2005 EngSoc Officer Elections Results :: SKULE.CA :: University of Toronto Engineering Society

2005 EngSoc Officer Elections Results :: SKULE.CA :: University of Toronto Engineering Society

So apparently my brother has been elected President of the University of Toronto's Engineering Faculty's Student government. Congrats!

He won handily with 72.53% of the vote overall.

I just wonder if the voters know what they are getting themselves into?

Best of luck U of T and Peter Suddard.

Good and bad Friday

It is Good Friday. I am still in New York because the powers that be refuse to give the teachers an Easter Monday holiday. BOOOOOOO!

It is a Good Friday after all, I have my federal tax return finally in. However, it is also a bad Friday. I should have had the state tax return payment back as well before the feds. But because of bureaucratic bungling and budgeting, I will not get the cheque until after the start of April because the State of New York has run out of money for this fiscal years tax returns and has to wait until next fiscal year which begins April 1st.

So it is a good and bad Friday after all.

The Muppets of Oz

Kermit the Frog sitting in Macy's window on Broadway in New York During the 2005 Macy's Flower Show. He would later star in the Muppet version of the Wizard of Oz.


A close up look at what Kermit was reading.


Miss Piggy and the Rats checking out the Cheez factory. Rumor has it the factory took a big hit in production that day. Don't know why.


Kermit the Scarecrow practicing his role for the upcoming movie.


Gonzo practicing his part.


And Fozzie Lion practicing his role in the movie. He does look a little cowardly in this picture.


The trio of actors together again.


The large spouting fish made of flowers inside Macy's.

Wonders...

Anybody ever wondered about a decision in their lives?

Ever wonder if you made the other decision where you would be right now?

I wondered last year when asked if I would do the caretaking job I was doing part time for a full time job, where I would be this year and whether or not I would be happy.

Am I happy in New York City as a school teacher? Depends on the day. Sometimes I wonder why I decided to be a teacher instead of something else like a janitor or caretaker.

Sometimes I wonder.

Apples in the Big Apple

Observation of the day....

Students will not eat a regular apple. You know the ones, the ones with the core in the middle right off the tree.

They will, however, fight over the presliced and prepackaged apples.

GO FIGURE!

Snowstorm

In New York there is a snowstorm currently moving accross the region. There is an expectation of between 6-12 inches of snow to fall. People are running out purchasing bottled water, snow shovels, road salt and wondering if there will be work tommorrow.

Usually after school there is a hundred minutes of professional development (something weird in the New York Department of Education) that all teachers must attend. Well, because of the snow the Department of Education cancelled it.

I walk outside and most of the snow is falling and melting on the wet pavement. If this had of been Toronto I would have bet that the professional development session would still be on and we would all be suffering through it.

Well, at least I am happy that it was cancelled. You try teaching and preparing six periods a day then having to sit through an hour and bit listening to someone try and show you a new teaching technique that probably won't work with the students.

So at least there is an upside to this storm....now if only school was cancelled tommorrow so I could catch up on the marking...

If I was in Canada I would be dreaming....but since I am in the States I guess I do have a little more of a hope!

A New York Moment

I was at Connolly's pub near Grand Central Station in New York City this past week. I had a friend down from Toronto on my week off as a New York City school teacher.

We were seated next to these three mid-thirties looking guys. This was kinda weird considering that there was perhaps a total of 5-10 tables occupied in the entire place. But I didn't complain.

Next thing I know is I am hearing about Sparks Street in Ottawa. The three of the them were trying to figure out the name of the bar at the corner of Sparks and Elgin Streets across from the older looking Post Office building. The three of them knew it was an Irish bar but couldn't name the bar to save their lives.

I turned to them and said, "D'arcy McGee's would be the name of the bar."

Their mouths nearly hit the floor.

They looked at me and said "how'd you know that?"

I said, "I was a student at the University of Ottawa for four years and went their quite often on Thursday nights for the Kitchen parties. I was the class of 2002 for History.

It turns out the three of them were lawyers. One was from Toronto and graduated from Carleton University, another lived in Ottawa and graduated from Carleton University. The last one lived in Ottawa and graduated from University of Ottawa as well back in the eighties.

Turns out that New York City has quite a lot of Canadians visiting. Including from Ottawa. It was a good time to reminisce.

Talk about a small world.