Hmm... where to begin?
In recent news... last night I went to see my friend's play at Julliard - they did a remake of Aristothanes' The Birds. It was pretty funny. Then we ended up going out late and drinking with the cast, which was also fun. Missed a call from V. to meet her downtown at a club, unfortunately. Next time.
This was has...
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In recent news... last night I went to see my friend's play at Julliard - they did a remake of Aristothanes' The Birds. It was pretty funny. Then we ended up going out late and drinking with the cast, which was also fun. Missed a call from V. to meet her downtown at a club, unfortunately. Next time.
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Laundry... the bane of our modern existence. Now I understand why people in colonia times had like 3 outfits total (you know, the black one with the buckle hat, the ruffly collared shirt, etc.) I really can't imagine having to do my laundry by hand. It's too miserable for words.
My building has one washer and one dryer (conveniently located right outside my door.) However,...
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thelibra:
when I was living in France, we didn't have a washer or dryer at our disposal...so...here's what us innovative musicians came up with:
Chorale's "Key" to Laundry - 1996
You will need:
-a bathtub with water (warm)
-dirty clothes
-laundry soap
-fabric softener (helps)
-places to hang laundry to dry
-feet and legs (preferably clean)
optional: a space heater
Plug up the bathtub. Begin filling it with water. Pour in detergent, softener, etc., then add clothes. Take off your socks, roll up your pant legs, hop in the tub and agitate.
Rinse.
Wring out. (You may need a buddy).
Hang.
The space heater comes in handy if you want to warm up the air to speed the drying process. We had a drying rack and a space heater, so it helped alot.
Good luck.
(are you serious? he FEDEXED his LAUNDRY? wtf?)
...edited to add: Your ass better be at the SG holiday bash.
[Edited on Dec 11, 2003 11:06AM]
Chorale's "Key" to Laundry - 1996
You will need:
-a bathtub with water (warm)
-dirty clothes
-laundry soap
-fabric softener (helps)
-places to hang laundry to dry
-feet and legs (preferably clean)
optional: a space heater
Plug up the bathtub. Begin filling it with water. Pour in detergent, softener, etc., then add clothes. Take off your socks, roll up your pant legs, hop in the tub and agitate.
Rinse.
Wring out. (You may need a buddy).
Hang.
The space heater comes in handy if you want to warm up the air to speed the drying process. We had a drying rack and a space heater, so it helped alot.
Good luck.
(are you serious? he FEDEXED his LAUNDRY? wtf?)
...edited to add: Your ass better be at the SG holiday bash.
[Edited on Dec 11, 2003 11:06AM]
unravled:
The microwave dries clothes?!?!?!
The things you can learn from single men...
The things you can learn from single men...
Confessions of a food connoisseur:
For a self-proclaimed 'foodie' I have a deep, dark secret that I've been hiding for a long time. I've suffered in silence long enough though, today I free myself from the crushing burden that weighs down on my conscience, day by day wearing me down. I'm going to shout it out from the rooftops: I like Taco Bell. I realize...
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For a self-proclaimed 'foodie' I have a deep, dark secret that I've been hiding for a long time. I've suffered in silence long enough though, today I free myself from the crushing burden that weighs down on my conscience, day by day wearing me down. I'm going to shout it out from the rooftops: I like Taco Bell. I realize...
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decedent:
when i was 14, i ate a 12 pack of original tacos from taco bell in one sitting. it was quite an experience; a delicious one at that. i've since stopped eating fast food, after an experience a few years back with some fries from burger king that tasted like milk. i can still feel them in my mouth.
minty:
I try not to eat there, but normal rules are usually suspended when I'm out in the field. I'm a vegetarian and it drives my dig-mates up the wall for no real reason. I was the only girl on my last excavation and I was constantly being pestered to eat more protein, etc.
