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this old blog

by | Jun 15, 2004 | pre-wp

I know I said it’d be quiet around here, but a sure sign that I’m behind on my deadlines is when I start tinkering with my blog (I already did the dishes.) I was in the process of adding a new site meter to this blog, when I discovered a new Blogger...

back from book expo

by | Jun 14, 2004 | pre-wp

It seems like bloggers go to a lot of conferences. And when they return they always explain how hectic it was or how many people they met/spoke to/missed, etc. BookExpo Canada was no different, but hopefully my posts about it will be. I didn’t meet any fellow...

peggy, ed, doug and books

by | Jun 10, 2004 | pre-wp

Went out and canvassed for Peggy Nash again this evening. This was my second time getting off my butt and spreading the New Democrat Party word and it was just as rewarding as last time (and it got me out of the house a record-breaking third time this week.) As the...

well met

by | Jun 9, 2004 | pre-wp

Well, it’s official: Debbie Ohi is a great person. Yesterday’s meetup went very well after we each decided that the other wasn’t packing heat or out on a day pass. As I said yesterday, Debbie is the second online person I’ve met in real life,...

moving on to meat-ups

by | Jun 8, 2004 | pre-wp

Since returning to Toronto, I’ve really felt re-energized and more outgoing. Normally, I’m a true hermit, who would prefer the company of my partner and a good movie. But that’s changed lately and I give blogging some of the credit. Blogging has...

writing rituals

by | Jun 6, 2004 | pre-wp

“I don’t believe in [writer’s block]. All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don’t get plumber’s block, and doctors don’t get doctor’s block; why should writers be...

three from me under cc

by | Jun 3, 2004 | gaming, pre-wp

I’m experimenting a bit further with Creative Commons licences, this time on my main site, www.liamodonnell.com. This blog and the posts within it are all under a CC licence and I have no reservations about that, because the nature of blogs lends itself to sharing of...

taking it to the street

by | May 31, 2004 | pre-wp

Yesterday I took my first steps to being politically active – I canvassed for my local NDP candidate, Peggy Nash. At the end of the day, I had sore feet, a bit of sunburn and a real feeling of actually ‘doing something’. I’ve always voted and...