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Apr 22, 2010 in Books, Me Me Me
Thanks to pal and author Brian Joseph Davis and Eye Weekly I got my hands on Yann Martel’s much anticipated follow-up to Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, a few weeks early. I even got to chat about it a bit in Eye’s Pop Fiction Book Club. Part one, part two.
And because that’s not enough reading, a gang of us are tackling Colum McCann’s gorgeous novel Let the Great World Spin over at the Afterword Reading Society.
Sep 09, 2009 in Me Me Me
I’ve spent the last few days getting to know the German side of my family.
About 40 years ago, my father’s older brother, Lian Hie, left Indonesia for medical school in Germany. Over the next few years two other siblings joined him. None of them ever came home, deciding to stay in Europe instead.
Three Days to Vegas movie Angels Over Broadway divx
Along the way, they all got married, had kids and carved out pretty great lives for themselves here.
Lian Hie ended up marrying an American exchange student from Missouri (my aunt Becky). Kiong, one of his brothers became a doctor and Siok San, his sister, also went into medicine but opted to do acupuncture instead.
If there’s anything I’ve learned from this (other than the fact that my many of my cousins are pretty damn good-looking) is that migration is in the Tan genetic code.
We move around, a lot. More importantly, no matter where we end up we don’t just survive, we do well. There’s a lot to be said for that.
Feb 09, 2009 in Me Me Me
I can deal. 11 degrees? What the hell?
The Skeleton Key film For all you Americans, that’s in celsius. Why haven’t you switched to Metric yet? Really?
Also, as a preview for my upcoming spring mixtape here’s Jens Lekman covering Paul Simon. Enjoy.
Jan 17, 2009 in Me Me Me
Shall We Dance trailer Excess Baggage This is kind of how I feel this morning. Nobody’s Fool Scars of Dracula The Bellboy movie
From the always fun Manna from Brooklyn.
Jan 01, 2009 in Me Me Me
I’m fairly terrible at resolutions and it’s pretty doubtful that writing them on this blog will actually help me accomplish them but since I’m on this five-hour flight to Vancouver and there’s really not much else for me to do, here they are:
Learn how to bake The Maiden Heist video
I’ve been cooking a lot lately and grown to really like it. A lot of the credit has to go to the lovely women at Good Egg, fellow home-chef-in-arms Jodi,
co-worker Karen Hawthorne, and my friends for eating all of the food I prepare. But it’d be nice to bake up some cookies or muffins or something. It’d also be nice to be able to cap off dinner with a dessert that wasn’t store-bought ice cream.
I’d also be really curious to try making a loaf of bread at home and there are apparently foolproof recipes kicking around. (seriously 14-20 hours sitting time?)
Learn how to record a podcast
I actually have all the equipment so I’m annoyed at myself for just diving in and doing this. The work schedule hasn’t helped much, but I can’t really blame that for everything.
Deja Vu buy Forfeit hd Secrets of an Undercover Wife download
Take up a sport
I got back to playing basketball in the summer after a very long hiatus and I completely forgot how much fun it was. It doesn’t hurt that I’m playing with the wackiest and nicest gang of journalists, artists and architects.
Squash could be interesting and I think the Y has courts.
Six Thugs No Through Road movie Learn a language
Despite the fact that I was an absolute whiz at learning English (I moved to Canada from Indonesia when I was seven), I haven’t actually been able to learn another language.
I could try to learn Chinese AGAIN and trying to learn French would be useful, but what about something wacky? Latin? German?
Travel somewhere
I’m tempted to hit up Europe for a couple of weeks in the fall. My aunt and uncle in Germany are some of my favourite relatives and I haven’t seen them in years. Also, it’s been far too long since I went to Europe, so I think that’s that.
Learn an instrument
I have a shitty, shitty, shitty sense of rhythm. Anyone who’s seen me clap along to a song at a show can testify to this. I figure learning an instrument might be one way to rectify this? Guitar? Mandolin? Banjo? Xylophone? Something that’s cheap and I won’t feel too guilty about if this falls through.
