Have you met Emily the Bell Mobility Robot?  If you have any problems with your Bell mobility service, questions about billing, or want to make a payment, Emily will help you out.  She is articulate, diplomatic, and never swears.  It was only mildly annoying that she mistook my words “FAB FIVE” for FAX NUMBER.  This has not severely impaired our longterm relationship.  But I must admit, talking to Lisa the Live Human Being was overall a more pleasant and less frustrating experience.  Has Bell done some market research to determine whether customers respond better to Emily as opposed to an unnamed robot?  And what made them choose the name Emily as opposed to Gertrude?  Or Heinrich?

Yesterday was a busy school day. I gave a presentation about my favouritist magazine EVER.  Later in the day, I gave yet another presentation, this time about reasonable accommodation in Quebec. Then I enjoyed Tofu Tuesday, a tradition established here in Montreal several months ago by Teena, Ed and me, and other people who join us on a revolving basis.  Then I went to the Miami on St Laurent and had some drinks with my buddy Cyrus.  Then I took the last Metro home and retired to the comfort of my bed.

Today I typed an email in French.  It was addressed to my future employer!  I only made two mistakes according to my friend Selin.  I missed two accents, one over the word preciser, and one over the word deuxieme.  Thankfully, we caught these mistakes before hitting SEND.

Right now I am goofing off, writing this, while oodles of work waits patiently to be attacked by me.