that's almost doctor to you

so yes, i've been away and not staying on top of writing about things. here's a quick summary of may: madly read and studied for Masters-to-PhD transfer defense, presented work at two departmental research poster days, spent weekend in Saskatoon visiting undergraduate research supervisor and friends, flew to Vancouver and visited other friends, spent week in Whistler at IBNS meeting, came home, defended my PhD transfer exactly 12 hours after my plane landed, became a PhD student.

two photographic selections:


on the road outside Saskatoon, SK.


detour through Stanley Park - view of mountains in Vancouver, BC.

elongation

i was recently in vancouver, and stayed with a friend who has two cats that look a lot like percy. i practically had a hernia when i realized they were only 1 year old, and looked like huge fluffy cat monsters compared to my little kitten. such is the accelerated lifespan of pet felines... so far percy just seems a lot longer: he can stretch across my entire laptop and then some, as opposed to neatly fitting on the keyboard as i try to catch up on e-mail. he also gets all sulky-teenager when i try to take photos of him.