Here we go

This is what Ward's Island looks like from the 44th floor of a posh downtown hotel. Kim's a juror with the Toronto International Film Festival this year, and they flew her in from Vancouver and put her up in this great room, and she invited some of her friends, including me, up to check it out. I hadn't seen Austin and Leslie in ages; they'll be spending a lot of time at the Festival as well, Austin in particular, as the production company he works for has 3 feature releases in TIFF this year -- including the gala opener.

And I'm going to miss it all -- because I'll be in England! I'll be presenting a paper at this conference in Oxford next week. Leaving tomorrow. Wow.

So there's a real sense of It's All Really Happening Now in the air these days. It's going to be a busy year for me. This blog will still be updated, though. How often? What will I post here? Not sure yet. Check back and see.

More photos from the 44th floor here.

A futile quest

Today someone found this blog by searching on the term "how to impress hipster boys."

Hah! Hipster boys aren't impressed by anything.

Squiddity at the Scream

The Scream Literary Festival is on now, with events every night until the mainstage in High Park on the 14th. I'll be blogging on the Scream website about events I attend throughout the festival. Do drop by!

Clearly, there is something wrong with the Internet

Squiddity is currently the top hit on Google for the search term "hipster boys."