Joyce says...

since i tighten my tummy muscles everytime i sneez, can't help but wonder if i'll get pacs from just sneezing constantly.

vivienne says...

Cindy: Heheh...Chris IS kinda stingey....I don't see how the memorable moments would cost you guys anything...hahahahah....please don't kill me. ~.~;;;

Pat: If you can get Joshua Bell naked, playing on the violin for 100 bucks...I think Joyce would've emptied her bank account by now. LOL....

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

Peter: I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU DID! boo, you've actually had months to think about it, and we only have like, days?

Joyce: heh ya, totally with ya. Candles? Yawn. Time for bed. Plus my hair might catch on fire.

I don't know about how I'd spend 100 bucks romantically, but I can tell you that whether you need to spend a lot of money at all on your significant other to make her feel romantic and appreciated really depends on him/her's personality. And Stephen, I don't know where you shop, but my grocery usually cost me more than 25 dollars per trip.

Again I have to agree with Joyce on her comment that the most romantic and memorable moment does not hapen at the best of times. Some of my most memorable moments with Chris would have to be our very economic trips to Victoria or camping, cooking together for each other, or just some conversations we've had over the phone when we're both very sleepy...

to me, the best moments are free.

Gordon says...

As much as I love joanne... aren't there like a few more grads to go up on "grad of the week"?

and...Wow..joanne...first it was a lie about someone asking you out...then it's auctioning yourself off to some random/desparate guy...and now...you're gonna drug them. HAHA.

Stephen says...

Hah! I used to love erowid when I was a teenager! I would like to remind you that I said good drugs for $100. If you want to take your chances with toilet-seat acid, be my guest.

Pat says...

wait.. what? .. is that the only way you can get a boyfriend...? to drug them??

im confused.. :s

Joanne says...

The price of LSD

Just to prove Stephen wrong (it seems like half my posts on this blog revolve around that objective...hmmm...), it looks like with $100, I can afford to get my loved one hallucinogenically high TEN TIMES!!! YAH BABY!!

Bowels and vomit.....aaaaaaaagggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Joyce says...

actually i was going to say something earlier about me being romantically-challenged
1) flowers give me watery eyes and make me sneeze like crazy
2) candle light makes me want to sleep - I think Cindy can attest to this.

and ... why is stargazing and sunset romantic?
my only attempt to appreciate sunset somehow failed due to unknown reason (scary seagals?).
stargazing.. now THAT I don't get. Everytime I look at the stars, I think about our infinite universe, the black holes, and the dark matters. It is pretty scary to ponder on the existence of everything and non-existence of anything else.

Food sounds good though. I'm generally happy with pasta and/or steak, hehehe. hmm, throw in some mashed potatoe.... hmm..

Maybe the most romantic and memorable moment does not happen at the best of the times, but rather the opposite.

Pat says...

so.. here's my five cents for the day.. plus, we all know how i can only write cynical comments on this blog anyways... personally, i think in order to be romantic, you really need to know the person and design your evening to them.. it can't be something generic like... dinner and a movie. as well.. the stage at which the relationship is at is crucial.. so 2nd date? $100? then yeah.. dinner and a movie.. otherwise.. specialize!

for example.. (dont be expecting me to do this for anyone of you guys) but if it were
joanne: buy a gift, ~$100, wrap in a nondigestable capsule, swallow it, take some laxatives and waalaa.. love, straight from the bowel.. (similar to throwing a ring up but less 'colourful')

joyce: call up joshua bell and offer him $100 to play in a private viewing, naked with his violin

karen: throw insults at her then the $100 in her face, since she's masochistic like that

... wait .. romantic? i thought you guys said amusing antic.

Peter says...

wow... and u didn't spend like half of the money yet... that's why YOU're engaged. hahaha
anyone wanna give steve a run for his money?

Stephen says...

You can't get good drugs for $100. Come on.

$100 and five hours, is it?

Well, the first thing to do would be to buy flowers. NOT a premade boquet, those are impersonal, and often really tacky (actually, I know some really good florists that make amazing boquets that are very unique, but that's not how I wan't to spend 60 of my 100 dollars), I suggest going to the florist and picking out some flowers yourself, then having them arrange them for you (avoid letting them add baby's breath, even though it's free doesn't mean it's pretty) remember that with flowers, more is not necessarily better - $10 to $15.

