WOW! I just returned from my very favourite city, Ottawa, which is apparently still, uh, celebrating (read: exploiting) Obama's recent visit. The Obama cookies (above) just don't make sense. They're just cookies that say Canada on them. Did Obama buy some of these? Is this why? I don't know. But I made Ciaran pose beside the picture, much to his displeasure. Creepier still was the cardboard cut-out of Obama holding a Canada keychain. And the Jones Soda Orange "You Glad For Change" Cola. Weird, right? Still the trip to Ottawa was fantastic. It made me want to move there.In other news...I just finished reading Ken Follet's World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth. Medieval hangings! Corrupt gay monks! The plague! Secrets! Lies! And oh so much raping and pillaging. So enjoyable. However while I was reading it I was annoyed by how many times Follet uses the term "tucking in" or "tucked in" in reference to someone starting to eat. I HATE this term in reference to eating. And it's really really popular recently, popping up in a lot of fiction. Whatever happened to "digging in" or just plain "eating"? How does one tuck into something? I don't know. I just imagine someone eating with their hands in a sort of gross manner when I read it. Or tucking in their food as they would an innocent child about to go to sleep....ew.
As always, I welcome your criticisms and comments. However, if they disagree with my opinions, I should tell you know how wrong you are.
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