March 2010
6 posts
This is why Course 20 is the best →
we learn. we pipette. we rave.
tfml (texts from my lab)
me: i just accidentally stole someone's cells and now they fluoresce. massive lab fail.
arin: hahaha. adoption?
me: yes, though i am not yet ready to be a mother one hundred thousand times over.
arin: yeah, fuck teenage pregnancy.
me: these cells only go a few days before reproducing.
arin: well, errrr....fuck two day pregnancies?
me: um, i think that's called an abortion...
I've found a new love
agrue:
and it’s name is Rotch. windows + happy looking architecture students + big tables
I study here during finals but I never realized what a great place it is for every day study.
agreed, except for when they flash the lights at you. those bastards.
print your own organs →
this is the coolest thing i’ve ever seen.
it’s like “the island” meets modern biotech.
February 2010
2 posts
i iz bipolar
there is a plus side to every situation…
sad face: my 6.022 professor’s disgusting combover has fallen to one side
happy face: i am suddenly more appreciative of my deliciously bushy hair
sad face: this week’s sleep « sufficient
happy face: i’m drinking pete’s coffee
sad face: i’m doing this blog instead of paying attention
happy face:...
i'm back!
i know i haven’t blogged in a while, but i am making a commitment to get back to it!
YAY!
August 2009
18 posts
Today...
I used crushed ice from my lab’s cold room to make myself an iced mocha. This was done only after my advisor decided to store the gelato for my going-away party in the -20 degree cell freezer. What’s next? Perhaps measuring baking ingredients on the lab scale? Prolly not the best idea but a little BVA never hurt anyone.
I love my family
an email from my father to my family after being ridiculed for taking too long to build a workshop (which my brother insultingly called a “tuff shed”) in our backyard. note that my uncle once tried to claim that in 2012, the world’s magnetic alignment would completely switch, and this has become a running joke in my family…
...
the beginning of this makes me want a fro.
July 2009
17 posts
"You are my male Emily"
milfy:
—EmmaJ.
Its funny that we know such a pinnacle of human compassion and lovliness that this is far and away the nicest thing someone has said to me in the month.
matt fisher, i am honored to have you as my XY counterpart. and to emma: <3
le queen rap
at half past 11, the doors open broad i’m entering heaven, where DJ is god the bright lights make it seem like i am ascending but we’re at le queen where there ain’t no pretending in the smoky atmosphere, i float on cloud nine but no bells i hear, instead j lo does chime for a period we’re sittin’ and doing our scoping but the dance floor’s a-gettin’,...
rain on the plain stays mostly in...paris
four out of the past five times i have run or spent a significant chunk of time outside, i have been caught in spontaneous downpours. we’re not talking light drizzle here, either. these are bone-soaking numbers that leave your clothes clinging and your room smelling slightly of mildew. throw the occasional freak hail storm into the mix and you’ve got yourself the french version of...
a good idea in theory
i give major props to the french because of their effective use of timers. in many public places and in most buildings, resources automatically shut off to conserve energy and reduce usage. yay France for going green.
however, when this eco-friendly phenomenon begins to negatively impact or even prevent normal functioning in daily life, i can’t help but be a little annoyed. case in...
Coming Out
while less dramatic and less potentially traumatizing than other “coming outs” one might encounter in life, i am still hesitant to divulge my secret: i have a blog. i think i had to prove that i could do the tumblr legacy justice, but what is the point if nobody’s day is brightened by my meaningless musings?
that said, rebrog away, matt fisher.
I had an incredibly American day today...
I wore non-skinny jeans, a baseball tee, and converse (none of which were black)
I openly frowned at someone blowing cigarette smoke in my face
I craved mexican food and then briefly considered eating at a Subway (gasp!)
I shopped in a mall
I ran in a public place (and for the second time this week, a man sitting at a roadside cafe pumped his untoned arms mockingly at me. we’ll see...
Science is Poetry
inspired by my brother, i have decided to write a letter, in haiku form, to those with whom i spend my summer…
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dear microscope room,
why be you so dim? sleep at
lab is not kosher
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and you, french keyboard,
switching letters slows progress
i hqve zork to do1
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and bouffant lab coat,
...
despite the occasional annoying slurring of words,...
awkward moment of the day
*for the safety and pride of those involved, identities will remain anonymous
person 1: wow, we could totally take some of these cookies. if anyone saw us eating, we could just pretend that it was one of the samples.
person 2: yeah, i guess you’re right, but we probably shouldn’t
person 1: true, that would be dishonest of us.
person 2: it’s like when you’re in the...
June 2009
1 post
hi. i’m emily, but you can call me emma su. i’m not really sure how these things are supposed to go, but i’ll give it my best shot. stay tuned.