I can't resist posting a link to such a profoundly weird image: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/a_box_full_of_o.html

A family friend in Milwaukee has developed severe asthma and needs to find a new home for a very sweet cat, about 5 years old. She is not willing to abandon the cat at the Humane Society. We don't know how the cat reacts to other animals or small children, so a home without either of these would be ideal. Do you know anyone who might want to ( Read more... )

I think that sometimes waiting until the last minute is my way of giving myself permission to just get it done and not have to write the perfect paper. I should keep reminding myself to give myself permission not to be perfect to begin with.

I'm still getting used to the hair.

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This is me not having an anxiety attack over my lab report, because it's finished. Exciting, in a not-exciting-but-that's-a-good-thing sort of way.

I wouldn't even have known the Superbowl was tonight if I hadn't talked to my dad earlier... and I forgot all about it again until I saw the "Superbowl or Puppy Bowl" writer's block question on LJ. I know, I'm strange. My plans for tonight consist mostly of writing my lab report... although I also found time to develop a new respect for Gerry's ( Read more... )

My lab report ate my weekend. On the bright side, I started in time to get it done on Sunday night, and it's due Tuesday afternoon. I am firmly resolved to get my lab reports done by Sunday night every week - in time to get a good night's sleep on Sunday night, even. It removes "approaching deadline" anxiety from the situation. It's part of my ( Read more... )

President Obama

We just got home this afternoon. We're all as pale as we were when we left because the weather was cool and rainy, but we still had a great time, and I can't complain too much to people who've just been dealing with below zero temperatures. In the next few weeks, we're going to try to make some of the amazing food we tried on vacation. Tomorrow ( Read more... )

Finals are over. They're curved, so I won't know how I did until all the grades are in. But they're over, and to make my day even better, I have chicken soup that my mom sent home with us yesterday. She never used to make chicken soup until about a year ago, but it's really good. She says the secret ingredient is lots of chicken. Next up: ( Read more... )