In response to Katie's recent entry:  http://fledermauskid.livejournal.com/134965.htmlRead more... )

Why don't I like my job lately?

All of a sudden today it struck me.  I've been frustrated at work for weeks, and honestly wondering what I'm doing here, and today I stopped and thought about it.
And I don't know what it is that's making me unhappy.
I love my job.  I love chemistry, and since I've taken most of the classes there are to take I now have ( Read more... )

How do people not notice the birds more?  The birds are Irvine's saving grace ( Read more... )

Just unsubscribed from NOW's email list.  It got old.  They were constantly telling me to be outraged about a small pay gap which may or may not be due entirely to women taking time off to have kids, or how I should be angry that we don't have perfect parental leave laws ( Read more... )

Rain, rain
Go away
Come again
Some other day

There are a lot of people I think of getting in touch with.  Ashley from my undergrad lab, who I'll always regret not being more forward with.  Jessica from high school, who I trade the occasional lj comment with, and Mike Dulbs who always forgets to call me back and I've finally taken as a sign that he's not sincere in wanting to see me when I'm ( Read more... )

Well here's a day that reminded me how lucky I am.  Article in Box Turtle Bulletin about a newspaper article that will likely lead to violence/murder against the queer community in Uganda, and then a post by Friendly Atheist of a video of five people being burned to death for being witches ( Read more... )

http://pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/babies_bibles/7127/
Between this and the Day of Silence protesters, gahhhhhhhh.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/14/us/AP-CB-Guantanamo-FirstI.html?_r=1&ref=global-homeRead more... )

Katie and Yin were in town this week.  :-D ( Read more... )