Is it too late to post photos from our super exciting lab winter holiday ultra-competitive sports event? No?
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- Pre-curling dinner and secret santa gift exchange.
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- Boys with puzzle.
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- Watching someone try to figure out what your gift is.
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- Emilia, either showing off or trying to trade her gift.
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- Wanna hear a secret?
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- This was not only the holiday party but Rachel’s goodbye. She received an assortment of fresh roasted coffees, and is seen inhaling their fragrances.
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- The crowd enjoys Rachel’s passionate inhalations.
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- Girls like puzzles too.
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- Lesson 1: ice is slippery…
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- Lesson 2: these things will keep you from slipping…
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- Tim was the resident curling expert, because he had curled on one prior occasion.
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- But Dylan was the real expert, because he’s into sports and stuff (particularly sports that require balance, which paid off when launching the curling rocks).
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- Adjust socks, then ready for rocks.
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- Unorthodox technique.
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- This is where we sit around and each share our understanding of the rules.
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- And point fingers.
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- I have a feeling Ru was saying something funny here, about Chinese culture or something, but in taking so long to post these photos I’ve forgotten the details.
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- A natural.
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- Pure focus.
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- And execution.
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- Ready to rumble.
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- Post-rumble.
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- Presumably the importance of follow through in sports extends to curling. Good follow through, Quentin.
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- Amazing follow through, Jason.
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- You wouldn’t think that curling evokes dance moves, but it does.
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- “Wasn’t that amazing?”
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- Raw power.
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- Raw power cont.
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- This is that thing where you shift your balance to steer a sports object that you’re no longer physically connected to.
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- Pure focus (on not falling over).
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- It’s important to stay hydrated on the ice. It’s also important to focus the camera lens. Oops.
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- Mastery of ice smoothing techniques.
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- Wait a second! A member of the opposing team has jumped into the picture and is oversmoothing the ice!
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- Told you so, about the dancing.
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- Can you feel the spin on that puppy?
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- Happy to be alive.
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- Master smoothers.
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- If this guy ain’t 100% pure Canadian…
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- In the “ready” position.
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- He excels at anything involving sliding.
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- It almost appears as if they know what they’re doing.
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- Smoothing ice makes people smile.
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- Back to the puzzle.
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- Reflecting on wins/losses. The reflection in the lenses makes it look more like losses. Because the reflection makes her eyes look glassy. Or maybe they are acltually glassy because she’s crying over losses.
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- This again…
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- Checking out the trophy wall.
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- Always screening for babysitters (he appears to be a natural).
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- This is called Group Photo.
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- A different group.
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- Rocks almost slamming into camera…