About Me
- About Me: Attempting to negotiate forties with good humour if not style; recently finished a university degree as a mature student; now studying to be a travel agent; started * Zen of Middle Age *, Mature Students of the World Unite!, and Hwæt! A Heroic Ring of Blogs blogrings; encouragement welcomed with delight!
More About Me
- Nationality: Canadian
- Heroes: Pierre Trudeau, Tommy Douglas
- Interests: birding, writing, gardening, architecture, literature, history, blues music....
- Expertise: editing, medieval history
- Occupation: freelance editor
Style
- Where I shop: I hate to shop.
- Brands I love: I hate brands.
- I like to wear: Something comfortable.
- Can't live without: Very, very high-quality footwear... and the perfect purse.
- Prized Possessions: The perfect purse... *sigh of joy*
- Guilty Pleasure: Retro-modern 1950s and 1960s furnishings for my vintage bungalow
Music
- Favorite Artists: Big Mama Thornton, Alanis Morisette, Ani DiFranco, Bob Snider, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Frank Zappa, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell... heck the list goes on forever
- Favorite Albums: Can never decide between Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon
- Favorite Genre: Yes
- Favorite Songs: Lazy Day by Spanky & Our Gang; Happy Together by the Turtles; Never My Love by The Association
- Favorite Lyrics: For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.
- Songs for Roadtrips: Deep Purple Machinehead TURN IT UP OFF WE GO!
- Songs I hate: Anything by a self-obsessed warbling media-created diva thingie
- Guilty Pleasure: There is no guilt in music
- Songs I repeat the most: Currently it's Fiddle and the Drum, by eMotive
Travel
- Places I love: Aix-en-Provence, France; Chicago, Illinois; Toronto, Canada; Vancouver, BC; anywhere in Newfoundland, Canada, especially L'Anse aux Meadows
Television
- Most Addictive Show: Fortunately none, since I have not owned a TV for about 20 years
- Show I Secretly Watch: House on DVD was good recently -- saw this because Hugh Laurie was so awesome in Jeeves & Wooster
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Thai, Indian, Mexican, Persian
- Favorite Dishes: Green curry shrimp; fajitas; butter chicken tikka
- Favorite Desserts: Yes
- Favorite Drinks: Cranberry and soda
- Favorite Junk Foods: Yes
- Best meal ever: I hope I haven't had it yet
- Foods I hate: brussels sprouts
Movies
- Favorite Movies: Right now it's Superman Returns
- Movies I can watch over and over: Casablanca; Master and Commander; Notting Hill; Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing
- Actor that would play me in a movie: Julia Stiles
Books
- Favorite Books: Heaney's Beowulf; Martel's Life of Pi; the Patrick O'Brian novels; the Pratchett oeuvre; the Flashman novels
- Favorite Authors: Jane Austen, Seamus Heaney, Patrick O'Brian, Terry Pratchett, William Shakespeare
- Favorite Genres: historical fiction
- Favorite Characters: Aubrey and Maturin
- Favorite Quotes: "You must always choose the lesser of two weevils."
- Recent Reads: Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
High School
- School Name: Eastdale Secondary School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1983
- Attended: 1978 - 1983
Lifetime
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Yeah, I wouldn't be getting a degree from the community college, just taking a couple years of French language there and then go to University for the other requirements like Composition, 3rd year Conversation, all the Literature and Culture classes, etc. The community college only offers 2 years o -
I could not get your blog to open to posts tonight. I think it has to do with the size of the picture of your garden. RYC I search for the pictures on my site under free royality free photos or they are mine. Judi -
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Hey there! I am learning how to do this chatboard thingy! Thanks for being my friend!! Chris
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