Oh, about the culture/neurons thing, as I'm sure you know, language is only one part of the brain that seems to be shaped by differing experience. Me and a person in Papua New Guinea could be beaten every day of our lives and though our lingual centers would be different, we could have more similar brain structures to each other than to our respective neighbors. I figure that it's a lot like "race" in that it's a series of spectra that are unrelated.
zzzz, I can tell I'm babbling again. Where did you go to school before Columbia? I'll have to come up with a topic for you later, I haven't read the newest Science yet.
Your post on GMOs was good, btw. I hope I didn't trivialize it with my deep desire to own my very own Lucy.
Oh, about the culture/neurons thing, as I'm sure you know, language is only one part of the brain that seems to be shaped by differing experience. Me and a person in Papua New Guinea could be beaten every day of our lives and though our lingual centers would be different, we could have more similar brain structures to each other than to our respective neighbors. I figure that it's a lot like "race" in that it's a series of spectra that are unrelated.
zzzz, I can tell I'm babbling again. Where did you go to school before Columbia? I'll have to come up with a topic for you later, I haven't read the newest Science yet.
Your post on GMOs was good, btw. I hope I didn't trivialize it with my deep desire to own my very own Lucy.
It's Monday, 10:30, I've already had 2 martinis and a nice dinner. Things are good.
Yesterday I had one of those really annoying grad school kinda days. I figured "Oh, I'll just pop in the lab for an hour or two, finish my grant, then go hang out with friends for a while." That was at 1PM. At 3AM, I finally finished my grant and...
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Yesterday I had one of those really annoying grad school kinda days. I figured "Oh, I'll just pop in the lab for an hour or two, finish my grant, then go hang out with friends for a while." That was at 1PM. At 3AM, I finally finished my grant and...
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minty:
PS: Talking about popping into the lab and finishing a grant proposal = hot.
freyja__:
whoa.
botox recipe.
coo-oo-l
;>
botox recipe.
coo-oo-l
;>
Well, once again, here I am procrastinating on my grant application. I don't know why I can't force myself to just finish the damned thing (it's like 99% done) but whatever.
Since today has been a fairly dull day for me (got up, took the subway to the lab, have been here ever since.) I figured I'd run off on an intellectual tangent and see...
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Since today has been a fairly dull day for me (got up, took the subway to the lab, have been here ever since.) I figured I'd run off on an intellectual tangent and see...
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thelibra:
Holy thought-provoking post, Batman!
The snow...well...it took Michael and me 4 hours to get from my job in NJ to a restaurant in Queens for a birthday party we had to go to.
The cool part was that afterwards, we went to see "Bad Santa" in a rather uncrowded theatre.
I still want to move to California.
Edited to add: You're in!
[Edited on Dec 08, 2003 11:19AM]
The snow...well...it took Michael and me 4 hours to get from my job in NJ to a restaurant in Queens for a birthday party we had to go to.
The cool part was that afterwards, we went to see "Bad Santa" in a rather uncrowded theatre.
I still want to move to California.
Edited to add: You're in!
[Edited on Dec 08, 2003 11:19AM]
teclo:
call me an eejit, but i never understood the reasons behind libretarians (and why i cringed when someone declared themselves one, proudly) or libriterianism until just now.
thanks!
oh yes, and no, i don't make frames for a living. the boyfriend has an art show going up on friday (the 12th) and he's making frames for his paintings.
i work at a radiostation.
call me an eejit, but i never understood the reasons behind libretarians (and why i cringed when someone declared themselves one, proudly) or libriterianism until just now.
thanks!
oh yes, and no, i don't make frames for a living. the boyfriend has an art show going up on friday (the 12th) and he's making frames for his paintings.
i work at a radiostation.
Another good day. Two in a row, so I'm on a roll.
I woke up this morning rather early for a Saturday, since my parents were coming into town and we had arranged a meeting with my real estate broker. I'm thinking of taking the big plunge and buying an apartment in manhattan, and they know a lot about real estate, so I wanted them...
