Archive for July, 2007
This is my entry for The Clarity of Night’s Halo Short Fiction Contest. I might enter more of these contests in the future. They’re nice writing prompts, and it’s great to get a bit of immediate feedback. It was difficult to stay under 250 words, and this is the first piece of fiction I’ve written [ READ MORE ]
I went for a hike last Sunday with a friend of mine, Cary. I hadn’t been hiking for a few years, so it was great to get out there and climb around a bit. We were at Goldstream Provincial Park, just outside of Victoria. A light drizzle of rain started just as we arrived, but [ READ MORE ]
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For when the stress is just too much. [ READ MORE ]
I read this article on Lifehack.org this morning, and this may be the early morning caffeine rush speaking, but I found it to be fairly insightful. It’s written by Adrian Savage, a retired business executive, and it lists fifteen life lessons he wishes he’d known in his youth. It’s all common sense really, and [ READ MORE ]
I found The Cat Empire on Pandora at the beginning of the year. They’re a jazzy ska band from Australia, and I’m not sure if they’ve caught on in North America yet. I hadn’t heard of them at all, but it seems they’ve played all the major Late Night shows this year, so maybe I’m [ READ MORE ]
How did I not know about this movie? I’m trying to reach into my memory, which is often like digging a hole and hitting clay, and I vaguely remember reading that it was going to be made, but I had no idea it was so near. In fact, I had completely forgotten it was being [ READ MORE ]
The New York Times has posted an article featuring 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less [via]. It’s not really a list of detailed recipes, because the meals are straight forward and common sense to cook, but it’s a nice prompt for quick ideas when you’re feeling like something different but don’t want [ READ MORE ]