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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Toronto is sending its messages.

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

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 [...]

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 [...]