I've been cutting worms' heads off for an hour and desperately need a break. So much carnage..

Anyway, I'm getting super excited for Christmas. Gift ideas and dinner plans are all coming together nicely so the stress is lifting and I'm starting to enjoy it. Natalie took me to the Chemistry grad student Christmas semi-formal dinner party thing last ( Read more... )

I'm so proud of myself, I just made the best dinner ever. No processed/frozen food at all! Mind you, it's a rainy Saturday and I haven't really done much, I don't know if I would put the effort into non-frozen things during the week Maybe when I get better at it, we'll see. Plus, I totally handled raw meat! Those of you have eaten out with me know ( Read more... )

Today is my last day of work, not that I have actually been working for about a week. Mostly I've been tying up loose ends in terms of my research and iGEM, and taking off almost every morning to run errands and spend way more money than I should on things for my apartment ( Read more... )

Working at the clinic this past weekend made me realize just how much I am going to miss working there. I've been working there six years now, and only have 2 weekends left to work. This job was such a big part of my 'growing up' and becoming a somewhat mature, at least professional person, that it's hard to leave behind. I want to figure out a way ( Read more... )