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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
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9:37 pm - Vindication
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After three years of griping about my wage, on May 9th I will be getting a six dollar an hour raise. And, my hours are being bumped up to 40 a week. Fuck yes, I will actually have a sizeable paycheck and real money to pay off all of my debts!
In other news my boyfriend is leaving for a year and I have to find an apartment that is okay with cats and sort of cheap, or maybe find a roommate. At least I have until August when my lease expires here.
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| Monday, February 2nd, 2009
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10:15 am - Is it may yet
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Holy crap senioritis is hitting me hard.
Example? To figure out why I'm having such a hard time doing my prelab writeup for biochem lab today (5 pages, it's awesome), I tried using Yahoo! Answers. Nobody answered me. :(
("Why can't ammonium sulfate ((NH4)2SO4) be directly added to a 15 mM pH 7.5 phosphate buffer made from KH2PO4 and titrated with KOH?")
In other news I'm starting to freak out about school ending and not going back next year. I mean, I'm going back after a year break, but I've never not been in school. Oof.
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| Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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9:57 am - oh hey there ell jay
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So I think I've finally written off grad school for a year. Wayne has been a nightmare trying to apply to - sure, they have an online application, but there is not a single page on their website that clearly tells me information such as when the application is due or how to even contact the graduate officer. It took them a month to e-mail me back, and when they did, I got a 'sorry this took so long' followed by a generic response that directed me to the same page I reported as broken. I finally tracked down information on their graduate message board (I know right) that told me all my materials are due by January 31st, 2009. Oh great! So since there's no way I can have everything ready in a month, looks like grad school will be delayed until 2010.
However...
Looking at their employment database, I discovered nearly three pages of requests for research assistants. The description for each pretty much says 'the perfect job for someone between undergrad and grad school', and there's a LOT of different labs looking for researchers, so I think I will take a year and play around with that, and maybe figure out exactly what I want to go into. Even saying that I want to go into genetics is too broad, so this could both get me more insight as to what I want to do as well as net me extra experience/references. Oh, and the cash wouldn't be half-bad, if it pays anything like a lab technician (another job requiring a B.S.) does.
Regardless, I'm at work until at least 3 PM today, meaning I will probably miss Christmas Eve dinner which sucks a little. Though I heard we're just ordering chinese this year, so I guess I'm not missing out on much. I will be back in Berkley for a week (my first week off in like two years!) and will probably want to hang out with people, so let me know! I also don't have solid plans for New Years yet so let me know what you're all up to.
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| Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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10:24 pm - Lolll
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http://www.darwinconspiracy.com/
"The babies of nearly all birds and mammals are helpless at birth. Darwin could not explain this so he ignored babies but every helpless baby is proof Darwin is wrong."
People can't actually believe this crap, can they? Please say they can't. Not in this day and age.
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| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
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7:31 pm
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BMB 472 will take up precisely all of my time this semester. I guess I will see all of you next year!
(I'm serious. This class has 30 notebook assignments, 2 tests, 27 quizzes, 25 computer modules, 6 imaging assignments, a full-scale lab report written in standard scientific journal style, 30 actual labs AND three lectures a week)
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| Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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2:14 pm - good, now everything feels a bit more like detroit
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So last night, while we were relaxing after work and watching TV (american idol hell yeah), we get a knock at the door. Thinking it's a friend from next door, we answer and lo and behold: a police officer.
"So, uh, did you guys hear anything last night?"
"...No, why?"
Apparently, he explains, the night before there was some 'violence' at the end of the street. He refused to disclose any details other than saying it was an 'isolated incident and that there's no reason to be afraid'. We press him further, and he still refuses to tell us what he's talking about, he just tells us to watch the news. He gets our names, numbers and address, and leaves. We search around a bit online and can't really find anything, so we assume it's just some violent fight and someone got hurt.
Oh goodness no! There was a double homicide three houses away, we come to find out around noon today. And best of all they have no suspects (which means he's still on the loose)! Golly gee I sure did miss massive amounts of violence.
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| Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
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5:57 pm - Hurph
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I've been spontaneously getting sick a lot lately. Like, last night around six o'clock, I start getting an itch in my throat. Fast forward to midnight and I'm perched over the toilet fighting back inexplicable nausea. Cool shit huh?
