The bittersweet taste of white chocolate

I very strong feelings about language requirements in the government workplaces as well as in academia, and while I'm totally biased (what do/did I do in my free time/gap year but teach English and work on my own second language skills?) I do think this article nicely states a variety of arguments about what should required for those holding various posts in public office.

I could definitely be auditor general. Oh wait, I'm not an accountant. Maybe I should set my sights on Gov. Gen. in 2045....

Coffee break in Barcelona, April 2010
A great representation of SWPL. 

It's rather foggy this evening, which I guess is a better reason than the alternative - rain - for the humidity in the air all day today. I didn't take the bike out today, for fear of being caught in a storm but instead I ended up dragging an umbrella around for all of my downtown plans today and caught nothing. Hmph. I guess that's what we get after an absolutely beautiful, productive Monday that brought us sunshine and temperatures in the double digits.

Um, yes I must be Canadian and/or from the Maritimes if all I do is talk about the weather on here (AND I even have a subject heading on the weather. Yes, Maritimer). But it's probably better than the alternative: this evening's readings. I'm currently working on a course paper about racist discourses and white privilege, while at the same time preparing for tomorrow's European Studies reading group where will we be commemorating November 9th in German history by discussing the incommensurability of guilt and suffering discourses in post-WWII Germany.  There are a lot of fascinating parallels between the two topics, which I'm not sure if we will touch on tomorrow. But it's all rather damned depressing this evening.

Is it too early to break out the Christmas tunes? I feel like that might help me commemorate some positive German heritage. And that reminds me, it was marzipan that I meant to pick up at Denniger's today. I knew there was one more thing on my downtown list this afternoon. Blargh. I hope we have some good chocolate in the cupboard. And yes, the weighty meanings of that dessert in both histories is not lost on me. More thinking...more writing.