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Quote of the day
Shoot for the moon, and even if you land in the gutter, you will be looking at the stars.
-- Les Brown
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
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Dreams
I had a weird dream today. I don't remember most of it, except when I walked outside to stargaze. I saw many stars and several meteorites flying through the night sky. It looked so real that when I woke up, I was pretty satisfied. I miss stargazing and going outside to watch the meteor showers. Sigh. -
Verdict is in...no conference!
So I decided on the bus on my way back from school was this: no conference. Final answer. I had my abstract all ready but it was my personal decision to not spend $1500 on a 4 day conference. I mean, the ego boost would have been nice and that presenting my final poster for the very last time would be a nice parting touch to my 6 years in ( Read more... ) -
To conference...or not
I have my abstract ready to be sent out at a moment's notice ( Read more... ) -
To conference or not to conference, that is the question
So the IAFP conference abstract submission deadline is like, freaking TOMORROW, and I'm still debating whether I should really go at all ( Read more... ) -
Life's lament
What I learned from Sarah Burke's tragic death is this.
Humans are forever fragile,
Life is short,
And fate can be so unfair. -
Life is too short, live it up
I was in total shock when I heard that Sarah Burke passed away today. I thought she would make it through but probably not career-wise as it did seem serious, and that medical advancements are available for injuries such as hers, but alas, that is not the case today ( Read more... ) -
The beginning of the end
So today, I assessed my situation regarding the results from my cytotoxicity and virus infectivity tests and concluded that there was absolutely NOTHING else I could have done more. I've done enough. It's a dead end and there was no possible way of furthering my lab experiments. If I did change my neutralizer strength, I'd have to re-do practically ( Read more... ) -
2011 ends with a positive note
I didn't necessarily have a bad year in 2011. I mean, I had my ups and downs but overall, I'd say it was a productive, positive year for me ( Read more... ) -
Boxing day mission accomplished!
I went shopping on Monday for Boxing Day. I didn't even bother going to Metrotown since it will be craaazy there. Plus, there's no point in going to Metrotown solely to get an argyle sweater (if there's any left!) and cute plaid style blouses ( Read more... )