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Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Exhausted & Cranky
Mood:
 irritated
Now Playing: Mythbusters
This has been such a miserable & exhausting week so far, which really sucks because I had such a nice weekend with Eric. I came home on Monday & that good feeling lasted all of 20 minutes. That's when I read an email from my undergrad who was supposed to run the rats on Sunday saying "I've been here for 3+ hours & there's still no data. I had to leave, so I stopped running them." Fuming, I got in my car, flew to the lab & spent the next 8 hours fixing this mess of a study.
Hoping that today would be a better day, I get into the lab expecting that same undergrad to be running rats & what to I find? Absolutely nothing. Fuming, I sent him a message saying "WHERE ARE YOU?!", only to get a reply saying "on my way, I'm running a little late today"... half an hour later, he finally decides to show up. I'm so happy he could fit his LAB TIME THAT HE'S GETTING CLASS CREDIT FOR into his schedule... (*insert sarcasm here*). Seven hours later, I'm finally home...
I swear, if he so much as shows up a minute late tomorrow, I'm gonna kick his ass. He's had WAY too many chances to show me that he can be reliable... so far I've been extremely disappointed this semester... which is another thing I don't get -- he was awesome last spring & all summer, but this semester he's really let me down. It's to the point where he either needs to get his act together, or get the hell out of my lab because I'm sick of dealing with this rediculous crap he's pulling!!!
*deep breath*... ok, end rant...
Sunday, 30 October 2005
Happiness is...
Mood:
 a-ok
Now Playing: Saturday Night Live
...having a cat not throw up in your car when you drive her 4.5 hours to Indiana -- yay! I'm planning on bringing Millie to my parents' house during Christmas, since I'll be away from my apartment in Ohio for a couple weeks, so I brought her home with me this weekend just to see how'd she do with the trip & how she would take to the new surroundings. So far, so good! The first half hour or so of the trip, she wasn't much of a fan, but then she settled down & seemed to do OK the rest of the trip. She's loving all the extra space to explore here, too. She hasn't met Toes or Colt, yet, so we'll see how long she likes this new place. :-)
It's been a rather relaxing weekend so far. Tonight Mom & I went out to dinner & a movie with Holly, my new sister-in-law. Dinner was great, but the movie was a bit of a downer (we saw "The Weather Man"), though it was good to finally go out & be able to see a movie, so we didn't care too much. Hopefully we can find a more light-hearted movie to see during Christmas time. :-)
Well, it's getting late & I need to help Dad do some stuff with my car in the morning (oil change, oxygen sensor replaced, etc.). Till next time...
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
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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
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