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Since my enablers* have returned back to their native Ottawa, I have had to seek out other adventures in my attempts to continue to avoid doing any work. So I’m going on a road trip to Seattle with Master Shalu** and a bunch of her friends this weekend! I’ve never been to Seattle before***, so […] →Read more
Sarah and Dave have left the province =( They are sadly missed. We had a wicked good time while they were here, as Sarah & Dave TOTALLY ROCK!! If you ever have the opportunity to hang out with Sarah and/or Dave, I highly recommend that you do! They are two of the nicest, most generous […] →Read more
First of all, I have to give a shout out to my friend, Shalu, who successfully defended her Master’s thesis yesterday! Yay!! From now on, we must all refer to her as “Master.” Here’s a pic of our extended lab group from the post-defence, celebratory lunch. In other news, Sarah & Dave are here! Yay!! […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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. →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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. […] →Read more