I think I just found my new favorite song. :)
If you haven't noticed already, there are a few things that I am borderline-obsessed with. One might be CSI NY (though I'm in denial), but the other DEFINATELY is mentalfloss. Ah, mentalfloss--where were you in my youth? If I had known about this site/magazine, it's possible I would be even more hopelessly nerdy than I already am.
Anyway... mentalfloss never fails me. Today under the Morning Cup o' Links, I found this link: http://flavorwire.com/86872/mixtape-10-songs-for-science-nerds, which is all about the top ten songs for science nerds(duh). Anyway, it's great... I haven't listened to each clip all the way through, but the few I have are awesome. My favorites so far are "She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby and "Why Does the Sun Shine (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas" by They Might Be Giants. I definately recommend checking it out if you like music, or if you like science, or if you like both!
Also--here are the Friday Happy Hour Questions that I love so much (also from Mentalfloss):
1.What movies have you marched out of?
2. Have you ever had a pet with an interesting name, or a good story behind the moniker?
3.What’s the most inappropriate question you’ve ever been asked in a work setting?
4.Did any of you own anything worse (than random jerseys from sports teams)?
1. I have never walked out of a movie, but I did walk out of a seriously disturbing play during college once. It was written about this woman who was struggling with suicidal urges and eventually kills herself, which sounded interesting, but the play was really abstract and the actors liked to run through the aisles and get in your face a lot… and I just didn’t like it. At intermission, I took a bathroom break and didn’t come back.
2. Having had several pets, I think a few of them qualify for interesting names: I had cats named Mr. Meow, Ugly (who wasn’t ugly at all), Lil’Cat (who was a very fluffy and fat) and lastly, Padme, named for Luke and Leia’s mum.
3. I had a co-worker once loudly ask me if I was a lesbian (in front of several customers) because a female friend of mine gave me a rather expensive gift. I found it rather sad that the only thing she could correlate with a nice gift was that a sexual favor was required in return. Also, in college once, I had a male professor ask me in a round-about way if I were dating anyone and then proceeded to make inappropriate sexual comments afterwards.
4.The wierdest thing I ever had was the walls of my room plastered (literally) with Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett pictures that I had photocopied from books, magazines, etc. Now, I know it’s not unusual for a kid to have celebrity pictures on her wall, but this was the nineties and none of my friends had ever even HEARD of these people. I got some wierd looks.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Boom De Ah Dah...
Today a friend of mine who is in education came by to observe me. It was great seeing her, I haven't seen her in quite some time. Anyway, today she got to see my Earth and Life science classes, and even took part in some brainstorming we're doing for an Earth Day Song--based on the "Boom De Ah Dah (The World is Amazing)" song from the Discovery Channel. My kids are really getting into it--today we brainstormed our favorite things about the planet (I made them concentrate primarly on environmental things, like trees and sunshine, but allowed them to throw in "technology" as a catch all for human contributions). Tomorrow, we're going to work on finishing our brainstorming and putting our ideas into a song format. When we get the whole thing finished, I'm going to video them singing it. Hopefully we can get some music! That would be awesome! I'm as excited as they are. :)
In other news, Prom is tonight and I'm chaperoning. I didn't even go to my own prom in high school, so this will be a new experience. I only signed up because I got guilted into it--not that I mind hanging with the kids, but I confess I'm a bit of a homebody when it comes to afternoons. I much prefer to go home and stay home rather than stay out late. And I was planning on staying here until the prom started, but the more I think about it, the less likely that seems. I think I'm going to go home (even though I live 45 minutes away) and then just come back. Four hours of hanging out here with nothing to do just isn't my style.
UNLESS... I can find a friend in BR who has nothing better to do and hang out with them for awhile. That would be feasible... but I'll probably just go home.
