I've just received by second grad school rejection. I'd say I'll use this as motivation to show U of A and U of T what fools they were, but I honestly don't think, in a couple months, I'll care enough about them rejecting me. I know that I can make global health / public health and development issues the rest of my career and/or life. It's going to ( Read more... )

There seem to be a few points you kind of missed out on this morning (so far):

1. Cigarettes, used as expected, speed up your march to the inevitable end each time. "Booze", as you put it, however, doesn't have any inherently negative effects when consumed in moderation. I agree with you that booze is not harmless on a social level, but don't lose ( Read more... )

Highlights from dealing with bureaucracy over the past week:

1. While having packages shipped, Canada Post claiming, on two separate occasions, that my office doesn't exist. While it is an interesting proposition, I can't help but feel that Canada Post should know of its existence given our daily mail service. Both times the packages got to the ( Read more... )

So, let's start from the top: it's all constitutional ( Read more... )

I used to think it was a bit lame when people would show up for shows after the opening act. It's often a chance to see a newer or more local act and other good things... maybe I'm just biased because I used to have to show up at 5pm for shows for work ( Read more... )

I admit there is some satisfaction in having voted for the winner. However, if you would base your vote on obtaining said satisfaction, you're getting a lump of coal for winter-gift-giving-holiday. On a non-electoral level, I also have my hopes that Obama is a winner. In this vein, I've decided my new name for PMSH is The Biggest Loser ( Read more... )

At work, we've been having a bit of a ridiculous time lately... (like "ha-ha! I'm having an aneurysm" ridiculous). For our communications, we've been putting along with someone who, though very nice, is really only part-time... very part-time. It's mostly because she was supposed to leave in August, but she didn't find a replacement in time. At any ( Read more... )

With more people working with NGOs and other social institutions or even just connecting socially all over the world through the internet, more people today are finding ways to shape their world outside of voting or otherwise supporting political parties. In and of itself, this isn't a problem; it's super that we've found these new, direct ways to ( Read more... )

Since I think this is going to be one my last opportunities to poke fun at Stephane Dion in any relevant way:


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Gilles Duceppe: Does it worry you, Mr. Harper, that you've been blindly mirroring the policies of Bush and now their economy is screwing the pooch ( Read more... )