Oh I have disappeared. I am well aware.
I got engrossed in productivity (whether by necessity or fate, that has yet to be determined) and have been working upwards of 10 hours a day every day and alternating work-work to school-work as if  bitten by a radioactive spider. In the midst of preparing not one but [...]

First, there was the anxious, certainly neurotic, habit of hitting the ’save’ button like it was a new religion, a modest offering to the gods of academia informed by the desire to placate their vengeful spirits and emerge out of this fall term unscathed.  Then, in the midst of it all, there was a list, [...]

Reasons why Thursday and Friday rocked :
- starting the day with a healthy dose of chai latte & Andrew Bird;
- finally going to yoga;
- having lunch with co-workers old and new;
- receiving exciting updates on the Europe front;
- accomplishing all of my Christmas-related shopping needs in under 20 minutes;
- going West of Bathurst for the [...]

Happiness is: a glass of warm apple cider; being able to slowly articulate your passions, layer by layer; having wonderful friends, and deciding that the unexpected will be welcomed with panache.

A group of close friends congregated in my kitchen last night for Operation Consultation: a chat and exchange on my research and its future. We [...]

Last May, I wrote an email to Artscapes putting in a request for media accreditation to attend the Creative Spaces + Places conference taking place in Toronto. Much to my surprise, my request was accepted (what would I do without that powerful social network that is also my workplace?) and I was able [...]

Power to the urban nerds! (And, yes, I am serious.)
I am so in love with the urban studies, environmental design, global cities and social innovation literature currently populating my bookcase. Waking up at 6am to be sneaking in some sweet ole studyin’ before work has never felt more decadent.

Photo from here.
“A society without a stable [...]

Today is all about: fresh fruit, a surprisingly well-decorated Public Library that is reminiscent of Scandinavia for its  practical yet colorful interior design, Jana, and my readings.
On my way here I was thinking of Hobbes and his ridiculous “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” claim.
Funnily enough, I just came across this inspiring passage:
“No, we are [...]