In other news, Prom is tonight and I'm chaperoning. I didn't even go to my own prom in high school, so this will be a new experience. I only signed up because I got guilted into it--not that I mind hanging with the kids, but I confess I'm a bit of a homebody when it comes to afternoons. I much prefer to go home and stay home rather than stay out late. And I was planning on staying here until the prom started, but the more I think about it, the less likely that seems. I think I'm going to go home (even though I live 45 minutes away) and then just come back. Four hours of hanging out here with nothing to do just isn't my style.
UNLESS... I can find a friend in BR who has nothing better to do and hang out with them for awhile. That would be feasible... but I'll probably just go home.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday Happy Hour
Just thought I'd add: every Friday, one of the bloggers on mentalfloss.com (awesome website, btw) does a series of un-related questions meant to spark conversation. I try to answer them on my off hour every Friday and then read other people's responses. Last week, a friend of mine who recently moved to Ohio called me up and said "I'm reading something on mentalfloss..." and proceeded to read me my entire post and then ask if it were me. She said "I thought this sounded like my Heather." LOL. So... anyway, it's a great blog, and a great forum, both for discovering things about yourself, and for reconnecting (indirectly) with old friends. Who knows what (or who) might turn up?
Here's a link to today's blog--read the questions and answers, some of them are really neat. Sometimes it makes you wish you could meet the people who are writing these answers!
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/53792
Btw, below are today's questions and MY answers:
1. What’s a relatively insignificant event that changed your life forever?
2. What character from a book would you most like to spend a weekend with?
3. Did you ever participate in ‘Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day,’ either as a child or parent?
4.Did your college have any unique graduation traditions the rest of us should know about?
Okay, so relatively insignificant event that changed my life forever: when one of my oldest (and best) friends decided to move from Louisiana to Maryland, I went by her house to help her pack the last bit of her belongings. Even though I was very sad that she was moving, I expected it to be a rather traditional throw-things-in-boxes-and-label-them night. What I didn’t expect was for her to ask me, casually, if I would like to spend the summer in Europe with my college’s study abroad and then proceed to pay for the entire thing (except my spending money). It changed my life forever, because up to that point, I’d never even been on a plane! Now I’m a travel bug–I go somewhere new every summer (on my own dime), and it’s all thanks to a good friend!
If I could meet (let alone spend the entire weekend with) any character from any book, I think I would like to spend time with Anne Shirley, circa the Anne’s House of Dreams days when she was newly married, no children, and still as fresh-faced as ever. I would desperately like to know if I fit into the “race that knows Joseph” because Anne reminds me so much of myself as a child and even as a young woman that I think we would get along. I must admit that meeting Cornelia Bryant would be almost an additional perk. And I would love to meet Capt’n Jim and read his “Life Book!”
I don’t have children, but when I was a child my mother took me to work with her one day as a part of a “job-shadowing” activity my school was doing. She worked at a Super 10 retail store and I don’t remember much of the day except that she got me to help her stock shelves and clean the floors. If it was a ploy to keep me college bound, it worked. Even though I have worked fast food and retail while I was in college, I managed to stick it out and graduate and now am a high school teacher. No more stocking shelves!!!
No unique graduation traditions here, I didn’t even decorate my cap (couldn’t think of anything original, and by the time I did, my dominate hand was in cast and I didn’t trust anyone else to do it). Sorry!
posted by Heather on 4-23-2010 at 11:01
Go read 'em and answer 'em for yourself!!!
Here's a link to today's blog--read the questions and answers, some of them are really neat. Sometimes it makes you wish you could meet the people who are writing these answers!
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/53792
Btw, below are today's questions and MY answers:
1. What’s a relatively insignificant event that changed your life forever?
2. What character from a book would you most like to spend a weekend with?
3. Did you ever participate in ‘Take Your Daughter/Son to Work Day,’ either as a child or parent?
4.Did your college have any unique graduation traditions the rest of us should know about?
