In the tradition of The Count from Sesame Street and David Letterman

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In the tradition of The Count from Sesame Street
and David Letterman

• Here is the
• Top Ten List
• of interesting things
• you may not know about

Brooke Ballantyne
brookeballantyne_at_hotmail.com
Libr 500
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10
Is the number of years its been since I attended
the Trek program at Prince of Wales
Secondary School.
This was a life-changing program for me I spent
half the school year doing new outdoor activities
with my classmates.
We went telemark skiing at local mountains,
We kayaked around the gulf islands,
We even built igloos in Manning Park and spent
the night in them!
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9
Is the number of different jobs Ive held since I
started my university education in 1997.
A Volunteer Coordinator at the Canadian Diabetes
Association
An ESL Tutor
A Barista
An Usher at GM Place
A Restaurant Waitress
Ive been
A Cocktail Waitress
A Busser
A Maid
A Fundraising Coordinator at the Canadian
Diabetes Association
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8
Is the number of cousins I have. I have no
brothers or sisters, so I count cousins.
They live all over the world, in places like
Montreal
Whistler
London, England
Kelowna
Florida
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• Is the number of countries Ive visited.

Here they are
Ireland
Switzerland
Italy
The United States
England
Germany
France
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• Is the amount of years it took me to finish my
  undergrad degree!

Some of my favourite subjects were

• Russian Literature
• Linguistics
• Art History
• Milton

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5

• Is the number of hours it took me to finish the
  Royal Victoria Marathon.

(it really hurt)
Heres my official record of participation
Final place
Place in age division
Pace/mile
Thats me!
2237 960/1198 F 51/67 F2024 45309 1111 301
Brooke Ballantyne Vancouver,BC
Place in sex
Bib
Final time
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4

• Is how many bones Ive broken in my lifetime.

I broke my right collarbone in a wrestling match,
I broke my right ankle running down the stairs to
Wreck Beach,
(I was on the highschool team)
(dont ask)
And finally I re-broke the same right collarbone
after slipping on the ice.
I broke my left ankle on stage during a
highschool musical as I pranced around in a fairy
costume,
(that one hurt the most!)
(A Midsummer Nights Dream)
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and3/4
Is the age of Kyle, my boyfriends son who comes
to stay with us on the weekends.
Storytime
Chatting with Children (and parents) in the
Playground
Here are some of his favourite things
Zombies
Peanut Butter Sandwiches
Batman
Spiderman
Halloween (this year he wants to be a vampire)
Apple Juice
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2

• Is the number of tattoos I currently have on my
  body.

And fairy wings between my shoulder blades
I have a green shamrock on my left ankle
Here are some interesting facts about my tattoos
My aunt and cousin have the same shamrock tattoo
in the same location
I designed the wings myself
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1

• Is the amount of hours it took me to decide to
  jump 40 feet from a cliff into a deep glacier
  pool.

I only needed to do it once, that was enough!
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And just for fun, heres a few more numbers
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• Kilometers is how far I ran in the 2004 ½
  Kneeknacker Race.

This race starts at Grouse Mountain and ends at
Deep Cove (that meant lots of up and down, and
lots of mud!)
Heres an elevation map of the race to give you
an idea of how painful it was
me, dying
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240

• (Approximately) Is the number of free concerts
  and hockey games Ive seen by working at GM Place
  and The Commodore Ballroom.

Ive been lucky enough to see

• Cher
• The Pixies
• The Eagles
• The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Backstreet Boys (was that ever a treat!)

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• Kilometers is the distance I drive every morning
  to get to UBC.

Yes, I live in Maple Ridge.
It may be far, but its very pretty and quiet.
And when I need to relax, I have the option of a
five minute drive to Golden Ears National Park,
or the UBC Demonstration Forest!
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The End

• Hope you enjoyed the show!