this game is getting to me. i’ve built my way up the ranks playing the three mini-games (flag recognition, country outlines, and city pin points).
i have so much work to be doing, but this is my distraction…at least i’m learning something, right ?

Ani DiFranco
not a pretty girl
I am not a pretty girl
that is not what I do
I ain’t no damsel in distess
and I don’t need to be rescued
so put me down punk
maybe you’d prefer a maiden fair
isn’t there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
I am not an angry girl
but it seems like I’ve got everyone fooled
every [...]

i watched this video a while back in one of my classes.  of course, rick mercer brings humour to this issue. check it out:

I’m always up to trying new Firefox Add-ons, but lately - I haven’t found anything that sparks my fancy.  I deleted the ‘all-in-one sidebar’ last week and now i’m not sure about my recent downloads.
So far, i find that Cooliris is just a pain.  It always pops up and the wrong times and I can [...]

I just did a presentation the other day in one of my (favourite) classes. The class is about various contemporary issues and policy making.  I’m doing pretty well in the class and the prof is really open to discussion which I have recognized as a great personal learning tool (providing us with time to comment [...]

This past summer I took on a full course load for school and didn’t have much time for a job because I was also volunteering as a softball coach for the Brantford Minor Softball House League.
I had my ups and downs.  The team was pretty good, we didn’t win many games, but the girls tried [...]

I went to see Robert Munsch at the Sanderson Centre in Brantford last week.  The club I volunteer with bought a block of tickets and went as a team activity.  It was so cute to watch the kids interact with his show.  He told lots of stories, some of my faves: The Paper Bag Princess, [...]

Last night Lauren and I went to Andrew, Ashley, and Michelle’s place for dinner.  We arrived to a kitchen full of raw stir fry ingredients and a griddle sitting in the middle of the table.
I was instantly in love with the idea of sharing a meal with these people.  The food was delicious!  The raclette [...]