Author Archives: Amanda

Exhausted

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Amanda

The past weekend was fun, but exhausting. The entire weekend was packed with activities. On top of the previously mentioned parties, there was a rehearsal, a rehearsal dinner, pictures, and the actual wedding/reception to attend. In the end, I though … Continue reading →

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Wedding Parties

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Amanda

Busy, busy, busy. It never really stops. In one shape or another, I’ve been very involved with work the past few months. This weekend, though, I get a bit of a break. SIL-1’s wedding is this weekend. Dr. Man and … Continue reading →

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The Ties that (loosely) Bind

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Amanda

Many of my female friends have gotten married recently. These events always involve a variety of events and amongst these events is the Bachelorette Party. The locale of these have varied (from a night out on the town to a … Continue reading →

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Territorial

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Amanda

Occasionally, I can be a bit territorial in the lab. I don’t walk around my bench urinating or anything like that. However, I do get rather annoyed at certain people when they take things off of my bench and do … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School | 14 Comments

RBOC: Lab Work Edition

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Amanda

I don’t have enough wherewithal to give you an actual post. So, I’ve decided to just give you snippets of things I’m thinking about. I’m finally feeling better! I no longer snot all over the lab. CurrentLabMate (formerly known as … Continue reading →

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Sick-ish

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Amanda

I’ve been sick-ish the past couple of days. Sick-ish in the sense that I haven’t been running a fever, but I’ve had the congested head, cough, sore throat, and general aches/pains of being sick. I freely admit that I’m a … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School | 12 Comments

Lecture Update

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Amanda

I’ve been horrible about updating. And it’s for the usual reasons– I’m very, very busy. In the past two weeks I have: presented to the department for journal club, given the lecture to Advisor’s class, and held a committee meeting. … Continue reading →

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Messages

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Amanda

In my quest to get not just data but actual results, I’m spending some quality time with my enzyme today. (I usually only work Sundays as part of my new-resolution to make my work week bearable. But that’s another blog … Continue reading →

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Blank Screen Anxiety

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Amanda

It seems that I have blank screen anxiety with everything right now. I’ve been thinking about writing a blog post, but I haven’t been able to write anything that seems (1) profound or (2) even just a bit entertaining. Or … Continue reading →

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Notes, Lectures, and Students! Oh my!

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Amanda

I have to give a lecture and I’m ridiculously worried about it. Well, worry may not be the correct word. What’s actually going through my mind is: How am I going to fill up 45 mins? Since my epiphany about … Continue reading →

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