After Shea got off work last night, we drove down to Weyburn to visit her parents for the weekend and I had a busy day today. I met with a local librarian (and former FIMS grad) for a long chat this morning, made mis-shapen buns this afternoon, then met with another local librarian, who is also a FIMS grad and was my professional mentor during my last semester, for drinks tonight. (I'd specifically requested a mentor from Saskatchewan knowing I'd be coming back so that it would be nice to have somebody who was more connected to this province than the Ontario-based mentors I'd had in my first two semesters.)
Shea's uncle is fairly involved with the NDP so I had a pretty cool experience as well when he invited me to join him at the AGM for the local federal NDP constituency association in the afternoon. It was held in the basement of the original church where Tommy Douglas began his career. Following the meeting, I was able to go up and see the church (which is now a performing arts centre) and the small Tommy Douglas museum they have in the building.
In addition to the regular business of an AGM, the group are beginning to gear up for an election which will likely come in the next few months, possibly as soon as the summer. They're looking for ideas for candidates, especially new blood, and I even had one old timer lean over during this discussion and ask, “So, you live in Weyburn?”
I didn't have the heart to explain to him that by having a blog, my chances of ever getting elected to any public office are less than zero. So I just told him the truth – that I lived in Regina! 
I still got to hang out with Tommy a bit though…
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