I listen to a ton of audiobook/podcasts while doing labwork, and much of the free scifi stuff is 70s classics. But Larry Niven's "Ringworld" (was a free download from Audible.com) might be the last straw. Re-listening to Asimov's "Nightfall" was bad enough. I don't care how much those authors know about real science & physics, I seriously cannot ( Read more... )

Thanks for all your good wishes. After getting rapidly worse, my mom hit another plateau. She is now sleeping all but 5 minutes a day and not eating or drinking much. She is very comfortable, though, and seems to be peaceful and in no pain. She no longer responds to our presence.

The nurse on Monday thought she had about a week in this condition. ( Read more... )

I want a vagina dentata intellectualis! With pointy vampire teeth!

Also, writing a boring book with delusions of salaciousness does not automatically give one a hip-ironic-literate voice, especially if you think feminism consists of cheesy Sex in the City-style man-mocking.

Katha Pollitt deserves better.

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I have found the best book of all time - bought it for $1 at a library sale ( Read more... )

From Carl Zimmer at The Loom:

Science tattoos! My favorite is the urchin development.

I think marine ecologists have better tattoos, though. I saw some excellent ones at WSN a couple years ago. Maybe I should finally implement my "Marine Ecologist Tattoos" calendar this year.

And I'm so getting a commemorative tattoo in the misty future when I

Reasons that I am in grad school:

1) Four seasonal/crappy jobs in three years made me realize that a bachelor's in my field leads nowhere.

2) I HEART marine invertebrates ( Read more... )

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things are looking up for now - mom is puttering, i am yelling at her to use her walker (her balance took a big hit), and we are planning passover with the whole family. no more chemo (ever), so she's feeling good. it's really nice.

i'm here until april 8th, then i'm going back to school to try to finish the year.

mom is coming home tomorrow. we have arranged 24/7 in-house care for her - hopefully we'll be able to cut down but that is how the doctors want us to start. tonight is the last night that a "Comfort Keeper" will not be in our house ( Read more... )