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I was just chuckling to myself as I browsed this job posting. Strangely, I do have a dance background, but I'm not completely qualified and would have a terrible time taking this seriously.

What I've been reading...

"Princes in Waiting" by Larry Gasper- a collection of short stories written by a man who was in my writing group in Saskatoon. It's a collection about rough, hard drinking, hard living men. I liked some of the stories better than others, but in general, I was impressed. I love reading books by people I know.

"The Story of O" by Pauline Reage- An interesting read, but sometimes it got a bit tedious. I found it to be erotic, but sometimes I was a little uncomfortable, because I was aroused by things that I thought I shouldn't be aroused by.

"Banana Boys" by Terry Woo- A novel about Asian Canadian men, set in Toronto. I'd read it a few years ago, but wanted to read it again. I liked it better the second time around. It's going to be made into a movie.

"Islands in the Stream" by Ernest Hemingway- I loved the first section of this book, but the other two sections weren't as powerful. I love the way Hemingway writes. He has a beautiful grasp on language and really knows how to work his verbs. I read a section about catching fish, and was rivetted. In retrospect, I wonder if I liked the first section better because there were no women in it. I hate how Hemingway writes women. The first section was about the bond between a man and his sons, which I found rather interesting. For such a brash, manly writer, Hemingway can be surprisingly sentimental.


Hmmm, this is a very male centric selection. That's unusual for me.