turns out i was so caught up in exams, i forgot about the december release of the newest (well, b-sides, etc.) sonic youth release. seems my mental capacities are beginning to slip in my old age. better start playing sudoku to minimize any further cognitive degeneration ( Read more... )

holy fuck. i've driven at least 40 hours in the last 9 days. that's just highway driving - it doesn't include adventures around edmonton and calgary, which may push that number up to 50. furthermore, i wasn't prepared for this monster snow-storm that made the final 3 hours of today's 14 drive oh-so-much-fun ( Read more... )

chinooks are my second favourite type of weather after, of course, long dry spells that produce ridiculous fire hazards (yum). it sort of felt like a chinook outside today. warm, dry and the wind wasn't too cold. i was excited until i called my parents and they informed me of a real chinook at home which was melting the snow. blast ( Read more... )

huzzah, mine anatomy exam is over. i'm pleased to announce that most information from the 500+ cue-cards made for studying has vacated my brainal area. i'm not sure if i maintained my a+, but i'm very confident i'll get at least an a. joy. i think the last time i was forced to memorize this much was in botany 210 (back in, holy fuck, '99!), ( Read more... )

ugh...anatomy...

this is what alberta looks like:


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no more papers. no more mid-terms. i am free until finals, which, i just realised, start in less than a month. christ. whenever i'm studying i contrive elaborate, ambitious plans for the following weeks that include near-daily trips to the ymca, much yoga, calling all of my friends in alberta, finally getting around to burning and sending my ( Read more... )

when somebody's helmet hits your face and your tooth breaks, i say "ARG!"

good thing i have dental coverage with the u of m. thank you, CFS.

i have my first hockey game tonight with nuclear winter. i haven't played a formal, officiated hockey game since my second year of university (is that 1999 or 2000?). minor exception being a few games with my dad's oldtimer team in edson over christmas breaks, but those don't really count ( Read more... )

why do i have to have an exam on a saturday morning?