Back in Vancouver

Got back Thursday. Friday was spent relaxing. Took Paul to the ferry in Tsawwassen. Also watched Apollo 13 with Meesh.

Saturday I went climbing with Meesh, Alex, and a friend of his. Alex has become quite the climbing nut since Meesh took us all on Valentine's Day back in February. I, on the other hand, have not climbed since that initial lesson and it showed. I didn't pass my belay test (have to take it next time to get a permanent okay to do it). I only climbed one 5.6 wall and part of a 5.7. I couldn't complete the 5.7 since I was climbing way too tight so I tired out really fast. I tried another 5.6 but I just couldn't get very far. My fingers couldn't grip any of the small holds and my arms couldn't keep me up. But now that I have my own equipment I should be able to climb more often and do more runs.

Sunday was going to Lynn Valley and discovering how friggin' cold water can be. We hiked to this pool where people go to jump of the rocks into this 12 foot deep pool of water. But the water was absolutely frigid and so we didn't stay in the water for very long. We also walked a suspension bridge there. I learned my lesson to not work behind my girlfriend as she prefers it when the bridge shakes.

Today was meeting with my supervisor to get me on track for my RA work. I am going to come into the lab Tuesday - Thursday. That leaves Monday and Friday open to work from home or take off to work on stuff. We agreed that I should move forward with securing Python, but if I am not making good progress after a few months I should cut my losses, do a easier-to-implement security model, and then move on to the interesting stuff that becomes possible when you add Python to a web page. I am hoping I don't have to do that.

And now I am prepping to move on Thursday. I have moved so many times in my life that this is partial routine and acts as yearly cleanup of my wordly possessions as having moved so many times I have no issue throwing stuff out (unlike the people I am moving in with). It is just annoying this time around since I came back from the Bay Area and never totally unpacked, and so I am in this weird half packed state in my room with some stuff put away with other stuff not. But it won't last long and will end up acting as a motivating factor to get stuff packed sooner so that I can not be in transition but just living out of boxes (which I would rather do since I have done that before).