Imagine.

Smooth as a baby's behind

I've been feeling pretty super duper lately. And for no particular reason, apparently. Even with the stupid CS422 assignment that drove me crazy, and the mistake from the Science Advisory office saying that I don't have enough credits to graduate (This BETTER be a mistake, I am crazy meticulous when it comes to these things and have least checked this myself a million times...must have a little chat with them tomorrow), I've been feeling airy fairy good.

I started my training at Children's Hospital today and now I have a much better idea on what is involved in the study. The study aims to find a relation between children with dyslexia and temporal resolution problems (dichotic pitch threshold detection and global motion perception). Eventually, the study aims to map the genome which is responsible for such problems and whether it is hereditary (since dyslexia is 75% hereditary). With a team of 3 other members, we will be testing families of 4 on visual acuity, auditory thresholds and the two psychophysics tests. Their IQ and reading levels will be measured as well. I'm pretty excited about this. I think I'll learn lots and I'm glad to be getting some hands on lab experience. I will be presenting the study to my COGS class and was hoping to somehow incorporate Zoolander in it =P

Mugatu: I give you, "The Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good."
[Derek looks at the model for a moment, then throws it on the floor]
Derek Zoolander: What is this? A center for ants? How can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read if they can't even fit inside the building?

One of my (two)resolutions this year was to save money...and I've been good! But the kid's gotta eat (meaning me) so for just this one coming week, I'll break all the rules :d

Jan 21 - Boathouse
Jan 22 - Banana Leaf
Jan 26 - Aqua Riva
Jan 30 - Griffins

Mmm mmm! Dine out Vancouver, you make me feel like a natural woman.

Happy New Year!

Year 2004 has been…kind of a blur, actually. In retrospect, I think it was good. But then again, my glasses are always rose-tinted :D. Thinking back, 2004 was quite a stressful year. I had really pushed myself quite a bit with taking on a full course load, working part time and being an executive of the CSSS. And what have I learned from all that? So 2005 rolls around and I’m almost taking a full course load, working part time, being an executive of TWO clubs and working at a lab in Children’s. Obviously I haven’t learned that much. Nah, I have learned a lot. Really. I learned to be more assertive, more independent and take better of myself (mentally and physically).

I have a feeling 2005 will be a year filled with even more changes and I’m ready for it. It’ll be a tough year perhaps, but it’ll be a good year. Bring it. Oh wait, it has already been brought.

Sometimes I think I’m over the hill when it comes to web designing. Really, I do. What do I know about CSS, PHP, and all that jazz? And who doesn’t have a website these days. If I wanted to get with the times, I would be updating on my Xanga, giving others eProps so they would rub my shoulder back and give me some self worth. :P

But instead, here I am with the old fashion tables. TABLES! (I love tables, I do!). But maybe it’s time to move on.

Where’s that passion I used to have for web designing? For creating? For learning and exploring new things? Ah, right. University came along. Damn thing.

Anyways, now that’s almost a gone. Maybe it’s time to ignite the fire again. Rawr.