Archive for May, 2007
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
a seat with a view
Another ’seat with a view’, this time on Charles street in downtown Toronto. It seems that one could assemble an apartment’s worth of furniture just by keeping an eye open, and collecting bits here and there.
See also: The most spectacularly situated piece of abandoned furniture which I’ve seen to date
No Comments » - Posted in photography by stephanie
Friday, May 25th, 2007
thinking outside the box inside my head while my folders empty out their contents
The Aeroplan website is endlessly frustrating. Just when you think you’ve got what you want, they yank the carpet out from under you– ha! You’ve got your flight all picked out? Well, in the 2 minutes that you took to make sure it was the right one, it vaporized!
Today when I’d done battle and emerged, bloody […]
No Comments » - Posted in technology, travel by stephanie
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Untamed Folk
This week, I’ll spare you my further thoughts on freedom in performance, and instead point you to an excellent piece on billtron.org which touches on the issue as it existed in Bluegrass music. It was inspired by the author’s stumbling upon a quote by Bill Monroe, grandfather of bluegrass music, who said of a fellow musician, “How can Roscoe go out on […]
No Comments » - Posted in music by stephanie
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
look at me! look at me!
In this exhibitionist Web2.0 world, it’s de rigeur to flash your tastes, your occupations, your creative output, and your personal statistics in various areas.
For the music obsessed, LastFM is the perfect stage. It’s a hub for analyzing your musical listening habits, linking you up with like-minded consumers, and best of all, for discovering new music. […]
No Comments » - Posted in music, technology by stephanie
Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Eleni Mandell in Toronto
Eleni Mandell playing that little vintage Martin which I covet,
opening for Justin Rutledge at the Mod Club in Toronto
Although I’ve been listening to Eleni Mandell for years, I still find it difficult to describe her music to others, perhaps because it doesn’t fit easily into any category. It’s nostalgic yet modern, innocent yet tough. It’s jazzy at […]
