Archive for January, 2005
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Finally hit by the flu.
By Karen | Monday, January 31st, 2005 | 1 Comment »
The past two days have been full of dealing with the dreaded Stomach Flu. Almost everyone at both branches that I work at has gone through it; I guess it’s about time that it caught up with me.
Kurt came home early from work today after nursing me most of Sunday. The bug hit him even worse than it hit me…his fever is up quite a bit! Needless to say, the two of us didn’t go to Diva tonight, nor could we attend the family party slated for yesterday.
The timing could have been a lot better considering the MIS Showcase is on Thursday and there is a lot of stuff to keep up with. Doesn’t help that I still need to be in very close proximity to my bathroom. Yikes…well, we’ll see how it goes.
Yes, I’m still alive…barely.
By Karen | Thursday, January 27th, 2005 | No Comments »
This month has been real busy with managing the MIS Showcase at SFU. I love managing events, despite the hustle n’ bustle of it all, but lately it’s been a AM email – go to work – rush home – PM Email – Friday SFU kind of schedule. Especially this week…instead of the email catch up I’ve actually had to skip my Monday shift and wrap things up on campus; on Wednesday afternoon I did 2 classroom presentations and plastered the Computing Science wing with posters; just this morning I got up to do an 8:30am classroom presentation and confirm a bunch of venue details with the folks in the Business faculty. Tomorrow — slated my full day to do more Showcase stuff at SFU. Talk about busy.
The event is next Thursday so if you’re reading this and going, “hey, I’m an IT student and this sounds interesting but I don’t know the details”–check it out! Visit the MISA website and register online. You don’t have to be an MIS student or even an SFU student to drop by. But please register online so I can expect your presence.
On another note: here are my quick ratings for the Dine Out Vancouver venues we’ve tried so far…
O Doul’s –> 10/10
Griffins –> 3/10
Last stop: Diva at the Met, January 31st with Jay & Erik.
Dine Out Vancouver 2005.
By Karen | Friday, January 7th, 2005 | No Comments »
I’ve had some of the best meals in Vancouver than I’ve had all over the world. -Jamie Oliver
Oh yes…it’s that time of year again…food food food! (Thanks for reminding me, Jay)
Dine Out Vancouver 2005, which is happening between January 21st and February 3rd, is possibly my most treasured winter pasttime. My mouth is already watering! Here’s my wish list. I do believe there are some dinner rainchecks to cash in…
Wild Rice – $15 pp (per person)
Elixir & Opus Bar – $25 pp
Griffins – $25 pp with special $10 upgrade option
Diva at the Met – $35 pp
Le Gavroche – $35 pp
Unfortunately, as usual Lumiere ($25 pp), West, and Gotham ($35 pp) are already fully booked for the event. But who knows, maybe there are Dine Out Vancouver scalpers out there who would be willing to barter.
Last time, I went to the Hart House, Zin, Imperial Chinese Seafood Restaurant, and Fleuri: all very excellent. I absolutely loved the Hart House and Fleuri, and Imperial Restaurant was the best Chinese food I had ever tasted. Think this year’s menus at Imperial are similar to when I went. Too bad I can’t go to all those places again. Must sample; too many fancy restaurants to ignore!
For any of you looking for recommendations, these other restaurants are good eats when they’re this cheap:
Blue Water Cafe (sister to West)
Water Street Cafe (sister to West)
CinCin
Amarcord
Aqua Riva
O’ Doul’s
Steamworks
Hon’s on Robson
I won’t link to these as there are very nice search and menu display features on the Dine Out Vancouver website. Here’s that link again: Dine Out Vancouver 2005. Make reservations soon because these dinners are so worth your money.
Bon appétit!
New site: Countdown to Cuba 2006.
By Karen | Tuesday, January 4th, 2005 | No Comments »
We’re back from warm and sunny Winnipeg (I kid, but seriously, we had a great time seeing family and friends again). Thanks to all of you who have commented on the not one but two blizzards that we enjoyed while there. At least the snow allowed me to get a taste of ice hockey and break in my brand spanking new figure skates!
You may have noticed a new site in place of my school blog, since I am now an alumnus of SFU. The new site is our blog for all things Cuba…approximately one year away!
No set date yet, but check out cuba.karenclement.ca for details.
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