You know, I use the word retarded to describe Jean-Pierre all the time. Usually I'll say 'mentally retarded' or 'profoundly mentally retarded,' which were the terms that schools for disabled folk used for his specific case. Then there was a shift to 'mentally handicapped' in said schools, which neither my mom nor myself have ever used. It seems to ( Read more... )

I have no idea what's going on in the outside world anymore. Someone I work with was talking about how her daughter was staying up all night for a party at a bookstore for the release of 'Breaking Dawn.' I had no clue what the hell she was talking about. She was trying to describe the series to me, but we've got a bit of a language barrier, and she ( Read more... )

Apparently the giant alien bug I just killed was a Scutigera coleoptrata. It was fast. And leggy. And antennae-ey. I will have nightmares. I have never seen one of these things in my life. Now I'm worried about what the hell it was feeding on. I HATE Northern bugs! I kinda miss just having to worry about no-see-ums and the local crocodiles ( Read more... )

Yay. I have survived until 1pm. Four more hours to go. I have nothing to do other than blog, so you can watch my slow descent into madness until everyone calls me and I can get the hell out of here ( Read more... )

I am done for the day (mostly because Invitrogen sucks). And yet I will not be able to leave until 5pm because I am forced to take everyone home. This is the zillionth time that this has happened ( Read more... )

You know, I feel like just saying: blacks = crime. Discuss. I get the nuances. I get that lynchings were just yesterday. I KNOW for a fact that racism still exists. It doesn't just exist, it's everywhere. But these American blacks are NOT helping their cause. Is there even a cause anymore??? I just feel so frustrated that the intelligent people are ( Read more... )

ZOMG Robert DeNiro and Drew Barrymore are filming in Woolsey Hall! The Paramount trucks and trailers have been blocking College Street since yesterday, but I didn't know DeNiro was here until last night. It was so cool, he was walking around in front of Woolsey like a normal human being! Yes, I know I'm retarded. I don't get to see a lot of ( Read more... )

Haven't been mugged yet, although we were just joking that if our seminar was held outside due to the good weather, that would probably change ( Read more... )

You want a cure for cancer? Stop jacking off, stop having sex, stop drinking liquid that's been stored in a plastic container, stop eating food that's been heated in a plastic container, wear a gas mask when you get into a new car, hell, wear a gas mask when you get out of your house, don't eat ANY American food, cut back on spicy food, don't eat ( Read more... )

Taking a brief break from lab to make sure the boys aren't suffering from smoke inhalation. Plus, well, any excuse to goof off ( Read more... )