Well, back to normal. You won't have to worry about hearing about that K. any more (if you missed my update on that front, check yesterday's edited journal entry.)
Today was sort of hectic, actually. I had a whole bunch of stuff to do in the lab, and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off (an apt image for my lab, actually)...
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Today was sort of hectic, actually. I had a whole bunch of stuff to do in the lab, and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off (an apt image for my lab, actually)...
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"Just because you're paranoid...."
Well, I posted two days ago that I was really bummed out about not hearing from K. Then I e-mailed her, and she wrote back, we were supposed to go out on Friday.
She called me tonight to tell me that she had, in fact, met someone else in the two and a half weeks that I had last seen her,...
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Well, I posted two days ago that I was really bummed out about not hearing from K. Then I e-mailed her, and she wrote back, we were supposed to go out on Friday.
She called me tonight to tell me that she had, in fact, met someone else in the two and a half weeks that I had last seen her,...
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cyber_faust:
sorry to hear that Leg., but I'm happy you have the right attitude about it. Fuck man, the best revenge is living well!!
as hunter says,"the worm will turn, yes the worm will turn"
as hunter says,"the worm will turn, yes the worm will turn"
cyber_faust:
sorry to hear that Leg., but I'm happy you have the right attitude about it. Fuck man, the best revenge is living well!!
as hunter says,"the worm will turn, yes the worm will turn"
as hunter says,"the worm will turn, yes the worm will turn"
OK, so after reading yesterday's disaster of a journal entry, let me just say that I'm really not that neurotic and annoying in real life. I need to stop writing journal entries before I've eaten, I think it's bad for civilization in general.
I will say one thing though, thanks to good wishes from everyone. I talked to K. we're on for Friday, everything's cool....
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I will say one thing though, thanks to good wishes from everyone. I talked to K. we're on for Friday, everything's cool....
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vyeseleph:
mmm....olives.
cyber_faust:
very interesting to read about you're work. but i have a question: being the first person to get those cells to function like that in vitro (geez i hope i used that tern right) seems like something important, certainly something to publish or use for funding etc.
oh were are you going for dinner friday?
oh were are you going for dinner friday?
Oh the trials and tribulations of dating in the age of the internet. (yes, another emotional lament from legionnaire. Feel free to skip to the end.)
Last week K. and I were e-mailing back and forth quite a bit, mostly about politics and the Iowa caucases and other romantic topics like that. She mailed me a long message on Wednesday, then I mailed her...
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Last week K. and I were e-mailing back and forth quite a bit, mostly about politics and the Iowa caucases and other romantic topics like that. She mailed me a long message on Wednesday, then I mailed her...
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teclo:
e-mail limbo.
you are right ... truly a level of hell.
that sound difficult, but you'll see your way through it.
things are fine. i worked from home yesterday for a half day, and then had an echocardiogram instead. looking at one's heart is truly a humbling experience.
e-mail limbo.
you are right ... truly a level of hell.
that sound difficult, but you'll see your way through it.
things are fine. i worked from home yesterday for a half day, and then had an echocardiogram instead. looking at one's heart is truly a humbling experience.
thelibra:
I. Want. My. Stickers. 
Argh, today was an exceptionally frustrating day. 
For the last week and a half I've been planning on doing a big series of electrophysiological experiments - I made new recording dishes (which is a giant pain) new culture media and solutions, new extracellular and intracellular recording solutions, new microelectrodes and perfectly timed cell cultures so that I could begin my experiments today.
My idea is...
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For the last week and a half I've been planning on doing a big series of electrophysiological experiments - I made new recording dishes (which is a giant pain) new culture media and solutions, new extracellular and intracellular recording solutions, new microelectrodes and perfectly timed cell cultures so that I could begin my experiments today.
My idea is...
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rxqueen:
ah! yeah, next time you guys do the pot brownies thing i'll definitely come!! haha im practically 22 and i haven't even had a damn pot brownie. i'm a total melvin.
you know what you need? some tough love. tell those cells if they don't patch, yr gonna... do something really mean!
i dont know the first thing when it comes to patching cells, but i took way too many years of chemistry.
