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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...
Friendship. [EDIT]
Sunday, May 31, 2009 @ 11:20 am
So I texted him to apologize for my kinda dickish and antisocial behavior towards him at the party on Friday. I just couldn't look him in the eye and talk to him or even be around him most of the time on Friday because the emotions were too raw. And when I did talk to him, it was more like talking at him, and I kept making comments that were kinda harsh. To be fair, he didn't look like he was too pleased with me either, because he could have come up to me more and see what was up, but he had his own drama brewing that night, so I guess it was just bad for the both of us.

He called me up yesterday to assure me that he wasn't mad or anything and that he was sorry for acting a little bit strangely as well. We had a little talk to clear the air and he reassured me that our friendship was still very much intact. He's kinda pissed at Jenny, though, which is sort of unfair because she wasn't the only one who thought he was gay... though she did keep bringing it up during the party, which is why he was a little mad. Hence his own drama: his sexuality was the hot topic, and that would pretty much piss me off too if it happened to me, especially in front of my twin brother, and especially in front of people who didn't really know me.

Long story short, he's still my closest guy friend here. He obviously values our relationship, as do I, and I want to do my best to keep everything good between us. We've grown pretty close over the last few months and opened up to each other, possibly because we instinctively know we can totally trust each other. He's a sweet kid and while I'm clearly crushed that I was wrong about him, I know that in some alternate universe where his brain developed slightly differently in utero, we're together. Sucks that that universe isn't this one, and I don't want to say I'm "settling" for friendship, but I think the relationship is worth it.

This isn't to say I'm "over him"--those feelings don't disappear overnight--but I really don't want to lose this. Especially not after the Matt situation at the end of high school, which pretty much scarred me for life. I'm glad to know he's not going to run away, and more importantly, to hear he's not going to from him directly. He's such an amazing guy and an amazing friend and this whole situation just underscores that fact. I can't lose that. Not ever.

EDIT: A garage rockin' cover by the Detroit Cobras of the Flirtations' classic soul song "Nothing but a Heartache." (I find it to be particularly fitting... in that sad way.)

4 Comments.


D:
Dang. The way you described it made it sound like his sexuality was already confirmed...which makes all of the things he's done seem really out of place. Calling you and asking you to come over and stuff? It seems kind of like leading you on, assuming he knew that you were gay. Whatever, there's not too much I can say....sorry man :(
» The-Muffin-Man on 2009-05-31 04:14:40

Does this mean that gaydar is a lie? :0
» randomjunk on 2009-05-31 04:17:09

that really sucks. I'm sorry to hear that things didn't work out like you had thought they were going, but the upside is that he still wants to stay you friend. so I wish you the best of luck in keeping that going.
» LostSoul13 on 2009-05-31 07:19:57

Uhhh I don't understand what his deal is. He was obviously well aware of where you stood, so where did all those invites come from and how did he not know he was doing some leading on there? Man, if only you lived here, I could introduce to you many many of my gay friends!

PS. Muffy has been quite obsessed with that video you uploaded last post, or maybe the one before that. He keeps listening to it, but I must admit...I think it's pretty catchy too :)
Good choice.
» PinkPanther08 on 2009-05-31 11:33:16

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