Okay. First thing: I'm on a diet. It's meal replacement, as in I eat nothing not provided in the program. Things to flavor food (with no sugar/salt/etc) are fine, but it's pretty strict. Kinda sucks, but I can deal. I've also been sneaking little bits of normal food, like a couple of grapes here and there. And bites of the chicken my brother has in ( Read more... )

When I transfer to Tech, I am majoring in microbiology, which requires a chemistry minor. For that minor I need the series of chemistry classes (General 1 & 2, Organic 1 & 2), plus a biochemistry class. The organic chemistry is required as a co-requisite for starting microbiology classes. And biochem is part of the micro curriculum. Basically, I'll ( Read more... )

So I did what I promised myself I wouldn't- delayed starting on my government paper until it was due. I wrote most of this yesterday (Monday) and just now finished it. Hooray! :D Don't judge this paper too harshly... I wrote it all in about six hours, maybe less considering the breaks I took. I got the required five pages, and it's not completely ( Read more... )

From the Austin-American Statesman

March 13, 2010

John Young, Regular Contributor

Parsing his vote for Rick Perry in the primary, one Republican told a reporter the message was to "let Texas be Texas."

Yup.

Texas, where he who panders hardest to the hard right wins the privilege of governing all.

Texas, where a politician who led Aggie cheers can be the ( Read more... )

                Surely, we are all relieved that at least some children were protected this week from the diabolical Barack Obama. It was touch and go there for a while after the White House announced its plan to address America’s kids. They might have gotten away with it, too, but for conservative pundits and politicians who spent last week ( Read more... )