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someone who gets it

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2014.07.09

When you're lost in the midst of a dissertation, it's enormously helpful to meet someone who understands you. I met with such a person today, who not only understood what I was talking about (despite its esoteric nature), but was able to offer some advice and encouragement. It makes a big difference.

rand()m quote

On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong