January 2012
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Hello 2012 Read more books Knit Move out Get back to working out Get driving license Get my French to where my Spanish is right now Get my Spanish to advanced fluency Post up more shit A bit late, but whatever. I look back at my list of goals from 2011, and the only one I stuck to was the Spanish, which shows where my priorities have been at this past year, and way before then. I...
Jan 6th
September 2011
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Crossroads leads to crossroads, leads to...
I wont bother trying to fool myself (or any reader that happens to stumble on this) into thinking that I’m unique in having this realization, or that I have something profound and meaningful to add to the discussion. Instead I’ll just try to lay out the facts so that I can reflect on where I’m at right now. I’m about to hit my mid-20’s and the time has come to make a...
Sep 22nd
June 2011
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Jun 28th
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¿Cuál sería el mejor país para estudiar?
Damn this Spanish language. Why the hell did the conquistadors have to be so aggressive with their territorial expansion? They’ve created a legacy that spans virtually a whole continent, spawning numerous distinct countries and cultures, and consequently leaving me with far too much choice regarding where to go for my immersion/study. It shouldn’t be difficult, but I don’t fare...
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March 2011
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January 2011
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Jan 16th
Goals: 2011 Edition.
Languages Spanish My goal last year was to get to an ‘advanced conversational level’, whatever that meant. So I worked my arse off, compiling hours of Spanish videos from various vloggers on my iPod and having a good listen with every chance that I got. I finally completed all three levels of Pimsleur and got pretty inventive with TV, downloaded the documentary series Callejeros...
Jan 16th
February 2010
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December 2009
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What am I doing?
I guess it’ll help me to put this into words somewhere. I’m almost four months into my stay in Toronto, and wondering more than ever what I’m doing and just how long I should continue with it. University behind me, I find myself in a huge city that was never my first choice of location. On the one hand, I finally proved to myself that I can function away from my creature...
Dec 30th
February 2009
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January 2009
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ListenThat Ghost’s beautifully evocative 2008...
Jan 28th
December 2008
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ListenGetting Bright At Night, The Icarus Line’s...
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Dec 10th
Ever have those mind blowing moments of clarity and self assurance? Outstanding.
Dec 8th
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WatchWatch
Bucket Bath. Graduate film, University of Bedfordshire, July 2008.
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