Okay, so relatively insignificant event that changed my life forever: when one of my oldest (and best) friends decided to move from Louisiana to Maryland, I went by her house to help her pack the last bit of her belongings. Even though I was very sad that she was moving, I expected it to be a rather traditional throw-things-in-boxes-and-label-them night. What I didn’t expect was for her to ask me, casually, if I would like to spend the summer in Europe with my college’s study abroad and then proceed to pay for the entire thing (except my spending money). It changed my life forever, because up to that point, I’d never even been on a plane! Now I’m a travel bug–I go somewhere new every summer (on my own dime), and it’s all thanks to a good friend!
If I could meet (let alone spend the entire weekend with) any character from any book, I think I would like to spend time with Anne Shirley, circa the Anne’s House of Dreams days when she was newly married, no children, and still as fresh-faced as ever. I would desperately like to know if I fit into the “race that knows Joseph” because Anne reminds me so much of myself as a child and even as a young woman that I think we would get along. I must admit that meeting Cornelia Bryant would be almost an additional perk. And I would love to meet Capt’n Jim and read his “Life Book!”
I don’t have children, but when I was a child my mother took me to work with her one day as a part of a “job-shadowing” activity my school was doing. She worked at a Super 10 retail store and I don’t remember much of the day except that she got me to help her stock shelves and clean the floors. If it was a ploy to keep me college bound, it worked. Even though I have worked fast food and retail while I was in college, I managed to stick it out and graduate and now am a high school teacher. No more stocking shelves!!!
No unique graduation traditions here, I didn’t even decorate my cap (couldn’t think of anything original, and by the time I did, my dominate hand was in cast and I didn’t trust anyone else to do it). Sorry!
posted by Heather on 4-23-2010 at 11:01
Go read 'em and answer 'em for yourself!!!
Random stuff...
Listening to my students quote random movie lines as part of day two of most-of-the-school-is-away-on-a-field-trip. I am currently typing up notes for my classes so that we will be ahead next week (less work this weekend, yay!).
Also, I bought my laptop to school today to show my remaining students a movie (can't find the single TV in this school). Anyway, it seems to have a problem--wouldn't start, then did a system recovery, and then when it finally did start, informed me that my anti-virus had an "incorrect" update which was causing all the problems and I should immediately fix it. Unfortunately, there is no wi-fi here and no way to fix the problem without an internet connection. So after it froze up on me, I turned it off and am currently trying to figure out when I'll have time to run by the library to use THEIR wi-fi. My house only has dial-up. BLECH. As soon as I can, I'm fixing that.
And now I'm perturbed, because that lap-top is (literally) part of my livelihood and it will be very difficult to do without it. Plus it was expensive, and if I have to pay to get it fixed, it will be more so. I'm hoping a simple net connection will be enough to save it. Hopefully.
Looking for a internet cable here.
~Heather
Also, I bought my laptop to school today to show my remaining students a movie (can't find the single TV in this school). Anyway, it seems to have a problem--wouldn't start, then did a system recovery, and then when it finally did start, informed me that my anti-virus had an "incorrect" update which was causing all the problems and I should immediately fix it. Unfortunately, there is no wi-fi here and no way to fix the problem without an internet connection. So after it froze up on me, I turned it off and am currently trying to figure out when I'll have time to run by the library to use THEIR wi-fi. My house only has dial-up. BLECH. As soon as I can, I'm fixing that.
And now I'm perturbed, because that lap-top is (literally) part of my livelihood and it will be very difficult to do without it. Plus it was expensive, and if I have to pay to get it fixed, it will be more so. I'm hoping a simple net connection will be enough to save it. Hopefully.
Looking for a internet cable here.
~Heather
Thursday, April 22, 2010
I have no chemistry with this subject...
I am so bored.
9/10s of my students went on a track field trip that lasts today and tomorrow. So today I have had a total of... letsee... seven students all day long. You would think that a "free day" would be fun, but I'll tell ya... after about two hours, the internet gives out on ya. And as far as actual work--I could be grading papers, or studying for my chemistry ceretifcation test--well, who wants to do that? Besides, even if you don't have many students, you still have to watch them. I spent an entire hour downloading braille books for one of my kids. Yowza.
