Blog search #1
on Nov 20, 2009 in Pee and Poop Top Five Lists Google Blog Search Are touchless car washes dangerous?The first time I took my vehicle through a touchless car wash, I left the windows open. This is a pretty awkward experience for anyone, but made worse because of the following reasons:My windows were manual roll-ups...

Monday panics
on Nov 17, 2009 in Technology Coping without technology Top Five Lists My life has become busy lately. I keep thinking “After this or that I will catch up and have a rest.”But you know what, I'm starting to think a break won't happen.Maybe the biggest problem is, I really like everything I'm busy with. Here'...

Warranty Elephant
on Nov 14, 2009 in Technology Math and Science Coping without technology Warranty Elephant Google Paid Blogging PageRank Last week I noticed my Google PageRank moved up from three to four.PageRank is some sort of algorithm, which takes a bunch of secret factors (variables?) and mathemizes them. Also interesting is “important” pages from the website are also...

Book 12.1 is here!
on Nov 12, 2009 in The Wheel of Time The Gathering Storm Books Robert Jordan Despite its Oct. 27, 2009 release date, I didn't hear a whisper about the first of three finales for Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series until Tuesday.How. Embarrassing.The Gathering Storm was partly written when Robert Jordan passed away, and some...

One, Two, Olympics
on Nov 5, 2009 in Sports 2010 Vancouver Olympics Curling Blog Search I don't want to spread rumours or give the wrong impression, but I'm a bit confused.You see, two years ago, my mom and I decided to try to volunteer for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for figure skating. We knew we had to do two international level comp...

Fully Mullified
on Nov 3, 2009 in Knitting Hair Tennis I told you I'd been mullified.There's not much to say except my new haircut is a lot of fun. Bangs are a whole new challenge and I'm learning every day my hair can actually look different—this is a hair revolution!In celebration, my sister lent me...

Loose kit
on Nov 2, 2009 in Packing lists Top Five Lists After cleaning out my car and beginning the changeover to winter, it reminded me I still haven't completed my emergency packing list (EPL).Of course, this has nothing to do with my car, but is simply a quick list of items I should never leave my hous...

Emergency packing list procrastination
on Oct 29, 2009 in Travelling Math and Science Packing lists Pumpkins Coffee I checked out the trunk of my car last night, and found a bunch of awesome “in case of emergency” gear:hiking bootstennis rackets and tennis ballsrunning shoescasual shoeshand towel and beach towelfull toiletries kitgym bag (including fre...

The start of something new
on Oct 27, 2009 in Travelling Packing lists Top Five Lists Despite the fact I have a Regular Job and a Respectable Vehicle and a Pre-Approved Mortgage, I still can't quite manage to be an Adult.My misadventure on Vancouver Island only reinforces my personal need to create an emergency packing list. I really...

Trip Mis-adventure
on Oct 24, 2009 in Travelling I know this is nothing new for me, but I was honestly surprised to get stuck in Victoria for the weekend.The plan was to come out for the day, check out the salmon run, then get back to the mainland before dark.However, it's dark. And I'm nowhere nea...