It's been over a week since I bought it, but my new computer is now up and running!  I like it so far, even if Vista requires a huge learning curve.

Many of you probably don't know this, but I have just finished my first month of work at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  That's right, I've given up my summer to move back in with my parents and work full time for "no longer than 89 days."  Five days a week, I get my butt out of bed no later than 5am to be at work no later ( Read more... )

So Spencer and I just got back from the grocery store and the guy at the self-checkout before us left without paying!  I had noticed that he backed away from the register in a weird way, but I thought it was because he wasn't sure it was done talking to him.  I was shocked!

We have only two weeks until the end of the semester---ahhhhh ( Read more... )

This weekend was relatively quiet for Spencer and I.  For the first weekend in a while, we didn't have any major obligations ( Read more... )

I am such a geek because I find this to be a really awesome experience, even if I am dead tired:

So I spent the first three workdays of this week in an ICP-MS (Inductivey Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) training session.  On Monday and Tuesday mornings we had PowerPoint lectures (boring!) and the rest of the time was spent in the lab learning how ( Read more... )

I was born.  Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me-e, happy birthday to me ( Read more... )

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We have a new kitty!  She's a 5 month old calico female and we need help naming her!  Here are the names we've thought of so far:  Autumn, Aki, Penny, Aura, Ferra, Tara, and Snickers.  Let us know which name you like best or suggest one of your own!

There is a picture of her on the animal shelter website under the name China. Leave a comment  7 

I tried to go for a run outside this morning and it was so cold!  It hurt my lungs after about a half a mile, so I stopped to walk.  I wouldn't want to come down with bronchitis or pneumonia this close to my race!  I also learned that I don't need to wear two shirts or gloves.  I may be a little cold at first, but I warm up quickly.  I covered what ( Read more... )