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Dirt devil

Wednesday, June 24, 2009


Diego was in love with Amber. Amber was in love with Diego for years until yesterday when she could no longer handle the dirty dishes that had been sitting in the sink for two weeks.

She left a post-it note on the stack of cheddar covered Dollaramo china after coming to the conclusion that a cell-text would not translate as well as yellow on yellow. It read: Please clean out your baggage before calling me out.

Diego only found the note a few days later in the bottom of the tomato sauce covered sink. He stood above the dishes for a short eternity thinking about how Amber used to snore on the couch while he quietly made a mess in the kitchen. She sounded like an old rackety lawnmower.

Clubs and drunken women were the only way he could drown out the silence that was thickening his living room walls. Amber was still his first thought no matter where he woke up.

One Saturday afternoon he found himself in a household alley in a department store looking for something new and exciting. The neon lights made everything look quite cool and most of all unemotional. A large box in his arms he returned home and decided to finally text Amber on her phone. The note read: Don't forget to buy some dishwasher soap.

It was his way of reaching out to let her know that he wanted to hear her snore while he cleaned house.

All he had to do now was get the new vacuum cleaner out of the box and put the user manual in the recycling bag.

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June 24, 2009

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A naked lounge

Saturday, April 07, 2007



At some point, while he was picking up his coffee, he unknowingly picked up the phone.


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April 07, 2007



Hockey and hairstyles

Saturday, December 09, 2006


One of my favorite moments of any week would be the moment I hear Jonathan Goldstein speak from my radio. Not only is his show entertaining, but his voice is like that of the shy friend you had in secondary 2. It is no secret that I love the CBC radio broadcasts. In fact, I will even offer up that I only listen to that station and that station only. The dial on my old Sanyo stereo (with the amazingly mysterious AMSS!) has never turned since I have settled in my Montreal flat, back in May.

I listen to Daybreak when I get up in the morning so I can hear audio clips from Maher Arar's stand and to the political play du jour, for Pierre Landry’s cultural spot and to see how many layers of clothing I should wear before stepping out. Then, at other random times, I flick on the switch to listen in on whatever is playing while I paint, cook or tidy up. But never while I write. I cannot write and listen to the CBC at the same time, it is impossible.

As I was saying, Jonathan puts out a great show called Wiretap and I want to share with you this small pleasure of listening to his hilarious improvised sketches, stories and my personal favorite, his perfectly timed tongue-in-cheek telephone conversations. Even his guests are spot on.

Click here to hear a 26 minute long broadcast of “The Gentleman's Guide to Grooming” with John Hodgman, author of “The Areas of My Expertise,” an exercise in literary parody.

Also, a little visual bonbon, click here to see an amazing animation of "Joseph's Coat" written by Jonathan Goldstein, and animated by Gregor Ehrlich. It's Paint that flies across your screen like play doh on skates.

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December 09, 2006



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