In better news, we got our house. Until August of next year, I'll be living a block off of Michigan, across from Sparrow Hospital. It's a bit of a hike, but it's a freaking house with two spacious bedrooms, one and a half baths, washer dryer and a -yard-, and it's only $600 a month for the two of us. (In fact, it's licensed for three, so if someone wanted to take over the spare bedroom, it'd be $200 per person a month. How sweet is that?)
The best part is that we're literally next door (shared driveway) with Nikki, Jamie, Gregoire and Katie, which means we can pretty much hang out all the time. With all the space there's also ample room for people to crash the night if need be, and the number 1 bus also runs directly past the house.
What I'm looking forward to most though is the fact that the shape of our backyard is -perfect- for a big old garden to share with the neighbors. Once we move in (two weeks to go), we're going to spend a full day revamping the entire yard and turning into a nice garden. We're already definitely growing cucumbers and tomatoes, and I plan on growing rosemary, sage, mint and parsley. Fresh herbs hell yeah.
So what do I want to do all of this summer? I'm working full time and taking one class, but I'd like to become more of an outdoors person. We're already planning on some camping trips and hikes, but I'd like to spend time at the zoo that's like two blocks away and maybe do picnics and stuff. I need to get a new bike, but we'll see - if I can get my stamina up from biking and running, I could just start biking everywhere and not use the car all the time.
(We're getting our car in two weeks too, by the way. I'm getting my parents' old Explorer; it's a gas guzzler, but we'll do some environmentally friendly stuff to ofset it, plus it's not like we'd be using it all the time anyway.)
Thankfully we also -probably- found subleasers. We have two or three prospective sets of people willing to pay what we're asking, which would be awesome and take a huge worry off our shoulders. Things be lookin' up!
Time for biochemistry and whatnot, urgh
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| Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
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5:54 pm - So tired
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It's taken nearly 30 hours of hardcore studying this week, but I finally feel like I'm getting the hang of biochem. The first 29 out of 40 questions on this exam from last year have been absolute cake.
Now I just need to brush up on my repair mechanisms (or rather the names, since I understand the mechanisms themselves pretty well) and go over RNA structure and transcription and I should be all set.
Blargggh
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| Monday, March 31st, 2008
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1:52 pm - Ben Stein has never been funny and this is no exception
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WARNING: LONG RANT FOLLOWS BUT I'M NOT GOING TO PUT A CUT IN BECAUSE I FIND THIS IMPORTANT (AND IT'S NOT LIKE MANY OF YOU HAVE ME ADDED AS A FRIEND ANYWAY)
I'm not really sure why the movie "Expelled" (or rather its premise, since I haven't seen it) irritates me so much. Actually, I know why it irritates me, but I can't pick which part I find more annoying.
One of the biggest reasons is probably because Ben Stein is a ridiculously unfunny man, and on top of that, pretty much the worst candidate for being the spokesperson for a "scientific" theory. Ben Stein is not an evolutionary biologist, a biochemist, or even a geologist. If you're going to attack a well-established theory, in my mind, it's important to understand its foundations and implications, rather than skimming the top and declaring "see it doesn't make sense!!! rofl!!" In my mind, it brings up the whole "evolution says you came from a monkey isn't that ridiculous" thing that's spouted so often. If you aren't going to attempt to understand it, how can you criticize it for having a shaky foundation?
The film itself was also incredibly shady in its creation. From the onset, many well-known biologists and evolutionary theorists such as Richard Dawkins and P.Z. Myers were interviewed for a movie they thought was called "Crossroads" and would be presenting an even-handed view of the debate between Darwinian evolution and intelligent design. After these interviews were taken, the movie was then renamed to "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed", the interviews themselves were cut up to favor the points the movie was trying to make, and the biologists themselves were not allowed to attend public screenings of the movie. P.Z. Myers, in fact, was removed from a theater after finding out that the security there was given a list of people who were not allowed to attend the movie. Guess who was on the list? Everyone they interviewed from the Darwinian side.
The thing that probably resonates with me most, however, is the fact that the movie and theory itself attempt to portray themselves as a theory with the same qualifications as Darwin's, and yet completely deny the central dogma of scientific methodology - the hypothesis/analysis procedure. If intelligent design is going to call itself an alternative explanation, then it should fall under the same jurisdiction as every other scientific theory out there. You can't say "Oh, it can't be tested and refined because it's based on FAITH" and then put your hands over your ears if you expect to be credible.
