Month: February 2008

Greedy for books.

I am greedy for books right now. Obsessive, grasping, conjuring up lists of things I want to have read. It’s not enough that I could read them in the future, I want them now. A vibration, a titillation when I look at book lists… Continue Reading “Greedy for books.”

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Another novel I have to read.

Apropos of nothing – one of my alltime favourite authors, Peter Carey, released a new book last week. It is a rare occurrence that I buy a book in hardcover, but this time I’m going to have to. Trailer for His Illegal Self below.

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Meeting the family.

I am home from Victoria, home from Ottawa, and I am not quite ready to go back to work tomorrow after a week of bargaining and a weekend of birthday festivities. But still, I am taking a moment to bask in the generosity of… Continue Reading “Meeting the family.”

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I am one year more.

Out here in Ottawa, I’m 35 years old today and glad that it’s finally here – this birthday that I’ve been dreading. Let’s just get it over with so I can stop mulling about my life until now, the whole question of children, and… Continue Reading “I am one year more.”

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Embassy.

The US Embassy in Ottawa. A friendly looking place that I’ve always meant to get a picture of.

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