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So my work in Geography at StatsCan lately feels a lot like it was taken a page out of Jpod, the new Douglas Coupland book I’m reading currently.  I’ve been trying to utilize my time as much as possible, but given that I still have no Unix access for my only project (which requires Unix) I can’t really do much.  It doesn’t help that my supervisor and network admin lady both took the day off.

Things I’ve done to keep myself occupied recently in my cubicle:

• Finishing Sudoku puzzles out of my big book of sudoku puzzles.
• Reading the Metro.
• Reading some eBooks, namely the Wireless Networks for Dummies and PHP for Dummies.  No, I don’t like the “Dummies” style of books but they were the only eBooks I could find on my harddrive.
• Tea breaks.
• A trip to CarlingWood mall during lunch time to try and buy a belt.  I bought a delicious toasted Subway sub instead.  I was in awe that they actually toasted your subs now… but apparently they’ve been doing this for quite some time now, whoops.
• Hucking the rubber basketball into Manish’s (my cubicle neighbor) cubicle, and giggling quietly that he doesn’t realize that I peer over the cubicle wall for each perfect shot.  Yes Manish, my aim is that good that it hits you on the head everytime.
• Posting on the StatCan online bulletin board that I’m looking for fellow PC Gamers in an attempt to organize a LAN party in Ottawa.  We had one at Wei’s place on Sunday with a grand total of 3 in attendance.  We are a sad lot.
• Surfing the StatCan online bulletin board.

That about did it for today.  I have no internet access… otherwise killing time would’ve been much easier to do.  Although my list of “things to keep myself occupied in the cubicle” would be huge unabridged.

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I woke up to my alarm at 6 AM this morning, stuck my head out from under the blinds, and saw a dark and grey sky.  Biking to work?  Not today thanks.  Unfortunately it didn’t rain as I thought it would… those forecasters really are onto something.  I’m hoping that I won’t be rationalizing skipping out on bike rides to work anymore.

I did get a chance to take the bike out yesterday and I realized a few things:

• My legs are made of jello.
• 20 km’s of biking is freaking far!
• This summer will be a challenge.

I’ll be on my bike bright and early tomorrow for a second attempt to get to work.  Promise!

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