Day: February 13, 2005

Just came back from a nice walk in the Botanical Gardens with the Katygirl. We went to eggspectation for brunch, then headed off to Pie IX. Amusing moment of the morning: seeing our grumbly waitress fill up the coffee thermos I'd bought. Ya see, I bought a nice thermos so we could have a warm beverage during the walk (stainless steel, of course, I have to be me :) So anyway, I ask the waitress how much it would cost to fill it up. She says that she'd probably need to charge me the price of 3 cups of coffee, so about 4-5$. She walks away and comes back in a huff with a pot of coffee. Apparently, the manager wanted to charge me 7$, which she found ridiculous, so she gave it to me for free :) I gave her a nice tip.

We had a nice long walk in parc, snow crunching under our feet. The parc changed rather dramatically since last time we went there (for the light show in the Chinese garden, in October). Still, it has its charms in winter. It's really quiet, for one thing.

Katy was uber-wired on caffeine, which is always a scary display to see. At one point, in the metro station, she was rather frightening. I was afraid her face was going to split; she was grinning so widely :)

I've been chastised for not mentioning that my sweetie made some really nice curries last night. She made cauliflower curry and chicken curry, from her mom's recipes. They were a bit on the mild side, but for a first try, a really good achievement. Had them with a nice rose, and some homemade apple crumble. Hmmmmm, pie. The night ended rather abruptly, when she fell asleep while I was making her a chocolate drink, but we made up for lost time today :)

Speaking of the Katygirl, I've been giving her a hand with her job applications. We've sent off her Cv to almost every biology/ecology professor at McGill, Bishops, Ottawa U and Carleton to see if they had openings for a research assistant. Although all of the replies she's gotten have been negatives (mostly for lack of money), they're all positive in the sense that they're praising her background and wishing her luck. Some have mentioned colleagues she might contact, others have said they'd spread her CV around. It's actually a lot more encouraging than in the UK, where they don't even reply if they're not considering you. Wankers :)