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Sorry I’ve been MIA for the last little while. Been a bit of a snag with my defence and it’s not going to be taking place on April 18th as originally scheduled. But such is life. Anyway, I’m back now and will be talking about things non-thesis related for the next little while… I really […]
Constable Neil Bruce is the only school in North America named after a police officer A late model Toyota Corolla can comfortably reach speeds of up to 160 km/hr In order to make an true ice wine, the vineyard must have 3 consecutive days of -8 degrees before you pick the grapes A woopknacker is […]
Well, I’m off to Kelowna for a few days. Try not to miss me too much! I’m going with a few other grad students to visit a few elementary schools to do fun science activities with the kids. Should be good times. In honour of this trip, I give you my two favourite quotations about […]
Here is a pic of my bike, in all it’s bicycliciousness. My bike, which I’ve had since grade 8, when not in use, lives in my laundry room, along with laundry supplies, a gas can, a spare toilet brush, an old toaster and a bag of dirt. Good times.
Today was Bring Your Bike To Work Day at UBC. I only knew this because my friend, Danielle*, from my hockey team told me so. Tonight is the annual UBC Farm BBQ and she suggested that we bike out to the Farm**. I thought this was a great idea because, much like Dave thinks he […]
I came home after my hockey game* tonight to find this in my email inbox: To: All members of the UBC communityFrom: Brad Bennett, Chair, UBC Board of GovernorsSubject: Announcement – UBC’s 12th President On behalf of the UBC Board of Governors, I would like to invite allmembers of the UBC community to a special […]
I’m reading Life, the Universe and Everything and come across this passage: The mess is extraordinary, and has to be seen to be believed, but if you don’t have any particular need to believe it, then don’t go and look because you won’t enjoy it. Which, coincidentally, is an exact perfect description of my apartment. […]
Well, I still need a new name for my blog. Only Dave has been so kind as to make any suggestions for far (thanks Dave! You win 50,000 points!), but I have a feeling that “David Emerson is a Whore” might become dated a little too quickly (especially if this minority government falls because I […]
My sister knitted me this lovely Palm Pilot cozy for my birthday! Isn’t it stylin’? Now I no longer have to worry about my Palm Pilot case getting scratched up (well, more scratched up than it already is) when I chuck it in my bag with various keys, pens, etc. Hooray for Nancy! Now, I […]
I was checking out the hit count for my blog and lo and behold, discovered a shocking fact about the number of visitors I’ve had this month: Who knew that the devil himself was interested in thesis-themed blogs? In unrelated news, someone on a computer at the Parliament found my blog by Googling “Stephen Harper […]