Long time no diary. *shrug*

Sitting at home watching '80s teen rebellion movies ("Pump up the volume", "Heathers") and eating chinese takeaway.

I bought a tent today, for Pennsic and other such camping events. It was a bit of a saga, but eventually we found the right poles and stuff.

I read "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" last night. Almost didn't make it past the first chapter or so. That abusive family he was staying with freaked me out. And this is meant to be a *kids* book?

It's Canada Day Weekend this weekend. Everyone has their flags out and stuff. Looks like being a bigger event than Australia Day, but then I guess Canada has the whole ultra-defensive "We're not the US!" thing much harder than Australia does, and perhaps doesn't have quite such a strong "Invasion Day" thing going on this particular day. On many levels, Aboriginal affairs in Canada and Australia seem quite similar, but I don't *think* the general population of Canada feel that little tug of guilt on July 1st as Australians do on January 26th.