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The Sky is Falling!

Posted: May 24, 2012 in Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science
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Says Chicken Little… It’s the end of the world as we know it … again. I don’t know if any of you noticed that it is 2012 and the conspiracy theorists are yet again going crazy.   What doesn’t help this situation is the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which has been ongoing for-like-what- EVER? [...]

Rumor had it…

Posted: May 22, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying
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that I had perished in the chaos that was the second half of the spring semester.  But I’m just here to let everyone know that I am indeed alive and sweating like three pigs on the beach.  Man is it hot already? And despite the heat, I decided that in order to avoid the drama [...]

Life Lesson: Dogs are children too…

Posted: March 28, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While Studying
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I know many people would agree that dogs are people too and an integral part of your family once you get one.  That said, pathetically, some women who spend most of their time alone, like me, refer to our dogs as our babies.  Sadly, these dogs are really spoiled – rotten sometimes. But let me [...]

Exodus: Movement of NCAA Tournament Fans

Posted: March 20, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Writing
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So Sunday night, I was in the lab- you know – making science happen.  I mean SCIENCE WAS HAPPENING! … and then the power went out. Science stopped, science is still stopped. Power going out, machines powering down too fast because generators aren’t cutting in are bad. Bad for science. For a moment, I thought, HOLY S&^#$!  [...]

Forget Chris Brown and Rihanna…Most Significant News I’ve heard in a Month

Posted: March 12, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While Studying
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So, I’ve not seen the light of day in nearly a month.  This also means that I am usually oblivious to what’s going on in the world unless someone mentions something. Just recently I’ve had a short break and was able to surf through the headlines. At first, I was quite disturbed by the over-abundance [...]

Solar Flare: What If Biggest Known Sun Storm Hit Today?

Posted: March 8, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, The Microbial Enthusiast, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science
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Solar Flare: What If Biggest Known Sun Storm Hit Today?. Apparently… NO FACEBOOK for hours maybe.  I know this disturbs many people – because what would they do in their spare time??? For those of thus who have the slightest clue of what’s going on, we’ll be outside enjoying the extension of both the northern [...]

Superbowl XLVI: A Consumer Review

Posted: February 8, 2012 in Humor, Reviews, Weird Things While Studying
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So I haven’t tuned into the NFL for two years. However, I watched this year because I just couldn’t resist an NY/NE  rematch. While this year’s Superbowl didn’t disappoint, it didn’t captivate me like it did in past years – no matter how much I love watching Tom Brady cry. - The soap opera that is [...]

My Neighbor My Hero: The Untold Story of a True Patriot

Posted: January 25, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying
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Ok so the title of this post was totally for dramatic effect, LOL!Last post, I shared my three wishes for this semester with everyone. For my third wish, I asked that my neighbors push their weekly “Party Rock Anthem” fiesta from Wednesday night to the weekend just because, you know, that makes sense.  I also [...]

Three Things I Want for This Semester

Posted: January 23, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying, Writing
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1.To Stay Healthy Every semester starts off the same for me.  I exercise regularly, I eat properly and I take my vitamins.  Yet, shortly after midterms, this trend ends.  Between crazy assignments, a short vacation which makes me more susceptible to procrastination.  I have to beat this trend. 2.To Write More Being a grad student [...]

Detour Left: Semester Ends Here

Posted: December 26, 2011 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, The Microbial Enthusiast, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying
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After all the toiling, paper cuts, computer crashes and bad note taking, I sit here having survived my first semester of a PhD program.  And while I thought getting a masters was rough, there are a few things about a PhD program that are far more unsettling: 1.) The reading load triples. – Yeah, this may [...]

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