Sep

30

13 months down, 7 to go…

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[previous monthly letters: 12… 11… 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1]

dearest Nevis,
well - the one year mark has come and gone. so did hurricane Ike. not much fanfare for either.
the semester is starting out a little rough, but i am happy. i’m sure it helps that […]

Sep

30

Who wants another Saturday?

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yah. me too.
but only 4 sleeps till Brandon’s birthday!
i often have people goggle at me and ask if i’m crazy to get up at 4am. yes, probably. i go to bed at a decent hour (10 or 1030pm) and the getting out of bed thing isn’t the problem. it’s the keeping […]

Sep

29

Maddy helps with the fall harvest

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she used to love frozen baby carrots when she was a teething puppy.
thanks for the video, mom! the internet at school is slower than molasses right now, but it was worth the wait. miss all of you girls so much!

Sep

27

MED 4 Block 1 [re-cap]

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[lunch break during another mountain climb near Pemberton, BC - September 2005]
“Do not, for one repulse, forego the purpose that you resolved to effect.”
~ William Shakespeare
speaking of mountain climbing, i feel like i need that quote as a reminder almost every semester now. it’s easy to get bogged down in the little details and […]

Sep

26

Defending Rider Pride

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i was absolutely shocked and embarrassed to hear the announcers on TSN relaying the fact that Rider fans were pelting the BC bench with beer cans last weekend. shocked. embarrassed. wondering what in the heck was actually going on. they didn’t show footage of the beer can rainstorm during the game, […]

Sep

25

[insert self here]

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“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”
~ Abigail Adams
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But […]

Sep

25

Happy ending: not just a secret code phrase

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almost all stolen electronics have been recovered from the break-in at Brandon’s house.
2 laptops
external hard drive
digital camera
cell phone
PS3
they are sitting at the police station waiting to go to court tomorrow. hopefully Brandon’s roommate can get his laptop back ASAP because he kinda sorta a little bit needs it for school.
what a great ending to […]

Sep

24

Lightning strikes

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a tip for fellow MUA students: unplug your wireless modem when there is crazy thunder and lightning going on. or a *CRACK* right near your house is bound to travel through the phone line and burn it from the inside out, costing you a measly $475EC* to replace.
home internet back up and running. […]

Sep

23

Out-of-office reply

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my home internet is broken and my Block 1 grades were disappointing.
back… soon?

Sep

19

See you Monday night!

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