We’re weeks away from the end of Fall Semester, but who’s keeping count? It’s hard to top last Friday’s Neruda themed post and the funny goings-on therein, but what we’ve collected below should make the end of your week a whole little smilier and pleasant.

• What does Kung Fu have to do with reading? Everything. Sort of. As Nancy Chick suggests, we could all improve our reading skills by taking notes on Bruce Lee. Read more about how you can bring Lee’s “fierceness” to your reading practices in Chick’s blog post, “Reading Like Bruce Lee”.
• Sharpie Sandbox is back! That’s right, the GATA Network’s favourite illustrator is back at work, posting her illustrated musings on life post-university. Which is funny, because “The Cycle” could just as easily apply to the life of a GA/TA (just substitute “grade” and “coffee” for “write” and “beer”).
• If you’re a GA/TA, you probably enjoy the misery of other people (say most students). But say you really do enjoy misery? You’re going to want to know about the Broken Pencil’s Deathmatch, where writers submit their stories in the hopes of squaring off against each other in a head-to-head competition where readers get to vote for their favourite story and be vocal and vicious about it. And submissions are now open!