Archive for June, 2006
gimme an ‘o’ — that’s right — this weekend is all about organization
I feel like I’ve been running at a non-stop pace for oh, 6 or 7 years — but definitely for the last 6 months and especially noticable in June. The rest of the year will not get less busy, and since I have no plans whatsoever for the long weekend, I’m getting organized! For real. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )class all day – dpac and ryerson
I was up until midnight last night working on my assignment for my business stats class. Since I missed Tuesday’s class, I had to teach myself what to do, and then try to do it. I still didn’t answer 4 of the questions, which were worth 10 marks, and I’m sure I got some stuff [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )i’m home
I’m back from Arizona now — we had a fantastic time, though short, it was definitely a necessary weekend. I’m really looking forward to Brian moving back home and am quite confident that everything will be fantastic once he’s here.
We drove up Mount Lemon on my last day there and the view from the top [...]
kung fu hustle
Brian and I rented Kung Fu Hustle last night. I had seen this movie on a date with Brent’s friend Dave (which got a bit interesting when we realized all of the connections — especially that Dave’s ex-girlfriend and Brian had made out at Queen’s one night a year or so before — not that unusual [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Crossing Borders
Brian's debut in a professional music director role was yesterday with the Tucson Masterworks Corale and it was inspiring. I was so proud to watch him up there and he really did a wonderful job with the chorus — they had a great challenge in the pieces he selected, and much of the music was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )why i should just keep my thoughts to myself and not tempt the fates. they always win.
I was always enamoured by the story of the three fates, sitting in a dark cavernous room, passing their eye around and slicing through lifelines when they saw fit.
Now, perhaps I tempt fate. Perhaps they know that I have this sixth sense and they don't like the fact that I declare what will happen, so [...]
eloquent, beautiful, necessary
Read the Kite Runner. Words just don't do it justice. A very important, well-crafted novel that is beyond a must-read.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )cosby show questions
Two questions that just came up today:
1. What song to the Cosby's sing in the living room in the episode where the grandparents are there and they're all talking about the civil rights movement — is it wade in the water?
2. Have you ever come across a list of all of the jazz songs that [...]
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