Archive for November, 2006
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
a belgian secret
Okay, so, after showing Court the other day my buttonhole book, and to very little praise, might I add, I’ve decided to post pictures of the second type of binding that I learned a few weekends ago. Above are two examples of “Secret Belgian Binding” that I’ve made at home the past week. I’ve […]
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Amazing Race 11? Best Season Ever?
Okay, okay, I’ll admit it. I watch Reality TV. I watch Survivor. In residence, I watched Temptation Island. With a dedication that was much greater than that turned towards my education. I even like The Apprentice, well, the first couple of seasons anyway.
But the show I really like is Amazing Race. Last season, I gave […]
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Talent, Lifer or Mandarin?
I’m a Mandarin!
You’re an intellectual, and you’ve worked hard to get where you are now. You’re a strong believer in education, and you think many of the world’s problems could be solved if people were more informed and more rational. You have no tolerance for sloppy or lazy thinking. It frustrates you when people who […]
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Al Schmore
I think we might be getting suckered. By Al Gore. Whom everyone seems to think is some kind of hero because he’s the star of the supposedly eco-friendly documentary “An Inconvienient Truth.” I hate this movie. Not because its boring (which it is) or because it lacks flashing editing (which it does), but because it […]
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
My faculty is having an auction for charity this y…
My faculty is having an auction for charity this year. I actually think its a great idea. We are all asked to donate things to be auctionned off. for myself, having just learned to bind books (okay, only two styles), I am going to donate one of those. They are homemade, yes, but they look […]
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
we lost our semi-finals volleyball game last night…
we lost our semi-finals volleyball game last night. we got beat pretty bad. they were so good, it was like not only were they hitting the ball back to us, hard, they were placing it as well. see, you can be okay volleyball (me), very good at volleyball (half our team), and excellent at volleyball […]
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
We recieved in our inbox today an email about a ne…
We recieved in our inbox today an email about a new decision: the admissions committee for the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto is debating whether or not to add a student to the “deciding who gets in” mix. We were asked to, informally, choose whethe we were yay or nay on having a […]
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Sunday, November 5th, 2006
Hallowe’en, Part Deux
These pictures, of course, should have been added a week ago. However, it never seemed to work out that I had my memory card and a lap top at the same time. now though, sitting at my parents place, doing laundry and waiting for them to get back from their walk, i not only have […]
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
okay, i am considering something. that something i…
okay, i am considering something. that something is more school. are you shocked? you know, seeing as how i’m twenty five and haven’t really not been in school yet. but, for a while there, i really thought that this year was it.
but, well, i’ve decided that i want to be a “digital services librarian.” […]