I went out to the bicycle carcass polo ‘07 event today, in east van. totally had a blast. We played all sorts of inane bike games, including a blindfolded slow race (last person to cross the finish line without having to touch their foot to the ground is the winner). There was [...]
i just found this great site about america’s favourite imaginary friend: “Why won’t god heal amputees? This is the most important question we can ask about god”. It presents an easy-to-follow step-by-step analysis of why prayer is silly superstition and god is imaginary just like zeus. Enjoy!
Ride hard, ride free
I recommend checking out this article in The Nation by Dave Zirin. I’ve read several of his previous articles, mainly on the topic of political and social criticism of the world of sports. This one is about a black political prisoner in the US who was “convicted” of shooting a white boy when [...]
Lately it feels like i have nothing to write about since i’m just doing the same thing day in and day out. This week feels a bit transitional, though. Thursday i finally got my passport; the canadian passport offices are swamped because we now need to have a passport in order to enter [...]
various notes about going to china
stuff to take
plug adapter
shoes (sounds like it’s hard to find larger shoes there)
maybe some bike pedals? not sure how hard it is to find a decent bike there. must remember to pack up bike before leaving, just in case i decide later to send it over
deodorant?
useful links
2 months remaining until we jet off to Hangzhou (æå·ž). We just started our third chinese class, chin291. we’ve had 3 sessions of it already, with a total of 12 in the course, so 2 more weeks and then we’re done. The final course ends april 16th and then we go [...]