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Here in Ottawa, we're at the tail end of a pretty bad heat wave - though it looks like things'll be pretty bad by next Thursday again. With humidity, temperatures hit 43 yesterday (which is roughly 106 Fahrenheit, I think). At the office, we were forced to work with the lights off and the air conditioners running on their minimum level in hopes that the power wouldn't go out. Today, things had cooled off considerably (it's 34 or 93, depending on which country you live in) and we were back to freezing cold at work, which is always nice. As soon as I get home, though, I'm pretty much obliged to strip down to a pair of shorts since our apartment has no air conditioner and not much in the way of air circulation, either.

When not sitting in front of a fan, rendered comatose by heat, I've spent most of my time over the last couple days reading or on the computer (clearly, I'm a big fan of activities that require little to no physical movement). I was surprised this week when a couple of people I know only through this blog added themselves as my friends on Facebook. Never one to turn down random internet friends, I accepted their requests, of course, and I must admit -- it's kind of cool to have a closer look at the people who read your blog. So, if you're on Facebook and you don't have a problem with friending relative strangers, feel free to add me. Why? Because I want to e-stalk you. And, of course, because you get to e-stalk me as well.

Lastly - two of my favourites have new releases out that I'm massively excited about. Matt Good released a new CD on the 31st titled Hospital Music that I just can't wait to get my hands on. He's been one of my favourite musicians since high school (notably, one of the only musicians I liked in high school that I still like now) and I'll also be attending my first Matt Good concert in October. And, even better, William Gibson's new novel, Spook Country, is out in four days. If you haven't yet, go check out the interview with him at Amazon.


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