I'm not street but I do what I gotta do
I would like to wish the happiest of birthdays to my dear pencil_tricks! I hope it was a good one hon. ♥
So I just watched the first episode of Freaks & Geeks! I got it from Netflix after someone told me that John Francis Daly, aka the weirdly darling Sweets on Bones, was one of the main characters. I've meant to see it for a long time anyway. And omg LOVE. It's so incredible to see all these actors that I know and like as young awkward teens! I think my favorite is Jason Segel - he has the same bearing to himself, the same warmth in his eyes, and I'm just really drawn to him and his humor. James Franco is so the hot bad boy in high school and I would totally have a crush on him. John Francis Daly is tiny and PRECIOUS, and it's totally messing with my head that he has the same sinful mouth but he's like TWELVE. o.O Seth Rogan is stoner hilarity, Linda Cardellini is totally sympathetic and smart but trying not to be THAT girl and OH I FEEL YOU SWEETIE. Basically it is all around awesome and real and fantastic, and I can't wait to watch the rest of it.
I also watched the last two episodes of Dollhouse S1 with my uncle tonight. I don't think he's all too impressed, but I really enjoyed getting the chance to watch it again, because the end really really does leave me with that desire for MORE. I would have been gutted if it had just ended there, and probably kind of forgotten about it. It's like if Buffy had just been season 1, you know??? Not all things are Firefly, perfection from the first second. Most things take time to find their sea legs, and I can really see that starting to happen at the end of Dollhouse S1. In particular, I REALLY want to get to know Topher better. They started to give him some truly fascinating layers in the last few episodes, and he was always my favorite anyway. Then there's Whiskey and Paul and Boyd and Alpha and Caroline and Victor and I'm just interested in everyone, not even close to satisfied. I can has S2 nao?! Or first, episode 13! I'm definitely excited for that one.
I would like to note that I LOVE LOVE LOVE both of the Cobras' new songs. Good Girls Go Bad is fantastic fun, but I like Pete Wentz is the Reason We're Famous even more. I don't know why! Something about the rhythm and the guitar heavy riff. It makes me dance around while I fold my laundry! \o/ I am pleased as punch and can't WAIT for the rest of the album.
I had another successful day in the lab! It started with a "lab meeting," which is basically one lab member presenting their recent work to the rest of the lab. Today it was Paul presenting his work on developing a new therapeutic strategy for targeting HIV! It was really fascinating stuff and I think they might actually be onto something. But what I also found interesting that this guy, a fourth year PhD student and about to graduate soon, still had trouble answering questions sometimes and took suggestions from other people on future directions for his work. Basically, he didn't seem like a crazy genius. I've always sort of imagined near-finished PhD students as being intimidatingly expert, and I suppose many of them are, but they're still, like, young people and students! I think I can manage that. ;) I'm actually pretty sure that I can do this thing, which is not something I was really certain about. Still not, but getting more confident! Science went quite well today again (I think) and I learned several new techniques, again! Biochem is such a cornucopia of tools, you can be doing completely different things every day, which I just LOVE. \o/
Harry Potter this week omg! I have to work up the nerve to text that guy I met and ask him if he wants to see it with me. I can't imagine why he'd say no! That should be fun yay. :D
One thing that's bringing me great joy, completely randomly, is the Friends blooper reels on Youtube. Here are the Season 8 ones, and there are links to others there. The whole cast is just so hilarious, obviously! Side splitting laughter, every single time. Heeeeee.
Hope you're all fine and dandy. I'm entirely behind on LJ, again. I think this is going to be a theme of grad school, I'm afraid. :( Not surprising, but quite sad. I'll probably still post because I'm self-indulgent like that, and I love having the record that LJ leaves behind, but I'm afraid I'm going to fall behind on all other things - commenting, your lives, fic reading, everything. Boo. Hopefully you'll still love me? :)?
So I just watched the first episode of Freaks & Geeks! I got it from Netflix after someone told me that John Francis Daly, aka the weirdly darling Sweets on Bones, was one of the main characters. I've meant to see it for a long time anyway. And omg LOVE. It's so incredible to see all these actors that I know and like as young awkward teens! I think my favorite is Jason Segel - he has the same bearing to himself, the same warmth in his eyes, and I'm just really drawn to him and his humor. James Franco is so the hot bad boy in high school and I would totally have a crush on him. John Francis Daly is tiny and PRECIOUS, and it's totally messing with my head that he has the same sinful mouth but he's like TWELVE. o.O Seth Rogan is stoner hilarity, Linda Cardellini is totally sympathetic and smart but trying not to be THAT girl and OH I FEEL YOU SWEETIE. Basically it is all around awesome and real and fantastic, and I can't wait to watch the rest of it.
I also watched the last two episodes of Dollhouse S1 with my uncle tonight. I don't think he's all too impressed, but I really enjoyed getting the chance to watch it again, because the end really really does leave me with that desire for MORE. I would have been gutted if it had just ended there, and probably kind of forgotten about it. It's like if Buffy had just been season 1, you know??? Not all things are Firefly, perfection from the first second. Most things take time to find their sea legs, and I can really see that starting to happen at the end of Dollhouse S1. In particular, I REALLY want to get to know Topher better. They started to give him some truly fascinating layers in the last few episodes, and he was always my favorite anyway. Then there's Whiskey and Paul and Boyd and Alpha and Caroline and Victor and I'm just interested in everyone, not even close to satisfied. I can has S2 nao?! Or first, episode 13! I'm definitely excited for that one.
I would like to note that I LOVE LOVE LOVE both of the Cobras' new songs. Good Girls Go Bad is fantastic fun, but I like Pete Wentz is the Reason We're Famous even more. I don't know why! Something about the rhythm and the guitar heavy riff. It makes me dance around while I fold my laundry! \o/ I am pleased as punch and can't WAIT for the rest of the album.
I had another successful day in the lab! It started with a "lab meeting," which is basically one lab member presenting their recent work to the rest of the lab. Today it was Paul presenting his work on developing a new therapeutic strategy for targeting HIV! It was really fascinating stuff and I think they might actually be onto something. But what I also found interesting that this guy, a fourth year PhD student and about to graduate soon, still had trouble answering questions sometimes and took suggestions from other people on future directions for his work. Basically, he didn't seem like a crazy genius. I've always sort of imagined near-finished PhD students as being intimidatingly expert, and I suppose many of them are, but they're still, like, young people and students! I think I can manage that. ;) I'm actually pretty sure that I can do this thing, which is not something I was really certain about. Still not, but getting more confident! Science went quite well today again (I think) and I learned several new techniques, again! Biochem is such a cornucopia of tools, you can be doing completely different things every day, which I just LOVE. \o/
Harry Potter this week omg! I have to work up the nerve to text that guy I met and ask him if he wants to see it with me. I can't imagine why he'd say no! That should be fun yay. :D
One thing that's bringing me great joy, completely randomly, is the Friends blooper reels on Youtube. Here are the Season 8 ones, and there are links to others there. The whole cast is just so hilarious, obviously! Side splitting laughter, every single time. Heeeeee.
Hope you're all fine and dandy. I'm entirely behind on LJ, again. I think this is going to be a theme of grad school, I'm afraid. :( Not surprising, but quite sad. I'll probably still post because I'm self-indulgent like that, and I love having the record that LJ leaves behind, but I'm afraid I'm going to fall behind on all other things - commenting, your lives, fic reading, everything. Boo. Hopefully you'll still love me? :)?