This week I went on a 3 day cafe crawl. I went to the Linuxx, Starbucks, Courense’s and Nova Era. I read parts of two books: The Worlds Within Her, by Neil Bissoondath and Planet of Slums by Mike Davis. I charted my financial goals. I wrote in my journal. I caught some rays. I [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Taking it Easy, sorta
Posted in daily life on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Weekend
Posted in Music, food, photography on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Right now I’m at work, it’s 2:03AM. I’m eating vegan rice pudding and cherry crisp. I’m reading about what is happening in Burma and looking at blogs.
On Friday I went to see A Tale of Three Cities, a photo exhibit that is part of the Contact Photography series. The photo above is from this exhibit. The work [...]
Where are you going next?
Posted in Future on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So ever since I got back from the Philippines (October 2007), people have been asking me where I will go next? When will I go back to Manila? When I got back I was mostly concerned about getting out of my friend Val’s basement studio. I slept next to her sewing machine for nearly two [...]
Catfish and Mandala
Posted in Books on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m almost finished reading it. 50 pages left. I started it on Friday. It’s amazing. Reminds me of conversations I had with Filipino Americans I traveled with in Manila in 2005. It was all about cultural identity. Here’s a review, if you’re looking for summer reading, look no further. This book will transport you out of wherever you [...]
The Crisis in Zimbabwe, A Gender Perspective
Posted in Advocacy, Feminism, Gender Issues, International Politics on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just read this amazing interview by Rochelle Jones from the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID). Read on…
AWID interviews Shereen Essof, a Zimbabwean feminist living in Cape Town, and Thoko Matshe, a feminist, women’s rights activist and poet – about how gender compounds the already appalling social and political spheres inside Zimbabwe.
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AWID: The Mugabe [...]
Ulaanbaatar, Hanoi or Manila?
Posted in Travel, Visioning, Work on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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I’m looking at CIDA internships. All of the internships are amazing, Ulaanbaatar, is my top pick, the organization: a feminist women’s rights/violence against women network. The work: assisting with an anti-sex trafficking advocacy/awareness/capacity building project. Hanoi’s option is a bit less intriguing as it’s a rural development project. I’m a city girl. Beaches would make up for that challenge, I think… Manila, [...]
In the same direction?
Posted in blogging on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think I should explain what this is about, the back story.
As with many changes in my life, it all started with a book. I don’t remember if I picked it or my spiritual mentor, at the time, picked it. But this book: A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, started me on a journey.
The book [...]
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Posted in Films on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Set in the turbulent year of 1970, this poignant and humorous coming of age story thrusts twelve year-old Mauro (Michel Joelsas) into a maelstrom of political and personal upheaval. When his left-wing militant parents are forced to go underground, Mauro is left in the care of his Jewish grandfather’s neighbor in Sao Paulo. Suddenly finding [...]
Forest City Lovers
Posted in Music on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First post. The most important thing to say is check out the Forest City Lovers. They are my latest favourite band, and I always play them during paperwork time at work.
Here’s their site: http://www.playthetriangle.com and you can find 22 tracks to listen to at: http://radio3.cbc.ca/ Click on New Music Canada, then Artists and you’ll find these fun, Toronto kids playing sassy, [...]
