first day

Well, it's actually not my first day. I do have another blog, but it is a unknown to others unless they are strangers...

Yesterday, I bit my fingernails to the bone for some reason and now it is really painful to type.
When I moved to Montreal I stopped biting my nails for a while and that was nice. I thought there was something about Regina that made nail-biting so exciting, but I've started to do it here again and so my theory must be thrown out of a window... of a fast moving car.

I have been working on this writing piece that is about being Metis. I will post it here when it is finished and I will also post the link for when I read the piece on the radio. I am super nervous about this because I don't EVER perform things, but this project is different from others. It is inspired by a book called "The Last Crossing" by Guy Vanderhaeghe. The book is... well, hard to describe. All I can really say is that every Canadian should read it, especially if you are from the west. The way he describes the prairie sky makes me so homesick.
There are so many differences between Regina and Montreal, and the sky is the biggest difference of all.

It was so weird when I first came to Montreal and realized that there is no Metis local or centre here. This is the birthplace of the Metis culture and yet there is no Metis nation in this province.
I guess most of the Metis moved out west, but I would still think that they deserve a mention.
Please read The Last Crossing . You will see how important the Metis are to this country.

Tonight is pub night! We were supposed to go last night, but decided tonight is better. I don't even remember why...