Greetings from...where am I?  Just kidding, I know that I'm in Tucson, Arizona ( Read more... )

Friday was my last day of work, as you may have noticed.  The crazy hectic bit ended around 2, so I had a couple hours to breathe calmly, think logically, and tie up all the loose ends that I didn't think I'd have a chance to do.  I even got away without having everyone stand around a disgusting cake telling me how much they'll miss me.  I was ( Read more... )

LAST DAY OF WORK! LAST DAY OF WORK! LAST DAY OF WORK!

(and a crazy-busy one, at that, so I'd better get back to it)

Nine work days left!  (I forgot about Good Friday in my last count.)  I leave two weeks from tomorrow.  In fact, two weeks from Sunday, I will already be in my car driving west ( Read more... )

So, no spring break after all.  My boss was astute enough to notice that his technician and grad students are grant-funded and the grants didn't budget for a week of no-work/yes-pay, so our lab at least will be working through the "break."  I kind of figured that that would happen, but it's disappointing to have a vacation dangled in front of you ( Read more... )

Mardi Gras season has been over for almost two weeks now, though there are still beads in the streets and caught in the trees.  Around here, Mardi Gras decorations go up as soon as the Christmas decorations come down, and beads hang in the trees until a hurricane comes through and blows them down.  Now there's a mix of St Patty's and Easter ( Read more... )

The latest WalMart adventure ( Read more... )

So, generally, I like my roommate.  We get along well and don't get on each others' nerves.  There are one or two little things that make me want to rip off his head, though.  Today's little thing: first, some background.  My roommate just spent a buttload of money on an addition to the house, furniture for said addition, and, of course, a big ( Read more... )

You know those profs I spoke to when I was in Van?  Apparently all 3 of them want to co-supervise me, so that's exciting.  I'm not sure when they want  me to start, but I'm still planning to be in Van at the start of May.  Summers there are far more pleasant.  Plus, there are all the fun people and the frisbee.  I'm also sitting in on a class this ( Read more... )

It's SNOWING.  On the Gulf of Mexico.  WTF?!?!