Now that my successor is chosen, and my time in office is coming to a close, I alternate between the panic of work incomplete and the elation of the slow release of responsibilit, but I hope these feelings will converge over time to a feeling of a job well done ( Read more... )

I snowshoed to and from work yesterday. I love my climate.

Finn

I have gotten used to people treating me with respect in my current position of mild authority, and taken that to be a sign of my doing a pretty good job. Only through a careful review of my last five years at McGill have I remembered that so often that respect is based on the title, and it is very difficult to know how much it relates to my ( Read more... )

Since going on "holiday" from work (i.e. since wednesday), I've been reading texts on music perception almost none stop, almost like I am tryiong to make up for the lost academic time of a term spent playing politics. While I am enjoying getting back to my favourite subjects, I've noticed something about HOW I am reading these papers and books, and ( Read more... )

A coworker recently pointed out that I focus pretty intensely, in contrast to his approach to problem solving, management and life in general. I hadn't thought of my work and social patterns in such terms before but it does make sense, explaining why I find small talk and other superficial interactions so difficult, why I prefere to be in spaces ( Read more... )

I love it when profs giggle. It's dorky, adorable, and I know we are on the same level ( Read more... )

I heard an interesting comment on Radio 3 the other day. During an american music festival in New York, there is this tradition of having the "Canadian Breakfast in Brooklin". The Organiser explained this successful ongoing to be motivated because "we are only canadian when we are somewhere else and meet other canadians ( Read more... )

While I don't have a perfect record for choosing the "healthy choice", I take a certain amount of pride in the food I make, eat and share. There might even be a point system for how often I pull off vegan fair, and celebrate avoiding "inappropriate indulgences". Now, this is not to say that I am seriously trying to go vegan/organic/homemade, but I ( Read more... )

There is something cathartic about writing fan mail. It's acknowledging admiration to a degree that I don't normally express, and it is done within a context of free expression. There is no obligation for the reciever to send back a reply, or any kind of corresponsdingly gushy confession of appreciation. You can just put the thoughts out there to ( Read more... )

So the team has passed the half way point, and we are all so drained from the last few days/weeks/months ( Read more... )