Category Archives: Blogging

Reading Hemingway in Paris

Posted on 4 October 2014 by andyq

Today, I have been reading Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast. He writes about his younger self in Paris, as a writer, living, without much money, on the Left Bank in Paris. I am a writer, just moved here to work … Continue reading →

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My Dad’s Lawyer

Posted on 2 July 2014 by andyq

At my mom’s 80th birthday, I ended up sitting next to my Dad’s old lawyer, let’s call him Uncle Kasra, an Indian-Canadian man of Farsi background with a beautiful wife and two dynamic daughters, who we saw from time to … Continue reading →

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Cologne: Heaven by Chopard

Posted on 4 March 2014 by andyq

I don’t think I ever paid any attention at all to scent until my mid-twenties or later. I had a bunch of allergies, to pollens and dust, and my nose was always a bit congested. I never considered wearing a … Continue reading →

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Farewell, goofball.

Posted on 16 September 2011 by andyq

I remember the same instinct from when J— died: if I could write it all down —the connections between the present and past, the mundane and grand, the private and public— maybe it would somehow make some sense. We knew … Continue reading →

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Excavating and archiving

Posted on 6 September 2011 by andyq

I’m scanning my film negatives onto my computer. This is no small task. My father was a photographer – he started off with social pages for his university’s yearbook. This lead him to owning a camera store. He taught my … Continue reading →

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New Website 2011

Posted on 9 August 2011 by andyq

When discussing with my pal, Tim, about how to update our other website, our project on sexual racism, I realised that my own website badly needed updating. First of all, while I loved the animation on the front door, I … Continue reading →

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A move to WordPress

Posted on 1 August 2011 by andyq

I have to admit that I liked the name “Blogger” but since it won’t work to integrate with my webpage, WordPress it is.

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A book about me.

Posted on 27 April 2011 by andyq

I admit to being an ego-surfer, which started somewhere around the time of my first books being published. So, at least I could have an excuse for entering “Andy Quan” into google to see how many hits came up, and … Continue reading →

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A Blog Reflection / Getting Unstuck

Posted on 28 June 2010 by andyq

Currently, I use two blogs. One is basically like a journal and is private. I find it a useful second diary – and try to do a version of the Artist’s Way Morning Pages when I can. Also, my skills … Continue reading →

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The Blog is Comatose / Facebook Thoughts

Posted on 7 September 2009 by andyq

I’ve felt little need these days to keep up with a public blog. Everyone is making their lives and thoughts so public these days, it seems like overkill. I haven’t succumbed to the Twitter craze, either reading or writing. I … Continue reading →

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