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Monthly Archives: February 2008
E is for Excellence
I was given an: by Katie at Minor Revisions and Mad Hatter at A Mad Tea Party!This means that I get to pass along the E! award to five excellent bloggers that I enjoy. I hereby award an E! to: … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Those Ties, Indeed
“Wow. You went all out.” I told SIL-1 at dinner. She set the table with the “nice” dishes and glassware. There was a spinach and feta salad (my favorite), pasta with pesto sauce, and freshly made asparagus (my favorite vegetable). … Continue reading
Posted in Family
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I’ve got a bluebird
I took a Mental Health Day yesterday. (It seems as go this is going around. Maybe it’s just that time of year?) I didn’t check my email, read blog posts, or watch the news. That means that today I’m catching … Continue reading
Posted in rambling
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Car and Driver
Labmate, Advisor, and I regularly go out to lunch together during the week. Sometimes FGS (Former Grad Student, who now works with our collaborator) and Roommate accompany us, but mainly it’s just the three of us. We have our favorite … Continue reading
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My Thoughts on Dark Materials
I just finished reading the books in the trilogy, “His Dark Materials.” To say that they surprised me would be a bit of an understatement. I knew that the author had an atheistic bent, but I expected the books to … Continue reading
Posted in books
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Journal Club
Well, yesterday was much better. But on to other things… Ah, yes. Journal Club. For people not in my department (I have no idea how prevalent these things are), they work like this: One student picks a paper not in … Continue reading
Posted in rambling, whining
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Amanda’s No Good Very Bad Day
Today is just one of those days. I felt ill almost all day, Undergrad’s experiment hit some major snags, Dixie Dog has some sort of intestinal issues, and Dr. Man’s promised Public U. contract for 2008-2009 has yet to arrive. … Continue reading
Posted in whining
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Blogrolling
I decided to add a “BlogRoll” to my blog. If you’re curious as to what blogs I read, check out the side panel. (But if I missed you, you want to be removed, or want me to add you, please … Continue reading
Posted in Blogrolling
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The Two Body Problem: Part 2 of ?
The past few days have been up and down. Dr. Man and I had a tiff over something really silly (who is driving this weekend), Advisor complained at me, Dr. Man and I made up (he’s driving down, today!), my … Continue reading
Posted in LDR, whining
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