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Schedule
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
Netflix

- 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)



Blockbuster

- 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...

- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- Travesties by Tom Stoppard
- The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner
- The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
- Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
- The History Boys by Alan Bennett
- The Dark Child by Camara Laye
- Movie-Made America by Robert Sklar
- Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
- Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk
- Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Dead Emcee Scrolls by Saul Williams [61.3%]
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
- 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%]
- So Yesterday by Scott Westerfield
- Lucky Wander Boy by D.B. Weiss
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- Doctor Who: The Key to Time: A Year-by-Year Record by Peter Haining
- Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Rhonda Wilcox
- When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- 1984 by George Orwell [18.8%]
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Intuition by Allegra Goodman
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (Yes, I realize it's a graphic novel but it still fucking counts!)
ClustrMap
So THAT'S where all the people reading this come from...
I never expected to grow flowers in the desert.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007 @ 9:23 am
But I can live and breathe and see the sun in wintertime.

First off, Merry Christmas to all those that celebrate it, happy holidays to those that don't, and a very special happy birthday to... me!

Yesterday, my family hosted the annual Christmas party (again) and it seemed like we could barely keep all the presents under the tree. I can't remember a time when the area under the tree was that full--probably some time back in the 90s when we were all prosperous and we didn't have such a crappy economy--but this year completely blew me away, especially considering that our extended family hasn't exactly had the best year financially, what with the death of my grandmother and all the expenses that went along with that.

But maybe that's why there were so many presents under the tree this year. Maybe we needed a little something to cheer us up in our first Christmas without our matriarch. It was a strange to be without her in this holiday season. There was a bittersweet atmosphere around the house for sure. You could tell everyone was thinking about it, even in a subconscious capacity, and while we all genuinely had fun in each other's company last night, you could feel that something was missing.

Regardless, all the kids were ecstatic with the presents they received. I wish we had toys like that when we were their age. Sometimes we'd get ill-fitting clothes instead and then we'd have to feign happiness. (I was never really good at that.) Without e-mail around, there was no way to mass communicate our Christmas wishlists so rarely were our wishes fulfilled. We had good times though, same as now, and isn't that the real meaning of the holiday season?

I'm so glad I have a family I can always return to, no matter where life ultimately will take me, and it will feel like home.
3 Comments.


I know! I've been seeing some of the toys out this year and I wish we had stuff like that when I was younger. I definitely remember getting the ill-fitted clothes and attempting to be happy about it. I always {and still do] have a hard time pretending to be happy when I'm not.

I know I already wished it to you, but happy birthday again!
» LostSoul13 on 2007-12-25 06:21:13

I know how that feels. The past chinese new year feels empty without my grandfather.

Merry Christmas, happy birthday and happy boxing day!
» Nuttz on 2007-12-25 11:13:05

i wish i got presents too!!!
» renaye on 2007-12-26 01:50:59

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