I am officially done classes for my undergrad! It's so exciting! And I've passed all of them already, even without having written the exams yet, so I've essentially got my Bachelor of Science now 
Bring it on world.
Bring it on world.
Our mildest winter ever has ended, and we've jumped right into summer. It was 23 C here today on campus, and one of my lecture halls was 26 C since none of the brilliant minds that run things around here had the forethought to turn off the heating system. In response, I've shaved my beard, and broken out my shorts. Pasty legs all over campus! Also, this past weekend I finished writing the last paper of my undergrad, which is very exciting! Only two and a half more weeks of classes, and then exams.
Cheers all!
-Jess
Cheers all!
-Jess
Another week done, and another week closer to being finished university. Five weeks to go! This was a doldrum week filled with writing papers about tropical forests and midterms about plant genetics. On the plus side, I wrapped up my assignments by lunch time today, so I could spend the rest of the day watching movies with my roommate. We watched Slap Shot, a hockey classic from the 70's, and Take Me Home Tonight, a straight to DVD comedy with Topher Grace from last year. I would recommend it if you have 97 minutes to kill.
Cheers all
-Jess
Cheers all
-Jess
Back at school, how unfortunate, reading week always flies by. Only six more weeks until I'm officially a graduate though!
In other news, anyone who ever played any of the Zelda games will appreciate this. It's a Zelda rap I found on youtube and I'm pretty sure it's one of the best things ever.
Cheers all!
-Jess
In other news, anyone who ever played any of the Zelda games will appreciate this. It's a Zelda rap I found on youtube and I'm pretty sure it's one of the best things ever.
Cheers all!
-Jess
Hey SG world, I'm home from university for a week, and I was lucky enough to get to go on yet another adventure this weekend. I went in to Buffalo for the night to see a Montreal Canadians/Buffalo Sabres game! I know it probably doesn't sound all that adventurous, as most people on this site probably live in the US, but I haven't been to the States in years, so it was a chance to use my newly renewed passport. And I'm a big hockey fan, so it was great fun for me to get to see a Canadian team playing first-hand.
It was doubly exciting for me because I got to see one of my hockey heroes, Carry Price!
Montreal won 4-3 in a shoot-out, so I was one of the few people cheering in a section populated heavily by American Sabres fans, disgruntled about the loss.
And lastly, coming back across the border, I stopped at the Duty Free store, and found a HUGE Reese's Bar! I adore Reese's in all of its incarnations, and I can't wait to devour it all in one sitting.
So all in all, a very successful start to my spring break. I look forward to my next eight university-free days!
Cheers all,
-Jess
It was doubly exciting for me because I got to see one of my hockey heroes, Carry Price!
Montreal won 4-3 in a shoot-out, so I was one of the few people cheering in a section populated heavily by American Sabres fans, disgruntled about the loss.
And lastly, coming back across the border, I stopped at the Duty Free store, and found a HUGE Reese's Bar! I adore Reese's in all of its incarnations, and I can't wait to devour it all in one sitting.
So all in all, a very successful start to my spring break. I look forward to my next eight university-free days!
Cheers all,
-Jess
Last night I went to see City and Colour in Toronto with one of my best friends, and fellow SG member GrizzlyXxX. Needless to say, Dallas Green put on a pretty fantastic show. This was my fourth time seeing him perform as City and Colour, and I would highly recommend him to anyone who likes a blend of folk and indie-rock with really well-written lyrics.
Here are a couple of pictures from the night:
I hope everyone else had a great weekend! Now unfortunately it's back to work for me. Thankfully I only have four days of classes this week until my spring break.
Cheers all,
-Jess
Here are a couple of pictures from the night:
I hope everyone else had a great weekend! Now unfortunately it's back to work for me. Thankfully I only have four days of classes this week until my spring break.
Cheers all,
-Jess
Hello all! I hope that everyone had a good break from work and school this weekend. I myself went to Niagara Falls with some high school friends for a birthday party. Drunken mania ensued.
This is the lovely view from my room at the Hilton.
I went to the Fallsview Casino with twenty dollars and every intention of just putting it into a slot machine and saying goodbye to it forever, but to my shock and amazement, I actually got on somewhat of a winning streak for the first time in my life. I need to qualify that I NEVER win when I gamble. Slots, cards, roulette, lottery, or scratch-and-wins are all just a hole that I throw my money into and never get anything in return, so I was quite thrilled with myself when I won. Mind you, it was only a fifty-six dollar return, but everyone has to start somewhere right?
Finally, if you have a couple of minutes, take a look at this video. It's a band from my hometown called Walk off the Earth featuring the beautiful and talented Sarah Blackwood from The Creepshow, covering a song by the Australian artist Gotye called "Somebody That I Used to Know" - I think it's pretty fantastic.
Cheers
-Jess
This is the lovely view from my room at the Hilton.
