Hey y'all, is there anyone who knows something about Middle English pronunciation and would be willing to give me a super-quick crash course, either tomorrow (er, technically today, Tuesday, May 6) or sometime before Thursday (this is for my Kalamazoo paper)? I'm having a last-minute panic attack of a minor sort, cause I've got a few phrases I'm ( Read more... )

Ugh, so annoyed. I just posted a little musing thought that had been rolling around lately in my brain about Bocelli. Maybe I was a little harsh, granted. Came back a little later to find a particular comment that clearly disagreed with what I had to say. That's fine, I have no problem with people having differences of opinion. But when ( Read more... )

Has anyone had to go to an optometrist/opthalmologist (sp?) in town recently to get new contact lenses? I'm looking for recommendations for a good eye doctor who charges reasonable prices for contacts. Also, does anyone know how U of T insurance covers costs for contacts and such? I thought I heard that our student insurance does cover costs ( Read more... )

I love little surprises as one goes about one's daily life. Managed to drag my butt out of bed today for a morning run before church, albeit an hour later than planned (a familiar theme in my everyday doings). Anyway, was hauling said reluctant butt (image: wading underwater), past Christie Pits when I ran into gleodream, looking spiffy and on ( Read more... )

Thank you kindly :D what a lovely surprise! Tickled me very much and gave me some much-needed cheering up :)

#78 on my 100 Things To Do Before I Die list: Get my pizza delivered David Sedaris-style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0DUdpmgmz4

Me: "?!" And I love how the woman just stands there and takes it.

Ok, could my downstairs neighbor stop getting it on with her boyfriend, like, every afternoon/evening/whenever I'm home? Or just be a little more subtle about it? I swear, every time I'm quiet in my apartment, I hear them through my vents. I mean, do what you gotta do, but that doesn't mean I want to share the experience all the time, you know ( Read more... )

An email was circulated to CMS folk a while ago offering the chance to brush up on reading German. I've really been feeling my language skills drop lately, especially German, so I responded with some excitement. The prof coordinating the reading group recently emailed those interested to confirm a meeting time--and I realized that (1) the rest of ( Read more... )

Slightly jetlagged, left arm hurts from pulling fat and heavy suitcase, smelly and have a hammer pounding my brain. A nap is in order, I think. See everyone soon!

WHY do my next-door neighbors like to yell instead of talk? Seriously, the wife yells something at the husband who yells something back, which apparently pisses the wife off cause she yells back even louder. Or maybe that's just their way of talking. And whatever daycare they're running in their backyard isn't much better cause the kids don't ( Read more... )