What a month it's been. I was, unfortunately, introduced to the Jewish custom of the shiva. This was because of the sudden and unexpected passing of Arielle's grandmother. I couldn't help but remember that this was the same woman who hosted my first real Passover seder. She was a fantastic woman and she will be dearly missed ( Read more... )

I feel I'm losing myself here, in Toronto. It's tricky to live an unsettled life with no proper home, but it's much harder because I rarely stop. I'm running to class, to the train, to the post office, to the library. I've got to get this thing done so I can get to the next one. Stopping is so important. It's an opportunity to reflect, to feel, to ( Read more... )

A very interesting development in the world of computer software today: Google has announced that it will be releasing its own operating system. This should be interesting. For those who don't want to read the article, it basically comes down to this: 90% of what we do with computers these does is (or could be) done through a browser. Look, you're ( Read more... )

My cell phone is dying ( Read more... )

Reading about the Spanish Civil War and then going through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe right before bed makes for WEIRD dreams.

Fascist dwarfs, anyone? Socialist fauns?

I got an Ontario Graduate ScholarshipHypothetically, this is worth $15,000 for one year. York will reduce some of its funding to me, though, since they now figure I don't need as much, so I'm not sure exactly how much difference this will make to my income. I'm still trying to work it out, but it should still be a few extra grand in the bank ( Read more... )

I see an awful lot of books these days, but none of them is as brilliantly titled as this one:

How To Make Love And Dinner At The Same Time: 200 Slow Cooker Recipes To Heat Up The Bedroom Instead Of The Kitchen

It's not just the title: the whole cookbook is full of sexual innuendo.

Brilliant.

I'm old.

I get so lost in what I'm doing that it's hard to have any perspective most of the time. I just remember, somewhere, that this is what I really, really want to be doing. Whether I get a job out of it or not is almost secondary ( Read more... )

Shirked by SSHRC again. It's not a surprise, really, as the odds are so stacked, but somehow it always feels like a slap in the face anyway. This time I cleared the department, but not the school. Apparently I'm getting worse over time ( Read more... )