While you're down there, get some groceries because you're making dinner. She'll be much more impressed if you can cook her a meal, than if you flop down cash at a restaurant. It shows that you care, and aren't too concerned with being a big shot (at writing this, I can see how this will not impress Joanne at all... some people like the big shots). I suggest making a simple dinner with multiple dishes, it looks like you went to a lot of trouble when you really didn't. Buy a head of lettuce (romaine, not iceberg), and maybe a bag of salad greens for extra oomph, get some chicken (the cut is up to you, I suggest either breasts or legs with thighs, they make nice portion sizes and you don't have to spend any time carving) and some rice. Voila, dinner. You can through the salad together in five minutes, chicken takes about half an hour, during which time you can put rice in the rice cooker. Grab some ice cream for dessert, and candles for atmosphere and you're set - $25.

For the evening: do this on a Saturday night, you'll see why in a minute. Take your meal and your ladyfriend down to Spanish Banks and watch the sun set over the harbour. Light some candles and have your meal and some ice cream at a picnic table on the beach. When you're ready (after 2 or 3 hours), head up to the UBC astronomy building, it's free (and most importantly, open) on Saturdays, and stargaze with her. Very romantic - Free, like all of the best things in life!

That's how I'd do it.

Joanne says...

YAR for romantically-challenged girls! Gimme five, Joyce!

Wait wait wait! I have an idea.

Use the $100 to purchase hallucinogenic drugs! Then you can do WHATEVER you want and your significant other will think it's trippy no matter what!

Joyce says...

My Boston Pictures : check out the clam chowder

And for peter's contest question, here's what I realized:
I lack romanticism!! First of all, I cannot come up with any idea and, the most scary of all, I have no expectation out of such instance.
At this moment, I wonder what the guys would do.

Joanne says...

If you BURN the $100 bill, that'd be pretty memorable. Think about it: name one other time in life you'll need to burn a $100 bill.

But that doesn't take 5 hours.
And it's not romantic.
Unless you're a pyromaniac.

Peter says...

ok this blog needs some life... and this ex-admin knows just how to do it...

PRE-EXAM PERIOD BLOG PRIMER (yes it's about romance... dis it all you want):
you've totally fallen for sumone. they've fallen for you. you're 1 year into the relationship and you have $100 to blow in 5 hours. when, what, where and how to make these 5 hours among the most memorable and romantic in the their life? details please.

- you can either say what you want to do for that person or what you want that other person to do for you.

NOTE:
1. putting $100 in the bank is not considered memorable.
2. popping 3 viagras and seeing what happens is not considered romantic.
3. some ppl may kno i have a bit of experience with this kind of thing - but i won't be participating in this contest

winner selected by polling (pat? if you could kindly put one in the side bar after everyone's done)

Joyce says...

WANTED: ANOTHER SEXUAL SCANDAL!

vivienne says...

I only owe 30 dollars now....>.<;;;; I'm actually less shameful than Tim on the list of shame.....wait...yeah..

ARE we doing anything for you-know-who and you-know-who? There ARE two of them :p

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

hmm alright. havent been here in a while.

this is slightly out of date with the current blog standing, but definitely cleavage. as stephen said, who in their right mind would EVER be against cleavage?

as for the clubbing, joanne modelling and date auctioning day...can i be lazy and just ask u again when it's gonna be? or would one of the admin ppl put it up on the calendar please? thanks.

lastly...i played my first video game (for real) last night. 7 hours baby! MUHAHAHA. it's not quite addictive for me but i can definitely do sympathesize with the computer/game geeks now.

and uh...are we doing anything on Monday? for u-know-who's or u-probably-know-who's'?

Pat says...

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY:
----------
Hey Guys.
Well, I'm just setting up this blog forum and it should be good for communication purposes since this group (for better or worse) is mass emailing and icq'ing everyone so frequently.
I will be inviting people to join the blog and this can be for use as a central messaging system. This will be good in the future especially when so many of us are leaving off to med school's and co-ops and others just plain boring and staying for another year. Hehh.. just kidding.
Yeap, so if you have any questions on how this works, just let me know.

----------

Wow.. how naive patrick was back in the day..sigh.. so... phish and chips anniversary party... sometime soon! stay tuned.

Joyce says...

This is Joyce reporting from Boston.

