I’m doing my best to take and upload pictures of the Toronto goings on as they happen. Click on the link below to see pictures of the current goings on. Adventures In T.O. In Pictures

I absolutely love the atmosphere inside a bookstore. The faint yet delicious smells of coffee mixed with new paper and ink. The dull hum of other customers, staff and equipment that fades away but prevents lonely silence. The myriad of covers, each unique and appealing to nearly every facet of one’s visual sense. These walls [...]

Time to brush the dust off the journal… It’s time to give some thanks for the most wonderful gifts I received this holiday season… Katie: Thanks for the buckwheat neck pillow (very helpful for car rides to Arborg) and the Clods! Laura: Thanks for the fleece blanket (it’s already been put to good use)! I [...]

Yes, it’s that time of year again. This wonderful term had to come to an end sooner or later, and exams are now in full force. Vanquished: [cut="See a list of the vanquished"] (10 Dec. 2004) (14 Dec. 2004) (15 Dec. 2004) (16 Dec. 2004) … and believe me, it was UML hell. (20 Dec. [...]

As I attempted to execute the “perfect pump” at the local 7-11 gas bar (and failed miserably I might add – $25.01), a good friend from high school let me in on one of the lesser known techniques used to stick it to The Man whilst filling up self-serve style. I felt that this should [...]

Looks like I shall be headed to Toronto after Christmas after all – just not for Congress itself. “Pre-Congress” should be a fun time and provide more interesting New Year celebrations than ‘Peg City can offer. Itinerary (thus far): Fly to Toronto the evening of the 29th, arriving at ~12am on the 30th. Wait until [...]

While I highly recommend taking a look at my iBook rant below, there are some other goings on to share. I’m in the process of setting up an image gallery, and have uploaded a couple of nice images from my summer in Gillam (summer 2003). 1. Sunset over Gillam 2.Kettle River Now it’s time to [...]

On Saturday I received my 12″ iBook 900 back from having its logic board replaced for the third time, and it seems that Advance Electronics still can’t seem to get it right. [cut="the iBook Saga"]I called Apple when the iBook initially failed for the third time (Thursday, 25 Nov.), explaining my frustration about this seemingly [...]

“It’s like having a Lincoln Towncar lifted off of you: it feels good but you’re still dead.”

14, As More Than Just a Number It’s been fifteen years since the “Montreal Massacre” at École Polytechnique in Montréal. Today we remember the fourteen women whose lives were tragically cut short. UMES and the Womyn’s Centre held a memorial service today, and I lit a candle in memory of Annie Turcotte. Let us learn [...]