User:Elbie

35 / f / 49,-123

Elbie and her bike, Jadzia

About me

My name is Elizabeth, and I live in the Vancouver graticule. I am a student at the University of British Columbia; studying computer science, physics and math via the Honours Integrated Sciences programme. I'm from Lethbridge, Alberta; and if asked which part of the internet I am from [1], my answer would be TarValon.net.

I enjoy biking, hiking, and cross-country skiing, and will happily use any of these modes of transportation to get to a geohash; in addition to kayaking, snowshoeing, busing, SkyTrain-ing, ferrying, and bugging rides off of generous people with cars.

Geohashing plans

Next expedition: either 2009-05-31 49 -123 or 2009-05-31 48 -122; currently deciding whether I want to bike 100 km on the Sea to Sky Highway in the name of a Regional Geohash, or go for a Border Hash. Work won't allow for me to do both.

I'm currently working full time, and have a paper deadline to worry about, so I'll be having fewer crazy full-day expeditions for the next month or so. I'll still try to nab any geohashes that are less than an hour away from UBC, should the Algorithm be so kind to produce any.

I'm planning to build a new bike this summer, so I'll try not to forget when that entitles me to the Maker Achievement. I'm also hoping I'll nab the Pub Geohash, Border geohash, and Admit One Geohash in the near future.

Geohashes

I've attempted a total of eight expeditions, six of which were successful, in four different graticules. I've met 14 geohashers so far, and have adventured with ten of them.

Expeditions

• 2009-05-23 49 -123 (Vancouver, BC): dragged my friend Simon along to the celebration of Mouse Over Day with Rhonda, Rhonda's mom, Robyn, SueB, Wade and Xore.
• 2009-05-21 48 -123 (Salt Spring Island, BC): celebrated Geohashing Day with Rhonda, Robyn, Wade and Xore.
• 2009-05-17 48 -123 (Saanich, BC): a swashbuckling kayak hash 2km off the coast of the Saanich Peninsula.
• 2009-05-09 49 -125 (Courtenay, BC): an epic intention, and an unfortunate failure. Doesn't really count as an expedition.
• 2009-05-03 48 -123 (Salt Spring Island, BC): on the side of a road on Salt Spring Island.
• 2009-04-25 48 -123 (Saanich, BC): first solo geohash, on a golf course in Saanich.
• 2009-04-18 49 -122 (Surrey, BC): with thepiguy, Robyn and Xore.
• 2009-03-29 49 -124 (Parksville, BC): thepiguy's birthday, with him, MylSh, Galaxstar, Robyn and Arbron.

Geohashers met

• I was first introduced to the concept of geohashing by Jakke, a friend of mine from the UBC Math Club. I also know MylSh, srs0, thepiguy, Galaxstar, Dino, and Cooki in real life.
• I met Robyn and Arbron at 2009-03-29 49 -124.
• I met Xore at 2009-04-18 49 -122.
• I met Rhonda and Wade at 2009-05-21 48 -123.
• I met Rhonda's mom and SueB at 2009-05-23 49 -123.

Graticules I've Geohashed in

• Port Alberni, British Columbia (a glorious attempt)
• Surrey, British Columbia
• Victoria, British Columbia
• Vancouver, British Columbia (a designated alternate)

Achievements

See User:Elbie/Achievements for the full list. Here's a sampling:

Elbie earned the Lowest Geohash Achievement by reaching a depth of -6m at the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-17.

Elbie earned the Phonebooth stuffing achievement by helping stuff a phonebooth near the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-21.

Elbie earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-04-25.

Elbie earned the Drag-along achievement by dragging Simon to the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-05-21.

Elbie earned the Buccaneer Geohash Achievement by paddlin' the seven seas at the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-17.

Elbie earned the Circus Geohash Achievement by juggling at the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-21.

Elbie earned the Formal attire achievement by looking good at the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-04-18.

Elbie earned the Meet-up achievement by meeting Robyn & Arbron at the (49, -124) geohash on 2009-03-29.

Elbie earned the Twister Geohash Achievement by playing Twister at the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-17.

Elbie earned the Golf Geohash Achievement by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-04-25.

Elbie earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-04-25.

Elbie earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement by cleaning up the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-04-18.

Elbie earned the 2009 Geohashing Day achievement by celebrating in the (48, -123) graticule on May 21st 2009.

Elbie earned the 2009 Mouse Over Day achievement by organizing an official alternate meetup in the (49, -123) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2009.

Elbie earned the Water geohash achievement by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-17.

Elbie earned the Picnic achievement by reaching the (48, -123) geohash on 2009-05-17.

Consolation Prizes

Elbie earned the Train wreck consolation prize by failing to reach the (49, -124) geohash on 2009-03-29 because of a general transportation failure.