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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...
Revisions.
Sunday, October 19, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
Remember a few weeks ago I posted about wanting to apply for the certificate program in post-secondary education? Well, I thought about it some more and decided to hold off on actually entering the program. I'm trying to find out if they will allow me to take the classes without actually being enrolled in that certificate program. Basically, I'm worried that I might actually not have the time to complete the program before I finish everything for my M.S., and I'm not willing to stay an extra semester just to finish those requirements, nor am I willing not to complete the certificate program when I said I would. The best solution I've come up with is to take a few of the classes--particularly ARP 611 (Curriculum Development and Theory in Post-Secondary Education) and ARP 730 (Seminar in Adult Learning)--just to get some theoretical background into teaching at the community college level. Then, if I determine that I have enough time, I'll go ahead and take the other two classes for the certificate.

The main thing that's changed between when I first wrote about this a few weeks ago and now is that I've been thinking that I want to really load up on the electives for my M.S. I certainly don't need all of them because like I said, I'm more than halfway done with the requirements for the M.S. as we speak. But, I've been thinking about the Ph.D. more, and in particular the fact that I will most likely have to take the GRE subject exam in Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology, so I want to take more classes to fill in my gaps of knowledge. (I realize that I could just study on my own, but knowing me, without the structure of an actual class, that studying will somewhat fall apart until about one week before the exam and then I'll be up for practically 168 hours straight trying to cram all that lovely knowledge into my brain.)

I think it's important to keep this sort of flexibility open when planning your future. Just because of how I operate, I need to know that I'm working towards something concrete, and I need to plan out all the necessary steps to get there. I make changes like this along the way because even though I like having everything planned out, I paradoxically detest any sort of rigid schedule. So basically, I need a specific destination, and a roadmap on how to get there, but if I decide the scenery is too dull on my drive up, I like the option to take a more interesting detour.

Incidentally, this is also why a roadtrip with me would probably be a great adventure.

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Righty-o. It's Sunday, which as we all know is not the day of rest. I've got a few things to attend to, then it's off to the bar to watch some football and drink heavily get together with my presentation group to discuss this paper we're presenting. I do cherish this time we spend together.
1 Comments.


hmm.. i think concentrating on one qualification before enrolling into another would be better.
» renaye on 2008-10-19 10:08:01

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