Should one blog one’s own vacation? Isn’t that sort of beside the point? I don’t even know what to report. We’re here having a good time and relaxing. Most of our time has been spent at Carol and Mrak’s place (yes, it’s Mrak, not Mark) with occasional excursions to see other people, which will now …
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Pittsburgh Bound
For the next five or six days, it’s going to be “An American in Montreal in Pittsburgh.” My hosts, Carol and Mrak, should have wireless internet access up and running in their household, so I should be capable of remote blogging. Yes, another example of how I’m not yet fully assimilated (like that would even …
DAMNIT!
Al Michaels just called Bill Belichick a genius. I need to find something to throw at the TV. At least the Cowboys are terrible enough that the announcers have to shut up about Parcells.
Football Update
A certain McGill professor to whom I shall heretofore refer as “Anonymous Football Fan” asked why I hadn’t blogged more about the NFL. I guess I haven’t had that much clever to say. First, let me make it clear that: a) Listening to Chris Berman call out the highlights is one of the supreme pleasures …
Not Yet Fully Assimilated
7:45pm. Carrie on couch, me in easy chair. ESPN football highlights on TV. Me: “Oh, the Grey Cup is probably still on right now. Want to watch the end?” Carrie: “Nah, I’d rather listen to Chris Berman.”
Where to Put the Canadian Politics?
It is no doubt a privilege of world domination that I can come to Canada as an American citizen and actually enjoy Canadian antiAmericanism in those odd instances when it pops up. Probably because I hate most of the same things that Canadians do, starting with the right wing politics and the religious sanctimony. Plus, …
Scattered Thoughts on Sound Art
Last night, with our friends Jenny and Josef (sorry if I misspelled that) we ventured out to dinner at L’Etranger and then to “Noises From the Dark IV”, an event put on by Studio 303, where we met David and Bronwen. Bronwen, it turns out, had my friend Greg Dimitriadis as an external examiner for …