I am so ready for this weekend, but not ready for that chem certification test that I will most assuredly fail. Yesterday everyone told me to stop being so pessimistic about it, but there is a difference between being "gloomy" and being realistic. As in, after five and half years of college (not to mention 12 years of school before that), I think I know when I have prepared adequetly for a test or not. Let's just say... I haven't.
I haven't studied for the chemistry praxis, therefore I will probably fail it. Unless a) I manage to guess extremely (superbly) well on every question (pick C!) or b) a bunch of English majors sign up to ceretify in chemistry thus giving me an advantage (no offense, my English major friends). Otherwise, I'm pretty much screwed. I was looking through a practice book I purchased in January (and just picked up today) and realized that I don't remember how to balance equations, forgot my gas laws, and couldn't draw a Lewis structure to save my life.
The only thing that keeps me from not showing up for the test Saturday is the belief that, if I'm going to throw $150 down the drain, I should at least attempt the test so I will know what's on it the NEXT time I decide to take it. IF there is a next time.
I never wanted a chemistry certification anyway. If I had my druthers, I'd be taking that elusive math course over the summer to get my math ceretification (I can pass that, LOL), or at least be taking a crack at the history praxis, which I think I could actually do better on than the chemistry, despite the fact that I'm teaching chemistry this term and my history minor is in European history (and the cert test tends to focus on Asian and United States history, from what I've heard).
If my appalling lack of knowledge in an area that I teach scares you, I apologize. I really do my best in my one section of chemistry (and thank God for teacher's manuals with the answers and explanations). Know this--the subjects I AM certified in (namely, biology and all related sciences), I know like the back of my hand. And I make a pretty good algebra tutor as well. And I've been known to correctly answer my students' history questions when they were studying in my class one day. LOL.
Chemistry is blech.
9/10s of my students went on a track field trip that lasts today and tomorrow. So today I have had a total of... letsee... seven students all day long. You would think that a "free day" would be fun, but I'll tell ya... after about two hours, the internet gives out on ya. And as far as actual work--I could be grading papers, or studying for my chemistry ceretifcation test--well, who wants to do that? Besides, even if you don't have many students, you still have to watch them. I spent an entire hour downloading braille books for one of my kids. Yowza.
I am so ready for this weekend, but not ready for that chem certification test that I will most assuredly fail. Yesterday everyone told me to stop being so pessimistic about it, but there is a difference between being "gloomy" and being realistic. As in, after five and half years of college (not to mention 12 years of school before that), I think I know when I have prepared adequetly for a test or not. Let's just say... I haven't.
I haven't studied for the chemistry praxis, therefore I will probably fail it. Unless a) I manage to guess extremely (superbly) well on every question (pick C!) or b) a bunch of English majors sign up to ceretify in chemistry thus giving me an advantage (no offense, my English major friends). Otherwise, I'm pretty much screwed. I was looking through a practice book I purchased in January (and just picked up today) and realized that I don't remember how to balance equations, forgot my gas laws, and couldn't draw a Lewis structure to save my life.
The only thing that keeps me from not showing up for the test Saturday is the belief that, if I'm going to throw $150 down the drain, I should at least attempt the test so I will know what's on it the NEXT time I decide to take it. IF there is a next time.
I never wanted a chemistry certification anyway. If I had my druthers, I'd be taking that elusive math course over the summer to get my math ceretification (I can pass that, LOL), or at least be taking a crack at the history praxis, which I think I could actually do better on than the chemistry, despite the fact that I'm teaching chemistry this term and my history minor is in European history (and the cert test tends to focus on Asian and United States history, from what I've heard).
If my appalling lack of knowledge in an area that I teach scares you, I apologize. I really do my best in my one section of chemistry (and thank God for teacher's manuals with the answers and explanations). Know this--the subjects I AM certified in (namely, biology and all related sciences), I know like the back of my hand. And I make a pretty good algebra tutor as well. And I've been known to correctly answer my students' history questions when they were studying in my class one day. LOL.
