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Out of the last three Kiwanis Trivia Nights I've attended our team has placed 3rd, 2nd and 4th. Not bad, if I say so myself, particularly since the teams haven't included the same people in each iteration. Last night we came 4th, losing the tie-breaker. It was a fun evening though, even if I didn't… Continue reading Apparently we're really good at trivia!

… much difference a year makes. Last night's event at Fort Edmonton was a much different experience than the previous year. Certainly the food and drink was the same as last year, but the attendance was far different. There were far fewer people in attendance. That said, I had some great experiences talking with fabulous… Continue reading Interesting how…

at Fort Edmonton park! This is like the top socializing/networking event of the year for the Edmonton library community (well academic library community) and I honestly can't wait. Lots of good food, great people to talk to, and alcohol for those who are fond of that sort of thing. Today I slept in (gloriously), ate… Continue reading Still feeling sick-ish but looking forward to tonight's party

These two are tightly intertwined. I'm still working out a schedule where I actually get everything I want to get done done this semester without a) burning out, b) not having balance in my life or c) actually putting in the hours I'm supposed to be putting in. That said classes are going rather well… Continue reading School and Health

Last night's Pub Monday was held at The Hat. I'm all for trying new pubs for the group, but I wasn't entirely too impressed with The Hat to be honest. The service was slow enough that we were questioning whether orders had been forgotten; several orders were mixed up or messed up entirely. And when… Continue reading The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and other thoughts on last evening.

… because I've already changed this one twice, and it may be a third time… a third and final time that is, because Eighteen Bridges is launching apparently. They're still using the website that Mihaela and I worked on (in part) with some significant changes and they don't seem (at first glance) to be crediting… Continue reading Is there a limit on the number of times one should change the date/time of a Citadel ticket?

This morning (yeah it was morning), I went to the movies! It was a preview screening of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole and the film itself was really well animated: very beautiful to watch and made VERY good use of 3D technology. Yes, the film was predictable (it is after all based… Continue reading Owls, Roadrunners and Coyotes….

So last night I went to the Graduate Physics Symposium to see Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss talk. It was a really interesting lecture that was aimed at a general public (and not JUST Graduate Physics students). I learned a bunch. For example a 2001 PEW survey indicated the following three facts: 53% of American adults… Continue reading Dr. Lawrence M. Krauss talk

So last night I attended my very first YEG Geek Girl Dinner. And boy was I impressed. Not only did 100 Bar + Kitchen provide some absolutely amazing food (I mean it when I say wow!), but the company was most splendid and the networking seemed rather great too. I met some great people, finally… Continue reading My first YEG Geek Girl Dinner!

… and also really looking forward to the YEG Girl Geek Dinner tonight — the first one that I have yet been able to attend! I'm totally looking forward to it. It plus my membership in ENTS (Edmonton New Technology Society) and my being a Grad Student in HuCo and SLIS and etc. are all… Continue reading I am geek and proud of it…