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Wednesday, 19 January 2005
I am worth $1,735,020.00 on HumanForSale.com
And to think I'm currently living at a poverty level... ah, such is the life of a graduate student.
Saturday, 8 January 2005
Yes, I'm bored...
Mood:
 lazy
WHAT COMES TO MIND
-Hot: dog
-Britney Spears: overrated
-NSync: see above
-Real World: what I'm avoiding for the next 4-5 years while in grad school :-)
-Orange: juice
-F*ck: funny how we can get away w/ it when we put in an "*"
-Black: pepper
-Insane clown: posse -- the weekend from hell at the quarry this past summer
-Linkin Park: eh
-Jack: russel terrier
-Rainbow: Brite (how my childhood bedroom was decorated)
-Cherry: pie
-Cucumber: salad
-Sharks: scuba diving
-Leather: wallet
-Whip: cool whip
-America: the beautiful (Amber waves of grain...)
-Water: swimming
THIS OR THAT
-Rock or rap: rock
-Rap or R&B: neither
-Rock or metal: rock
-Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit: neither
-Tool or Korn: neither
-Spring or fall: fall -- football!
-Shakira or Britney: Shakira
-MTV or VH1: VH1
-Buffy or Angel: neither
-Dawsons Creek Or Gilmore Girls: neither
-Football or basketball: both, but must be college b-ball
-Summer olympics or winter olympics: summer
-Skiing or snowboarding: skiing, but I'm not very good at it (yet...)
-Rollerblading or skateboarding: rollerblading
PRIVATE LIFE
-Crush: Josh Groban *sigh*
-Do you love anyone right now: yes, my wonderful boyfriend Eric
-Have you ever been in love: yes
-How many hearts have you broken: the world may never know...
-How many people broke your heart: 1
-Do you go more by looks or personality: personality -- it lasts longer!
-Ever kiss a friend: yes
-Are you still friends: yes
-Do you smoke: heck no!
-How about weed: nope
-Acid: nope
-Ecstasy: nope
-Crack: nope
-Are you a sissy who drinks Mike's Hard Lemonade and wine coolers: used to, but Eric has converted me to beer
-Beer or liquor: depends on the occasion, but usually beer
WOULD YOU EVER
-Bungee jump: no
-Skydive: probably not
-Swim with dolphins: I'd love to!
-Scuba dive: I'm a certified diver, so absolutely!
-Go rock climbing: sure
-Change your religion: nope
-Turn your back on your friends for personal gain: nope -- what good is personal gain if you can't share it w/ your friends?
-Steal a friend's boyfriend/girlfriend: nope, I've already got my man ;-)
-Lie to the police: maybe to get out of a ticket... hehehe
-Run from the police: nope
-Be an exotic dancer: nope
HAVE YOU EVER
-Flashed someone: yeah
-Told the person you liked how you felt: yup
-Gotten really REALLY wasted: gotten drunk a few times, but I've never thrown up or passed out
-Skateboarded: nope -- I'm sure I'd break myself
-Skinny dipped: in a hot tub...
-Stolen anything from a store: nope
-Been to a concert: yes, lots
-Been to another country: yup -- Canada (if that counts) & Australia
-Talked back to an adult: yeah
-Given money to some homeless person: yeah
-Tried to kill yourself: nope
-Cried to get out of trouble: I think so
THE LAST THING
-You ate: top serloin steak w/ garlic mashed potatoes... mmmm....
-You drank: diet 7-up
-The last place you went: the Guesthouse for dinner
-Last thing you bought: put down a deposit on a bridesmaid dress
-Last person you saw: my dad
-Last person you talked to online: my friend Bud
-Last person you hugged: my mom
-Last person you kissed: Eric
-Last song you heard: whatever this chick is singing on Leno...
YES OR NO
-Do you like cows: yup
-Do the voices talk only to you: so, sometimes they talk to each other...
-Are you straight: yup
-Are you short: I didn't think I was until I started dating Eric -- now I'm "not very tall"
-Do you own a hot pink shirt: nope
-Do you like Marilyn Manson: nope
-Did you ever touch someone else's no-no spot: !
-Do you shop at Hot Topic: I browse, but I don't think I've ever bought something f/ there
-Do you remember your dreams: some of them
-Can people read you like a book: at times
-Do you talk alot: not really
-Are you afraid of clowns: just ICP
-Can you drive: yes
-Are you an only child: nope -- I have an older brother
Friday, 17 December 2004
Finally done!
Mood:
 chillin'
I survived my first semester of graduate school -- what a great feeling! An even greater feeling is that classes don't start again for a whole month! :-)
Tomorrow I'm gonna clean up my apartment (it looks like a bomb went off in here -- I've been so busy w/ classes, finals, & the lab that I've ignored the place), pack up the car & then head home. I'm gonna spend about a week at home & then head up to Eric's on the 26th & spend a few days in Michigan. I'm hoping to meet up w/ some friends in the Detroit area while I'm there, so let me know if you're available! Then Eric & I will be coming back to my place in Kent for New Years. Not sure what I'm gonna do for the 2 weeks after that before classes start -- hopefully I'll be able to get some stuff done in the lab so we can get started on some studies early in the semester -- I'll keep ya updated about that...
So what have I learned during my first semester of grad school...
*Highlights:
...getting paid to go to school is great, but it'd be even greater if I got paid more!
...getting reimbursed for going to conferences is awesome!
