Category Archive: Life
Mar 30
My Article in Aggregation Magazine
I wrote a short article with five links about bespoke for Aggregation Magazine 05. My article is here, the issue is here and the magazine is here. It looks fine on a desktop but the magazine is optimized for the iPad. So, if you have an iPad, this is the time to use it for …
Feb 20
Workspace
I have my first sort of personal workspace in years. Like a lot of people, I dream of having an office but lack the space. For the moment, I’m quite happy to have my computer off a stool and my ass off the couch. Editing the book while bent over was playing riot with my …
Feb 14
Valentine’s Day (Quit Bitching You Lucky Single Pricks)
I never want to hear another single person complain about Valentine’s Day. You have no reason to complain. You’re single! If anything, you should be happy. Being single on Valentine’s Day is like being an atheist during Easter Mass. You have no obligations and tomorrow the chocolate goes on sale. No one is making you …
Jan 20
Dandy Antihumanism
“The redemption of objects is impossible except by virtue of becoming an object. As the work of art must destroy and alienate itself to become an absolute commodity, so the dandy-artist must become a living corpse, constantly tending toward another, a creature essentially nonhuman and antihuman.” –Giorgio Agamben
Jan 15
Smell of Lady Tears Turn Men Off
Female tears of grief reduce arousal in men. And not just because of the smeared makeup. Apparently, lady tears smell icky. Just a slight whiff turns men off. According to the study’s director, Noam Sobel: “We know that women tend to cry more during menstruation, when it’s not an effective time to conceive.” So ladies, …
Jan 02
Below Blooming Cherry Blossoms
As if a blogger needs a special day to talk about themselves . . . But if I let one pass, I’ll probably have my blogging licence revoked. 2010 was a long year. Something like 365 days. And some of those days seemed to be of greater personal import than others. I was married on March 4 …
Dec 26
Christmas Crown
For as long as I can remember, my family has broke out Christmas crackers and eaten dinner in paper crowns. The Christmas Cracker was invented in 1847 by a London baker named Tom Smith. These were originally called Cosaques after the crack of the Cossack’s whip. As for the paper crown, this apparently takes its roots from …
Dec 24
Last Minute Gift Ideas
I took care of my Christmas shopping one day earlier than normal this year. (Normal is a funny word to apply here, since I don’t normally do any Christmas shopping.) But I know some people are out there looking for gifts. And with today’s portable internets, maybe this quick guide can help these poor, wretched …
- Author (Aurora Award Shortlisted, Technicolor Ultra Mall)
- Blogger (Obviously)
- Critic (Various Places, Various Things)
- Speaker (Panels, contest judge, etc.)
- One of Toronto's 12 Most Stylish (Toronto Life)
- Futurist (The weather will be . . .)
- Husband (Over two years now.)
- Worker (Cause writing is glamour.)
- Dandy (But probably not how you mean it.)
- Contact ( ryan dot oakley at gmail dot com)
