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| | #1 posted October 17, 2004 at 9:50pm (EST) |
I have a number of people who have volunteered to send an extra present to those who can't send one, and therefore can't participate in the gift exchange, but none requesting a present so far. Please don't feel shy/bad about asking for one if you are unable - for any reason whatsoever - to send one out this year. Obviously the people here at SC are very generous and want to make sure nobody is left out.
You don't have to post your info publicly or advertise that you're not sending a gift. If you want to get a present from an SC member this Christmas, send me an email at braintingle at yahoo dot com with your mailing address.
Thanks!
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| | #2 posted September 13, 2004 at 3:01am (EST) |
Funny you should mention that. Years ago, my mom turned on the dryer and heard a strange thumping sound as she turned to leave the laundry room. Fortunately she went to investigate, because when she opened the door, one of our cats stumbled out - the one who has a thing for sleeping in baskets of wet laundry. She likely wouldn't have survived a full cycle in the dryer, so it was a really close call. We teased my mom about it for years. The cat's okay, by the way. Her and her sister turn 14 next month. |
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| | #3 posted September 13, 2004 at 1:12am (EST) |
With North Korea's track record, I would think it would be far more likely to be the result of an accident than a planned nuclear test. However, the argument that it can't be a nuclear test because "it [wouldn't] be easy for North Korea to conduct a nuclear test without resulting in massive losses of its own people" doesn't hold water. I think we all know North Korea's opinion as to the value of its citizens' lives. Trust me, I edit the South Korean National Intelligence Service's weekly and monthly reports on the North, and they contain many scary statements about how noble it is to sacrifice one's life in defense of the ideology of their "Dear Leader."
Here in Seoul, I have yet to break out in radiation blisters, but I'll keep you posted. I'm sure next week's NIS document will include statements from the North and a report on communication between the South and the North on the subject. If you want to track the story, check out the two local English-language newspapers:
The Korea Herald
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/
The Korea Times
http://times.hankooki.com/
And you'll find the intelligence reports here:
http://www.nis.go.kr/eng/index.shtml
And by the way, Yonhap is South Korea's newswire service, not a person or government representative. |
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Violet
| | #4 posted September 6, 2004 at 10:48pm (EST) |
Thanks for the offer, but I have no oven, no grill, and no yard in which to barbecue. I'll be home in November or December, and Schwartz's will definitely be on my food tour. My boyfriend makes a point of stopping there whenever he's in town anyway. That's where he had his first job in Montreal!
As for Montreal fashions, it's true there's a certain je ne sais quoi. When I returned from my first year in Asia, after a month of backpacking in bitterly cold China with just the travel clothes I could cram into my camping pack, I felt like I had just rolled into town from Calgary in my functional sporty winter jacket and ratty jeans I had worn for pretty much the whole trip (not that there's anything wrong with how they dress in Calgary, of course!). I promptly went shopping and blew close to $500 because I felt so out of place in Montreal. And I'm usually not a follower of fashion at all.
I think more Torontonians these days dress more similarly to Montrealers, but there certainly is an air of snobbery and the city always feels pretty heartless and hollow to me.
Ugh, and I'm thinking of living there for 2 years for grad school. My only consolation will be that the haven of Montreal is just down the 401. |
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| | #5 posted September 6, 2004 at 10:34pm (EST) |
I haven't tried any others, so I can't offer any comparison, but Yahoo offers unlimited storage. My boyfriend often gets invitations to visit photo sites from family and friends, and he seems to think that the photos are displayed larger on Yahoo than on other sites he's visited. Still, I think Yahoo's functionality has room for improvement. The drag-and-drop upload is nice, but there are multiple steps for almost everything. For example, you have to click through 3 screens to make your album "public" (able to be viewed by anyone who visits the right URL). I didn't even know that by default the albums are "private" (viewed by sending personal invitations to see individual albums only). I discovered it by playing around with the options. If you have the patience and willing to explore, Yahoo is okay. It's worth it for me for the unlimited storage. |
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Violet
| | #6 posted September 2, 2004 at 10:46pm (EST) |
I have a question. Are people in Toronto at all aware of the Montreal (or Muntreal, as we like to call it)-Toronto rivalry? Or is it more like the Canada/US thing where most Canadians feel there's some kind of competition, but much of the US is oblivious to it? In Montreal, we have a saying: you go to Toronto to study or work, but you go to Montreal to party. When asked "what color do you think of first when you think of Toronto," many Canadians will answer "gray" (I've been surveying Canadian expats in Korea to help validate this assertion  ). I'm a little surprised to hear a Toronto native express disdain for the megacity. I had to snatch my boyfriend out of Toronto and steal him away to Korea! (But he's originally a Guelph boy and has an undying love for Montreal, so I forgive him his TO days). |
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| | #7 posted September 1, 2004 at 12:41am (EST) |
Yep, I used all kinds of search methods and looked for close to an hour (slow day at work), but couldn't locate the complete transcript. And I used to be a professional online researcher! I'm not giving up completely yet... |
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| | #8 posted August 26, 2004 at 12:04am (EST) |
Yes, from Montreal. Toronto is culture shock for me.  | Violet
| | #9 posted August 25, 2004 at 10:37pm (EST) |
Iseult, I think it's really cool that you're going to PEI. I've heard it's beautiful and I've been meaning to make it out east for many years. Just never found the time. Now I have someone to say hi to there if I ever do go! Having moved to Korea, I know it's nerve-wracking and you don't know what to expect. However, you're still in Canada and you're not terribly far from home. Plus, I'm guessing you'll make it home to see your family and friends from time to time.
School will be a great adventure, and your field of study is really interesting. Being a big city girl (the cities I've been living in are big - not me) I know I'd enjoy the novelty of holing myself up in a smaller town to study for a bit. And home will always be there for you when you're done, or if you just need a fix.
Best of luck! Be sure to let us know how it goes.
P.S. I may be at York in Sept. 2005, and I could use your help adapting to TO! |
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| | #10 posted August 23, 2004 at 1:21am (EST) |
Thank you very much!  |
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