Its Official

Yesterday I was discriminated against in an interview because of my dad. Its not like he is a bad, or evil lawyer, he is one of the few just and honorable ones. Which I suppose might be the problem, he is just too darn good at his job.

I got woken up by a phone call yesterday at about 10 am (yeah, I know, I just finished a year of university, you can't expect me to get up at 6 am for no reason),  to come for an interview at 1:00 for the Water Smart Ambassador job. So I got all professionally dressed up, even put on some make up for a change, and when downtown for the interview. It was going fabulous, then about halfway through (I'm pretty sure it was about halfway through, but it could have just been a really short interview) she asked me, "Oh, are you (insert name)'s daughter?"

What am I supposed to do? Lie, say no, make up a story of how my family died in a tragic accident? I said yes. Interview over, just like that, just because of my name. I might as well be a black Muslim, stripper, terrorist and I probably would have had a better chance at the job.

I found out later that night from my dad that he was on the other side of some union negotiations with the municipality (him being on the municipality side), the women who interviewed me was a union rep involved with said negotiations. The union didn't get what they wanted because me dad is just too darn good at doing his job, so I didn't get what I wanted, a job. I know its not fair, but I guess I eventually need to know what it feels like to be the one who is discriminated against because of who I am.

My dad is pretty 'tight' with the district, (I find it somewhat unnerving to refer to somebody who wears a suit everyday with being 'tight' with anyone, but I couldn't think of a better word), and I know that he called the administrator today. However, I made it clear that I did not what the person who did this to me to suffer any consequences. I'm going to be the bigger person. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

Summa Time!

So I made it through first year! Yup, that's right, I'm a second year now! I could be considered to be all wise and stuff now, but really I will just be slightly less of a newb on campus.

Its awesome that school is over, no more exams, no more stress, but I still don't have a job!! It is kinda stressing me out, and its kinda my dads fault in an indirect strange kind of way. You see, most people's parents work for the mine or in a mine related field, and its not like they don't make really good money, but they should make less than a lawyer right? Because my dad is lawyer, I shouldn't need a job right?

Well, my dad is the type of lawyer who won't charge those who can't pay, who volunteers his time at a woman's shelter, works to keep youth out of the court system, volunteers his time in community matters and runs political forums. He is one of the top lawyers in BC, and he chose to work in a small town instead of a city where he would make 3x as much.

I don't need a job to pay for university right? I was privileged the day I was born, right? I went to boarding school, so clearly my parents can afford university, right? Oh, but did I forget to mention that I worked my ass off to get a scholarship that paid for my tuition at boarding school, and then worked harder to get scholarships for university. But I shouldn't need a job, right?

I hate my town sometimes...a lot.

Settlers of Catan

Have you ever played the board game Settlers of Catan? Well its something that I have discovered since coming to Guelph...even though we have it at home! I kinda can't wait to play it at home now...I'm sort of addicted. Anyway, I went over to a friends house last night to play a game, and I almost won! You need 10 points to win, and I had 9. That was the closets I have ever been to winning, even though all probabilities were against me. You wouldn't believe how many times a 3 was rolled...it was rolled a lot more than the God's of Probability dictated.


This game is rather addicting, and it actually takes quite a bit of negotiating and strategy skills. I do recommend you give it a try if you already haven't.

Its way more fun that studying anyway!

Things you learn in school....

I'm not much of a physics person...okay, that's a bit of an understatement. I really, really don't like physics. Albert Einstein once said "Too much physics isn't good for you" and I completely agree! Although, I am able to calculate if King Kong was real, would his body be able to support his weight? The answer is of course no. Which brings me to question if anybody in Hollywood ever passed first year physics. I don't really see the usefulness of calculating the momentum of a rod spinning, but I guess knowing the tension in an artery could be useful, or the volume of blood pumped in one heartbeat. So as I study in gloom and fear for my 8:30 physics final tomorrow, I can't help but admit that what I am learning may actually be useful, and that if I don't get into med school, I could always go into Hollywood and do a better job then the people who made King Kong (1 and 2).

On a really happy note, by about 11 am tomorrow, I will never have to pick up a physics text book or get another physics headache again!!! Whooohooo!

So today's post is a tribute to physics, even if I hate it, it still deserves at least one day of love every 100 years.

Exams, bikes, and Toronto.

On Saturday I went to Toronto with a very good friend to go to a bike shop. He hooked me up with the same team that sponsors him this year, which is pretty wicked. Cycle Solutions is a pretty awesome bike shop with super friendly staff, and I am lucky to have them as sponsors. I also can't wait to race!!

Toronto is a massive city and I rode a street car for the first time, they are kinda cool, but it also kinda sucks when you miss your stop!! We went pretty much all over the city on Saturday, we started in some random old part of town after we got a ride in from a friend in Guelph who works at MEC in Toronto, and ended up in the "Beaches." The Beaches is the rich area of Toronto, with cool little stores and water front views of Lake Ontario. We did a lot of walking...and because we are both not city kids, we definitely took the longest routes possible!

At Cycle Solutions I got some new tires, a water bottle, some toe covers and ordered some new Speed Play Zero pedals. I am already to race! (Well...after I get a kit that is...)

We did kind of run into a crisis though. We missed the 5:30 bus back to Guelph, they wouldn't let my friend put his bike frame on the bus, and the next bus wasn't until 8:00. I sort of started to freak out because I have six exams over the next two weeks, and I really needed to study physics and chemistry, not mention my biology finals is today at 6! My friend's wonderful aunt saved the day, and offered to drive us back to Guelph. I owe her a lot! And I am very great full for what she did.

So yeah, I had a fun time in Toronto, exploring the city by street car, bus and by foot. It was a good day, and it was super sunny for once!

Time to get back to the books...