Since I last posted, I've been a busy girl! ......
I went to the International Gairdner Symposium here in Vancouver on the 24th of last month, and it was freaking awesome. We heard two lectures on DNA molecular therapy from two FAMOUS scientists, Dr. Howard Cedar, 2011 Canada Gairdner International Laureate, Professor of Molecular Biology, Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and Dr. Michael Hayden, 2011 Canada Gairdner Wightman Laureate, Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of British Columbia Child and Family Research Institute. I was a very happy girl. We went on a tour of the research labs in the Children and Family Research Institue after, and in one lab we got to EXTRACT OUR DNA :-D So now I have a vile of white stuff in my room, which I treasure like a $100 bill :-P Since I was downtown, I was definitely expecting to see a lot of Asian or East Indian people (that sounds awful.... but it's like expecting to see a lot of white people in Britain!! It's gonna happen!!), but I was so amazed and caught of guard to see a buttload of white kids in there. It was so weird.
It's my birthday in 18 days! I'll be 17, I can't wait :-) AND, I get a party!!! We were too busy last year, so my little sister and I both missed out on that. But I'm feeling good about this birthday, like it will be freaking awesome.
I saw the new Footloose! :-P And got to see two of my favourite people, Angie and Meg <3 Not my type of movie, but it wasn't awful, and the guy was a great dancer. And Willard was great, so funny :-P And I had my best game EVER yesterday!!!! (I'll be gloating about this for the next looong while probably, so to the readers who have to live with me in real life - might as well get used to it! :-P ) I usually play midfield or defense, but my team is bellyaching and wining for a goalie because no one wants to step up (even thought we have 3 pretty good goalies, but they don't like playing in net all the time). So I told my dad that he could start training me on the side, and when I got awesome we would tell the team that I would give it a shot. Yesterday we played against a team that we've never lost to so my dad decided to stick me in net then. And, well... I FREAKING ROCKED IT :-D I played second half and we had no subs, so all my teammates on the field were really tired, so the other team got a lot of breakaways and they must have had around 20 shots on me (which is way too many in soccer). They got one past me 5 minutes in, but once I got my head into it there was no way they were getting any past me :-) After the game, the complements were a'flowin'! Their coach told me that if I ever move to Port Moody (where we played), to look them up and play for them, and the ref was like 'awesome job!!' and gave me a highfive, and my coach was gonna burst and was yelling 'YEAH BABY!!!!' as I walked over :-P There were a few more; I have NEVER felt that good after a game. And them my sister and my nephew came over, and it made yesterday the best day ever. *sigh*, I feel very contented, and as usual when I'm happy I feel like going for a run! This, however, never happens, and I'll have to try and sit still and not wiggle around until I can get my energy out, LOL!
It's my birthday in 18 days! I'll be 17, I can't wait :-) AND, I get a party!!! We were too busy last year, so my little sister and I both missed out on that. But I'm feeling good about this birthday, like it will be freaking awesome.
I saw the new Footloose! :-P And got to see two of my favourite people, Angie and Meg <3 Not my type of movie, but it wasn't awful, and the guy was a great dancer. And Willard was great, so funny :-P And I had my best game EVER yesterday!!!! (I'll be gloating about this for the next looong while probably, so to the readers who have to live with me in real life - might as well get used to it! :-P ) I usually play midfield or defense, but my team is bellyaching and wining for a goalie because no one wants to step up (even thought we have 3 pretty good goalies, but they don't like playing in net all the time). So I told my dad that he could start training me on the side, and when I got awesome we would tell the team that I would give it a shot. Yesterday we played against a team that we've never lost to so my dad decided to stick me in net then. And, well... I FREAKING ROCKED IT :-D I played second half and we had no subs, so all my teammates on the field were really tired, so the other team got a lot of breakaways and they must have had around 20 shots on me (which is way too many in soccer). They got one past me 5 minutes in, but once I got my head into it there was no way they were getting any past me :-) After the game, the complements were a'flowin'! Their coach told me that if I ever move to Port Moody (where we played), to look them up and play for them, and the ref was like 'awesome job!!' and gave me a highfive, and my coach was gonna burst and was yelling 'YEAH BABY!!!!' as I walked over :-P There were a few more; I have NEVER felt that good after a game. And them my sister and my nephew came over, and it made yesterday the best day ever. *sigh*, I feel very contented, and as usual when I'm happy I feel like going for a run! This, however, never happens, and I'll have to try and sit still and not wiggle around until I can get my energy out, LOL!
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