not enough hours in the day
not enough sleeps in the night
too many demands on my time
to few friends in the right
Not enough time to catch my breath
Not enough pressure to keep me going
No time to finish what I start
No energy to write this poem

The Impact Factor of a journal is like penis or breast size: It doesn't always matter, but it's a pretty good indicator of how many people are interested in looking at it, how many people have been on it, and how many have mentioned it during other encounters; plus you get more respect if you're associated with a larger number, and some people have ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm learning more about myself in grad school than I did in college, almost as much as high school ( Read more... )

"My appeal to the editorial board (the only time I have had the guts to take such a step) was denied with the incisive summary, “You have mistaken natural history for science.” It seems that replication, statistical design, and controlled experimentation defined science, at least at that time, for the entomological community. This suggested that ( Read more... )

Yesterday i had Jim from Scarsdale over. Was fun! After he spent Friday nite getting much needed sleep, we went to the Davis Farmers Market the next day. He enjoyed himself more than i thought, which was great, buying a t-shirt, delicious and huge and cheap crossants, some wooden flower pot holder/hangar, and fresh berries. He wore the farmers ( Read more... )

i had a busy weekend... so busy i didn't have time to write anything ( Read more... )

Fun night today in Davis. I went to the Hillel her because three finalists from "Kochav Nolad," the Israeli version of "American Idol," the American version of "Pop Idol," were going to perform. Apparently they were supposed to be in Stanford but their flight got delayed and they got stuck here. And what a podunk Hillel this was! A one-story house ( Read more... )

should probably record some grad schoo, stuff, so let's see.

With roomates, have eaten at all-you-can-eat sushi buffet. Finally eaten jellyfish! was yummy. Also went to ikea to buy furniture.

Today went with Ent grad stude assoc (EGSA for even shorter) rafting down south part (?) of American River. Level 3 rapids. was awesome!

So, I had an odd experience in Annenberg today. i was putting my dishes away (for the last time ever! ::tear::), and as i leave from the exit of the dish place i see two girls there waiting for me with a camera. Odd. Eventually one says "My friend" [and I] "wants to take a picture of you because you look like the guy from Nickelback." I tell them ( Read more... )

my assistant dean recently said I was "phlegmatic," as in very nonchalant or something. that came up as he had to explain to the other deans that i AM taking my job seriously, that's just how i am. Hmm, it's a new adjective for me ( Read more... )