Sweet heart, bitter heart, now I can tell you apart.

Here's some randomness from the last few days.

1) Thursday was an absolutely exhausting day/night. It consisted of a full day of teaching, going out for all-you-can-eat sushi with my "reasonable" colleagues, three hours of talking to parents (I had 32 interviews in total), and then drinks at the Drake Hotel. During all of this I felt myself coming down with something... My throat was starting to itch and I was tired. However, I always have such fun when I go out for drinks with my work friends, that it would take more than an itchy throat and fatigue to keep me away from our traditions.

2) Friday was a nice relaxing day because it was PD away from school. We were actually in a building at U of T, right across the street from where I used to live. I love being back in that area. I have such good university memories.

The speaker was amazing, just like his book. I got him to sign my copy, and wasn't sure what to say, but decided to go with a "thank you for telling your story." Another thing that really impresses me about this man is his passion for the education of women/girls. I am very thankful for getting to hear him speak and for being exposed to his book.

3) After Friday's PD day, I could feel myself crashing and succumbing to whatever pesky illness worked its way into my system. I got home, made dinner, watched a little TV and slept a bit. Mathew called me, and I think my response was "too sick... must sleep... you enjoy Friday."

4) I had a lazy Saturday. I did manage to go for a long walk to get myself out of the house and o enjoy the nice weather. Yesterday it felt like winter is coming, but fall is still holding its grip quite strongly. Anyway, I passed by the library as I walked, and popped in a grabbed a couple of random books. I figured I needed some fiction since I just read three non-fiction books in a row.

One of the books I picked up is "American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld. I had seen it bookstores before, and I skimmed the overleaf and decided it was worth reading. As I was checking it out, the librarian commented that she'd really enjoyed it, and that it had made her like the Bushes a bit more. I had not realized that it was a fictionalized version of Laura Bush's life, and upon learning that, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. However, upon starting it, and reading about 250 pages of it last night, I have to say I don't dislike Laura Bush, however, how she could have married such a jackass is beyond me. The George Bush character is so crude you wonder how an intelligent woman could stay married to him. Anyway, I haven't gotten to the presidency yet. He just bought a baseball team. However, it's a pretty good novel. I'd recommend it.

5) I'm excited for my plans tonight. I'm going out for pho, followed by a screening of the Feist documentary "Look At What The Light Did Now" at the Royal Ontario Museum. It's all about the collaborative process of making of her album "The Reminder" which is one of my favourite albums ever, so I'm pretty excited. She's also going to be there doing a Q&A hosted by my boyfriend George Stroumboulopoulos.

Thank goodness I'm feeling a bit better right in time for my fun Sunday night.