So sometimes seeing big words like electrophysiological make my brain cramp.
over & out.
you know what you need? some tough love. tell those cells if they don't patch, yr gonna... do something really mean!
i dont know the first thing when it comes to patching cells, but i took way too many years of chemistry.
So sometimes seeing big words like electrophysiological make my brain cramp.
over & out.
freyja__:
yea, you can bring him.
i plan to make some of these meetings public events for exactly that reason.
i plan to make some of these meetings public events for exactly that reason.
I'm lame. I slept in until 2:30pm today, so I don't think I'm going to make it to SGNY weekly world domination, as I have to go to en engagement party now. Next week though.... I promise. 
Last night was fun. With a few of my friends we did a bad movie double feature (with pot brownies.) The first bad movie was Torque. Not only...
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Last night was fun. With a few of my friends we did a bad movie double feature (with pot brownies.) The first bad movie was Torque. Not only...
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gramsci:
Hi,
Whoa, that's crazy! I'm from Christchurch as well -From high school to university, to London-
Small world!
Did your room mate go to Canterbury University?
I've always wanted to go to the Knitting Factory. Last time I was in NY I was going to go to CBGBs but it was a shity band called Dragpipe, hardly The Jesus Lizard
I'll let you know when I'm going to be in town.
Whoa, that's crazy! I'm from Christchurch as well -From high school to university, to London-
Small world!
Did your room mate go to Canterbury University?
I've always wanted to go to the Knitting Factory. Last time I was in NY I was going to go to CBGBs but it was a shity band called Dragpipe, hardly The Jesus Lizard
I'll let you know when I'm going to be in town.
m1sund3rst0od:
yes that is how i found your profile.
OK, after a few somewhat serious journal entries, I figured I'd lighten up the mood a tad.
So for those of you who wonder just what, exactly goes on in the mind of a scientist, I offer you this.
Last night I had a truly bizarre dream. Let me preface it by saying that I have never seen the Fox TV show "The Simple Life,"...
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So for those of you who wonder just what, exactly goes on in the mind of a scientist, I offer you this.
Last night I had a truly bizarre dream. Let me preface it by saying that I have never seen the Fox TV show "The Simple Life,"...
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teclo:
that's an odd dream.
the dreams i remember i am either :
a) having an anxiety dream about work where i am missing breaks, fucking up, and generally not doing too well
b) a badass motherfuckin' secret agent in tall boots and a miniskirt with a nine mm in each hand blowing people away.
i like the latter ones.
that's an odd dream.
the dreams i remember i am either :
a) having an anxiety dream about work where i am missing breaks, fucking up, and generally not doing too well
b) a badass motherfuckin' secret agent in tall boots and a miniskirt with a nine mm in each hand blowing people away.
i like the latter ones.
scopitone6248:
Thanks for the Birthday Wishes!
Well, it's Tuesday night, and about an hour and a half before the State of the Union address, which I will be watching, likely with a mixture of bemusement and horror, as in previous years.
I sometimes wonder why it is that so many of those who are being royally screwed by the Bush administration are its most ardent supporters. Reprobate had an interesting suggestion...
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I sometimes wonder why it is that so many of those who are being royally screwed by the Bush administration are its most ardent supporters. Reprobate had an interesting suggestion...
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freyja__:
that was an atrocious state of the union address.
i can't believe i watched it.
i can't believe i watched it.
hellynn:
ya know, im getting annoyed. I registered to vote in Septemebr right after I turned 18 and i still havent heard anything from anywhere. I dont know where to go to vote. Im really getting agrevated
o yes, and Hi
o yes, and Hi
Well, a joyful return to NYC. Boston was.... cold. But that's to be expected. Apparently the weather wasn't so great here either, from what I can tell. But, as always, the Chinatown bus rocks the house. Best deal on the east coast.
Went to my ex's birthday party (some of you may even be familiar with her, she was something of a minor celebrity in...
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Went to my ex's birthday party (some of you may even be familiar with her, she was something of a minor celebrity in...
