Actually, this morning I probably wasn't smelling very much, as I drearily stumbled around, bumping into things, trying to find coffee in the most unexpected places, like the oven, and generally thinking that if I willed it enough I could time-turner the shit out of my life, with the outcome being, rather than Hermione-style keener-ness and altruism, grabbing a few more hours of sleep.
[okay, that was hyperbole, as I'm sure you've deduced. I didn't actually look for coffee in the oven. Now, in the shower... that's a different story]
BUT. That said, going back to school felt entirely right. I know I will probably be eating my words in a few weeks time (not at all unlike Werner Herzog eating his shoe), but, today at least, I was sufficiently swept up by the intoxicating promise of a new term, actually having some work of substance to keep me busy and provide me with some sense of purpose, and the glories of expanding my mind with regular immersion in the delights of Deleuze, Lacan, and Zizek.
...yeah, I'm overindulging in optimism here. Between classes on theory and violence, Cinephile, teaching and life, this is probably actually going to be me:
I'm surprised it took me this long to bust out the best Cronenbergian gif ever.
But, Kelly and I did get to set up our office today, which was a pretty nifty feeling. Nifty enough, that when I got to Kristy's after school and made a crack about "Oh honey, I'm exhausted after a long day at the office", she pointed out that it was actually applicable. Snap!
In conclusion, to continue my train of seemingly incurable optimism, I am back in Vancouver, feeling great about it, and, tuition frustrations aside, pretty pumped for school.
[side note: I wanted to use the word "feckless" just there, but, upon dodecachecking the definition, decided it didn't quite allow for the emphasis I wanted. However, I found it to be cool enough that it was worth giving a shout out to anyway. My runner-up for blog structuring device, if not 'fact of the day' was 'word of the day', don'tcha know]
ANWAY! Here's my back to business fact o' the day, courtesy of Jon Stewart, circa Kristy (as usual):
#43: It has become a trend in Russia to install outward-facing cameras in the front of cars.
Apparently, this is usually to try to debunk cases of fraud of people faking incurring injuries from being hit by cars (my immediate response: "Why have I never tried that?"), or to catch people destroying or vandalizing cars. But sometimes they also catch meteorites on film. And trucks full of cows toppling over. And horses on highways. And all sorts of amusing things, as The Daily Show's video details.
So there you have it. Consequently, this factoid led to me watching a bunch of The Daily Show (which I should really watch... like... every day. Why don't I? Seriously) with Kristy, and learning a bunch more about the situation in Syria (which, again - why don't I know more about? Ahhhh, I digress). Nonetheless, an informative and largely enormously positive day.
Apart from me throwing a minor tantrum when I ran into some difficulties trying to pay my tuition last minute. Kristy assures me it was more cute than annoying. I hope she's telling the truth.
And, in conclusion, now I have class tomorrow that my outdated copy of the syllabus didn't inform me existed, so I must adjourn to bed. Best perk of still being effectively on Ontario time? Not staying up until friggin' 3am Vancouver time all the time anymore. Yeah, that's pretty rad.
GOODNIGHT.
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