Finally getting a bit settled in Charlotte; I even have a coffee table now! School has been pretty well occupying my time; yesterday was the first day in a number of weeks that I did not go into the lab. Having natural light by your workstation helps make it more pleasant to go in and work. I still really needed a break ( Read more... )

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More fun wrt the bailout: Bush's proposed plan unreviewable by courts or any agency

So, does anyone understand how this bail-out package is supposed to be working? Or generally what the cause of this economic mess is? I understand giving out inappropriate loans like candy, I understand selling shares of that debt. I understand big insurers suddenly getting nailed to the wall, but what exactly is the plan here? Is the ( Read more... )

I just read that David Foster Wallace hanged himself.

He was a great writer, and I had been looking forward to reading more from him.

But so it goes.

It's the Large Hadron Collider Rap!

Ah, better-- the youtube version:

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So I don't lost it again, a graphic of the McCain vs. Obama tax cuts. Use this information well ( Read more... )

I've had my kitties down in Charlotte for a week now, and it's been great to have them back, even if Loki does bite ankles, and even if Una does get in growling matches with him in the middle of the night. Loki has also taken to wandering around in the middle of the night and talking. In addition, I have a bed, a table, and I bought chairs last ( Read more... )

So far this week I've driven roughly 1,800 miles, give or take, and tomorrow that will be topped off with another 300. Nearly every last nook of space between boxes in my car has been filled with stuff, with a couple of small bags left to go in. But I will have a home again tomorrow (though not much furniture and no cats for another week)! Friday I ( Read more... )

For those following here, and not other places, such as twitter, brief life update ( Read more... )