What's worse, is that after a year of private screenings, it's going to be publically released in theaters on April 18th. Despite much of the work of the movie being done under the impression that it would be a fair comparison and debate between the two theories, it's now essentially a creationist propaganda film that millions will see and then walk away from thinking that Darwinian evolution is a stupid theory full of holes, and that the public school system should start telling students it's okay to ignore evidence and methodology in favor of doctrine and faith. Thankfully tons of scientific advancements have occurred because people were willing to say "Oh, okay, God did it, the end", right?
According to numerous reviews and accounts of the film, things occur such as clips of a biologist explaining evolutionary theory with snippits of holocaust videos cut into it (Did you know that this movie portrays the Holocaust as being caused by Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' dogma? I didn't know you could bring Godwin's law into a film), or Richard Dawkins giving an elaborate explanation of how chemicals, under the correct extreme conditions, can form organic molecules that likely formed the basis of cellular life, followed by Ben Stein going "LOL he says we came from ROCKS and MUD!!!".
I seriously seriously hope some film company out there has the willingness and funding to create a response film to, if not decry intelligent design, at least point out the flaws in this movie's attack upon Darwin's theory and reinforce the reason why scientific methods are so important in advancing society. If not, well, I can only hope enough people are smart enough to realize that Ben Stein cracking unfunny jokes isn't the proper way to debate a central theory of biology.
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| Thursday, February 7th, 2008
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10:33 am - Hey fuck you winter
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What's new you ask?
Well, besides having two exams this week and working 29 hours on top of that, my car got totalled last night. Isn't that grand? The boy was off picking up a cat for our apartment (:() and unfortunately some asshole decided to slam on their brakes and swerve on the freeway, resulting in a tail-end collision. The damage to their car? Dents, bumper busted. Damage to our car? Front bumper gone, left side caved in, engine mangled, fluids everywhere, shattered windshield. Luckily he and our friend Erin were fine, but it's still a fucking horrible time for this to happen.
RIP unnamed green car. 2002-2008.
I was pretty pissed/sick/tired last night (I had been at class from 9 AM till 7 PM after all), so instead of studying or placing myself under the influence of something (booze is too high calorie and we're out of anything else), I painted my Ikea lamp. Yep. It's green and blue and full of anger now, but I felt so much better afterwards.
So my plans are to study all day for biochemistry, take an exam and hope I don't fail it tomorrow, work until 3 (I'm way behind on my project, needs to be done soon if I'm ever going to get the paper published), and then get tanked on friday night.
Saturday? Parents are coming to assess the damage, bring us home, and help me work out a student loan to cover a.) a new used car and b.) give me a bit of a buffer zone so I'm not always freaking out about money. Our rent is fucking insane and as a result we barely clear it every month (rent + $100 usually), so having a little bit of extra cash would be very nice so I wouldn't have to worry as much.
In conclusion, fuck you winter. I'm moving somewhere warm after grad school.
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| Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
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10:41 am - My eyes they burn
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I hate being a night owl by nature because it means I loathe waking up early. Unfortunately seeing as how I have a 9 AM class every day, I'm undergoing the slow process of going from "bed at whenever, up whenever" to "bed by midnight, up by 7 AM". I am getting OLD.
I've noticed that when I'm sleep deprived/up early, the following physiological changes occur:
- I get nauseous very very easily.
- I have a much more acute sense of smell.
- Analytical chemistry is even more boring than normal.
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| Monday, December 31st, 2007
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2:46 pm - Science doesn't take breaks for holidays
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I'm posting, so pretty obviously I'm at work. In the middle of (another) DNA extraction too! I love placing tiny flowers into tubes and then crushing them until nothing is left except a light green liquid. Science! I work tomorrow too.
(thank god I don't have a set time to be in, I'm estimating 2 PM?)
So, ten great things about this year, followed by ten resolutions for the next.
1.) Relaxed a lot more. I made a concentrated effort to be less uptight this year and I think it shows. I'm rarely bitterly sarcastic now, I've noticed. (I'm still really damn sarcastic but in a nice way!)
2.) Discovered recreational (responsible!) drugs and the joys of occassional drinking. This is important because it also made me discover that unlike the rest of my family, I do -not- have an addictive personality.
3.) Grew up a lot. In the last year I've gone from completely dependent and uptight to responsible and (I think, anyway) more mature. What's this? A 16-month-and-counting relationship and financially stable Chris?
4.) Made some striking realizations about the character of people. I've had to reconsider some friendships as a result, but I think I have better insight into people's intentions and personalities now.