Guess what I found?
Today, I was just randomly walking around and came across this Orpheus used CD store at the basement level of an apartment building. My habbit when it comes to new CD store is to look for JB's CD right off the bat. I located the "violin - various artists" section and started to go throught them one by one. Sundenly, a picture of Josh in his late teen ( or early 20's) poped in front of my eyes. hahaha, it looked too good to be true. After I stared at it for 10 seconds, I screamed in joy....and attracted the owner to see what was going on.

oh, so what did I find (or which Joshua Bell recording I still dont' have?)??
Joshua Bell's 1st recording ever - Presenting Joshua Bell!!!!!!!!
I have been looking for this recording since 1997 and, oi, I've combed through A LOT of CD stores for it.

Joanne says...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PHISH AND CHIPS!!!!

It's been exactly one year since the first post on this blog.

Today will henceforth also be known as the day Peter signed his death warrant.

Peter says...

joanne, u seriously need to kick my ass sometime

Peter says...

"ok, we start the bidding at a nickel. do we have a nickel? a nickel anybody? 5 cents is all it takes? ANYBODY? there's gotta be someone out there! c'mon guys, it's for charity... think of it as an act of charity... will somebody PLEASE think of the children! five measly canadian pennies man............................... ok well i tried."

Joanne says...

Ok, so $10 may not seem like a good deal for clubbing. Here's a spin on it that will maybe entice you guys to come...or at least feel sorry enough for me to come...

I AM MODELLING IN A FASHION SHOW AND THEN AUCTIONED OFF FOR A DATE.

No, I'm not kidding this time. And see? I'll finally be able to use all the date-wardrobe advice you guys gave me. Ah, the irony.

And if seeing me be humiliated is not enough, I'll need you guys to come and chip in a few dollars each so I won't end up being the only unsold item of the night o.O



...And don't ask me how I got myself into this. Let's just say a certain dragonboat coach has a very very cute smile....

Oh, and a portion of the proceeds goes towards the British Columbia's Children's Hospital. Charity, guys! Charity!

Joyce says...

hahaha, wow, this blog is sooo mature.

I read on some Taiwanese news site that ppl actually buy pillows that are in shapes of 1) a guy's arm and chest 2) a woman's thigh and lap in Japan. man, their singletons must be more frustrated than others in the world.

Peter says...

joanne said appendages!

Joanne says...

Regarding the blow up doll, let me take this opportunity to clarify a question I have always had. A blow up doll is to provide a substitution for a real boyfriend/girlfriend for frustrated singletons, right?

As far as I'm concerned, boyfriends
a) Bring me flowers...a few times...
b) Carry my books...sometimes...
c) Get clingy...most of the time...
d) Get jealous...all the time...
e) Want to do "stuff" and then complains that I'm always busy...all the time...

And a blow up doll does NONE of the above. So...how am I supposed to properly utilize one? Unless certain appendages are attached...

Joanne says...

Up for grabs:

ONE TRIP TO TOFINO.
April 22nd to April 25th.
Cost: ~$110 for accomodations and ferry ride. Food and alcohol not included.
Accomodations: The ultra-luxurious Brick House
Type of company: Gary's Coquitlam buddies.
Rate of Alcohol consumption: > 2 cases of beer and 1 750mL bottle of Bacardi per night

Inquire within.

Stephen says...

How can anyone be against cleavage?

Gordon says...

That's okay joanne... we'll get you a blow up doll!

Pat says...

on a completely unrelated note:

kto -- you owe me $5

Joanne says...

Awwww, thanks for all your input, guys!

Ok, I have a confession to make...

I WAS LYING.

I have no date (come on, Joanne with a date? That should have been your first sign). Rather, the blog has been rather slow in the advent of its anniversary and this was my desperate attempt to revive it...if only for a little while...

But I have come to several conclusions
1) If I ever need wardrobe advice for a date, you guys are a great source!
2) If someone in this group (or maybe it's just me) dates someone OUTSIDE the group, they can expect people to not be nosey. We're only nosey when we "inbreed" hehe.
3) I SO gotta go shopping with Peter sometime.
4) We're split down the middle (haha) on this whole cleavage issue.

Joyce says...

Peter: WOW. But why no cleavage? By cleavage I don't mean those baring-2/3-of-the-breast kind, but the one made by a nice bra and subtly suggested by a low-cut top, but not too low. I think it says "I'm sexy and you are definitely not going to see much." oh, I thought angora's a kind of fabric material that mimics rabit hair. And... YOU ARE COMMING SHOPPING WITH ME NEXT TIME.

