Author Archives: Amanda

Staking Claim

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Amanda

Recently, I’ve been taking up much more space in the lab. And I don’t mean extra body weight. I mean bench space, equipment space, and even desk space. And I need the space. For equipment, well last year I tentatively … Continue reading →

Posted in scientiae-carnival | 12 Comments

In which I apologize for my hot molten crazy

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Amanda

So, I’m rather embarrassed. I was going to delete that post from yesterday once I got home. But there was no internet (still!) and, well (obviously) that didn’t happen. That will teach me to post when I’m overly upset about … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments

Crapping Rainbows

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Amanda

That’s pretty much what I’m doing here. I keep finding frigging problems with my research. I hate this project. Simply hate it. First I find out a week into May that I have to redo everything that I spent the … Continue reading →

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No internets!

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Amanda

I moved this past weekend and was without internet for the past 48 hours. I didn’t check email or blog posts. So, one of the first things I did after getting into work today was to check my email. I … Continue reading →

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I like my whine well aged

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Amanda

And now I whine… Yes, Dr. Man and I recently bought a house. (I’m still pretty darned pleased about that.) Yes, I’ve painted most of the interior of said house (I’m tired of living with only white walls. It’s not … Continue reading →

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On the other hand

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Amanda

I try not to be overly consumerist, but, alas, I am. I want things. Some of my wants are to replace things I currently own with a newer, prettier replacement (see: the couch we inherited from Dr. Man’s best friend– … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 21 Comments

Holidays?

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Amanda

Hahahahaha! At least that’s what I did when someone asked me the other day how I was planning on spending Memorial Day. “But don’t you have the day off?” I was asked, “After all you’re still in school!” Ummm… yeah, … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad School, Life | 24 Comments

No Eating Out in June Challenge

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Amanda

Jennie at Just a Girl participated in April’s No Buying Things Challenge (which I’m sad that I missed out on). She noted that her only downfall was eating out. I commented that I had the same issue. Hence, our No … Continue reading →

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Fun with Comments

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Amanda

I saw this on Brigindo’s and I thought this was a cool idea. So, get thyself over to Stirrup Queen’s and join in!

Posted in Blogging Fun | 2 Comments

I can has a house!

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Amanda

I’m officially a homeowner. I had to sign my name and an entire phrase for Dr. Man about 5 x 10^6 times (I blatantly stole that from DrdrA). The phrase was because we went the power of attorney route for … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | 14 Comments