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About Me

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I'm an English teacher from Halifax, Nova Scotia but now living and working in the beautiful city of Rimouski, Quebec. When I'm not preparing lesson plans or grading, I'm writing, playing ice hockey or spending time with my lovely wife.

My Interests

Screenwriting, Teaching, Loving, Hockey, Literature, Rugby, Football, Reading, Cooking and lots more.

I'd like to meet:

Everybody?

Music:

The Ramones, Neil Young, Katie Melua, Chris Cornell, Van Morrison, Ariane Moffatt, John Coltrane, Beatles, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Feist, Ryan's Fancy, The Offspring, The Cranberries, U2

Movies:

City of God, C.R.A.Z.Y., The Graduate, Band of Brothers, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Usual Suspects, Reservoir Dogs, Serenity, Primal Fear, Good Will Hunting, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Sideways, Crash, True Romance, La Grande Seduction, New Waterford Girl, Talk Radio, Rudy

Television:

Dexter, Tout le monde en parle, Ross Kemp on Gangs, Heroes, Firefly, Homicide: Life on the Street, Rescue Me, The Shield, The Riches, The Office, House, Austin City Limits, Lost

Books:

Siddhartha, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century, Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk, Go Down, Moses, Absalom, Absalom!, The Sound and the Fury, and anything written by Raymond E. Feist.
"World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War" by Max Brooks was a great read.

Heroes:

Michael Piller, Bob Marley, Doug Gilmour

My Blog

It's all mache-patate!

Four months and one week into my adventure as an English Language teacher in Quebec and I'm certainly enjoying it.  It's a winter wonderland outside and I feel as giddy as a six-year-old on Chris...
Posted by Ian on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:02:00 PST

October already?

As I write this, I'm glancing impatiently at the phone because the next call will be from either Denis or Eve telling me to come over for supper.  So if I cut this blog short, you'll know why. Ef...
Posted by Ian on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:12:00 PST

The View from the Profundal Plateau

Enamoured and reserved Two chairs and a bench Eyes locked, line observed So numb I cannot unclench   Resurrect me from my happiness And show me the situation If only for omnipotence Ventricular d...
Posted by Ian on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:01:00 PST

Three Memorable Months in '03... Meg, you will be missed

I'm aiming to keep this short and to the point as I'm too sad for words right now. In 2003, I had the pleasure of knowing a young woman whose spirit was so broad and bright that I could not help ...
Posted by Ian on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 03:34:00 PST

Once More... With Feeling!

Just like those comfortable pyjama pants on a November night, you will always find yourself warmed at the thought of those whose life has touched yours. Occasionally, I find myself thinking about the ...
Posted by Ian on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:09:00 PST

Musings from a Payphone in Tucson

Not being a fan of the whole "myspace" craze that seems to have captivated everyone from Dave Grohl to David Suzuki, I didn't expect to find myself blogging. I'm on extended leave from work (again) bu...
Posted by Ian on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:56:00 PST