For such a non-reader of poetry, I went against all expectations and bought more poetry books in a single day than I probably will for the rest of my life. Sylvia Plath (x2), Allan Ginsberg and Dylan Thomas now live in that very same bed-side pile of books in which a neglected Irene Nemirovsky can [...]

Or, how to appreciate the slow pace of a sun-drenched Monday morning that feels like Spring:

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 [...]

Friday night, this is what I make of you:

Words from Sarah Manguso’s Hard to Admit and Harder to Escape (2007), included with story collections by Dave Eggers and Deb Olin Unferth in McSweeney’s One Hundred and Forty-Five Stories in a Small Box.
Words in the last picture by Broken Social Scene and my unrelenting faith in [...]

Sometimes life feels like the act of reading and re-reading a page that has been torn out from the middle of a book. The story never reaches its catharsis and, in its repeating, becomes a photocopy of itself. A tamed, purely ornamental version of a narrative that leaves you wondering what will happen next. Tonight, [...]

A very special good-bye to a very special person. ♥

Toronto is sending its messages.

*Found during a stroll in my favorite park. No staging involved.

Internazionale teaches me things I didn’t know I needed to know. Like how well Izis’ images complement Irene Nemirovsky’s words, for example.

Il Carnevale di Nizza (1956)

Le rive della Senna, Petit Pont (1949)

Jardin de Tuileries (1950)

Despite the decision to cut off my daily supply of  recreational reading, I have been enjoying quite a few interesting things these (Porfolio) days. They include:
Neozoon’s Furry Friends series:

Simon Hejden’s trees:

Whitelines Notebooks (they had me at “Swedish” and “innovation”):

Sunday brunch served with digital cameras:

Crowdsourcing my research from various West-end cafes:

Jamming with the Jam Berries:

and veganism.
Waking [...]