Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

From sex and violence to … violence in a fish costume? Yes, indeed! After finishing the game, you are rewarded with being able to replay the game with your full abilities, arsenal and a bonus fish suit. Yup! Kratos pulls up his tights and slithers into a giant fish costume and resumes the vengeful battle.Continue reading “Cod of War”

Well, now that my thesis is in the safe and critical hands of my committee, I can pretend to relax, and move on to the other things that have been neglected in my life over the last three months. Indeed, I have to see if I even still have friends – as I noticed thisContinue reading “Free Time, To Do List & God of War 2”

Concordia’s Sociology & Anthropology’s Graduate Student Association (SAGSA) is holding is bi-annual student conference, this year titled “Excursions in Anthropology & Sociology“. With an opening Keynote with Canada Research Chair in the Comparative Study of Indigenous Rights and Identity at Mcgill, Ronald Niezen. You can check out the preliminary program , there looks to beContinue reading “Upcoming Graduate Conference”

It’s printed – all four copies, in neat little piles sitting on my desk.I am tired, it is late and I am slightly sick to my stomach… but I have been feeling that way the last 2 days as I realize I (was) am close to being done. Tomorrow, I submit. It is in theirContinue reading “OMG”

Just under two weeks from that lovely weather forecast I posted, we are seeing the snow melt with temperatures above as High as 13°C! Almost seemed like a waste of time shovelling all that snow. Now, formally 42 days behind schedule (still technically ahead of the University’s end all deadline for graduation … but thatContinue reading “As the snow melts…”

And this is what I have to look forward to in the days to come. If this isn’t an excuse to work, I don’t know what is! Since they are calling for a short winter here, I guess we are getting our customary end of winter blow-out sale early. We are looking at getting upContinue reading “I Love Winter”

Like peanut butter and jelly, hard work and procrastination go hand in hand. Its March 1st, and my thesis is officially one full month behind schedule. It is not like I have not worked on it – and when I have it has been wholly productive for the most part (except those moments when tearsContinue reading “Hard Work & Procrastination”

After meeting with my advisor yesterday, I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that I was nowhere near done my thesis regardless of page count. Fooling myself into thinking that I was almost done writing, the meeting was a well needed reality check. Although the “frame” of what I wanted to say isContinue reading “Thesis Writing 2.0: After the draft”

Over the last three years, those who know me, know that all the research and coursework that I have done has been towards one aim – my MA thesis. When asked, I always spoke confidently of my research topic, and how I had been working towards this goal for the last three years – sinceContinue reading “A Slice of Humble Pie”

Yesterday while meandering through the aisles of the game store, searching for something to play now that we have finished Final Fantasy XII, we found Final Fantasy VII: The Dirge of Cerebrus. The story line takes place after the events of FFVII and FF Advent Children. Same beautiful animation, the tale of yet another characterContinue reading “Final Fantasy Thoughts”