ice storm 2007
well, i survived. i keep having to tell myself not be angry at myself though (since i'm going to have to do set up my cells again because i think it's better that i do a practice run) and that i can't control the weather.
vancouver was cool. i got to see lots of people and meet lots of husbands. (my lab mate assures me that most of the people he knows in grad school however are not married. considering that my boss just bought "real furniture" i suppose that delayed benchmarks are the norm.) i kept commenting on how funny it was that we kept doing conventional things mixed in with talks of what are we going to do with our PhDs. i helped ana make pillow shams, bought baby clothes, and giggled as she coupon clipped. officially, i only use coupons for cigarettes. usually, it seems like buying the generics is cheaper than using a coupon on something. that and making your food from scratch.
my original flight on monday was cancelled and i stayed in portland an extra day, which wasn't bad because i got to see some batesies. i foolishly left on tuesday morning (although it snowed in portland that day so it may have been for the best), only to find that my flight had been cancelled by the time i got to chicago. luckily, my friends put me in touch with their friends and i got to take advantage of chicago's museums and shopping. i saw a kimodo dragon! but it had a food coma. and i've decided that bearded dragons are cuter than i remembered and i might consider getting one since they're a good starter reptile. i don't know. i also decided at the shedd aquarium that puffer fish are really cute. on my way to the airport in chicago, i decided to walk to the blue L line. unfortunately, i misremembered the address by 1000 and it appears that chicago blocks are much longer than nyc blocks. i think i must have walked 3 miles dragging my bag in 26 degree weather. oi.
luckily, classes were mostly cancelled, and i made it back without much consequence except for a delay in my research. actually, the delay had more to do with forgetting that i volunteered to help with recruitment weekend.
so that's it. time to make the ice storm 2007 fugee shirts.
vancouver was cool. i got to see lots of people and meet lots of husbands. (my lab mate assures me that most of the people he knows in grad school however are not married. considering that my boss just bought "real furniture" i suppose that delayed benchmarks are the norm.) i kept commenting on how funny it was that we kept doing conventional things mixed in with talks of what are we going to do with our PhDs. i helped ana make pillow shams, bought baby clothes, and giggled as she coupon clipped. officially, i only use coupons for cigarettes. usually, it seems like buying the generics is cheaper than using a coupon on something. that and making your food from scratch.
my original flight on monday was cancelled and i stayed in portland an extra day, which wasn't bad because i got to see some batesies. i foolishly left on tuesday morning (although it snowed in portland that day so it may have been for the best), only to find that my flight had been cancelled by the time i got to chicago. luckily, my friends put me in touch with their friends and i got to take advantage of chicago's museums and shopping. i saw a kimodo dragon! but it had a food coma. and i've decided that bearded dragons are cuter than i remembered and i might consider getting one since they're a good starter reptile. i don't know. i also decided at the shedd aquarium that puffer fish are really cute. on my way to the airport in chicago, i decided to walk to the blue L line. unfortunately, i misremembered the address by 1000 and it appears that chicago blocks are much longer than nyc blocks. i think i must have walked 3 miles dragging my bag in 26 degree weather. oi.
luckily, classes were mostly cancelled, and i made it back without much consequence except for a delay in my research. actually, the delay had more to do with forgetting that i volunteered to help with recruitment weekend.
so that's it. time to make the ice storm 2007 fugee shirts.