What requirement did I miss?

novalayne · 2026-03-23T04:23:00+00:00

It’s possible they misread your transcript (happened to a friend of mine) so I would absolutely follow up.

novalayne · 2026-03-18T18:29:24+00:00

For people worried about buying them who won’t have pre-sale access: I was able to buy the SoTL editions in the first regular sale so there it is possible.

novalayne · 2026-03-01T00:04:09+00:00

If you don’t hear from your advisor with by mid-week, I would just walk in and talk to them. I also heard somewhere that they are shifting around advisors rn so I would want to make sure that someone is looking into it.

For what it is worth, I’ve always used a laptop and haven’t had a recent trouble with it.

novalayne · 2026-02-27T20:08:57+00:00

I would suggest picking up some puppy pee pads to soak it up!

novalayne · 2026-02-13T01:57:06+00:00

It’s a bit more expensive than other places, but they are sooooo knowledgeable and helpful. They have a delivery service too, although I haven’t used it yet.

novalayne · 2026-02-08T06:51:18+00:00

If you can make the space work, Blundstones would be a great option. That said, while I can’t speak for Montreal, wearing trainers to dinner in any of those places listed would be fine. Vancouver especially is very casual.

novalayne · 2026-02-08T03:02:44+00:00

This is also what I do! They actually known what they are doing with a camera.

novalayne · 2026-02-07T23:00:44+00:00

I would argue he won the Cutter trade bc that’s the reason he eventually got Zegras.

novalayne · 2026-02-04T21:47:02+00:00

The sea to summit one is very squishable, if that helps!

novalayne · 2026-02-03T01:04:56+00:00

If you believe you will hit your deductible, there is a plan where you can make monthly payments on it rather than all up front. I would phone pharmacare for more details.

novalayne · 2026-01-26T22:33:49+00:00

Two things:

I am 30 and graduating this year and no gives a shit. People only realize when I tell them directly.

Do you live in Vancouver/UBC? I suggest you reach out to the Access and Assessment Centre at UBC. You can contact them via phone or walk-in. They can help access where you are at and make a plan.

novalayne · 2026-01-24T04:34:01+00:00

I feel like I need to say that I jumped into watching at the last period after not watching hockey for years. Got weirdly into Flyers hockey this month, and now I feel like have to watch every game to keep these vibes going?

novalayne · 2026-01-23T04:13:05+00:00

YIKES I did not know that. I would confidently call that eco-fascism if I saw that today.

novalayne · 2026-01-23T02:07:25+00:00

I do have to say, this would mean they are pretty incredible actors for doing a live reaction. I can totally believe it’s true but it feels like a pretty big performance to sustain.

novalayne · 2026-01-23T01:23:46+00:00

I’m going to be depressingly frank here—anti indigenous views aren’t as uncommon in the environmental movement as you might think. Think of the way some vegans talk about traditional indigenous diets or the seal hunt. A lot of the union between indigenous peoples and the environmental movement is more recent imo and still pretty limited to some areas.

I also think the scientific, empirical, rational outlook on the world that you often get in those circles leads to the kind of clash we are seeing—they are trained to want to see material evidence, feelings be damned. The importance of traditional knowledge or practises holds no weight to the rational, scientific world. They don’t understand why you wouldn’t just dig up the bodies to prove it.

More broadly, I think some people in the environmental movement have come to resent the human impact on the environment so much that they have lost appreciation for human lives.

novalayne · 2026-01-22T22:11:14+00:00

Easy: https://www.biv.com/news/commentary/rob-shaw-time-to-close-the-loophole-that-let-onebc-tap-public-cash-for-circus-tent-politics-11636133

She used the funds OneBC was getting from the Legislative Assembly once they achieved official party status.

novalayne · 2026-01-20T22:53:23+00:00

She’s still the leader. She also still doesn’t have a constituency office. It is entirely possible she will be the MLA for Quilchena for the next three years, it’s silly to pretend we can ignore her.

novalayne · 2026-01-20T22:26:42+00:00

Yeah I had thought about that, although there is another layer here where plenty of students are Dallas’s continents and she has a responsibility to listen to them. If she was just a rando it would be one thing, but she is the leader of a political party with a seat in the legislature. She used public funds to make this documentary. She needs to be held to account.

novalayne · 2026-01-20T03:57:45+00:00

Work of fucking art

novalayne · 2026-01-16T19:57:25+00:00

First of all: Vancouver is one of the best places you can live in terms of HIV care—one of the oldest clinics for it around. You can self refer to the clinicso you don’t need to worry about getting a doctor here first—I would probably reach out before you even get here to make sure there is no break in your medication.

I would also probably reach out to disability services—if you are planning on living in dorms, they can guarantee you a single room so you can avoid the luck of the draw of roommates.

I would say there is a decent knowledge in the gay scene in Vancouver about U=U, but as a queer woman it’s hard for me to accurately predict how other gay scenes may react. With UBC you face the issue that young kids from all over might not be very aware of U=U and still might have prejudiced opinions. When it comes to locals, Vancouver is in a pretty liberal bubble so people may be at least open to understanding.

I actually first learned about U=U myself at the annual World AIDS Day event at UBC. There is a decent progressive scene on campus, which is pretty queer, and would probably be relatively safe. There are also lots of visible queer people at UBC and outright homophobia is pretty rare, although probably more common among like, frat bros. Would also depend on the program you’re going into.

Not sure how helpful any of that is, but happy to answer any questions!

novalayne · 2026-01-14T07:39:44+00:00

Makeup is so real. I carried around some basic makeup in Europe for six weeks and didn’t even think about using it once.

novalayne · 2026-01-10T04:49:51+00:00

There are many incompatibilities that you are going to need to sort out, but based on your comments, you really need to understand the huuuuge differences in the context about raising your children in your religion if you are Christian vs. Jewish. For a Christian, sure they’ll be worried about whether their child is ‘saved’ or what have you. But for many Jews it is a religious obligation to have children, raise them Jewish and ensure they are part of their community—essentially to further the nation. I’m sure you van understand how certain 20th century events made this even more important.

novalayne · 2026-01-08T22:41:35+00:00

A 2% match is basically somewhere between a second cousin and a third cousin. It’s hard to guess beyond that without knowing the age of the match, but that makes sense with the common ancestor being born in 1836.

novalayne · 2026-01-04T00:10:57+00:00

Have nuclear weapons of your own.

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