Today I went for lunch with my supervisor, and we didn’t talk about my thesis project. Not at all. Not even once. We didn’t talk about the defence. We didn’t touch on my subject matter. Now that my M.A. is…

hi all -Meredith here. Greetings from Guelph! I’m still on my baby-tour. I spent last night in Acton (yes, my friends have hear the “it’s worth the drive” jokes, all of ‘em) and am on my way to Kitchener where…

hi all – Meredith here. So I’m doing my best to shake off the post-degree (mild) malaise (I don’t want to sound like a whiner…it’s just that I have been feeling at loose ends since defending my Master’s last week!).…

hi all – Meredith here. Happy Monday to you all. Things are grey and blustery here today. The wind has been whipping things around like crazy. I’ve spent a good portion of the day inside, hunkering down with a novel…

hi all- Meredith here. Or should I say, Meredith Dault, M.A. (which is how a friend just greeted me when I ran into her on the street). That’s right, people: it’s done. At 10am yesterday morning, my committee offered me…

hi all – Meredith here. I hope you are embarking on the new work week refreshed and that you’ve got turkey sandwiches packed for your lunch today (I don’t, but then I spent the weekend elsewhere). I also hope that…

hi all- Meredith here. Greetings from Halifax where, though it’s sunny today (thankfully – after lots of rain!), it’s FREEZING! I did NOT pack adequately for this trip: this morning when I left the house it was 3C… my thin…

hiya Kingston – Meredith here. Greetings from Halifax! I know, I know… Halifax? Don’t you have a defense next week? Yes. I’m a bit crazy. When I scheduled this trip, my defense wasn’t yet booked — it was being bandied…

hi all. Meredith here again. It’s a grey, windy day in Kingston, but I’ve got my balcony door open… taking in the last of the summer-scented breezes while I can. It’s Friday.. and man-oh-man, does it ever feel like Friday!…

hi again – Meredith here. Well: I’ve got good news. I think I’m actually going to be able to defend my thesis in time to be able to convocate this fall. But earlier this morning, I was having my doubts.…