I keep having dreams with my cockatiels in them. I really miss them :\ I'm really going to try to bring them back to Texas with me after the field season. They would be happier here with me, dag nabbit!

Anyways! I'm not posting to sulk about the little beebs! What I really want to do is start a thread to collect some Vegetarian-Friendly Recipes ( Read more... )

Whew, back from the power week of camping! Words can't capture how amazing the southwest is (and to think, I only sampled a small fraction of it!). I spent a lot of time uploading pictures onto my Flickr account, complete with captions and descriptions, so I will direct you there for the visual narrative of my Spring Break. The following is a ( Read more... )

There is so much work that should really get done over Spring Break, but the euphoria of the week has rooted itself so deeply that I simply don't care right now (well, I do care, but none of the obligations are anywhere near the priority list right now!). It's cold and rainy in Lubbock (which is good and bad - we haven't seen rain since September ( Read more... )

Long story short, my modem crashed! Boo! That left me without internet at home until just a few days ago. I'm technically at school right now, but that's beside the point. This week is going to be grueling and insane, as the rest of the semester is bound to be, so here's a real quick update on Spring Break plans (yes, graduate students ( Read more... )

I'm back from San Antonio! My sisters and I had a really good time. The city's downtown and famed Riverwalk is pretty small (and gimmicky, and touristy...but I suppose every major city is like that. Faneuil Hall is no better!). We spent the days checking out the shopping/market place (including "El Mercado" - think Kam Man, only Mexican) and ( Read more... )

I'm here! Sort of...this year is too busy, too insane, and too out of my control. These past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activities and challenges, but I've managed to persevere. I've been pulling 10+ hour days, and have been spending a good chunk of my weekends in my lab trying to get work done. Dang x.o The busy schedule has ( Read more... )

I'm so insanely envious of everyone attending Further Confusion 2009 right now! It is going to be some time before I can go to a convention of any sort :\ A disappointing thought for at first, but then I remember the reasons as to why: Ornithology and Ecology conferences all over the world! I am looking forward to the day my life is a balanced ( Read more... )

Geez, it has been busy....it's not that I haven't had time in the evenings to get online, I've just had to allocate my time pretty strictly. I had to put my internet blinders on all last week, limiting my recreational online time to checking my e-mails, and shadowing here to see how everyone's doing. Dang, this semester is going to be tough! It ( Read more... )

Whew, I just spent the last two hours unpacking/rearranging/decorating my new apartment x.o It's *finally* looking a little more like home! I mailed a bunch of stuff to myself while I was home visiting for the break, most of which arrived last week. I now have my DVDs (well, most of them...the rest better be in transit. I'll be sad if I forgot ( Read more... )

Wow, that was quick. It's good to be back already ^_^ I'll be much more active and social online now that I've my own connection. This is going to sound a bit strange, but I just couldn't relax on campus, I couldn't be myself...I didn't feel comfortable making my usual rounds, and the stress and overwhelming nature of my first semester hindered ( Read more... )