Hello WWW friends. I need some career advice.

Here are the facts:

1. I want to get into Museum/Collections/Archives work.
2. My CV reads: MA (Ethnomusicology with a Canadian History bent), BMus (Theory/Comp), BA (English, Can. Lit); piano teacher for 5 years, charity thrift store manager, 6 mos, choir accompanist/music arranger/ sometimes songwriter ( Read more... )

Kids!! It is here, it is here! I finally got my own copy of the Classic Canadian Songs album - it will be "unveiled" in Washington later this week to sparse yet appreciative applause. Check it out: http://www.folkways.si.edu/search/AlbumDetails.aspx?ID=3125. It sounds better in real life than it does on the computer. It's not getting a lot of ( Read more... )

Busy week. I am a "Highly Sensitive Person" - HSP - so radically unsettled weeks are a bit hard on me. I think they only exacerbate my inner and outer critic, and I just generally become a bitch. But people seem to still like me, even if they do not entirely trust me.

5 girlfriends and I went camping on Monday. We met in Osler (SK), and picked up ( Read more... )

Last night I went to a Princess House party, a 'bridal' shower for an old friend who got married the same weekend we did (ie. last August), in Greece, and is now home looking for a job. Kristin begged me to go. It's one of those gift shows where you look at stuff and then buy things for the bride. It was tres amusant. Firdt of all, "bride's" entire ( Read more... )

Hello from sunny but slightly cool (weather-wise) Kerrobert. You would be vair vair proud of me, Interweb. I have gone out of the house willingly every day this week. I've even walked through town where people can see me. It's true.

Wednesday Mom and I walked downtown - we shopped, I looked for Kristin, I made small talk, I was uber cheerful. My ( Read more... )

Dear Interweb:

My mom is stubborn and refused to admit that her computer was sad and sick, and now it is so sick that it takes me 45 minutes to read 7 messages on my gmail account. But that's okay because I am an ocean person. I want to reply to everyone's posts but it takes too long, and I forget what I wanted to say and then everything freezes up ( Read more... )

What is better than the friend who can go shopping with you, not bat an eye at your clothing size issues, make you feel fashionable, confident, and trays bon and do so in less than 45 minutes?? Nothing is better than that!!! Especially since I am a very very slow mover (a fact we discussed at counselling last night - I am an "ocean" person, and Law ( Read more... )

So yesterday was my tres bon (pronounced 'trays bon' (like in 'bond')) convocation (pronounced 'convocassee-on') for my Matress of Arts degree.  At the University of Oil we actually get mortarboards - not, of course, to be confused with these: http://www.powerscoots.co.uk/acatalog/Go_Motorboard.html. 
No. This (http://www.fancydresscostumeshop.com/ ( Read more... )

I find it interesting that Edmonton's "Avenue of Champions" aka 118th, (called "Avenue of Champignons" by Calgarians, oh, ha ha), is also the best place to find prostitutes, apparently. But I drove down there after Whyte-times visiting late Friday night, and didn't see a one. I debated the drive "Is it right to go gawk at them? They are just people ( Read more... )

Well, huzzah. I really have nothing to report, but kinda felt like writing anyway. Ho hum, pig's bum. Thanks y'all for the career input - it inspired a few heart to hearts, and that can never hurt  - why, oh why can't we all be more open and loving all the time? Because it's exhausting, I know ( Read more... )