Yesterday I sent off advance requests to three U of T profs for letters of reference and have so far received two positive replies. It does the heart good.

Last night Andrea and I had dinner with Mike and Emily at Temptation Tea Shop followed by beers at Atomic Rooster on Bank Street. It started pouring rain but the weather cleared relatively by the time we headed home. I crashed at Andrea's and the two of us went to see a matinee of the new Indiana Jones movie this afternoon. I liked the flick for the most part and blame the apparent onset of George Lucas' senility for the parts I didn't like.

My copy of Reason has finished downloading, so I'll be playing around with it tonight before I take a nap in advance of my first shift with Senate Publications. First I need to pick up a package at the drug store. I hope it's not another religious text from my father (bless his heart).

The Dialogical Imagination: Tragedy in African and African American Literature: A-
The Avant-Garde: Theory and Practice: A
Race and Cinema: A-
The Pragmatics of Writing Biography: A

It's nice to know that applying for the PhD is still within my grasp if I so choose. I'd rather doors remain nice and wide open.

Since I picked up some medicine and soup and guzzled both I'm feeling a bit better than I was yesterday. I watched most of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on TV, so I think I'm pretty well prepared to see the new flick. Something about seeing all of the ancillary ads for Indiana Jones in the form of burger and car commercials makes me nostalgic for my 80's childhood. It's good to know that consumer culture is alive and well. Kind of.

I'm heading downtown to have my security clearance pass issued and to stop by the office for some tips on how I should handle my work. Lately I've been too lazy for my own good. I need to start walking again, get the juices flowing.

The new Mac is great. I should be able to transfer the rest of my music collection to Lacie over the next little while. I downloaded Photoshop and as soon as the net connection in the apartment is back up to snuff I'll throw on Dreamweaver and Office. I can't wait to investigate how to use some of the onboard software.

Last night I watched a bit of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which I've never seen in full. Andrea's coming over tonight after she gets off work, so I'm going to get this place looking a bit better.