Category Archives: Journal

Things to do when I’m not writing

Posted on 9 January 2007 by andyq

Looking through the lens of the present at my past entries, I note a few different themes: the desire to write, berating my lack of discipline, some jealousy at other people who write more, and the sense of drifting away … Continue reading →

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How I love and hate travelling

Posted on 24 September 2005 by andyq

18 August Friday 11:30 am, Toronto Time / 25 September 8am, Kunming Time I started this particular post over a month ago as I was heading to Toronto from Chicago. It was a particularly hard trip. North American routes of … Continue reading →

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Waking and not quite knowing where

Posted on 7 September 2005 by andyq

7 Sept 05, San Francisco I open my eyes. Brooklyn? Toronto (on the Bloor line, far enough east or west for the buildings to thin out)? No. Oakland. The BART to San Francisco. Some surprise how many seconds it took … Continue reading →

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Leaving My Ex

Posted on 22 August 2005 by andyq

23 August 2005, 9am, en route from Gravenhurst to Toronto I’m leaving my ex. I’m on a bus from Gravenhurst to Toronto. The sky is a wash of moody greys, partly an effect of the shaded windows. I realize that … Continue reading →

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Coming back from a break

Posted on 18 August 2005 by andyq

18 August Friday 10:30am, Chicago. I have put aside blogging for a long time now. It’s like most things. I take an interest in something, I put in some effort, and then I put it aside. How do I make … Continue reading →

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I woke up screaming

Posted on 16 April 2005 by andyq

The dreams that most fascinate me are when something in the setting has changed from a reflection of real life to something very different. I still remember a dream in university of a red-orange dessert and dinosaur type creatures. Also … Continue reading →

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A prayer for my friend’s dad

Posted on 12 April 2005 by andyq

Yesterday, I received an e-mail from my friend K. “I wanted you to know that my dad died last Wednesday morning. We have been doing ceremonies for him and will be having a memorial service next thursday. Say a prayer … Continue reading →

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Today I am used to my loneliness

Posted on 12 February 2005 by andyq

Today I am used to my loneliness. I woke up, and was happy to do some work on my computer that had been waiting for me, and some updates to my webpage. I ate a bowl of noodles left over … Continue reading →

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Lately I scatter

Posted on 7 February 2005 by andyq

I’m so scattered these days. My thoughts take off like a startled flock of birds and then fly back and forth in aimless directions like small buzzing insects.Such erratic flight. I sit at my work station and try to focus … Continue reading →

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I wanted to work in the music industry

Posted on 27 January 2005 by andyq

I am a filer and collector. I save scraps of paper for ages before throwing them out. I think it might come from my grandmother who saved absolutely everything, old tin cans, bolts, pieces of string. This habit doesn’t sit … Continue reading →

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