On friday, I rose at nought o’clock to meet Rachel and Meaghan at Georgia and Granville to catch the bus to Horseshoe Bay to catch the Ferry to Bowen. We hiked up Mount Gardner, taking the old skid trail which if anyone is wondering is the long way round. However, its much more enjoyable than [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Mount Gardner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hiking on May 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Backcheck hath defiled my honour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aptitude, Backcheck, Human Resources, incompetence, Philosophy, Port Kells on May 22, 2008 | 28 Comments »
I just got back from a job interview at a firm called Backcheck, at their Port Kells offices. I was rejected because I failed to meet the standard score on their intelligence evaluation test. Are they crazy? I don’t like to pull rank, but I have an M.A. in Philosophy, and although I couldn’t tell [...]
My Two Favorite things, Connected at Last
Posted in Music, Philosophy on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It turns out that Jeff Mangum, lead singer from Neutral Milk Hotel, and writer of Holland, 1945, is married to Astra Taylor, who made the Zizek! documentary.
Having Returned to the Drippy City
Posted in Things, beginning on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have recently made my way back to Vancouver, and am very happy to be home. It has rained since I arrived, but whoever calls this “bad” weather hasn’t spent much time in Toronto on the wrong side of a shoulder season.
Today I hope to be heading into the city to see Rachel, perhaps with [...]
