I'm privileged to write this while the sun is still up. Work has slowed a bit thankfully. Unfortunately the rest of bay street is still grinding by the looks of it, which makes lunch and dinner plans difficult. However, I encourage those working at Canadian Banks to work harder and expense less. Especially if you're at TD or BNS (and maybe CM if we buy into it soon). The acronym MLIF now seems to have two expansions. The better one is "My Life is Finance". Between QUIC, ONCAP and the people I'm always with, it appears accurate. Being able to pour a latte has never been so useful as it is the one non-relevant line item on the resume.

My math paper remains unpublished. I called cell phone number I found on google that was supposed to belong to the editor. I appear to have awoken him from his eternal slumber; the paper will come out February 2013, a year after the date I was initially hoping for. I will hopefully be celebrating my birthday in France at that time.

Marks have all come out and I do protest against the 1% (in Ethics). I have a faint idea who the 1% might be and will set up camp outside their doors.

Last week in pictures: