It’s funny, I thought that our reading week this year would be a really productive time for me, but I found myself spending an awful lot of time sleeping! In fact, I hardly got anything done. This has been quite the term. I am lucky to have a family that supports me so completely. Without …
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Disappointment in an emaiI
There are days in life when you feel you are on an emotional rollercoaster. Sparkling high hopes, as you glide toward the clouds slowly, the cart clicking as it cross rail after rail, the world slowing down as the sky get closer and you see less and less coaster until there’s nothing but sky. But …
Sometimes you meet someone amazing
I had dinner with the most amazing person today. Sometimes you meet someone who makes you dream, excites you and inspires you all at once. That’s the experience I had at dinner tonight. I am still light-headed from the experience. Wow. A wonderful date with a kindred spirit, I think. What a beautiful soul.
Update on Ignatieff Visit
So, we have quite a few photo feeds. Eric Harrison put up a beautiful collection on his Flickr page from which I put a selection up on my Facebook page. His pictures are stunning. He really captures the mood and feel of the event. Lily Panamsky, one of the editors of The Silhouette, the student …
A three-eventful birthday!
What a great day I had today on my birthday! I wasn’t expecting much – I don’t make a big deal out of my birthday and I don’t usually put a lot of focus on it. This year, though, my friends took it in hand! And I am grateful to them for thinking of me… …
Picked up my new car: Mercedes-Benz GLK 350x 4MATIC
A week ago, I decided to replace my 2002 VW Jetta 1.8T with a new car. I had a few things in mind when I went shopping: (i) My involvement in political organising, student life and community service proved to me that I needed more cargo space; (ii) The terrifying trip to Ottawa in December …
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AGO Next Launch Party
Last night I went to the AGO Next Launch Party at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. It was a great night – elegant, artistic and full of beautiful, interesting people! I enjoyed listened to Mr. Tannenbaum describe the purpose of AGO Next – encouraging a young patron’s circle of people under 40. An opportunity to …
Christmas and New Year’s Eves!
Christmas was a subdued affair at my parents’ home in King City this year. We had a quiet celebration with my aunts and uncles on both the French and the Macedonian sides of my family. We drank a little wine, ate a lot of food, and exchanged gifts just after midnight on Christmas Eve. This …
CLIR Workshop in Washington DC
From December 14-16, I had the distinct pleasure of traveling, with McMaster’s Chief Librarian, Jeff Trzeciak, to Washington D.C. for the annual workshop of the Council on Library and Information Resources. It was an amazingly good workshop, held in the Cosmos Club, in D.C. – a club whose members are all somehow linked to science, …
Liberal Caucus Christmas Party
On December 9, I went to the Liberal Caucus Christmas Party, which was a really nice time. The snow storm that hit on the day of the drive up something right out of an action thriller and a drive that should have taken about 5 hours took more like 7. I got a late start …