http://www.scottmcleod.com/ A web presence for Scott McLeod en-us Copyright 2006 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:27:14 -0500 Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:09:34 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.0D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss With exams finished, I have now completed my undergraduate degree and am officially an engineer. Most, but not all, of my marks are in, so I don't think stating the above is too much of a gamble. From September 2001... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2006/04/you_asked_for_a.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2006/04/you_asked_for_a.html Life Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:27:14 -0500 I'm still alive. Since the last update, of the things I can remember off-hand: Aug, '05: had a good vacation in Ottawa; saw and learned much Aug - Dec, '05: had a great work term working for a tech startup... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2006/02/update.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2006/02/update.html Life Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:04:04 -0500 My feet! Oh my feet are killing me after a full day spent walking around the city. I'll have more to say about what we did on our first full day here in a later post. On Tuesday night, our... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/08/ottawa_night_1.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/08/ottawa_night_1.html Life Thu, 11 Aug 2005 09:25:13 -0500 I wrote my last exam this morning. As is the norm for our class, it was interrupted by a fire alarm (it happened in three of our finals in 3A). Someone in our class either (a) never gets enough studying... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/08/4a_is_ovahhhh.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/08/4a_is_ovahhhh.html Life Mon, 08 Aug 2005 19:45:39 -0500 I must be doing something right. Friday at work I found out I've been given an office for the remaining three weeks of my work term. Someone came by to move my stuff from my old cubicle to new office... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/04/movin_on_up.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/04/movin_on_up.html Work Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:18:02 -0500 I had an encounter with an elderly gentleman yesterday that led me to consider how I do in fact define success in my life. I was in a mall bookstore perusing the new releases when a gravelly voice asked, "How... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/04/how_do_you_defi.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/04/how_do_you_defi.html Life Sun, 03 Apr 2005 12:30:41 -0500 The green 4GB iPod Mini I ordered from Apple's online store arrived the other day. I was waffling over whether to spend the $325 CDN on the Mini or order Apple's new smaller capacity iPod Shuffle, which does not include... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/ipod_mini.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/ipod_mini.html Life Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:47:04 -0500 For those not aware, I was born in Bermuda and lived there until I was 14 before my family moved to Canada. Growing up on an isolated island (North Carolina, the nearest landfall, was over 700 miles away) only 20... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/some_news_from.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/some_news_from.html Life Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:44:05 -0500 Update: I haven't found the motivation to post. Until now! I'm just over halfway through my fifth work term and thought I'd share the courses I will be taking in my upcoming 4A study term. It's hard to believe we've... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/fourth_year_cou.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/03/fourth_year_cou.html Life Wed, 09 Mar 2005 21:36:17 -0500 Work is going well and I'm enjoying both the job and living in Burlington. I'm in a nice area living with a nice couple, but damn if Burlington isn't the most gridlocked city I've had to experience. The sheer number... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/01/first_week_comp.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2005/01/first_week_comp.html Life Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:15:21 -0500 I get to celebrate the new year tonight before packing everything tomorrow for the move on Sunday. Another four month workterm begins Monday: a new job, a new company, a new city, and my last work report.... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/happy_new_year.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/happy_new_year.html Life Fri, 31 Dec 2004 19:27:37 -0500 We made a trip to the big city of Toronto yesterday to take advantage of some solid deals at the Eaton Centre. On our way into Toronto on the 401 we passed Yorkdale Mall. While I can't attest to the... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/boxing_day_whir.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/boxing_day_whir.html Life Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:06:35 -0500 Merry Christmas, everyone! We just finished opening gifts. I am very happy with the thoughtful gifts I received from my parents: a couple things for my car, a George Foreman-type grill, socks & underwear, a Chapters gift card, and winegums... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/merry_christmas.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/merry_christmas.html Life Sat, 25 Dec 2004 10:19:06 -0500 Well, despite my intentions to post at least a few entries over the school term, I let the blog slip for the full 4 months. I last left you with a quick note on the last day of my 3A... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/the_triannual_u.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/12/the_triannual_u.html Life Mon, 20 Dec 2004 09:22:38 -0500 As I sit here in my last hour of work, I look back on a successful work term and some long, long hours (6:30 - 4:30 every day). It was all worth it but I can't imagine doing it over.... http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/08/anddone.html http://www.scottmcleod.com/archives/2004/08/anddone.html Life Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:59:42 -0500