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| UW ESA Minutes January 29, 2003 12:30-1:20 Taken by Hilary Friesen Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (The ersatz secretary crosses her fingers, hoping the compliment will not go awry.) -The Secretary, with a keen eye to the future, asks for a volunteer to assume his post: unfortunately, he will not be here forever. In a moment of temporary rashness, a volunteer steps forward. She did not know what she was getting into. -Eireann: Marnie suggested divvying up a list of grad schools, two or three to a person, with the aim of preventing any unfortunate mailbox-jams. A list will be emailed out. Erica claims U of T, the sous-Secretary Concordia and UBC. -Erica and Eireann have been to Physical Plant to procure microphone and chairs for Literary Week. -Readers confirmed: Dennis Cooley 12:00, Wednesday Margaret Sweatman 12:30, Wednesday Mark Morton 1:00, Wednesday (Possibly Wednesday will be Can. Lit. day?) -Erica: notices of Literary Week have been placed in all professor’s mailboxes. Response are eagerly anticipated. -Eireann: The Importance of Being Earnest, Act III is edited. Casting commences: Lady Bracknell--Eireann Algernon--Marc Cecily--Erica Gwendolen--Hilary Jack--Conrad?(He cannot refuse.) (Editor's addition - he did not refuse. Conrad = Jack) (A recap of the cast of the recent movie version leads, by the usual paths of free association, to a vicious attack of Frances O’Connor’s love interest in Mansfield Park.) -Marc has The Joy Luck Club for approval. The phrase "negro Chinese" is greeted with general laughter; question of offensiveness is settled with reference to Jamie; he protests being anointed the Voice of his People -Ashley enters to general approval of her blouse. -It is decided the laminator is warm. Erica reads manual to general amusement, speculation ensues on other possible uses for a laminator, and the possibilities of laminating ice (would it contravene the "some materials, such as crayon, may be damaged" warning, or the "do not immerse in water" rule?) -Lamination of Jamie’s i.d. as test case is greeted by (in the pseudo-secretary’s opinion) undue squealing, oohing and ahhing. Perhaps rather over-inflated with the responsibility of her new office, she does not join in the general throng, having seen it all before, on a much larger scale. -All extant i.d. cards have been laminated and are ready for pick-up from Marc upon receipt of payment. |