Book chapter editing and other bits of life

[onefixedstar]

Once again I'm up past dawn, but I can now proudly announce that I'm finished one big project and a considerable number of small ones, all of which were due by the end of this week. This leaves me free to concentrate on the rewrite of my thesis into a much shorter book chapter, which I need to have done by Monday. Of course, this freedom will only last until NetworkGuy gets around to editing the two things I just sent him, and starts asking for clarification/requesting additional data/suggesting changes I should make. I'm giving myself until 9:00pm before I start receiving the emails.

Once Monday is over and the book chapter is either done or failed, I plan to return to the Long Lost Comp that was supposed to be my big project of the summer. Oh, and planning the vacation I'm taking at the end of August, but which I'm going to feel very guilty about.

The weather has cooled down considerably here, and it looks like our power has returned. For the past few days, the lights have been dimming and the fans slowing every ten minutes or so, which made me think the power supply in our house was rather precarious. Tonight, however, the my bedside light has shone without a flicker. Now if only they can either fix our a/c, or stop trying to run it...

Comments

[a-just-society.livejournal.com]

Were you guys planning on swinging through Montreal on this late-August voyage? I can't remember the itinerary.

[mnemosyne9.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're tremedously busy... That vacation should be well-deserved. By the way, I'm coming to Toronto for a campus visit/touristy vacation August 6-13... Anything I should be sure not to miss in the touristy part? I have the campus sightseeing/meetings pretty well under control I think.

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

Haven't decided yet--we were debating between Montreal and Quebec City (B was pushing for Quebec City since he's been to Montreal a few times now), but we haven't talked about it recently so I don't know where we are now. We'll talk soon and I'll let you know.

Things to see

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

It depends, of course, on what you're interested in. If you want a feel for the city, talk a walk through the Annex (the neighbhourhood just north of the campus, around the sociology department). You'll definitely want to walk that stretch of Bloor to see what it's like (say, Spadina to Bathurst).

Chinatown & Kensington Market are worth visiting. Walk south along Spadina until you're south of College and then proceed west and south for a few blocks.

Yorkville is the place for celebrity gazing and expensive shopping. It's about ten minutes east of the department, a little north of Bloor.

Queen St. West between Spadina and University has some nice and almost affordable shops. And there's apparently a secret swing in one of the alleys along Queen St. near Spadina which looks like it might be fun. I looked for it yet myself.

King St. West around Richmond has some nice restaurants (and a lot of clubs, nice and otherwise).

The Toronto Islands can be a fun day trip.

That should be a start. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.