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I woke up this morning rather early for a Saturday, since my parents were coming into town and we had arranged a meeting with my real estate broker. I'm thinking of taking the big plunge and buying an apartment in manhattan, and they know a lot about real estate, so I wanted them...
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teclo:
how awesome is that?
i love visiting the 'rents in nuevo york and having them treat me to everything, and that's what i love about new york. i can barely afford columbus, so lord knows i ain't moving there. but i do love the hustle, bustle, and class of that city.
but when i come back to columbus, and i can be the only one walking down the main street near my house, and the downtown area of my neighborhood, and i can get my cup of coffee from people who ask me about my life, and i can see a movie down the street for $7, why would i ever want to leave?
(and it hasn't snowed here yet, either. ha!)
(now, of course that i said that, it's going to snow eight feet by tomorrow, and they'll require my presence at work)
(damnit)
how awesome is that?
i love visiting the 'rents in nuevo york and having them treat me to everything, and that's what i love about new york. i can barely afford columbus, so lord knows i ain't moving there. but i do love the hustle, bustle, and class of that city.
but when i come back to columbus, and i can be the only one walking down the main street near my house, and the downtown area of my neighborhood, and i can get my cup of coffee from people who ask me about my life, and i can see a movie down the street for $7, why would i ever want to leave?
(and it hasn't snowed here yet, either. ha!)
(now, of course that i said that, it's going to snow eight feet by tomorrow, and they'll require my presence at work)
(damnit)
thelibra:
alrighty hon, i just vouched for you in SGNY
NEGATIVE!!! These days, is there any better word in the English language?
Yesterday I got woke at about 6AM with a bit knot in my stomach, worried about the results from my blood test. I came in the lab, worked half-heartedly for a while, and then finally just went to student health, 3 hours before my appointment.
I got there, all nervous, and as I...
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Yesterday I got woke at about 6AM with a bit knot in my stomach, worried about the results from my blood test. I came in the lab, worked half-heartedly for a while, and then finally just went to student health, 3 hours before my appointment.
I got there, all nervous, and as I...
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_sarah_:
I'm so happy for you!!!
(on all counts)
Okay, the late grant thing sucks, but at least you got an extension.
Good luck with "V". I kind of like that nickname anyway.
(on all counts)
Okay, the late grant thing sucks, but at least you got an extension.
Good luck with "V". I kind of like that nickname anyway.
minty:
Good luck on the grant front. Just being willing to go through with all that paperwork puts you leaps ahead of most people. Congrats on the date, too .
Nice response in the Feminism vs. Masochism thread.
Nice response in the Feminism vs. Masochism thread.
Getting my entry in a little early tonight.
The shift towards a normal schedule is happening very very slowly... but it's happening. I got to bed at 2 last night and got up at 9:30. My grant needs to be out the door, on the Fedex truck Thursday night, so this is (hopefully) my last night of toiling away on it. I'll then be free...
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The shift towards a normal schedule is happening very very slowly... but it's happening. I got to bed at 2 last night and got up at 9:30. My grant needs to be out the door, on the Fedex truck Thursday night, so this is (hopefully) my last night of toiling away on it. I'll then be free...
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thelibra:
Hope the test results come out okay.
Wow...the psychic breakup. I haven't used that one in a good 10 years or so....yeah eighth grade is about right. Ha!
...drinking in bars = good for those cold winter nights.
Wow...the psychic breakup. I haven't used that one in a good 10 years or so....yeah eighth grade is about right. Ha!
...drinking in bars = good for those cold winter nights.
_sarah_:
Oh... right... you asked about my holiday plans...
I'm going to a Yule party on the 20th, and then up north for Christmas Eve. Then it's back downstate for Christmas Day and a birthday party on the 26th. Then across the state to come home.
The next week I'm back across the state for New Year's, and then back home to start school on 4 January, and then back over there again for my birthday on 9 January.
