Well, it's been a while, hasn't it?

Right now the summary is basically: lab sucks, and outside of lab sucks slightly less. Haha. Maybe not so bleak, but I was in a pretty bad state of mind last week. My system may have a major leak, and every day that we are unable to pump it down means less productivity for me. I'm actually slightly looking ( Read more... )

I hope you guys had a good Memorial Day weekend. I know I sure as hell did. Of course, no school work got done, blah blah blah - why the hell did I even bother lugging books up to Marin? - but yeah, excellent weekend ( Read more... )

OOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

In this one bedroom tomb 
I'm sitting all alone 
With amplifier static
and refrigerator drone

I'm waiting for those pretty eyes
that seem to wrap around me 
six or seven times

hoping to cross paths again

I could sear my lungs
to pass the time 
haven't felt 
anything in days

a pair of grad students 
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Nearly the end of February already. That's kind of scary ( Read more... )

"It's that time of year, when the world falls in love,
  Every song you hear, seems to say,
  Merry Christmas, may your New Year's dreams come true,
  And this song of mine, in three quarter time,
  Wishes you and yours the same thing too..."

Just wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! It's a good time to sit down and reflect on all the wonderful things in our lives...whether it be the little ephemeral moments that get us through the days, or the larger, more established stuff.

Time to pack. =)

It's really been a while, hasn't it ( Read more... )

Friday, beautiful Friday...

One more week in Westwood before jetting off to Toronto for a scenery change, or rather a country change. I'm looking forward to seeing my grandmother, uncles and aunts, cousins, and maybe even one or two friends. Toronto is a great city, and I'm sure it'll be good for my head to just be there, taking in the sights, ( Read more... )

Mid-week reporting ( Read more... )

4.3 lbs of chicken

1 lb of ground beef

2 lbs pasta

2 lbs pasta sauce (honestly I don't think they include the weight of the glass jar)

1 large onion weighing 0.73 lbs

0.5 gallons of milk ~ 4.3 lbs

5 lbs of rice

1 lb of carrots

Grand total = 20.33 lbs

Cost = $28.30

Distance walked with load above = 0.6 miles

No wonder I went to sleep at like midnight. Then ( Read more... )