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Nah Kat...move to Alberta. We got waterfalls and mountains and prairies. Maybe not quite as colourful birds as Down Under, but hey ya can't have it all! If we want photos of the birds MA's got, the pet store is really close by...lol.
I'm planning on a trip to Takkakaw falls this summer...Largest waterfall in Canada and about a 3 hour drive from here.
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Originally Posted by casil403
Ohh..that sounds like so much fun. We were debating on moving to Edmonton. But we do have it good here as far as work is concerned. It's a hard decision!
You know, as much as I love waterfalls, they scare me big time!! I'm shaking the whole time I'm taking photos.
I'm only scared if I'm on the edge looking down!
Heights scare me big time...height and snakes are my 2 biggest fears. I get vertigo if I'm on the edge of something looking down! I have trouble walking though long grass because I just know I'll see a snake. Pet snakes are okay, but the ones slithering on the ground freak the daylights out of me!!!!
I saw a snake nest with hundreds of the things slithering around in a huge pile once when I was little and since then I just can't handle the thought of them! :eek:
Yah..they aren't top of my list either. I can't even go up a ladder without having a panic attack. You should see me in a Ferris Wheel. My husband and I went up in a tiny one last year and I started to cry because he was moving..lol. Needless to say, I didn't get one photo up there!
Kat, you remind me of that TV show ... Northern Exposure ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kat
That or I'm thinkin' "Corner Gas"...
FyI a Canadian TV show that just ended this week.
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...shocked019.gif I feel like I'm running a marathon.
JJ, befriending the prof is a good idea. I find it hard though when it's a class of 300-400 kids. I'm "friends" with me English Prof (she says she finds my antics very entertaining, lol) but chem and bio? Nope. =(
I don't think it would help me much...their TAs mark the exams (the written portion). I'm definitely thinking about befriending a few next year though, for future references to professional programs and schools. We'll see.
Three down, two more to go! WOOOOO! :goodvibes
Corner Gas ended? Really? Wow, I'm surprised.
Always avoided the classes with any more than 300(Chem and Bio were 300+ size classes as well). Once I realized how hard it was to get any kind of feedback or conversation with the instructor, they were never above 50. Im not one to listen to mic'd up lecture either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gem
Its always nice to know your more than half way through it. Good luck again.
My Profs this semester are pretty good about feedback and stuff. My chem one even posts on the discussion forum for his course to answer questions and help us out (he was on until 12 30am last night answering things!). But it's hard getting to know them on a one-to-one basis. The only small class I have is English with 40 students, and that's the Prof I befriended :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jjeling
Thanks for the luck! Lol, if I was Catholic, I would have crossed myself after the exam ended! It was brutal :wall-an:
ETA: I'm super tired, yet I'm not sleeping. :headslap: I think I've caught whatever MA has!
I want poutine =(
Go NUCKS Go!
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Yard work = blisters = damn I hate yard work
You'll love Takkakaw Falls go early in the season to see them spray way out, if your into a good hike continue up the valley to Twin Falls just wonderful. Camped up there once and watched the sunrise sitting beside the falls.Quote:
Originally Posted by casil403
Gloves :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg_Nuspel
That sounds like preplanning, can't do that with yard work it would be like admitting I'm planning to do some.Quote:
Originally Posted by kat
Oh Greg, that's just so "Man"
...today we are getting ready to go for a drive, and Mike has been outta gas in the car for...ummm...oh I dunno, a few days now....and he decides that rather than to go and get gas first, we should take the dog to the dog park first where then he tells me that....oh by the way, "I am so low on gas, we might not make it to the gas station" I say "Well, why didn't we go there first?" to which he reasoned that it was not "on the way"! :wall-an:
I spent the last few miles worrying about whether or not we'd be walking the dog back to the house!
Rant #2... Coming home after an awesome find of cool birds several yards away and seeing not sharp pictures (which looked sharp on the teeny tiny screen on the camera) is like opening a Christmas present from your hubby/BF/significant other only to find he got you a mop! :mad:
;) For the record....He's never given me a mop as a present, but if he ever did, I'd suspect I'd have the same reaction.
I would suspect that it could be followed by a mop enema, talk about roughage :evil2:Quote:
Originally Posted by casil403
Sounds like someting in no way resembling a mop on Xmas day!Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg_Nuspel
When's a good time to go?
I had a big crash on my Mountain Bike this morning. My bike is OK, the same can not be said for me. I suspect I might have a fractured rib and more than a few scratches. I was able to ride 15k home afterwards, so I guess I'll live.
Uh oh! Sorry to hear that. I had a bit of a fall down a cement back stairway at work. Landed on my tailbone and hit my right arm which was painful enough but to add insult to injury I slipped down a further step and landed on it again. I have a huge bruise on my right forearm no comment on the other.
Party in the park!
No photos either huh?:pQuote:
Originally Posted by raiven
I have to admit mine is self inflicted. I train hard and ride hard..and today was too hard.
