It’s not just you, darling

New research shows that Anglophones have a persistent love affair with the idea of speaking both of Canada’s official two languages but seem entirely incapable of actually learning French.

The poll � conducted by Environics on behalf of Canadians for Research and Information on Canada (CRIC) � shows that only 7 per cent of Canadian Anglophones outside Quebec consider themselves proficient in French. Three-quarters of the Anglos who do not speak French wish that they did, the same proportion as when a similar survey was conducted over 25 years ago.

Same proportions as 25 years ago? Now that’s what I call a motivated nation…

From The Globe and Mail and linked via Way Down Here.

Web design work

Darren (a blogger based in Vancouver) is looking for a freelance Web designer. I know that some of you are looking for work in that field, so you might want to get in touch with him and see if there’s a match. (Paolo, where’s your e-mail? Couldn’t find it on your site.)

Ruining it

When my girlfriends and I played Charlie’s Angels, we all wanted to be Sabrina/Kate, because she was the smart and cool one. We spent hours running around the neighborhood, torturing boys who had naively accepted to play with us.

I can’t decide if I want to watch this trashy movie or not (you really have to watch the preview). It might ruin my childhood memories…