I wasn’t always a writer. In the 11th grade, I had to take after school English tutoring because my grammar was so atrocious. It was my only hope of passing the class. I worked my butt off with my “its and it’s”, and my “there, their and they’re”. My teacher told me that in the…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Not Your Grandma's National Arts Centre
UPDATE: Congrats to Crystal, who won the tickets to the show! See you there! On Wednesday night I’m very excited to be attending Mozart’s Final Piano Concerto – Beyond the Score at the National Arts Centre here in Ottawa. In the past, the NAC has had a bit of a reputation for being a rather…
How to Succeed in Social Media
I had a little conversation on Twitter with @SonnyGill last night. Sonny and I don’t chat that often, but we do float around in and out of each others’ radar sometimes. Last night we got to talking about our names. You see, Sonny confessed on his blog that “Sonny” is not his real name. I…
