Happy Canaday Day, Canadian friends!

I mentioned the day to my students recently when we were talking about the calendar, and one of them said, "Let's go there!" How we all wished!

I'm going to do a wolf-naming poll, but at the moment I can't decide which Canadian Prime Minister name to include in the contest. I've narrowed it down to three Prime Ministers, but now I need your help!

Poll

Whoever wins this poll will go into the final with the other (non-Canadian P.M.) names. (ETA - Make your case in comments, sunbrae already has the ( Read more... )

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends!

And for my American friends who love Canada, here's a silly Canada-themed xkcd comic:

( Canada is real life! )

Happy Thanksgiving, Canadian friends! I hope you have a wonderful day with good food and people you love. (My students are sad that we don't get a fall break and they wish we at least had Thanksgiving at the same time as y'all.)


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Happy Canada Day, my Canadian friends! I like your country. Someday, I swear, I am going to *see* it. :)

girlboheme has made a pretty set of Canada Day icons which you can find here (scroll past Bastille Day icons for the Canada ones).


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I have been watching a movie that's making me sad and lonely, and what better to do when you're lonely than snuggle up to the internet in the middle of the night? So I am choosing from among my unposted posts, and tonight I choose "good things."

* Tiny tiny baby puppy, adorable baby seahorses, and praying mantis thrill.

* Melanie Roach: mother of ( Read more... )