Tomorrow is Valentine's day and I have to ask, what do you do if cupid's arrow misses your hind quarters and you are left alone and jaded on this most commercial of holidays. Well why not call on U of T's very own…
Driving Me Crazy
A few weeks ago as I was driving to campus I got a flat tire. Two days later my car overheated as I was driving home from school. The total cost for repairs came close to one $1,000.00. This was…
Enter the Dragon…my first Chinese New Year’s Party
On a rainy September night, I drove to Pearson and waited in the terminal for five hours. This wasn’t an exercise in patience, I was waiting for the international student my family is hosting to disembark from her flight from…
Ctrl Alt Del….U of T Reboots Webmail
I’ve written before on the user issues of U of T’s electronic communications. I appreciate the instant communications that cyber space allows, but I’m not the most techno-savvy person on campus and I sometimes find myself saying hmmmmm, when it…
The Funnies
As we dive, or in some cases plummet, back into school I’m reminded of how carefree and gleeful the winter break was. I am attempting to extend the vibe as long as humanly possible. Here’s how I’m going to do…
I might be tone-deaf, but at least I’ll be happier!
Welcome back to the grind! Winter break has come and gone far too quickly for my liking and I now find myself struggling to retain the sense of calm that I was basking in over the holidays. I was so…
3 weeks, 2 kids, one essay, 27 gifts, 1 new years eve babysitter to find…priceless
'Tis the season, if you're a parent like me, to deal with what can only be called holiday spazziness! My kids are already wound up about the upcoming school break, and the holidays. My classes are done, and my exams…
My holiday in the Tropics
Last week I was cold. Winter is almost here and the days of basking in the sun are over for most. Some lucky people, who shall remain nameless, will soon be jetting off to warmer climes...you know who you are.…
Keep calm, carry on
I'm sure by now, you've all heard about the possible abduction that made the news a few weeks ago in an underground parking garage at St. George and Sussex. If you haven't heard about this, you can read about in…
I remember…
When I was in my late teens, I visited a friend in Belgium. Her father, knowing I was Canadian, took me on an impromptu full day driving tour of the war graves of Flanders. There was a language barrier between…