Well, with my roommate gone to his new job in MO, it was time to leave the old place in Westwood and find a new home. Fortunately, I was able to find an affordable place near the aquarium, so after a bit of stress, work, and luck, I am finally moved in and back in contact with the world ( Read more... )

Got bored. Went to Vegas. Got back. Saw this. Had to give it a try. Yay!

( House Quiz )

My youngest sister was married this past weekend. It was amazing. The ceremony was wonderful. They were so happy, so focused on each other. The reception was a big success, too, despite the near 120F temperatures. People were hot, and a few had to leave early, but once the sun sank behind the hills it became quite pleasant and we were rewarded ( Read more... )

Well, just got back from New Orleans and the ASIH meeting. It was a very strange experience to say the least. For starters, it is the largest meeting I have been to (1500+ in attendance). Even with so many people, I only knew 5 of these people prior to the meeting, and none of them very well. That led to some interesting differences (compared ( Read more... )

The last several weeks have just been filled with work on my thesis (data analysis, reanalysis, and writing), soccer and games (yay procrastination!), and work to assemble a poster of my thesis research. With a bit of help, I was able to get my poster done early (as in the day before it was needed) and I have presented it twice. Now I am left ( Read more... )

My Personal Dna Report

I was kind of worried about today because, when I woke up, the sky was blue and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was even quite pleasant this morning when I walked to campus. It wasn't until mid-afternoon when it happened: rain on the window! I officially have a streak of two consecutive years with birthday rain, and I can't wait to see if I ( Read more... )

I don't know if I did this right . . . I mean, what exactly is a "culinary guilt"? Or any of the other "guilt"s for that matter? Here's my best shot.

( Guilt Table )

Stolen from cheetahmaster via skkyechan :
Post a topic, list, category, whatever, in my comments section. (examples: "5 Sexiest Things About Ron Weasley" or "Top 5 things to drink"). I'll reply in comments to your Top 5 ideas, according to me. Then you post this offer in your own journal.

As per skkyechan's request:

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