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Paying off debt...
I had this whole plan to get on top of all my debt and bills a couple of months ago. Ive gotten a lot of nowhere with respect to that goal. In fact, Im probably a little worse off than I was back then. And by a little, I mean close to $2000 as thats what Daisy ended up costing. *sigh ( Read more... ) -
Falcons
Well, Ive been spending a lot of my time in the last 2 weeks with the falcon fledge watch which has made for some very long days. We have some amazing pictures, and have seen the birds fly often in the last few days. Unfortunately, one of the 3 chicks died the day after its first flight after getting spooked by the hospital Emergency entrance and ( Read more... ) -
Jobs...
Something that has been on my mind lately is what job I am going to get when I finish my PhD. Or really, what jobs will I apply for, because I cant really think about getting until I know whats out there. But I think Im at 100% certain that an academic post-doc in pursuit of an academic career is not the best option for me, as I dont really believe ( Read more... ) -
aaaah neighbours
So last night around 1:30am, I was awoken by extremely loud music from my one neighbour. I mean - very loud, louder than ever, crazy loud. I tried to go back to sleep, but it was all hot and raining so I couldnt open the window, so the discomfort just kept increasing and I ended up getting out of bed. A different neighbour thought it was us...good ( Read more... ) -
Monday Monday
Well here I am sitting during my lunch break (which started only 15 minutes ago, and Im finished eating and refuse to only have a 15 minute break lol) thinking about common sense. Because all the time, ALL THE TIME, things happen that convince me that there is no such thing as common sense, that "common sense" is just a term we use when wanting to ( Read more... ) -
Remembering dreams
So, I was having this really weird and interesting dream this morning right before I woke up, and a lot was going on. I remember feeling like this was only a dream, but the events that were playing out HAD to happen, or the waking world would have some kind of mistake in it. The dream was really clear and I remember having brief and extended ( Read more... ) -
A new keyboard and mouse...
So today I had to get a new keyboard and mouse, as the batteries died in the old mouse, and in my attempt to remove them I found that the one had leaked out battery acid, and then fused itself via the acid to the contact in the mouse and could not be removed. Seriously. Lesson learned: cheaping out on batteries probably isnt a wise money saving ( Read more... ) -
Everything the same as usual..
So Im back in Edmonton after my latest conference and trip home. Family reunion was good - a decent amount of people this year and there was some goood food there (lasagnes, meatballs, ham, turkey etc). My friends baby is super cute and interactive at almost 6 months of age - cant even imagine what more he'll be doing when I manage to see him next ( Read more... ) -
$1554 later...
Daisy is at home and appears to be doing very well. She was totally "normal" last night, so much for being 'sedate' due to the anesthesia and painkillers. She had an E-collar on so she wouldnt bite at her fentanyl patch, but that lasted all of 10 minutes after getting home and her writing around in desperation. Been monitoring her pretty constantly ( Read more... ) -
Daisy is at the vet!
Getting lord only knows what done to her mouth. Im very anxious. Im wondering "What is happening right now? Is she left forgotten in her cat carrier until its her turn or is somebody talking to her/petting her?". Ill get a call when shes out of surgery, but I hate waiting for that. Poor lady. I cant wait to get her back home this afternoon/evening