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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...
More applications!?
Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 10:11 am
I've filled out an application for an advanced certificate program here at SDSU: the Certificate in Community College Teaching. This certificate only requires 4 classes to complete, so it won't interfere too much with my pursuit of the M.S. These courses will expose me to teaching strategies specifically geared towards post-secondary students, and it includes an internship teaching an actual community college course for an entire semester!

Like I'm sure I mentioned before, I'm not sure whether I am going to apply for a Ph.D. program directly after I graduate or if I'm going to take a year or two off to work before applying. On the one hand, if I take time off, I will likely work at a biotech company, but I also want to be able to teach a course at a community college in molecular biology or something like that. Having taken community college classes before, I have experienced first-hand how important it is for community colleges to have excellent instructors who are able to adapt themselves to whatever type of student they have in their classes. I like sharing my knowledge of my field with other people--I think it's fun!--and I would love the opportunity to teach people to at least have an understanding of molecular biology, even if they aren't going to use that knowledge or those skills professionally. Earning this Certificate provides an excellent opportunity for me to hone my teaching skills and to gain practical experience teaching in community college.

On the other hand, even if I apply to a Ph.D. program straight away, the experience in teaching post-secondary classes will undoubtedly be beneficial. If I were to ultimately become a professor, knowing how to teach effectively would definitely be a plus. Even if I abandoned academia for industry, I'd still want to teach part time, so really it's a win-win situation.

I think I'm going to go for it. I need to check when the courses are offered so I can try to plan out when to take them, but I definitely want to try for it. Even if I take a class or two but ultimately don't complete the certificate requirements, I think I'll still be better for it...
5 Comments.


Well, I don't actually know whether or not I want to transfer. I just figured that if I ended up hating wherever I went I'd think about it.

I don't know where I want the school to be. I really haven't got any preferences at all, except maybe that it's nearer to the ocean. Like, no farther than a four hour drive away or something? Dunno.

Another problem I'm having is that everything I search for by interest seems worse the more I research it...
» randomjunk on 2008-09-28 07:35:26

I blame Pomona for not deciding to blow their endowment just a few years earlier. Speaking of "blowing one's endowment", you should be able to marry rich, so long as the foolios in your state vote down the ballot initiative.

Answer: Marry right now! No pre-nup!!! DO IT!

I heard from economists that as long as Americans don't default on their loans, the federal government could make trillions on the buyout. I guess the investment banks have to downmark their assets to market value, and right now the market sucks ass. But commercial banks and other entities get to keep the price of mortgage bundles at their maturity price, i.e. their value assuming that the debtors will actually pay them off. So as long as the American middle class doesn't go belly-up because they're financing houses they can't really afford and making no equity, we will all live happily ever after!

Answer: Work harder, you lazy middle class! Wall Street depends on you for their yachts!
» Zanzibar on 2008-09-28 09:59:44

Okay, so not that much. I just don't want to be completely inland... kind of around the general area where the coast is is good...
» randomjunk on 2008-09-28 10:13:34

Mm well it's not necessarily just seeing the ocean. I think I could for a while without a trip to the beach. It seems to me like people who live closer to a coast are often more open-minded though.
» randomjunk on 2008-09-28 10:34:19

Wow.. you're looking really far into your future and I hope you'll be able put all your plans in motion.

I personally think that having a lecturer who loves to share his knowledge is awesome! I'm sure you'll be a wonderful lecturer.
» Nuttz on 2008-09-28 11:45:47

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