I have some time right now during class to update here. The students are watching Gattaca, a film about genetic engineering. I planned it for the week we got back so I could ease into my work week, knowing it would be tough to jump back in ( Read more... )

Crap, I just realized that I am leaving for Costa Rica in 2 days. I have not packed, I have no shorts or a bathing suit that fits me and at this point I don't have time to leave campus to go. I am going to have to try for Thursday evening ( Read more... )

Why can I not stop looking at scenes, images, and information on this? I don't know. I bought "Gates of Fire" today so I can read the historical text...but here are some photos to wet your appetite if you haven't seen it. Along with links to the movie trailers...


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The working environment and attitudes around here are not improving. I am really frustrated with my some of my colleagues. They do nothing to uphold the rules so I have to pick up their slack, then I look like the mean one. Not to mention they spout off about all the cool things they are doing with their class which is mostly a crock of shit.... ( Read more... )

The title means very little, however I had a piece of earwax fall out of my ear and onto my pillowcase this morning. I know it sounds gross but I am trying not to use Q-Tips because they mostly just cram wax deeper into your ears. Regardless it was gross and cool at the same time. Gross because it was earwax, cool because I felt my ear sort of ( Read more... )

I have been fairly sparse on here and for that I apologize. I have had a lot of crap going on here at work and it has really been stressing me out. Nothing too serious, I just took on too much this year, but I have learned my lesson. I am going to ride it out and just hold on until the end of the year....which is coming up quicker than expected ( Read more... )

I don't know how things get so busy and I fall so out of routine. Couple of things going on. Last weekend I was down in DC again, this time just visiting, although I did look at a few snakes, and yes, a dead one as well ( Read more... )

I am highly frustrated right now with my current work situation. So I don't want to talk about that. However I have been on a great forum debate on the snake website I frequent. It all started with humane ways to euthanize snakes. I choose the freezer, as do many people. It turned into a long discussion on what is humane etc. So then I posed ( Read more... )

I don't think I stopped moving all weekend, Friday night was the norm. I was actually home by 10pm and actually did some grocery shopping at Whole Foods after I was at the Collar. I wanted to get it out of the way and I knew I wouldn't be able to go on Sunday, plus I had no eggs for Saturday morning. Need my eggs ( Read more... )

I had my monthly doctor's appointment today. I am going monthly to keep myself up to date on health. I am trying to get my basic health under control before I succumb to family history and have a harder time doing it ( Read more... )