Thank you (or thanks?) everyone for all the happy birthday wishes! I didn't actually do very much other than go out for coffee with twilightlver89 and another friend after classes. Maybe I'll properly celebrate nearing the holidays. I don't feel older, or at least no older than I felt when I went 'oh hey I'm in grad school ( Read more... )

Things that I have been- absent from here/the internet in general, unproductive in most every aspect, not going through my email, sleeping a lot.

Thinks that I haven't been- in good health, capable of keeping solids/liquids down, below 98F.

Things that I am- recovering, somewhat. Mourning my ability to stay up late and my lost youthApparently, I ( Read more... )

[I really enjoyed this episode]

• I'm really confused as to why they decided to change the leaves between episodes- I'm 99% sure that it was a maple leaf the first time around, and that in this episode it looked closer to a beech leaf
• WAIT NEIL CROSS WROTE THIS EP
• I really like that Clara got a backstory for both her and her parents, and that it did actually play an important part in ( Read more... )

[And spoilers, of course]

• How does a 23 year old student who's graduated from uni not know a thing about wifi? Or rather, why is she computer illiterate?
• Oh and that whole scene with the monk and evil spirit=woman good nothing's changed Moffat
• Why do I have a feeling the shop girl is going to be River or an older!Clara in disguise? Why do I sense a time loop?
• JLC is fun to ( Read more... )

[Things that have been going on]

• I've agreed to try to get another paper out for a journal. But my data is kind of mucky and beyond a vague suggestion I'm not sure if I feel comfortable making any conclusions? Especially without any way to prove it since in vitro work is expensive.
• I've forgotten how much I dislike writing journal papers. So. Many. References.
• Also so much damn ( Read more... )

See the subject. Beyond the whole 'oh hey it's Christmas' element, it really didn't feel very Chirstmasty as opposed to a midseason episode, which I suppose that it is.

[And spoilers because DA is taking forever]Was I the only one who wasn't really convinced that the Pond's farewell was awful and tragic and heartrending enough to completely turn Eleven into a apathetic hermit? Not to say ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, happy solstice, happy Yuletide, terrific Tuesday, etc. and etc.

Or as I prefer to call it as of the present, happy Christmas Special Day!

Firstly, HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TO hecatescurse! CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE HEALTHY WORLD OF INTOXICATION AND CHASING AWAY SORROWS WITH DRINKS!

I ran about two miles this morning and felt like I was dying for most of it. Lungs what is up with your exchange rate seriously gah

Almost done with grad school apps. Augh, no pressure on a one page response at all.

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Not a fan of the new posting page, but off topic.

A little late to the party, but better late than never? SO.

If you want a holiday card, leave a posting of your place of current residence. They may or may not actually arrive on time.Comments are screened, etc. and etc, assuming I figured out the new page correctly. Or you can PM me. PMing might ( Read more... )

Writing a 1 page (1 page only, not over) on my research experience and Statement of Purpose without sounding too critical and negative is really, really hard for me, apparently.

1 page is not a lot of space when they make admissions decisions on this stuff. Definitely not space to mess up on.

so maybe I'm a little bitter about spending three years ( Read more... )