Blog more
Yes, this blog has had its stops, starts and lulls. In 2009, this blog will languish no more. I will tend it and love it and feed it tasty things and make sure it grows up to be the blog I always wanted it to be.
Write more (and getting it published)
I miss writing for print publications. I do a lot of writing for the website, but I do miss the whole process of pitching, researching, interviewing and writing. It’s also nice to see your name on actual pages and on the newsstand.
Dec 31, 2008 in Me Me Me
So I’ll be in Vancouver from Jan. 1-9 (drop me a line if you want to hang out) and I’m looking forward to getting a lot of reading done at home (on the bus, at coffee shops waiting for people, walking from place to place). A few things I’ll be reading:
The Withdrawal Method, Pasha Malla
A collection of short stories by former Toronto author Pasha Malla. A nice guy, I’ve met him a couple of times and a few of my friends speak highly of the work.
Revolutionary Road
Because who knows when I’ll see the movie.
The Show That Smells Kindergarten Cop move , Derek McCormack
The Lion King ipod Torque divx
So I can finally tell the lovable schmuck that his book is actually not that bad at all.
, Stacey May Fowles and Marlena Zuber
Because they are fabulous ladies and I should’ve read their book already
When I’m through with all of this I will probably want a couple of really good hits of non-fiction.
Dec 31, 2008 in Me Me Me
I realize over the last few weeks that I’ve really soured on 2008. The year started great and just seemed to really fall apart sometime in late October or early November. But right until then it was actually pretty awesome. So just in case things get really grim in the next few months, and they might. I thought it would be a good idea to remind myself of all the really amazing, fun, memorable things that actually happened this year.
In no particular order:
See ya later 2008.
Dec 16, 2008 in Me Me Me
I’m going to be in Vancouver from Jan. 1 to Jan. 9.
Riders movie Shrek 4-D trailer “Wait, that’s like two weeks away. Why so much notice, Ron?”
Well. I just thought I’d give you advance warning to leave town if you want to avoid me.
I’ve always been unenthused about going back to Vancouver. But somehow, it feels different this time around. I’m spotting awesome things in Vancouver that I want to check out (I’m sure they’ve always been there and I’ve just missed them).
So for all my friends in Vancouver, let’s hang out, coffee, sushi, karaoke, jumping into puddles, whatever you guys want. I miss a lot of you! It’ll be just like old times, but better because they’re new times.
Nov 12, 2008 in Me Me Me
With apologies to Alexis for stealing a simple yet good idea.
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
Been meaning to read Bolano for some time and finally got nudged into reading the book. The first third was a raw and visceral bit of writing. The second, a collection of diary entries/anecdotes from about half-a-dozen viewpoints is a bit more of a slog. But apparently the last third is worthwhile… so onwards.
The Best of George Plimpton
I’ve been meaning to read Plimpton’s work for some time, so I snatched up this anthology when I saw it at a used bookstore. Also I’ve been meaning to read this highly-regarded bio of the Paris Review editor. Red Mist aka Freakdog ipod
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
I’ve always enjoyed Vowell’s tongue-in-cheek take on American history and this look at the Massachusetts Bay colony is no different. For all the joking around, there’s a lot of seriousness and big ideas about the DNA of the American project in this book. I interview her for the Post here if you missed the video.
Mission: Impossible III rip Y: The Last Man (vol. 10 Whys and Wherefores)
After years of picking up various bits and pieces of Pia Guerra and Brian Vaughn’s gripping comic book series about the survivor of a plague that kills of (almost) all the men on the planet, I finally picked up the last volume. It’s been a fun ride.
Soup’s On divx On deck:
Joseph Boyden’s Giller winner Through Black Spruce, John Hodgman’s More Information Than You Require, Joshua Ferris’ Then We Came to the End, Chip Kidd’s The Learners. (Yes, I know, the last two are about ad agencies… I’m not planning a career switch, don’t worry)
Oct 18, 2008 in Me Me Me
Yes, I know. I’m a work of art. Actually this photo was part of a rogue Nuit Blanche project my friend and uber-photoblogger Rannie Turingan
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I’m quite fond of the mascots in a frame myself. Click below to see the lot of ‘em.
