http://theabandonedboys.com/blog Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:29:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm not sure why I've been away. Not a lot going on, but yet a lot has changed. How to sum up 6 months? I had my awesome nephew Matt up to visit again this summer. This was the third time. It was a great visit, ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2010/10/06/its-been-a-long-time/ Have I mentioned how much I love The Fray?  LOVE.  Some of my favourites.  Okay, all of my favourites: Look After You You Found Me Never Say Never Enough for Now How to Save a Life All at once Vienna Unsaid -- I love this one because they work in the phrase "Suffice it to say..." Over my Head http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2010/04/23/the-fray/ 31 started badly with an incredibly horrific fight with my best friend.  And not 4 months later I had a huge fight with my other best friend.  It was a shit beginning to the year.  But I learned from those fights.  I learnt that I was too good to put ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2010/04/08/31/ So, I’m a sucker for lost boys. You know the kind – tough on the outside, vulnerable inside. Often left to their own devices without assistance from parental types, me against the world sort of lives and oh yeah, fictional. It is such a giant cliché, but it totally works on ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2010/03/05/supernatural/ Their lyrics are amazing... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/12/30/people-dont-appreciate-the-fray/ The 2000s: A Decade in Review *Think back to ten years ago on this month. *Write truthful answers and ELABORATE. This makes it more interesting! *It's about personal changes. Have fun with it! Then: December 1999 1. Age: 21 2. Romantic Status: Single, but still madly in love with my ex. 3. Occupation: University student/part time admin ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/12/11/a-decade-in-review/ As are many of the books I blog about, The Book of Negroes was a book club selection.  This worked out well for me, as I had picked up the book several months ago on my many jaunts through Chapters.  I’d been wanting to read it for some time.  A ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/11/27/the-book-of-negroes-lawrence-hill/ Catharsis, or some attempt at it. I’ve discovered – decided – that you can only reach out to someone so many times.  That sometimes dignity and self-respect must take priority over friendship.  Even 12 year friendships that you can’t imagine no longer being there. I’m fairly sure the saying isn’t “Four ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/11/23/and-you-cant-bring-me-down/ I am tired of "friends" telling me how wrong or damaged I am. I am not. Or at least, no more so than anyone else. If I choose to get angry after flying from Ottawa to BC to visit you and you drop me off with no warning on the ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/11/06/this-will-make-sense-to-no-one-but-me/ I have been waiting for months to see this, ever since I saw the first preview with the beautiful images of Max and the Wild Thing – “I didn’t want to wake you, but there’s something I want to show you…” and the opening strains of The Arcade Fire’s “Wake ... http://theabandonedboys.com/blog/2009/10/27/where-the-wild-things-are-2009-movie/