On a quiet Montreal street of low-rise brick apartment buildings on one side and cement barrier wall on the other, a crowd has gathered, binoculars around their necks and cameras at the ready. A European robin has taken up residence in the neighbourhood, which is sandwiched between two industrial areas with warehouses and railway lines and, a few blocks away, port facilities on the St Lawrence River.
I'm never one to say no to travel, whether it's for work, to visit a friend, or just because. In the first half of last year alone, I flew from New York to Palm Springs with friends, planned a London trip around a play I wanted to see, and saw Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles. One of my friends was trying to sell me on one more big vacation - Scotland, maybe, or Paris - that we could take together
My focus has been on the top four. Finishing in the top four will give us a better chance than last season in the playoffs. We've still got some work to do now to get there. We have to win games, we know that. We are playing against opposition now that probably don't have so much to play for, but there are new head coaches. They will be looking to show them what they are all about for the beginning of next season.
"MUTEK has always been at the forefront of digital art dissemination, with special installation projects having been presented in the past. For this second edition of Village Numérique, we have expanded our offering with a greater diversity of media, more in-depth content, and more ways for the public to discover digital arts," Mikaël Frascadore tells designboom.
It would have been nice to have more downtime in our schedule, too. I underestimated how exhausting the itinerary would be for my grandma.