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Love this one too!

Ha, I just had this a while ago too, and I haven’t even written a note on it at all yet despite having it quite a few times already. Go figure, eh?

Hope that annotated bibliography is going well. Talk about busywork.

Nicely done!

Certainly worth talking to them about it? You wouldn’t want to ask and miss out on the vaca when you could have potentially gone.

That’s what I figured too Lala. I feel like if I ask to present early rather than late it won’t look like I’m just trying to get an extension. I don’t think the department presentation will go over, but it won’t hurt to ask.

Maybe you can arrange flights so you can still go, just different flights. ? I’d hate to miss a trip like that if there was a chance you could make it work

I asked my parents that but it’s a coordinated group vacation thing. In fact, they’re even flying me home to fly out from there versus the city I’m in, because apparently that’s how it has to work.

I don’t think anyone would fault you for wanting to present early if it’s possible to do so. If the March 28 one can’t be pushed up maybe you could meet them down there? I know you said it’s a coordinated thing so it might cost more to do that but it sounds like it might be worth the additional cost (within reason) to get to go as family thing.

If I can even have the April 3 one moved, I would absolutely do that Morgana. I have a feeling that’s what will happen. My mom said it would be difficult, but I think we can all pull a few strings. :P

It’s all I can focus on tonight, rather than what I should be doing haha!

Hopefully you can work it all out – a trip to Jamaica would be fantastic!

Fingers crossed! That sounds like an amazing opportunity.

I went to Jamaica once. Somewhere around here there is a pic of me with my entire head done in tiny braids. I left it in for the rest of the cruise.

yup, I had the beads too! It was great! I didn’t have to detangle my hair for almost a week, but then the rude awakening happened when it was time to take out the braids…my hair is very long…it took a very long time…

Oh man, beach vacation! That will be a blast!!!

I really hope they would let you work around this! It’s so annoying to miss a vacation because of school. Ultimately, life’s too short.

Good job :D

Yay!

Success! :)

Right!? Another Japon cult member. :P

lol what is SCC?

Strawberry Cream Cacao :)

OMG, they seriously need to give you and VarieTEA a commmision or something. I know Sil and I just bought some and it was probably because of one or both of you. ;D

VariaTEA got me hooked in the first place haha. All credit to her, for sure.

oh! haha. Now I really need to try mine…

Haha I am just happy to spread the Nina Japon love. I was worried I would send it to people and they would all be like “wtf is wrong with her? This is not that good” but luckily that has not been the case.

It’s funny because I know a few people who don’t understand the concept of a flavoured tea, and are only aware of the straight teas. Go figure!

mmm. I had some of this yesterday :)

I know. I’m so over winter also. I’m tired of pretending to be good-spirited about it when it’s just overwhelming and makes me want to hide.

Thank goodness it isn’t just me. I try so hard, but it just gets tiring to be positive when I never want to leave the house.

I definitely get it. I mean, I hardly want to leave the house even when the weather is nice, but weather like this makes every time I leave the house feel like a monumental effort.

-36??? I’m feeling thankful we reached a high of 40 degrees today. Above freezing! WOO! I feel for you Canadians…that must suck.

I’d rather live in perma-autumn! But I agree.. this better be the last week of snow!

Heck yeah Tea Sipper…Autumn is the best!

Haha I could do summer and autumn. I’m good without winter and spring through.

And here I am super excited that we actually have snow. :) Up to my knees at work! (I work at a higher elevation.)

Haha! I have never liked snow. It wouldn’t be so bad if it was a rare occurrence. Or if it didn’t come hand in hand with -20 temperatures. :P

But enjoy it over there! :)

It’s raining just down the hill from me, and snowing here a bit but it’s just one step up from rain. :) Yes, I do live on the wet coast!

I did not have the grilled cheese experience but it sounds delish.

Never had it as a kid but totally love it as an adult :)

I’ve never heard of it, but sounds like a good combo. We like to dip apples in our cheese fondue.. Sweet & salty= Yum!

Another company I’ve considered an order with. Like their apple strudel & this sounds good too.

It’s delicious! I occasionally check out their website, but I can never quite reach the free shipping threshold, so I’m holding off for now.

I was considering doing their monthly box for a bit. You can request teas you would like to try and they take that into consideration when they ship to you.

I love when companies have great sales or free shipping for a time.. I’m a sucker for a good buy !

I didn’t even know they had a monthly box hah! There are very few teas I want to order from them, ahem 2, haha! Free shipping sales suck me in too hah.

I just stumbled on it when I was looking at their site. It’s called their “tasting club”. You get 3 samples (8-10 cups each) every month. I haven’t decided if I’d rather do that or just order a couple I think we would like.

Neat! I have yet to sign up for any monthly clubs, but I’ll have to check out their website.

Ooh the prices include postage! That in it itself makes it more tempting.

Mmm leafhopperlicious!

You can do it! :)

Thanks :)

Are you working on your masters OMGsrsly?

Nope! Je refuse! My grades weren’t high enough for Arch funding, but they’re high enough for Science funding. Since I can’t follow my dreams, I’m having fun working in science. :)

Being paid is kinda rad.

Haha I agree about getting paid! I think I asked before – it’s a protein lab you work in, right? I’m working on inching my GPA up in this last year so I can continue with bio. :)

Yep yep! It’s funny, I started taking Arch courses for the easy A’s, and ended up loving it. I especially love surveying and sorting things. :)

Haha that’s awesome! I’ve never taken one sadly. There are so many course options and not enough time or money. I started taking psych for easy A’s and ended up with a minor in it. :P

I was warned about the psych courses at my school. A friend TA’d some at one point and said they’re like the calculus or organic chem of the arts. 50% fail rate. Ugh.. :/

Shudder, organic chem of the arts sounds horrid.

I’m sure you’ll do absolutely fine, Courtney! But it’s most definitely scary looking at your calendar and honestly wondering how you could possibly get through everything.

Were those psych courses usually placed on a bell curve, OMG? I took one psych course and I found it quite straightforward, but my last university loved those bell curves, especially for the 100- and 200-level. So unless you memorized every single thing in the textbook, no A’s for you. Kind of pointless, really.

I don’t remember. I mean, maybe? I know my math and chem courses were curved up. It’s one of the reasons I liked arch so much – your grade was your grade.

Good luck! I’ve also found myself using tasting notes as a mini journal entry of sorts, haha.

Thanks Fjellrev! I’ve only had handful of profs that actually marked on a curve, but that can definitely affect your grade.

Haha Jennkay, thank goodness it isn’t just me. I enjoy reading about everyone’s day along with their tea. :)

I sort of miss school…heh

Yeah, foreign languages are like that too: no bell curves. And linguistics too, except maybe the intro courses. That’s how it should be!

I did however once have a prof who put every single question on the midterm on its own bell curve, so I ended up with marks like 12.62/15 and 7.93/8 on questions. And that was in Norse mythology. So obnoxious.

Where do you find your Bar Keepers Friend? I’ve been looking for it for ages, and thought it wasn’t available in Canada!

Canadian Tire haha! I checked their website because you can see which stores have it in stock. :)

Awesome! :)

ZOMG. All my pots are going to be SO SPARKLY. :D