5.) Hung out with people a lot more often and made lots of new friends.
6.) Worked! It may seem bland but I love my job and the work I do. I've learned a lot more about genetics and its practical application. I feel nearly ready to start a career of my own.
7.) A minor note but I went to my first gay bar over the summer and while I didn't drink, that was pretty much the craziest night ever for me. Standing in line at a -packed- burrito place at 3 AM and watching two guys fight in the middle of the restaurant?
8.) Became more comfortable in my own skin. A long way to go on that though.
9.) Discovered the joys of two dollar lattes.
10.) Continued to be in love :V
Now ten resolutions for 2008! And some of them I'm starting today or already started.
1.) STOP EATING SO GODDAMN MUCH. I was lazy about exercising this semester and as a result packed on some weight. I may have to overcome my anxiety about regularly attending a gym and force myself to go. Gym partners anybody?
2.) Actually attend class. I say this every semester but I have cleverly crafted my schedule such as to prevent me from being able to skip any classes. (I put a class with required attendance early in the day. Once I'm out of my apartment I have no problem going to any classes).
3.) Find some recommendations! I only have one so far and I need three if I'm doing grad school (or hell, even for a career).
4.) Get new hobbies! I need a crafting hobby of some sort or something else cool. I need a creative outlet now that I no longer constantly play video games.
5.) Study more. I already started this but I know that I'm capable of pulling higher than a 3.5 in most of my classes.
6.) Stop going to bed so late. This alone accounts for 90% of my problems with attending class or going to work.
7.) Make more friends. I've recently discovered that as a whole, I like people.
8.) Budget better. I have a steady stream of income, but I'm horrible at budgeting my money and accounting for expenses. I started keeping tabs using a program but it's not going so well so far.
9.) Watch all the movies that I wanted to see this year but didn't have time/couldn't afford to.
10.) Learn to mix awesome drinks.
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| Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
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5:08 pm - Work work
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One of the perks of my job is that on days when I'm doing PCRs or running gels, 90% of my day is spent lounging around waiting for things to finish. I love getting paid to play around on the internet.
(Note: These computers do not have flash, shockwave, or up-to-date browsers, so I can't really run any flash games or java applets)
I think I will do a meme for fun! This meme is called "Listen to me rant or rave". I'm going to talk about people anonymously, and afterwards you can't ask me about it or who it refers to. Fun! Also the person may or may not still be a mutual friend on here because of the reasons I will rant about, but they still count.
(This may look like passive aggressive bullshit but you have to realize that it either doesn't concern me enough to warrant confrontation, or I've already said these things to your face and now I'm just expounding upon them)
1.) I don't think you even realize how in constant need of attention you are. There's always an issue or problem with anything, and it's usually some special reason that adheres to your eccentric lifestyle. You talk big and complain about your circumstances, but never do anything to change them. You're lazy, needy and a drain on everyone else. You have lofty goals and neither the talent nor motivation to achieve them. Thankfully you've found someone else to latch onto - have fun ruining your life!
2.) I don't know why we don't talk much anymore. You were a pretty close confidant when I first came to college, and now we only talk when we see each other, which is sporadic at best. It's a shame because I think we're more similar than you realize.
3.) I didn't think you had grown up at all, but I was pleasantly surprised. We have to talk more often.
4.) You, on the other hand, haven't grown up. I don't think you ever will, because you don't see how irritating it is. One reason I don't talk to you often? It's like talking to a 15-year old, complete with drama.
5.) You're smart and you know it, but there's something pretty big holding you back. I have my fingers crossed that you'll move past it some day.
I bet everyone can totally guess the first person!
On another note, my boss gave me a miniature loaf of lemon poppyseed bread about twenty minutes ago as a christmas gift.
:V
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| Monday, December 17th, 2007
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3:22 am - Seriously, it really is 3:22 AM
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This is why I constantly say "fuck you" to finals week. Being up till 4 AM every night studying means I don't even feel remotely tired until about fifteen minutes from now, at which point I'll pass out. It's too bad I have to be up and out the door by 10 to get to EL by noon. I was planning on heading back up on Sunday, but unfortunately eight inches of snow decided to fall and my tiny little car will crash into a snowbank and explode if I try to navigate the horrible roads in that condition. I had to head home this weekend since my mom went back into the hospital to have her newly resurfaced hip... resurfaced. Maybe this time the doctors won't fuck it up, eh?
In other news, I have all of my final grades!
