The pleasures of everyday life

1. Spending time with my friend John. Going for brunch at the Château Laurier, and walking around the locks (pictures here). John rocks. You can read about his secret life as a hacker and other essays on media, technology and culture. But mostly I like him because he's smart and funny and he makes me feel good. (Plus, it makes me smirk that he never tells me I look beautiful, but always tells me my haircut is good ;)

2. Watching not one, but two good movies: Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) and I concur with this review: "If you see one French costume drama martial arts werewolf secret society romance this year, make sure this is it." And Pumpkin. Dismissed by critics, I thought it was pretty funny, and that it had a great sense of music. But then again, I've had a crush on Christina Ricci for, like, forever.

3. Being updated by Jason every half hour on the improvements to the php database he built me for my dissertation bibliography.