- 30 (vendredi): busy and productive day at work, received AS-03 exam, submitted chemistry and physics degree application to Concordia, went to la Grande Bibliothèque to grab a book, bought liquid chlorophyll with mint
- 01 (samedi): woke up late, walked a bit, skimmed over The 48 Laws of Power, had pizza for dinner
- 02 (dimanche): Pierogi with smetana and pimentón for brunch and supper, convo with Alex and Maggie, completed and submitted AS-03 examinations
- 03 (lundi): FSO & FSDP evaluation update, HRA team meeting (new student), tuna and paprika omelette for lunch, scheduled COVID-19 vaccine, evening walk, potato omelette for late supper
- 04 (mardi): Woke up really late for work, tuna omelette and leftover rice stir-fry by Alex for lunch, reading for seminar on strategic public management tomorrow, new correspondence from PSC psychologist on accommodations, bought a couple groceries, taco beef & quinoa and chocolate chip banana cookies made by Alex for supper, bought stuff from The Ordinary with colocs, submitted 2021 census, watched the storylines of Drew and Rick from The Night Shift and of TK and Carlos from 9-1-1: Lone Star on YouTube until 4 in the morning
- 05 (mercredi): Master's seminar on strategic management in the public sector, taco beef, bruschetta, and pita (TBP) for lunch, talk on controversial socio-political issues with Alex, fixing data error reports at work
- 06 (jeudi): election in Scotland and Wales, dealing with tight deadlines at work, TBP for lunch and supper, rediscovered Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, walk around Parc Lafontaine at night, rosemary tea for hair (rosemary, olive oil, coconut oil, rose hip seed oil, liquid chlorophyll with mint), watched videos
- 07 (vendredi): work (meetings with Fred and Shafia; end of crisis mode), made fried rice with eggs, leftover taco beef, and Italian parsley for lunch, received offer of admission from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the MA in European Studies, met and hung out with Delphine, nice conversation with Pat who just returned from Sherbrooke, went for a run around Parc Baldwin, took much-needed bath, accepted my offer at NTNU, ate rest of poutine
- Hang out with Delphine: started stories and got caught up, bought citrine, carnelian agate, amethyst, and dragon blood stone at Crystal Dreams, checked two shops for liquid chlorophyll stock, window-shopped at Renaud-Bray, Maha Lakshimi, and Le Valet d'Coeur, snacks at Dollarama, classic poutine from Chez Claudette at Parc Alphonse-Télesphore-Lépine
- 08 (samedi): woke up late and stayed home, watched EUIV LP's, started geographical renaming project, nice bubble bath, final results for Scotland and Wales
- 09 (dimanche): woke up late and made banana smoothie for brunch, Mother's Day today!, hung out with Delphine again, went to Chinatown to buy ingredients and mochi, made noodles with gochujang, onions, Chinese sausages, soy sauce, and honey, talked to Alex and discussed controversial issues, roommates left me some stuffed fougasse, walked with Pat at Parc Baldwin, read Persepolis, small nap
- Hang out with Delphine: (extremely overpriced) almond croissant and bombolone doughnut at Café Olimpico, walked along the canal from Vieux-Montréal, Vieux-Port, Griffintown, Petite-Bourgogne, Lachine Canal Park, and finally arriving at Marché Atwater, lots of flowers and produce, recharged stones in the sun
- 10 (lundi): work, mailed documents for Health Insurance Card renewal at the post office, bought some items at Épicerie Segal, made the same stir-fry noodles, walked around Parc Baldwin, started
- 11 (mardi): work (data integrity meeting), got vaccinated (Pfizer) for COVID-19 at the Stade Olympique, went to la Grande Bibliothèque and borrowed a few books, made the same stir-fry noodles, talked to Maggie and Alex, The Ordinary package (larger moisturizer + lactic acid 10% + HA), new skincare routine, manifesting session before sleeping
- 12 (mercredi): dream where Barbora, Jeanne, and I were still in Oslo in the same residence, work (chat with Isabelle and Chantale), did reading and watched presentations on public strategy content, strategic stances, and organizational vision and objectives, had végépâté with flatbread, noodles and convo with Alex, walked at Parc Baldwin, intensifying situation in Israel...
- 13 (jeudi): stayed home all day, made tuna pancakes with zaatar and smoked paprika, watched videos until it was a bit late
- 14 (vendredi): work (meeting with new director and feeling confident with data entry for Extensions), interview with Universities Canada, walked around the neighbourhood and nearby parks with Raphaël, had Chinese sausages and onions with gochujang and rice, walk alone at Parc Baldwin, watched videos until late, texting with Juli and Delph, convo with roomies and got a bit high
- 15 (samedi): woke up late, watched EU4 LP’s and updates on Israel situation, bought groceries and supplies at Maxi and Pharmaprix, petite fête chez nous avec rabbit stew and homemade cream puffs
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