Author Archives: Amanda

Top Five Tips for Long Distance Marriage

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Amanda

Long distance marriages/relationships suck. There’s just no getting around it. It’s hard on both parties and anyone who tells you otherwise is either (a) lying or (b) delusional. However, there are some good parts to it. It has forced Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in LDR, Unsolicited Advice | 40 Comments

Money Matters

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Amanda

I paid taxes today. I actually ended up having to pay taxes. I’ve spent the past several years supporting Dr. Man in his medical school endeavor. However, he started residency in July and started making money. So this means that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments

Earth Hour

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Amanda

Well, it looks like I’m going to, somewhat unintentionally, honor Earth Hour at home tonight. I’m in the lab. I’ve still got one more sample to purify. Hence, I’m not making it home any time soon. I turned off all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Positive Thinking

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Amanda

I started to write a post whining about how I’m completely unmotivated to do anything science related. I have no good reason to be unmotivated. I just am. I’ve got a bunch of things to do and most of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 7 Comments

Solidarity

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Amanda

I had some more thoughts on the “too nice/too polite” problem. I think the other side of my problem is that I’ve been practicing on other grad students. The reason why I decided to start with Journal Clubs was because … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments

Six word meme

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Amanda

I have an unexpected (and somewhat unwelcome) break in lab work today. So, I can be faster with getting around to doing this meme. Brigindo was nice enough to tag me and I thought that this would be a fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments

I swear I’m a b*tch

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Amanda

I’ve spent most of my life in The South (as I’ve mentioned before) and I haven’t really thought about what that implies in respect to my… personality. That’s not to say that I haven’t noticed differences in the behavior of … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Interactions, Friends, The South | 13 Comments

Progressive Baby Steps

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Amanda

After the flurry of activity last week to get Abstract in for Major European Conference, this week seems rather dull by comparison. I am happy to report that I’ve made progress on my baby steps. (I’m going to indulge myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School | 1 Comment

Where everyone knows your name

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Amanda

I’m half-visiting my parents this weekend. They live near InLawTown, where dress shopping for SIL-1 is occurring tomorrow. So, I decided to visit my parents at the same time. We went out to dinner tonight (I had a ciabatta chicken … Continue reading →

Posted in Random | 6 Comments

Paralyzed

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Amanda

Right now I’m feeling paralyzed. Not physically paralyzed, but mentally. I’m at a point in right now where to take the next step in pretty much any facet of my life requires me to do something new and without any … Continue reading →

Posted in rambling, work habits | 11 Comments