Chemistry is blech.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Diva
So I haven't blogged in awhile, mostly because this week was LEAP/iLEAP/GEE testing and as a test administrator I was not allowed to get online during testing (I suppose that might somehow compromise the security of the tests). And in the afternoons, we spent most of the time watching movies, running around on the track (well, they did), or watching Wierd Al Yankovic on Youtube... so, no blogging.
That, and I've just been really busy lately. Thankfully, I've almost mastered the standard (still avoiding that really steep on-ramp at Government Street), but I'm doing really good and not nervous about it so much any more. Besides teaching, which is wrapping up for this year at least, I've been thinking about the trip to Chicago, trying to decide what kind of part-time job I want to get over the summer, and watching way too much Mork and Mindy. :)
And CSI: NY, of course.
Oh, and I bought a new Annie Lennox CD--well, it's an OLD CD that is new to me because I just bought it. Annie's first solo albumn, "Diva." I LOVE IT! I currently have "Why" stuck in my head. :)
I bought it for the "Walking on Broken Glass" song, which is a favorite of mine and was the last thing I ever sang to my Lil' Cat (who died last year--moment of silence in his memory, please). He liked to be sung too, and enjoyed most songs EXCEPT he really hated "You Light Up My Life" for some reason. And he loved Melina Kanakaredes--he once rubbed a picture of her off of the wall (I had the entire cast of CSI:NY on my wall in college). My new kitty cat doesn't seem to have any celebrity crushes (she's too full of her own self).
Anyway, back to the "Broken Glass" song, I've always wondered if Annie Lennox got the idea for that song from the original Little Mermaid. Remember, she turned human under the condition that every step she took felt as if she was "walking on broken glass?" And in the end of the original tale, she does NOT get the prince and winds up throwing herself to the sea and turning into sea foam? Anyway, Annie's song is about unrequieted love, so maybe...
That, and I've just been really busy lately. Thankfully, I've almost mastered the standard (still avoiding that really steep on-ramp at Government Street), but I'm doing really good and not nervous about it so much any more. Besides teaching, which is wrapping up for this year at least, I've been thinking about the trip to Chicago, trying to decide what kind of part-time job I want to get over the summer, and watching way too much Mork and Mindy. :)
And CSI: NY, of course.
Oh, and I bought a new Annie Lennox CD--well, it's an OLD CD that is new to me because I just bought it. Annie's first solo albumn, "Diva." I LOVE IT! I currently have "Why" stuck in my head. :)
I bought it for the "Walking on Broken Glass" song, which is a favorite of mine and was the last thing I ever sang to my Lil' Cat (who died last year--moment of silence in his memory, please). He liked to be sung too, and enjoyed most songs EXCEPT he really hated "You Light Up My Life" for some reason. And he loved Melina Kanakaredes--he once rubbed a picture of her off of the wall (I had the entire cast of CSI:NY on my wall in college). My new kitty cat doesn't seem to have any celebrity crushes (she's too full of her own self).
Anyway, back to the "Broken Glass" song, I've always wondered if Annie Lennox got the idea for that song from the original Little Mermaid. Remember, she turned human under the condition that every step she took felt as if she was "walking on broken glass?" And in the end of the original tale, she does NOT get the prince and winds up throwing herself to the sea and turning into sea foam? Anyway, Annie's song is about unrequieted love, so maybe...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
STELLAAAAA!!!
http://www.buddytv.com/personalityquizresult/csi-ny-personalityquizresult.aspx?result=100000080&ucid=600536849
Suh-weet.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Weekend/It's the Weekend...
So, Stella doesn't die (I knew she wouldn't) and the episode was actually really good, even though I never seriously feared for her life. You can read the review of the ep, "Rest in Peace, Marina Garito" here: http://www.csifiles.com/content/2010/04/review-csi-new-york-rest-in-peace-marina-garito/ or watch the entire ep on CBS. com here: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_ny/. I'd recommend doing both, if you're in to forensic/drama primetime TV. :)
AND we found another box turtle yesterday as we were leaving the school. I haven't talked to my friend yet to see if she took it home with her. Maybe her other turtle could use a friend? I don't know.
