Technically, I am still on vacation as school doesn’t start for a few weeks yet. Realistically, my summer is kinda of over as the work at the school is heading into it’s third week. We’re planning for one last gasp of a trip to Manitoulin next week, a four day ride which will be not [...]
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wish
Ganked from from Neil Gaiman’s blog, because he is much more skillful at this than I: May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build [...]
2009, day 365
It’s the last day of 2009. Whoop-dee-doo. Frankly I don’t really see what the big deal is about New Year’s Eve. This day is really no different than the next day other than a calendar needs to be changed. I used to pretend it was a momentous occasion, to watch this man-made construct we’ve overlaid [...]
sixty-four colours
About a month ago, the man and I were out to dinner at a surprisingly quiet Caplansky’s (mmmm…knish). While we waited for dinner, I watched a young family at another table waiting for their meal. There were two young boys, happily colouring away. It triggered a memory of when I was a kid, and I [...]
in a nutshell….
Sent by my brother and nieces.
oh, crap
In the next five days, I have to: Mark 89 61 27assignments. Calculate 85 20 term marks. Write 85 57 20 individual and somewhat unique report card comments. Organize 9 7 lesson plans for missed classes next week. Bribe 1 teacher to do my corrections while I’m away. Go to 3 2 appointments for various aesthetic reasons. Do [...]
well that was awesome
No really. That was one awesome weekend. Not only did I get out of the city on a lovely September weekend, but I got to see some people that I was lucky enough to meet at the last writing weekend and to meet a few new fascinating people. The farmhouse that we stayed in was [...]
saturday on Ontario’s south coast
The Erie Beach hotel was exactly as I remembered it. The path throught the freakishly short lawn led to three front doors. The signage is still confusing as to which one goes upstairs; I always pick the middle door and am always a little surprised that it’s the right one. The carpet in the Terrace [...]
away again
I’m heading out tomorrow morning on the bike for another jaunt up to the north country, near Killarney Provincial Park. This will be slightly different than the trip to Manitoulin Island last week. For one thing, it’s not a traveling vacation; I’m going to one place and that’s it. And while it’s a cottage, there [...]
