I think this describes life for many academics: not torturous, but just kinda sad.

First Level of Hell - Limbo

Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find ( Read more... )

You can think about current of electricity like current of water, in the sense that when you have one stream that splits into two, the currents of the two post-split streams summed together must equal the current of the pre-split stream. Resistance doesn't work that way. It seems like there has to be a name for that quality that current has that ( Read more... )

At the end of each chapter in my differential equations textbook are labs that the professor can choose for the class to turn in. Lab 1.2 examines Growth of a Population of Mold. It involves putting a soggy piece of bread in a sandwich bag in a warm place, and tracking the growth of mold on the bread over the course of two weeks. At the end of ( Read more... )

After a brief love-affair with the Negroni cocktail (don't worry, we're still good friends) and some quality time spent with Laphroaig (a long-time fwb), I have a new cocktail beau ( Read more... )

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Inspired by Amanda's lasagna:

Saute onion and garlic (about 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic) in olive oil until cooked
Chop up some rosemary (about one sprig), toss into the cooking onion and garlic

Blend:* onion/garlic/rosemary ( Read more... )

2 c lowfat ricotta ( Read more... )

Baby Got Book is too awesome.

I have to say I'm very impressed, aside from the comedic value.

pup ate 10 molasses cookies today :o


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I packed my first laptop lunch tonight in preparation for work tomorrow.

I'm very pleased with myself. Here's the menu:
Beef-egg-onion-garlic-pepper-tarragon stuffed tamale
Chicken-anaheim-cheese stuffed tamale
Salsa
Cucumber salad (salted cuke slices with yogurt)
Sour rainbow chard
Mango Chunks
Banana
Broccoli soupI think it will be quite yummy ( Read more... )