May 24, 2006
"Romance Adds to the Country." Beckles Willson
Day 24
Local Time 8:47 PDT
Currently
Temperature 14 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.9 kPa↑
Humidity 77 %
Wind 6 km/h
Tonight
Low 11°C, 60% Chance of Showers
It's gonna be a long night. Only a third of my paper is written. And I am leaving tomorrow at noon.
Forecast for the rest for the rest of the week for
Friday
High: 20°C
Low: 15°C
Showers or thunderstorms
Saturday
High: 26°C
Low: 10°C
SunnySunday
High: 29°C
Low: 13°C
A mix of sun and cloud
May 23, 2006
"A Garden is a Complex of Aesthetic and Plastic Intentions." Roberto Burle Marx
Day 23
Local Time 11:31 pm PDT
Currently
Temperature 13 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.7 kPa↑
Humidity 86 %
Wind 15 km/h
Tonight: Low 11 °C, Chance of Showers
May 22, 2006
"And Don't Forget the Commercial Pageant September 23rd." The Citizen, Ottawa, 22 Sept. 1922)
Today
Local Time 6:40 pm PDT
Currently
Temperature 12 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 100.6 kPa↑
Humidity 94 %
Wind 18 km/h
Tonight
A few showers ending early this evening; then cloudy with 40% chance of rain.
Earlier today
Yesterday
Max Temp. 18.6 °C
Min Temp. 10.8 °C
Precip Total 3.8 mm
May 19, 2006
"Today, serious men no longer laugh." (Canadian Red Cross, 1914)
Day 19
Local Time 11:51 PDT
Es ist draussen fast grau. Deutsch rollt mir heute leichter von der Zunge. And even though I am stressing out over the lack of time for the upcoming paper, my thought are all over the place. Not thousands of miles away, but neither here nor there.
Currently
Temperature 15 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.1 kPa↑
Humidity 73 %
Wind 10 km/h
Today
High 20 °C , Cloudy with sunny periods
May 18, 2006
The Destruction of Paradise
Day 18
Local Time 11:32 PDT
Currently
Temperature 19 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.4 kPa↓
Humidity 61 %
Wind N 6 km/h
Today
High 23 °C, Sunny
May 17, 2006
" Oh Boy--Paul Mc Cartney and his wife are separating amicibly" CBC News
Wednesday
Local Time 8:11
Off to the Big Island to meet with my supervisor.
Currently
Temperature 16 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.9 kPa↓
Humidity 73 %
Wind NE 14 km/h
Today
High 23 °C, Sunny with cloudy periods
Sunrise 5:30 Sunset 20:51 Moonrise 1:17 Moonset 8:45
May 16, 2006
"This is where the story of sibling cannibalism starts." Scott Forbes
Day 16
Local Time 10:16
Currently
Temperature 17 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.8 kPa↑
Humidity 56 %
Wind N 9 km/h
Today
Sunny, 21 °C
May 15, 2006
"Take This Longing From My Tongue" Leonard Cohen
Just heard an interview with the great master on cbc and I am once again strucked by his humbleness. But I wonder at the same time how much of it has become a marketing strategy. Definetly need to pick up a copy of the Book of Longing on Wednesday. It is a gorgeous warm night out here on the patio.
Day 15
Local Time 10:12
Currently
Temperature 20 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.2 kPa↓
Humidity 37 %
Wind N 6 km/h
Sunset 20:49
Monday night: Cloudy Periods, 14 °C
On my desk is Jericho by George Fetherling, and even though I have never been a fan of first-person narratives or (auto)biographies, I read the first few pages and was intrigued by the narrative voice. I am curious if he can pull it off for me.
I hope everyone had a wonderful start into the week.
May 12, 2006
" [...] as we continue to contstruct stories that evade completion [...]" Roy Miki
Day 12?
Current Time 10:34
Picture Taken sometime between laundry and coffee, estimated time 8:17
Currently
Temperature 11 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 102.1 kPa↑
Humidity 53 %
Wind NNE 17 km/h
TodaySunrise 5:36
Sunset 20:45
Moonrise 20:49
Moonset 4:57 5 Day
1st Forecast and Weather btw. taken from Environment Canada
2nd Forecast: John , Ben and Michael are coming over for the weekend. I got the job if I want to. Two weeks left to write my paper for the big conference. It is going to be a good weekend.
May 11, 2006
"And while the answers to the mystery may lie in the past, the danger lies in the present." Thomas King
Day 10
Local Time: 9:18
Currently
Temperature 12 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.7 kPa↓
Humidity 80 %
Wind NE 13 km/h
May 10, 2006
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Domestic Ideology with Modern Analytic Psychology
Day 9
Local Time 12:31
Today
Currently
Temperature 15 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 102.5 kPa↓
Humidity 58 %
Wind NE 8 km/h
Forecast Today: High 17 °C Sunny with cloudy periods.
Yesterday here:
But I woke up to this:
in this:
and this is the campus:
and the building I taught in:
All went well, I think.
Max Temp. yesterday: 15.2 °C, sunny, precip total: 0,0 mm
May 8, 2006
'Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain."
Day 6
Local Time 8:20
Currently
Temperature 11 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 102.4 kPa↑
Humidity 59 %
Wind ENE 4 km/h
Today
High 14 °C. Sunny with cloudy periods
I am off to the interview.
May 7, 2006
Finally Every Writer Has To Write The Word 'Paris'." Derek Walcott
Saturday/Sunday
Local Time 5:14
Day 5
Day 6
Currently
Temperature 15 °C Pressure
Tendency 101.4 kPa↑
Humidity 52 %
Wind NE 26 km/h gust 36 km/h
Forecast
Cloudy periods. 40 percent chance of showers this evening. Windy. Low 8. Monday A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. High 14.
Teaching on Tuesday. Keats. Unimaginative, but a classic teaching assignment. And a class on the internet as a medium of communicaion. The counterpoint to Keats. What a show-off.
May 5, 2006
Family Circle Entertaining at Home
Day 4
Time: 10:11 am
Currently
Temperature 15 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 101.4 kPa↓
Humidity 62 %
Wind N 4 km/h
Today
High 19. Sunny with cloudy periods.
May 4, 2006
"too many books ... too many idle dreams" Madeleine Thien
Day 3
Local time: 9:38
Currently
Temperature 14 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 102.3 kPa↑
Humidity 54 %
Wind S 4 km/h
Forecast
Today: Sunny. 19.
May 3, 2006
Question: The Act refers to institutional change. What kind of change does it mean and howwill it be accomplished?
Day 2
Local Time 6:58
Gulf Islands (Southern)
Currently
Observed at: Salt Spring Island 3 May 2006 6:00 AM PDT
Temperature 10 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 102.6 kPa↑
Humidity 74 %
Wind NW 17 km/h gust 37 km/h
Forecast for the day:
Sunny. High 19.
May 2, 2006
Julia Childs & Company
Day 1
Gulf Islands (Southern)
Temperature 11 °C
Pressure/ Tendency 103.1 kPa↑
Humidity 69 %
Wind NNW 18 km/h