An evening on the Drive
on Nov 19, 2009 in newspapers Vancouver cafés book talk internet book pick It was one of those first chilly evenings… Not even an evening, but a nice 5 o’clock moment on the Drive. I had arrived a little early, before the time we had set to meet. I remember I had spent long hours on the laptop, studying and reading endl...

About John Gall
on Nov 18, 2009 in art blogosphere book covers art You know that I haven't much spare time these days... meaning that I don't spend as much time on your blogs as I'd like to, or on line in general. But once in a while, I decide that enough is enough, and I go on my favourites blogs to see what's goin...

Spoken Word (a while ago and tomorrow)
on Nov 15, 2009 in spoken word poetry I stop by quickly to (finally) post the pictures from the last spoken word venue I attended. There was one last week but I was taking a break from crazy Paris in my sweet hometown (believe me, it was QUIET, and I needed QUIET).Anyways, I read a secon...

A Canadian story
on Nov 12, 2009 in Canada photo journal A bit of a photo novel, so Canadian, just before I make my official comeback on those pages I've deserted for way too long...What's up in Canada?The H1N1 vaccine is here, and everybody is getting crazy thinking we're all going to die soon if we don't...

Michelangelo
on Nov 4, 2009 in theory film book pick Let's talk about this book, at last. Not for long, I'm afraid, since my translation work took the most out of me. I was fixing the draft and sort of believed (for half a second) those last minute changes would take two minutes (and that's three refer...

At the Track
on Oct 31, 2009 in literary obsessions about me (pia) No books today, unless.. I have been willing to go the track for a long time, and this obsession of mine has been regularly fed with Bukowski's accounts of his favorite hobby. It was not L.A, I'll give you that. Me and my friend A. had to go all the...

Tuesday News
on Oct 27, 2009 in about me (pia) Here I am, back again.There is so much to do these days, I thought that before I sat down and talked to you about my latest read, I could give a few news (understand : the stuff that should have surfaced here and there as I was posting, but since I w...

Send me a poem
on Oct 22, 2009 in poetry Life keeps piling up useless stuff on my back... time is disappearing. This is a time for poetry, but all my poetry books are nicely aligned on my shelves in Paris. With no one to open them. And tonight, yes, I'm in a poetry mood. I need poems, so...

A New Set of Habits
on Oct 14, 2009 in newspapers about me (pia) New habits. Including the habit of not writing enough on the blog. I have excuses : last monday was my first day of class. Starting at 8. I had to get up at 6 (technically, at 5:50. It might sound the same, but there is a HUGE difference). It was sti...

Scandinavian laugh
on Oct 12, 2009 in Vancouver movies book talk © Rune Denstad LangloA very short post for an hilarious movie... The Vancouver International Film Festival is on these days, with an amazing list of films from absolutely everywhere... On Thursday night, I joined some friends for a Norwegian movie:...