My poor, poor car is just trying so hard to survive, but I think I just spent the last dollar on it that I will ever spend again - because it's just not worth it anymore. *sigh*

I spent all morning just trying to get to the tire repair shop. I called a friend to help me change my exploded tire:


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I've hardly been on the interwebs recently...Real Life is Busy.

April

- Had to prepare and give a three-hour lecture on neuroanatomy for a local community college.

- Was given one week's notice from my boss to write an abstract for a conference next fall, based on data I don't have yet.

May- Gave an hour lecture on antidepressants to nursing ( Read more... )

I've hardly been online at all these days...aside from getting locked out of LJ (and every other site whose password I didn't bother to remember), my internet connection has been sketchy, and I've been too tired to fight with it when I get home ( Read more... )

I've been away from the interwebs for a long time; work has been insanely busy, and I didn't get home before 6pm any day last week. I have a minion now - a rotation student who is working on a project that I got pulled for. I like working with students, but it means that not only do I have to do my own work, but I have to train her and supervise ( Read more... )

New year's resolutions time!

Last year, my resolutions were 1) find a job, and 2) write a fan fiction story. I did both, so, Mission Accomplished! *hangs banner from aircraft carrier*

2015 New Year's Resolutions

Fitness

1. Run two out-of-state half marathons as part of my 50 states goal. California is already on schedule for January; I'll have ( Read more... )

I've been AWOL from the internets for a while; I didn't bring my laptop to Phoenix with me because it's heavy and a pain to travel with. Anyway, Christmas was good, if a little weird, since I was staying with my parents in a hotel. My brother is the only family we have there now, and he just has a small one-bedroom apartment. Didn't feel very ( Read more... )

Even though payday is the first, I don't get paid until Monday, because today's Saturday. But since Saturday is budget day, I went ahead and updated my budget, and set up some scheduled payments for once I actually have money in my account ( Read more... )

Do you ever have those weeks where you have so much to do, that you can't even get started? And if you try to put together a to-do list, it would just ends up being "Do All the Things ( Read more... )

My dishwasher hasn't been cleaning very well. I'm used to cheap-ass apartment appliances, so I didn't think much about it - but lately it's been really awful, leaving film on all my glasses, etc. Still, it gets the food off ( Read more... )

I read that hummingbirds migrate through this area, so when I moved I hung up my feeder - and no birds. I didn't bother to change the food, and it was hot, and it turned this nasty bacteria-yellow color - then the other day I saw a hummingbird! Fly up to my feeder ( Read more... )