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What I did instead of writing my Enviro. paper....
I like pepper flavoured triscuits. How novel ( Read more... ) -
Dear Clone:
*Ongoing project: after finishing "Hey, Nostradamus" (David Coupland), decided that I too; should write a user's manual for my future clone. Because it sure would have been nice if someone had left me a user's manual*
Dear Clone:
Congratulatons and Welcome to existence! It's just one of them things you have to experience for yourself-as you'll ( Read more... ) -
It Makes Me Stronger
Today I woke up and thought of all the guys who told me, I wouldn't be able to get into rappel firefighting, that it was just too hard.
And I smiled. -
The Golden Ticket
Tredding in the same patterns as usaul, my social awkwardness was in full effect at the interview. I really hate panel/group interviews. And situational questions. Wouldn't it be more effective to throw someone into an actual situation and judge there reaction? If I were the intereviewer I would just turn around, calmly, and light something ( Read more... ) -
We Almost Got Charged with Grand Theft Auto Twice....
Ivanhoe has ended.
And before I provide you with my accounts of my participation in the craziness of residence comptitiveness, let me explain that I'm not:
A) Crazy
B) Immature
C) Stupid
I'm passionate about life. Really passionate. Yeah, they don't call me 'Extreme' for no reason. I understand consequences, really well believe me. I just don't see ( Read more... ) -
Land the Helicopter? That shit's for pussys....
After all the antcipation I got the letter for a interview @ ASRD, for the RAPPEL crew.
Holy fuck. So excited.
Here's the break down on wildland firefighting for you confused peeps:
In Alberta there are 3 levels of wildland (forest) firefighting.
The most mundane of them being Firetack. They are contract crews, recruited & trained by private ( Read more... ) -
Snorting Advil Won't Help
Fitness test today.
Pain.
Yep. Pain, with a capital....P
I wasn't stellar, 2/3 events I finished with bottom rung times.
I didn't puke. 3 guys puked. Apparently this is a common thing.
I did cry.
I also did do an amazing scream/divebomb over the finish line. May have also passed out for a second. Nothing like kissing the finish line. Kissing, ( Read more... ) -
~The Jigging Begins~
Got the invite for the wildland firefighting fitness test....
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE............
Now if I can only manage to pass it. -
From the Graves of Academia, She Returns!
If I have not returned your calls, or written back lately--you are not alone. Please do not get offended, I'm just a wee bit pre-occupied being crushed to death by masses of books and scholarily bullshit. It will subside on the 3rd, and my social life will be ressurected. And I shall embrace the joyfulness of sleeps enduring longer than 3 hrs, ( Read more... ) -
If Only Douglas Adams Could See My World.....
(Random dude named Gary we hitched a ride with): "You girls want some Ukranian pickes?"
Sarah: "Do We Ever!"