Biochemistry - 3.0 (I'm slightly disappointed by this, but I spent so much time stressing over pchem that I didn't put all the time I needed into it)
Physical Chemistry - 3.5 (I have no idea how I pulled this grade. I was expecting a 2.0)
Organic Lab II - 3.5 (I am so good at bullshitting you have no idea)
Spanish I - 3.5 (I had a 91.7%. A 4.0 was a 92%. alkdfahsdf)
Genetics - 3.0 (This one actually makes me angry. I -know- my way around DNA. But the fucking idiot professor decided to take out his unhappiness at being denied both tenure and teaching privelages next semester on the class who, rightfully so, hated him back.)
As a result, Sunni and I discovered a new drinking game. It's called "Fuck you DeCampo". Here are the rules!
1.) Every time your body synthesizes RNA or synthesizes a protein, take a drink.
I guess it could be worse, but hey, I'm not applying to ivy leagues anyway.
Friday night was a ton of fun, if slightly disappointing concerning the turnout. About thirty people said they'd make appearances, including three people I actually saw and spoke to that same day. Unfortunately, only about half of that showed up, and most of my friends who I was super psyched about hanging out with decided to leave super early under false pretenses. I'm not so unhappy they left, I just wish they would have told me "I don't like going to parties that aren't at my house" instead of "I'm so tired I'm going straight to bed" and then staying up at home till 3 AM.
Luckily, plenty of awesome people stuck around and made the party great. The highlight of the evening being, of course, Emily and Michelle speaking to a furry on the phone for a good fifteen minutes while we all died of laughter in the background. It was also decidedly hilarious watching Madison sit there and corrupt David (Polly?) and Vanessa by introducing them to both pipe and booze.
And now my gauntlet of a week begins! Goodbye relaxation, hello 10 hour days in the lab.
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| Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
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3:26 pm
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Hey guess who's at work for another four hours? I've been in about 18 hours the last two days, which is dangerous when you have a week until finals. Word of advice: Never, ever tell a grad student that "it doesn't matter what time you have to leave because you don't have plans tonight anyway". You will essentially be locked in the lab until you perish if you do. Grad students are serious business.
In other news, I checked with the degree navigator two days ago and found out that after this summer I will have 119 credits. Guess how many I need to graduate? 120. So my schedule for next year will look something like this.
FALL:
BMB 472 - Biochemistry Lab II
BMB 490 - Biochemistry Research
SPRING:
BMB 471 - Biochemistry Lab I
BMB 495 - Biochemistry Senior Seminar
Yeah. That's 6 credits in the fall, 4 in the spring. And yes, lab II comes before lab I, because the scheduling department for biochemistry is retarded and only allotted 50 spaces in a class of 200 people, meaning I don't get to take 471 THIS spring. I get it NEXT spring.
In the mean time I'm going to be working full time in the lab, and applying this spring for a biochemistry fellowship grant to run my own project. It would pretty much guarantee my passage into most grad schools if my application basically says "Cleared the 3.0 mark, three years of lab tech experience, published a paper before graduating". Grad schools will fight each other to the death for life science grads.
I'm also pretty thrilled about next semester, for several reasons. 1.) Light course load, 2.) more enjoyable classes, 3.) I turn 21, 4.) more work = more supplementary income.
In other news, I can't play flip cup. I was pulled into a game of it last night, had no idea what was going on, was told to 'fill my cup and chug it, then flip it', so I literally filled the cup and chugged it. A full, giant red cup, and I hate beer. The guy next to me game me a 'wtf' look as we lost.
And for the record, walking home while drunk after an icy slush storm guarantees that you'll fall on your ass at least twice. Good thing it didn't hurt until the next morning.
ALSO: Edith/friends of edith, did you delete your facebook profile? I now have a penis picture on my wall with no author.
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| Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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1:05 am - I DID IT
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| Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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8:09 pm - Chemistry abstracts!
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ABSTRACT 1:
Chemical: (2,3,5-trichloro-[4]pyridyl)-malonic acid diethyl ester
Resource: I found it in a german book from 1903! Oh boy! Good thing I totally know german!
ABSTRACT 2:
Chemical: 4-octyne-3,6-diol-2,7-bis(diethylamino)-3,6-dimethyl-(7Cl,8Cl)
Resource: First resource doesn't exist outside of archives in france. Second resource is in a book from russia in 1966, that I had to order from archives at MSU. I get it, go to the page where my research says it is... and find something about iron instead. Also, it's in russian, so I have no way of finding the -right- page.
