2010年02月12日
Relax, death welcomes you
All the decisions in life, big and small, lead you strangely to your present situation. Somehow, this is all the more palpable in the context of death; for when you think of it, this is the end result of all... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 00:06 | Comments (0)
2008年05月09日
Vegetarianism
I took up vegetarianism a couple of months ago. I have always held great respect for vegetarians. With the exception of when I was in grade four and first encountered the concept. At that time I thought it was weird.... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 00:37 | Comments (1)
2008年05月06日
Is There Anybody Out There?
Winter has thawed in New York to reveal the gum stains, tourists, and my progressively cynical outlook upon life. I still like writing and taking pictures, in theory. In fact, I even took a bunch of pictures on my way... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 01:58 | Comments (3)
2007年11月25日
The Sound of Silence
I am, by the way, in Calgary. Do not worry, however, you did not miss a thing. I arrived just over a day ago and have spent my time so far in ordinance to instant gratification and meditative non-compliance. Betwixt... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 02:02 | Comments (0)
2007年11月12日
Stuff and Plastique
Well, lots of interesting stuff has happened. Moved apartment. Did my first campaign. Fusion finally got a website. I took up JKD. I read some interesting books. I did some shoots on rooftops, on the beach, in Times Square, in... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 01:07 | Comments (1)
2007年09月20日
Spam alert!
If anyone has received spam from my domain recently, I offer my most humble apologies. I woke up this morning to discover thousands of “Undeliverable” notices in my email account in response to messages that appear to have originated from... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 14:27 | Comments (1)
2007年05月01日
Analog wins again!
http://noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com/ [I don't know this person and it has nothing to do with me. But it's cute.]... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 01:10 | Comments (3)
2007年04月28日
2005 Chevy Trailblazer
Anyone need a Trailblazer in Ventura, California? I know you do! My friend is selling one:... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 10:49 | Comments (0)
2006年12月27日
A Very Janos Christmas
The Annual Christmas Illustration by Janos Escher-Gáspár... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 11:15 | Comments (5)
2006年12月26日
Capital Christmas and Notorious New Year to You
New York Calgary... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 15:52 | Comments (5)
2006年12月11日
Tomorrow is Christmas
I head back to Calgary on Friday. Hope I have a chance to connect with all you Calgarionians when I am back in town. In related matters, my friend Janos just supplied me with this terrifying and prescient observation: fasten... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 00:36 | Comments (2)
2006年10月20日
Cedar Lake
Numerous are the privileges of living in a big dynamic city. Yesterday I took in a dance performance by Cedar Lake. Not only the execution, but the choreography, the music, and the costume design were all spectacular. The creativity was... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 11:05 | Comments (0)
2006年10月16日
Goodbye Calgary!
Farewell fun friends. It's been a blast hanging out with you guys over the summer. Hope to see you again soon. By that, I mean come join me in New York!... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 09:46 | Comments (3)
2006年10月11日
Yerba Mate
I was introduced to a fascinating beverage following (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner hosted by our family friends. After the exquisite meal I had the opportunity to try “Yerba Mate”, a South American drink known for its stimulant properties. It has a... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 18:58 | Comments (1)
2006年10月07日
Stories vs. Clips, Round One, Fight!
Audience poll: do you prefer well formed articles or short news bites? As you may have gathered, I prefer creating the former. It takes me, however, about two uninterrupted hours and a significant amount of mental processing to write a... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 05:53 | Comments (5)
2006年08月06日
Red Meds, Matrix Style
I really try to abstract myself from the procedural existence we perceive by default. It has allowed me to achieve many goals and weather some of the tougher periods in my life. The whole world is focused on making you... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 07:56 | Comments (1)
2006年07月23日
Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, and the New Social Capital
I go through phases being reclusive and being social. I think I am naturally social, but often circumstances, that I have yet to completely understand, push me into withdrawal. During the reclusive periods I find myself gravitating towards the social... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 08:14 | Comments (2)
2006年04月22日
Snowing
Yesterday I was sleeveless and today it is snowing. Sweet, cruel, and unpredictable; the weather here is like life. How easy it is to soar and fall, succeed and fail, taste joy and pain. I recommend you keep a journal.... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 10:47 | Comments (2)
2006年04月21日
Mootown
Back in Calgary. All alone. By the telephone.... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 11:58 | Comments (3)
2006年04月15日
Phone phun
The fragility of human communication is severe enough without the interference of a capricious, ubiquitous, expensive and unreliable telecommunication device: the mobile phone. For the past half a week my phone, possibly in partnership with the service provider, has been... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 23:15 | Comments (2)
2006年04月05日
Moving Apartment
Moving to a new apartment today. Maybe offline for a while. [shudder]... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 17:55 | Comments (0)
