Assorted musings and updates

I learned yesterday that I've been accepted into a graduate program at the London School of Economics and Political Science. It seems unlikely at this point that I'll actually go, largely because I don't think I can swing the funding. I was originally focused on going to Cambridge and it wasn't until after I'd applied to the two that I learned from various discussions that the LSE might be a better choice academically. By then I'd already indicated that I was going to apply for an ORS scholarship through Cambridge and not the LSE, and without that, I don't think they'll give me enough money to go. Which is okay. One of my main reasons for applying to England was to see how I measure up on an international scale. Now I know that I can succeed beyond the boundaries of my own country. I've also become rather attached to the idea of moving to Toronto. I think returning to my roots as an adult could be fun. Of course, the idea of living in London is also appealing. Right now I'm trying to decide whether or not I should bother sending in the financial aid forms, on the off-chance that the LSE does have a large, unassigned scholarship just sitting around.

I saw The Matrix: Reloaded on Saturday. I know some critics were less than impressed, but I enjoyed it. ( Don't read this if you're spoiler-avoidant and haven't seen the movie. )

I'm working on my paper for the Halifax conference today. Right now I'm trying to sort out the differences between space and place with an emphasis on how each concept can be applied to the Internet. It would be much easier if there were any consensus on the issue, but there doesn't seem to be consensus on much of anything in sociology. That's part of it's charm, I suppose. Sociology forces a different view of progress on its practioners--progress does not come solely from building on those who came before to reach new levels, it comes from adding perspectives to gain a more complete view of the way things are.