acres and acres and it's all mine

Don's home from Out West.

He looked like a cyclone hit him, some of which I have managed to repair but I suspect sleeping in his own bed and having a safer space in which to be sad will be helpful to the rest of his recovery. That I am incredibly unlikely to suggest a steak house for dinner (him being vegetarian and all) is also likely to be helpful. (Yes this actually happened, and yes everyone involved knew Don was a vegetarian, and no it wasn't the only food option even on the same block.)

lizbee linked to Wiki's take on the Australian History Wars, and although I've only so far managed to skim read the main points, I'm a bit distressed at how similar it is to the Canadian History Wars. I'm not surprised by any stretch. (If I felt like I was up to finding some sort of balanced discussion of them, I would link you to it, but since I have Opinions on this matter - and since Opinions on this matter are the sorts of things that Get One In Trouble and I will be looking for a job at some point in the future - I'm afraid you'll just have to believe me. Or ask a Canadian historian who killed Canadian history. Or wait until I get riled up about it again and throw caution to the wind. It should only take a few days.)

And bcholmes has reminded me & Don that, according to our current government, we are not classed under "Canadian". This makes perfect sense now that Don has renewed his Dutch passport. (Also, apparently the Conservatives do agree that most rapes go unreported and that this is a problem? That's awesome! They will, of course, immediately put more funding into programs that deal with that problem, yes? I should call someone up tomorrow and get them right on that.)

I'm exhausted. My husband is home. Life is better.

*researching montage here*

Noting the following:

On Site Research Policy.
Updated October 28, 2009
Research requests must be presented in writing; on paper or via email. Written requests must include the nature of the research, the anticipated outcome, and the nature of the records sought after. Please be as specific and include as much information as possible.

Research will be subject to a $50/hr research fee. This fee applies to the time spent searching for documents and records, and is billable, even if the records are not found, or do not prove to be useful. The first $50 is payable before the research begins. The Archdiocese of Halifax reserves the right to refuse a research request. Records deemed closed to the public will not be made available to researchers.

Appointments for on site research requests must be made a minimum of three weeks in advance. On Site research will be subject to the following regulations, which will be strictly enforced:

-Researchers must sign in when they arrive, and out before they leave.

-Researchers are NOT permitted, under any circumstances, to enter the archives vault. Researchers will work with the Archivist to determine what records or type of records would be useful, and the archivist will bring the documents up from the vault to be viewed. Researchers will be closely supervised.

Do you think it's worth making a request to the Archdiocese to see if they have any records regarding their involvement in either the School for the Deaf (there was a war of letters c. 1900 in the newspapers that was fun to read) or the School for the Blind (which they seem to be directly and personally involved in)?

Someone on twitter suggested that, at 50$ per hour, I should be drinking cocktails while someone else attempts to deal with the horrible handwriting.

I suspect if my appointment is approved I can get the money from my $700 grant that the uni gives all grad students for such research projects.

(Now, of course, I'm imagining what they've got squirreled away over there. If i were more awake, I would fling out some grand flights of fancy.)