Today I participated in an event on U of A campus (and across 4000 others) called "Day of Silence." I refrained from speaking all day, remaining in silence to reflect the punishing silence that many gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and queer youth must endure everyday of their lives caused by harassment, prejudice, and social oppression. I ( Read more... )

Thismorning in my adventurous organic chemistry lab, I extracted and purified trimyristin from nutmeg (trimyristin is a triglyceride...a fat for all you laypeople). It was pretty cool, and the best part was that the odors in the room reminded me of my grandmother - of comfort food. I washed my hands immediately after lab and several times since ( Read more... )

Thanks to a friendly sibling push, I think I'm ready to re-enter the world of livejournal. This is going to be fun ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I begin the stupendous adventure of final-writing. I begin with a little taste of calculus, followed by some crash-self-taught sessions of the various health care systems throughout the world and all of their details, which will be examined on Friday. Then, following a two year anniversary with my honey over the weekend, I immerse myself ( Read more... )

So it's official...I have applied at U of A and am likely moving to Edmonton in the late summer. Hmm. So many mixed feelings. It's exciting, because I will finally be on my way to a chosen career of dietician, assuming I have a high enough GPA after a couple of years to be accepted for an internship, then write my dietetics entrance exam or ( Read more... )

Woah...what a wake up. Nothing beats a psychotic roomate exploding into fun fruit flavors at the top of the stairs, resulting in several minutes of distorted arguments first thing in the morning. Is it January 31st yet? I sincerely hope that our situation with our next roomate actually WORKS OUT! Which I imagine it will. He is a friend of ( Read more... )

Doesn't anybody else feel like procrastinating? I feel so lonely here on live journal all by myself...i crave updates! I need a procrastination tool and this one is so accessible ( Read more... )

Is it really possible that five months have passed since I updated? Wow...scary ( Read more... )

Today I spent the day with Geoff, fulfilling the birthday gift he gave me: An outdoor climbing course in Kananaskis. I found this gift to be so wonderful for so many reasons: 1) so much more original and thoughtful than a Happy-Birthday-dinner or a cd or some other thing; 2) even more thoughtful because Geoff knows that I miss climbing and that ( Read more... )

Woah...I just spent last night and much of today watching the documentary "Capturing the Friedmans." If you haven't already, go out and rent it. Watch the documentary, then watch the entire second disc of bonus features. What an emotional and psychological rollercoaster I feel I have experienced, but I am glad to say that I am now feeling quite ( Read more... )