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 [...]

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 [...]

“Some people are irked by bad lighting, excessive AC, the reek of European men’s cologne. I’m hopelessly particular about music. Background sound tracks can make or break my impression of a place-and these days every place has one, from wine bars to Williams-Sonoma. Too often it’s employed with alarming incompetence.
I’m not talking about loud music [...]

In the theme of things that rock, Saturday was also quite stellar.
I saw the Gerturdes and Bruce Peninsula in the unlikeliest venue ever and got to spend time with a dear friend. The result was memorable and the whole night reminded me precisely of why I love this city so much. I only wish I [...]

Biked to the Phoenix, waited 30minutes, realized I wasn’t up for Camera Obscura and left. In how many languages can you say ’silly’?
Rose, I’m feeling older!

Oh I simply had to drop everything I was doing- the simultaneous emails, the chats, the cyber-pings, the planning- to contemplate the absolutely incredible nature of Andrew Bird’s musicianship. There’s something about his ability to craft a song that always causes me to stop, sigh, and get lost in my own thoughts no matter where, [...]

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, [...]

I am happy to report that project Shut Up & Study, now in its third day of existence, is going quite well. True, I have unabashedly added a couple more projects to my roster of daily commitments,  but my book review is now due in two weeks so it all balances out (or does it?) [...]

There was a brief moment yesterday when, without a particularly valid reason, I was questioning whether or not I should go to the Horseshoe. I had a Loney Dear ticket and was excited to see him (especially since he was supposed to play last May but then- sad!- his van broke down and he got [...]

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