I've been given the go-ahead to write.  I have 10 weeks to write, write, write.

See, I'm even writing now!

godz -- I'm tired.

Tomorrow, I hold the committee meeting that will end all other committee meetings.  At least I hope so.  I'm terribly, terribly nervous.  :(

I am bribing my committee with really expensive mango-orange juice.  Jana, bless her heart, is brewing coffee. 
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A group of scary dudes hooted and called at me in the grocery store ( Read more... )

Why can't I become motivated to paint?

"I have scheduled a mandatory Conflict Resolution Workshop for all graduate students in this program (and any others who want to attend as well) on April 2 from 4:00-5:00 pm in M615 Medical Sciences Building. This is a requirement from the Graduate School stemming from our participation in the PhD Completion project.  If you have an extenuating ( Read more... )

Tonight, I'm scoreing free wine, cheese, pizza, and a movie.  Yes, I have learned my grad-student-foraging lessons well.   The wine and cheese is being sponsored by the grad student association, and it is accomanying an art show.  Wee!!  I think it will be fun. 
The free movie sounds entertaining.  I just hope it's not one of those religious ( Read more... )

I read the new MU smoking policy today, and it made me think of re-education "camps".   A sinister, condasending, scary camp.

"The campus will work in conjunction with the Atkins Wellness Program to provide smoking cessation programs for all faculty and staff employees and with the Wellness Resource Center to provide smoking cessation programs for ( Read more... )

Repression of Common Bull Sperm Flora and In Vitro Impairment of Sperm Motility with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Introduced by Contaminated Lubricant

Smole I, Thomann A, Frey J, Perreten V.

This title wouldn't be nearly as funny if people had gotten hurt. 

I received this in my e-mail today:

"In an effort to keep our research pigs happy, the Office of Animal Resources is looking for bowling balls to put in the pens for enrichment.  If any of you happen to have some bowling balls collecting dust in your basement or garage, we would love to take them off your hands. You can contact me directly to ( Read more... )

I've been sick since Friday evening. Some sort of sore throat -- I'm not used to feeling like crap for extended periods. With this I've been experiencing a decreased appetite, which is very strange for me. I force myself to eat. I pushed too hard today at work, and now I'm sitting under three blankets, having a fever, and feeling utterly drained ( Read more... )