So, it's almost go time.  Go time is 8:30, by the way.  I have to finish 4 pages of the 25-30 page paper (the bane of my existance) to be turned in tommorow.  Than I have to write a 9 page thesis review, to be turned in Tuesday and then (just found out yesterday) I'm the "discussant" for the week which basically means I HAVE to read the ( Read more... )

Today I came up with the following rules. No checking email. No researching anything that isn't environmental art. No msn. No live journal. You will get up at 6am. You will work until at least 12am. No leaving room for more than 5 minutes (except for at meal times). No phoning. If people phone you, conversations should not last more than 5 ( Read more... )

Oh yes, last night I had a dream that Stacey was dying Alex's hair blue.  And I met a somewhat annoying but attractive curly redheaded girl who I was kissing.  And everybody kept on talking about Donald Creighton who I coincidentally thought was an anthropologist but I just got my syllabus for "Policy, Economy, Society:Themes in the State and ( Read more... )

Well all, I had a wonderful time in Ottawa. Got there on the 21st and did a little dream incubation for Yule. On the 22nd, I stayed up as late as we were able with the kids but my Aunt did want them to go to bed sooner or later. We played truth or dare, did a story circle and burned wishes and bad habits in a fire. It was a simple, fun and not ( Read more... )

hmmmm. hot chocolate is one of the most wonderful drinks in the world. Also Chai. And Eggnog. mmmmmm. Yesterday I did my presentation on Environmental Art which went alright. And, I finished marking all my students mid term exams and filled out a neato little marking grid for my professor on excel which I turned in. Than I went for drinks ( Read more... )

I'm procrastinating again but not so stressed out :). Yeah! I'm working on my presentation and paper, I have found some really interesting things and an organization www.newmindspace.com which throws some AMAZING events in Toronto, for example, LED light graffitti and relighting the night sky which has been hampered by smog and light pollution. ( Read more... )

I turned in my 12-15 page paper. I have to write a 25-30 page paper now. On Environmental Art. I am so doomed. Tonight is the Balderdash Film Festival in Peterborough and its in TO tommorow. Mel and I made a film, "Gentsoloya" and it is awesome!!! Mel is an awesome director/filmmaker/editor person!!! Anyway, so I'm going to TO tommorow even ( Read more... )

So, my 12 to 15 page paper is on George Elliott Clarke and why he should be studied as part of the intellectual Canadian Landscape. I just found this poem which further proves his greatness. I love it ( Read more... )

Okay, Let us try this again. Yulenate me Baby!
( my xmas stocking )

From the midst of me "studying" for my environmental policy and politics class tommorow, I decided to post on live journal about some exciting things that have happened in the last little while.  Why is it that studying times are also the best times to post???  So, yesterday I made my debut as a spoken word poet!  I went to an all female open mike ( Read more... )