Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Chance's Happenings * For much of the week, I spent my working hours teaching students, doing literacy/numeracy assessments, and
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Chance's Happenings * Outside of the work week, we tried to get administrative work out of the way, finished Season
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Chance's Happenings * And I continued onto the third week of the academic year. It feels like I am getting
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Chance's Happenings * On Labour Day, I mostly just puttered around the condo doing various chores and playing video games
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * With Calgary Pride in full swing and the first week of teaching Grade 2, this week has been absurdly busy.
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * The last two days of my short transitory break between jobs was on Monday and Tuesday. For those days, I
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * On Monday and Tuesday, I had my last two days working at the science centre and it was rather bittersweet
Given my interest in urban planning, I have been fascinated with University District for years. The idea of constructing a fresh neighbourhood like this stands as one of the enduring appeals of city building games like SimCity 2000 and Cities: Skylines. As for the neighbourhood itself, it has certainly been
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Much of this week was spent grieving the loss of Taylor's grandfather who passed away on Wednesday. I
Context Playing through FromSoftware's 2022 Elden Ring and its accompanying gigantic expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, changed me and what I appreciate about video games as a medium. To this day, I have a blog post entry in my drafts that I will not submit, because this behemoth
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Outside of the work week, I went biking more than last week, read my books, and played Dark Souls Remastered.
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Effectively continuing throughout the entire week, I was ill with the same virus that Taylor started July with. From muffled
food
I have a love/hate relationship with instant coffee. In one regard, in terms of pricing, quick preparation time, and store-availability; this is the most accessible way of enjoying coffee. But as a bit of a gatekeeper with a big mouth and a strong opinion, I must put forward
Weekly Report
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Outside of work, I got up to my regular leisure activities, including going to cafes, playing video games, and reading.
Weekly Report
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Work continued happening, though I did hand in my notice for my last day on the 18th of August. Certainly
video games
Developed by Bungie (the studio behind the original Halo trilogy, Destiny and Destiny 2), Marathon is an extraction shooter that has utterly captivated my attention over the last several months. Since its release in March, I have played over 140+ hours on Tau Ceti IV, and if I am being
Weekly Report
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * It has been a wonderfully noisy and festive time for our city with Calgary Stampede. Even if it can get
food
With our summer in full-swing, I figured that this would be an exceptionally timely moment to introduce you to the refreshing, bright, and oddly delightful espresso tonic. The oddness, which might raise eyebrows, stems from the beverages' conflicting tastes of both bitter and sweet. I can forgive anyone
music
I understand that our titular Calgary Stampede and its accompanying country music is met with a high degree of hostility for many long-time residents of the city. For those who grew up in Calgary, it has an association that is raunchy, noisy, ludicrously expensive, and if we are being
Weekly Report
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * In a way of big changes, the biggest news of the week for myself is that after being interviewed on
monthlyroundup
Whereas Weeknotes provide a brief summary of the weeks' affairs and a selection of relevant photos, Monthly Roundups act as a retrospective on video games, albums, books, movies, essays, and television programs that defined my month. Accompanied below are my thoughts on them, including how I engaged with them,
Weekly Report
Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * With the academic year over, our team worked to clean and organize the science centre's classrooms. We had
naturejournal
Where: Mount Yamnuska: Raven's End When: June 24th 2026 (Mid-Morning to Early Afternoon) Highlight: Getting to see the wonderful vistas from the mountain and all the colourful flowers along the trail! I took Wednesday off work to hike up Mount Yamnuska with Nyx and my day was
naturejournal
Where: Griffith Woods Park When: June 21st 2026 (Mid-Morning to Late-Morning) Highlight: The orchids, obviously! But also that really cool Metallic Fir Borer. Taylor, Nyx, and I spent the first day of summer at Griffith Woods looking for orchids. Using iNaturalist, I found eight species of orchid within