that's some good trouble-shooting Par

Canadian lab testing maple syrup-flavoured cigarettes
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/06/03/canada/ciggy040603


about time.

I don't want to work.
methinks I'm going to not do much work today as a way to take up some of that "extra" week's worth of hours I worked last month... That and now that I've got my academic hood, I'm really excited. That's all I want - the hood, it's so cool! Forget the diploma and everything. It doesn't even say my major on it, I mean, woo hoo, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, I thought they would go into more detail. I'm sure the Land Reclamation people will be incredibly miffed...

And wow, Geers are an entirely different breed of people, and it really shows. I can't say that I'm not surprised, but I really didn't think that it would be so obvious. or maybe it isn't to most people...

oh, and you are not allowed on stage if you don't have a tassel on your mortarboard, weird, huh?

The funny thing about that picture in the post below is that you can tell from the development of her pubic-symphisis that this girl can't be any older than 18. See how useful those hominid-osteoarchaeology classes turned out to be?

Why is it that when I'm at work and need entertainment like this, no one posts but me, but when I take a day off, it's post-city?!

For the uninitiated, Sparta. (not Greece) Alas, I cannot go. Mostly because indecisive family (so that's where I get it from) won't decide (go figure) whether they wanted to do something tonight. So, have fun guys, and let me know how All State Champion is. (Speaking of Sparta, we had an almost perfect front page of the 'Culture' section in the Journal the other day. Tragically Hip? Check. Sparta? Check. And, to cap it off... Canadian Idol?!?! Motherfucker!!)

Jere, I believe (actually I know, because I have the convocation program here), that Mar... sorry... maawy is sitting in the Jubilee for two and a half hours next Friday, not tomorrow.

Sure, Jack Layton's wearing a Flames jersey in public. But did he sneak one onstage to his convocation?!

Apparently, the War on Terror is just like World War II. Except, of course, 'World' and 'II' are actually monosyllabic. And the US didn't join in late this time. And they had the support of the world then. And they knew where to find Hitler then. And they didn't accidentally believe that the source of Nazi power was Algeria. But other than that, exactly like World War II.

Finally, Al, just a thought. You may want to spice up the bookmarks with banners, or funny quotes, or hilariously inappropriate jokes about penises. Or I bet you could make good coin using them to campaign for Rahim Jaffer or someone. Hell, I bet you could claim you were him! No one would be the wiser!

I gotta say... Andy was the real champion of winningest combinations last night. He proved indefinitely that the 480km/h flying machine was meant to be his by easily sweeping the push-up competition. I swear to you he did them with one finger!!! That man is a god.

Validating your existence and your reason for posting

yeah, i know, it's just interesting.
and of course there's a glass ceiling. people keep telling us it's gone, but it's still there...
there's also the old boy's club too: that gets all sorts of people, not just women
ever wonder why the relative of a friend of a chairperson (or the actual child of the chairperson themself) seems to go farther with things... I know that's really cynical, but they're documenting it really happening in life. I can't even imagine. Sure, you can be an honours student with all sorts of community service and people skills etc., but because you don't know Bob, the guy at the top, someone with far more mediocre marks and credentials (but oh, the connections) will get the position instead of you.

it's true in every industry, getting your foot in the door is the hardest part, and it's all about who you know and who you are yourself; and less so about what you know or how much experience you have



true enough about the "pursuing a degree" phrase too... my mom started out pursuing a degree in science, but she opted not to continue when one of her profs announced to the class that only half of them were going to pass, and that none of them would be women. (I mean, really, who the fuck does that?) so eventually, it was arts, and French that she finished up in.

Count me in for tomorrow's movie action.