Romeo D'Allaire is crying

1. A friend and I were out for coffee the other day at an established Canadian coffee franchise. They offer the standards: Medium roast of the day, Irish Cream, and other flavoured selections. The feature that day, however, was “The Rwandan Cup of Hope”.

I have no words.

Except that I am excited for tomorrow’s featured roast: “The Sudanese Cup of Displacement”.

2. I had an audition for a Canadian television show. My agent hailed it as a “Canadian OC” however in talking to the casting director it reeked of Train 48 production values and wardrobe from Garage Clothing in the mall basement. The plot would probably consist of “hip” and “current” Canadian events such as the legalization of marijuana. I did not get a call back. I don’t know whether to be seriously relieved or if this is indication that I should give up.