At my friend's wedding I reconnected with a friend from undergrad, who had come here for her PhD as well. She expressed interest in getting together to do something, but seeing as how my attempts to hang out failed for the first 1.5 years we were here, I didn't pursue it. But then she called me yesterday evening and wanted to know if I wanted to go ( Read more... )

My labmates said that each week I get more "hippie" with my statements and behavior. And then they tallied up all the marks against me. I'm kind of amused that they consider my car a "hippie car". Also, no PI in for the rest of the week? OMFG I CAN BREATHE.

Ponceau S is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty.

Arranging my thesis committee meeting is proving to be more difficult than scheduling my quals was. I think this is because my PI has to be there, and his schedule's a mess and I can't get a straight answer out of him, or anyone else. "Well, what's everyone else say?" Exactly what you just asked me ( Read more... )

Some birds dive-bombed the car. So now the front half is covered in bug splats and the rear half is covered in bird shit. It is one dirty car. The inside is a bit messy, but cleaner than it's been in a long time though. I could take it to a carwash, but then I'd have to pay to clean it and I'm just not down with that. Maybe next week I'll stop by ( Read more... )

"Luciferase is what fireflies use to make their butts glow."

Dear cat,
You do not NEED attention at 5am. Really. Incompletely shut doors do not need to be opened all the way. And all this squeaking in the morning makes me wonder if you need oiling.

My cat is posssessed!!

This week sucked, and today in particular blew. Ugh.

I feel like shit and need a shower and a beer. Shower with beer. And then a damn nap.

As I predicted, the week was pretty full of hell, except that it started Wednesday rather than Monday. I don't think I really want to talk about it, actually. But I finished it off Friday by meeting up with my friend and we had great Indian food and beers. (And the little love picked me up from my apt and dropped me back off there. <3) After that I ( Read more... )