I'm going to a Yule party on the 20th, and then up north for Christmas Eve. Then it's back downstate for Christmas Day and a birthday party on the 26th. Then across the state to come home.
The next week I'm back across the state for New Year's, and then back home to start school on 4 January, and then back over there again for my birthday on 9 January.
Another midnight ramble. Here we go...
Today was kind of an odd day. I'm trying to shift my schedule back to normal after going to bed at 4:30 am and getting up almost at noon. It was not helping my life in the lab. So I got myself out of bed at 10am (how pathetic that I pat myself on the back for that?) and...
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Today was kind of an odd day. I'm trying to shift my schedule back to normal after going to bed at 4:30 am and getting up almost at noon. It was not helping my life in the lab. So I got myself out of bed at 10am (how pathetic that I pat myself on the back for that?) and...
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_sarah_:
I hope everything turns out okay.
When I was at my parents' for Thanksgiving, I woke up to a snow-covered landscape. I ran to the window and yelled, "Snow!!! Oh my god... it's so PRETTY!!!"
My dad laughed a little, and it proved that I'm still a five-year old at heart. There's nothing wrong with that, so you're welcome to grab me someday and yell, "Snow!!!"
Just make sure it isn't in June. That would make you seem a bit loopy...
When I was at my parents' for Thanksgiving, I woke up to a snow-covered landscape. I ran to the window and yelled, "Snow!!! Oh my god... it's so PRETTY!!!"
My dad laughed a little, and it proved that I'm still a five-year old at heart. There's nothing wrong with that, so you're welcome to grab me someday and yell, "Snow!!!"
Just make sure it isn't in June. That would make you seem a bit loopy...
kealli:
wow i just looked it up.. www.cedmagic.com
holy crap. actual movies on grooved vinyl.
holy crap. actual movies on grooved vinyl.
Let me start out by giving shout-outs to teclo, D and IrishLibra, it was really cool to only be here for two days and already have some people leaving comments. Thanks!
I had an interesting experience today. My lab has a weekly meeting, it's actually a joint meeting between two labs, the heads of which are my respective thesis advisors. THere aren't that...
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I had an interesting experience today. My lab has a weekly meeting, it's actually a joint meeting between two labs, the heads of which are my respective thesis advisors. THere aren't that...
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teclo:
that is interesting (finding aspects of other people which you dislike, which, through self reflection, are really just qualities you dislike in yourself), i was thinking the same thing when choosing friends.
as in :::
you're close to someone and you think "gee, this person is quite needy" you do some self reflection, and "hey, i'm pretty damn needy too."
it sounds bitchy, but mainly, i use those sorts of epiphanies to change aspects about myself which i dislike.
it's tons of fun.
and thanks for the "shoutout" ... rock on.
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edited to say :::
i got hungry and ended up eating leftovers and going for a walk later on to see some friends, who didn't have any coffee, but it was too late for the coffeeshop anyway.
[Edited on Dec 01, 2003 10:07PM]
that is interesting (finding aspects of other people which you dislike, which, through self reflection, are really just qualities you dislike in yourself), i was thinking the same thing when choosing friends.
as in :::
you're close to someone and you think "gee, this person is quite needy" you do some self reflection, and "hey, i'm pretty damn needy too."
it sounds bitchy, but mainly, i use those sorts of epiphanies to change aspects about myself which i dislike.
it's tons of fun.
and thanks for the "shoutout" ... rock on.
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edited to say :::
i got hungry and ended up eating leftovers and going for a walk later on to see some friends, who didn't have any coffee, but it was too late for the coffeeshop anyway.
[Edited on Dec 01, 2003 10:07PM]
kealli:
what the heck are you talking about movies on records?
The only part that was different was the "24-hour service". Chicago's subways, for some reason, don't run 24/7.
The parts about knowing when a train left by how many people are on the platform and spotting the open seats as the train slows down made me laugh - so TRUE!
[Edited on Dec 12, 2003 5:04PM]
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