Next time you go to Grand Rapids.... |
Go to the Grand Rapids Art Museum if for no other reason than to check out Stephen Hancock's piece titled Luminous Afternoon in Western Michigan: for Bridget. It is a brilliant mixed media piece in ho...
Posted by Mel on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:13:00 PST |
Chuck Klosterman is brilliant... |
I've only read the first 41 pages of Chuck Klosterman's book Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs but I've already decided that he's brilliant. Here's why..."No woman will ever satisfy me. I know that now, and ...
Posted by Mel on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:01:00 PST |
Observations from the voiceless wonder... |
Having lost my voice for a few days now, I've noticed a few things that I find very interesting:
1. When you try to talk to people but you're basically whispering, they often whisper back as a natural...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:54:00 PST |
fire safety for rockstars |
My three year old niece had fire safety at school yesterday. She was explaining that if there is an emergency you need to call 911. If there is a fire in your house, you need to run outside. And if yo...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:12:00 PST |
Happily Never After |
During a wine-induced discussion last week, my friend V gave some great relationship advice. It went a little like this:"Why is it that if a relationship doesn't last forever, the people involved tend...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 05:41:00 PST |
No encore, I'm good thanks. |
I've been going to concerts for years and I am very annoyed with the tradition of the encore. I understand that it used to be fun: 'Are they coming back?&If we cheer and scream a little louder I think...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:25:00 PST |
Faith restored... |
If you actually read my site you'll see that I want to meet anyone who can restore my faith in the human race. Well, yesterday that happened. The story goes like this...I was flying across the great w...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:07:00 PST |
Random thought of the day.... |
I got to thinking today, what's worse: To eat healthy but risk e.coli and botulism or eat shit food full of trans fats? Then I realized it doesn't really matter what we eat if North Korea aims this wa...
Posted by Mel on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:25:00 PST |
Canadian Thanksgiving |
This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving and I always get teased by my American friends because they don't understand why we celebrate it. Well, here you go:The origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more ...
Posted by Mel on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:17:00 PST |
One... |
It seems that every time I come to Europe I fall in love with a song that I have not yet heard at home. A few years ago it was Angel by Robbie Williams. Last year it was These Words by Natasha Bedingf...
Posted by Mel on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:45:00 PST |
