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Tuesday, 18 October 2005
Millie discovered yarn today...
Mood:
 chillin'
Just wait till you see the pictures!
In other news, I got to spend a really nice weekend with Eric. His fall break was at the beginning of this week, so he got to come down to Ohio to visit me (yay!). It looks like it'll be at least another 3 weeks before I get to see him again, unfortunately, but at least we try to make the most of the time we do get to spend together. Some day we won't have to worry about distance anymore... some day... *sigh*
Lab stuff is going ok... Steve talked me into turning my atropine study into my Masters thesis, so I'm glad that I don't have to worry about designing another study for that & all I have to do is start doing some massive amounts of writing. If all goes well, I should be able to defend this spring, which will hopefully keep me on track to finish the grad school stuff in 4 years.
Well, I need to get back to work.
Saturday, 27 August 2005
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Friday, 26 August 2005
Millie
Mood:
 happy
Check out my pictures of Millie:
Millie's Photo Album
Tuesday, 9 August 2005
In other news...
Mood:
chillin'
Now Playing: Law & Order SVU
I can't believe I'm moving this weekend! I'm so excited because everything has gone incredibly smooth so far -- my new resident manager has been incredibly helpful which has made this so much easier than the last time I moved, it's been incredibly easy to get my utilities figured out (we'll see if I'm still singing the same tune by this time next week), and I'll be getting Millie on Saturday!
My psychopharmacology class is going well, though I still think I got more out of my undergrad class. Oh well, it's been good to refresh my memory on some of the key stuff.
Working at the Y has been going well, too. It's definitely been nice to get that extra $200 or so every 2 weeks. I'm really enjoying teaching lessons, too, which is funny 'cuz I never thought I'd be really good at it. It's cool to see how much my students are improving & to know that I had a hand in that.
I'm currently working on figuring out the best experimental design for my Masters research. We're going to discuss/brainstorm about it during our lab meeting tomorrow, so hopefully we can get going on this soon. My goal is to be able to defend by next May/June, so we'll see...
Ok, time to get some stuff done around here.
Just Say NO....
Mood:
 d'oh
...to speedos! Though it's not exactly the same, I think Bud Light put it best:
Mr. Tiny Thong Bikini Wearer
Bud Light Presents Real Men of Genius
(Real Men of Genius)
Today we salute you Mr. Tiny Thong bikini wearer
(Mr. Tiny Thong bikini wearer)
Beach goers the world over see you coming and say,
Hey, check out the wooly mammoth in the rubber band.
(a giant wooly mammoth)
Defying the natural laws of physics, you manage to squeeze a fortysix inch waist into a thirty inch suit.
(tight tight, tiny tight)
Like ground meat crammed into a sausage skin, you take to the beach an proudly strut your stuff.
( Yeah )
If you've got it, flaunt it. That's your motto. Which is ironic, because you haven't got it.
So crack open an ice cold budlight, sweet cheeks.
And know that if you weren't wearing that suit, we'd ask you to take a bow.
(Mr. Tiny Thong bikini wearer)
And that, folks, was my shift guarding at the local YMCA this evening.
Thursday, 21 July 2005
What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?
Mood:
 not sure
Now Playing: Music That Doesn't Suck, vol. 16
So I'm sitting here, trying to get some work done, & I just can't focus. I've been like that for nearly the whole summer, it seems. And it's not that I'm just distracted by random things, it's more like my whole thought process is distracted by something. It could be any number of things -- getting ready to move next month, wondering how things are going to be different when Eric starts grad school in the fall, etc. -- but I think what's frustrating me the most is that I don't know if I'm heading in the direction, professionally, that I want to go in. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy what I'm doing in the lab, but I'm having a hard time seeing what "next step" this research is actually leading me to. Am I wasting my time? Are they finally going to realize that I'm an idiot & don't know what I'm doing?
I guess I've been feeling this way for awhile, but it actually took having that Animal Behavior class this summer to make me realize that maybe I don't want to work in a rat lab the rest of my life. I've been having nagging thoughts of "why didn't I stick with wanting to be a veterinarian?" Oh yeah, biology! But still, there's gotta be something I could do to combine all this time/effort I've put into my psychology major & beyond with my continued desire to work with animals. That's where Animal Behavior came in -- maybe I could do Animal Assisted Therapy? I guess now would be better than later to make a change like that, especially since I haven't officially started my Master's. I don't know. I've got a lot more thinking to do.
*sigh*
Friday, 15 July 2005
Finally, a break in the insanity...
Mood:
 celebratory
... well, it will be short-lived, but I'll enjoy it the best I can!
I finished the first of my two summer classes today -- Animal Behavior. I really enjoyed it, eventhough this past week was nuts (presentation, paper, write-up, final)... but I did learn a lot from the class. I'm hoping to integrate some of it into my current research, so we'll see how that goes.
