Happy birthday Tom!

As the close confidante of not one, but two crazy cat men, and a citizen of the Annex (a.k.a Cat Haven), I too have slowly developed an appreciation for the most popular pet in the world. I like to think that I have become acquainted with and nicknamed most of the cats on my street, [...]

Achieve spiritual enlightenment, spend OSAP funds extravagantly.

Twelve years since the accident and she still felt as if everyone around her just knew.

The other day when temps hit a balmy 7 degrees, we went street shooting in spring clothes and I immediately noticed that there were a lot more smiles on faces than usual, including my own. It\’s funny how violent crime supposedly increases with warmer temperatures, at least in Chicago. But somehow I doubt this trend [...]

Sorry for the pun. I have a weakness for them. Images like this are kind of unpalatable to me (and I realize how weird that sounds — why, yes, there\’s a funny taste sitting on my retinas). It\’s just not the kind of photography I want to take. I don\’t like seeing too many boxes [...]

BREAKING NEWS: My digital SLR and I have been reunited at long last! A Purolator truck arrived at my house. Inside this truck was a package. Inside this package was a sheet of bubble wrap. Inside this bubble wrap was a crumpled page from a Korean newspaper (I guess my technician was Korean). On this [...]

I\’ve already tipped my hat to Randall Munroe, author of XKCD, for his painfully true comic about life as a student…and the consequences that come with it long after. But I think The Oatmeal is also worth checking out for a comic of a similar theme: Why I Didn\’t Like Riding the Bus as a [...]

The Royal Ontario Museum\’s Michael Lee-Chin Crystal is a curious glass object. Much like a prism, and much like a camera lens. The Crystal — representing aesthetic controversy. To like or dislike it, you must ask yourself, because public opinion varies too widely. The prism — representing optical anomaly. To achieve refraction, you must shine [...]