http://brokenimages.ca/ A blog about puppy love. en-us Copyright 2010 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:33:23 -0500 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:26:01 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=2.661 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss So I packed Ryder in a shiny purple bag and snaked across the border for a few weeks. I wanted to take it easy for a while, but then EVERYTHINGHAPPENEDATONCE: I ... Grew a beard. Lived in the woods.... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/06/04/a_little_2640km_ride Here & There Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:33:23 -0500 So Regan and Sherry are getting married. They stopped by my apartment on their whirlwind tour to incite youthquakes around the province. I made them coffee in the most awkward way possible. "All my electronic devices decided to commit... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/05/03/youthquake Friends & Lovers Mon, 03 May 2010 18:27:07 -0500 What a week -- volcanoes! puppy departures! clickety-clack on new typewriters! So, here's a list of random occurrences: The number of dogs in my apartment was reduced by half -- Sophia, who was couch surfing for the past two... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/04/25/lets_trade_fur_for_technology Various Positions Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:03:55 -0500 Sunlight. Check Not wearing pants around the house. Check Napping with puppies. Check New vacuum cleaner with a lot of extra suck. Check Planning summer trips to find whales. Check... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/04/13/spring_checklist Various Positions Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:27:08 -0500 Yesterday was the last day of winter. Early in the morning I drove down to Cambridge to help Simon move. The Vinyl Cafe was on the radio -- a story about Winnipeg and this crazy elm growing in the middle... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/03/21/spring_finally Friends & Lovers Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:58:51 -0500 The new place lacks a shower. Entirely. The kitchen faucet leaks and the stove won't turn on. The fan in the windowless bathroom does not work. But the apartment makes up for all of its shortcomings by having glorious... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/02/21/new_spaces Here & There Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:24:01 -0500 Despite all my tough talk about using spreadsheets to track everything from how often the dog poops to how much radishes cost at the corner store, I make most of my decisions by stumbling around blindly and grasping at things.... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/02/02/on_the_move Here & There Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:46:05 -0500 Sarah came for a visit. So naturally we spent an entire weekend looking at dead people in Toronto. (Narrated by Harrison Ford pretending to be an archeologist.) Ugh. Gross. I know. But on the up side, we also saw... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/01/23/i_see_dead_people Here & There Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:35:03 -0500 I'm immensely relieved 2009 is over -- what an shitty year it's been. One meaningless trauma after another. Now that I washed this lingering stench of disappointment from my bones, let's never speak of 2009 again. But the year... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2010/01/03/letting_the_days_go_by_let_the_water_hold_me_down Various Positions Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:25:25 -0500 I can't recall a more low-key Christmas since the one I spent in 1989. Back then there were riots on the streets and people dying, foolishly as it turned out. Bullets whizzed by our window all night long and the... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/12/28/ho Various Positions Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:42:14 -0500 The dog and I were feeling pretty down last week. So we packed our germs in the car and headed up to Barrie over the weekend. The Regan and the Sherry held their annual Christmas open house, and man,... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/12/24/a_barrie_merry_christmas Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:40:28 -0500 I love December. The fucking cold, the endless nights leave room for enjoyable activities such as: taking flu medication, dashing through the snow, self-doubting, pity parties. Speaking of which, we're seriously overdue for a pity party. Pity parties are... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/12/16/lets_dance_around_the_issue Various Positions Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:39 -0500 I decided that my fuzzy pig hat is so awesome it deserves to be photographed for an entire year. That's right -- new photo project: me wearing a pig hat. And not much else. This is going to rock... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/12/10/boys_are_such_pigs Ideas & Images Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:10:41 -0500 Did I mention I have a new job? Well, it's true -- I started on Monday. So this week has been full of both awesome and awkward at once. Especially today. You see, me and the other new guy... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/12/04/fun_with_google Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30:49 -0500 The poop-monster and I went on a two hour bike ride from Elmira to Wallenstein this morning. There are few things in life that seem to satisfy her as completely as a fresh pile of horse shit by the... http://brokenimages.ca/archives/2009/11/21/puppy_trips_ftw A Dog's Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:42:40 -0500