On the other place there’s inane discourse about first person POV in fiction, and I just think we need to reopen the schools on a large scale.

Hahah holy shit if only I had known

Update: he’s back on sick leave since March 9. Won’t be back until June 1 (at the earliest).

We talk most days, but I don’t want to impose in any way so I’m going to pine like I’ve never pined before.

I am sort of picking away at this big paper.

I’ll have a draft done by Monday afternoon, and then I may never touch it again.

I didn’t have the money to spend an extra $400 on bookshelves back in the day, so I didn’t. Sure wish I’d done so now

I have this really sturdy solid pine shelf from ikea. They discontinued it almost 20 years ago.They have something similar, but it’s not the same.

Every so often I get annoyed that I didn’t buy a second (and third) bookshelf when I bought the big one back in 2004.

I didn’t NEED more shelves then, but it makes me sad I don’t have a matching set.

Honestly, the system works and it’s gotten me this far. Why stop now?

But the system stinks

I have a ~10000 word paper I need to write by the end of spring break so that I have enough time to edit and revise, and I know I’m going to push it u til the last possible minute.

And it’ll be fine.

I finally got feedback on a paper I wrote in December.

I wrote it in 8 hours and the prof was like “have you considered publishing this?”

I will never learn.

Text of “I Have Had Singing”, words by Ronald Blythe: The singing. There was so much singing then, and this was my pleasure too. We all sang, The boys in the fields, The chapels were full of singing, always singing. Here I lie. I have had pleasure enough. I have had singing.

I sang at a funeral this weekend, for the choir conductor who passed away last month.

The singing was fun, and cathartic, and even though it was a funeral, there was so much joy and music.

One of the pieces we sang is called “I Have Had Singing”, and it will sit in my heart for a long time.

Yeah it’s been good but this year has been a lot.

Finally feeling a rhythm

Same school. Have a bit of a leadership role now, which is a lot

This new job of mine is no joke.
I feel like I’m thinking for 20 people all the time.

I’m so awkward at most times anyway, but I know without a doubt that I had THE DUMBEST smile on my face when I saw him.

I’m certain someone has noticed.

This man is back at work and absence does very much make the heart grow fonder.

This is a PROBLEM.

Big day in my house!

He does!

My parents are the same age, and I’m really having trouble with that idea right now.

I know that time marches on, and people die, but he was larger than life and now he’s gone and I am very sad about that.

Someone very important to me passed away yesterday.

He was my choir conductor in grade 12 and university, and without my membership there I would not be the person I am today.

He’s been in my life for 25 years, and seemed like one of those people who wouldn’t (couldn’t) die.

Reading Is a Vice Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.

My only quibble with this article is that he claims that reading is not a social activity, and I would disagree. I talk about and share books with my friends ALL THE TIME

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He’s off for another month.

It’s for the best, but I do not like it one bit.

I KNEW the voice sounded familiar

This makes me want to watch the movie if only so I can nod along sagely

Ok so he’s off work for a bit (health stuff) and I dislike it so much.

I do absolutely always want to be in his orbit and I hate that I can’t right now.

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Last chance to order a calendar from me if you’d like one

I’m placing the order from the printer nov 26 after work.

$25 to Canada
$30 to the US

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I’m hate watching and I can’t look away

Also I had a cup of coffee today for the first time in a week and I felt like I had a reason to live again.

This strike is really starting to take a toll on my mental health.

I think tomorrow I’m going to go for a long walk outside, and then go home and write a paper.

I also don’t want to spend any money, so it’s easy to stay home and read.

My sleep schedule has been completely fucked since the strike started.

I have very little motivation to do anything, so instead I sleep and read.