There is a lady sitting alone in a room with no windows, looking at an old telephone, waiting for someone to call. She grants booble permits, and you are trying to buy a booble. But the secretary lost her number, and nobody talks to her at lunch, so nobody knows what she does. She gives…
Tag: Vancouver
AIRPORT UPDATE: In-flight service
What is a commercial flight like these days?
Finding Bob
Perhaps you’ve found yourself living in a building that doesn’t offer recycling service. You could navigate the labyrinth of bureaucracy all day long and not find any reliable answers. Are buildings required to offer it? Does it cost money? How do you get a blue box? Why did every person I spoke to give me a…
Café Du Soleil: alive and well (despite vehement claims of a pretentious hipster)
If people get upset because you don’t blindly believe every word they say, you probably shouldn’t blindly believe any words that they say
Visual Riddles: Justin’s Mess
It had been a busy Sunday. I illegally swam to an unnamed island to check up on a stash of hidden books, purchased bacon, attended Port Moody’s Car Free Day, and roommate made a large quantity of vegan nachos, I baked a loaf of molasses bread, and baked my first loaf of molasses bread based…
Vancouver Fringe Festival 2018 – Banned in the USA
Banned in the USA took a painful hour not getting to the point, and then went 15 minutes over its scheduled time. This may be the worst fringe performance I have ever seen.
Vancouver Fringe Festival 2018 – Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life
Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me, But Banjos Saved My Life is a show in the true spirit of Fringe. The performance will put a smile on your face, leaving you glad and happy.
Vancouver Fringe Festival 2018 – Poly Queer Love Ballad
A 75 minute Slam Poetry Musical, that is good even if you don’t like Slam Poetry, Musicals, or 75 minute shows.
Vancouver Fringe Festival 2018 – Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug
Likely the funniest show at this year’s festival, Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug is a touching and hilarious must-see at the 2018 Vancouver Fringe Festival.
BOOKHUNT: Obvious Titles and Awkward Authors
You know when you’re in a proper bookstore – one of those shops where the shelves are full, and overflow piles everywhere? And you notice someone else in that bookstore, and you wonder: “What is that person looking for?” And you kind of keep on eye on them, and possibly even follow them around, to…
BOOKHUNT: Telepathic Spiders from Space
Without constraints I can spend hours in a good used bookstore. Without constraints, I could probably live in one. But on any given occasion you will eventually need to eat, or go to the bathroom, go to work, or go to class. And if you’re with people? They won’t want to stay as long. Not…