Apparently your propensity to be a morning or night person is influenced by a gene called PER3. The two forms of this gene translate into two different proteins, one of which is shorter than the other. Morning people are more likely to have the two long versions, one from each parent. WTF, I must be adopted, my dad wakes up when I go to bed. I was ( Read more... )

Happy Halloween!

The only thing worse than anal is anal at 8:30 in the morning. Actually I've been doing anal all night long with the exception of a 3 and a half hour long "nap". I think my eyes are red and I wish I had 50 cents for coffee DAMNIT. Because mathematicians turn coffee into theorems.

I'm finally done with my commutative algebra problems! I'm getting an A in the class!

Now I just have to finish grading those final exams, but they'll be done by tomorrow, and then I'll be done done doneI am going to look at an apartment today. This will be the first time Ive ever looked at an apartment to potentially move into. The very first ( Read more... )

I finally watched Brokeback Mountain.

I've also read Lord of the Flies and The Color Purple in the past week. Both good books, although I have to say I enjoyed the latter more. I think Im going to start reading The Grapes of Wrath next. Why do I have all this free time to read and watch movies? Because school is out for the summer! I still have ( Read more... )

Attention Diane and/or June and/or anyone else I guess ( Read more... )

Anyone have any good book recommendations? Im almost done with The Jungle.

porc porc- old nickname from ethan because my legs were prickly as a porcupine sometimes

scruffy- new nickname from jesper

WTF? Im not that hairy

Yea so Im pretty much trying to take things one day at a time. I started feeling kinda depressed again and that really needs to stop. I wish I could be nice to myself and get my old self confidence back. Math grad school is kicking my ass though. I also started thinking Jesper was going to dump me but now Im back to a more manageable level of ( Read more... )

I was just sitting in my office, waiting for students to come to my office hours, when I heard a knock on my door. I turned around, and saw that it was my commutative algebra professor. He asked where I had been, since I didnt go to class all last week. I've been sick I told him, which is partially true. Then he gave me a pep talk which convinced ( Read more... )