Tim: A turtle neck?? really? Is that what turns you on?

According to my piano teacher, guys like something eye catching upon their 1st sight of a girl, and he suggested some lip gloss (just a little bit, not those greasy kind).
bbtw, Joanne, curl your eye lashes and wear mascara!!

... haha, Joanne's date wardrobe has become a festive discussion for us the frustrated singletons.

Pat says...

on a completely unrelated note:

peter.. sometimes you make it tooo easy.

Peter says...

it's true that if a guy likes you enough, he doesn't care what you wear, but it's also true that looking really good means he won't be getting over you anytime in the near future (due to permenant image of hotness burned into his retina).

with the above in mind, i have the following advice:
- PANTS (not skirt) should be casual but fits very well around the waist and thigh area (aritzia's talula used to be good at this, might wanna try jacob and zara as well)
- i suggest maybe 1.5" heel sandals... because boots and shoes are SOOOO wintertime
- i like tim's sweater idea, but a turtleneck? c'mon tim, seriously... i'd say a thin sweater (perhaps angora? dunno if that's still in, but i think it's cute) somewhat low cut or perhaps the kind that bares ur shoulders... the skin says "hi" but the sweater says "not tonight"
- one thing with the sweater is that it doesn't show off one's figure all that well... might consider a patterned blouse that shows a bit of skin below the neck (altho no cleavage)
- high quality tops are plentiful and mostly of good taste at places like guess, bebe, BCBG, (and for the cash strapped, dare i say b.b.blue?) the key as usual is in the cut and the fabric... i see you wear alot of black in formal occassions and it suits you nicely... perhaps a black top that's not entirely a solid fabric but gives the slight illusion that ur baring some skin? big fan of loose fabric to add texture too... [(most) girls look hotter with long hair cuz it moves, swings with her walk and with the wind. same concept with loose excess fabric]... not like the kind that's flat and boring.

alright... any comments saying that i know too much about women's fashion will result in me pulling the post. kapeesh?

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

wooo. I like this what-to-wear-on-a-date topic

hmm, not knowing the location is definitely poses a toughie because what if he decides to take you to a nice dinner and you're dressed too casually or if he takes you for a romantic walk on the beach and your dress is too fussy?

so, i'd be less concerned with the message that you're giving him with your outfit but more worried about where it's going to be. guys are guys, and they get turned on just by looking at you no matter what you wear (or,...not wear). i'd advice a dress code with versatility and functionality. bring like a nice quality (like LEATHER) jacket and a shawl, so if u need to, u can put them on and fit into the party/club or fancy restaurant (or when you'r cold). then, definitely go for something that is just a tiny bit revealing, like a nice long sleeve/quarter sleeve knit with a deep V neck and pair it with functional pants/skirts (not mini's). and you can accessorize as you like, since you know way more than i do :P lastly, top the outfit off with some mid height sandals so you can walk comfortably or take it off if you happen to end up on a beach/picnic/outdoor thing.

and one last point about showing medium amount of interest to the guy - it's all about your attitude and your body language. flirt with your eyes and smiles, or maintain an air of aloofness; and remember to sashay!

Tim says...

Haha, are you serious? Joanne got asked on a date?
*coughs*/*sputters*

Ok ok, so something that shows interest but not interested and not slutty....
....................
.....................
......................
That's a toughy. Well, I say safest bet is to go with something that isn't really revealing at all..(turtle-neck?). I mean hell, the fact that you accepted this date means your interested right?! Haha, so when is this exactly?

Joanne says...

AAAGGGGHHHHH. It's been WAY TOO LONG since I've done anything like this so I'll need all the advice I can get from both genders. Please impart wisdom ASAP so I'll have a week to go shopping if necessary (oooh...shopping...)

What do I wear on a date that will say:
a) I'm interested
b) I'm not THAT interested (gotta play hard to get you know)
c) I'm not a whore so don't even expect to reach first base tonight

To make matters worse, he said the location/activity is a "surprise," so I'm wondering if I should include Gortex in the outfit...

Joanne says...

May one of the wonderful administrators post this up under upcoming events? Spank you.

