It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like ... Uh, October?

Ah, it's going to be an interesting day. I'm cooling it down here in the lab, and I'm all alone and feeling chatty. We'll see how many blog posts are the result of this. (It would definitely make a difference if I didn't have so many five-minute breaks in which I only have time to stare off into space or type a couple of paragraphs. Or if I wasn't caught up on all the data input, for the first time ever.)

(And then there are the times I have to pull myself away because the centrifuge suddenly sounds as though it might lift off.)

So I've managed to frighten myself this morning with my public display of philosophicality (PDP). That may be another trust thing ... In any case, don't expect it to happen again. Not today, anyway.

My awesome housemate brought me a bowl of chili (she got it for lunch and then changed her mind), so now my poor body gets some nourishment. As far as food goes, I think today might actually go better than most weekdays have lately (no more forgetting to eat for me!).

When she stopped by with the chili, I had the chance to poke my head outside again and wonder why the heck I left my sweatshirt at home. It's chilly and grey out there ... and I love it.

There's just something about winter. I'm not sure what it is exactly, although I suspect it has something to do with fresh snow, warm fuzzy clothes, and school vacation days. For those of you taking bets, the last one wins. Then the snow. Warm clothes come in last. (Four people just said, "Duh -- you'll be wearing flip-flops when it snows. You're kind of dumb sometimes.") Then there are the fun, food-filled holidays ... Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's ... Ah, makes me feel happy all over.

I give you ... today's Frazz comic strip!

(Heh heh heh ... Any of my friends from the Russia trip will understand the humor that exists to me just because he's talking about college mascots. Most of my friends from school will understand why I find Caulfield's choice funny. The rest of you -- well, sorry, you're left out of this one.)

With this thing, Facebook, and reading about immobilized enzyme (it's almost shocking how much reading I'm actually getting done -- this has been a rather productive day), I'm managing to fill all the "holes" between tests. And I'm feeling lethargic, too, but I can live with that one. After all, my only intention when I get home is to crash and sleep. It's been a long week. (Pop tests do that to you.)

This particular post has taken over three hours to complete. I think it's time I stop and do some more real work.

Have a good day, everybody. Don't forget to grab a pamphlet on next week's seminar on your way out. ("How to Communicate With Your Engineer, Part Three: My Eyes Are in My Head, Not My Toes.")


You have to stay in shape. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where she is.