Hordes of small children 😂

Ooh, my biggest (Canadian) claim to fame is once being Mr. Dressup’s body guard (well, one of them) as we walked him across the street from the CBC to the Toronto Convention Centre.

So I’ll make something warm to drink and have a little snack and then get back to work. And as I tell the students whose teaching I mentor—these evaluations are not great tools. Take what helps and leave the rest.

Ok, a lot. I try to model for my students the idea that a PhD does not equal “knowing all the things” but rather the skills to think critically and learn. As my area coordinator puts it, “head learner.” So, no, this is not even a question I value. But still. My people pleasing tendencies hate this.

Yes. And now this, and of course style, is what we eagerly await. (When your brain is less fried, of course.)

I had turned it off, I’ll admit it. But I turned it back on. That was bonkers.

Well, I just finished watching a college football game with 8 overtimes, so I was C major, E major, and A minor for a while when it just wouldn’t end.

said to me, genuinely shocked, after I said I was full after Thanksgiving dinner: “But you only had ONE plate!”

And now I’m wondering if that was actually commentary on my usually dietary habits rather than a comparison to his multiple servings of mac n cheese.

Oh no. One of the butter tarts did not survive removal from the tin. (To be fair, “survival” isn’t a great term for most of them. They’re not pretty.) Fear not, I took one for the team and ate it with a spoon.

This is one of the few store brands that I don’t mind the taste of, but I still want to be cranky about this. On today of all days, the day for being thankful while watching football and parades.

Peer review workshop day!

I firmly believe that once a day, during a conference, it’s important to go back to the room, change into sweats, turn off the light, and have a little snack or two.