05th May 2012
itsy_bitsy_pills___p1_by_nocturnalMoTH

How To Live Forever (Dedicated to Mr. Dan Kooner)

I have told lots of different stories about life and society before, and I have used many different storytelling media, from essays to letters, and advertisements to artwork.  However, I...

25th Dec 2011
My stepmom's daughter and grandson, during the dice/present game

So, That Was Christmas

For once my presence was not the focus of Christmas dinner at my family’s abode, this December twenty-fifth.  Why? Because my sister’s absence was, instead.  As the reason for her absence...

20th Feb 2011
menstrual pain

“Coming Clean”: My tri-provincial painkiller acquisition scheme and “severe opiate addiction”. Wait…my what?!?

Dedicated to my father, Daddy “I’m sorry, scars, I cannot treat you anymore.  Your new psychiatrist called and told me about how you are getting painkillers prescribed by doctors in...

23rd Sep 2010
BOYCOTT BROADWAY/COMMERCIAL SHOPPER’S DRUG MART (***owner***  Dan Kooner)

BOYCOTT BROADWAY/COMMERCIAL SHOPPER’S DRUG MART (***owner*** Dan Kooner)

To illustrate my point, I would like you to first watch this hilarious ad from The Onion  (note: close your eyes during the “Alternatives to taking Despondex” bit unless you...

22nd Jun 2010
East Van Art 1

The Mad East Van Graffti Artist Lives On!

. ..I say “mad”, because if one was “caught” spraypainting (in this case airbrushing it seems, with intricate stencils) the authorities would either take you to jail or the psych...

10th Jun 2010
The Profanity Dilemma and the Blogosphere

The Profanity Dilemma and the Blogosphere

&$%*#*%^*@!!! A hot topic on many blogs these days is whether or not using “swear words” is a good or bad idea.  I swear like a sailor in person, I...

11th May 2010
Chronic Absenteeism and Chronic Discrimination

Chronic Absenteeism and Chronic Discrimination

I have again been painfully absent from the blog, just as I was painfully absent from school this past semester due to illness. Despite my chronic absenteeism, that has not...

20th Apr 2010
BFF

My “BFF” and I …(“though shalt not be honest?”)

I spoke about my newfound inability to be anything but brutally honest with the people around me, including (those who are supposed to be) my friends.  I have also written...

11th Apr 2010
How strange…am I?  How strange…

How strange…am I? How strange…

…it is to be reading a book, well, rereading a book for probably the fourth time, about a system that is regimented to time by the minute, a society that...

26th Mar 2010
Mental Hospital near UBC Women's Hospital

How a doctor almost killed me again!

This post is about medicine, the state of the quality of medical care in general, and the negligence of those who believe that a medical degree means that they are...

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