Nuit Blanche was last night and congratulations to everyone who went. I thought I wanted to go, but after spending 8+ hours reading and marking, I ended up sleeping. Yes, I know I might have missed something wonderful, but honestly I don’t care. I’m heading back to Ottawa, the great city, tonight sometime. As something [...]

The time has come. I’m leaving for Toronto today, carrying my duffel bag of books with me. I should also see Uncle Tom from Nassau on Thursday, I’m still thinking of where to take him. Looking forward to that too. Funny that Toronto has become, in many ways, home… I did my tutorial classes again [...]

Getting ready for a short week, at least a short week here in Ottawa. Hoping to take the bus on Tuesday or Wednesday to Toronto to see my baby. Funny enough that I probably do more reading there than I do here. But there is no shortage of things to do. I have to get [...]

Well, since I done gone and got Cable internet I asked myself, “what do you need this stupid Bell DSL modem lying around the house for?” Since I know corporate Canada so well, I know that they will soon send me a bill for their “service”, despite the fact that nerry the shadow of a [...]

Funny story. I get a call the other day from Rogers, apparently there’s a guy, one of their technicians, downstairs and he has to check something with my cable. So I get out of bed, (it was my day off from class) and trudge down the stairs to let him in. Pleasant enough looking guy, [...]

Came in on the red-eye bus yesterday night. You know the bus that leaves Toronto at 12 and gets in Ottawa at 4:30. It was surprisingly full. But, then again I should have known that it would be. That time slot gives you the best of both worlds, you can spend as long as you [...]

The week is done! Whooo hooo! Would you believe that I got internet today. And I can’t stay home and use it. That’s right. But, its ok. I’m going to Toronto on the late bus. Can life get any better. Today is also the first day of Ramadan, and so far so good. I don’t [...]

So. I did it. I am now an official TA. I went in, introduced myself to some wide eyed first-year students and voila! I’m a teacher. I must admit, I really enjoyed it. We’ll see if I like it when I actually have stuff to teach… But for now, I will definitely take this feeling. [...]

Still getting by in the little bit of free time before the Real Work starts in earnest. The strike is still on, which means that the place runs at go-slow. The international office is only open 4 hours a day for example. Makes life a bit more interesting. It always scares me when profs say [...]

My landlord apparently thinks that the mail box key to my apartment is a state secret or something. I called him Friday night… the new time for his arrival was changed to Saturday morning. I called again just to confirm the time to be 9:30 am. When I get ready to leave my apartment at [...]