2006年03月28日
But the Net came back, he couldn't stay away
My Internet connection returned today. I was excited to get a couple of comments from friends from whom I had not heard in a while. I went to the pharmacy and supermarket and, on the way, spotted my latest magazine... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 01:16 | Comments (1)
2006年03月27日
Gone again back again
I'm back! Well, sort of. I have become rather reclusive recently. My roommates are gone, some of the people I have recently been meeting frustrate me (no, not you of course), and there are so few castings and no jobs.... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 22:27 | Comments (0)
2006年02月21日
Global Conquest Two Year Anniversary
This site has been officially running for two years now. The first year was quite interesting and though the second year followed a relatively consistent theme, modelling, the second year was also quite interesting. This time last year I was... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 23:17 | Comments (5)
2006年01月01日
Happy 2006
There is only one New Year's resolution I ever make: Live in the Present. There is nothing you can change about the past. If you want good memories, you create them now. Likewise, you cannot see the future nor can... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 19:23 | Comments (1)
2005年12月26日
Merry Non-denominational Festive Season
The Mode Edmonton party was fun, albeit abruptly terminated. I got a ride to Edmonton with Kastyn and Donnovan and joined them over the next couple of days for an impromptu and very enjoyable snowboarding trip. My time since Singapore... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 18:04 | Comments (0)
2005年12月03日
Funny hair, funny life
A few miscellaneous shots as I wind down my time in Singapore. In the lift 3.50 SGD Fish Biryani ... so tasty ... so painful to digest At the Disco Diva shoot for agency calendar... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 16:39 | Comments (0)
2005年11月02日
Galleries Offline
I have recently taken the photo galleries offline. I did this for a number of reasons. Creating a gallery, weeding out bad photos, and writing captions is extremely time consuming. With the volume of photos I take, I could spend... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 18:25 | Comments (2)
2005年02月21日
Global Conquest One Year Anniversary
I have taken this milestone occasion to redesign my website. I would like to say thanks to everyone who visits this site once in a while. Many of the reasons I maintain it are personal, it is a repository for... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 23:51 | Comments (11)
2005年02月17日
Site Silence
You may have noticed I am a little more reticent these days. A little more reclusive. Gone are the stories of sleeping in parks, going home with strangers, and chatting with organized crime. Calgary is not a town of all-night... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 02:20 | Comments (2)
2005年01月25日
In the meantime
While I gradually settle into my new life in Calgary, I want to reassure you of my continued existence and ongoing commitment to bringing you the latest banalities of my circumstance through this site. As we speak, millions of tiny... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 02:43 | Comments (0)
2004年11月09日
Stupid is as Stupid Does
While the recent presidential election campaign was underway, I came across an article on Netscape News (by CNN) ranking states in order of intelligence. I had been occasionally checking the Electoral Vote Predictor and decided to compare the results. Not... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 23:43 | Comments (1)
2004年11月05日
Vaccine Supply
I normally find forwarded emails tedious, but this one I received from my Mum is worth reading (original source unknown): In recent negotiations for influenza vaccine between a Canadian health official and an American representative, it was clear that there... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 10:35 | Comments (0)
2004年09月20日
The Commander in Chief
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." -George W. Bush http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040805-4.html... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 17:23 | Comments (0)
2004年09月14日
Attn: Supervillians, Cult Leaders, Eccentric Multi-millionaires
An entire town is available for $7-million in Northern B.C. How cool is that? Here are the specs: 92 houses perched on a mountain's edge in a tranquil ocean inlet Seven apartment buildings Fully equiped hospital New X-Ray machine (potential... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 15:18 | Comments (3)
2004年09月08日
In the Mood for Love
I still have not developed the photos from the road trip, which incidentally include some pictures of scenes far more interesting than the road trip, because there are a few shots left on the roll for which there have been... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 00:50 | Comments (1)
2004年09月03日
The Boys are Back in Town
Richard and I are back at home base. Pics and a full report to follow.... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 16:32 | Comments (0)
2004年04月19日
Summer 2004 Waterloo Sublet
I will be going to Japan for a month and a half (I will post details about that seperately), leaving on April 29th! Consequently, the apartment that I planned to hang onto for the summer I would now like to... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 19:41 | Comments (0)
2004年02月26日
Off to NYC!!
I will be visiting New York City for the first time this weekend! I am going with some breaking buddies and my brother to see the below mentioned event and check out the town. Full report and pics when I... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 19:59 | Comments (0)
2004年02月24日
Hello World
Hi Everyone. I guess this is it. After years of promising, I finally have a website and photo gallery. Unfortunately, it's more annoying than cool to have a "blog" these days, but I hope you will enjoy my photos -... [Read Entry]Posted by William at 05:45 | Comments (1)