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Best of the Aughts: Fruits!
This decade was a great one for fruits. While we lost dozens of undiscovered, possibly cancer-curing tropical species, we gained some outstanding abominations such as the Grapple and the Meat Orange. Most importantly, the ones I care about are still around. Here's my list of Top Ten Fruits of the Decade ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in reading!
Dracula from Dracula is awesome because, even if you ignore his supernatural vampire skillz, he's still a really spooky old guy. In fact, that's most of what his deal is ( Read more... ) -
Chemistry Quizzes!
Trevor inspired me to find quizzes about dead chemists. I only found this awesome one about the elements: http://www.sporcle.com/games/elements.php
This one is easier but also fun: http://www. -
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The cat's been very sad today because his favorite place to sit is GONE. That place is the pile of dirty jeans on the floor, and it's gone because of LAUNDRY DAY ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in job hunting!
If you stay in one place long enough, you get to know everyone. Really.
So I hadn't heard back after interviewing for the MSERC coordinator position, which I was really gunning for. Then, I got an email from the new MSERC coordinator -- a personal one. "Who does this guy think he is?" I say to myself. Turns out, that guy thinks he's Klara, a ( Read more... ) -
Who wants a mixtape?
Yeah, who wants a mixtape from me? I've been making false starts for months, but it won't coalesce until I have someone in mind.
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Adventures in job hunting!
I just made friends with Angela at Northwestern human resources! This was my second phone screening with Angela, for as many different positions. Very soon, she remembered me from last time, and the screening went really well.
My first interview with Angela went okay, but I was worried I hadn't presented myself well. But by the end of this ( Read more... ) -
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Carolyn took me to the Brookfield Aoo today, and it was super fun ( Read more... ) -
A brief political rant
Regarding aggressive Republican opposition. What do I find most remarkable about it ( Read more... )
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