I've been haunting livejournal regularly, but I just never make updates anymore it seems. Or when I do make them, they are always like I should start up dating again. I guess that what keeps me from updating...works and it looks like what we had been envisioning is getting the green light. But I don't want to give too much away, so I'll tell more details later on. But right now Chinese homework is awaiting

Random story for today : I was sick last week & I missed 4 of my biochem classes in a row... So I've been watching them online b/c they tape them & stream them for us (nice, right?)... Well, the teachers...sheilds the DNA from damage. That isn't to say that no damage occurs, because people with dark skin do develop skin cancer- but they are generally better off. K I'm done nerding out.... for today.

Well with October almost over, I needed to post my final Octo-beard in its full glory. Behold! (pic was taking using my laptops webcam) Its kinda hard to see exactly how red it is, but there definetly...lecture, though it will be weird since its mostly people that I've had classes with and that probably started college a year before me. Unfortunately the lecture is at 9 tomorrow so I should get to bed

I am so sad to see Sheena go, but really, there was no other choice. I'm sort of pulling for McKey now, though I still like Marjorie. I love Elina's looks, but her attitude is really starting to annoy...believe the month is almost over. Turned in my application to graduate, which means I only have two papers and my defense in the way. Eeeek. It is really friggin cold. At least there's no snow. Yet

Cris & I were sick most of last week. This was mainly problematic because I was supposed to get a rough draft of my NSF GRFP application to my advisor by last Friday. I didn't work on it at all because...I need to read four papers for class tomorrow, two of which are reviews. Probably, I also need to do other things that I'm not thinking of. This is all a long way of saying I'm really really tired

Katie's response to me when I apologized for being uncharacteristically talkative, "No, babe, you're not talkative...you're lonely." I am. I miss her. Grad school stole her brain/heart/soul.

A few concerns from down south. 1.  Cell Phone   Yesterday, my cell phone met my car door and they became fast friends.  I was not planning on going to Verizon yesterday to drop extra money on a new.....and concerned right now.  It's weird enough thinking of staying down here till May without Clara, Nicole Jackie, Rob, Crystal, and Jacquie.  I'm doing my best not to think about it. *sighs*

I rock! True I only got 2 out of the 5 opinions I was hoping for on my letter of intent but I needed to get it out of my hands. I'm still working in the benthic ecology lab but unfortunately the professor...more room for more grad students. "Some of them need to graduate already!" he told me. *sigh* He wants to be on my committee though!! yay! Now I just have to wait... ARG.... the part I don't like..

So Savannah was beautiful, making it hard to come back to Columbus and deal with the cold and grey ickiness. Although today was sunny, it doesn't make up for the chilly and depression. But let's go back... Sunday was driving day. We left at 9, and 11 impossibly long hours later we were back in Columbus. We had Sushi Ting for dinner, our last expensive meal for a while, then came home to needy cats.

urgh! the printer just decided to chow down on some paper and i just wasted 20 minutes trying to fix it. so the article i was going to read on the train on my way to class will never be transformed (like...going to go. urgh! and writing it will help pressure me into going (because the internet can see me). also i need to grab another pair of socks before i go because these have a hole. there. i said it