Thanks to PMS and my general tendency towards crankiness these days, up until a few minutes ago I was feeling pretty grumpy today. There was a mixup with a sick mouse of mine getting sent out for testing that will cost several hundred dollars, except we weren't informed of that price tag until it was too late. Then, while I was busy taking care of ( Read more... )

So tomorrow morning - early tomorrow morning (that's "early" with a long groan stuck in the middle of it), we leave for New Mexico ( Read more... )

1. The stereotype is that chocolate is the food most favored by women. However, I've met several women through the years that don't really like chocolate. What I have not met, on the hand, is a woman who didn't like potato chips. (Tortilla chips are up there, too.) Bring out a bag at a party and that's where we all go. I think potato chips should ( Read more... )

ZOMG!

And more will be forthcoming, worry not.

Every thursday morning our lab group has a meeting. Lately, thursday is the only day of the week where I actually try to get in around 9 am ( Read more... )

I don't know if it's just a combination of STILL-waiting-to-hear-from-schools frustration and PMS and the fact that I wish it would get warmer faster outside, but I think I'm getting meaner. Or maybe just less afraid of making people dislike me. Which can be a bad or good thing depending on the circumstances ( Read more... )

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On Friday and Saturday John and I were in Richmond VA, at the regional FIRST Robotics Competition. It was a lot of fun and I'll talk in more detail about that later ( Read more... )

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I got an acceptance! With two years guaranteed funding! And it WAS the University of New Mexico! Except now I can blame my buggy phone instead of a buggy automatic messaging service, because the professor who called me said he left a message last night (which is probably why I got a busy signal when I tried to call back immediately) - but of course ( Read more... )