Pure Image Entertainment and yours truly present...
PADDLE ROYALE 2 - The Second Multi-team DB Fundraiser Party
Date: Friday, April 1, 2005
Time: 10 p.m. - 3 a.m.
Venue: BARCODE (1238 Broadway - this used to be "Daddy O's")
Featuring: The Beat 94.5's DJ Remsta dropping the hottest 1s and 2s, Top 40, R&B
Advanced tickets: $10
Tickets at the Door: $15

This party is essentially a MASSIVE fundraiser for all interested teams in the dragonboat community. Each team gets $5/ticket sold (the other $5 is for administrative costs, i.e., venue rental, dj's, etc.). The fundraising goes towards uniforms and transportation/accomodation costs for our Portland, LA, and Kelowna Festivals in which we'll be competing in June, July, and September, respectively. There will be a grand prize to the team that sells the most tickets and individual door prize draws. To-date, the teams that will be at this party include:
Team Ruckus
Fresh Off the Dragong Boat (FODB) - former team of my last summer's team ie. the dragonboat coach I had a crush on...
SB Waverunners
Team RGL (Ridiculously Good Looking) United - You must be wondering what I'm doing on a team with such a name, eh? Come to support Ashley Ko (BPP Grad Rep) and Andrew Leung (former BPP Treasurer) as well. Also come to see the creator of Jimmy Chu and the very cute Captain/soon-to-be Resident in Orthopedic Surgery (The coach is also a Resident in Orthopedic Surgery...but he's not as cute...and engaged...).

Tickets are limited, so get yours early! Contact me for tickets.

Gordon says...

Yo dudes, here's the update for the List of Shame/Fame:

People owing money:
Vivienne: $132
Tim: $88

People we owe money to:
Peter: $(138)
Leo: $(64)
Gordon: $(18)

Thanks!

Also, if you guys cared and/or noticed, the list on the side earlier was NOT balanced...because I made the mistake of putting Tim owing $132 (when it should've been $109) and forgot to include myself on the "people we owe money to"--($23)....But it's all clear now!

Good luck on ultimate tomorrow (except for the first game)

Joyce says...

I have observed a new specie of small bag-carrying Arts girls.
Ever noticed a female Artsie carrying a tiny-weeny designer bag on her arm while holding a stack of clippboard, binders and papers? It's official, not they are going digital.
I saw this girl in my psych class, carrying a ~9" Sony Vaio and a tiiiiny Gucci purse.
At the end of the lecture, she simply put the laptop in the dust bag and carry everything with her arms.

hmmm, wonder if she'll drop everything if a squirrel suddenly jumps out of the bushes and scares the hell out of her.

Stephen says...

If you guys are still saying "yar" in your thirties, I will commit all of you. Seriously.

As far as song lyrics go, I don't really have anything to add. I believe that songs exist to sell themselves and nothing that anybody remotely famous writes is actually what they believe, and therefore is not meaningful (at least to me).

I do have a quote that I like though, you can interpret it however you like:
"Of so little weight are the greatest services to princes, when put into the balance with the refusal to gratify their passions" - Captain Gulliver in Jonothan Swift's Gulliver's Travels

I think it really applies to a lot of people I have known and have had the displeasure of dealing with.

w00t

Joanne says...

My quantitative immunohistochemistry song:

Lil' mama show me how you move it,
Go Ahead put ya back into it,
Do ya thang like there aint nothin to it,
Shake.. sh.sh..shake that ass girl.

Aaaaggggghhh, I can't believe I fell for the "Stripper of the Week" link.

Joanne says...

Every once in a while, life delivers us something to remind us of our own mortality and the seemingly insignificant things that ultimately make all the difference.

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES, PEOPLE.

Joanne says...

Thanks for the suggestion Karen! I JUST downloaded "Shattered" and omg! What a nice song (and the lyrics are easier to decipher as well.)

Joyce says...

the blog's going to die!!! we need sexual scandal, STAT!

Gordon says...

To the moderators. Can you guys put up a new list of shame (or praise if we owe you money):

People OWING money:

Joanne: $132
Vivienne: $132
Pat: $132
Tim: $132

People we OWE money to:

Peter: $(391)
Leo: $(64)
Joyce $(27)

** Note that the windshield price IS included in your total. If you choose to opt out of paying for this option, simply subtract $46 from your total (or add 46 if we owe you).

Thanks!

Karen says...

joanne: LOVE that song. best song (i think) on the garden state soundtrack. but alas, no concrete idea of what it means. 'shattered' by the same group also really good.

