Sunshine Recorder

I finally got my computer back from the Apple Store. The first repair they made over the weekend didn’t fix anything so I had to go back again today. Anyway, I shall resume posting soon.

On a side note, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a fantastic book and you should all read it if you like crime stories and criminal investigations. I pretty much read the whole thing over the weekend. I also just started Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown and it’s just as interesting but a lot more shocking.

This blog will be one year old tomorrow and I just wanted to thank all my followers for following me and being awesome. I’ve met some wonderful people through this blog which is something I never expected. I also never expected to have the motivation to post regularly. The biggest motivator, apart from the act of sharing, is probably receiving your feedbacks which often are very informative and also starts great conversations. Anyway, thank you all for following me and giving me something to look forward to everyday!

A few stats: 2,839 posts, 869 followers, 275 followed blogs

Just wanted to let you guys know that I will be in France for the next 10 days so I may or may not post as much stuff as usual. It’s been a long time since I’ve come back home so it will be nice to see everyone again, eat delicious French food and drink a lot of great cheap wine. Anyway, I will be back in Montreal on the 31st of August. :)

I just changed my theme. It’s based on an existing theme (Ultralite) but I made quite a few changes to it. I’m not done yet so some links might not work yet but it should be fixed soon. Please let me know if you have any problems or find some bugs.

Some of my favorite blogs

Tumblr is an amazing blogging platform but it is somewhat difficult to find blogs with interesting content. I’ve rarely been satisfied with the find blogs feature because most of my favorite blogs are often not very famous/visible. It also seems that a lot of blogs on Tumblr are just photoblogs. I like pretty pictures, but it’s good to follow other things too. Someone asked me a while ago what blogs I like the most and which ones I recommend. I follow over 300 blogs, and I like them all for different reasons, so it was difficult to answer that question but I believe I came up with a pretty good list of my favorites. Anyway, I’ve just updated it. I posted a link on my blog and I’ll try to update it regularly with my new findings. I hope this helps you find some great blogs and please don’t hesitate to recommend me some other ones if you think I would like them. I’m always looking for more.

http://imperialscythia.tumblr.com/
http://its-london-calling.tumblr.com/
http://thesonalsorises.tumblr.com/
http://bschwartz.tumblr.com/
http://dgdgnl.tumblr.com/
http://hypocrite-lecteur.tumblr.com/
http://thisriver.tumblr.com/
http://grandejouissance.tumblr.com/
http://toniiu.tumblr.com/
http://pieceinthepuzzlehumanity.tumblr.com/
http://urbanscepticism.tumblr.com/
http://whosecityisthis.tumblr.com/
http://perfectnonfreedom.tumblr.com/
http://zhaozhou.tumblr.com/
http://antisartre.tumblr.com/
http://darylelockhart.tumblr.com/
http://nocountryforslaughter.tumblr.com/
http://ewigewiederkehr.tumblr.com/
http://cartonrouge.cc/
http://equivoque.tumblr.com/
http://nerdscloset.tumblr.com/
http://instellation.tumblr.com
http://swimming-under-water.tumblr.com
http://reagancharlescook.tumblr.com/
http://watchingcbeams.tumblr.com/
http://andrewstuntpilot.tumblr.com/
http://absurdlakefront.tumblr.com/
http://stickyembraces.tumblr.com/
http://doubtlr.tumblr.com/
http://graceandnature.tumblr.com/
http://live-exist-die.tumblr.com

Long Reads/Science/Environment
http://good.tumblr.com/
http://utnereader.tumblr.com/
http://thenewinquiry.tumblr.com/
http://tetw.tumblr.com/
http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/
http://14-billion-years-later.tumblr.com/
http://climateadaptation.tumblr.com/
http://scinerds.tumblr.com/
http://ikenbot.tumblr.com/
http://14-billion-years-later.tumblr.com/
http://curiositycounts.com/
http://www.stoweboyd.com/

Photography/Art
http://staceythinx.tumblr.com/
http://stateofkind.tumblr.com/
http://palethrough.tumblr.com/
http://jasongreen.tumblr.com/
http://melisaki.tumblr.com/
http://golden-fleece.tumblr.com/
http://fiore-rosso.tumblr.com/
http://fuckyeahiceland.tumblr.com/
http://montrealcom.tumblr.com/
http://welovepaintings.tumblr.com

History
http://frenchhistory.tumblr.com/
http://lostsplendor.tumblr.com/
http://mydaguerreotypeboyfriend.tumblr.com/
http://unknownrussia.tumblr.com/
http://the-seed-of-europe.tumblr.com/
http://lostsplendor.tumblr.com/
http://ppsh-41.tumblr.com/
http://themodernhistory.tumblr.com/
http://historyofeurope.tumblr.com/
http://oldrussia.tumblr.com/
http://djgagnon.tumblr.com/
http://fyeaheasterneurope.tumblr.com/
http://thecultofgenius.tumblr.com/

I haven’t checked all the links so if your blog appears on it and you have changed your address, let me know and I’ll update it.

Last update: June 17th, 2012

I just went to the grocery store to pick up some fruits and ended up in an Hasidic jew street party (on St Viateur & Hutchinson) with loud Jewish music and with about 100+ people dressed identically. What an experience.

People are often surprised to learn that I go to a business school and they frequently ask why I chose that major. I get a lot of questions about that here on Tumblr. It’s true that I’m not the typical business student. I’m left-leaning, I love liberal arts, science, technology and environmental/social issues are two things that really interest me. It was very hard for me to pick a major, therefore I chose something that is very versatile and that would allow me to work in a variety of industries, from green technologies to the publishing industry, but also in non-profit organizations. Every organization, regardless of industry, relies on business principles to prosper. I’m also really interested in entrepreneurship, and more specifically social entrepreneurship (using entrepreneurial principles to solve social problems within a community) so getting a business degree made sense to me. Of course, a business education isn’t the most intellectually stimulating thing in the world, but I try to educate myself on other topics during my free time as much as possible. The hardest thing about going to a business school is probably to be surrounded by brainwashed conservatives who don’t care about anything except making money. We can’t really blame them for that, but I wish there were more students who value the community’s well-being and the environment as much as profitability. Successful businesses have the power to make a difference and this is why I study business.