“Why do I travel? It’s not the flying I mind- I will always be awed by the physics that get a fat metal bird into the upper troposphere. The rest of the journey, however, can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity, from the predawn x-ray screening to the sad [...]

If Jason Collett had a song called Almost Spring, it would be an ode to its radiant yellow light and its air, that magnificent kind of air that makes you want to sprint and reach unknown destinations while holding hands with your friends.

Close your eyes. Hold your breath. Then enjoy spring’s resplendent afternoon light.
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Last night [...]

A weekend of champions, this was.
I experienced a rare kind of decadence, one made possible only by the tacit understanding that school was to be put on hold for the entire duration of the weekend. Indulging in books, magazines, paintings and the violin is not an everyday occurrence, if you’re an overworked grad student like [...]

Photo by IDEO.

This photo is wildly inspirational.
It sets my imagination on fire. It fuels my long-lasting love affair with documentation. It keeps the flame of my  anticipated nostalgia alive. This photo is posted here as a preview of a collaborate arts project I have in mind, which will be unveiled soon. Or as [...]

I’m thinking of renting a car, finding a driver-friend, and going away on a snowy adventure somewhere near nature.
In the meantime, these encounters with trees will have to do:

(I can’t stop listening to this song, it’s so cheery and the video so perfect for fantasizing about the summer.)

(sent a picture of my FCL-inspired doodle-card [...]

Life: Learning to cope with hope.
This, I think, is what my 2010 will be about.
(At least according to H-Pal.)

Back to Copenhagen. Back to biting off more than I can chew.

I was surprisingly successful at stuffing everything of vague importance into my carry-on, aka my new kick-ass weekender bag I thought no one would believe to be ’small’ enough for today’s restrictive travel standards. My brother’s Christmas book remains misplaced, however I did manage to spend the  morning at a water spa and eat the [...]

Highlights from yesterday:  90 minutes of hot yoga; a pleasant coffee-flavored run-in at my usual cafe; City of Craft on Dovercourt with Roomie Extraordinaire, saying hello to the books and doing some last-minute shopping; almost getting locked in at CSI; dinner at Fresh; Patrick Watson with Jana; sushi (yes, two dinners!) with darling Sarah… and [...]

As I attempt to cross multiple items off my to-do list, I find myself staring outside my window a lot. My barren living room has only one functional element in it, and it just so happens that said element is a massive, work-accommodating desk overlooking my leaf-enrobed street. On glorious fall days like this one, [...]