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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 →

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 →

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 →

This email from Advisor made my day : “Stay away. We’ve had enough contamination problems.” This is the first time that I’ve ever been accused of contaminating E. coli.

I had an interesting conversation the other day with SIL-1. I’ve mentioned before that she is a conservative christian, but she’s not overly pushy about it. At least she doesn’t try to “witness” with me. Also, I try to abide … Continue reading →

Now that I’ve been tagged by both EcoGeoFemme and ScienceGirl, I should get around to reading my archives and figuring out what to post. I’ve had a hard time figuring out what to post because I don’t have a very … Continue reading →

All I could think of when I read the NYTimes article was, Oh no. I know that’s not the most eloquent of thoughts to describe this latest tragedy, but that’s what I thought. My next thought was for the victim’s … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

I saw this meme over at the Wayfarer Scientista’s and decided to do this meme in lieu of a regular post. Enjoy! Here are 5 random facts from the Dixie Dog: 1. I am a very food-orientated dog. I will … Continue reading →