Boy time sure flies. This month’s e-Trail from the U of A Alumni Association reminded me that this year marks 15 years since completing my BSc, and 10 years since completing my MSc. Doesn’t seem like those carefree undergrad days were so long ago until I think about what’s gone on since then.
Unfortunately I’ve lost track of most of my fellow classmates, so I don’t know what anybody’s been up to these days or what kind of progress they’ve made in the physics world. Would be interesting to find out how some of them are doing. Maybe I ought to do some literature searches.
In the meantime, while most of the rest of the country is taking the day off for MLK day (I’d forgotten about it), I have an RF room to test this afternoon. I guess that explains why it was so easy to get the room today…
Still sick…bleh
It’s not often that I get sick (thanks to this hardy Canadian constitution of mine), but when I do, it’s usually a doozy. So much for hoping to get better by the end of the weekend.
Yesterday was Nala’s first day in Real Life 101, an obedience class held out in public areas with plenty of distractions to deal with. Nala did pretty well doing what we asked her to do, but getting her to stay focused on us was a bit tough.
After class,we had a little bit of time left on the meter, so we went for a stroll downtown. Nala did pretty well walking around with all the people and cars.
If you happen to be strolling down King St in Charleston with your dog, stop in at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville. They’re very dog friendly and welcome pooches in the store. They even have collars and leashes in the back. Just make sure your pet doesn’t pee all over the place, or you might end up buying a few more things than you planned. Nala was very good in the store, and got lots of attention from one of the staff who also has a black lab.
Sick…ugh
Being sick sucks, as any sick person can tell you. This past week I’ve been trying to fend off a cold, but to no avail. First cold I’ve had in quite a while I think. Trying to puzzle out these MVC frameworks and figuring out how to rework my equipment tracking system using one of them is darned near impossible with a cold-fuzzed head. Ugh.
I just hope I’m better by the end of the weekend.
Happy new year!
I hope everyone had a fun and safe celebration into 2006!
I saw Dr Ruth!
After taking Nala to the dog park, I thought it would be fun to take her walking around downtown today. As we were walking along Market St heading back to the car, we stopped to see this vintage army jeep on display, and there she was, Dr Ruth! Nala and I even walked behind her for a little bit. She’s much shorter than I thought she would be, but still seemed very spry and cheery.
Not sure what she was doing walking through the market, but there must have been something big going on downtown. Saw a bunch of people walking around wearing big white name tags. I even saw Pat Conroy walking by as I was waiting to cross the street.