middlerelief

tonight it was the Decemberists. It made me realize: I need a lady who can expand my mind. Be confidant, be intelligent. I need that kind of woman. Until she comes to me, I'll be alone.

when your parents decide to visit and stay in your small small downtown apartment, you suddenly realize: patience truly is a virtue.

visiting with an ex is never a good idea. I say this not because I am presently visiting with an ex, but because I saw one on the street yesterday. that would not necessarily be an unlikely occurance in a city that feels as small as Toronto except that this particular ex does not--to the best of my knowledge--live in Toronto, or even within a...
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I'm confused about the western man's seemingly obsessive search for a closer shave.

to many, the gradual movement towards less and less facial hair seems the logical conclusion of inevitable razor evolution. why the closer shave? because it's what's next. it's the undiscovered country. like the center of the galaxy. actually, that's not at all sensible. but to me it seems that all the obvious...
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the interesting thing about working in advertising is that it's an industry of institutionalized peer-pressure. actually, I'm in media buying, so I'm not personally applying any pressure, I'm just the kid in the leather jacket standing behind the kid trying to make the other kids smoke.

essentially, in advertising, you're try to a)convince people that something mostly boring is actually intriguing and, possibly, dangerous, and...
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I'm really broke for the next ten days. just totally broke. so I need to keep myself interested without spending any money--which is next to impossible in Toronto.

any suggestions? I'm really hard up here.

so my friend anne moved (a little bit) today. I hauled her pink luggage down church street at about ten-thirty. she made fun. I got asked into three bars. I felt sexy. okay, not sexy. but definitely flattered.

speaking of, things have been getting rough. I was at work the other day really trying to pay attention to my boss, but instead I just kept...
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