hope (n.) [and The Myth of Sisyphus]

Was it really hope that helped us get through 2021?

garden (n.) [thoughts on “Over the Garden Wall”]

[spoiler alert] As the last episode revealed, the entirety of the series was a blip of time, from the moment that Wirt and Greg fell into the water, to when they were saved. Some would say it was a cheap "deus ex machina", a "and then they woke up" resolution to a puzzling tale. But the sheer …

adjust (v.)

I’ve been back in Vancouver for almost four weeks now. It took me some time to get adjusted, and I still think I’m adjusting. When I got off the plane, I made my way through Customs (with a slight uncertainty about whether to mark the ‘resident’ or ‘visitor’ section of the landing card, knowing well that …

solution (n.)

[Originally published on my Life Actually blog, one day into 2016, GMT.] In some ways, it doesn’t feel like the end of a year. One part of it may be because I feel like I cut a new chapter in November and so it doesn’t quite feel like something new is beginning. Some part of it …

jest (n.,v.) Reflections on page 223 (+ beyond) of DFW’s Infinite Jest

Sometimes when there’s so much going on after a big move, all you want to do is be productive - whether by sending resumes or looking at apartments or by taking advantage of having the time to wander around and learn the new place you’re by getting outside and taking it all in.And sometimes, you …

deprivation (n.) My first floating experience

After rolling out my thoughts in my last post about my meditative practice of "wallowing by walking" (i.e. indulging in thoughts about my personal drama with scenic backdrop so as to stay a sane citizen), I realize much of this thinking came not only from one of my walks, but from the effects of my …

eye contact (n.)

A bit of an odd phenomenon, this thing called eye contact. There's no actual contact (read: from Latin contactus "a touching, "to touch" con+tangere) involved - just a reciprocated seeing. When there is no other form of physical contact with a person happening (be it for lack of language, words, or proximity,) no talking or …

voice (v., n.)

I attended Voices in the Park last weekend and I think it's about time I reflected and committed something into words.I kept hoping Bill would play the sax.The concert was organized by Sarah McLaghlan to fundraise for her School of Music that she founded in 1990 to bring musical education to underprivileged kids. The line-up …

exhaust (v.) The Alchemist review

Today, I thought I'd be a bit lazy and just post a review I threw together on a recent book I finished reading. I probably should have read this book much longer ago, but I finally came around to it. It complemented my beliefs, and I understood it deep down, I think - or at …

leaf (v., n.)

Lots of reflecting happening here on my part, as I leaf through the different projects I've been a part of over the last year and a half!In light of this, I dedicate this entry to turning over new "leafs," "leafing" through memories, old habits, and the ways we're used to doing things so that we …