Libertines “All Quiet on the Esplanade” Charly Bliss “Forever” Maggie Rogers “Don’t forget me” The Dip “Love Direction” Little Quirks “Little Quirks” Los Campasinos “All Hell” and “More Hell” Charlie XCX “Brat” Johnny Blueskies (Sturgill Simpson) “Passage du Desir” Mdou Moctar “Illana” and “Funeral for Justice” Steph Strings “Cradle Mountain” Laughing “Because it’s true” Ezra […]
Author: thechrisball
Chris Goes to Culinary School
Week 1 Sundays are tricky because the subway doesn’t start running until 8 and I need to be at St James Campus by 8:30. So I take the bus and manage to get my way to Sherbourne and Dundas for 8am and walk from there. It’s not a great walk. I haven’t been in that […]
Art is rebellion
I keep reading this quote and I find myself gravitating to spending the next 4ish years avoiding social media, avoiding the news, and just cooking food, exercising, hanging with my family/friends and enjoying art. Wouldn’t that be the best way to rebel at this shabby world. “Is reading Faulkner going to make you a better […]
Begin Again
It’s time for a course correction and September with its “New Beginnings” vibe is as good a place to begin again as any. For me this particular restart is going to be focused on getting back to my healthy weight and improving my gym performance after a year where things never quite got back on […]
The Pony and the Porcupine
Once upon a time there was a princess named Suzannah who more than anything in the world wanted a pony. Her Mom and Dad told her: “No! Ponies are messy. Ponies are noisy and PONIES ARE SMELLY!” So one day when her Mom and Dad were not paying attention she went to town and traded […]
Wisdom from Flann O’Brien
“What is wrong with Cryan and most people, said Byrne, is that they do not spend sufficient time in bed. When a man sleeps, he is steeped and lost in a limp toneless happiness: awake he is restless, tortured by his body and the illusion of existence. Why have men spent the centuries seeking to […]
Rounding to the Weekend
IT security person: So that’s what you need to do to get this working. Me: Okay if I get you the answer in the next hour how long until you can resolve the problem? ITSecPerson: Oooh, well I mean the week is just about over….So maybe next week? Me: It is TUESDAY AT 11:14AM…. ITSecPerson: […]
Tom Dreams of Corgis
Tom: When I’m a grownup I’m going to have 100 corgis Me: Oh yeah? Tom: But first I’ll get 1. Then 2. Then 3…then 5 Me: What about 4? Tom: I’ll get two at a time from then on….
10 Rules for Writing
1. It’s easier to say the thing rather than think about how to say it. 2. If it’s funny, it’s funny. 3. Handwrite in your journal, handwrite your outline, and handwrite your edits but type the manuscript. If you can touch-type it is the fastest way to get your brain on paper. 4. It [could […]
April 22, 2024
Tasted – Leftovers: I made gnocchi and shawarma for dinners this weekend so curried cauliflower to round out the international vibe of the meal made perfect sense. Listened – 99% Invisible’s “Power Broker” series. Book club meets up on next Tuesday and this episode is almost 3 hours (!) so I’m chipping away at it. […]