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I am lfar.

I like: picnics, quantifiable decisions, free t-shirts, fast internet, joking, and roughhousing.

I am: a girl, an engineering student, a feminist, a Canadian, and feisty.

I do: triathlons, improv, and my homework.

I have another blog, too.
May 25

Oh, internet

Darling, gentle readers. I hope you haven’t been alarmed by my absence! I say I’m going to Kenya and then you don’t hear from me for three weeks. But don’t worry- the reason I haven’t been posting is because I have the wrong charger for my laptop, and so my only internet access is via a phone. The phone browses with Opera mini, which doesn’t work well with tumblr. I can’t click any of the posting buttons! But then I remembered today that you can email in posts, so that’s what this is. I have many thoughts to think about, and I’ll share some here. My Kenya blog is momimalive.blogspot.com. I’ll use tumblr for all my feminist thinking, because I love you all the most on that discussion topic. Oh, also, I pay per kb, so it costs me like ten cents to like a post. Rest assured that I like your posts. All of them. But ten cents adds up!
May 4

While taking out foreign currency

Lady at the bank: where are you travelling to?

Me: Kenya

Lady at the bank: OHHH! DON’T GET KIDNAPPED!

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BTW, technically have not yet packed

I have everything folded and ready to pack, but haven’t actually put anything in the duffle yet.

I leave the house in 2 hours but I have this stupid assignment to finish first!

(Lots of jaw clenching going on over here)

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I went to the dentist because you all encouraged me to do so, and apparently my pain in unrelated to the cavities I had filled. Instead, it’s this recurring teeth clenching problem. A night guard takes a few weeks to make, so I’m just going to have to deal with it.

I’m supposed to avoid chewing gum and try to de-stress. Really? Because I’m leaving for Kenya in less than 6 hours, and I’m supposed to be not stressed? Well, now I’m stressing out about trying to not be stressed. The worst but also, I’m sure it’ll go away in a few days.

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“We will sing pretty songs about love
And we will fight if that’s what it takes
And we won’t back down
No we won’t shut our eyes and go to sleep
We will write all over your walls
And we will dance to no music at all
We will do what it takes to get through to you”
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I got 2 cavities filled a week and a half ago and I’ve been having tooth problems galore ever since. The whole left top side of my jaw hurts when I eat something chewy, kind of cold, or kind of hot (especially liquids).

It aches and aches. My flight is at 5:45pm tomorrow and I’m not back for 3 months. Question: is it worth the stress to try to see my dentist tomorrow morning?

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imbroglio \im-BROHL-yoh\ , noun: 1. A complicated and embarrassing state of things.
2. A confused or complicated disagreement or misunderstanding.
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Malaria Pills

Tummy issues: check

Night terrors: I’ll tell you tomorrow!

May 3
Hark! A Vagrant - the best stereotype “Canadians have it good. Of all the stereotypes in the world, being branded as polite and extraordinarily nice is maybe the best deal anyone got.”

Hark! A Vagrant - the best stereotype

“Canadians have it good. Of all the stereotypes in the world, being branded as polite and extraordinarily nice is maybe the best deal anyone got.”

May 2

freshprince:

Newton Running shoes. Apparently they take a few weeks to get used to. I’m excited to try them.

I’m suspicious of any product with a “science word” name dropped into the title. What does Newton have to do with running shoes? Might as well be Fibonacci running shoes.