Now I've got the weekend to relax a bit... sorta. I'm teaching swim lessons this afternoon & then guarding for about an hour. Then I'm going out w/ some of my grad school friends to celebrate one of them successfully defending her Master's thesis. Then I'm working at the Y 9:45am-2pm tomorrow. Then back here to chill for a bit & pack for the weekend, 'cuz I'm going to Ann Arbor Saturday night for Jayme's bachelorette party (yay!). I can't wait -- it's been way too long since I've had the chance to hang out with my Albion girls. Then on Sunday I'll be meeting Eric for lunch & spending the afternoon with him.
Then I'll have to get back Sunday evening 'cuz I start my next class on Monday -- Psychopharmacology.
On top of the classes & research, I'm also getting ready to move in a little less than a month from now. I'm excited about the move, but the process is going to be a bit of a pain. Oh well, it'll be worth it to have a bigger place with a bigger kitchen, a dishwasher, a balcony, away from noisy undergrads, and the ability to have a pet! I've already fallen for a wonderfully sweet cat at a local shelter, Millie. I really hope she's still available for adoption when I'm able to finally get her. If not, they have quite a few other adorable cats that need a good home, too.
Well, I need to get ready for my swim lessons -- wish me luck!
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Friday, 8 July 2005
Because I know you care...
Full Legal Name: Amber Maurine Chenoweth
Birthdate and Time: November 14, 1981 @ 5:30pm
Birthplace: Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN
Current Living Location: Kent, OH (but I'm moving to Stow, OH in a month!)
Occupation: Graduate Student @ Kent State University
Are you dating someone right now: Yes -- & he's the love of my life :-)
Are you happy with where you are in life: Some days more than others...
If you could be anywhere in the world where would you want to be right now? With Eric
What do you dream about? Finishing graduate school & finally being able to be with Eric all the time
All time favorite band? Moxy Fruvous
Favorite Color? blue
Favorite Professor or Teacher: Knopp at Central Noble (high school), Wilson & Chytillo at Albion College, & Fountain & Riccio at Kent State
Favorite Pastime: Family vacations
Did you like high school? not especially
Did you like college? absolutely!
Do you have any lifelong friends? yup -- a couple from early childhood, a couple from high school, & several f/ college
If you could have any five artists/bands on the same bill for a one night concert...who would it be and where would the concert take place? Wow... well, assuming I can pick f/ dead & alive bands/artists, I would pick the Beatles, Moxy Fruvous, Howie Day, John Mellencamp, Barenaked Ladies
Who was the last artist/band you saw in concert? Alan Jackson & Martina McBride
What is your current pet peeve? My stupid noisy upstairs neighbor -- the main reason I'm moving!!!
Where do you see yourself in ten years? Well, I'd better be out of grad school, hopefully married to Eric w/ possibly 1-2 kids, & in a job I love
What are you most afraid of? not succeeding
Wednesday, 29 June 2005
Another time-wasting survey...
Mood:
 lazy
(1)Napoleon Dynamite
()Saw
()White Noise
()White Oleander
(2)Anger Management
(3)50 First Dates
()Jason X
()Scream
()Scream 2
()Scream 3
(4)Scary Movie
()Scary Movie 2
()Scary Movie 3
(5)American Pie
(6)American Pie 2
(7)American Wedding
()Harry Potter
()Harry Potter 2
()Harry Potter 3
(8)Tomb Raider
()Resident Evil
()Resident Evil 2
(9)The Wedding Singer
()Little Black Book
()The Itallian Job
()The Village
()Donnie Darko
()Lilo & Stitch
(10)Finding Nemo
()Finding Neverland
()Ghosts
(11)Signs
(12)The Grinch
()Texas Chainsaw Massacre
()White Chicks
()Butterfly Effect
()Thirteen going on 30
()I,Robot
(13)Dodgeball
()Universal Soldier
()Lemony Snickets A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(14)Bridget Jones Diary
(15)Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason
()Along Came A Spider
()Deep impact
(16)KingPin
(17)Never Been Kissed
(18)Meet The Parents
(19)Meet The Fockers
()Eight Crazy Nights
()A Cinderella Story
(20)The Terminal
()The Lizzie McGuire Movie
()Passport to Paris
(21)Dumb & Dumber
()Dumb & Dumberer
(22)Final Destination
()Final Destination 2
()Amityville Horror the original
()Halloween
()The Ring
()The Ring 2
()Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(23)Practical Magic
(24)Chicago
()Idle Hands
()Ghost Ship
()Hellboy
()Secret Window
()I Am Sam
(25)The Whole Nine Yards
()The Whole Ten Yards
()The Day After Tomorrow
()Child's Play
()Bride of Chucky
(26)Ten Things I Hate About You
()Just Married
()Gothika
()A Nightmare on Elm Street
()Sixteen Candles
()Bad Boys 2
()Joy Ride
()Seven (SE7EN)
(27)Oceans Eleven
(28)Oceans Twelve
()Sin City
()Identity
()Lone Star
()Bedazzled
()Predator I
()Predator II
()Alien V.S. Predator
(29)Independence Day
()Cujo
()A Bronx Tale
()Darkness Falls
()Christine
(30)ET
()Children of the Corn
()My Boss' Daughter
(31)Maid in Manhattan
()Frailty
()Best bet
(32)How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
()She's All That
()Calendar Girls
()Being John Malcovitch
(33)Sideways
()Finding Julia
()Maria Full of Grace
()Mars Attacks
()Without A Paddle
(34)Event Horizon
(35)Ever after
(36)Forrest Gump
()Big Trouble in Little China
(37)X-men
(38)X-men 2
()Jeepers Creepers
()Jeepers Creepers 2
(39)Catch Me If You Can
(40)The Others
()Freaky Friday
()Reign of Fire
()Cruel Intentions
()Cruel Intentions 2
()Cruel Intentions 3
()The Hot Chick
()Swimfan
(41)Miracle
(42)Old School
(43)Ray
(44)The Notebook
()K-Pax
(45)Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
()Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
()Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
()A Walk to Remember
()Boogeyman
(46)Eternal Sunshine Of a Spotless Mind.
