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Hit and Miss #68: Reading (and writing) heals

December 23, 2018

Hi! It’s been a week of reading and visiting old friends. In the spirit of these two topics, and to reprise last year’s pre-Christmas newsletter, here are...

Hit and Miss #67: Speeches from the throne, thinking tools

December 16, 2018

Hi there! After several heavy weeks, I’m writing to you in a much lighter state of mind. I’m on the train from Ottawa, admiring the frozen scenery (frosty...

Hit and Miss #66: Scattered

December 9, 2018

Hi there! I’m writing later than usual today, as I’ve been deep in work on various exams and final projects. I also, I’m afraid, don’t have anything coherent...

Hit and Miss #65: Working and rest

December 2, 2018

Hia! I’ve been thinking about weekends and rest lately. Yesterday, for the first time in over a month, I barely did any schoolwork. (Not that I didn’t want...

Hit and Miss #64: No choice

November 25, 2018

What do we mean when we say we “have no choice”? Earlier this week, I was talking with a prof who’d forgotten when he’d scheduled the submission period for...

Hit and Miss #63: Competing priorities at Laurel Creek Conservation Area

November 18, 2018

Helloooooo there! A very happy Sunday to you. It’s been a long day of writing, but I saved the last bit of writing just for you :) I thought I’d try...

Hit and Miss #62: Blogroll

November 11, 2018

Hia! I’ve been redesigning my personal site, and with it I’ve been considering what I admire about the web. One of those things has always been...

Hit and Miss #61: Thinky thinky

November 4, 2018

Hia! For those who attentively read and remember my newsletters, you’ll know that I said I’d likely share some research findings about a conservation area in...

Hit and Miss #60: Thinking geographically

October 28, 2018

Hello! In the last few months, I’ve grown increasingly interested in using cartography to understand the world. I’ve always found maps particularly useful...

Hit and Miss #59: Three pairs of links

October 21, 2018

Hi! The day—no, weekend—no, week slipped away from me, hence my late Sunday writing. Three pairs of links for you: For those interested in digital government...

Hit and Miss #58: Digital history and digital humanities

October 14, 2018

Heyo! School is at a heavier point right now. Since I originally conceived this newsletter, in part, as a place to share what I’m reading, I thought I’d...

Hit and Miss #57: Thanksgiving break

October 7, 2018

Hia! Taking today off to drive in the countryside and visit with family and friends. Hope you get a chance to relax and reflect this weekend. All the best...

Hit and Miss #56: Dropping in

September 30, 2018

Ask me what I love about Ottawa and you’re sure to get a long list of my favourite spots. It won’t take long for me to mention my beloved National Gallery...

Hit and Miss #55: Communities of care

September 23, 2018

I’m somewhat under the weather today, despite it (the weather) actually being rather lovely. None of the usual remedies (tea, opera, walking) are succeeding...

Hit and Miss #54: Repeated experiences

September 16, 2018

I recently questioned myself for wanting to rewatch an episode from a favourite TV show. Why waste the chance to explore some of the almost unlimited variety...

Hit and Miss #53: Writing in books, a personal history

September 9, 2018

Hi there! A very happy Sunday to you. It’s gloriously sunny and cool outside, which has me in a splendid mood. In the last little while, I’ve found myself...

Hit and Miss #52: A year in (review)

September 2, 2018

Hi there! I’m writing in a haze of nostalgia induced by a long scroll through my Facebook history. Much as I dislike that platform, it documents some potent...

Hit and Miss #51: Learning and escaping through simulation

August 26, 2018

Happy Sunday! Have you ever played Sims, or a related game like SimCity? If you have, the phrase “reticulating splines” likely brings back fond memories of...

Hit and Miss #50: We shape the land

August 19, 2018

I spent last Sunday morning sitting with a friend in the shade of Parliament Hill, talking and watching the birds on the water. That evening, I sat in nearby...

Hit and Miss #49: Learning languages, loving words

August 12, 2018

Hia, Earlier this week, I read Ru, by Kim Thúy. It tells the story of a Vietnamese refugee who immigrated to Canada as one of the “boat people”. Here are a...