January 2010 – Page 4

I just re-read “The Day Saved” and it is perfect

Odd to think that I published the poem on my 25th birthday. Or maybe not so odd after all. Enjoy.

Late-night Lord of the Rings homage

Is suitably dramatic. “Many are the strange chances of the world.”

Proper shaving and care of Russian dudes

These last few months have been months full of guests. Some of them have been mine exclusively, some I have been handed over, like parcels. The latest guest, from Russia, we’ve had a lot of fun with, especially when he demanded that we shave his head: It went well after the absinthe. And more absintheContinue reading “Proper shaving and care of Russian dudes”

The only person in Kyiv who had a better New Year’s Eve than I did

Is a friend of ours I’ll call Vova. Vova has a house by the river, which was where he and his wife were holed up, having a quiet evening. Around 11:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Vova realized that they were out of mineral water, and ran out to the local kiosk, on the off-chanceContinue reading “The only person in Kyiv who had a better New Year’s Eve than I did”

Monday Music: in honour of Kris and perfect weeks and weekends

I got a package from the beautiful Kris Bernard right smack on New Year’s Eve, and have been exposed to a ton of new music (not to mention new hats). I haven’t had time to start listening properly until today — it’s been a ridiculous few days, happy and weird — but now that IContinue reading “Monday Music: in honour of Kris and perfect weeks and weekends”