The Artsaypunk

Folks, I have seen the baby pigeons, and they are ugly. For years I have heard people speculating on the very existence of baby pigeons. There are no shortage of adult pigeons, white-washing statues the world over, but where are all the youngins? I have even had some folks tell me that pigeons must be [...]

The other day, I was an errand-running phenom. There was absolutely no stopping me. The shopping I had put off for weeks, suddenly came together in one fell swoop. My wardrobe quickly doubled with my purchase of two pairs of pants. Presents for various friends’ birthdays were located in record time. I found myself smiling [...]

So yeah. Those of you who also check all the comments may remember that I was invited to participate in an open-mic Monday night. Propositioned through the blog… how exciting. I received a lot of encouragement from friends far and wide, so I decided to go for it. At first I was nervous about performing [...]

Subaru: Where’d you guys go to dinner last night? Me: A Chinese place called, “Yuan Tung.” Pretty tasty. Subaru: Yeah, that’s an old Karachi favourite. Me: I wouldn’t know. Subaru: No you wouldn’t. Me: Right. Well, it’s across the street from another Chinese restaurant called “Little China.” But I didn’t want to go there because [...]

The monthly magazine, The Herald, has published a review of our play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. It’s a pretty favourable review, but for some reason, I think this is my favourite part: Of all the actors, David Ford, who played the bar owner, Freddy, was the most natural. Luckily, the review comes out just [...]

I was typing something up and listening to some tunes on Subaru Kazoo’s laptop the other night when I felt a strange sensation, like a small prick. I know what you’re thinking, but I checked, and Subaru Kazoo was not behind me. No, rather, it was like a pin-prick in my left wrist – not [...]

Yesterday morning I was sitting on my bed in a daze, pulling on my socks, trying to clear the haze of sleep from my head. To be fair, I usually accomplish this around 11:00, but I start working on it around 8:30 (the haze, not the socks). As I pulled on my left sock, which [...]

5c48 Originally uploaded by Artsaypunk. Well, for those of you who have been demanding an updated photo, this was taken a few months back. It’s a little pose I like to call “The Evil Jesus.” And don’t worry, just because I’ve finally found a connection that I can post photos from doesn’t mean I’ll become [...]

For anyone in the Pakistan area that might be interested, I will be on the radio today at 4:00. A friend of mine has a show on FM 89.0 and featured me in the second hour as “The Second Most Popular White Guy in Pakistan….” Damn that pesky George! Anyway, it was a fun interview [...]

T: I’ll have a Caramel-Flavoured Latté. Waiter: Pardon sir? T: I’ll have a Caramel-Flavoured Latté please Waiter: Yes sir, What flavour? (Pause) T: Umm… Caramel. Waiter: Yes, Sir. Me: What are the latté flavours? Waiter: (points to menu) Here. Me: Ok, I’ll have Hazelnut. Waiter: Hazelnut? Me: Yes… Latté. Waiter: Latté? What flavour? (Pause) Me: [...]