Jul

12

Meeting David Sedaris

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Signed - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim

Well, what’s better to do on a Friday night than line up for hours outside a bookstore to meet your favourite author? And that is exactly what I, the big ol’ nerd that I am, did to meet David Sedaris.

I thought there would be a reading as well, and a David Sedaris reading is something not to be missed if you’ve ever listened to his audiobooks, but it turned out to just be a book signing. No matter, I thought, it was just exciting to finally meet someone whose work I admire so much and who inspires me to be a writer too. I had heard from a David Sedaris group on Facebook that meeting him, you should expect quirkiness and a conversation that can be out of left-field. It’s nothing like the autograph signings I’ve been to, which were by and large for musicians and such, where a typical conversation runs something like this:

Me: I am such a huge fan of yours! (Maybe insert some remark about something specific about their work that I like so much)
Them: Thanks so much!
*signs whatever it is I’ve just handed to them*
Me: Thanks for signing this. It was great meeting you.
Them: You’re welcome. Thanks for coming.

And that’s basically it. That isn’t the case when you meet David Sedaris, no sireee.

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(1292 words, 8 images, estimated 5:10 mins reading time)

Aug

22

My Trip to Tokyo, Japan (Part III)

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A three part “photoblog” on my October 2006 visit to Tokyo. Continuation from Part II. More pictures ahead!

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(826 words, 52 images, estimated 3:18 mins reading time)

Aug

22

My Trip to Tokyo, Japan (Part II)

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A three part “photoblog” on my October 2006 visit to Tokyo. Continuation from Part I. More pictures ahead!

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(847 words, 34 images, estimated 3:23 mins reading time)

Aug

21

My Trip to Tokyo, Japan (Part I)

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In October of 2006, I had the opportunity to visit Japan, a country I had wanted to visit for awhile now. So, as part of my post-graduation travels, I booked a trip to Tokyo to experience the unique Japanese culture meshed with urban life. I also got to visit such popular tourist spots as Mount Fuji (Fujisan), the Ginza district, Takeshita-d?ri street in the Harajuku area, Tokyo Dome City, etc. Picture heavy post below!

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(957 words, 28 images, estimated 3:50 mins reading time)

Jun

5

PostSecret in Toronto - May 31, 2007

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I attended the PostSecret event in Toronto last week, so far the lone Canadian date. Frank Warren, the website’s creator and “The Most Trusted Stranger in America”, gave a lengthy but engrossing talk on the origins of the project, the behind-the-scenes look into how it works, amongst other things, and showed a multimedia presentation. After everything, he signed books for people (yours truly included!). It was quite a turn out!

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(791 words, 21 images, estimated 3:10 mins reading time)