Well the weather outside is shitty so two things must be true. 1) I must be paralyzingly depressed and ruining my academic record. I guess I took a shower this week and brushed my teeth a couple times so I'm not totally paralyzed but that's about it for the life-affirming behavior. 2) I must be returning home for a couple weeks to lick my wounds ( Read more... )

I said I'd post here to create some net traffic in the dreadful lull created by burningman, but my life is really too boring and my soul too tired to have much to say. My research director filleted(?) a maggot today for me to look at. I feel I must be slightly farsighted because I really have trouble distinguishing third instar larvae from pupae ( Read more... )

There are really times when I regret that the entirety of my sad little life takes place within the confines of a tiny little room. It can be impossible to sleep when your dirty dishes, those forms you need to fill out, your lab notebook, the presentation you have to give, those books you have to read, etc. are all within two feet of your bed. I ( Read more... )

Although I'm sure these things happen often enough to be old hat to all you city people, I just wanted to warn you that a friend of mine was mugged and stabbed nearly fatally a couple blocks from his home in the Haight last weekend. When you're out and about, please be careful and wear armor; I'm not prepared to lose any of you that way, or any ( Read more... )

meme: describe me in one word --> burnt-out
can I use a hyphenated word? if not, I'll choose 'drained'

yes, there is a biochemistry songbook
and yes, it contains an 8-verse song about respiration to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic"

this sort of thing may not seem surprising to some of you, but watching the snow fall silently outside my window is completely amazing to me

due to rumors of Canadians about (pronounced aboot) the premises, I am planning to be in S.M. on Friday night for my collective extended family time. Does this work for all of you? If not, let me know and I'll try to do what I can to my schedule (wherein I'm still pretending homework will be squeezed)
can't wait to see you all! :D

Happy Halloween, from creepy plants of your nightmares ( Read more... )

It's not every day that I feel as if my friends out here are real friends and as if my life out here is really my life instead of some sort of imbedded-journalist type assignment and on those off days I feel really lonely and really far from home. but here are some more pictures of my Siberia in the meantime (the first day of REAL chill in the air ( Read more... )