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Writing is My Drink: August 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. What Frank McCourt Taught Me.and Alienated Youth Part Huit, I suppose. One of the lucky experiences I've had as a writer was getting to take a class from Frank McCourt, and as busy and sought after as the man was (he was writing Teacher Man at that time), he made time for a one-on-one with each writer in the class, which anyone who's ever taught will tell you, it's generous. He asked pointing to my thick manuscript sitting on the desk between us. This story ...
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Writing is My Drink: Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever
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Writing is My Drink. Sunday, October 10, 2010. Once Upon a Block: How I Got Through My Worst Block Ever. In the post Thou's Name is Block. I wrote about writer's block that originates from a fear of the material: if you're not ready to go there, you'll find yourself washing dishes or checking email rather than writing. And then, beating yourself up later for not writing. All fun stuff. Once Upon a Block, Part One:. 8220;Isn’t that a Nike ad? 8221; I asked, trying to sound cynical rather than scared.
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Adventures in personal lubricant | Robertrandall's Weblog
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Adventures in personal lubricant. March 2, 2012 at 11:31 am. Don’t you hate when you finally find something long after you gave up looking for it? In this case it was an industrial size quantity of personal lubricant. I worked on a TV movie called “ Sorority Wars. 8221; a while back. One scene that took place in a nightclub called for a partygoer to barrel down a soapy slide into a pool of suds. On YouTube by skipping to the 2:30 mark (safe for work–it’s not. Now, Nick Bergus alerts us. That were only on...
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Why I’m supporting Barry Hobbis for Victoria City Council | Robertrandall's Weblog
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Why I’m supporting Barry Hobbis for Victoria City Council. November 13, 2010 at 12:53 am. Barry Hobbis is running for the vacant seat in the November 20, 2010 byelection. I’m voting for him and I hope you will too. I’ve known Barry for a couple of years, since we were both candidates in the last civic election. We are on the DVBA’s Clean and Safe Committee, which finds ways of making our downtown a safer, more vibrant place to live and work. But don’t take my word for it. Check out his website. We are bl...
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Wow, was I wrong | Robertrandall's Weblog
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Wow, was I wrong. November 20, 2010 at 10:47 pm. I was certain Hobbis would win the 2010 civic election by a slim margin. In fact, he lost by a lot. Alto: 3869, Hobbis: 2798 is one result I found. I grossly overestimated the turnout. I thought the marina and bridge would bring out a lot more voters, but I guess the busy advance polls were an anomaly. Apart from the first two results, I expect the remaining nine predictions will be more or less accurate. Here are the unofficial results:. Fill in your deta...
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2011 Victoria civic election wrap-up | Robertrandall's Weblog
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2011 Victoria civic election wrap-up. November 21, 2011 at 1:25 am. I’ve been neglecting this blog but wanted to post some post-election thoughts regarding the surprising outcome and what we can look forward to. Dean Fortin M 10080 YES. Paul Brown M 4229. Steve Filipovic M 2206. David Shebib M 161. First Name Last Name Initial Gender Acclaimed Votes Elected. Geoff Young M 8940 YES. Charlayne Thornton-Joe F 8803 YES. Lisa Helps F 8523 YES. Ben Isitt M 8419 YES. Marianne Alto F 7493 YES. John Luton M 6343.
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My predictions in the 2010 civic byelection | Robertrandall's Weblog
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My predictions in the 2010 civic byelection. November 19, 2010 at 11:25 pm. Using my patented formula. For accurately predicting elections, I give you the following:. Winner: Barry Hobbis – 10,800 votes. Runner up: Marianne Alto – 9,200. Third: Steve Filipovic – 9,000. Fourth: Sue Woods – 4,300. Fifth: Rose Henry – 4,200. Seventh: Paul Brown – 1,300. Sixth: Hugh Kruzel – 1,200. Eighth: George Sirk – 1,100. Ninth: Saul Anderson – 650. Tenth: Pedro Mora – 350. Eleventh: Rimas Tumasonis – 250. Rimas is tire...
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Writing is My Drink: November 2010
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Writing is My Drink. Monday, November 29, 2010. Coming Up at WritingisMyDrink.com. I've moved over to WritingIsMyDrink.com. And I hope you'll make the switch. I've got a great line up for December including:. An interview with Laurie David, author of The Family Dinner. Laurie (who was one of the producers of An Inconvenient Truth) will be talking with me about her writing process. An interview with the founders of Junk, a new literary mag with a focus on addiction. Theo's review of Nora Ephron's new book.
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Hudson Grand opening | Robertrandall's Weblog
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September 25, 2010 at 10:19 pm. I took a tour of the new Hudson heritage renovation yesterday. I wrote about it here. City of Victoria heritage planner Steve Barber said the Hudson will spark a rejuvenation of the Downtown core and hoped that the Hudson will spur further work that will strengthen Downtown’s position as the centre of the region. The Times-Colonist covers it here. Hey, how did I get in those photos? There’s some great city photos in that gallery, too. Entry filed under: architecture. A Clo...
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