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Comedy, Deepak, and Time Capsule Weekend

5/8/2014

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This past weekend, we ended up doing a few new things that were fairly random and completely unrelated: we saw a stand-up comedy show at Yuk Yuk’s, we attended the Deepak Chopra talk, and Elizabeth opened a time capsule that she made when she was 13!
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Deepak Chopra
On Friday night we put our 2-for-1 Groupons to use and finally went to a show at Yuk Yuk’s with some friends. There were three comedians there, with Carla Collins as the main act. We had a great vantage point from where we were sitting, and the comedians were entertaining. We were mostly impressed with Carla Collins, as well as the local guy who also took the stage. We’ll be back.

Then on Saturday, we went to the talk by Deepak Chopra at the Jack Byrne Arena, with Elizabeth’s family. Deepak Chopra is a well-known physician who advocates alternative medicine in many forms, and is the author of a plethora of books. We weren’t sure what the talk would be about, but he mainly focused on the concept of consciousness and the mind-body connection. Deepak Chopra was a great speaker and the entire talk was thought-provoking. He ended it off with a group meditation period, which inadvertently turned into naptime for more than one person (Luke included). After the talk, Elizabeth’s mom got her book signed by Deepak himself and ended up buying some of his other books. Unfortunately, the parking lot of the arena isn’t set up for quick exits, so after we got back to the car it took us 45 minutes to leave the facility.
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Then on Sunday, Elizabeth and her friend Janet opened time capsules that they had sealed on September 21st, 2002. The idea was to open their respective time capsules on their 25th birthdays, but since Janet is only back in town for a limited time, we met up when we had the chance. Most of the fun was that no one could remember what was inside of them!

The two time capsules differed in many ways, inside and out, but there were a few mainstays such as the letters to each other in case they weren’t friends anymore, the 25th birthday cards (which were hilarious), profiles of their 13 year old selves, and Indiana Jones key chains. Janet’s writing seemed to be more profound, while Elizabeth wanted to ask her 25 year old self if she had saved enough pennies to save the rainforest (Answer: No). For some reason, Elizabeth included some of her old baby clothes/toys as well as a mystery thing she made, while Janet opted to include her Posh Spice Barbie doll and a French novel from Grade 7. There were lots of other odds and ends, including various pieces of writing and a few photographs each. They were a lot of fun to open, and making new time capsules to open in another 15+ years may be in order!
Here are some more pictures from this past weekend: 
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Katie link
5/8/2014 03:52:18 pm

The time capsules had me laughing!! That's so awesome guys! Smiled seeing my name on the friends list ;) And so glad you ladies have remained "best buds for life" and made this 25th birthday celebration happen!! xo miss you both!

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Elizabeth link
5/8/2014 11:49:19 pm

I know! I was cracking up the entire time - I literally could not stop laughing. There was actually a picture in there of me, you, and Sarah from our Grade 6 graduation, and you were looking away from the camera and creepily holding the medal around my neck. haha. I'll have to send it to you.

And, just to let you know, you also made it onto the list on the back of my time capsule of people I needed to get in touch with. :)

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