Author Archives: Gillian

Maundy Thursday

Posted on by

I had good intentions of going to the High Mass service tonight for Maundy Thursday. I really did. Up until I started to think about how little studying I had done over the past week in preparation for my exams beginning in a week. I have a study calender set up that I have not adhered to. In fact, the only thing that will probably end up happening as planned is the day labeled “Freak Out Study Time” before my last two back-to-back exams.

So what did I do this evening? I came home and checked my email and then decided to go to yoga. I’ve never done yoga before but a hot yoga studio has opened (a few months ago now) just 5 blocks away and I’ve been thinking of checking it out for ages now. The heat wasn’t as bad as I had expected – I did live through PNG heat! I am everybit as inflexible as I have always been, but it was good and I feel refreshed now. The problem is, I got home at 10pm after not having really eaten dinner and having not studied a lick this evening.

Currently, I am listening to iTunes on “Neglected” (tracks I haven’t played since I uploaded all my music from iPod to computer and whipped all play counts), attempting one of the chem exams I printed off, drinking water, eating Girl Guide cookies, and reading through my RSS feed. This sermon is a fascinating and stimulating read. Enjoy.

Thoughts about riding the bus

Posted on by

Love:

  • Not having to drive anywhere
  • Staying dry in the rain
  • The view of the Olympics from the top floor of a double-decker as we go down Richmond
  • That there are 3 bus routes to downtown leaving within 2 blocks of my house
  • Express buses (when I can catch them)

Hate:

  • The guy two rows in front who’s iPod is on full volume and drowns out the sound coming from mine
  • The bus driver calling out every stop on the PA
  • The preteens who cluster together around the door preventing anyone from leaving and who are completely oblivious to this
  • People who talk in full volume on their cell phone

The End

Posted on by

Three years ago this week, I was excited about finally being done and never having to go back to school again, ever, especially not to UVic. I wonder what I would have said if I had known that I would end up back at UVic less than three years later? Once again, that time up at UVic draws to a close. This time I am more done than before (I think…) as I am starting my Masters in a month. Grad school here we come.

March: Lions and Lambs

Posted on by


“In like a lion, out like a lamb; in like a lamb, out like a lion” is the phrase I remember learning in Kindergarten. It was supposed to tell you that March would either start well and end badly or begin on a rough note and end nicely. This year, March has been a little more schizophrenic with a day of rain and/or snow here and a day of sunshine there. While it hasn’t been as warm as March in Victoria should be, the flowers are finally up and spring is on the way.