The next thing on my to-review pile are the two graphic novels of Jeff Lemire that maidenofirisa gave me, The Nobody and Sweet Tooth. Short review: The Nobody is good, and Sweet Tooth is excellent.

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So, yeah. It's been a quiet birthday. I worked all day, so I'm pretty tired. I might go out to a cafe later and get some writing done, but that'll be it ( Read more... )

Earth DayYesterday was Earth Day. Most media didn't notice. The environment has fallen out of our collective narrative again - it just won't stick. CBC noticed, but hardly any of the papers I read in the cafe at the office before work seemed to be aware of it ( Read more... )

We're looking for an English teacher willing to trek out to a distant town called Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu - "Saint John on Richelieu." So far no takers.

I've been on the internet too long. My first thought was, That's a crack slash pairing if I've heard oneAfter all, everyone knows Saint John was an uke ( Read more... )

I've been quite silent this week. I'm working lots of extra hours, and have been on my feet a lot otherwise. There are currently five cats in my care, instead of the usual two. I had blisters for the first time in years. I marched in a second pride parade (Ottawa) this week with beblistered feet ( Read more... )

I've been offline much of the week. Mostly this has been because of writing. I edited 45 pages on Wednesday, which I *think* is my one-day record. I have to have it printed tomorrow in the early afternoon. I've only done 15 of the 51 pages I had left as of this morning, but my get-up-and-go has got up and left ( Read more... )

It hasn't been my best day, but far from the worst. Work was pretty quiet, mostly because they're installing new computers and a new server so we weren't able to work for twenty- or thirty-minute stretches. One of my co-workers made a fudge cake, and I got a signed card from everyone ( Read more... )

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I'm in the office again, and I've been listening to CBC most of the day while I work ( Read more... )

So yeah -- last night we had a marvellous rit for Yule -- my first true Yule ritual in far too long. montrealais whipped up a feast, and we exchanged gifts. I'm in BC usually for the actual Solstice, so I tend to miss it every year ( Read more... )