Now I can't concentrate at all-- Cathy's three centimetres dilated and her mucus plug's out. This event is gonna happen soon! Apparently, though, at this stage we are supposed to go about regular business until the contractions become un-ignorable. This is because trying to force labour is like trying too hard to have an orgasm-- you can slow down ( Read more... )

I'm very much considering starting a separate food blog. I know there are a million food blogs, but I have a feeling it would make me incredibly happy. Just "what I'm having for dinner" kinda stuff, plus those fancy baking occasions. And with summer coming the photos will be ace ( Read more... )

I went to a party in Toronto last night, ethiopian food and 50s dancing way hell and gone on Queen St. West. Toronto hipsters are so different from Hamilton ones. They have "real" jobs and lots more money and they get their hair cut at stylists. I wouldn't call myself a hipster necessarily, but I've been veering towards Hamilton hipsterhood in ( Read more... )

I have this strong urge to call the paper "Getting Caught with our Hands in the Meat Jar: Acknowledging and Transforming the Biopolitical Situation of Farm Animals ( Read more... )

Well, after two horrible nights of sleep I pulled it out yesterday and had my first good writing/reading day in months, but today is kind of falling apart. I'm trying to fight that impulse to give up on the day, but it's not working all that well ( Read more... )

I get the chance to dress like Dusty Springfield for a party on Friday. I am a lucky girl, indeed.

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I think things are looking up ( Read more... )

I gave sixty days notice on my apartment today ( Read more... )

I'm spending the day reading the novel I have to teach this week, but letting myself think a fair bit as well. There's some kind of Wordsworthian tranquil reflection to the day. The past eight months or so have had little of that; too much going on. I think I need a calm mind to start on my dissertation again, so I'm glad things seem to be settling ( Read more... )

I'm almost thankful for the flu; I have an excuse to lay low and take care of myself for once.
Today at the market I bought asparagus, choy sum, onion, garlic, strawberries, pineapple, potatoes, green beans, rutabaga, red pepper.
Now I'm going to go to bed so happily, with plans to work tomorrow.