Fresh Wallaby Juice

Things That Really Hurt #17
Stubbing your little toe on a chair while you carry a full bowl of cereal to the living room to eat in front of the TV.
Conclusion: My parents were right - don’t eat in front of the TV, and always wear slippers to avoid stubbing toes.
Let that be a lesson to [...]

Random musings
On Monday, my advisor comes in and tells me he needs impressive data and a nifty poster “by Friday, Saturday morning at the very latest”, since he’s flying out to the conference Saturday night.  Instant panic…  haven’t done this particular kind of experiment before, etc.
Monday night, spend 10 hours collecting data.
Tuesday morning, find out [...]

Update: I think I burned the bone. Argh. Maybe only at the very end of the experiment. *crosses fingers*

It’s 2 a.m. and I’m sitting here wondering how hard it is to make dehydrated/instant soup.   This, just after realizing why I keep Aqua around… there’s some stuff that you can only listen to after 9 hours of doing one experiment, and then you really do need it.
Yes, nine hours for one experiment, even [...]

A NY driver has been arrested
for watching an adult movie while driving.  A spokesman for the state’s DMV says that “Our biggest problem is illegal cell phone use while driving.”
Yes, the biggest problem NY has is drivers violating a recently made-up law. Not, say, people driving without licenses, or people driving with only a [...]

Idea for a V-Day dessert I didn’t actually get to make:
(Insert title here)
Materials:
4 liters liquid nitrogen
1 pint (good) ice cream (strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, whatever)
dark chocolate - probably about 4 oz. per half-dozen items
flavoring oil (optional - mint, complementary fruit flavor)
Procedure:
(1) Allow the ice cream to soften slightly, then shape it with a pair of spoons [...]