pre-day one: ottawa airport

As I was sitting in the bus station last night I had a freak-out moment. It was one of those moments where I couldn't believe what I was doing and questioned all of my life choices up until that second. Then I got over it and finished Disgrace by J.M.Coetzee. It's the third book I've read since school's been out and it's fantastic.

After my six hour overnight bus ride, in which I fell asleep on the shoulder of my seat partner (Ahmed, an Egyptian engineering graduate student from Western) and woke up at one point with no clue where I was and who I was sitting by, I found my way to the Ottawa airport and am not looking forward to another four hours of travel. However, since I am the coolest person, I will be playing a computer game for at least half of it. It is currently -3 degrees Celsius in Iqaluit.

I have a job up there now. I am an office assistant in the land claims office for Indian and Northern Affairs. Yay for cushy government job! I should learn to love it now.

My dad (whom I am living with these next four months) is actually taking off for two weeks on Wednesday. I'll be alone for awhile but I think it will be nice. Dave comes up on the twentieth.

I board my plane in fifty minutes. Wish me luck.