As always, so much to say. Hmm...how to cover the events of the last 5/6 days...I don't know what I can say. I survived my first week of school. I will survive 11 more weeks of it, and then I will be done my second year of university. yay me.

It's been an odd week; a very curious mix of highs and lows. My love and I are going to make a movie about Canadian involvement in the first world war. It's going to be really cool. And by cool, I don't mean in a "Pearl Harbour" or "Saving Private Ryan" kind of way, I mean cool in "Life is Beautiful" kind of way, where it's about the courage of humanity in the face of atrocity. I am a little worried, because while I appreciate the patriotic element that is necessitated by a film of this sort, I don't think I can write a pro-war film. Actually, I refuse to write a pro-war film. But we shall see.

At any rate I am learning a lot from my preliminary research. Apparently close to 8 000 German-Canadians were put into interment camps during the first world war. And until 1915, women had to sign letters of permission for their husbands to enlist. I may also be going to work in France in the summer of 2003. The government will hire bilingual university students to live in France for four months and act as interpreters/tour guides at the War Memorial Sites at Vimy Ridge and Beaumont Hamel. Provided their qualifications don't change in the next year I am extremely qualified for this, and I think it would be an intersting and invigorating opportunity. If the movie does pan out I'm sure it will also prove to be an invaluable experience, as much as I would miss SMATH

Other big news as of late...on Sunday, Benjamin, Kori, mathman and I went to a psychic fair and all had readings done. My reading was interesting. I don't really know what to say about it except it doesn't predict that Gravity and I will end up together...which makes me a little sad, I will admit. However, that remains to be seen, and I hope for the best. (even though I already have him, ha ha.)

In somewhat bad news, I found out last night that the father of a close friend has a brain tumour...they don't know much about it other than where it is but my friend is not hopeful...so my thoughts and prayers are with her. Her father is a good man. He assistant-coached our baseball team a few years ago, and he was very much liked and respected. Again, my thoughts and prayers are with the whole family.

rhiannon

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