Since Neil Gaiman often updates his blog in between long interludes of work, I only visit his journal (as he calls it) every few weeks or months. Here’s a gem he posted regarding a commencement speech he gave to the 2012 class of the University of the Arts. Good advice for art students, writers, and content …
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Jeremy Denk’s Interview on Fresh Air
Jeremy Denk is one of my favourite musicians not only because he is a blogging classical pianist, but because his blog makes the most murderously complicated classical pieces accessible to the hoi polloi and non-professional musicians. For example, this blog post on Beethoven’s Hammerklavier (you can grab a free complete recording while listening to the …
Bersih 3.0 Reminder, Attended.
No big deal, I just attended a mini, mini rally to remind the EC to resign and for meaningful electoral reform to be initiated instead of more spins on the story than the Black Swan does on a Swan Lake production. No pictures to show, until I retrieve them from the inevitable Facebook posts of …
My Speeches Did Me In.
With a score of 115 out of 120, I was 4 Speaking points and one Listening mistake away from a perfect score in TOEFL. I imagine the speaking test did not reflect my ability to present myself in the best manner possible due to the inadequate time for preparation. Or I just need to engage …
Support Good Sci-Fi
I have chipped in to support Space Command, which promises to be a very enjoyable endeavour. Science fiction has found itself severely under-represented on television, with Doctor Who as the only show of note that I know of right now. There are no longer any Star Trek episodes on television, and masterpieces like Firefly find themselves …
Online Donations
Finally, after delaying and depriving myself for so long, I have set up a debit card which enables me to perform online payments directly. Now I can put my money where my mouth is directly. First up, a donation to the fine folks at Jupiter Broadcasting for their excellent production of the Linux Action Show …
TOEFL’s Tomorrow
I need to take an exam to prove my proficiency in the English language tomorrow. My preparation time can be summarised with the words: “at least I read the directions.” I shall report the result of the lack of preparation in a fortnight when I get back my results.