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freyja__:
i was going to get a henna piece this summer, but someone told me the ink (whatever) doesn't take well to freckles. and i'm COVERED in them. so i didn't. sad.
waxangel:
Chinatown bus DOES rock, when the two lines aren't busy shooting at each other. Still, $25 to Boston can't be beat.
Well, I'm working from home today. Which means I slept 11 hours last night. 
I'm editing a paper that I'm trying to get published in Development, it's about the role of a particular neurotrophic factor in the development of the tongue. Not exactly scoring high on the scientific sex-appeal meter, unfortunately. But I think it's got a shot at getting accepted.
So yesterday was...
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I'm editing a paper that I'm trying to get published in Development, it's about the role of a particular neurotrophic factor in the development of the tongue. Not exactly scoring high on the scientific sex-appeal meter, unfortunately. But I think it's got a shot at getting accepted.
So yesterday was...
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user092840:
I just saw your tattoo on that thread on the boards. I have to say I love it. Brilliant. Nerds rule. 
thelibra:
pssshhhhttt...you'd rather hang out with an ex than with US? haha no, really, you missed a good one.
Well, it's cold in New York. As in most of the rest of the country, as far as I can tell. So unfortunately, the much awaited SG dinner out did not materialize. But maybe later.... we'll see.
I saw two movies in the last two days - tonight I saw The Fog of War, and yesterday I saw Big Fish. The Fog of War was...
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I saw two movies in the last two days - tonight I saw The Fog of War, and yesterday I saw Big Fish. The Fog of War was...
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skryche:
That sounds like a nice date. As someone who's been on one date his entire life, I find descriptions of them rather poignant.
Looking forward to the eventual SGNY dinner. I think you're going to have to get people to really pin down some RSVPs. Have you heard minimalism's story?
Looking forward to the eventual SGNY dinner. I think you're going to have to get people to really pin down some RSVPs. Have you heard minimalism's story?
cyber_faust:
Hi. Enjoyed your review of the movies. "Fog of War" is on my must see list.
I practice taoist (daoist) meditation, as well as some more traditional western practices. The chem/bio study of the changes that happen as a result of a change in the rate of breathing is fascinating.
Well, I'm in a radically differnt discipine, but I could probably give some advice about the job interview process, and of course, office politics
I practice taoist (daoist) meditation, as well as some more traditional western practices. The chem/bio study of the changes that happen as a result of a change in the rate of breathing is fascinating.
Well, I'm in a radically differnt discipine, but I could probably give some advice about the job interview process, and of course, office politics
Wow. Ouch. Had my weekly lab meeting this morning. One of the postdocs was giving a presentation, and it just happened to be the one person in the lab who I really intensely dislike, everyone else is cool. She's always saying how great she is because she finished her PhD in three years (in Australia, because they only make people stay in grad school that...
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cyber_faust:
in the academic world, a response like that is the only thing that can keep you sane after a while. something to remeber everytime I look back on grad school with nostalgia. of course, a faculty position brought a demension of politics all its own....
vyeseleph:
Yeah, postponement sounds like a good idea...very nice try though, and a good idea.
I managed to get myself in on another drug meal at Union Pacific tomorrow night, so I cant complain. I'm such a pharmaceutical ho-bag.
I managed to get myself in on another drug meal at Union Pacific tomorrow night, so I cant complain. I'm such a pharmaceutical ho-bag.
And sorry I did not make it out yesterday. Wow, life has just started kicking my ass. Yesterday was spent holding a software client's hand all day, as we launch a new product.
And today, I will miss the Superbowl party I was invited to. It seems that, in addition to directing this movie, the backer is interested n my company producing it. Which will be good, as I would like us to build up a resume of producing as well. But it means today I am working up a proposed budget. I'm calling it: "How to get a complete stranger to hand you $3 million, so you can do what you love"
edited to say: because of these business things, social life is waning. I have hardly been on this site at all lately, either. But in this economy, being very busy is an incredible blessing...
[Edited on Feb 01, 2004 7:17AM]