Montreal, 1977 – A very young boy, he deeply inhales darkroom chemicals as his dad counts down the exposure time while he sits on a stool. No effect. Gives up future chemicals. Montreal, 1983 – Grade 3 teacher tells his parents that Corin always had his head in the clouds. Corin doesn’t dispute this but defends it by saying someone had to imagine the TV before it got invented. PEI – 1984 – Spends two weeks at a dairy farm. Milking cows is pretty cool. Contemplates a future in farming. Montreal, 1987 – Accidentally drops his brother’s cassette player, breaking it. After trying to repair it discovers that electrical engineering is probably not his strength. Goes and plays with his Lego.