get in touch with me, marty

You can e-mail me at activitybook(at)gmail(dot)com or you can pop over to my myspace page (http://myspace.com/activitybook) and get in touch with me there.

tips, lists, advice and other facets of improvement

• 18 things that you can do to help the environment

• What I’ve learned (so far)…

works of poetry by marty Finestone

• Life’s just a beach
• Car crashes and all the rest
• Super_City_Mania
• intangible
• SNAPPER

works of fiction by marty finestone

• Dear Ferdinand

• Beyond letters

• Outtakes from a diary

• Comforting outside the box

• The people’s insertion

• Not today maybe tomorrow

• Something for Bobby

a portfolio of things/activities made by me:

• fiction

• photography

• poetry

• painting

about activitybook

This site is a collection of ‘things’ made and found by me, Marty Finestone. The concept that I am running with is that activitybook is part personal portfolio (fiction, non-fiction, photos, recipes, tips, musings and so forth) as well as a daily collection of links to interesting websites, videos and other content. Individually these items are things to do, i.e. activities. Collectively, they are an assemblage of activities - hence the label of activitybook.

about marty finestone

Culture and content are what I consume. I read a plethora of magazines, books, websites and news publications. Moreover, I watch movies, television and digital video clips all with a dual intent: 1) to attempt to enjoy them, and 2) analyze and decode the texts in an attempt to understand them and see how they fit within our culture.

I also create/produce content: I am a writer, painter - working with acrylics, cook and photographer. Take a moment to peak around the website and see some of my creations.

I live in Canada and have lived in Montreal, Quebec and London, Ottawa and most recently Toronto, Ontario. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Media, Information and Technoculture from the University of Western Ontario (UWO). My interest in communications and technology and the law brought me to the University of Ottawa to pursue my law degree. I became a lawyer in 2005, but returned to the University of Ottawa to obtain a Master’s of Law with a Concentration in Law and Technology.

a note about product mentions

Generally you will see mentions of products, bands, websites and other items here on activitybook. These appear because I choose to feature them and there is no compensation or influence provided for their inclusion. This site and I have nothing to do with PayPerPost or any other sponsored posting organization.

So there you have it: products and people are mentioned on this site because I find them interesting and not because I can make some money. I’m not in this for the money – at least not yet.