I'm waiting for them to skype me so I can give my presentation. Man, they are really behind schedule. Anyway, I've got more free time to think because of the two hour commute to work. And here's what I've thought of ( Read more... )

They say that when you study abroad, you have to be aware of culture shock. Today, I think I got a dose of research culture shock that sent me to my beer. Its very frustrating to not be able to find the equipment you need. Then when you get it, you don't know how to use it. I know generally that it measures voltage, but gosh darnit, it took me ( Read more... )

Though not in a dirty sense ( Read more... )

1. I have to use another data crunching program that is similar to Excel but more frustrating and supposedly more powerful called Origin. I am surprised that it can find Gaussian peaks in a line but if I need to find the average, multiply matrices, or even just change a row of numbers into a column of numbers, I need to pull up Excel ( Read more... )

So I've been trying to practice patience. Unfortunately, I don't know how. I just start the day by telling myself to be better. It hasn't really worked out. I feel crappy for being crappy, but nothing changes until the annoying person leaves or grows a pair. A new student from China came to visit my lab today. He's already rubbed me the wrong way ( Read more... )

Pretty hectic week. We all have this local conference in NYC next week that we need to prepare for. Its a conference just for MIRTHE, the research center, so it isn't peer reviewed or anything and its mainly for the baby undergrads. Anyway ( Read more... )

Haha. So there's a boy that I like but he's dating someone else. That's fine. I'm not wallowing in it or anything and we're good friends. Anyway, he just signed up for Facebook so I go check it out. By coincidence, Facebook puts my profile picture next to his girlfriend: In mine, I am wearing an oversized puffy coat, a hat that makes me look like a ( Read more... )

So in the news, the governor of South Carolina disappears for a hike in the Appalachia Mountains without telling anyone. Then he says he was actually in Argentina to visit a certain lady friend. Man, you can't make this up! It's hilarious. First, he comes off as a bit of a whiny idiot since he says he needs to go incommunicado after a difficult ( Read more... )

Hey so I passed my generals, the second time. And yes, you're usually supposed to pass the first time. It was one of the worst moments of my life, the first generals. My friends were there, which was really sweet, but they also got to watch me crash and burn. I studied a lot...just nothing that was of importance apparently. I think the best ( Read more... )

1. You know I had a dream about this moment except I was naked and it was way less awkward.
2. I was young and didn't know I had to take down that piece of data.
3. And then something happens and you'll get the phenomenon you mentioned.
4. Could you ask me a question on the FTIR? Cause I studied that.
5. F=ma.