The school year is upon me. Or so it feels. 10 more days and I’ll be swamped and struggling to breathe. Not looking forward to it. The last few months sans school have been wonderful. Yes, there were a number of things I didn’t do… That part-time job comes to mind. But there were also [...]

Been noticing these ads recently. David Suzuki, one of the greatest Canadians, levitating fluorescent light bulbs. Intoning the sage words: “You have the Power”! Indeed. In the TV ad he appears on “Bob’s” doorstep just stopping by to change his porch light. I can’t help it, but I don’t see David Suzuki in these ads, [...]

The friendly people at Bell tell me that I might have to wait another 5 business days before I can smell internet in my home. Somehow I don’t believe them, but I don’t want to use up all my daytime minutes on hold to the bastards. This is a three month test, and thus far, [...]

Spent some time at High Park to see a wonderfully silly production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Hard to argue when the bard’s lines are interpreted in Jamaican dialect and Hip hop. Hmmm. Oberon as the Obeah man. Maybe that’s what Shakespeare had in mind all along… Puck was performed really well. As a miniature acrobatic [...]

I spent the night in a strange bed under surveillance. Yes I did it by choice. Reliable sources that will remain unnamed have informed me that, at times, I stop breathing when I sleep. Of course, I remain blissfully unaware of these episodes. The technician who wired me up cheerfully informed me that I was [...]

Again back at campus sucking at the teat of Carleton’s free internet. What can I say? The money I save is compelling and it is so much better doing my web surfing from my own computer. Not to mention some of the simple internet work that I can’t (simply) do on a random windows machine. [...]

Finally wised up and went to Carleton campus. All the internet I can stomach for the price of a bus ticket. So here I am. I’ve done most of what I wanted to get done on the net, now I’m just tired of the library and I want to go home. I’ve run out of [...]

Hi, I’m in Ottawa and trying to get things sorted out. Still no internet at home, hence my serious slackness on the blog. This internet cafe ain’t all the best either. I have to move between three machines usually before I can get one that opens gmail without crashing. Oh well. Everyone says Starbucks has [...]

I haven’t started to pack yet and I move out of the place on the 10th. Which for the date challenged is Friday. Whoo hoo. I’m going to miss Toronto. I really will. Even though living in North York is so distant that I have to make a commute to the real heart of the [...]