I know one thing--I had so much trouble getting out of bed today and I am ready for the day to start (my prep period is 1st hour, so my day hasn't started really yet) so that I can go home and relax (somewhat) over the weekend. I am so tired, and there is so much to do, and I really don't want to be here today. It's spring fever. They should never give us spring break, it makes it that much harder to come back! Five more weeks until summer. :) And next week is testing, which is dull but not difficult, and then on April 26 we're taking the kids to the D-Day Museum in New Orleans, so I'm looking forward the the field trip as much as they are. Woo-hoo! We get to GO somewhere! :)
So ready for summer, Chicago, and no more 5:30AM wake-ups.
I hope you all have a good weekend! Luvs!
AND we found another box turtle yesterday as we were leaving the school. I haven't talked to my friend yet to see if she took it home with her. Maybe her other turtle could use a friend? I don't know.
I know one thing--I had so much trouble getting out of bed today and I am ready for the day to start (my prep period is 1st hour, so my day hasn't started really yet) so that I can go home and relax (somewhat) over the weekend. I am so tired, and there is so much to do, and I really don't want to be here today. It's spring fever. They should never give us spring break, it makes it that much harder to come back! Five more weeks until summer. :) And next week is testing, which is dull but not difficult, and then on April 26 we're taking the kids to the D-Day Museum in New Orleans, so I'm looking forward the the field trip as much as they are. Woo-hoo! We get to GO somewhere! :)
So ready for summer, Chicago, and no more 5:30AM wake-ups.
I hope you all have a good weekend! Luvs!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Of CSI and Reptiles
Today I am impatiently waiting for 3:15 because... CSI NY came on last night (that is MY show, LOL) and I didn't get to watch it and now I want to watch it online. Normally I would catch it whenever I got a chance, but one of the main characters was put in danger last night, and while I don't think they "off-ed" her, I still want to watch and see how it all goes down. Anyway, I'm also waiting impatiently for the review to come out on CSI FILES. I am such a goober.
In other news, my co-worker of mine found a little water turtle yesterday and set him up in an aquarium in her room. Today my director came in and said we were nixing the turtle because they carry samonella (sp?). I don't see why it's such a huge deal--the bacteria is found lots of places and only affects those with really weak immune systems--and it's hardly likely the kids would be handling the turtle anyway. But I guess, being a school, we can't take chances. Anyway, I don't know why it bothers me so much that the cute little turtle is going away, but it does. If my friend doesn't want to keep him, I think I'm going to ask her for him. Poor little guy. I could always keep him at home and release him into the bayou when he gets older. We used to keep water turtles for pets all the time when I was kid.
Anyway... between CSI drama and water turtle drama, this is making for a long day. I'm exhausted already and it's not even 9AM.
In other news, my co-worker of mine found a little water turtle yesterday and set him up in an aquarium in her room. Today my director came in and said we were nixing the turtle because they carry samonella (sp?). I don't see why it's such a huge deal--the bacteria is found lots of places and only affects those with really weak immune systems--and it's hardly likely the kids would be handling the turtle anyway. But I guess, being a school, we can't take chances. Anyway, I don't know why it bothers me so much that the cute little turtle is going away, but it does. If my friend doesn't want to keep him, I think I'm going to ask her for him. Poor little guy. I could always keep him at home and release him into the bayou when he gets older. We used to keep water turtles for pets all the time when I was kid.
Anyway... between CSI drama and water turtle drama, this is making for a long day. I'm exhausted already and it's not even 9AM.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
An Update
I am so excited--I was struggling with how to get my visually impaired students to diagram Lewis structures of molecules when I had an epiphany--I asked the art teacher. And she said "Use clay or play-doh." So that's what I'm going to do--today in Chemistry we're going to use clay to make 2-D models of Lewis structure molecules. It may be a little messy (and I'm wearing beige today--yikes) but it's okay! I am just happy that they get to do it.