Worst self inflicted cycling last year was when I was pushing hard leaving a stop when I discovered my right shoe didn't clip in properly. With full downward thrust my foot made contact with the road effectively coming to a full stop. The chain wheel came in contact with my calf, now my left foot was in the power stroke position. Chain wheels are sharp so it had no problem finding good purchase in my tender flesh. This help it climb up my calf tooth by tooth. now essentially my bike was supported in the air by my leg. Gravity and momentum now worked together to help force my front wheel back down unfortunately due to a distraction occurring I had inadvertently turned my front wheel enough for it to cause a pull to the right so when it bounced I corrected for this but to an extent that was rather adverse since it now came in contact with the ground at a greater angle. Two more bounces like this each with a greater oscillation was too much effort for the front wheel so it decided forward motion was out of the question. Inertial came to my rescue and restored the balance to the physics problem this had created by allowing my body to continue over the handle bars. At this time my body proved that it could stop my forward motion by the use of friction on the pavement. I am happy to say the bike and the road were not damaged during this event.
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Originally Posted by jjeling
Oh...wait....
Still got two more finals. Damn.
:eek: That sounds nasty, Greg! But, good thing the bike and road weren't hurt. That'd be a real shame :rolleyes:
:clap: I officially finish today at 5pm Mountain Time! WWOOOOOOTTT
Yay! :highfive:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gem
Gosh...the Flames actually played pretty good last night!Quote:
Originally Posted by kat
I still say Chicago in 5 though!
I was in Grade 8, riding my bike home and was being chased by some kids on their bikes. We lived at the bottom of this big hill one street over so I decided to get away from them I would pedal in 10th gear down the hill as fast as I could. at the bottom of the hill I had to make a 90% turn to make the corner but I missed the road and ended up riding in the ditch. In the middle of the ditch was a stone bridge type walkway across the ditch so I slammed into that head-on at full speed, instantly stopping the bike. I remember being catapulted over the handlebars, flying in mid-air, seeing the walkway below as I'm shooting over it and landing well on the other side of the ditch on my left shoulder (which I ended up dislocating). The bike was now turned into a side by side 2-wheeled unicycle to which I quietly got up, and pushed home. When I got home I remember sitting on the basement step and just losing it! My Mum thought I had been molested or something because I was so distraught and couldn't talk. I was more worried about getting in trouble for breaking my bike!
Btw,I got a round of applause from the 2 boys chasing me who were suitably impressed and said they had never seen anyone fly like that!
My Dad also managed to straighten and fix the bike too!
Well, I'm gonna add to the list of injuries this week (btw-hope everone is recovering well). My wrist is bruised and sore. I can move the thing up and down but not left to right. To add insult to injury, I don't even know how I hurt myself.... :p
Either way this gal is sucking it up and still doing my weight training! Unless I'm dragged to the doctor by my husband who is threatening me if I don't stop complaining.. ha ha..where is the joy in not bugging him ;)
Have a great day everyone! Off to play group!
I think you should change you sig to the Amazing Flying Casil :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by casil403
Thanks Kat! Got just over 2 hours left until my last exam, and then FOUR MONTHS OF FREEDOM! :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by kat
Wow. You people seem to be magnets for accidents! Heh heh...I'm sitting on the fifth floor of a library, maybe on my way down I'll slip and fall (last chance for it to happen!) and get out of that last exam =D
Hey, one can dream, can't they? ;)
Sounds like your enjoying your final day Gem. Exams are always a pain when your waiting to take them. After youre finished, it almost seems like theyre fun.
On a side not, I went to the billiard hall to play with a friend. They had a punching bag there that tells how hard to you punch. For 50 cents you can punch it so I tried three times. On the third time, I set the record on the machine. I even won 2 of 3 pool games as well.
ha ha! Wtg jj! Bet I'd kick your butt in pool :p
I'M FRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!
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So, uh. How's everyone else's day going? :rolleyes:
Congrats. :party: Its been a while since I have had to go through the exam thing, but I still remember that feeling.:clap::clap:
We expect lots of photos now:D
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I didn't have any exams today. :goodvibesQuote:
Originally Posted by Gem
Well, JJ. We all can't be as lucky as you ;)
Thanks Antz!! :D Both sets of batteries are fully charged (like a week ago) and just waiting to be used! I plan an all day outing tomorrow =D
hmmmm, you mean we all cant be as lucky as you. I think the majority of us would love to go back to college if we had the chance.
Have fun during your outing. A place that I always found nice to shoot at, was my college. Great way to work on your people photography and journalism if your into it.
:eek: Why?!Quote:
Originally Posted by jjeling
I've tried shooting at the U (way back in November) but people always stare at me =( Then my friends are always being "stop being a creeper"Quote:
Originally Posted by jjeling
Sigh. Then ISO is a HUGE problem for me (indoors), and flash is DEFINITELY out of the question. My full day outing turned to a two hour one at the lake =( I forgot my fingers can still freeze in this weather (the weather has been crap lately).