March 2012
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Anonymous asked: How did you like your 5 years at University of Waterloo? I'm a 1st year student living in V1.
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In Canada, the Penny’s Time to Shine Is Over →
infoneer-pulse:
Jim Flaherty, the finance minister of Canada, pronounced a death sentence on the country’s penny during his budget speech on Thursday.
“Pennies take up too much space on our dressers at home,” Mr. Flaherty told the House of Commons. “They take up far too much time for small businesses trying to grow and create jobs.”
The government estimated that every penny costs it about 1.6...
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The Undergraduate Update
Here’s to my last full week of regular undergraduate classes at the University of Waterloo. Five years ago I embarked on this academic adventure bright and early on a cool September morning for my first lecture in Environmental Engineering Concepts I. In rather undramatic fashion, it shall all come to a close with Advanced Mathematics.
Last Friday we all presented our final year design...
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“That’s what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most...”
– Jim Morrison (via stellablu)
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Ponder Du Jour
Obtain doorstop
Locate secluded public washroom on campus
Ensure door is a push door from the outside
Lodge doorstop in door securely from the inside
Inform your fun buddy
Bonus: Avoid custodian cleanup hours
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Ponder Du Jour
Last week of regular undergraduate classes…
I don’t perform well in school while in a sentimental state.
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Accepted into Master's of Water Resources...
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Ponder Du Jour
Spring is here:
Short shorts season, a.k.a. campus sightseeing.
I’ve already tanned a little just from sitting out on the patio for lunch today.
Returned to wearing my brown-tinted sunglasses for that extra optic warmth.
Flip-flops.
Iced-coffee.
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“That’s the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If...”
– Charles Bukowski, Women (via philphys)
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Cool story, bro
Fascinating discourse, chum
Riveting fable, comrade
Intriguing anecdote, brethren
Perpetuating argument, colleague
Sweet saga, yo
Waste of time, jerk
Spellbinding reiteration there, my chummy
Phantasmagorical novelization, oh great one
Interesting intellect, imbecile
Trepidating bore, fetus
Ballin’ gossip, dawg
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Ponder Du Jour
Very rarely does something occupy my mind more than sex does. The last couple days has just been tennis, tennis, and tennis; I was constantly replaying swing motions and simulating play style in my head every 20 seconds.
Well now, normal service has been resumed.
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Ponder Du Jour
Absolutely exhausted. Playing in a volleyball tournament and a tennis tournament on St. Patrick’s Day probably wasn’t the best idea. I wanted more sunny patio laughs and green beer…
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“I returned to college in the Fall, but my mind wasn’t at rest. […]...”
– Jack Kerouac
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Europe's water resources 'under pressure' →
If I am accepted into my water resources engineering graduate program it seems like there will be plenty of work cut out for me…
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Ponder Du Jour
Keep a history of yourself. The most common way is keeping a personal diary of course but there are more powerful tools on a computer.
Looking at a heat map of my university workload made comparing the difficulty of each term quite simple and all I did was digitize my schedules and appointments in iCal. There are plenty of online services that will analyze trends in your writing habits too, such...
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Recent University Workload Heat Maps
Winter 2012
Fall 2011
Fall 2010 (Exchange)
Spring 2010
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Ponder Du Jour
Many of you may have noticed the irony of my previous two posts; one about climate change and the other about the purchase of a new pair of leather shoes. Frankly, I’m not being part of the solution. I preach but I pollute.
In fact, I’ve been thinking plenty about my other hypocritical tendencies as well. What’s really surprising is that I’m not as bothered about it as I...
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Ponder Du Jour
When you come out of the shower I bet you have a very distinct sequence of movements to towel yourself dry.
Perhaps no one else has the exact same towelling sequence as you do…
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Dear readers, would you prefer more original...
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“Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of...”
– Charles Bukoswki
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“Don’t act like her friend. Don’t act like her buddy. Don’t...”
– AskMen.com
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Is your city making you poor? →
moneyisnotimportant:
A married couple who are close friends of mine recently made a noble decision.
They enjoy the opportunities that living in a large city offers, but they constantly found themselves yearning for the luxuries that others possessed around them. It was an endless cycle of lusting after the latest…
So, I probably shouldn’t live in downtown Toronto and I probably...
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Ponder Du Jour
I don’t remember the last time I received a kiss on the forehead, but I do remember the last time giving one out.
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“Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique...”
– Fight Club
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“Remember, guys: If you leave two messages and she doesn’t call back, you’re out.”
– AskMen.com
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Ponder Du Jour (Intoxicated)
If only my drunker friendlier side was revealed all the time… wouldn’t that be great?
I tend to get touchy and hug people a lot, but not until I’m really tipsy.
