.1. I’ve had to place comments on moderation once again because there is a crazy pervert on the interLoose. Sorry about that; please understand that unless you’re the crazy pervert, this isn’t about you and your wonderful comments.

.2. I had brunch with K+S a few days back and had an absolutely amazing time. They are soon moving to Vancouver and although I am extremely excited and happy for them, I do already miss them.

But enough about them.
They met Lulu!

And this morning, S sent me this:
“It seemed impossible that I had ever lived without Lulu. And the closer I got to her, the more I knew that she was the only person I had ever cared to know. Lulu was an entire population. You could string adjectives together like daisy chains and not describe Lulu. Verbs came closer: soaring, crashing, yearning, laughing, dreaming, kissing. But metaphors came closest: Lulu was a white-hearted starburst, a silver-crested wave. Lulu was the sound electricity makes.”
– from ALL ABOUT LULU by Jonathan Evison

…because that’s just the kind of friends that God has blessed me with.

(Pretty fkn blessed, indeed.)

.3. I am reading a book titled Ezekiel on recommendation.

This book is killing me as I am having a very difficult time reading it in one fell swoop. Or maybe it’s because I should be reading it in one full swoop?

Anyway. I usually read several books at a time, something with which most of you are familiar. Ezekiel‘s placed a damper on that reality, because Daniel Berrigan’s work is anxious and immediate and rushed and angry and confused and confusing and challenging. I can’t read more than a few pages a day, because…

…while reading, the words tumble quietly through my head until they start to push against the insides of my mouth and my face because they want to be screamed aloud for everyone to hear them.

It’s brilliant; he’s brilliant; read him.

.4. I carry sunshine around in my pocket. Did you know?

.5. July’s 2008 CrackBook status updates are linked here.

.6. Thanks to all for the wonderful and kind notes of love re Dave McMurran. You always overwhelm me. Always.

As for Yazo’s Q. The only thing I can say to you about Dave is that if ever there was a righteous cause and a righteous side, Dave found it and stood firm. He did it with full conviction and honesty of spirit; both of these things a rarity in this day and age.

He genuinely and unflinchingly cared for the well-being of others and carried around a pure heart.

Allah yir7amuh.

.7. I’m learning how to deal with a variety of new things…namely the tackling of my own level of patience (of which I actually have none). It’s a real trip, this tackling, and any lessons that life is willing to teach me, I try to always be a ready student.

.8. Am off to Montreal for the weekend to chill out with R. I’ve been promising to get out there for an extended period of time so that we may do nothing while being around one another and I’m finally getting there to do just that (especially since I didn’t get to see her last weekend while there for less than 24 hours). All other trips have been committed in haste, but inshallah, not this one. Can’t wait.

.9. I’ve found the perfect excuse to shop for a new wallet. Theft.

Last week, my wallet was stolen from atop my desk (hurrah for workplace security!). To avoid the confusion that I had to work through, I strongly encourage you to immediately:

– Make a list of all items in your wallet and keep the list apart from your wallet.

– Within that list, keep the numbers of all cards (including things such as library cards or Shopper’s Drug Mart or MEC or whatever…).

– If you are a moron and you keep your SIN in your wallet, take it out immediately. It is with your SIN that individuals can commit full identity theft.

– For the Canucks: As soon as your wallet is stolen / goes missing, ensure that you contact the three following credit bureaus and notify them of the loss. They will flag your name / file for the next 6 years, indicating that there is a higher risk of identity fraud where you’re concerned. What this does is it ensures that should anyone apply for a loan in your name, extra security measures are invoked in an effort to protect you. Experian at 1.888.826.1718; Equifax at 1.800.465.7166; and, TransUnion at 1.800.663.9980.

.10. Last but not least…in fact, last and most difficult is that I have to soon say goodbye to one of my dearest friends. Simply put, I love this woman and when she told me that she was moving out West, it broke my heart a little. Or a lot. She is soon to become the Dean of Applied Sciences at the University of British Columbia. I am proud. (But still, when she told me over dinner…I had to pretend I was extremely interested in my food so as to not show her the first signs of my tears.)