tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87044662024-03-07T19:56:41.168-05:00Not Exactly Rocket ScienceLife, the Universe, and Donuts...
Or, more appropriately: Life, Science, and Rants run amok....Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112988963971722362005-04-08T15:29:00.000-04:002006-11-02T00:59:47.133-05:00That's all folksI'm tired of blogger, so even though the MuNu site doesn't have all the bells and whistles running yet, I'm going to start posting there exclusively, and the archives etc. will move soon enough. Don't worry about updating permalinks, because this blog is not going away, it'll just be dormant.So update your blogrolls and RSS readers.The new site is:http://caltechgirlsworld.mu.nuand the site feed Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112988467115268382005-04-08T15:27:00.000-04:002005-04-08T15:27:47.116-04:00great cosmic convergence...Today started out pretty ok. I got on the bus, I went to work, I finished another chapter of my thesis (Yay!). I even remembered to drop by the student health pharmacy and pick up my prescription. Then it all just went downhill. I had scheduled some time to do some imaging using my co-mentor's confocal microscope (holy crap even it has a wiki! Check it out, the idea is really cool!), but there Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112894965112835682005-04-07T13:28:00.000-04:002005-04-07T13:29:25.113-04:00This is why I will never be more than a large mammalIf you haven't been there yet, you really should drop by Captain's Quarters and bear witness to Ed Morrisey's own version of the South Park movie, starring in the real life role of Kyle's mom (but he's no b*tch!). Ed is single-handedly taking on the nation of Canada and their idiotic law which allows them to keep the proceedings of public hearings out of the media. How ironic it is that Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112842866755059502005-04-06T22:57:00.000-04:002005-04-06T23:01:06.756-04:00Remember those changes I promised you?Well, this blog will be moving shortly.The new site is up and running, and I will begin posting there as soon as I can get my files imported from here to there... So depending on how long it takes to get the archives transferred, I'll be posting here for another week or so and then yours truly will be moving (or should I say MUving) here:http://caltechgirlsworld.mu.nuDrop by if you like, but Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112812184613161702005-04-06T13:55:00.000-04:002005-04-06T14:29:44.613-04:00It's Tartan Day!Yippee!My lame post today is going to be a link to a post I found very enlightening about my heritage. I'm told that my Grandfather's people were Scots-Irish from the hills of Tennessee. While I don't know much about them, I found these posts about the Scots-Irish in NC and neighboring states fascinating, and I hope you'll like them too.Unfortunately, I can't find a family tartan although, Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112810095078058632005-04-06T13:47:00.000-04:002005-04-06T13:54:55.080-04:00Jet Lag is hardly an excuseseeing as how we drove to Savannah and back...But I'm exhausted, and a little slow catching up. Sorry about that.Here's what I need to say:1. If you haven't already go here and leave your best wishes for the Lovely Mrs. SMASH, who did some serious damage to her back after a fall from a horse.That does it, between Da Goddess's back injury and Mrs. SMASH's, I'm not moving to San Diego. EVER.2. Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112733606193070662005-04-05T16:37:00.000-04:002005-04-05T16:40:06.193-04:00An interesting tidbit....According to UNC Chancellor James Moeser, the UNC team is not only the National Champs, but they also have the highest average GPA in Division I men's basketball...You gotta love these guys....Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112733450749907332005-04-05T16:31:00.000-04:002005-04-05T16:37:30.750-04:00God Loves the Tar HeelsOnce upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days.Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael, see what I've made..."Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?""It's a planet," replied GodCaltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112732857537710492005-04-05T15:55:00.000-04:002005-04-05T16:28:48.840-04:00Nothin' could be FINEROk, we're back. Finally. And I stopped being sick. Finally.Chapel Hill is still standing despite this:and morons like this (this dude actually looks a lot like my friend's ex-boyfriend):photos by Raleigh News&ObserverAccording to the local news, 12,000 watched the game in the Dean Dome and 45,000 crowded Franklin St. afterward. 9,000 are in the Dean Dome right now, awaiting the team's Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112544534916760572005-04-03T11:23:00.000-04:002005-04-03T12:11:08.310-04:00Oh yeah, and one more thingGO HEELS!!!!After an amazing 2nd half turnaround, UNC beat MSU 87-71!I'm told that Chapel Hill went crazy, although only about half the people who were expected to turn out on Franklin St. after the game actually did so..... I guess they listened to Roy, huh?Speaking of Roy...Not only is he a great coach, but what an entertainer!We need a Montage:Speaking of entertainers, Sean May still can't Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112541804554347422005-04-03T11:16:00.000-04:002005-04-03T11:23:24.556-04:00Well, we're here...Arrived in Savannah last night for the ICOSR meeting, and I'll be here until Tuesday. Free Wi-Fi in the business center of the hotel, so limited and interrupted blogging until we return to the glory of our own wireless network!Yesterday was probably the single windiest day of my life, and I've been through at least 4 hurricanes. With the hurricanes, the winds tend to peak and then decrease, Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112410796812162962005-04-01T21:52:00.000-05:002005-04-01T21:59:56.813-05:00Memories of John Paul IIAs we wait to hear that the Pope has left this world for the next, I'm reminded of so many things. Technically I've been alive through the tenure