I know Play-Doh or clay probably seems so obvious to you, my readers, who I trust are more creative than I. But being rather used to using my left brain, sometimes it's hard for that old right brained thinking to kick in. When I was younger, I was very creative with drawing and building things and I was also a fairly decent creative writer. But as I said, these days I spend more time thinking with my left brain--math, science, logic--and I guess I'm getting a little rusty.
Actually, over the Christmas break, I bought myself a book on creative writing prompts for teachers or writers and have been doing it for fun in my (limited) spare time. Just because I'm a biology/math major doesn't mean I can't enjoy my right brain!!! But lately it's been collecting dust on a shelf because I'm engrossed in "The Nazi Doctors" by Robert J. Lifton (Holocaust studies being my OTHER passion). Which, despite being historical, is also pretty much a left-brained book.
I resolve: in my next bout of free time (whenever that may come) I will take the book out and do a few more writing prompts. They're really fun and the book itself is a wonderful compliation of funny prompts and zany illustrations and colors, colors, colors. I need some distraction. :)
One right-brained scientist, coming up.
I know Play-Doh or clay probably seems so obvious to you, my readers, who I trust are more creative than I. But being rather used to using my left brain, sometimes it's hard for that old right brained thinking to kick in. When I was younger, I was very creative with drawing and building things and I was also a fairly decent creative writer. But as I said, these days I spend more time thinking with my left brain--math, science, logic--and I guess I'm getting a little rusty.
Actually, over the Christmas break, I bought myself a book on creative writing prompts for teachers or writers and have been doing it for fun in my (limited) spare time. Just because I'm a biology/math major doesn't mean I can't enjoy my right brain!!! But lately it's been collecting dust on a shelf because I'm engrossed in "The Nazi Doctors" by Robert J. Lifton (Holocaust studies being my OTHER passion). Which, despite being historical, is also pretty much a left-brained book.
I resolve: in my next bout of free time (whenever that may come) I will take the book out and do a few more writing prompts. They're really fun and the book itself is a wonderful compliation of funny prompts and zany illustrations and colors, colors, colors. I need some distraction. :)
One right-brained scientist, coming up.
Short n' Sweet
Haven't written in awhile--I'm still here, though. I just didn't have any good net connection over spring break, and although I was technically back yesterday, we spent all day in meetings, so I didn't have time to write.
I really don't have time now, but I feel badly if I don't put SOMETHING down.
In other news, I finally bought the standard I've been wanting. A 2010 Focus, five speed stick. It's beautiful and drives like a dream. Unfortunately, I've only been driving it for about a week, and driving a standard in general for about two weeks... and I drive in rush hour traffic and up the Mississippi River Bridge and all kinds of things like that. I think I'm in that "sink or swim" phase. It was rather ironic today--after nearly getting stuck on top of the MRB twice, I was pulling into my job and what comes on the radio but "19th Nervous Breakdown" by the Rolling Stones. I think if that had played while I was crossing that bridge I would have stalled the car from laughing. It was so ironically appropriate.
Well, I have to go. The break made me lazy, and as a result I have a ton of stuff to do before classes start at 9:00AM. Talk to you later!
I really don't have time now, but I feel badly if I don't put SOMETHING down.
In other news, I finally bought the standard I've been wanting. A 2010 Focus, five speed stick. It's beautiful and drives like a dream. Unfortunately, I've only been driving it for about a week, and driving a standard in general for about two weeks... and I drive in rush hour traffic and up the Mississippi River Bridge and all kinds of things like that. I think I'm in that "sink or swim" phase. It was rather ironic today--after nearly getting stuck on top of the MRB twice, I was pulling into my job and what comes on the radio but "19th Nervous Breakdown" by the Rolling Stones. I think if that had played while I was crossing that bridge I would have stalled the car from laughing. It was so ironically appropriate.
Well, I have to go. The break made me lazy, and as a result I have a ton of stuff to do before classes start at 9:00AM. Talk to you later!
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