It's a new year, and I've decided to make good on my promise to update. Here's a bunch of what's been going on in my life ( Read more... )

This is a constant refrain from my loyal readers. At their request, here's a list of things that I should post about soon ( Read more... )

This is a belated entry, actually. You see, mom was released from the hospital the DAY AFTER her brain surgery! How amazing is that ( Read more... )

Today my mom had her brain tumour removed for the second time. The surgeon assures us that he got the entire tumour this time. Mom is now totally alert and back to her sarcastic, witty self.

Keep praying for us and thinking good thoughts. The battle isn't over, but this is still a huge victory for us.

Here's a brief recap of my life over the past while...

• On Thursday night, a group of folks got involved in a Guerilla Art installation. What an awesome experience.
• On Friday Ryan, Kevin and I made our way to Timmins. We left from the Guelph/Waterloo area and made our way into Toronto to tie up some loose ends for Kevin.
• Before leaving Toronto I ( Read more... )

Water is a refuge for me. I've come to realize this over the past few days. When I felt ill last weekend, I hopped in the shower and then later that night into a warm tub to make me feel better. Instead of hopping directly into bed to sink into an exhausted sleep, I've opted for the calm and contemplative zone of my bathtub. My morning showers are ( Read more... )

OMFG!!!! Seven very lucky members of the Waterloo Space Society (myself included, of course!) just met with Marc Garneau, president of the Canadian Space Agency and the first Canadian to go to space. And... I got his business card out of the deal!!! He gave it to me so that the WSS can contact him about getting more involved in the CSA.

So it's official! I work for RIM!

I got the unofficial word through my friend Alyssa who works at RIM and pestered the manager on my behalf. Two days later (this past Friday) I got the official Early Match notice from co-op.

So, as of next term, I will have a RIM job. (I had to say it just once!)

Hurray for me! I'm super pumped!

I alluded to this in the post I just wrote, but I'll go into more detail ( Read more... )

So I did it. There's no going back. It has been done ( Read more... )