Karen says...

joanne: LOVE that song. remy zero - fair, right?...best song (i think) on the garden state soundtrack. but alas, no idea what it means...heh. "shattered" by the same group also really good.

Joanne says...

Yar.

vivienne says...

Hypothetical (but extremely probable) situation:

*Joanne's wedding day*

We see Joanne, splendidly dressed in her [insert designer name] wedding dress, with her friends and family gathered together to witness the holy matrimony between Joanne and the love of the life, [insert random rich doctor's name]. After many long vows between the two lovebirds, the ceremony ends with the following:

Priest/Rabbi/Wedding Register: Will you, [man] take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife? (and some other stuff...I forget)

Man: Yes.

Priest/Rabbi/Wedding Register: Will you, Joanne, take this man as your lawfully wedded husband?

Joanne: Yar.

*end scene*

Yes..I'm afraid even when we're in our thirties...we might still be using 'yar.' This is probably Steven's nightmare. :p

Joyce says...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Joanne says...

So what if you catch me,
Where would we land?
In somebody's life
For taking his hands
Sing to me hope as she's
Thrown on the sand
All of your work
Is rated again
Where to go ?

Such a nice song! Even though I have it on repeat, I can't for the sake of me figure out what it's talking about. Any ideas?

NeverGonnaGrowUp says...

LOL love that family tree

Pat says...

Did I ever say this site is represented by democratic admins? Hells no. What Pat says goes.

Hah. Long live communism

Joanne says...

I think I'm entitled to a Defense Counsel, right? Until I find the $$ to hire competent representation, I'd like to offer the following consideration:

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom explicitly states that

"2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
a) freedom of conscience and religion;
b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
d) freedom of association."

In the case of the Crown vs. Hsieh, well, THERE IS NO CASE! The defendent here was rightfully exercising her freedom as a Canadian Citizen as outlined in the Fundamental Freedoms stated in the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom." Her thought is that carbon dioxide is produced via the so-called outlawed process, and she was expressing that thought on a medium of communication - the Phish and Chips blog.

SEE YOU IN COURT, PETER LI.

Side note: I'm the majority shareholder! How did this by-law get passed anyway????

Tim says...

Peter: She actually broke 17 by-laws ( you missed the previous one)

Steve: CO2 enters the leave through the stomata when it is open and diffuses around the leaf where it can *ahem* do what Joanne said.

Peter says...

i'd like to propose a motion to charge joanne hsieh on sixteen counts of violation of blogger by-laws. pat, what's the maximum on this one? 3 shots of tequila? 5 beer? 3 glasses of wine? i dunno, she was being pretty reckless with those words there... definitely exceeded the 4 syllable limit. i say bring her to trial! we don't want this blog to be the socializing outlet for a buncha science geeks now do we?

Joanne says...

FYI Stephen: My answer was typed directly from my memory.

As for where the carbon dioxide came from: It came from oxidative phosphorylation as well 8D. Muahaha, that's right, I broke the blog by-law!

Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.
Oxidative phosphorylation.

Stephen says...

Well, it's apparent that Joane knows how to use Google. What I was asking was "where does the carbon dioxide come from?"

It's kind of messed up if you think about it. Everybody always thinks of plant getting all of their nutrients from the soil when in fact, it's the air that's important - that's where they get all of the materials to make sugars.

Joanne: I can't believe you actually said "oxidative phosphorylation" on the blog. That's got to be breaking some kind of blog by-law, it's too nerdy for your own good.

Peter says...

(nineties) song of the moment:

Freshmen - Verve Pipe

Joyce says...

was reading the BPP newsletter just now. and i have come to the realization that there must be A LOT of stupid things that everyone has done in the lab. here's my list, feel free to add more.

1. put fingers in the vortex machine
2. dump the product down the sink
3. melted plastic cuvet with acetone
4. feeling the acetone sensation
5. make up data

AHHH... i need to go shopping

Joanne says...

The mass comes from the assimilation of tons of carbon dioxide into stable carbon rings also known as sugars. This process is driven by the chemical energy transduced from the light energy captured by membrane-bound photoreceptors in an oxidative phosphorylation process.

Ok people, I have a question to ask you guys regarding the grad/year-end trip. There is all-around agreeance that we want 3 nights.

