Category: travel
Now, I like to run, but I’m not used to running *everywhere*. And when you hang out with a three-year-old, it’s all about the running. And the jumping. And spinning spinning spinning. And if the three-year-old is running, you best believe that you are running too. If the three-year-old is jumping, then so too shall […]
Conversation earlier tonight: My sister: I’m tired. Me: Me too. But I need to blog something. My sister: What are you going to blog about? Me: I don’t know. My sister: You could blog about how awesome our backyard is. Or how about the delicious Thai dinner we had tonight. What are you going to […]
Had a burning desire to write a blog post on the plane on my way to Toronto, but there were no electrical outlets in which to plug my laptop. And my laptop battery sucks. Hence, I give you this: Props to my sister’s bf, Jeff, for (a) lending me his camera to take those pictures […]
And speaking of grad school, when you are a grad student, you don’t really get vacation. Sure, you might not run experiments over Christmas holidays and you get to go to the occasional conference, but you are still working. Or, if you are goofing off, no one’s paying you to do so. But along with […]
No, I don’t have plans to cut my hair. Nor to stop being a girl. That’s a quotation from my wee niece. My sister asked her if she wanted to get her hair cut and Madeline said, “No, I want to have long hair like you, Mommy.” And when my sister said, “Well, I’m thinking […]
Wrote this last night, but then the crappy hotel wifi wigged out, so I couldn’t post it. So here it is now: Hey y’all. Just wanted to let ya know that I have not, in fact, died. I’ve just been in Kelowna. As you may recall, my hockey team qualified for provincials in Kelowna. So, […]
So, it appears that my blog will now be an aunty blog1, at least until I head to Ottawa on the 26th. I can’t help it though – my niece is just so damn cute! I’ll try to throw in the occasional cougar reference, lustful thoughts about the Canucks or snarky comment about David Emerson […]