May 2012
3 posts
owls awake to the setting moon over fir trees beyond my window; give a sleepy, warbly whooooo.
April 2012
2 posts
Latest Washed Out album sounds like Sting.
(Old news? Yah. But I haven’t listened in full ‘til now.)
March 2012
11 posts
“Around 9:30, I feel the bus stop. We’re at a town called Salmon Arm, where we...”
– David Byrne discussing Salmon Arm, my hometown. (via quietmusic)
Bloodied But Unbowed: Early Vancouver Punk →
This left me feeling depressed as anything. Should have just re-watched Hard Core Logo instead.
1 tag
Always-the-same
I have been working in the finance unit this week, which means I work in a steel-walled safe of a room. It’s hot, there is zero air flow, my hands get dry from handling so much paper. But the worst part is I have to listen to one top 40 radio station. Songs I didn’t know are now stuck in my head and keep returning to me at all hours because I have been forced to listen to them over and...
February 2012
16 posts
Babe's Honey is Back! →
jillsies:
Sweet onion honey forever.
Aw yeah.
1 tag
Warm Butternut Squash and Chickpea Salad
Although I’m not sure what the original Casa Moro recipe includes, this adaptation of an adaptation of a Moorish dish can be made miles better by:
Actually adding the allspice;
Skipping the onion;
Adding olive oil and lemon juice in a ratio of 1:2;
Skipping the water (the chickpeas will have some water on them);
Adding enough tahini to make the dressing a nice warm colour, but not so...
Mexico D.F.
If you’ve been, tell me about it. I’m going in April.
January 2012
8 posts
happy new year/ sun tai geen hong/ gung hay fat choy
5 tags
BBC - Adam Curtis Blog: THE YEARS OF STAGNATION... →
towerofsleep:
Everybody is always remarking about how stuck our society feels these days. The music doesn’t change, the political parties are all exactly the same, and films and TV dramas are almost always set in the past. We are also stuck with an economic system that is not delivering the paradise that it once promised - but is instead creating chaos and hardship. Yet no-one can imagine a...
Sabrina describes vintage porn films:
With captions that are like “Darling shall we take a stroll in the garden”. Spoiler: they fuck in the garden.
Also she asks if he has a “fish skin” because she wouldn’t like a junior.
Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Is hiya related to the Cantonese ai-yah! in any way, I wonder? In any case, it is a densely meaning-ful word.
What to wear when travelling →
The varied impressions of What One Should Wear the world over. For women, mostly. An interesting, diverse, absorbing read for anyone interested in perception, travel, A Small Place, trans-cultural communication, and the sartorial.
4 tags
WatchI Want to Grow Old in China
December 2011
9 posts
Yawn, just wake me up when it’s 2012.
1 tag
Lunch List
Destinations:
Hope Key Daidoco Fol Epi Chicken on the Run (“broasted” chicken) I Kyu Noodle Phonomenal Vietnamese Cafe The Village (it has been years; I must return)
Serious sugar/ carb, salt, and cheese overload today. Nghhhhhhhh.
#headache #not feeling well #waiting up for the kitty
November 2011
6 posts
Well I don’t know about you, but there’s nothing I like better than writing a job application exam on a Saturday afternoon.
#I’m not even sure if I’m eligible for this job #Could be a giant waste of time #I’d rather be crafting