We had some people over and watched the last three episodes in a row. That was pretty harsh. I can honestly say that no show has ever had a longer funeral scene, and no show has ever made me more aware of my own mortality. Maybe that’s because several of the characters are within a …
Author Archives: Jonathan Sterne
Me-Meme
Just when you thought blogging wasn’t simply a form of nacissistic self-indulgence comes further proof that it is. My friend Masoo — who I mostly know through online interaction over the last what, 10 years? — posted the following meme on his blog and after seeing the results for a few others, I bit. 1. …
High on Hot Chocolate–Fear and Excitement
I actually think I might be a little wired after consuming what is undoubtedly the best hot chocolate of my life (thank you Babette’s). Also my back is still cold from the rain falling on it while hailing a taxi. Anyway, tonight’s topic is how I am a supreme geek. Specifically, I am always struck …
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So, you heard about the English, but how’s my French?
I’m learning how to put things in the past tense. Didn’t do too bad on this exercise, though my verbal translation was running at about 50%. Still, I can’t complain. Sorry it’s been so quiet here, I’ve been moving office this week and otherwise getting started up, especially with GPD responsibilities. Also shepherding people through …
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More Canadian English
A helpful person directed me to a McGill page that answered my questions with some words, but it looks like I’ll be purchasing a copy of the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. I had a stroke of inspiration this morning and went to MS word to see if there was a “Canadian” setting for the dictionary, and …
Zee or Zed: A Different Kind of Language Politics
I am up early (mostly because I have to be in at 9 for the Big Office Move but also because of the sun) working on a revised document that explains dissertation proposals in Communication Studies. The old document has Canadian spellings. Now here’s the question: do I change them to American spellings? If not, …
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Ottawa Wildlife
So we got back Friday evening and after the post-trip decompression, I can definitely say we’ll be back to Ottawa. It was a lovely vacation spot, and there was tons of touristy stuff we didn’t even get to (museums, for instance). By and large, the food was great, though apparently they are used to tourists …