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Highlights of a letter I recently received from my bank:

We recently discovered an error in the amount we charged to some customers on their overdraft protection service … we estimate the average amount per account to be $3.46 … our records indicate that your account was not affected by this error … however, as an [...]

Alrighty then, let’s get the rest of this Montreal trip out of my system.

Monday, May 24th:

Here’s where I grin mockingly at those who disparage statistics. Most of the final week involved statistics in some form, much to the chagrin to Geoff. The material today addressed stochastic components of neural dynamics.

Accessing buildings today was [...]

My dad just called to let me know that Boomer is gone. They made an appointment for him early last week for today. Dad and Michelle were there with him.

The weather today is just fantastic! After a few balmy days, things have really cooled down, so I took the opportunity to do some reading out on the back porch. Sunny and warm, but not hot and gross; if only all of summer could be like this.

I also tested out doing some web surfing outside. [...]

One step forward, two steps back. Bah. Plans for Friday have fallen through. Not surprising really, but I’ll probably never learn.

I jotted down the above quote, but for the life of me I can’t remember where I heard it. I think it was from someone in Ottawa. I’m so disorganized right now.

So, I finally got a chance to insert pictures into my last entry, as well as make a few edits since I [...]

I’m back in Ottawa now for a few days, but still trying to get through the backlog of stuff from my Montreal trip. Below is a recap of a busy Sunday. Lots more to come, and I’ve been keeping busy in the nation’s capital, too. Last night we saw Harry Potter and [...]

You know, I’m pretty disappointed that I was here for two and a half weeks and didn’t get to participate in one Just For Laughs Gag. Oh well, maybe next time.

Well, it’s my final night in Montreal and I’m trying to get things organized and packed. I didn’t realize how much extra stuff I’ve accumulated here. It was a struggle to get everything to fit in my limited luggage before, so I wonder how well this is going to go. Jeans and [...]

My poor Boomer.

I got some shitty news when I called home the other night: my cat, Boomer, is really sick. He was dehydrated, not eating, and his stomach was really hard. A trip to the vet found that he had fluid buildup in his abdomen. A bunch of tests ruled out various [...]

Although I think I would have had fun on the canoeing trip with the other summer school attendees, I took Saturday afternoon (May 22nd) to visit the old ‘hood: Greenfield Park. I had originally set aside this weekend for Ottawa folks to come do stuff in Montreal, so I didn’t reserve a spot on [...]