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  • the coming out

    So there's something about being a student again that revitalizes the creative juices and gets me interested in blogging again. Either that, or it's just my alto-ego's nagging encouraging emails. Transitioning into gra…

  • My grade 5 students are hilarious. Either that, or they know me too well. I got presents from them on my last day of student teaching. The presents are as follows: 3 begonia plants 2 beefsteak tomato plants 1 Australian…

  • fold your hands child, you walk like a peasant.

    So I was challenged to put together a 'Best Albums Ever' list. I laboured over the concept for *weeks* (at least one and half of them). I jotted notes to myself while driving - names, musicians, songs that absolutely ha…

  • Liszt is funny. Not haha funny... just compositionally funny. Frankly, I don't get what all the rage is over him. I'm kinda pressed for time, so instead of developing a full-out thesis on why he's funny, here's my sho…

  • Only a sister of mine...

    - would fly from Africa to Halifax in the dead of winter and not realize, until 3/4 of the way there, that all she had on her feet were flip flops. - ditto with the winter coat, or lack thereof. - would buy replacement…

  • Saturday's Notes

    - I was told today that I didn't blog. And then I was told that xanga doesn't count. Shucks. - I had the newlyweds over for supper the other day. And in my typical style, I neglected to haul out my camera to record the …

  • So since everybody was blogging about the wedding, I thought I'd add my voice to the fray. But instead of posting about the wedding and how wonderful and full of w's it was, or putting up zillions of pictures (which I …

  • The Windy/Flooded City

    So I went to Chicago last weekend. It was kind of a crazy trip. Instead of telling long, convoluted stories; here's everything in a nutshell. Pros: Seeing my grandmother Union Station! Driving past the new Chicago Fire…

  • So what would happen if steroids became legal? I think it could mean a lot of interesting things for the world of sports. As pointed out by a worldmag blogger, it's an interesting thought experiment. For instance: - Th…

  • Some notes for today

    You should know I have another nephew. My sister had a baby boy early this morning, named Torin Jon Timothy. That makes six nephews and one niece, which I think is pretty darn scrumtrellescent. Pink car wash smells lik…