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the nose

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2001.07.14

Today, we went and saw a flick. My first movie in a cinema in well over two months (gotta be a record, given that I probably paid for the renovation of the Varsity cinema single-handedly through constant attendance of whatever crap they'd put out).

Then we met up with Lisa Onisto, my mom, and Sarah Thorpe for excellent Italian food at a place called Gio's on Yonge St. @ Eglinton. No sign outside the place, just a giant nose on the wall... Very good food.

Then it was off to Rak and Wak to meet Gord (a good three-year flashback), Jo, Geoff (and Mariko) for drinks until 2. Mmmm, drinks until 2.

rand()m quote

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it. A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

—Roald Dahl