()Hitch
()Back Door Sluts 9
()The Fifth Element
()Star Wars Episode I
()Star wars episode II
()Star Wars Episode III
(47)Star Wars Episode IV
()Star wars episode V
()Star wars episode VI
(48)Troop Beverly Hills
()Swimming with Sharks
()Trainspotting
()People under the stairs
()Blue Velvet
(49)Sound of music
(50)Parent Trap
()The Burbs
()SLC Punk
(51)Meet Joe Black
()Wild girls
()Clockwork Orange
()The Order
(52)Spiderman
()Spiderman2
(53)Amelie
(54)Mean Girls
(55)Shrek
(56)Shrek 2
(57)The Incredibles
()Collateral
(58)The Fast & The Furious
()2 Fast 2 Furious
()Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow
(59)Closer
(60)The Sixth Sense
(61)Artificial Intelligence
()Love actually
()Shutter
()Ella Enchanted
(62)Princess Diaries 1
(63)Princess Diaries 2
()The Graduate
()Constantine
()Million Dollar Baby
(64)Mallrats
()Party Monster
()Detroit Rock City
()The Goonies
()Y Tu Mama Tambien
(65)Pulp Fiction
()Wet Hot American Summer
()Crash
()Empire Records
(66)Notting Hill
(67)Pretty Woman
()Pirates of the Carribean
Friday, 3 June 2005
Late Night & Drunken Survey...
Mood:
 party time!
Now Playing: Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien
1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:00am... later than I had planned, but I think I would've felt worse if I hadn't slept in a little
2. Diamonds or pearls? Both
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Kingdom of Heaven
4. What is your favorite TV show? Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, CSI
5. What did you have for breakfast? Chai latte
6. What is your middle name? Maurine
7. What foods do you dislike? Soy anything...
8. What is your favorite crisp flavor? tortilla chips
9. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Garden State soundtrack
10. What kind of car do you drive? 1998 Chevy Cavalier
11. Favorite sandwich? PB&J
12. What characteristics do you despise? arrogance, dishonesty, & just plain rudeness/bitchiness
13. Favorite item of clothing? KD scrubs
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? Europe
15. What color is your bathroom? Beige, but I have blue & yellow towels & shower curtain to liven things up
16. Favorite brand of clothing? whatever is comfy at the moment... GAP for jeans
17. Where would you retire to? Northern Michigan
18. Favorite time of the day? Mid-afternoon, early evening -- seems to be when I'm at my best
19. What was your most memorable birthday? 21st in Australia
20. Where were you born? Ft. Wayne, IN
21. Favorite sport to watch? Football & Basketball
22. What fabric detergent do you use? Tide @ my place in OH, Gain @ my parents' place
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Definitely NOT a morning person, but I'm getting too old to be a night person... kind of a mid-afternoon, early evening person
24. What is your shoe size? 8 1/2 or 9, depending on the shoes
25. Do you have any pets? Crackers (goldfish) & General Tso (Betta)... hopefully I'll get an apartment that will allow a cat in the fall :-)
26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with your family & friends? I made it through my 1st year of grad school, & I'm not in any hurry to get married, so STOP ASKING ME WHEN!!! (I love Eric & would love to marry him some day, but for crying out loud, why rush into it, especially when it will be physically impossible for us to get married for at least 3 years!)
27. What did you want to be when you were little? Veterinarian
28. What are you doing today? Did 3 bipolar electrode implants this morning/afternoon (i.e., brain surgery on my rats), then went to an awesome party at Kyle & Erin's place this evening
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