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Category Archives: personal
[murmur] at 10
Ten years ago tonight, James Roussel and I skulked around Kensington Market, awkwardly attaching incredibly heavy homemade square steel signs to various poles, lugging armloads of tools and trying to not to look conspicuous. In the early hours of the … Continue reading
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Creativity and Culture are alive and well
This week I attended a salon (themed conversation plus dinner) on Canada’s creative future. It was sparked in part by a Globe op-ed from last year: Canada must refuel for cultural creativity. It was a great conversation with a room … Continue reading
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Jane’s Walk Toronto picks
There are a lot of Jane’s Walks in Toronto this weekend. Here are the ones I’m going on: Sat @ 10: King and Spadina: One of the Two Kings, by Margie Zeidler & Paul Bedford Sat @ 1: Transforming Queen’s Quay Sat @ 2: Revitalization … Continue reading
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[murmur] vs. the Digital Sabbath?
It’s been 9 years since James, Shawn and I came up with [murmur], and it’s been a couple of years since I was directly involved with it, but it’s featured nicely in this article by Jason Farman in The Atlantic: … Continue reading
Stress, research, fear
I’m having difficulty managing myself lately. I have a bunch of projects on-the-go, and I’m feeling overwhelmed. However, I’d promised myself to seek a more sustainable lifestyle. Relatively-speaking, I’ve been partially successful in this: I’m going to the gym normally … Continue reading
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I ran away
Either I’m on the dumbest vacation ever, or my own subject in some awfully speculative experiment. Some time ago, I booked myself a flight to Mexico City. (It’s a long story, and not relevant here.) More recently (driven by the … Continue reading
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