Academia and More!

[rfmcdonald]

I met with Dr. MacLaine--my faculty advisor on my Honours English essay, someone I respect professionally and go so far as to call a friend--today at 9 o'clock. After telling him, briefly, about my trip, I came out to him as bi. Derrick had recommended I do that, as a sign of personal respect and professional courtesy (I was exceptionally distracted and rather distressed last semester, for obvious reasons). He took it quite well, which is nice. Afterwards, we talked more about my Honours essay, and then about his research on the intersection of photography (still images) and fiction. I'll be getting a $500 research assistant grant, so apart from the intrinsic interest of the topic that's good.

One interesting thing: I was looking for a library book I took out, put out on Czechoslovakia in the early 1920's when Czechoslovaks could seemingly count on a prosperous future. (I shudder to think how much it could cost if I don't find it.) I went up to the History department lounge to see if I might have left it there, when who did I bump into but Dr. David Woolner, my instructor in my first year (European history 201 and 202). It was nice to bump into him, say hi, and have a little chat. Full circle? (Or at least more than 180 degrees?)

I'll be going to see Goldmember tonight, hopefully with Steve (and possibly with Steve's boyfriend Cory). I'll write about how it goes.