So apparently a Geographer at UCLA has used patterns of how animal species spread to locate Bin Laden. I find this oddly (well maybe not oddly) intriguing. I really would love to read their official report to MIT International Review. Here's the link: Read more... )

I'm officially in the "waiting to see what happens" phase of my graduate application process. I have never been so excited to be waiting before! :)

As I stepped out of my warm apartment building the brisk coldness of the air settled into my being. It was a beautiful cold(-6 according to the weather channel) yet sunny morning. I heard several birds calling the most prevalent was a chickadee, I thought it was an awful cold morning to be a non migratory bird, but that's just me. I enjoyed the ( Read more... )

...is on my mouse pad? Hello all! The past couple of days have been quite productive cleaning out my closet, a job that was much needed, and finishing applying to grad schools. Today I finished 4 grad school applications...then played Wii with my cousin's kids. I’ve also started looking for a summer job that will be fun and beneficial for my ( Read more... )

Hey all. I went to a Coal Day of Action, pretty much reinforcing how clean coal is a silly concept, so I felt the urge to tell you about this so here are a few things ( Read more... )

A test and a Mid term, then it's fall break. Hell yeah geography conference in Canada!

Happy October to all! It’s been a while since I’ve updated so here’s a little update from my corner of the world (I do know that the world doesn’t have corners, but it is a turn of phrase that’s commonly accepted :p ( Read more... )

So, I'm taking the GRE tomorrow and I got the free software they give you to help prep in the mail on Saturday. This was delightful, as I was expecting it after I took the test (because that's how it has gone for several of my friends who have taken the GRE). So, I've been prepping for a bit with an all day break on Saturday to go to the beach. ( Read more... )

So, here's a view of all of the stations (shown by a white star) that I am collecting/ have collected temperature data for my summer research.  I know it doesn't look like much, but 14 sites in total logging temperatures at different elevations.  Then if you add in the wind speed for the area, oh baby!    
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Top 100 books
The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed.

1) Look at the list and italicize those you have read.
2) Bold the books you love.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 The Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling
5 To Kill a ( Read more... )