Would you prefer
a) May 1st to May 4th
Pros: It'll be before the start of summer session courses and be over a month away from the LSAT to accomodate the nerds who want to study.
Cons: All four days will be weekdays, making it harder for Co-Op people to take time off to join us, and it'll be before the Okanagan Wine Festival.

b) May 7th to May 10th
Pros: We can catch the Okanagan Wine Festival and the inclusion of two weekend days facilitates Co-op schedules.
Cons: Summer Session classes will have started for the afforementioned nerds, and the LSAT is looming closer.

Peter says...

steve: in response to ur question, i've always wondered where all my terds go when i flush them down the toilet... i dunno, that's my best guess.

Pat says...

hahah .. and it's megatokyo.. thats awesome!

Stephen says...

New levels of nerdiness.

Multilingual web comics, now that's a level of dorkdom I did not expect.

Stephen says...

OK, Here's one for you brainiacs:

If you plant a seed in the ground, forty years later there will be a tree there when you return. Where does the mass of the tree come from?

And nobody better be giving me crap about this being a plant! You all eat plants, or eat other animals that eat plants, so this applies to everybody!

Tim says...

Peter: Or you could just give it to me...

Joyce says...

CHECK YOU BRAIN SEX!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/add_user.shtml

It'll be fun to see how everyone in this group performs. Maybe we'll get more proofs that the girls this group are more like guy and guys are more like girls.

Peter says...

JOANNE: i've been meaning to tell you this but i keep on forgeting... there's a bottle of wine u left in the car from the hemlock trip. it's been sitting on my counter and i don't have a win rack so some days it's stored improperly (not on it's side). let me kno sometime when ur at the village or sumthin and i'll bring it to you or maybe i'll bring it next time i head over to burnaby.

Peter says...

pat: i'll wait... i'll wait for as long as it takes... it's better than fantasizing about lesbian truck drivers... yeah that's right pat, i know about that.

Pat says...

when you grow up huh?

... yea.. thats going to be a while eh, 小白?

Peter says...

when i grow up, i'm gonna marry her... *drool*
sooooo cute *sigh*

Joanne says...

It's been three days and nobody has posted.

WHAT IN THE NAME OF COFFEE HAPPENED HERE????

Joanne says...

We can go to Joe Fortes for the anniversary! Fish AND Chips

Joanne says...

To celebrate the anniversary of Phish and Chips, we can go to one of Vancouver's more famous fish houses...Joe Fortes. Here's a coupon we can all just print off the web apparently. It also has steak....

Tim says...

You got it wrong Viv

Malnutrished: Synonym for Malnourished

vivienne says...

Tim's new word:

malnutrish, a shortened form of "malnutrition"

Pat says...

hey guys, guess what? ...

PHISH AND CHIPS' one year anniversary is coming soon!
To to celebrate, I think we should all go out for.. steaks..

obviously not... fish and chips! .. perhaps just a lunch since we're all poor... well.. me at least.
Let me know if you guys are interested.

Joyce says...

My New York City pictures
some scary first time experiences:
- touching $10 000+ minx fur coat. It felt like... animal... and death. Haha, had to run out of that part of Sak's Fifth Avenue.
- snow storm
- New York pigeons, a LOT of them *shruder*

vivienne says...

I propose that we change the quote of the week. It doesn't make sense to MOST people anyway....unless you're sick-minded..... >.<;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Joanne says...

*Pretend not to hear Stephen's remarks regarding the futility of Graduation Banquets* THERE'S A DESSERT BUFFET. Need I say more? ;)

BIG BAND JAZZ!!!! WEEEEEE. Where IS the Old Auditorium?

I move to change the title "Feature Graduate of the Week." I realize it's a bit inaccurate and it should be something like "Feature Graduate of the Half Month" or "Feature Graduate of the Fortnight."

Stephen says...

That sounds really fun! I have another idea:

Why go to Grad Banquet at all? It's going to be a shitty meal (hotels never make good food for mass amounts of people) full of people you don't know and don't care about. It's really exoensive, and for the same price we could all go to hotpot. Better food, people we know and like, less expensive.

Anyways, I'm not going to Grad Banquet, so I've said my piece.

If anybody wants salsa tickets (gents, this is the chance to take a girl out for something far more exciting than a movie!) tell me today, because tomorrow is that last chance I have to buy them, otherwise they're $10 at the door. Nothing's more impressive than a man who can dance, and for those who can't: women think it's very charming if you try.