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Spring Semester 2010: * Teaching: Fundamentals of Microbiology - MW 12:00-2:40p Medical Microbiology - TR 2:00-3:15p Colloquium in Cell and Molecular Biology - R 3:30-4:30p Thesis Research - Identification of T Cell Subsets and Immune Response in Colon Cancer Using Immunofluorescence - FOREVER AND EVER Old Journal Entries
Or rather, entries from the old journal, as it were... - An open letter to the College. (August 27, 2006) - Untitled. (July 16, 2006) - Haunted (Part One) (May 29, 2006) - Are we growing up, or just going down? (May 3, 2006) - I had a dream... (March 19, 2006) - ... (March 14, 2006) - Enjoy it while it lasts. (September 12, 2005) - Scene: 3:27 AM. (September 3, 2005) - Untitled. (July 26, 2005) Psst... if you're looking for the academic writings I used to have here, head to my Reading Room. Rented DVDs - The Rage in Placid Lake (2003) - Son of Rambow (2007) - 大紅燈籠高高掛 / D� H�ng Dēngl�ng Gāogāo Gu� [Raise the Red Lantern] (1991) - Au revoir, les enfants (1987) - Chalk (2006) - Le Samoura� (1967) - Empire Records (1995) - The Bank Job (2008) - Le Quatre cents coups [The 400 Blows] (1959) - Love and Other Disasters (2006) - Friends and Family (2001) - Sugar [unrated] (2004) - The Curiosity of Chance (2006) - Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) - Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) - Death Note [anime] (2006) - Battle Royale (2000) - Le scaphandre et le papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly] (2007) - Extras, Series 2 (2005) - Extras, Series 1 (2005) - Shelter (2007) - Metropolis (1927) - Cashback (2006) - Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [Unrated] (2008) - The Catherine Tate Show, Series 2 (2005) - The Catherine Tate Show, Series 1 (2004) - Tokyo monogatari [Tokyo Story] (1953) - Akira (1988) - Habuah [The Bubble] (2006) - Prime Suspect 4, including: - The Lost Child (1995) - Inner Circles (1995) - Scent of Darkness (1995) - Like Minds [USA: Murderous Intent] (2006) - La Strada (1954) - Black Orpheus (1959) - Le Notti di Cabiria [Nights of Cabiria] (1957) - Cleo de cinq a sept [Cleo from 5 to 7] (1962) - Det Sjunde Inseglet [The Seventh Seal] (1957) - Prime Suspect 3 (1994) - Funny Face (1957) - Lalechet Al Ha'mayim [Walk on Water] (2004) - Charade (1963) - Yossi & Jagger (2002) - Mists of Avalon (2001) - Blow Up (1966) The *New* Reading List
Since June 2006... - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Dead Emcee Scrolls by Saul Williams [61.3%] - - Junk Science: An Overdue Indictment of Government, Industry, and Faith Groups that Twist Science for Their Own Gain by Dan Agin, Ph.D. [64.4%] - - - - - - - - 1984 by George Orwell [18.8%] - - - | The desire was far too overwhelming. Friday, December 14, 2007 @ 9:51 am / 11 days unti I've been wanting to blog for weeks, but ultimately did not want to create a temporary account to keep entries. I decided this would be the best way to do it (disagree if you want, I'm not going to stop) because everyone's (hyperbole) on here anyway. So, despite my intense feelings of dislike for BBCode (very similar to HTML, I know, but I still don't like the idea of using square brackets), I will post new entries at this very spot until NuTang is returns to its lovable self again. And when that day comes, I will transfer everything over to my real blog and we'll pretend this never happened. Right now, I'm running on literally half an hour of sleep. Today was my virology final, and despite studying really hard for it (hence, the lack of sleep), I know this is going to be the worst score I will receive in the class for sure. Go figure that the test I study the hardest for is the one that will end up scrapping my A+ in the class and dropping down to an A (which admittedly I can't complain about but it still makes me a little sadface). Today, I've got a fairly busy day. Though I took the day off from work, I need to sell back a buttload of anthropology books so I can have some more money with which to buy presents and to offset the cost of next quarter's/semester's schooling. Then I'm heading up to San Francisco to see a few friends (including Zanzibar) and do some Christmas-y type stuff, like decorating cookies and making gingerbread houses and playing with the Wii (video games are a holiday tradition, I swear!). Though finals are officially over (yay!), this weekend is still going to be a bitch because I've got all sorts of grad school application stuff to catch up on (boo!). I'm also going to prepare a schedule for work next week as my PI is going to be gone and I will be left alone to work on three projects simultaneously. Needless to say, by the week after, I will be ready for a bit of rest. I have a feeling though that things won't be all that restful then either. Christmas party to throw, last-minute shopping to complete, even MORE grad school stuff to tend to (it won't be over for a while!)... but we'll see. I guess I'll just have to take it a day at a time and jump each hurdle as I approach them. Man, it feels nice getting thoughts out on paper again. But now, I'm all out. I think I'll take a little nap and then carry on with the rest of my day. Comment! (0) | Recommend! What the hell? Thursday, November 29, 2007 @ 4:22 am Derailed. Tuesday, November 27, 2007 @ 9:34 am Taking time off for being sick is a wonderful way to get well more quickly, because nothing prolongs illness than overworking your mind and body. But it also makes it harder to get back to return to your regularly-scheduled life. This last bout with the cold was over pretty quickly in comparison to my experiences last year, but I've been fucking up on time management lately and now I'm pretty disappointed in myself. Two weeks ago, my regular schedule was disrupted because I was beginning to get sick. Last week was Thanksgiving, which threw yet another 4 day weekend in my face... and not a lazy one either--there was far too much activity going on around these parts. So now I'm practically about two weeks behind on the schedule I set for myself regarding applications. It looks like I'm about to get my first B in an anthropology class--and that's if I score nearly perfect on