mini-rant

one last note - facebook seems a den of poor spelling.

a pox on everyone who puts an apostrophe in "cheers!"

ugh

New Years 2008

I just treated myself to a long bath, as Declan played with some toys on the bathroom floor beside the tub. I even washed my hair - washing my hair in the tub is not exactly my preferred method, but now that my hair is short, I can do it without danging my mane in the drain, so that's an improvement, anyway. As I lounged in the tub and watched Dec play a very involved game of his own invention involving my student ID and a wash cloth, I wondered why I had spent money on toys. Oh well - he was having fun, and we had a little of much needed R&R time.

After I finish blogging, etc, Dec and I have a date on the futon. I shall have hot chocolate and popcorn and he'll nurse while we watch When Harry Met Sally... (my favourite of holiday traditions). Perhaps I'll watch Sense and Sensibility after, for some deep muscle relaxation. Hopefully, he'll sleep eventually, and then I can get back to work on the dissertation. What a way to ring in the new year! Still, nearly finished a chapter, and I think it's actually pretty darned good. So, there are certainly worse ways to welcome in 2009.

I think I shall call Murph at midnight. It isn't as good as a kiss, but it will have to do.

As per convention, I have some resolutions to share again this year. Now, my life is not exactly awash with sinful pleasures these days, so there isn't much by way of bad habits on this list. Still, here are some things that will require will power and dedication.

In no particular order:

1) I will finish this dissertation and my degree requirements by New Years 2009.
2) I will seriously attempt in the next 8 months to find some sort of teaching work.
3) I will publish at least one thing connected to this dissertation this year.
4) I will be more careful with my time, energy and money, and keep the apartment cleaner and myself healthier. (This is a vague one, but it is always good to add some discipline to one's life.)
5) I will do everything I can to bring Murph home by summer.

There are other tidbits I could mention, such as growing out my hair - but I refuse to list a biological function as a resolution. It seems like a cop-out. In general, though, those resolutions encompass my concerns for the year. Here's to sticking to them!

Now, I hear Declan ripping some of my research up, so I must fly and make my cocoa. He's a demanding date, that's for sure.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, ONE AND ALL!

Merry Christmas!

whoring out NORAD

I hate-hate-hate the Santa lie. We are listening to the radio now, and they are going through the "Santa is in Asia, according to NORAD" thing. Blah. I will be faced with explaining to Declan that the media-institutional conspiracy to lie to children does not mean the world is a deceitful lie-pocket, and that he can still risk trusting some of it - within reason.

I will try my damnedest to not ruin the illusions for your child, so why force them on mine?

No wonder the last few generations have been depressed, conspiracy-seeing, paranoid dicks. Once you realize the entire world came together to force a behaviour-control lie on you from birth, what else can you really rely on?

Can't wait for Christmas to be over with.

Oh Holy Frig, What Did I Do?!?!

I just cut my hair off - it's about the same length and style as the old iconic Anne Frank school photo. I may cry forever.

My hair was just too tangled and matted to save - a baby all by myself, and no time to shower or brush the stuff... It was a goner.

So now I am feeling the wind on the back of my neck for the first time in... 18 years, I guess...?

Man, this is so depressing.

gloomy

I'm feeling low these days.

Nothing to do about that but press on, though, right?

Happy Hanukkah!

tee hee

working for a buck

up since 6 getting ready for work. blah.

working

Today, and a few days next week, I work with the accessible learning exams centre for some extra scratch. It'll be nice to get out and earn some extra dough for the lean times between TA contract pay checks, but I am a bit freaked out about leaving Declan for so many hours this week (6 hours) and next (about 10hrs). Oh well, I know he'll be in good hands - it is only my own guilt and feelings of missing out I have to deal with.

I hope we can make it up in serious quality time this holiday break, between bouts of me working furiously trying to get my lame duck of a dissertation back on track.

sigh

Crap

Watched my first (and hopefully last) epsiode of Kenny vs Spenny tonight.

I can't believe public money goes to that crud, but yet they withhold my child allowance.

What a snowjobbed country we do live in!

not well at all 

:(

I hate the position I am in.

Excitement

I'm not 100% comfortable with parties making backroom deals for the PM's office, instead of winning them fair and square, but since the Conservatives are moving us closer to a two-party (and un-Canadian) system, I guess we have to deal with the way of things. The majority of Canadians did vote to the left or centre, and I really don't feel confident about having Cons in power in times of economic hardship.

But, either way - it is an exciting time for Canadian politics.