My motto for the day! It's been snowing for much of the night and all day so far here in Ottawa, but it isn't too bad. Normally I would have just stayed home with a lovely pot of tea, but a good friend of mine from out west is visiting relatives here, so we planned to meet for brunch ( Read more... )

Hello, all! I blinked, and suddenly it's nearly February. It's scary how time flies. (Or flees from my grasp ( Read more... )

I'm writing this post a bit early here in Western Canada - it's just before 10pm - but I know that much of the globe has already celebrated the turning of the new year (they're in the future!). I wish everyone a happy new year. I hope that you've enjoyed 2012 and will have even more fun in 2013!

Retrospective 2012This time last year I was chilling ( Read more... )

Hello everyone, long time no chat! Grad school has literally been consuming my life. But that's okay. I'm learning to live with low-level stress and manage it. I've done a lot of knitting, particularly socks. It's a small, manageable thing to do that makes me feel accomplished. For many of the patterns I can also knit as I read really dense ( Read more... )

Your result for The Remarkably Thorough Harry Potter Character Test...
Albus Dumbledore


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And it started off as such a nice day too! Got some laundry done, watched the season finale of Downton Abbey (with a grin on my face for at least ten minutes straight), and I even got some research done!

In fact, I was feeling so well-rested and productive that I decided to bike through the crisp late fall air along the canal to school early so I ( Read more... )

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Hello, all! I just wanted to let everyone know that I have started a new history research shenanigans blog.

What was the impetus for this? Mainly because I wanted a dedicated space for historical research that I could show my classmates and teachers. I will continue to update this one - it has a special place in my heart - but it will mainly be a ( Read more... )

My new favourite short film, courtesy of an awesome blog post, The 10 Best Films of the 1890s: 

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“The X-Ray Fiend” (1897)
X-rays were discovered in 1895, and became a source of public fascination in editorial cartoons and scientific exhibitions. (Scientific American ran an article in 1896 inviting people to make their X-rays at home with a simple ( Read more... )

It has recently occurred to me that I haven't posted any pictures of how awesome my new city of residence is. Here are a few to remedy this sad state of affairs...

To begin with, one of the most beautiful libraries in Canada, in the parliamentary building. (Unfortunately for me, most of the books are legal texts and for the use of MPs and Senators)

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