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listersgirl) wrote2003-06-25 08:46 am
listersgirl) wrote2003-06-25 08:46 am
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Seen on the front window of a catering place on the way to work this morning: Happy Pride! Eat, Drink and Be Married
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I'm back from my conference, as you might have guessed. "Back" as in "back at work", since I never left town. It was a pretty good conference, even considering the reduced numbers because of fraidy-cats who wouldn't come to Toronto. I saw some very interesting presentations, and some excellent speakers (rarely at the same time, unfortunately), went to a number of job-related sessions, and one session on kid's book awards just for fun. However, I think the theme of the conference was "the person who was supposed to give this speech can't make it due to personal reasons, so I'll be reading her speech for her, while being unable to figure out which Powerpoint screen goes with which pages of notes, and by the way, I can't really answer any questions because I really have no idea what I'm saying". Actually very amusing. I did also wander through the exhibits, but it was a little overwhelming, and very children's book oriented.
I think I've figured out what the trick is with associations and conferences -- you have to get involved with the subgroups and committees in order to actually meet anyone (or at least anyone that might be useful to you in the future). Of course, I probably won't ever go to another conference this size, and I'm thinking of dropping my membership in favour of more specialized associations, but it's a good lesson to remember.
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The excitement of the week: I'm going on vacation! I leave Saturday! I can't wait, as you might have guessed by the extraneous exclamation points!
I'm going to Vancouver to hang out with my parents and see various friends out there, including a side trip to Chemainus (on the island) to see the show that![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vestra is music directing. I fully expect that this trip, like all vacations with my parents, will involve much eating and reading, along with wandering around. I'm so looking forward to being on vacation. But mostly, I'm looking forward to going somewhere where, unless the world has gone completely mad, it isn't 34 degrees, otherwise known as "feels like 42". (Until I moved out to Montreal, and then Toronto, I thought 20 degrees was hot. Hah!)
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Because I'm going to be away for the changing of the month, let's just take a look right now at how I did on my resolution for June, which was find a new hobby. Well, as it turned out, due to my new eat right, lose weight, be able to climb up the stairs without falling over plan (which, you'll notice, I'm not boring you with here because I have a whole separate journal for that -- don't tell me you're not happy about that) I no longer have time for hobbies. Who'd have thought that going to dance class or the gym every night after work, and then cooking actual dinner, as opposed to chips and salsa, would take up so much time? So, I'm taking that as one for me.
July's resolution is to see more movies. And you know, when I made these, I thought I was being all smart, because all I want in July is places to hang out that are air-conditioned, but I forgot about the fact that summer movies pretty much suck. So it might be a bit of a struggle.
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I'm back from my conference, as you might have guessed. "Back" as in "back at work", since I never left town. It was a pretty good conference, even considering the reduced numbers because of fraidy-cats who wouldn't come to Toronto. I saw some very interesting presentations, and some excellent speakers (rarely at the same time, unfortunately), went to a number of job-related sessions, and one session on kid's book awards just for fun. However, I think the theme of the conference was "the person who was supposed to give this speech can't make it due to personal reasons, so I'll be reading her speech for her, while being unable to figure out which Powerpoint screen goes with which pages of notes, and by the way, I can't really answer any questions because I really have no idea what I'm saying". Actually very amusing. I did also wander through the exhibits, but it was a little overwhelming, and very children's book oriented.
I think I've figured out what the trick is with associations and conferences -- you have to get involved with the subgroups and committees in order to actually meet anyone (or at least anyone that might be useful to you in the future). Of course, I probably won't ever go to another conference this size, and I'm thinking of dropping my membership in favour of more specialized associations, but it's a good lesson to remember.
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The excitement of the week: I'm going on vacation! I leave Saturday! I can't wait, as you might have guessed by the extraneous exclamation points!
I'm going to Vancouver to hang out with my parents and see various friends out there, including a side trip to Chemainus (on the island) to see the show that
vestra is music directing. I fully expect that this trip, like all vacations with my parents, will involve much eating and reading, along with wandering around. I'm so looking forward to being on vacation. But mostly, I'm looking forward to going somewhere where, unless the world has gone completely mad, it isn't 34 degrees, otherwise known as "feels like 42". (Until I moved out to Montreal, and then Toronto, I thought 20 degrees was hot. Hah!)...
Because I'm going to be away for the changing of the month, let's just take a look right now at how I did on my resolution for June, which was find a new hobby. Well, as it turned out, due to my new eat right, lose weight, be able to climb up the stairs without falling over plan (which, you'll notice, I'm not boring you with here because I have a whole separate journal for that -- don't tell me you're not happy about that) I no longer have time for hobbies. Who'd have thought that going to dance class or the gym every night after work, and then cooking actual dinner, as opposed to chips and salsa, would take up so much time? So, I'm taking that as one for me.
July's resolution is to see more movies. And you know, when I made these, I thought I was being all smart, because all I want in July is places to hang out that are air-conditioned, but I forgot about the fact that summer movies pretty much suck. So it might be a bit of a struggle.
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(Or I could go back and read your journal, looking for them, if you prefer.)
:)
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Basically, my theory was that the reason resolutions never succeed (above and beyond the laziness factor) is that people make too many at one time, and can't get started or sustain. So I decided to foil the resolutions pixies, and make a resolution for each month, which I only had to keep for that month, and then hopefully it would become habit and secretly I would continue doing it, even as I moved on to the next resolution.
So, here they are so far:
January: Go to the gym (just once -- I'm really fond of the easy reach goals). Sadly, I am pathetic and that didn't happen (as evidenced by my entry on Feb 3), although I seem to have gotten back in the habit now.
February: Try and develop some sort of fashion style that goes beyond wearing the same 3 pairs of pants every week. Defeated by the Toronto winter weather. Again, this resolution is actually happening a bit better now, although you could replace "3 pairs of pants" with "3 skirts and tank tops" and have an accurate picture of my style now.
March: Socialize more and initiate more social events. My true bugbear. Part 1 went well, part 2, not so much. This resolution has since petered out due to practically everyone I know leaving town for the summer.
April: Vary my lunchtime eating habits (I did say I was fond of the easy goals). This one sort of worked. I still tend to eat at one of three food kiosks when I don't bring my lunch, but I have branched out slightly.
May: Walk more. I thought this was a well placed resolution, but May turned out to be very rainy. I walked a lot in June, though, so I think I just picked the wrong month.
and we're at June. Stay tuned for more exciting resolutions that, honestly, I can't remember and have to look up each month!
Movies are easy...
Do you think the missing presenters were all SARS/West Nile/monkey pox-ed away?
Re: Movies are easy...
So true
So very true
Re: Movies are easy...
I totally know what you mean about the cost. It's a little frightening. I used to live right around the corner from a Festival cinema, which was wonderful, but my nearest theatre now is just a regular first-run, and I'm not quite as happy to put out the money.
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And yes, I'm pretty sure "personal reasons" is code for "I'm going to die of SARS if I come to Toronto, even though the overwhelming majority of people who live there have survived just fine". Wusses :)