Job Interview

So I had a big time job interview on Tuesday. The very first question went something like this:

Explain Canada's immigration policies, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, and the influence of immigration on Canada's labour market.

Dude, I can so do that.

You have five minutes.

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Yeah, um, I could talk about such things for hours, but to sum everything up in five minutes? I tried. I tried.

Some Favourite Words

In no particular order:

• defenestration/autodefenestratophobia
• gastrocnemius
• dendrochronology/dendrites

I am a major fan of dendrites. Both the word and what it represents. Figurative and literal. Though usually when I talk of dendrites, I talk about the neuron kind, and how long and awesome my dendrites are.

Fetile

So this dude? My sister? She's having a baby. In October.

The Occasion

Mark the time, the date, the place. I have just plucked out my first grey hair.

It was actually better than grey: it was a light silver, a healthy hair that I noticed only because it stuck straight out from my head and, oh yes, it was shimmering. It was probably my healthiest hair, but I removed it. I wasn't quite ready for it. It was too strong for me. It was bright and bold and daring and playful. Its reflection shone in my bathroom mirror and shocked me. So brilliant! It had to be removed. If all my hair is that colour someday, I will seem to have an aura or a halo around my head. "Are you mystical?" people will ask. "No, I've just got awesome hair."