tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326758972024-03-13T17:37:29.951-04:00Read At Your Own RiskChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-81578205687758975062011-07-07T18:34:00.003-04:002011-07-07T18:54:47.417-04:00Beets!This is not a recipe. This is a how-to. Christine's "I-want-to-be-damn-sure-my-husband-won't-complain-about-the-lack-of-salad" beets:Break the roots off the beet greens. Keep for later use (unless you already used them, in which case this step is already done).Wash the beet greens - they're really flat, so I didn't sweat this too much, just rubbed the whole mass of them together.Grab the cleaver,Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-56272616562549048952011-03-01T12:05:00.003-05:002011-03-01T12:11:29.700-05:00BlocksSo, as you can see, I finally got the blocks done. The 21-month-old for whom they were made enjoys them, prompting his mother to comment that he wasn't letting her build anything. (He's 21 months. Enjoying them means that he knocks down towers). They do spell his name in different colours, and although they look a little less crisp after he stood on them a few times, they seem to be holding up. Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-67153234683468006202011-01-18T19:13:00.001-05:002011-03-01T12:05:41.540-05:00False AlarmI apologise to leaving all one of you reading this hanging. The knitting crisis was solved with a potato masher & a plastic bucket.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-38030066274109771882010-12-16T10:58:00.001-05:002010-12-16T10:59:38.342-05:00Well this is embarassingSo I seem to have found a knitting technique I can't do. And the worst of it is that I left it too long, and it's close enough to Christmas that I might have to actually give up on this.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-63325703463995579912010-11-15T10:33:00.007-05:002010-12-11T11:28:31.305-05:00That Homemade LookSo now that the baby (who I'm sure doesn't use the internet much) has received his gifts, I can show you the pencil pillow I made: It's from the Readers' Digest Complete Guide to Sewing, and I mostly followed the instructions. I hadn't seen any pictures of it online, so here we go. Sorry there's none with a scale factor, it was just past my waist if I stood it on end on the ground. There's a few Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-25329218091116981772010-07-27T16:44:00.002-04:002010-07-28T13:18:25.047-04:00Martha and Mary, againThe lectionary gospel reading recently was the story of Mary and Martha. I've always had a hard time with this one. I am very much like Martha, who appears to be in serious trouble in this story. It's a really strong resemblance. When we had "The Sons of Martha" read for us I had a really hard time seeing how it says that life might be better if we cared more for the finer things - i.e. if we Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-43542406284462643302010-05-12T12:26:00.004-04:002010-05-12T12:48:02.852-04:00Attack!So I think I saw a crow raiding a nest today. While waiting for the bus I heard a starling giving the oddest cry - it sounded almost like a juvenile, but this was clearly an adult bird. I watched it fly in a large circle and land on a roof - next to a crow. Frankly, that part was cool enough - I had heard the bird calling for help in chasing out a crow. (No other starlings ever came, by the way).Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-32500919373104071442010-02-07T09:10:00.002-05:002010-02-11T15:37:56.966-05:00In MemoriamI'm fairly sure that anyone reading this already knows, but last week a good friend of mine died at the end of a long illness. The difference in this case is that there are many people with whom he worked who was unaware that he wasn't perfectly healthy. Jeff Aho, a former classmate and good friend of mine, committed suicide. Various people found out at different times, and it always came as a Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-14782799428955997392009-12-11T11:03:00.001-05:002009-12-11T11:05:15.153-05:00It's WinterYou know I have issues with the whole idea of "growing up" when the highlight of my morning was walking across a snowy field. Specifically the part where I walked into the ditch (I knew it was there) that was completely invisible because the blowing snow had filled it in. It was halfway to my knees! (I LOVE the shock cords at the top of my boots).In other news, it's not cold enough for the amountChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-83639576446570317542009-11-09T11:31:00.002-05:002009-11-09T11:32:49.645-05:00Dear PedestriansJust because I am biking there, it doesn't mean that it is a road. There is no need for you to hug the LEFT on a multi-use path. Please bear this in mind when I pass you on the right.That will be all, thank you.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-34603723712067697032009-11-03T09:38:00.002-05:002009-11-03T09:42:39.660-05:00Now to figure out training...I know I'm possibly jumping the gun a little bit, but I've already figured out what I'm going to do for the Knitting Olympics. After all, athletes know years in advance what they're hoping to get to do at the Olympics. It's definitely an Olympian task. I am going to get my shawl blocked. I'm not quite sure how much I'm going to try to hold myself to "properly", because at the rate I've been goingChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-41040346389197642742009-10-28T14:48:00.004-04:002009-10-28T14:52:30.416-04:00Dear UndergradsI understand that some of you might have cultural issues with sticking your hand up in the air so I can see it easily, however calling me over is more disruptive, and calls more attention to yourself. Nor will it seem rude if you're more aggressive - we appreciate being able to see you, and know that you are trying to get our attention in a large room, and do so quietly. Sticking your hand up to Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-37340626876476697562009-10-16T09:32:00.001-04:002009-10-16T09:33:54.951-04:00Ok, I probably should have known on my ownBut if you search the CRA website for how to change your name and address, it doesn't say that you need to have your return from last year in front of you! The only info from my return that I've ever needed with them is line 150, so I wrote that out... shame that's not what they asked.