Office View

Office View

I took this yesterday, my last day there for this trip. Also, probably my last day in that office... the CS department is moving to a new building... probably at the end of September. (The move was *supposed* to be at the end of August, before term started, but you know how construction schedules go.)

I'm sad to be leaving, but hope to be back for good soon!

Need a laugh?

Oh, man... I laughed so hard my stomach hurts! Running short on Prozac? Try this.

Silly Quiz

I sure didn't expect these results:

All-Around AwesomeYou have: 77% SCIENTIFIC INTUITION and 85% EMOTIONAL INTUITION

The graph on the right represents your place in Intuition 2-Space. As you can see, you scored well above average on emotional intuition and well above average on scientific intuition. (Weirdly, your emotional and scientific intuitions are equally strong.) Your Emotional Intuition score is a measure of how well you understand people, especially their unspoken needs and sympathies. A high score score usually indicates social grace and persuasiveness. A low score usually means you're good at Quake. Your Scientific Intuition score tells you how in tune you are with the world around you; how well you understand your physical and intellectual environment. People with high scores here are apt to succeed in business and, of course, the sciences.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Scientific You scored higher than 99% on Interpersonal

Link: The 2-Variable Intuition Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid

Idle Thoughts

A single woman walks into a grocery store, and buys nothing but a large bottle of cranberry juice. Does that say "hello, I like cranberry juice, and I ran out"? Or does it say "hi, I have a bladder infection, how are you"? This is, um, just idle curiousity. Of course, the checkout clerk happens to be a guy. Maybe guys are clueless. Not that I would care, if that woman were me.

Good news at the dentist: no cavities. That means I don't (likely) have to buy myself fillings for Christmas. Of course, I've scheduled my next appointment for the beginning of my Christmas holidays, so I'll still have time to schedule another appointment should something turn up.

Have a nice day, and don't forget to drink your cranberry juice. Unless you tend to get kidney stones. Then flip a coin. (Hint: kidney stones are *much* worse.)

Um, yeah... time for bed.

Oh... and current crochet news: I've set aside my ladybug socks to whip up a quick pair for Prof H here... saves me some postage. ;) (She paid for the yarn... isn't it nice of her to buy me yarn to play with on the bus? She's great!) I'm over halfway through, and should easily finish before Friday, my last day with her this trip.

Now time for bed.

Am I related to Spiders?

I don't do well on caffeine either...

Castle

Castle

This is one of the pieces of "art" at the U of M. It's fun.

Squeegee Kid

Squeegee Kid

A common sight in Winnipeg. When cars stop at red lights, they run out to wash windows for change. A lot of people find them annoying.

Monday on the Town

New Bridge

Monday after school I met Mom and B at the Forks. We had dinner at Sals on the new bridge (seen above), and then walked down Broadway to see the painted polar bears. If you're curious, here's the official Bears on Broadway webpage.

Broadway is one of the large streets downtown, and it's quite pretty. It has two lanes each way, with a wide boulevard down the center, and well-established American elms.

Here are some of my favourite bears:











(Click on the photos to get bear titles and artists names.)

Here's the Manitoba legislature with some more bears out front:



After seeing all the bears, (well, those that were on or near Broadway) we went down to the riverwalk and walked back to the Forks where the car was parked. Mom was wearing a pedometer... the walk was 4km.

A nice walk. Of course, I already had two walks at the university, one short and one long, and walked from the downtown library (where I got off the bus) to the Forks... that trip was probably 1.5km.

I was rather sore and achy by the time I got home. I didn't regret any of it, though. ;)

Here's the view of the bridge when we got back to the Forks:

If I lived in Kansas...

...I'd be looking for a pirate outfit, to support the right of Flying Spaghetti Monster Design to be taught along with "Intelligent Design" and evolution. Hmmm... I wonder what alien pirates wear?

Painting Birches

My Birches

Today mom taught me a neat way to paint birches.

For comparison, here's my mom's painting:


Mom's Birches