Month: January 2009

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It Cannot Possibly Get Any Worse…

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Don’t kid yourself. It can always get worse than it is. In any situation. Which I guess is somewhat comforting – you can never truly be at rock bottom. It’s statistically impossible.

Take the weather for example. UBC has been blighted by an excruciatingly long-winded bought of fog for upwards of 11 days now. Hoping for some sort of reprieve, I looked up the forecast for Vancouver area a couple of days ago and was greeted with this lovely message:

Not just fog. Freezing fog.
Not just fog. Freezing fog.

Now if you can’t read that properly, I’ll clarify: freezing fog. As in fog that is crystallizing around your face, going up your nose, and making the walkways excessively (and invisibly) slippery. Not to mention the fact that ship foghorns – which I have learned to hate – were blowing even more frantically than usual, the whole freezing fog issue was really ruining my day. I didn’t even know it was possible until I looked it up.

Alas, it is. And we didn’t get the forecasted sun, either. I am learning to hate The Weather Network.

But at least I’m not stranded in a blizzard-tornado storm or anything.

Weariness,

Lindsay

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The Shaolin Shockers = Athletic Rockers.

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Intermurals are fun. Try signing up for a team.

I had my first futsal (indoor soccer) game last night. It was a complete gongshow and the score probably was – as Tyler described – very close to 27/0. Against, of course.

Personally, I think it was because the other team had a kickass name: “Multiple Score-gasms”. Really. Who could take that on? Coupled with the fact that they had intimidating black uniforms and were a seemingly cohesive group, their name gave them even more superpowers and allowed them to drive us into the ground.

So. Formerly a member of the tentatively dubbed “Team Sea Slug”, I brainstormed some slightly more inspiring team names like: “The Farting Ferrets” and “The E-lemon-ators” and “The Bad Intentions”. But there was only one team name that really felt right:

“The Shaolin Shockers”.

If you don’t understand that right away, it’s a play on the film entitled Shaolin Soccer. If you haven’t seen it, you should watch this clip. Then you’ll understand how outstanding my team is going to be.

It’s all in the name, people.

Love,

Lindsay

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“Ohm. Namaste”

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The Student Union Building (better known as the SUB) has a basement. Did you know this? I was not aware until I visited The Pendulum for breakfast today with a friend. A surprisingly large sit-down restaurant, it offers many unique dishes including a delicious eggs benedict (or so I am told). I enjoyed a scrambled egg dish with spinach, peppers, roasted garlic, and feta cheese. Completed with a side of perfectly fried potatoes and pre-buttered whole wheat toast, the meal was well worth the $6.00 and astonishingly short wait. Go.

Some of you may remember an earlier entry requesting your advice as to whether I should break up with Tae Kwon Do – for a time, at least. If not, those of you that did take the time to answer me dissented and advised me to “stick it out”. So, naturally, I did the exact opposite.

I’ve now signed up for Vinyasa Yoga at the SRC. I fully loved the two free shopping week classes and the feeling of relaxation after the class was done. Plus I’ve always wanted to try Yoga. Let’s say it was a resolution.

Oh! I have a class review too: Physics 101. If you’re a science student (like me!) this class is a must. It has already applied to Chemistry 121 and EOSC 112, making the lectures that confused everyone else in the seminar a breeze for me. Trust me: you want to learn about energy, waves, buoyancy, and pressure. I won’t lie to you and say that it was the most invigorating course I’ve taken, but it has been incredibly useful in the tiny period of time since its completion. And if you’re lucky enough to have Javed Iqbal as your prof, you may even become the slightest bit interested in the subject matter. His passion for his craft is really inspiring and is something which contrasts “good” teachers from “outstanding” ones.

Presently, I have some interesting entries in the making. Drafts. For some reason I’ve been suffering from writer’s block since coming back from holidays. Let’s hope it backs down soon.

But I’m back. Love,

Lindsay

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