well, my friends, i seriously think that i'm going to be on lactaid for the forseeable future. i just tried to have mac'n'cheese without lactaid. it failed. now i only hope that i caught it in time and won't be in total and complete pain while i write my paper.

as for the paper, i should have simply knuckeled down and written it a few nights ago. ( Read more... )

Washing dishes every day takes a toll on your hands. I'm currently trying to type with little cotton gloves on. i'm hoping that by moisturizing and sealing my hands at every opportunity will help me not have cracked and bleeding hands this winter. amazingly, i can actually type with these on. my only fear is they are going to be horribly dirty in ( Read more... )

I am assigned scads of reading to do every week. ug. don't get me wrong, i like to read. in fact, i even like to read the heavy stuff, in fact prefer it to the fluff that people normally see me read. i like the heavy reading because it stretches my brain and makes me really think about things. this is also why i hate this sort of reading. and will ( Read more... )

today was my second day of work. i can honestly say that once i get used to this getting up before dawn is a thought in the sky thing, everything will be good. the people are nice, i'm getting to know the residents. besides, this gives me a reason to get up in the morning. without the structure of a job to get up for, i can see myself simply ( Read more... )

well, kids, what has this week's lesson been? you guessed it. this week, like so many in the past and probably more in the future, has been all about how God will provide, even when we don't think that we are worthy of being provided for ( Read more... )

the ice cream truck does not play in the same key as the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band.

so, when your homework involves one of your favorite things, and potentially, two of your favorite things, you do anything you can to get the second.

that's right, my homework involves stargazing with potential driving to find good spots.

and that's what we did after the activities fair. me driving 4 guys to grafton state park. i really enjoyed it ( Read more... )

oh, just how appropriate.

Thomas Bayes was a Presbyterian Minister.

i really should remember this trick more often: when i have a ton of reading to do, and i have a lot on my mind, i should lay down on my bed with my green pillow supporting my head and upper back, take my glasses off and just relax. the book, at normal reading distance, is clear and easily read. everything beyond said book, blurry. cannot provide a ( Read more... )

i did it!!!!!!

i knew i could. i was able to waddle through baby coding language to actually do my homework. now, if i was smart, i would print out the code i produced so that i could study it in relation to what the book says.