Morning Time

Confession. Recently, I actually did the following: I woke up, rolled out of bed, grabbed my Iphone off the nightstand and shuffled half asleep down the hall to the bathroom, where I proceeded to check my work email on my phone while I peed. Let me repeat, I CHECKED MY EMAIL WHILE I PEED. That’s right. As in, I was doing business while I was doing my business. And then I decided to scroll through…

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Big Blue Wave

There is some music that is so intrinsically West Coast that no matter where I am in the world, it takes me home to the Pacific Northwest every time. Hey Ocean! is one of those bands. I met its three core members six or seven years ago when I worked at Cafe Zen in Kitsilano and have followed them over the years.Their unique sound always transports me to the dense rainforest, massive fir trees, north…

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Let’s BE where we are

  I read this article about Canadian rocker Bif Naked in Indulge Magazine today and this excerpt hit a chord: “I look out into the crowd and there is not a single face out there, it’s just all iPhones. Our culture is now that; all you perform to is iPhones, not faces.” The experience left her feeling as though she was on display as a “dancing cancer monkey.” And, subsequently, every show on the tour…

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Best Films of 2011

I saw a lot of great films last year and thought it would be a fun writing exercise to make a list of my favorites.  Of course there’s a long list of movies I still want to see, but this is my roundup to date. Most of these are available to rent now, so if you’re in the mood for some popcorn and a good flick, here are my recommendations: (The title of each film…

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Vancouver Riots: Trying to Make Sense of a Night of Destruction

Like a car wreck you can’t help but look at, I sat in front of my computer for hours last night watching the riots unfold live in Vancouver, with an ever growing pit of sickness in my stomach. When I finally got up from my seat, the sun had set and the house was dark except for the glow of my computer screen. I closed my laptop to the image of black smoke billowing up…

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