in the-night-after-Halloween, and threatens to ruin Real Christmas with its armies of limpid tinsel and squeaky […]

Currently listening to: “Camilo (The Magician)” – Said the Whale Imagine sitting down with a mug of coffee and a biscuit at breakfast-time, and reaching for a copy of the newspaper. Imagine your newspaper coming in this form: A sample article in the newspaper: editorsweblog.org provides a fascinating profile of i, a newly-established Portugese newspaper […]