http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:04:14 -0500 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cold.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cold.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cold.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:04:14 -0500 I don't know what the temperature is today. I don't care. In Toronto it is damn cold. How cold? Too cold for politeness. Cold enough that you just run into the street, not waiting for the lights. I almost got hit by a car, which would have b... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cold.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00d4141c571a3c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> toronto cold http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/ive-slipped-the-noose.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/ive-slipped-the-noose.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/ive-slipped-the-noose.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:29:11 -0500 In the time since my last post and now, I've done something incredible: I've become truly free. My choices, both the legs crossed, polite, and tucked in choices, and ( my fondest memories ) the spread legged, obscenity howling, spit flying, hang... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/ive-slipped-the-noose.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00d4141582bd685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> freechiggsy http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/customers-vs-investors.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/customers-vs-investors.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/customers-vs-investors.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:49:49 -0500 This distinction is lost here. We allegedly have a free market system in place. Supposedly we are a quasi-capitalist country. However, I can't help but notice that as Canadians, we don't properly excercise our power as consumers. Sadly, not e... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/customers-vs-investors.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00cdf7f04b21094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> consumerism musings http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/hot-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/hot-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/hot-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:38:05 -0500 Ok, I am not going to be taking this cold weather well. Sure, I was born in Canada. Sure, I have lived winters before. Sure, I know what to do. However, the road to broken dreams is paved with compromise. Canadians compromise a great deal... ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/hot-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00cdf7f01101094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pinoy http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/musings-on-the-dynamic-nature-of-beauty-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/musings-on-the-dynamic-nature-of-beauty-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/musings-on-the-dynamic-nature-of-beauty-1.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:07:41 -0500 http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wr2Phvv9_jM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ikK97WlJzY&NR We begin with the links above. I've always loved watching the World Cup. I've also always sworn that I'll continue to watch football ( soccer. I've got to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/musings-on-the-dynamic-nature-of-beauty-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00cdf7efdb91094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> beauty sports http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cell-phones-in-canada-a-victims-lament.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cell-phones-in-canada-a-victims-lament.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cell-phones-in-canada-a-victims-lament.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:32:28 -0500 Ok, I have to quickly say that cell phones here suck. I just paid a damn fortune for 1/3 the service that i had in the Philippines. Robbery. Simply robbery. Vomitous. Much more on this as the bills come in. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/cell-phones-in-canada-a-victims-lament.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00d10a784ae68bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/plane-flight.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/plane-flight.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/plane-flight.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:55:29 -0500 I realized some very important things about myself in the crucible of the 17.5+ hour flight back to grey Toronto Town. It seems that I have passed a critical phase in life: I was next to a screaming toddler and a howling baby for the trip. Mean... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/plane-flight.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00d09e482cddbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> toronto pinoy thoughts http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/woefully.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(chiggsy) http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/woefully.html?_c=feed-rss http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/woefully.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:50:59 -0500 This is a sad day for me. I've been in the Philippines for over a year... laughing, loving, running ( insects ) and in general, being happier, angrier, sadder, and well.. juicier then I found it practical to be in Canada. Today I fly back home, ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://chiggsy.vox.com/library/post/woefully.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd978565f8f9cc00d10a77db758bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> pinoy