To all the linguists on my friends list, especially TorgoX. I want you to listen to this very dangerous video. Not so you can kill yourself with building a spot welder, but because it is an beautiful example of an old Québecois accent.
One of the things that sucks about being old is I have to many memories. I'll be walking along, thinking and suddenly I'll remember some stupid situation I was in. And my reaction to my part in it is the classic "Christ, what an asshole." So much drama, so much pain, so much energy wasted.
The year is but 8 and a half hours old and I've already witnessed blood being shed. I'm a rich white male, my problems are minor compared to so much of what is going on. But I'ved expended more emotional energy then I thought I had.