They don’t all hate us
Nov 20th 2004General
Europeans, that is. Was talking to a postdoc in the lab the other day; she’s an MD from Romania, lived or visited
personal and professional notes from a naive chemistry professor
Nov 20th 2004General
Europeans, that is. Was talking to a postdoc in the lab the other day; she’s an MD from Romania, lived or visited
Sep 28th 2004nerd alert
Fall is icumen in, sing… err… whatever sings in fall. Geese honking as they fly south, maybe. Fall is icumen
Sep 1st 2004heart
Moved to the new apartment this weekend. It’s as much fun as always – slightly better than slogging through hip-deep boiling molasses, but not quite as nice as being massaged by porcupines. (Their paws are surprisingly soft.) Thankfully, I had some truly excellent help (second year in a row), so it was a lot shorter [...]
Aug 21st 2004General
This month I think I’ve encountered (for some definitions of “encounter”) more skunks than I ever have before. Not that I’ve been sprayed myself, thankfully, but I’ve certainly been a lot more aware of them, so to speak.
Aug 17th 2004laughter
I’ve been watching TV lately with the volume way down low and captioning turned on – mostly because then I can
Jul 27th 2004heart
This week my parents and sister are traveling up from Florida to Virginia to visit assorted distant relatives. Dreamed about this last night. Funny how telling – or even remembering? – a dream can reshape it… I changed bits around very slightly to make it slightly more linear, and now I actually remember it that [...]