February 2009
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Strange Fruit
On one knee is a plum- coloured, tangerine-sized bruise. My right knee seems more abstract, mysterious, with a constellation of spots which can only be described as raisin-sized and coloured. Both joints have swelled up to the size of grapefruit.
I am looking forward to tonight’s Nuit Blanche event, regardless of how many patches of ice lay waiting, hidden for me to fall over.
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Welcome to the Neighborhood!
A homeless man smoking a cigar.
A woman wearing a lavish fur coat, smoking Viceroys outside a 24-hour depanneur.
A Concordia student handing out conspiracy theory pamphlets (9/11 was an inside job!!!)
A 50-something French-Canadian couple walking hand in hand. He carries a Chihuahua under his right arm.
Let us proceed, then, like Pynchon: as we wish, without a map, and by bounding...
– Against the Day - Thomas Pynchon - Books - Review - New York Times
Geography for 800$
1. Popular local foods include:
- African chicken
- Pork-chop buns
- Stir-fry curry crab
2. The city hosts the Grand Prix in November.
3. Portuguese is one of two official languages.
4. The average yearly temperature is 23 degrees Celsius.
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Q. Where am I going?