Done

After about 2 and a half months of applying and another 2 months of MCAT preparation, I finally submitted my last application. It was to McGill and in typical Matt fashion, was submitted at 11:54pm for a deadline of 11:59pm.

Right down to the line. Now, I feel much more relaxed. It is, to some extent, out of my hands. I have to interview still, but that seems less important than actually getting the interview.

Anyway, today I just wandered around, ecstatic in my freedom. I didn't do much of anything. I bought two pairs of shoes.

I also came across a major Christmas parade, forcing its way through the most busy shopping street in Montreal. It is, in case you were unsure, mid November. I had just wrapped my head around the Christmas decorations replacing witches on November 1st and now this. Woe is me.

I am sure the reason is to save the poor little fingers of the baton twirling elves, but still, they should suck it up for realism. Elves die in snowless conditions. It is their cross to bear.

The reason that I actually came on here is to discuss waving at parades. Why do people on floats feel the need to wave? How has this come about. In original parades, I assume based on pretty much no knowledge, were for famous people who had, you know, done something interesting. All people on floats have done is to be on that float. Why are they waving and why do we feel like waving back?

I think that people on parades should do their dancing and singing and whatever, but they should not wave unless they see someone they actually know in the crowd and only if totally necessary (waving to a single person in the crush of a crowd could lead to a misunderstanding, a returned wave from a confused bystander, prompting its own return wave from the float person, who is now some distance down the road and thus presenting the wave to a whole new set of potential mis-wavers. It could result in disaster. Actually, that is probably what always happens. A parade starts, someone in the parade recognises someone in the crowd, an errant wave results in mass waving that only ends days after the parade is over).

umm, yeah.