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I have had a busy past couple of days between work, chores, TV (very important) I feel beat. I guess that's why they call it hump day. Once I get through today it will be better, I hope!

Yesterday was the first Biograds coffee time. Coffee time is at 10AM on Tuesdays in one of the lounges in our building, we make coffee, and tea and have treats as well, yesterday was timbits. Everyone that contributes a dollar can join. It was great and had about 12 people come. A lot of the time was spent planning and talking about our Elbow Lake Retreat which is this weekend.

I had a minor panic attack last night. It was about 11PM and after playing 4 games of Boggle on my phone I figured it was time to turn in. As I tried to fall asleep I thought about random things. I started thinking about Coffee time, and for whatever reason I thought about how one girl said she couldn't go to Elbow Lake...because of her boyfriend's graduation. Then I thought, wait...I know her boyfriend...I think.. I thought he goes here...Why is he graduating this weekend? Graduation is in November. Then I thought, yes, Graduation is November 20th. WAIT this Saturday is OCTOBER 20th! What did I mess up???? I leaped out of bed to my laptop in the living room and went to the registrars website...No.. It said NOVEMBER 20th there. So in the end... I am not sure if a) her boyfriend is NOT graduating from Queen's b) there is a random graduation this weekend at Queen's or c) her boyfriend has the wrong month. Needless to say my heart was racing for awhile after that one.

My new books!

I did a lot yesterday and surprisingly, didn't focus too much on Ecuador, so that was good. This morning I made it to the gym at 7:15 (yay!) and then back to my office for 8:30. I got a lot done this morning, during my office hours, which again, no one came to. My volunteer, Allison, also came for two hours again today (I thought maybe the awful field work day scared her off) and she finished entering nearly ALL of my data! Sooo happy! On the lunch hour I walked to UPS, and picked up not one, two packages from Amazon! Yesterday when I got home from the lab at Noon before heading to the library I had a UPS missed delivery notice. Then when I got home at 9PM last night I had another. I had ordered a book about travelling in Ecuador and the Galapagos the night before but thought that could not possibly be it. But why two? Anyways, when I got there indeed it WAS the travel book... Amazon is SO fast, always, I love them. AND the book "The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary" by Andrew Westoll. I TOTALLY forgot I ordered that on the weekend. This was a book written by a former 537 thesis student at Queen's about his time rehabilitating these abused chimps at Fauna Sanctuary, I read the blurb online and knew I HAD to have this book. I bet it will be amazing, it has one many awards.

I also went to the Farmer's market at Queens (every Wed) and picked up some produce and the lunch special (5 perogies and a cabbage roll for 5$) from the Taste of Russia stand. So delicious. I TOTALLY meant to take a pic-ate it too fast I guess.

Yum! Eggplant, green beans and garlic!

I met with my supervisor but really had no news for him. My progress thus far is sloooow, and I hate it. He doesn't seem to think it's bad but I wish it was better.

With sauce... SO good. I add feta after

I need to learn how to make sweet and sour meatballs for this weekend's Elbow Lake potluck and also will be doing field work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Blah! Here's a few more photos I haven't posted yet.