“…Building my business network was more difficult than building my social network. The power of referral, recommendation, and risk is a trifecta greater than the power of a resume, cover letter and job searching skill.”
[Outburst gush post about my thoughts on establishing your roots, and realising it.]
Category Archive: In a Daze: outbursts
Apr 06 2012
A star thanks their stars
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/04/a-star-thanks-their-stars/
Mar 23 2012
The Internet and the Second Persona
“…Social networking is evolving at an incredible rate, however it appears to be evolving faster than we’re able to adapt to it. Like Europe before the introduction of manners and chivalry, we’re at an undeveloped stage: all stuck interacting with lots of different people, but metaphorically puking in the streets and headbutting strangers.”
[Guest blog post by John Knight - psych major, Vendetta avatar and fellow ranter. Find out his thoughts on the internet, trolling and the deep psyche of the Second Persona raising its ugly head on the digital stage.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/03/the-internet-and-the-second-persona/
Mar 16 2012
How I write
“…You can sit in a beautiful field all you like – but like your environment, inspiration must be natural and uncontrived.”
[Post about the methods and routines of my writing process.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/03/how-i-write/
Mar 02 2012
The interwebs makes me laugh
“…Was using the internets for research, news, edumacation this past fortnight, and found these tasty digital nuggets to dip into my hot sauce of giggles.”
[Kickabout post on my "research" on meaty fannies, Bill Oddie transvestites and how to spell 'hypocriticism" in English.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/03/the-interwebs-makes-me-laugh/
Feb 24 2012
Vegie power – Word!
“…Unlike other campaigns of other preachy institutions that prove the more they try to convince you of their point the more they make the point of why you are unconvinced in the first place.”
[Praising post about Be Veg Canada's Be Compassionate campaign that shows the power of great marketing and use of words. And in stark contrast to PETA campaigns, my media antithesis!]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/02/vegie-power-%e2%80%93-word/
Feb 17 2012
What Keira did this week…
“…Played a game with myself [that sounds sketchy]…”
[Self-indulgent post about my antics this week. Lots of material today but somehow this seemed really important...]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/02/what-keira-did-this-week/
Feb 15 2012
Falling in love with Veronica Falls?
“…Veronica Falls didn’t excite their set enough to gain any new followers or to rouse their existing ones. Basically, my protest placard would emblazon: “VF for studio recorded tracks! Probably no to live acts!” Or perhaps I should keep the placards as blank as their expressions. If it wasn’t for their neutral facials, I would be saying they were sitting hard on that pointy fence on whether they are a band about whom to be excited. I was a semi-fan of their recorded tracks, but their live act didn’t make me fall in love with them.”
[Review of Veronica Falls gig w/ Hand & Teeth, and Brilliant Colours @ The Garrison, Toronto, Canada - 14 February 2012.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/02/falling-in-love-with-veronica-falls/
Jan 27 2012
Ghost writers, ghost town? The lost arts.
“…Choose your creativity adventure. We are genetically modified girls living in a genetically modified world. Are we making creative aspects using less than creative means, and realizing only a limited aspect of our own creativity?”
[Lamenting post about the automatic arts of photography, music and *gasp* possibly writing?]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2012/01/ghost-writers-ghost-town-the-lost-arts/
Dec 09 2011
The medium is the message? If you stay that long…
“…The story of Billy Bishop is a great one. But transferring a story does not mean a straight transfer of elements when transferring to a different medium.”
[Post about how I walked out of my first movie - a musical transported, not translated, to cinema.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/12/the-medium-is-the-message-if-you-stay-that-long%e2%80%a6/
Oct 14 2011
Boys give thanks to pilgrims, their lucky stars [and PETA] for nudity
“…Not quite scandalous as scantily-clad, but PETA is at it again. Provocatively dressed female Pilgrim PETA volunteers handed out tofurkey in their eternal struggle bid to turn people vegan.”
[Outburst post about PETA's Canadian Thanksgiving campaign - sexy pilgrims giving out free tofurkey. Appeal factor? Only for the birds.]
Permanent link to this article: http://keirawong.com/blog/2011/10/boys-give-thanks-to-pilgrims-their-lucky-stars-and-peta-for-nudity/