of three Popes, but given the fact that I'm 28, this Pope has always been the face of the Catholic church for me.I was not quite 2 years old when John Paul I died, but I remember the hoopla surrounding his death just a month after his election, and Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112379406476773252005-04-01T13:14:00.000-05:002005-04-01T13:59:16.670-05:00As we posted yesterdayPope John Paul II is fading fast. If you pray, say one for a great and faithful servant of God.The story is here. His heart and kidneys are failing, and it has been reported that the Pope has lost consciousness, probably from complications of the infection he has been suffering through.The Cardinals have been called, and the Pope is not expected to last through the night (it's night in Rome now)Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112382802117161672005-04-01T13:08:00.000-05:002005-04-01T14:16:52.216-05:00How Cool am I?I got email from Roy Williams! Of course, 12,000 other UNC students and staff did too... From athletics@unc.edu Date Friday, April 1, 2005 1:06 pm Subject FORMAL NOTICE: from Coach Roy Williams Dear Carolina students:Thank you for your continued support throughout this basketball season. Both our men’s and women’s teams were undefeated at home this year, and you played an exciting part inCaltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112376378322925582005-04-01T12:25:00.000-05:002005-04-01T12:26:18.323-05:00No Joke...This week's recipe "Karn Evil" is up at Texas Best Grok.Thanks to John for hosting! Go check it out!!!Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112331052686896352005-03-31T23:47:00.000-05:002005-03-31T23:50:52.693-05:00New State MottosStolen from a Tall Dairy Beverage: A little something to amuse and/or offend everybody .... Alabama - Hell Yes, We Have Electricity.Alaska - 11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!Arizona - But It's A Dry Heat.Arkansas - Literacy Ain't Everything.California - By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda.Colorado - If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother.Connecticut - Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy's Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112306691631638432005-03-31T16:54:00.000-05:002005-03-31T23:37:04.543-05:00I'm not a Catholic, butPope John Paul II has been a big influence on my life. His example of Christian charity and selfless service is one all Christians can follow. Now it appears that the former Karol Józef Wojtyła is at the end of his days. CNN is reporting that the Pope was given last rites today."VATICAN CITY (CNN) -- Pope John Paul II was given the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church late Thursday night as Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112304460641638672005-03-31T16:24:00.000-05:002005-03-31T16:27:40.643-05:00The winds are changing....Winter gives way to Spring, the NCAA tournament winds up another UNC basketball season, I'm going out of town (Sat- Tue for a conference, don't worry, there should be blogging opportunities since the hotel has wi-fi), I may get a job offer soon (fingers crossed), and changes may be coming to this blog....Details to come, perhaps next week......Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112304158857778232005-03-31T16:20:00.000-05:002005-03-31T16:22:38.856-05:00SOOO wrongFrom the referral follies:This blog is #7 on Yahoo! Search for "misformed testicles"And I don't even have any....Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112232118950339692005-03-30T20:21:00.000-05:002005-03-30T20:21:58.950-05:00Wednesday House BloggingLast night's House pushed all my buttons. You want to know what I look like? Did you see the ep. last night? Well, that little girl was me at 10. All the things they said to her, all the things she went through, all the things her mom said to try to make her feel better? That was me too. I had her ass beat though, I was smarter than all of the little turds who made fun of me, so I could at Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112227429317016222005-03-30T18:47:00.000-05:002005-03-30T19:07:33.190-05:00April Fools DayNot just for kids.I love to pull silly jokes on April Fools Day, and one of my favorite things to do is to serve food that isn't always what it seems. I've seen other people do this for a dinner party or kids party, but it's fun any time of year. Here's one of my favorite "not dessert" recipes:Meatloaf CakeYou'll need: * Two round cake pans * Your favorite meatloaf recipe (see below) * Mashed Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112202681632544352005-03-30T12:09:00.000-05:002005-03-30T12:11:21.633-05:00Blogger SucksI apologize for any inconvenience Blogger may have caused you over the last 12-18 hours. Comments and Permalinks appear to be working again.Arrrgh. Must change soon. After I get back from my conference I'll have to figure something out.Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112120851338837252005-03-29T13:24:00.000-05:002005-03-29T13:27:32.553-05:00The Bill of No RightsI loved it, and I hope you will too:The following has apparently been attributed to State Representative Mitchell Kaye from GA. "We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112109545584677132005-03-29T10:17:00.000-05:002005-03-29T10:19:05.586-05:00Some things just make you happy...Like finding that you've already got the data you had set aside the day to get so you can go out to lunch with your Darling Husband.....Like finding a favorite blogger is back....Like watching your team get to the Final Four.....(AP Photo/David Duprey from ESPN.com)It's been a pretty good day!(Note-- this was last night. Blogger ate my happy post until this morning! I hate Blogger.)Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704466.post-1112040282307937712005-03-28T15:03:00.000-05:002005-03-28T15:09:34.223-05:00That Mockingbird just wouldn't singSo FrankJ bought SarahK a diamond ring!Go here and here to congratulate blogdom's newest betrotheds!Caltechgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12345301047241880464noreply@blogger.com0