Oh! So, I've been steeped in history today (drinking lots of tea, reading lots of essays and reports on early contact between French and North American indigenous people) and I was thinking about changing the spelling of my last name back to the original French spelling. Naturally, I wanted to see how common it was, so I googled it, and I found this great photographer. Here is my favourite picture. He's French. Maybe we're related.
Monday, February 01, 2010
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Oh! So, I've been steeped in history today (drinking lots of tea, reading lots of essays and reports on early contact between French and North American indigenous people) and I was thinking about changing the spelling of my last name back to the original French spelling. Naturally, I wanted to see how common it was, so I googled it, and I found this great photographer. Here is my favourite picture. He's French. Maybe we're related.
... supposed to be sleeping ...
On Friday night on the way to some def metal show at the bourbon (what is def metal, by the way?), my friend was talking about how he likes to "master" things. I was annoyed, because he is one of those annoying people who actually is good at everything. Music to math to making people laugh to just being honest.
Some people might find that kind of friend inspiring, and I guess sometimes I do. I just need to put him in the right light. In the wrong light, I get annoyed at him because he is good at things that I want to be good at, but am afraid that I can't be good.
Peter Senge puts him in the right light. I like Peter Senge, because one of my very favourite teachers recommended his book, so I am predisposed to think well of what he writes. He happened to say almost the very same thing that my friend did (only in more academic tones), so now I am less annoyed and more inspired. Thanks Peter. Thanks teacher. Thanks friend.
"People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them. ... The discipline of personal mastery starts with clarifying the things that really matter to us, of living our lives in the service of our highest aspirations."
On another more hyper note, I googled myself today and found out that you can know a lot about me from google. Some people, you get nothin'. No juice! No dirt! For me, you don't really get juice or dirt, but there are blogs with mentions of my photography in them! Okay, just three, and they're over a year old, but still! Makes me want to quit my job and become an internet phenomenon.
Some people might find that kind of friend inspiring, and I guess sometimes I do. I just need to put him in the right light. In the wrong light, I get annoyed at him because he is good at things that I want to be good at, but am afraid that I can't be good.
Peter Senge puts him in the right light. I like Peter Senge, because one of my very favourite teachers recommended his book, so I am predisposed to think well of what he writes. He happened to say almost the very same thing that my friend did (only in more academic tones), so now I am less annoyed and more inspired. Thanks Peter. Thanks teacher. Thanks friend.
"People with a high level of personal mastery are able to consistently realize the results that matter most deeply to them. ... The discipline of personal mastery starts with clarifying the things that really matter to us, of living our lives in the service of our highest aspirations."
On another more hyper note, I googled myself today and found out that you can know a lot about me from google. Some people, you get nothin'. No juice! No dirt! For me, you don't really get juice or dirt, but there are blogs with mentions of my photography in them! Okay, just three, and they're over a year old, but still! Makes me want to quit my job and become an internet phenomenon.
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