cuddling with the puppy

I'm cuddling with the puppy Canella on a couch and watching movies. It is amazingly nice! We watched Ghost Town, and I liked it - cute, simple and happy end (aka believe in people) kind of movie. It made me feel good.

And now we are watching the Dutchess with Keira Knightley. So far it's great! I love this time era movies. Especially with her. The music is amazing - among the other things. 

Such an amazing Saturday night:)

Earlier today - I got woken up at 7 am by Canella. Then slept a bit more. Then talked to my mum for an hour and half (Canella decided to start humping me in front of the camera - it was rather interesting). And then marked a bunch of lab reports. And then went for a walk. It was sunny, but cold. 

Meeting little Zee - a handsome young heart-breaker

Today was amazing!

The sun was shining, it was beautiful! True spring.

And - 4 came over with little Zee:) I have been waiting to meet this little cute dude for a long time!!! But as they live in Calgary, it has not been doable until now. 

He is so adorable! Looks even better than on the picture:) And I am sure that one day he will have lots of girls surrounding him:)

I hope I get to see him again:)

Later Leslie and I met Vanja and went to La Bottega to have a sandwich (they have the best sandwiches in town) and had it in the courtyard nearby. It was sooo nice - sunny and warm and great food. We continued at the Planet Coffee with some delicious beverages and great chats. And I had an honor to hold the IPhone for the first time in my life. It's a pretty nice apparatus:) Especially the Urban Spoon aps, that will direct you to all sorts of neat eating facilities. 

Such a beautiful day! I am so happy! 

And now I am back in da urbs ak Blackburn Hamlet, where I am taking care of Canella (the dog) and Cat and Anastassias house. It's pretty sweet:) 

Doctor in the making - the last episode April 20th

So this it - time to wrap up this PhD. 

The final episode - the defence - is on April 20th at 1 pm (RGN, room 2113). 

I am excited!

I talked to Leslie about it today, and if to use analogies, it feels like a last piece of steak (or delicious cake, if you wish). It's one more last delicious piece and I do want to savour it. 

hello 29 - growing up

I am 29. It has been a beautiful day:)

I started by Estonian time - so at 5 pm ye

sterday Julia called me and officially opened my birthday:) 

I had a few people over to celebrate. Of course, my "few" means about 20:) It was a great party. I prepared some food with Anastassias help - potatoe salad, ham and cheese filled pancakes, deviled eggs, "toothpick sandwiches":) 

The theme of the night was "Who I wanted to be when I grow up" (from pre-s

chool times). I wanted to be a grocery store cashier or a kindergarten teacher. I also wanted to go to the university. And a fisherman would have been the last choice. For the party I dressed as the cashier:) 

So there were good chats, lots of wine and good people. And there was a cake:) Really delici

ous Kr2supea kook. And I made a wish...

Today I spent the majority of my day at my supervisors house, as his wife's birthday is also today. And for the last 6 years we have celebrated it together, which is SO nice. My supervisors parents had come down from Montreal as well. So it was a really really nice day with lots of grat food and wine and people. You know - like a true family birthday celebration:) 

I got home past 6 and decided to go for a walk. 

It was a beautiful

 day here

. Sunny and failry warm. I hope my entire year will be sunny and happy like today:) 

And I got lots of phone calls (from Estonia and France and Canada) and messages and e-cards with good wishes:) Ah, I am one lucky girl:) 

PS! Do you like my new hair? I have never had short hair. It is my contribution to growing up. And I love it!!  

Wondering - what will the 29th trip around the Sun bring? 

TAing is done

That's it. Yesterday I TAed for the last time. It has been five years of teaching. All of these years I taught Biochem I lab. Plus I gave General Chem, Organic Chem I  and Molecular Bio (III year) labs. I was teaching/marking in Biopharm and Biotechnology classes. And maybe somewhere else. 

That's LOTS of hours. And LOTS of students I have seen (this semester alone I saw 100 students). 

It has been good. Good times. Fun times. Satisfied times. Frustrated times. Times that I felt I do something important. 

The last day was not too particular. Normal students. Normal flow. One student told me that she liked me the best as a TA, which was a good end:)

And then we headed to the Cafe Nostalgica. We had beer. A pint. A pitcher. Another one. And another. I left at 1.30 am. And I am tired today. But it was good:) 

Good end to this era.  

D-day is coming up

This afternoon I got an awesome e-mail:

Good afternoon
I am still waiting for one last report; however I would like to schedule your defence.
Would you be available on
APRIL 20
APRIL 23
APRIL 30
Thank you in advance for your prompt response.

So this means that the D-Day (as Sujeeve calls it) is ON!
I am excited. And I am also slightly nervous. What could they ask? Will I know? How much do I need to prepare? What should I wear? 

And the song of today is Los Colorados (Ukrainian band), Hot and cold (cover from Katy Perry:

I LOVE it!!

broken heart

From time to time She went for drinks with this guy She knew. Her colleague, to be more exact. Sometimes they went for theatre or concerts.  They had a great time. Suddenly She noticed that they hang out very often. Perhaps too often, She wondered. 

They had another beer. He walked Her home and drove home. She was sort of "happy". And then He called and said that He had a great time and that perhaps they should go for a date. Like a date date. She was not ready for a question like that. So She couldn't give a definite answer or anything. She just said something stupid that felt akward. He was a great guy and She did like spending time with Him. Was She ready to kiss Him? No. But how else would you determine whether a date would be appropriate advancement. So She knew what She felt and did not feel, but how would one bring up the topic? 

So a week passed and a bit more. Finally She saw Him alone and said (awkardly, again), that it's probably better to continue non-dating. "I figure", He said, and walked out. 

The next day He arrived to work with a shirt that read "Rejected". 

Ouch. 

She felt SO bad! Not because of the shirt (it might have been coincidence), but just the entire situation. How sad! But then again, it is better to be honest (even if it's uncomfortable), than to lead people on to something that is not there. Right?