I went to the Fallsview Casino with twenty dollars and every intention of just putting it into a slot machine and saying goodbye to it forever, but to my shock and amazement, I actually got on somewhat of a winning streak for the first time in my life. I need to qualify that I NEVER win when I gamble. Slots, cards, roulette, lottery, or scratch-and-wins are all just a hole that I throw my money into and never get anything in return, so I was quite thrilled with myself when I won. Mind you, it was only a fifty-six dollar return, but everyone has to start somewhere right?
Finally, if you have a couple of minutes, take a look at this video. It's a band from my hometown called Walk off the Earth featuring the beautiful and talented Sarah Blackwood from The Creepshow, covering a song by the Australian artist Gotye called "Somebody That I Used to Know" - I think it's pretty fantastic.
Cheers
-Jess
Greetings to the wide world of Suicide Girls! Apparently the gods of weather read my last blog and decided to grace me with a bit of winter weather.
This is the view from my bedroom window; sorry for the crappy iPhone photo.
This is my dear friend Sherlock, not caring whether its snowing outside, or the apocalypse is upon us. It's quite a life he leads.
I thought I'd write a blog to kind of introduce myself to anyone who happens to read this. First off, my name's Jess. I'm 21 years old and, as I mentioned in my last blog, I'm in my final semester of university in Ontario earning my BSc. in Environmental Biology and minoring in Plant Sciences. I love nature, and being surrounded by trees and life. I'm extremely passionate about tortoises. I don't really know why, but as long as I can remember I've thought they were the most amazing animals. A dream come true for me would be to travel to the Galapagos and work with the giant endangered tortoise species that are endemic there. I'm a total Food Network and Discovery Channel junkie. I've seen every episode of Iron Chef and Mythbusters that's ever been aired. I watch Jeopardy every day and I think of myself as somewhat of a trivia buff. I love to cook, and play guitar. I sing sometimes, but I feel like I'm not as good as I used to be. Maybe at some point I'll try posting a video of me singing, since the anonymity of SG would make me feel a bit more comfortable than posting on say, Facebook, would. I love to travel, both domestically and abroad. I find it so much fun to explore new cities and countries and see the local wildlife.
Anyways, I think that's all for today. I have to ring my mother for our weekly phone call (how lame am I?).
-Jess
This is the view from my bedroom window; sorry for the crappy iPhone photo.
This is my dear friend Sherlock, not caring whether its snowing outside, or the apocalypse is upon us. It's quite a life he leads.
I thought I'd write a blog to kind of introduce myself to anyone who happens to read this. First off, my name's Jess. I'm 21 years old and, as I mentioned in my last blog, I'm in my final semester of university in Ontario earning my BSc. in Environmental Biology and minoring in Plant Sciences. I love nature, and being surrounded by trees and life. I'm extremely passionate about tortoises. I don't really know why, but as long as I can remember I've thought they were the most amazing animals. A dream come true for me would be to travel to the Galapagos and work with the giant endangered tortoise species that are endemic there. I'm a total Food Network and Discovery Channel junkie. I've seen every episode of Iron Chef and Mythbusters that's ever been aired. I watch Jeopardy every day and I think of myself as somewhat of a trivia buff. I love to cook, and play guitar. I sing sometimes, but I feel like I'm not as good as I used to be. Maybe at some point I'll try posting a video of me singing, since the anonymity of SG would make me feel a bit more comfortable than posting on say, Facebook, would. I love to travel, both domestically and abroad. I find it so much fun to explore new cities and countries and see the local wildlife.
Anyways, I think that's all for today. I have to ring my mother for our weekly phone call (how lame am I?).
-Jess
Where is Canada's winter this year? Its currently 4 degrees and pouring rain here at the university, a trend that's been pretty steady since the new year started. Definitely not the weather I imagined for January when I came back to the school after Christmas break back home. I keep seeing beer commercials during Hockey Night in Canada bragging about our cold winters filled with tobogganing and playing hockey on frozen ponds; I could really go for some of that.
This is my first blog on SG despite being a member for quite a few months. Right now I'm working on finishing up the last semester of my undergrad and earning my BSc in environmental biology. Maybe afterwards I can be part of some project to fix the climate change that's been plaguing our planet so future generations can enjoy a real winter and not this sloppy rainy mess that we're getting! That's kind of a lofty goal though, right now I'd settle for getting this degree over with so I can start earning some money instead of spending it on tuition.
Happy (and wet) New Years everyone!
-Jess
This is my first blog on SG despite being a member for quite a few months. Right now I'm working on finishing up the last semester of my undergrad and earning my BSc in environmental biology. Maybe afterwards I can be part of some project to fix the climate change that's been plaguing our planet so future generations can enjoy a real winter and not this sloppy rainy mess that we're getting! That's kind of a lofty goal though, right now I'd settle for getting this degree over with so I can start earning some money instead of spending it on tuition.
Happy (and wet) New Years everyone!
-Jess
