How many times have we seen someone make promises to the moon, get the gig and then fail to deliver? It seems like some are more successful at convincing others of their worth than they are at actually performing. Conveniently, the expectations are dropped or diminished over time as they go back to adhering to [...]

Overslept a tad late and finally made it out to a party. In the early hours of the morning, a few people began to discuss the election. Not the Canadian election, because Canadians are disinterested in the boring state of national politics, but the race between Obama and McCain.
For years, I have avoided political discussions [...]

You enter into that system, that place, where you’re conditioned to think in a specific way, it will change who you are. For most of our lives, there is no real choice: You must attend school. But then you get to differentiate between extra-curricular activities, sports teams, hobbies, etc. Eventually you have the choice of [...]

Today is a very wet and rainy day. It’s just coming down, pouring rain. Not the most comfortable weather.
Of late, I started to have really good thoughts regarding fall. Remembering the smell of the hazelnut flavoured coffee I used to buy at the caf in high school, enjoying the moderate weather, and just being in the [...]

Lately, I think about all of the things that I wanted to do and the many attempts I made to get things done. And so much can come of the way of achieving something lasting. 
If you can’t handle rejection, criticism, and disappointments, maybe being an artist isn’t the life for you. But how much pain [...]