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Hello everyone!

Hope you're all doing well.

I think I won't be moving back to Vancouver until August 31st. I have to clean up the house and get the last of my stuff ready for the Greyhound back home. The Last Greyhound Back Home From Penticton! :) Also I paid the full month's rent so I somewhat want to take advantage of that...

So yeah it has been like mid to high 30s here the past couple weeks. Next week it's supposed to hit 40-41 degrees Celsius! :O I've never experience 40s before!!!

Anyhow nothing much is new. I went to a party for a lady at the research centre who JUST defended her thesis last week and successfully got her PHD! I was really happy for her, but she is not really my friend or anything, so I wasn't sure if I should go to the party. She was talking to me today and so I asked my lab "partner" (he has my old job and we work together sometimes but are technically in two different labs that are loosely associated with each other) if he wanted to go and he wasn't sure... The lady was really nice but yeah. Anyhow, she invited everyone from the station, including students. Oliver (lab partner) and I decided to go, and when we got there, Liz (PHD lady) talked to us for a bit and thanked us for coming. She noted that we were the only students there and I felt kind of bad... But there were quite a few other lab people... Mostly scientists (they are the people who head the labs, decide on projects, etc) and some technicians (people who work for the scientists) were there though. There was food and families and it was okay. It was nice to see Liz and everyone congratulating her... I know she worked hard. Anyways, Oliver and I were leaving and said goodbye... But I forgot my cooler! So I ran back to get it, and Liz thanked me again for coming and said it meant a lot to her that we showed up. She said she would remember it forever, and remember us when she gets her own lab (ie, becomes a scientist). I felt really touched... and it reminded me of how much we can affect other people. Like, just little gestures like that... I mean, to Oliver and me, it wasn't a big deal to show up... How hard is it to do that? But to her, it meant a lot to show our support... And I didn't even realize it until after...

Anyhow, thought I'd share that with you.

I also just remembered this girl I lent a spoon to still has it... DAMN HER I ONLY HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOONS! :|

I am going kayaking tomorrow with Oliver and his friend and I am excited! I lover kayaking! :)

That's about it, though.

Hope you guys are ready for August, the last month of summer "vacation"!

Take care,
Chels