IdleGlory | He had to be a genius or nothing, and since he couldn’t be creative he turned to bohemianism, eccentricity, social versatility, conquests. – Allen Ginsberg

I am not a verbal person in speech. Discussing the gossip of newspapers and television are not what I do best. As it currently stands, my forte lacks a social interaction. Archiving moments, reading books, and long solitary walks among the populace are my hobbies. The act of listening and memorizing are where I excell, in paying the greatest compliment of being attentive. Those who know me best would describe my memories as a trove of bullet point lists.

These photographs are a visual record of the past 6 months. I hope you enjoy reliving these memories as much as I did in their creation. I shall never forget what has occurred before, (for) those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.

January was studious.

The new year of 2011 began with a series of colds. I erred in assuming that the cafeteria food and denser student population of the winter semester, was to blame. However, it was in fact a response of physical fatigue and mental stress to a heavier academic workload. Not only was the subject unfamiliar, but also relied on a frame of logic-based thinking instead of the free-thinking abstract notions of philosophy and literature.

Over the course of a month, I paid an occasional visit to the ornament-heavy buddhist temples of Richmond, faithfully attended two photowalks with Kris Mohoruk and Rob, explored the ho-hum cottage locale of Point Roberts, renewed interest in Steampunk, received a postcard from Yuki Nakano in Australia, casually observed the Blenz Red Band launch party, shared a brief dinner with close friends, and resolved a long-standing disagreement with confidante and friend. One of my favorite aspects of a new year’s celebrations is the blank pages of a new agenda, chronicling yet-unknown events and fruition of goals, dreams and ambitions

February was dismal.

• attended design-decisive illuminate Yaletown in the murky downpour
• shared a brief coffeeshop& shopping trip with old college friends
• exchanged the Blackberry Torch for a happy-smile iPhone 4G
• mailed two smal packages to Oxford, UK and Portland, Oregon
• samplesale shopping at Blim, procured the color-block beige tunic designed by local fashion brand 212

March was mayhem.

• consistently ill and under the weather
• an endless series of tests, practice papers and midterms
• received a delayed christmas present, several books and a postcard in the mail
• discovered many missing and misplaced items during an early spring-cleaning duty

April was miserable.

• still broken hearted after the breakup a few months earlier
• brought gifts to a friend’s housewarming celebration on Commercial Drive
• celebrated that Thai spring festival of Songkran
• explored the Nitobi gardens at UBC
• renewed the idleglory domain and other websites
• trimmed my hair for the first time since July last year
• purchased a pocketwatch and jawbreaker rose red laptop carry case from Front& Company
• attended a quirky egg-painting one-person party in true Ukrianian fashion

May was proactive.

• mourned the passing and funeral of Derek Miller, from Penmachine.com
• explored the librarian archives of the Vancouver Art Gallery
• began duties as a social media coordinator and photography assistant
• received a wedding invitation to a classmate’s summertime style wedding
• spent a day wandering at Lonsdale Quay
• purchased my first external harddrive and retired the desktop computer
• rekindled an old friendship at EPIC Vancouver
• went on a roadtrip to Squamish and Shannon Falls, observing the Chief
• celebrated my little brother’s birthday
• explored Trout Lake Farmer’s Market on a photowalk with Jayme
• volunteered at Northern Voice and revived old friendships w: social media connections
• listened attentively at the Idea Kick meetup
• met Minna from The Network Hub
• purchased a Hello Lulu laptop messenger from NOOD
• … and several cute shoes from thrift hunting shops

June was cathartic.

• joined a rollerblading meetup and travelled between the city district and English Bay
• celebrated a twitter friend’s babyshower
• quit both my volunteer and part time jobs to focus on myself and resolve stress
• de-cluttered my bedroom, wardrobe and lifestyle while soul-searchingde-cluttered my bedroom, wardrobe and lifestyle while soul-searching
• helped organized a surprise birthday party for Jason with icecream cake and pizza
• attended several Canucks hockey meetups downtown and at friend’s home
• watched with horror of the chaos that was the 2011 Riot occurring after the Stanley Cup finals
• rekindled several old friendships and discussed the past few months over coffee and cheesecake

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