Sometimes I think I'm wasting my time in grad school, but I don't really have the balls to up and quit and do something else, so I'm slowly trying to do something-elses on the side. Given that this required-by-my-fellowship-yet-quite-interesting-anyway lab class takes up all my time and life and soul, something-elses are a bit hard to fit in ( Read more... )

it's pretty fun when you get to see real-life examples of textbook phenomena when you're at work. however, looking at the clock and seeing that it's 7pm on saturday evening when you're at work is somewhat less fun.

grad school sucks.

Making a PowerPoint presentation about using the Pitt meal plan effectively has made me nauseous. Bleh.

Oh man. Three more days as of like, right now, and I'll be hooooome. Hooray for my leetle apartment which is getting new carpeting, new cabinets, and new paint! And on Wednesday, I'll get to dine with some Wickids (ha ha! Wick ...kids! Get ( Read more... )

Go to bed at 2:30am.
Wake up at 6am.
Drink half a can of Red Bull.
Eat half a bowl of Cheerios.
Bicycle up a slope to catch your bus in two minutes.
Ride the bus.
Ride the bicycle along a serpentine dirt path to get to work.
Work.

It's like being drunk.

As much fun as the summer has been, and as beautiful as Colorado is, I just really really want to get back to Pittsburgh. I miss my old go!go!go! routine, I miss my friends, I miss my classes, I miss free museum admission, and dammit, I miss Adam. 15 more days.

If you're at work and trying to follow the World Cup, use the following links ( Read more... )

Pictures of the summer so far.

Oh yeah, so I'm in Colorado now. It's pretty. And I went hiking and stuff. And I work at a national lab. Whee!

Ok, so I'm still a bit shell-shocked. Let me explain ( Read more... )

I count the days ( Read more... )