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Entries from December 30th, 2009

Top Ten Movies of 2009

December 30th, 2009 1 Comment

As the year draws to a close, it is time to list my favourite movies of 2009.  The criteria I used to select these movies included:

Originality
Quality of cinematography/animation
Quality of acting/voice acting
Dialogue
Execution
How many times I went to see it in theatres

The greatest diffiiculty came in trying to order the list, but I did my best.  Without [...]

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Urban Environments as Living Organisms

December 22nd, 2009 No Comments

I grew up in a small town and have always thought of buildings and construction as mankind making purposeful changes to their structures, be they houses, barns, irrigation systems or roads. The concept of change in this manner, as I took it, was very methedological and systematic: controlled and orchestrated by man.
Now, as a young [...]

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Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Conundrum

December 16th, 2009 No Comments

In 1993 Bill Clinton passed legislation known as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) with the intent of allowing gay and lesbian citizens to join the military provided they didn’t “demonstratea propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts.”  This meant that homosexuals could now join the military proviided they didn’t let it be known.  At [...]

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Looking for Change

December 15th, 2009 1 Comment

I think I need change. There is this building urge to see the world, to experience new sensations. I want a change of pace, a change of scenery, and a change of priorities. My life feels stagnant, like it’s slowly ebbing away all of my joie de vivre. I need new relationships with new people. I [...]

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