YAY CHEMISTRY 120 POINTS DOWN THE DRAIN
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| Monday, October 29th, 2007
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5:09 pm - Blaghoblargho
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Oh man, school is so much fun this semester. There's nothing I like more than to spend every waking moment thinking of chemistry. What's also cool is that now I get to start stressing out about my future! Oh joy.
Since I haven't really posted about it:
Biochemistry I: Yeah, this is my major right here. Holy shit is it hard. Remember those pathways from biology? Glycolysis, etc.? Now I get to memorize every step, its stereochemistry, specificity and kinetics! And if that weren't difficult enough, our tests are riddled with "Which of the following is false" followed by 8 probable statements and a "none of the above". I'm still 10 points above the average on each test, which would be good if the average were even remotely close to being above 50%.
Fundamental Genetics: Easy. I already learned 90% of it just through work, and the rest is covered by reading the book. Ironic fact: The class is boring, so I usually just read during lecture. What am I reading? A book on modern genetics.
Organic Lab II: It's so much fun spending three weeks on a single experiment. Did I mention we have an abstract and synthesis writeup due this week?
Spanish 101: Hahaha I haven't gotten anything lower than a 96%.
Thermodynamics: Go go physical chemistry! This class is rape and I hate it. It's everything I loathed about physics, but I have to actually learn this stuff because it's applicable to my major.
I also have to start worrying about what I'm doing after my undergrad degree is finished. There's a lot of choices I have to work through, since I'm really not sure what I want to do anymore. Anyone else in this conundrum or with experience on the subject, feel free to offer advice.
Grad School: PhD
PROS: I get to be referred to as a doctor, hell yeah. Plenty of opportunities in academia as well as a definitive pay boost if I get roped into teaching or industry.
CONS: Do I really want to spend six more years in biochemistry? Also, I was told not to consider this path unless I was extremely committed to my work. Apparently the doctorate mantra is "Prepare to be underpaid, underappreciated, overworked and exhausted for up to six years."
Grad School: MS
PROS: Less workload than a PhD, and probably more applicable to what I want to do in life. I have no interest in leading a lab and scrambling for grants, so having a masters opens up more in regards to industry than it does in regards to academics.
CONS: I'm going to school for another 3-4 years, why shouldn't I just spring for the PhD? Lots of stress and lots of work, but I guess it's good that I don't have to do a defense.
Straight into Industry
PROS: Apparently a third of all biochem undergrads go straight into industry and make a fair chunk of money. Considering I'll have no debt when I exit college, it would be amazing to jump right into the workforce with a good paying job in an interesting field.
CONS: The ceiling is set a bit lower, and going back to school is more difficult the longer you wait. I'm sure I'd be satisfied so long as there was plenty of opportunity for advancement in whatever industry I worked in, but still - no grad degree.
Med School
PROS: I'd be a doctor and I'd make a lot of money.
CONS: I'd be going to med school. I'm sure I could get in (my GPA, while not stellar, is higher than most people I know, and I'll have 2.5 years of applicable research on my record. I'd be going into medical research anyway, not a private practice).
Sheesh.
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| Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
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11:48 am - I'm extra irritated when I don't sleep
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How come every old person (35+ years) in my classes has to ask dozens of pointless/obvious questions ("How did you get six Mbps there?" "...I added the two and the four, written right next to it." "Oh.") and make anecdotes related to the fact that they have children?
Oh genetics recitation why are you so useless and early in the morning
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| Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
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2:21 am - Finally!
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The fall semester is starting, hurrah. I have class 9-6 monday, 9-10 tuesday, 8-6 wednesday, and 9-1 friday. I work 10:30-5 tuesday, 9-5 thursday, 1-4 friday and 8-3 saturday. Joy oh joy!
I move back up to school on Saturday (two days before classes start. It sucks.) My new address, for those interested, is 242 Cedar Street Apt. 10, East Lansing, MI 48823. Not sure if I'll be up for it saturday after moving in all day, but I do plan on having anyone interested over for booze (well, margaritas and mixed drinks anyway) either saturday night or the following friday/saturday. Also, sunday of Labor Day weekend has been deemed Musical Day by Sunni, which means watching musical movies accompanied by beer all day. :D
(PS my apartment is going to be decorated by Ikea. I'm not kidding, we spent like $130 on just decorations - and that means a lot of shit when you consider the source)
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