Welcome to Sauceykat.com!

Well, as usual, I’ve been super busy. (Aren’t we all) Work, research, paper writing and more work. And I have developed a more ‘professional’ website (hint: you’re looking at it!). Oh, and I’m working a lot more too. Did I mention that?

This new website will be focussed on my interests in health, love and happiness. My goal is to create a site where people can learn about Forensic Anthropology, and students and professionals can communicate and share ideas and knowledge. Perhaps one day, I can use this site to educate people on life and health. So stay tuned!

About Me:

My areas of academic interest are: Bioarchaeology, Forensic Anthropology, Peopling of the New World, Prehistory of the Americas, South America, etc. Although I’m not planning on going forward much in Cultural Anthropology, I am also interested in Visual Anthropology (such as ethnophotography, video documentary, etc.).

Other things that interest me are:

• dance
• reading (especially thrillers and mystery books, like those written by Minette Walters and Kathy Reichs)
• yoga
• photography
• writing
• etc..

In the future (when I grow up…), I would like to persue further education (either in Physical Anthropology/Bioarchaeology or Museum Studies), and work in a museum or as a lecturer, working on contract for the police as a Forensic Anthropologist. I also would love to do some freelance writing, including travel writing. Who knows, the possibilities are endless right now

Why “sauceykat”? Well, it’s a bit of a long story and an inside joke, but to make a long story short, my old roomie used to call me a “saucey kitten” and it all evolved from there…my lovely cover model (the background for this page and the main page) is my family cat, Taffy. Watch out, she can be a vicious creature! Her bite is MUCH worse than her hiss. Taffy has been a member of my family for over 15 years, and she currently resides with my mother and sister. I tried to kidnap her once, when I first moved out, but she was not impressed!

When I’m not at school, reading, or studying, I’m usually watching my favourite t.v. shows (such as Alias and Prison Break), hanging out with my friends, or traipsing around town taking pictures or people watching. Yeah, my life isn’t terribly exciting Family is very important to me, even though they drive me nuts, so I spend a fair bit of time at my Mom’s house, reminding her how great it was that I moved out at 18 years old ;-p

New Focus: Health and Well-Being

Now that things are starting to settle down a little (as much as they can for me!), I have decided to focus more and write more about my personal health and well-being as I have not paid much attention to either before.

I’m not overweight by any means, but I certainly would not consider myself to be a very healthy individual either.  I do not eat right; I surely don’t exercise much when I am at home so my body isn’t much feeling like my temple right now.

First of all I will say that I will not give myself over to any type of fad diets or weight loss pills or anything of that nature to help me take a [...] Continue Reading…

I’ve been a busy boy…

Sorry for the long delay since my last post. I’ve been super busy–I have a big paper to write on the excavations we did in Antigua, which is due in 9 days and I just got hired as an Assistant Collections Manager at a local historical museum, which is way cool. I’m really enjoying my new job. The people are nice, my boss is great, and they treat me very well and trust me to do my work in a professional manner. It’s a temporary position for the summer as part of a Federal grant, but who knows, maybe it can work out to something part-time. I’m even working on an exhibit with the Collections Manager that I may [...] Continue Reading…

Home Sweet Home

After a month, I’m finally home again. It’s strange–I guess I now know what ‘culture shock’ is. Well, not necessarily culture shock, but just shock in general. Being back in my apartment, all alone is strange. I’ve spent the past month living in close quarters with 7 other people and I would have killed for a little privacy, and now it seems too quiet and lonely. Funny that. Also, last week I was getting homesick and things were a tad tense and I just couldn’t wait to be home. Now, I kind of wish I was back in Antigua. Crazy, hey?

I had a great time and I would do it over again if I could, but if I had [...] Continue Reading…

Antigua Update

Hi MOm (et. al),

I just realized that this email never made it to you (see below). Toofunny, I must have sent it to myself accidentally. I’m at a cool internetcafe, having my first cafe latte in almost a month. It’s the best damnlatte I’ve ever had LOL. Can’t wait to come home and see you, but thingsare going well here. Having lots of fun and enjoying myself tremendously.This has been such a great experience and opportunity for my and I feellike it has given me some perspective with school and living in victoriaand stuff. I kinda realize now that we have things really good there, andI think I may make it my home base, atleast for awhile. Who knows, [...] Continue Reading…

Wow, I’m talking to y’all more than I do at home!

We had a bit of a monsoon last night and this morning, so we got the day off (YAY!) which means we’ll probably have to work on saturday(boo!). We decided to walk to the nelson’s dockyard to do some banking and shopping, bought some souveniers and then angela, alvina and i stopped off for some roti and passionfruit juice at a little vendor nearby. yummy! It’s nice and ‘cool’ today due to the rain, although still fairly humid. I did my laundry last night by hand, but now it’s all soaked but that’s okay because then it will get rinsed off. i tried to find out who sang some songs we heard on the ‘bus’ the other day so [...] Continue Reading…

I’m Free

I’m Free

Don’t grieve for me , for now I’m free
I’m following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I found that place at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things, I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I savored much;
Good friends, good times,
a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seems all to brief;
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up [...] Continue Reading…

No title–because I’m out of fancy titles, okay?

Well, I just spent the last 3 hours doing dishes and general cleaning, and I’m embarrassed to say I still have a few hours to go. And I won’t go there about laundry, okay?

Anyhow, finally got the laptop stuff sorted with Dell, but they told me that they were having “conflicts” with the new 64Mb video cards and had to downgrade me to 32Mb. Which is fine, I guess. But I had to ask them how much they were going to credit me and they said $100, which basically paid for my wireless router. Anyhow, the router has arrived (but I have to pick it up at Purolator’s depot) and the computer has been in production since the 26th. [...] Continue Reading…