Wow. I’m ridiculously far behind in blogs and photos. It’s not so much that I fell out of the lazy tree; it’s also that I hit every Barcalounger on the way down ( Read more... )

January 21st

13. On Currency and Curry

Today was what can only be called “Monday.” It was busy, busy, busy. Rush here, tear there, forget to do this, get told that - it was nuts. But it taught me that the greatest gift that I will get from this experience is the ability to stay organized; and what’s more, if I can stay organized, I’ll have a fair ( Read more... )

A quick e-mail from Dad...

Hi Again,
What are you doing this summer? There are many oportunities in
agriculture. You could be a man outstanding in your field.

Love
DadThat particular pun is a new one on me. (Groan.) To address the question, I don't really know what I'm going to be doing this summer. I'm not worried about it, though - even ( Read more... )

I'm having my doubts about the summer camp thing. So let's say I save the full US$2,200 for ten weeks of work. June 9th - August 11th. They help a little bit with the visa and travel, but let's put that totally aside because it's irrelevant for the purpose of comparison with staying here. That's... US$220 a week. At the call centre I was pulling ( Read more... )

I finally received the last of my first semester grades today.

Honours Seminar: Posthumanism
B

The British Novel: 1800-1855
B+

Literature of the fin de siècle
A-

Chaucer and the 14th Century [first half]
A

Contemporary Canadian Fiction
A+

It's so-so, I guess. I was hoping for all-As, but the difficulty of the honours seminar combined ( Read more... )