T'is the season to be smarmy

The course work is complete! Semester one of MUN archaeology is over, save the intensive lab hours I will be clocking until my departure for Ontario. I have gotten back into the swing of faunal identification and have logged away over 400 pieces. Most of the assemblage consists of seals, canids, caribou, birds, and a crap load of cod. There are of course mystery items in the loot bag, but for this project, the goal is just to get a basic idea of what we have at the site. If its obvious, I side and age the bone, but most of the time that's not possible (or just too tedious). I must admit there have been Sharpie headache highs, and bone dust baths, but overall it's been good to get back into practice.
Next semester I have been signed on to be the TA for the Collections Management 3rd year course. It's a night class on Wednesdays, not coincidentally the same night The Rooms has free admission. My duties will include the regular marking as well as being in charge of the tutorial portion of the class time, and even some lecturing. It's exciting, and makes me feel less envious of the exciting developments in Ontario archaeology collections. I can't say I have no regrets about not accepting Neal Ferris' offer at UWO, but I could never say I would rather live in London...smarm!

So, Christmas in T-15 days. My expectations:
~board games
~drinks
~baked goods
~Battlestar Galactica marathon
~family turmoil
~drinks
~mammal party
~tears
~old friends
~new clothes
~black cat squishing
~drinks
~mistletoe
~overall chaos
I wish I could just fast-forward through the holidays

Capucine sings Christmas songs from Capucha on Vimeo.