There comes a sudden moment of awareness for reality and he finds his own reflection hard to believe. This entire time he\’s been caught up in the moment, the impulse, the action. But now it\’s like someone has flipped a switch, interrupting his spell. It\’s not an unpleasant feeling to see himself in the mirror [...]

Halfway there. A moment of reflection before putting away the scissors and plugging in the shaver. This feels good.

So my roommate Nick spontaneously decided to shave his head last night. Here are the text messages exchanged some time prior to this fairly remarkable event. Nick: Do we have a shaver at the house? Me: Like a razor? Nick: Like for shaving my head. Electrical kind. Me: Why would you shave your head, Nicholas. [...]

In case you were wondering, I\’m not actually obsessed with taking pictures inside washrooms. That would be kind of creepy, I think. But I do enjoy snapping the odd W.C. if there are copious amounts of asbestos, graffiti, peeling paint, and/or a tasteful colour scheme to be found. Can you blame me? Actually, now that [...]

This idiom, which translates almost identically between French and English (\”the writing on the wall\” — although the French version sounds much better) originates from the Biblical book of Daniel. Supernatural fingers appear out of nowhere as King Belshazzar of Babylon and his court are having a feast, spelling the imminent demise of the Babylonian [...]

After all, you can only do so much with toilet paper.

Benefits of the Regimented Morning Shower: 1. Awakens and provides a feeling of freshness for the rest of the day 2. Makes hair look especially good to the people who will see it (unless the showerer works from home and/or doesn\’t have friends or coworkers) 3. Increased cleanliness and freshness may lead to secondary benefits [...]