when only about 130,000 people in all of Vancouver bother to vote, I begin to wonder why I bother. It's just exhausting to care when no one else seems to.

That from a future high school teacher, may I note. I suppose I'll have to call myself a wha-mbulance and get over it.

Am busy designing hoops to make social studies 10 class jump through. They'll learn whether they like it or not.