So this is what regular life feels like
Long weekends used to mean an extra day to get schoolwork done before going back to the office. This long weekend, on the other hand, has meant an aggressive regime […]
Monthly Archives: August 2008
23 boxes = closer than you might think
My first time picking 30 film festival movies went better than I could have expected. Not only did I get all 30 tickets without missing any, but I got my […]
Just call me sweetbuns
I’ve just gotten back to the city after a few days at my boss’s cottage up north. Work thing…get some people out of the office for a couple of days […]
Everybody…word scramble!
It’s official: I passed my final exam, which means I passed my final course, which means I have an MBA. I guess technically I wait until my convocation in October, […]
TIFF picks, or: a fool's hope
OK, I think I have this sorted. Here’re my choices (first / second) for the thirty films: Waltz with Bashir / JCVD RocknRolla / Delta Me and Orson Welles / […]
TIFF: the most wonderful time of the year
I have now read through the film festival guide book and marked off the films I would like to see. This is my first year seeing 30, and I think […]
Ummm…what?
We got this message earlier today. It wasn’t even from a valid phone number, it just shows up as “3001” in the call display. Guudeneva [.wav, 25k] Okay then. [tags]voice […]
A note on Usain Bolt
I obviously haven’t had much to comment on the Olympics, though I have been trying to keep up. There’ve been lots of great stories — the little singing girl swap, […]
Wake
Another beautiful morning in Halifax, my last on this trip. In an hour I’ll have breakfast with Stanzi (in town temporarily herself), then head to the airport. Last night I […]
100% & 100%
That’s it. Done. Finished. Kaput. All over but the crying. I wrote my last exam this morning. I was the third one out, finished around 11:00. Went straight to the […]
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