the final. And I'm juggling working on a new project at work and finishing the one that's been ongoing for FOREVER which probably means a hectic week leading up to Christmas as I try to catch up while my boss is away. I'm desperately trying to keep everything straight and attack the work methodically, but that is turning out to be a chore in itself! At least things are going well in virology. I got my third midterm back today and it turns out I got a 198/200! Kinda pisses me off though because I lost those two points due to a stupid mistake (I said "different serotypes" instead of "different viruses"... totally lame), but I can't complain too much. Now, I shall eat some breakfast so I don't keel over when I'm working my ass off today. Because that's JUST what I need at this point: hunger pains. That will really help me do everything that I need to do. Comment! (1) | Recommend! Thanksgiving? No, not quite yet. Friday, November 23, 2007 @ 12:19 am For some reason, my extended family decided to celebrate Thanksgiving on the Friday this year. One thing that hasn't changed: the party's at my house. I've never had a sit-down meal for Thanksgiving, and I don't think I'd ever like that. With us, the family's too big and our houses are too small to pull off the whole sit-down dinner thing. I prefer it this way anyway: being surrounded by my close-knit family, doing everything pot-luck style. In that respect, I'm really lucky that I have family I can actually stand. I mean, there are things that my family members do or say that get on my nerves, and we certainly aren't immune to the drama (what family can claim to be that way?), but for the most part, at family gatherings, we don't want to kill each other. I think that's what I'm most grateful for this year. Even though my grandmother died a few months back, I'm thankful for how that tragedy managed to bring the family closer together--like I remember we were when I was younger. Hopefully we won't need another grim wake-up call like that one to realize that family comes first. Comment! (5) | Recommend! Obligatory procrastinatory post. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 @ 2:26 pm Q: Why does Ariel (the Little Mermaid) wear seashells? A: Because B-shells are too small, and D-shells are too big! Comment! (4) | Recommend! Second entry in less than an hour. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 @ 12:19 pm I think one day, I might like a job with the CIA doing science work that can has the ability to protect our nation... but I don't know how I'd deal with the secrecy. Especially with regards to my close friends and family. Take a look at the job description: Research Scientist Comment! (3) | Recommend! Delayed gratification is not for me. Tuesday, November 20, 2007 @ 11:24 am I'm constantly amazed at those among my friends who can afford to go out a lot, or go on semi-expensive trips during the holidays, or splurge on nearly-$100 theater tickets like it's no big deal. And I can understand if they are working a job that pays semi-decently, or if they are I-bankers (whom everyone should marry, btw, just so when they kill themselves from working too hard, you can get all their money), but when those people are students, it's hard to comprehend--at least for me--where all the money is coming from. I guess the reason it's hard for me to comprehend is that although I work, there are always things I need to pay for that suck up my money: classes, books, gas--ESPECIALLY gas! (Now that regular-grade gas has reached $3.50/gal in these parts, filling up my SUV costs $80! And I fill up on average once a week because of all the driving I do...) I also spend money on the little things: coffee, a lunch that ISN'T Cup-'o-Sodium (now with noodles and dehydrated carrot slivers!), the occasional ice cream cone. Sure I save money for things I want, but usually those are things like cameras, a new TV, computer parts, games for my Wii... I do have a Y-chromosome after all. But that happens so sparingly that even when I do spend money on these things, it still doesn't add up to the price of a four-day trip to Cabo San Lucas. The only explanation I can come up with--barring the parental assistance possibility--is that my friends who are able to do these things with surprising frequency although they are in med school or grad school or law school or whatever deprive themselves of what I consider to me the little pleasures: an almond cappucino, pumpkin flavored gelato, a nice hunk of brie. I suppose if I didn't have my daily coffee, if I didn't buy a decent lunch rather than bring top ramen from home (ew, salty!), if I didn't spend that extra two dollars on the nice cut of beef from the market, if I didn't buy the always-expensive but always-deliciously sweet Asian pear from the grocer, if I didn't treat my sister to gelato downtown, if I didn't buy fresh flowers from the farmer's market to brighten up the house, if I didn't do any of these things that make me happy in ever so small ways--then I'd be able to afford to jet off to Europe for a week or two... after about 10 months of torture and suffering. I guess I'm just not good at delaying gratification. And that's fine with me. I'd rather have a bit of luxury every single day than have it all at once. I'm just not that kind of person. And I refuse to feel guilty for feeling that way and not going with friends when they want to do something like that. Because the only thing I'm guilty of is treating myself right day after day after day. Comment! (0) | Recommend! Three and a half hours later. Friday, November 16, 2007 @ 12:50 am I let the fire purge my blood. I hesitantly rose from my bed, noting the strength returning to my limbs and the ability to withstand 75-degree temperatures (Fahrenheit, most certainly, because the other way would be impossible) and NOT succumb to the biting cold. It felt good fighting the infection rather than fighting the symptom with fever medicine. I feel like I've got a better chance of getting over this by this weekend--not completely, but enough such that I can cook for Thanksgiving next week and not worry about spreading the disease to all my relatives. Nn, I need water. Comment! (3) | Recommend! |