Fall Colours

Yep, that pretty much covers the spread.

Self improvement

A few more world-class Lindy Hop workshops like Andy and Nina, and I just might get my chops back.

Happy Birthday

It was hard to pick a picture for this day, in part because Krystal's so good at throwing a party.  Good thing she's also good at fancy dancing.

No for real this time

No, no, I actually spend my time on the phone, getting things done.  In 1974.

It's hard to photo blog from a cell phone OR I AM JUST LAZY

If you were wondering why I've been spotty with blog posts lately, it's because I spend most of my time like this.

whaa?

Normally I pick up overturned mailboxes and put them back where they came from , but I don't think this one even came from this block.

Hijinks

Every party should be a cocktail party.

Old News

This would be a much better post if I could put the picture the Pentax was taking next to this one, but, man, film cameras are inconvenient.

oops

Looks like I didn't take a picture on the 26th. Oh well, here's one that didn't make the cut. btw, I need a tripod.

Edmonton

Sometimes I think that if we do convince Charlotte to come to Edmonton, it won't be because of how friendly we are or because of our world-class researchers but because she got to stand and look down a tree-lined Garneau street for a few minutes.

Caught!

Antoine managed to get not just our department but the entire Graduate Students' Association to switch to using only 100% recycled paper, so it's a rare photo that catches him holding a styrofoam cup.

I missed

On the serve, even. It was the most anticlimactic match-point you could imagine. Still, squash is super fun.

Enough Babies Already

I had totally planned to post a picture of a sea of cheap books at the library, but then this baby went and got the hiccups.

Celebration of Teaching, Learning, Politicians

The Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and President of the Privy Council told me that she likes my style! Hoo yeah! After I got her friend to take this picture with my camera, her friend took one with her own camera. Rona Ambrose might be blogging me.

Land Claims

I didn't mind losing Pembertina when I realized that it meant the Faculty of Native studies would get their own space. Then I heard that when this construction is over, they're going to move Native Studies to another building and give the space to somebody else. Sheesh.

[NOTE: turns out they aren't moving, but the East Asian studies students are going to join them.]

Best Lab Ever

You know you're in a good lab when you have pizza for the meeting and it's all vegetarian. And it's 5 different types of gourmet vegetarian. And you live in beef country.

mrrrrrrrmmrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfffffffffffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrrbl

Whose idea was it to get to the gym at 06:45 in the morning? Whose idea was it for there to even _be_ a 06:45 in the morning? I will tell you: not mine.

A Missed Opportunity

I was so psyched to find out that the gym was called the Van Vliet Centre because that meant I could call it the Beefheart Centre. I think they made it look like a 4-block glowing chunk of butter specifically to prevent my nickname from taking hold.

A Rare Event

I think this is the first time everyone who lives here has been in the same house, let alone the same room.

BOOM!

I was listening to the radio the other day and this guy who called in to play the name-a-rock-song game said he needed a job. Within an hour, the DJ called him back and put three people on the air offering him jobs that paid $20-$30 an hour. Then later they announced they would do it once a month. (Or was it week? It's too crazy to imagine.)