Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
back at that xinjiang restaurant on st-laurent in chinatown. the hotpot was pretty good as far as what I’ve had in montreal. interesting because it was spicy with a reminder of that flavouring they use on 羊肉串 (lamb kebabs)–probably just cumin, but still makes it taste vaguely exotic. or addictive. or whatever. [did I ever mention the urban legend of … Read More
just got my bike fixed! had to have the rear derailleur replaced and went to VB cycle on victoria. ended up with a shimano alivio to replace the shimano deore lx that I had. no idea how different they are though. I wish I knew more about bike parts… off to test it out! wheeeeeeeee(l)
my roommate called me over to her room because a bunch of men were in front of our building arguing. her room has a balcony which faces out front, and since it’s a warm night her door is open, and it’s pretty loud… but what adds to it is that she can understand what they are saying. I’m not sure … Read More
currently have 4 people living in our 5-1/2 for the week (due to an overlapping roommate situation), and we all spent the day going to jean-talon market, cooking, and eating for hours on end. and somehow we ended up with twice as much dessert as any other dish. we live a very difficult, difficult life. our sausage lady (w. musician). … Read More
…are the way to go. To see K and S off before they go to Tanzania this weekend, a dozen of us went to a fabulous byow french restaurant called les héritiers, on de Lanaudière and Laurier. they have this wonderful 5-course menu dégustation, with an interesting trou normand of grapefruit sorbet in vodka. I’m always a sucker for duck … Read More
spent the whole day … eating. arrived by bus around 5.45 am, slept a few hours, then met up with a largely law student crew for some dim sum at kam fung (and although most of us were asian they still charged us tax, hmmm). followed by grocery shopping in chinatown, bubble tea, and sitting near place-des-arts under the sakura, … Read More
the relief didn’t hit after my last exam when about a hundred 2nd year law students invaded thomson house… it was hours later when I stumbled to the metro and realized I didn’t have to THINK ABOUT ANYTHING, I could just look around, at people, at buildings, at the sky… it was also the first time I noticed the poem … Read More
filled with snuffleupagus-like sidewalk cleaners, whizzing by schwartz’s and segal’s, sucking up coffeecups, cigarettes, and somebody’s school notes. I’ve hit the 20-page mark on paper no. 1. hooray!
it’s a curious group of people on the metro this 11 pm. some are reading like the normal rush hour crowd; others look dazed, as if they don’t know why they’re there; still others who are tired and want to be home and even their clothes look like they’ve been worn for slightly too long a day. 15 down, 45 … Read More