I'm feeling the change now. Like all change, that hollow feeling exists ... that void, a darkness that sits in between all events, like a gap between breaths.
But no more blue collar work ... oh the land where a man is strong and emotions don't exist. A place where the beauty of language, words such as "paki" and "chink", is and are kept alive and well. Where opinions fly like truths and women light a man as a hungry lamp.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Preparation for September
The Preparation has started. Next week I will work four days, and then after that not more than 2 days a week so I can get prepared for the fall.
So much to do. Since I am starting up a chapter of the council of canadians I am doing some reading. Maude Barlow, the national chairperson, has written several books. The first one I am reading is called
Blue Gold and is written about water issues. It is an interesting, and concerning read. The essential message is that we are running out of fresh water, everywhere; however, the research was not well carried out. I am hoping that our chapter can lend itself as a research service for the council: it is well needed!
Secondly, I have to start reading articles by Linda McCargar, a doctor of Nutrition at the Uni that I wish to do research with. She has about 10 papers out on issues like nutrition in the hospital, weight loss and diagnostic techniques.
Perhaps I will also start pre-reading. This fall I am taking "Revolutions in Physics: The Structure of the Universe", an introductory course on Nutrition, Anatomy and Organic Chemistry. It will be fun. I am so excited to be out of the blue collar world (aka f*ck f*ck f*ckety f*ck f*ck) and into a more engaging environment again. Money will be very tight this year ... I will have to work part-time, but I am looking forward to learning again!
So much to do. Since I am starting up a chapter of the council of canadians I am doing some reading. Maude Barlow, the national chairperson, has written several books. The first one I am reading is called
Blue Gold and is written about water issues. It is an interesting, and concerning read. The essential message is that we are running out of fresh water, everywhere; however, the research was not well carried out. I am hoping that our chapter can lend itself as a research service for the council: it is well needed!
Secondly, I have to start reading articles by Linda McCargar, a doctor of Nutrition at the Uni that I wish to do research with. She has about 10 papers out on issues like nutrition in the hospital, weight loss and diagnostic techniques.
Perhaps I will also start pre-reading. This fall I am taking "Revolutions in Physics: The Structure of the Universe", an introductory course on Nutrition, Anatomy and Organic Chemistry. It will be fun. I am so excited to be out of the blue collar world (aka f*ck f*ck f*ckety f*ck f*ck) and into a more engaging environment again. Money will be very tight this year ... I will have to work part-time, but I am looking forward to learning again!
The Germans are back!
Ah yes, the Germans are back - it is wonderful!
They are such wonderful people ... it makes the house shine.
They are such wonderful people ... it makes the house shine.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Hello Again
It's been a while since I've last posted.
I've been working a lot. 10 hour days, five days a week, 2am to noon, and sleep is often short and shallow during the week. I think I will do one more week then scale back the hours, and look for a daytime job.
The council of Canadians chapter at the UofA is a go! We will hold a table at the club fair and hopefully get started with some exciting work in September or October!
It also looks as though I will be helping work on a web page for greenpeace Alberta, with a friend of mine - I can't wait! I am sure that I will learn tons, and make a bit of extra cash too.
Ali-kat's birthday was exciting, it has spanned a couple of weeks, really. We went out to Moose Lake for a weekend, resting on the beach, swimming and playing around in the water, reading, BBQing and staying in an old trailer of her parents. It was great - and really nice to spend some quality time together as seems so hard of late with work, especially with opposite schedules. We then went to see a Rufus Wainwright show as well ... what a great musician he is! We both really enjoyed the show ... at the end, as an encore, he dressed in drag and did the broadway thing ... it was great!
And the website for Polly Magoos now works with Safari, although there is still some CSS problems with Internet Explorer that I will have to work out ... damn Microsoft!!
more soon ...
I've been working a lot. 10 hour days, five days a week, 2am to noon, and sleep is often short and shallow during the week. I think I will do one more week then scale back the hours, and look for a daytime job.
The council of Canadians chapter at the UofA is a go! We will hold a table at the club fair and hopefully get started with some exciting work in September or October!
It also looks as though I will be helping work on a web page for greenpeace Alberta, with a friend of mine - I can't wait! I am sure that I will learn tons, and make a bit of extra cash too.
Ali-kat's birthday was exciting, it has spanned a couple of weeks, really. We went out to Moose Lake for a weekend, resting on the beach, swimming and playing around in the water, reading, BBQing and staying in an old trailer of her parents. It was great - and really nice to spend some quality time together as seems so hard of late with work, especially with opposite schedules. We then went to see a Rufus Wainwright show as well ... what a great musician he is! We both really enjoyed the show ... at the end, as an encore, he dressed in drag and did the broadway thing ... it was great!
And the website for Polly Magoos now works with Safari, although there is still some CSS problems with Internet Explorer that I will have to work out ... damn Microsoft!!
more soon ...
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Week
Another week, another paycheck. And more.
Aside from late-nite forklifting, I published my first website this week (today actually), am close to registering the UofA Chapter of the Council of Canadians and saw a great pop show the other night.
The website is www.pollymagoos.com and is for the store where Ali-kat is now managing. Eventually, we hope to get into on-line ordering, mailing lists, facebook etc.
The UofA Chapter I've already talked about, but I'm very excited about. I really feel like students have a lot to give to such an effort, especially when it comes to critical thought and research, which these organizations sometimes lack in. I really hope that we can take on the role of being the central research chapter of the Council, and hopefully take their campaigns to a new and highly informed level. Perhaps we can even set up a central research/publication database that is in some way accessible by all members.
Yes, and the band. A good friend of mine, Jeff McLeod, is playing in a great pop band called Jason Plumb and the willing. You should definitely check their website out ... they are amazing!!!
And I must soon start studying for the MCAT.
Aside from late-nite forklifting, I published my first website this week (today actually), am close to registering the UofA Chapter of the Council of Canadians and saw a great pop show the other night.
The website is www.pollymagoos.com and is for the store where Ali-kat is now managing. Eventually, we hope to get into on-line ordering, mailing lists, facebook etc.
The UofA Chapter I've already talked about, but I'm very excited about. I really feel like students have a lot to give to such an effort, especially when it comes to critical thought and research, which these organizations sometimes lack in. I really hope that we can take on the role of being the central research chapter of the Council, and hopefully take their campaigns to a new and highly informed level. Perhaps we can even set up a central research/publication database that is in some way accessible by all members.
Yes, and the band. A good friend of mine, Jeff McLeod, is playing in a great pop band called Jason Plumb and the willing. You should definitely check their website out ... they are amazing!!!
And I must soon start studying for the MCAT.
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