Monthly Archives: September 2011

Freud’s lesbians

Posted on September 30, 2011 by newdaynewmood

22. So, I’ve been absent from myself for a few days now. Today, I blame narcissism. Yes, my own and also the books on it that I’m sifting through like a pigeon bobbing its beak in street-shit for this chapter … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Getting Better

Posted on September 26, 2011 by newdaynewmood

In the Saturday, September 24th issue of Globe Focus entitled: “We’re Not Going to Sit in Silence,” Erin Anderssen explores teen suicide from the point of view of the victims’ families and friends. What follows is a heart wrenching series … Continue reading →

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Tim Hortons

Posted on September 23, 2011 by newdaynewmood

15. Day 15. One, five. Fuck. I’ve been reading a lot about loneliness and the ways in which we westerners understand it and it’s making me lonely. I have to do it, I know. Apparently if you want to have … Continue reading →

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Not my own memoir

Posted on September 21, 2011 by newdaynewmood

13. By way of waking up today I dreamt in memoir. Literally. I lay in bed sleeping but kinda stirring and wrote the beginning pages of what will never actualize, but seemed pretty clearly, my memoir. My first line was: … Continue reading →

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Confessions

Posted on September 20, 2011 by newdaynewmood

12. Ok, ok. So would you believe I’ve been absent these past 5 days because I was reading and working so much on my thesis that I had virtually no time to check in with myself? Yeah, me neither. But, … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on September 14, 2011 by newdaynewmood

6. Today I am multitasking. Goddess help us all. I am writing my thesis, this blog, a sketch for my Second City comedy class, and making a carrot cake for a 1 year old, from scratch. Do I cook? Nope. … Continue reading →

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David’s happiness

Posted on September 14, 2011 by newdaynewmood

5. Here’s the thing. I’m hungover. Yes, I’m 33 and still manage to be hungover on a Tuesday. And my horoscope was less than exciting this morning so I avoided it. Here it is, though, for consistency’s sake: Sagittarius horoscope … Continue reading →

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love

Posted on September 12, 2011 by newdaynewmood

4. Sagittarius Horoscope for September 12, 2011 Your recent period of growth is slowing down — it’s not that you have nothing new to learn; it’s just that you need some downtime to process the things you’ve learned so far. … Continue reading →

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Leo Bersani’s Self

Posted on September 11, 2011 by newdaynewmood

3. Today is day three of my 9 months of writing this thing, and I haven’t started writing yet. Time to get serious. Ok, the horoscope says: Sagittarius Horoscope: September 11, 2011 There are a lot of facts, figures and … Continue reading →

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Yahoo.ca

Posted on September 11, 2011 by newdaynewmood

2. I am a Sagittarius. What does this mean? It means I’m not, as an academic, supposed to care about what being a Sagittarius means. It’s like terrorism in my circles, or undiagnosed herpes. But I do, believe I mean. … Continue reading →

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