Archive for July, 2005

Into the wild
July 12th, 2005 @ 11:23am
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So I’m off to Yellowknife today where I’ll spend a few days getting some traning and equipment before heading even further out into the middle of nowhere (Snap Lake, a diamond exploration camp run by DeBeers 250km NE of Yellowknife and possibly Ekati Mine – which would be super cool!) where I’ll be helping to [...]

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I’m 22… and feeling OLD?!?
July 10th, 2005 @ 10:06pm
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Normally the writing isn’t on the wall at least until you get those early birthday cards wishing you a happy 50th birthday party, anytime before that you’re still young – no matter what people say. Even the 50 milestone doesn’t always mean you’re old, those who really try way stay young forever. As for myself [...]

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I was never meant to work in an office
July 6th, 2005 @ 1:19pm
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So when I started this job here in Ottawa, I promised myself that I’d be good and actually spend my hours working, not just randomly surfing the web and trying to find things to keep me occupied between bouts of mindless work. In grand total, I’ve spent just over 5 weeks working here, but contrary [...]

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