I took biochemistry my third year in college. I had already decided to be a biochemistry major (hey! you don't have to decide between biology and chemistry!) but this was the first biochemistry class I was taken. I really enjoyed it, and was doing pretty well in homework and labs and exams. But when I was studying for the final, first floor in ( Read more... )

I was being good this weekend and got out of the house. I think this was to induce my brain to actually study while I was not doing other things. So, the non-stressed-out part of my weekend was to wander around Red Hook, which is sort of charming for 4 blocks, but absolutely terrible outside of them. I decided I need to buy a cottage at Warren ( Read more... )

went home to seattle, then vermont, then back to new york. so, in the past two and half weeks, i've ( Read more... )

Meanwhile, in more personal news:
I saw Faust at Prospect Park. I would have enjoyed it more had they figured out a way to have sub-/supra-titles.
I went to DC, went to the Market Inn, Matchbox, the Hirschhorn, National Gallery of Art (which has Tony Smith's "Die," a favorite piece of art since I saw a picture of it first year in college, and ( Read more... )

two poorly thoughtout ideas for the reasons everyone is all "green" and "local" nowadays. inspired by the bitter columnists at slate.1. The Economic Conspiracy Theory ( Read more... )

movies are (nearly) never as good as the books.
also, thank goodness i sort of like spiders.

my spring break ( Read more... )

as it's been a few weeks, we revert back to listing stuff.

made this orange cake, which turned out very well and my roommates loved

made this chili, and cornbread from my baking illustrated book, which also came out well ( Read more... )

since i've been back: i managed to take the wrong train twice the first two times i was on the subway. as i've never made that mistake before, i chalk it up to being sick and foggy-headed the first snow of the season here came, and while i've seen snow in seattle twice before, this was the first time i got to walk around in it. however, the rest of ( Read more... )

took a red-eye to atlanta, which i should learn is really not worth it. since the plane was slightly delayed (snow in seattle!) rachel met me in the airport friday morning, which i rather like. it's nice and linear and has a train. went to waffle house, where said waffles were eaten. i then slept for 4 hours while rachel learned about marine life ( Read more... )