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Last night Robin and I volunteered at the Devonian Garden's Luminaria event. And the weather couldn't have been better: certainly it was cool (cold even) but the snow was light, the wind was nearly absent, and it wasn't raining. Not only that, but things cooperated for us very well: our glow stick sales table was… Continue reading The lights are warm and aesthetically pleasing…

So if things were being run the way they normally are regarding my Grad school application, the deadline for scholarship applications would be December 15th. Which is in oh… just over a week. Which isn't much time. Of course the application isn't available (nor are the details) regarding any of the general awards competition scholarships.… Continue reading Wondering how the economy is affecting scholarships… or otherwise…

Every year around this time, people start asking me what I want for Christmas. And while I'm very tempted to reply with something like for my dreams to come true or World Peace or some other beautiful, unlikely, intangible like true love, I know that they are looking for answers more in the realm of… Continue reading Christmas Wish List (as per popular demand)

Hi all! I realize that many of those I regularly write Christmas Cards to (and who would like to receive Christmas Cards from me) may have changed their addresses in the past year. Could people please email/message/contact me with address changes (and addresses in general) if they would like to receive a card from me… Continue reading Christmas Card Addresses needed!

So this morning I try to listen to a few new CDs. *TRY* is the operative word here, as only one (of the store-bought variety) works perfectly. The two others only have about half the songs that work on my computer, and on my stereo only one song from ONE of the two CDs works… Continue reading Frustrations… Frustrations…

…something tells me that burning the candle at both ends is still a bad idea. Oh well. So the Golden Key Honour Society Induction was last week. I enjoyed it insofar as I could. It seemed a bit haphazard at times, but I guess that goes with the territory. It was good to see Jen… Continue reading Now that I have energy again…

And now the waiting begins. Then again it felt really great this morning when the lady came in to talk to our class about the merits of an MLIS, having completed the application and sent all of the appropriate paperwork to the appropriate offices. The scary part is what if I don't get in? Do… Continue reading There. It's done. I've applied to grad school.

My hair is still curled. The be-ribboned tree sits upon my table. And I am tired. But I have slept well, and Peter Pan in Scarlet has been read this afternoon. So my homework is done for the week and as I struggle against growing older, another Winter Waltz has passed. Certainly I had an… Continue reading Post ball exhaustion…

I am ever so pleased to have seen Thomas King speak today. No, I didn't bring anything to get autographed, or speak to the amazing author whose voice speaks with such great storytelling ease, what I did bring was ears to listen. His brief lecture (gosh, whenever I'm looking at a public lecture and thinking… Continue reading Inertia, really? (brief thoughts on Thomas King's talk from Festival of Ideas)

tickling my nose        the            flakes falling in darkness interrupt my reverie   I spin and stare up   showering my black jacket with polka dots  this snow melts on impact or soon after but colder night awaits as we sleep the flakes fall one layer sticking                    and then the next soon blanketing… Continue reading First snow (that sticks)