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dark so early

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Vancouver, 2002.01.06

It's 5:15 and there's still light in the sky. It was another really beautiful sunset tonight. But the fact that it's so early makes me wonder how folks cope with the 8 weeks of night in the far north.

At some point during my early tenancy, my front hall closet door started to fall apart. Two or three days ago, I put in word with the building management that there was a problem. Today the manager and I fixed the thing. Happily, I had the tools for it. But even better was that there wasn't any hassle. Ah, so glad to be out of large cities!

rand()m quote

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

—Anne Frank