I just finished talking to some random guy who added me to his msn and now I feel all creeped out. I have no idea how he got my email, but he said we talked on ICQ once, but I haven't used ICQ in years. Plus he was asking me all these questions, like where I live and whether or not I have a boyfriend, so it was very odd. All I know is his name ( Read more... )

Anyone interested?On Wednesday, April 26th you can dine out to help fight the impact of HIV/AIDS in our community ( Read more... )

Check this out: supposedly McGill is one of the Top Ten party schools in North America (and the only Canadian one mentioned) according to.....drum roll please.......Playboy magazine ( Read more... )

Wikipedia has an entry on Saugeen-Maitland Hall. It's quite detailed. It even includes a nice little story about our dear little Saugeen Stripper....with photo. I had no idea the story got as far U.S. media outlets such as Inside Edition and the Drudge ReportWow. You know you really did something either amazingly well or horribly wrong when you ( Read more... )

I just had the most amazing conversation with a stranger. I interviewed a counsellor specializing in stress. He was so easy to talk to and very optimistic, yet still practical and level-headed about things. It was so inspiring it makes me want to be a counsellor myself. Funny thing is that I can totally see myself doing something like that. ( Read more... )

Holy crapola ( Read more... )

I love Rick Mercer.

Check out his spoof on the "Hand in my Pocket" ad and the clip of Stratford. Guaranteed to make you laugh.

And his blog is great too - right now he is hosting the Photo Challenge, where users can photoshop photos of their favourite politican. For example:


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I got back in London tonight and the first thing I noticed was my message board. Someone had drunkenly scribbled "I *heart* Trista on my door as well as on the board in the kitchen, along with the words to "You are so beautiful". Alas, I found it it wasn't a boy who wrote it...which was depressing, but also interesting because I had to explain to ( Read more... )

Today I tried Chinese Dim Sum today with the Felis Mortis Society. We went to Tak Sun on Wellington. I went out on a limb and even tried tripe, which is the lining of a cow's intestines. It tastes okay, but I just can't deal with the texture. All in all, it was really tasty, and I'd love to do it again. Even though it consists of little ( Read more... )

Here's the unedited version of my newsletter article for the SDC's "Opportunity Knocks" newsletter. Luckily, I had two great interviewees...

Summer Jobs: The Great and the Not-So-Great
By Tristalyn RussellSpend an hour or two listening to students describe their best and worst summer job experiences and it’s easy to get the wrong idea. Amid all ( Read more... )