...I'm already a first author on a poster to be presented in March.
...It's great living in my own place
...I have made some awesome friends & have had some great times just hanging out
*Lowlights:
...the 4.5 hour drive home & the 4 hour drive to see Eric is a little rough
...only getting to see Eric every couple of weeks is really tough
...bills -- need I say more?
...my stupid annoying upstairs neighbor -- ugh!
Well, that's it for now... I'll write more in a couple weeks when I'm back & feeling refreshed f/ the holiday break.
Till then...
<3,
Amber :-)
Friday, 10 December 2004
Almost Done...
Mood:
 a-ok
Now Playing: Christmas music...
I'm finding that listening to Christmas music makes my stats final less painful...
So all that separates me from my holiday break is this pesky stats final, a paper for my memory class, & a few days running rats in the lab. yay!
I can't believe how fast this semester has gone -- I'm still getting used to being in grad school!
Well, back to work... I'll write more in a few days when I'm all done w/ stuff.
Till then...
<3,
Amber :-)
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Friday, 5 November 2004
Yay for finally having a nice, quiet evening at home...
Mood:
lazy
Now Playing: 20/20's special report on sex myths... hmmm...
A is for age: 22 (soon to be 23!)
B is for booze: and beer... hehehe
C is for career: grad student
D is for dad's name: Don
E is for essential items to bring to a party: fun, occasionally "beverages", but great friends most of all
F is for favorite song at the moment: "Away from the Sun" by Three Doors Down
G is for girlfriend: um, no girlfriend, but I have a wonderful boyfriend :-)
H is for hometown: Albion, IN
I is for instruments you have played: flute, sax, percussion, flag
J is for jam or jelly you like: Aunt Judy's grape jelly... yummy!
K is for kids: some day...
L is for living arrangements: my own 1-br apartment
M is for mom's name: Anita
N is for name of your pets: my three fish here -- Crackers, General Tso, & Iago; my cat at my parent's house -- Toes; my "nephew" puppy -- Colt
O is for overnight hospital stays: last one was freshman year of college -- not fun :-(
P is for phobia[s]: snakes & spiders, & a slight fear of heights.
Q is for quote you like: "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia" ~ Pablo Picasso
R is for relationship that lasted the longest: my current one w/ Eric -- over 2 & half years!
S is for sexual position: traditional
T is for time you wake up: before I really want to
U is for unique trait: hmmm... not sure...
V is for vegetable you love: salad
W is for worst habit: procrastinating
X is for x-rays you've had: jaw, foot
Y is for yummy food you make: I've recently succeeded in the apple pie dept.; baking in general
Z is for zodiac sign: Scorpio
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When you tell people that you're Republican, they rarely believe you.
That's because you're socially liberal - likely pro-choice and pro-gay rights.
You're also not so afraid of big goverment, as long as it benefits people and not politicians.
You are the most likely of any Republican type to swing over to the Democrat side sometimes.
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The stats exam from hell...
Mood:
 hug me
Now Playing: "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N Roses
I just spent the last 48 hours of my life completing the stats take-home midterm exam. This, by far, was the worst exam I've ever had... of those 48 hours, at least 20 of them were devoted directly to working on the exam, with the rest of my time being spent going to other classes, running animals in the lab, &, oh yeah, apparently sleeping was optional...
My head is throbbing & I just want to sleep from now until Monday. Unfortunately, I decided it would be a good idea for me to run the rats this weekend, so there ya go -- I'll be glad next weekend, though, when I'll be far far away in Michigan with the man I love, celebrating my 23rd birthday. :-)
Man, I have to get my own SPSS program for my computer -- I can't make it through another exam having to use the lab computer, especially when the other grad student in my lab insists on making mindless chit-chat, consisting of her bitching & moaning about her stupid students, the election results (*note: I'm not exactly excited about the results either, but I'm over it), & any other little thing that seems to be bothering her at the moment. You would think she'd get the hint that I didn't want to talk when I had headphones on appeared to be working hard on my exam. There's no winning, I swear.
*Sigh*...
Till next time...
<3,
Amber :-)
Wednesday, 13 October 2004
*sigh*...
Mood:
 irritated
Now Playing: Dr. Phil
WARNING: I'm about to vent & I'm PMSing, so if you don't care, then don't read.
So there are good things & not so great things happening in the lab. We're finally getting to the point where we're considering some new studies (including a potential first-year project for myself -- yay!). I guess the only thing that I don't enjoy about the lab is the lab-dynamics themselves. Here's the situation: there are 2 graduate students in my lab, including myself. The other grad student has been there awhile & is very particular about how things are done. In some ways that's been good -- I can learn how to run things, do surgeries, etc.; but in other ways it's kinda been a pain in the ass, especially when she criticizes what I do (& I really hate it when she does it in front of our advisor). Yes, this is my first year in this lab & I don't know how everything works yet, so I need a little time to get used to it & learn the ropes. Not only that, but it kinda feels like I'm still the "outsider" sometimes -- like, she's only glad I'm there when it's convenient for her.
Now, it hasn't been all bad -- she's been very helpful at times -- but sometimes it's just the little things that get at you.
Ugh... hopefully things will get better over time, once she realizes that I'm a competent & capable graduate student & I'm in that lab for a reason -- to gain knowledge & experience, & eventually to leave there with a PhD.
Till next time...
<3,
Amber
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