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-15168592156798625852009-10-07T16:20:00.000-04:002009-10-07T16:21:56.167-04:00What the Rabbit Heard After 45 Minutes of Reviewing a DocumentOh, can you read this while it's upside down like this?In his defence I hadn't needed to read it before, I was just doing so to follow along with him familiarizing himself with it.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-38511322155542567042009-10-01T12:56:00.004-04:002009-10-01T12:58:51.678-04:00I know you have a reputation, but...Ok geese. Bear in mind that you are known for tasting good. In fact, a certain faculty of engineering legend is a legend in part because one of you were turned into his Easter dinner. I know that you are known for not having sense, but when I get within a half metre of you, you really shouldn't wait for me to look directly at you and go"You look like dinner!"before you start to slowly shuffle offChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-13506069775965967632009-09-21T15:04:00.001-04:002009-09-21T15:06:43.547-04:00DisturbingIt scares me sometimes, just how much importance is placed on academics. If you get good marks, it's assumed that you'll do well in the workplace. Presumably the converse is also true. Given the number of people I know with learning disabilities, I have serious issues with this. (I have issues with it for other reasons, but I digress).Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-14996188549954395122009-08-25T11:36:00.003-04:002009-08-25T11:42:24.824-04:00Say What you Mean!It bothers me that any instance of being unclear in what you say, too wordy, overly technical, or demonstrating that the person you're talking to doesn't have a vocabulary appropriate to their grade level is considered to be the use of big words. Clearly, big means something other than what I was taught as a preschooler. Jam has some commenters referring to her use of big words.Now, that is an Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-49115641772581676682009-08-21T10:59:00.001-04:002009-08-21T11:00:21.583-04:00It's been a whileFor i = nGapNum to Gaps.Length -2 Gaps(i+1) = Gaps(i)NextChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-59576630642944822702009-08-20T22:09:00.000-04:002009-08-20T22:10:25.625-04:00About 80 cmhttp://xkcd.com/625/It depends, of course, on what versions you have.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-48923360300401824862009-08-19T15:27:00.002-04:002009-08-19T15:29:24.137-04:00CodingCoding and motion-sensing light controls apparently don't go well together. Despite me bobbing along to GBS while I was working...So many Dilbert cartoons make far too much sense right now.(This may have something to do with me being in the corner, but that just means that someone screwed up royally).Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-1721258136071749912009-08-18T09:43:00.001-04:002009-08-18T09:44:55.218-04:00What the Rabbit Heard in the Grad Student Mailroom- Well there's no letter, but I'm sure they'll send me an e-mail telling me to pick it up> Nope, only the letter- You mean that they only inform me through a letter in a mailroom to which I don't have a key, nor a door code, and they never told me about?>Well, in theory you were told about itChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-62744586804270766242009-08-10T15:07:00.001-04:002009-08-10T15:07:53.019-04:00%$% Red TapeSo it turns out that I wasn't paying attention at some crucial point. I hadn't realised that I didn't have a marriage certificate. However, Service Ontario is wonderful, and I liked the form. It was bright enough to recognise that I was the bride, even though I didn't give the name it asked for as "Bride". I also like that I got to give feedback after using the application. Ok, so maybe trying toChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-65352948147479659072009-08-05T09:49:00.003-04:002009-08-07T09:12:52.202-04:00RibenaSo I have finished the Ribena sweater. I haven't done the "armies" yet. Given the weight of this (it's quite heavy) I think that having the option to make it long sleeved would be nice. I wore it the other day, and it was probably around 14 or so when I biked in to work, and while I could feel the chill I wasn't freezing. I was, in fact, somewhat warm when I arrived. Since it keeps me warm, I Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-67348974647172036312009-07-30T13:19:00.002-04:002009-07-30T13:25:41.192-04:00It Makes A Little More Sense NowSo, I read an article which was explaining why it makes sense to cohabitate before marriage. And I now have more insight into two things, namely why people feel that you'd get to know someone better when you were living together and not married (remember, if you live together for 8 years or so, the divorce risk is now down to normal, it's no longer elevated), and why the divorce risk might be Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32675897.post-86480305769154375342009-07-29T10:03:00.005-04:002009-07-29T10:18:31.466-04:00She said what?So apparently the chief executive of The Sunbed Association, a European trade association of tanning bed makers and operators, has issues with the WHO's recent declaration that tanning beds definitely increase the risk of cancer. The CBC reports that she released a statement which includes that "The fact that is continuously ignored is that there is no proven link between the responsible use of Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17026717428072942810noreply@blogger.com1