Art Friends & Family

inside out

September 21, 2007 – 5:15 pm

i attended an art exhibition by my friends janet and gwenessa at the richmond art gallery. the exhibit will be showing from september 21 to november 4. “Their work examines the play of light as it flows through windows and into living spaces, providing minimal information as to what may be outside the pane of read more »

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Friends & Family

presto…pesto!

September 20, 2007 – 11:32 am

look, if helen says “use a hairdryer”, then i will by all means use a hairdryer. it has something to do with blanching the basil…though i forget exactly why you need to. i’m just hoping to partake in the end-product.

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Good eats

feed me

September 19, 2007 – 11:13 pm

if it looks like we’ve been spending a lot of our time in vancouver eating… …that would be true. beef noodle with marinated pork ear and seaweed yum. shaved ice with red bean and seven other heavenly toppings yum. i’m a bit afraid i won’t be able to fit into a dress which i need read more »

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Friends & Family Good eats

kimchi at kimu’s

September 19, 2007 – 12:13 pm

kim, angie and matia introduced us to korean hotpot… bibim… jigae… whatever. it was the perfect meal for a rainy day. never knew spam could taste so good. after dinner, joe practiced some piano (3.7Mb, .wmv) for an upcoming wedding and got some help with bass.

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Friends & Family

louisa’s bridal shower

September 17, 2007 – 12:05 am

we’re back in vancouver, and i had just enough time to get things together and host a bridal shower for louisa who’s getting married in only one week! there was also chocolate fondue, which you can’t see, and it was gooood. after lots of food, games and presents, we shared a toast: cheers to louisa!

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fiesta de phd examenes

September 13, 2007 – 9:04 pm

after having a day to recover, we had a little fiesta over some fancy mexican food with dan and seunghee, joe’s phd friends, to celebrate everybody surviving their exams. congratulations everyone…now go veg and sleep. veg and sleep.

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Work

“For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over”

September 12, 2007 – 10:57 pm

So my exams are done now. I wrote my last one earlier today starting at about noon: four essay questions in four hours. It’s hard to say I’m relieved, though, because the reality hasn’t fully sunk in yet. You know that feeling when you’ve put off so many non-essential things for so long to focus read more »

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Culture

neighbourhood music

September 9, 2007 – 3:04 pm

there was some live music by a jazz band in the neighbourhood today. i saw it on my way home from the grocery store so i stopped to listen. audience members were really getting into it – black people really do have rhythm. the best part was when an old black guy started doing tai read more »

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Good eats

pumpkin spice is back!

September 3, 2007 – 9:50 pm

no that is not a new spice girl. joe’s exam marathon starts tomorrow with aramaic, and he was surprised with a venti pumpkin spice no whip frappucino, courtesy of our friend anne, who dropped it off after dinner. thanks anne!! i couldn’t help myself, and took a few sips. seriously, not more than 10 sips read more »

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Art

strange sight

September 3, 2007 – 2:35 pm

while joe was busy studying today, i went for a walk by the lake. doesn’t that look strange? a very borg-like floaty thing (for all you fellow trekkies). i couldn’t stop staring at it…i was having fun playing with the optical illusion.

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