Broca's Area

Short one today. Isabelle is off on a trip this coming week. Fewer people are wearing masks. The sign game is pretty much dead, good really. The power went out yesterday, as did the cable. Why do we still have a land line? What kind of truck was that? It was warm then it was cold.

Pretty sure I’m mixing this up with Silkwood. I’m going to have to start mowing soon. It’s very nice today, about 21 as I type this. It’s been very hot for the time of year. Isabelle is off onnn another trip soon. Sticking to gin. Mask wearing is way down. The sign remains the same.

Back to Saturday. We’re looking after a dog named Rothko. Truth be told Isabelle is. We got a new fire pit. It’s nice out and I have shorts on. Mask usage is dropping. The election is in full swing, Doug Ford is in town. I was on some podcasts.

Yes it is Friday. Yes we don’t normally do these on Friday. We actually recorded it on Thursday as Isabelle is visiting her mother. Bit of a quick one this time around, not too many stops, but one for propane! The weather is nice now. I got my bike out on Thursday! I took the bus and we met up at the store after Isabelle picked up a friend at the airport.

Bask to Saturday, then next week, Thursday. My term is pretty much done. Isabelle got some new from the Canada Arts Council. Isabelle is going to be a substitute teacher. The potholes are unreal. (Wee the picture). Our weekends my not be representative al all weekends. I really don’t mind masks. Needed gas today, so there goes 80bucks…. We stand for Democracy, we stand with Ukraine.

WHAT? Well we shopped really early because Saturday will be a nightmare, Friday, Sunday and Monday are holidays so Thursday it is! It was a mad house. The sign hasn’t changed in a long time. I know lots of people with COVID. Isabelle might be a supply teacher. Thursday was the day for our psych honours students to present their data.

Akilter is not a word, but it should be. Yup, a Sunday, we were both very busy yesterday. Jon had a college tour where he will be going in the fall. My conference ended, and it had a presenter from Ukraine. The conference was great, but draining. Good ones are like that. We stand for democracy, we stand with Ukraine. Слава Україні! Easter is coming so we won’t be shopping on Sunday next week. Isabelle swerved to avoid a pothole that went to Australia.

Only one stop today, no M and M’s and we went to the LCBO yesterday. Jon got a new laptop, and the store we got it at is next door to the LCBO so I went yesterday. I am marking essays. Isabelle doesn’t want to talk about work. Isabelle is teaching French and art today. Plus, she got some blinds and rapid tests. Most people wore masks. We stand for Democracy, we stand with Ukraine.

The Ontario government, in all its wisdom, has ended the mask mandate. I still wore a mask today, as did the vast majority of shoppers. Work continues. The war continues. We talked a bit about it today. You can take your whataboutism and shove it. No M&M’s today. They’re removed the social distancing reminders from the store, as you can see in the picture. Somewhat chilly today but pleasant enough.

I think it’s spring! The war continues, but we didn’t talk about it this week. Isabelle is working on an experience visiting her studio/gallery. Maddie and Ross are visiting. Ken is visiting and we should be doing a Tangential Convergence today! Mask mandates are lifting soon. Dunno what I think about that. Wait, I know exactly what I think…. It’s Jon’s birthday soon.

Minus thirteen and 15 cm of snow, that’s what greeted us today. I didn’t want to have to shovel any more, but I had not choice. Mask mandates end soon, which is probably a bad idea. The war rages on, we’re with Ukraine all the way. My Russian friend got out. Isabelle has a chilly art walk today. I gave tests all week, and consequently marked tests al week.

The war continues. Art continues. Work continues. Masking continues. I’m pretty used to the masks, but if they work well they send up smiling like someone’s mouth, my mouth, pretty quickly. It’s hard to concentrate lately, gee I wonder why? The sign never changes. Not a bad day, supposed to start getting above greeting soon. We stand for democracy, We stand with Ukraine. Слава Україні!

Nice day today. You can even feel the sun’s warmth! Now, don’t get too excited, it’s still -14 or something. ISABELLE GOT A GRANT. She seems good at getting grants. My break week is over. The sign doesn’t seem to change. Oh yeah, Russia invaded Ukraine. Way to go tough guy. I’m gearing up for a conference. A virtual one. Isabelle has all kinds of stuff planned for her gallery, THAT GOT A GRANT.

Isabelle keeps coming up with good titles. It snowed, again. I have shovelled the driveway 68 times so far this year. Isabelle has a pretty cool art virtual event this afternoon. I had a jean jacket with a big patch on it back in the 90s. I think punk and grunge clothing styles emerged from people having no money. I. have never stolen jeans out of a donation bin for Isabelle. I caught my mask on one of my earrings.

Yesterday it was 1, today it is -22. Super Bowl tomorrow, I don’t really care, Isabelle cares less. Jon likes it. Shopping was fine, no supply chain issues. Oh yeah, I didn’t note the sign, but it is still Git cards, gift cards, gift cards. Bag today, but free club soda! I had my first in. person teaching week, it went well. Isabelle continues to art.

Cold one today. Isabelle got some bread ties (or tags as they call them) from a friend (and listener) in Australia! I think she should sell bread tie art. Twenty-eight thousand apiece. I’m mad. I don’t think trying to understand Nazis is important. The stores were not that busy as we went early. Isabelle has a virtual opening at her micro gallery today. I’ll be making sarcastic comments. The work is inspired by a. lot of things, including the Brian Cox who isn’t in Succession.

A little later than usual today. Isabelle has been learning photoshop. The thing about that ‘‘convoy’ is it is run by actual Nazis. Some people are cool with that. Isabelle got some feedback on a grant application this week. I taught from home again this week. I order masks. It’s my thing that I do. I had a vision once. So did Isabelle. Monster snowbanks!

That’s Isabelle talking… Isabelle is getting bread ties from Australia. She makes art with them. I order masks as a sort of. hobby now. We’re back face to face in the classroom on Feb 7. I forgot to get Jon’s beer, so we had to go to the beer store, so you get a nice tour of the beer store. I have shovelled the driveway 50 times so far.

-28 is cold. I don’t care what temperature scale you are using. My first week back teaching online, went well. Isabelle has some great stuff coming up at her micro gallery. It was fun hearing her process. Saw two people today with their noses not covered. Idiots. Wore an N95 to shop today, so there’s that. Seems like there were fewer people out than usually, but that may be because we went shopping about 30 min earlier than usual. Did I mention how freaking cold it was?

Back on our Saturday schedule. No LCBO trip this week, we’re good for booze. We checked Tom’s house for the last time. I’m not really ready for my sabbatical to end. I wonder how the term will go. Some people leave their noses out of their masks. I am cynically and cautiously optimistic. I actually said ‘if we put a man on the moon’ without irony.