Chiming in...

...a little late here. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Terre, and I am from Kitchener, Ontario. The reason I am speaking up so late is that my partner from the UK was visiting for a little while. I wanted to get time with him, clear my head, and then introduce myself.

My interest in The Hype is to create an occasional commentary on what I see happening around me. I tend to be a quiet observer, speaking more about politics than quirky superficiality. I chuckle quietly to myself at such things as the fact that the National Post is so unpopular at the University of Waterloo that they have to give it away for free, just to get people to read it, or at the occasional and unintentionally comedic situation where everyone behaves like a caricature of themselves. I hope to write some of my reflections that I generally keep to myself (the quirky superficialities), but find people pondering, or laughing when I say them out loud. I am respectful, occasionally irreverent, but always thoughtful and considerate.

Back to me for a minute, as this is an introduction. As I said before, I am Terre. I am a 31 year old attached mother of two children. I am openly socialist. My heroes include Tommy Douglas, Raffi Cavoukian, and David Suzuki. My partner, Jay, is a documentary film maker and media activist in the UK. SilenceBreaker Films is his company. At some point he is likely to immigrate here and maybe start crusading for social justice in a country that is just starting to slip. He will be starting filming for his latest film, Escape from Doncatraz, in the new year. Expect great things.

I live in a housing co-operative, use public transit, bank at a credit union, am a member of a car co-operative, and try to minimize my impact on our over-taxed planet. I am also a proud vegan, but am never preachy, or make my omnivorous friends feel uncomfortable.

I suppose that is enough to give you an idea of who I am, in a nutshell. I will be updating again soon.

Till next time

Terre