Hooray!   Apparently, I have beat out 2 other people to get that cute little cottage I posted about last week.   I say "apparently" because I haven't spoken with the landlady yet; she left a phone message on my Dad's cell yesterday, and he just called me (at 6 am California time) to pass it on.   I'm not sure if a wire got crossed or if I ( Read more... )

I'm out in fabulous Monterey, California now, house-hunting.   This is not easy.   First of all, everything is expensive.   I can't even rent a room for the money I paid for my own studio apartment in Cincinnati.   I would really, really like to live alone here, so I've resigned myself to paying about $1,000 / month for a place.   UGH.   The plus ( Read more... )

I believe I've previously shared my enthusiam for the fabulousness that is Deadliest Catch and the antics of Alaskan crab fishers.   Well, the Discovery Channel has recently capitolized on the success of this unlikely program, and tonight I watched an episode each of Lobstermen: Jeopardy at Sea! and Tuna Wranglers.   The lobster show was OK, but  ( Read more... )

Yippee skippy!   I have been offered, and accepted, a research technician position in Dr. Steve's lab at Stanford's Marine Station.

Start date TBD, but probably in the last two weeks of August.   So...are you up for a road trip in the new future,
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Here's a fun little time-waster- go to this site and create a Simpsons avatar.   That's right; if you've ever wondered what you'd look like in Springfield, now's your chance.

I made one for myself and for my boyfriend- I'm trying to get him to do the same (without seeing mine).   I'm curious to compare them- nice little meaningless pseudo-psych ( Read more... )

I have tickets, I have a hotel, I have a rental car.   I have a bitchin' interview outfit.    I am good to go to California tomorrow for my job interview.   Yippee!   I so want this job.

Wish me some good plane karma tomorrow, folks.   Also, wish me some not-looking-like-an-ass karma on Friday; that would be good, too.

Hey, guys, thought I'd pass on this link ( Read more... )

I am typically lazy and don't bother to use any html in my posts, so I figured this meme would be an ideal practice opportunity. Also, apparently I watch weird TV.

( McGuyver could write post this using only a stick of gum and a charcoal briquette )

So, a month or so ago, the Discovery Channel aired a multi-part documentary called Planet Earth.   (If you've watched cable at any point in the last 6 months, you'll know what I'm talking about.   It was advertised RELENTLESSLY.)   Anyway, being the huge geek that I am, I awaited the first installment with great anticipation.

And was sadly ( Read more... )

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

-Stephen Roberts