The problem of navigating through Ontario is that invariably some large body of fresh water gets in the way. Adding hours to any journey, driving around lakes and rivers is scenic but frustrating. Mainly the problem is that they haven’t built a direct route from, say, Montreal, Quebec to Wiarton, Ontario. We’ve come up to [...]
I think I’ve heard of this before: that our brains link certain events, and that sometimes doing one thing will remind us of doing another. Every time I make a coffee in the morning, I always think of two separate things. We use this mini Krups espresso maker that was a housewarming a gift from [...]
Driving has made me consider the world in a different way, and that not having driven for the first third of my life has allowed me unreserved psycho-spatial perception. My surroundings as a driver, now, are definite and rigid: thoughts must be controlled and while thinking and driving could be considered as multitasking, the differ [...]
Bored? Thinking of visiting Canada? Don’t leave before purchasing your copy of Lonely Planet’s Canada guide (10th edition printed April 2008). I know not everyone likes to travel by tour book, but at least pop in to your local bookseller (if you still have one) to peek at the mildly entertaining interview with myself as [...]
On Tuesday, Murray and I embarked on an Ontarian adventure. We drove down to play the record for some people. This album is precious to us, and we would be totally devastated if our past year’s work was misused or stolen from us. So we never sent out any CDs to anyone, and in fact [...]
Murray and I got back from mastering on Tuesday night. We drove down to Portland, Maine to work with Bob Ludwig. It was a really nice, scenic drive from Montreal. Here’s what it looked like:
Anyhoo, a lot of people don’t really know what mastering is, so here’s a quick rundown of the whole process:
1. Recording [...]
I was inspired to get my iPod up and running because I had this song suddenly stuck in my head, and the only way I know to remove a song is to listen to the original. The song was “Long, Long, Long” off the Beatles’ White Album.
This is my second iPod. My first one [...]
So I am very much back form vacation, but still have a couple stories to tell. Our last days there we ventured off the resort because the food snobs in us were getting restless. We had some amazing fresh fish, simply prepared but just so good! Margaritas (with real booze) and dining on the beach [...]
By now the cockroach stories must be getting boring, so I’ll keep it brief: Murray battled the roach and got it out of our room, then there was another one yesterday that I vanquished. You must also be thinking: “What kind of cracked out place are they staying in?” But really its not that bad, [...]
I was talking to my mom on the phone when our friend, the 2-inch cucaracha, crawled over my foot. What’s up with this thing? Why does he like me so much? I discussed with my sister why cockroaches are so demonised, and aside from their parasitical nature and ability to reproduce and take over your [...]
