Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
after the movie ended I had to bike home (because they aren’t letting bikes on the metro nowadays due to jazz fest), well past midnight. the weather in montreal now is absolutely sublime, it is hard in the present state to imagine a better place to be in the summer… and cruising through the warm air and the quiet leafy … Read More
I went to one of the two opening movies for the fantasia film fest (what used to be an asian film festival, but is now “genre”, as if that’s a… genre). The film I saw was called Seven Swords, by hong kong director tsui hark (who is also responsible for dirty ho, an older kungfu movie that will also be … Read More
taken during one of my lunchtime jaunts. I fell in love with this building (apparently a rather chic hotel) as it came into full view when I ducked down a small street. it’s gotta be the potted plants in each window, all leafy and well-kept. what I mean by the good part is the area near the fringes of old … Read More
in honour of saint-jean baptiste day, the 129 bus was decorated with balloons, plastic blue & white dollarama flowers adorned the front window, and attached to the fare collector was a sign trumpeting “bonbons gratuits”, along with the promised goods. montreal bus drivers are great.
it was amazing to watch the thunderstorm from our cafeteria on the 18th floor today. it also gave me extra incentive to figure out the way from the bell tower to les halles de la gare via the underground city. what is normally a 2-minute walk across the street (I needed to get a stamp at the post office) took … Read More
I’ve finally gotten my act together and have started biking to work. but let me explain a special characteristic of where I live: it appears that no matter where I go, it’s an uphill bike ride there AND back. for example, it’s about a 40 min ride to work, the first 25 being uphill. and exactly the same on the … Read More
SHARK REPELLENT: measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted TAKEOVER attempts. Also called porcupine provision. For example: 1. fair price provision requiring a bidder to pay the same price to all shareholders. This raises the stakes and discourages TENDER OFFERS designed to attract only those shareholders most eager to replace management. 2. GOLDEN PARACHUTE contract with top executives that … Read More
there is a plant my mom gave me that I never knew sprouted flowers–and the strangest flowers I’ve ever seen. They’re kind of… hard. and fuzzy. and they have such a strong perfume that it smells like candy!