OUCH! My back is killing me right now. That is probably because I had to do heat checks and give shots to my sheep today. I was supposed to go by myself, but I dragged my sister along to help. I AM SO GRATEFUL that she came. If it wasn't for her my body would probably be decomposing among the sheep droppings right now, because I would have been stomped on for sure. I appreciate that my supervisors think I can wrestle a 300+ lb. Animal by myself AND give it a shot in the ass WITHOUT hurting either the animal or me, but I KNOW MY LIMITS!
Other than that, not much up today. I am writing my first lab report for my recombinant DNA class. I don't have all the calculations finished, so it is tough. I am not going to miss lab reports after I graduate, but I guess they will just be replaced by Experimental protocols, papers, and grant proposals.
I made a snow angel today. It is already being filled up with snow. I like snow, but this much in one shot is sort of depressing. Here's to trying to walk to class tomorrow!
Sunday, January 25, 2004
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Here is a poem I am working on.
A Life of Doubt
Doubt creeps in
Its insidious actions create a world
In which,
A perfect score seems flawed
A new love is imperfect
And beauty is lost
Confidence may be present
But Doubt rules
Denying the feeling
Of SUCCESS
Doubt’s Constant questions
What if I had……
If only I could have…..
I should have……
Doubt’s offspring multiply
A promise unfulfilled
A goal forgotten
A question unanswered
A life unlived
A Life of Doubt
Doubt creeps in
Its insidious actions create a world
In which,
A perfect score seems flawed
A new love is imperfect
And beauty is lost
Confidence may be present
But Doubt rules
Denying the feeling
Of SUCCESS
Doubt’s Constant questions
What if I had……
If only I could have…..
I should have……
Doubt’s offspring multiply
A promise unfulfilled
A goal forgotten
A question unanswered
A life unlived
Monday, January 19, 2004
I have to unload a little about the NDSU student section. I am a member of the NDSU pep band. We have many traditions, and enjoy cheering on our teams, win or lose. This year is extremely fun because both the men's and women's teams are playing well and the games are exciting.
With all of this excitement, the NDSU student section is finally starting to fill up. I remember my first year in pep band when it was a rare night that even half the student section would be full. Now, we have fans, but the Bison Sports Area is still dead. WHY? BECAUSE THE BISON FANS ARE MUTE! Well, at least that is my deduction. They don't cheer, they don't stand, and heaven forbid, clap for the schools songs. In high school I was taught that when your schools song plays you STAND UP and CLAP. During the NDSU women's game on Saturday night we played the school Fight song and On Bison five times, and only the older Bison fans stood up. Even members the Bison Bridgade (the student government funded pep club) just sat in their seats mute. The band even taunted its own student section, cheering "stand up students", yet nothing. The athletes work hard to prepare and play in their sport. The least these fans could do is show some respect and cheer them on. As for the school songs issue, get some Bison pride and stand up!
With all of this excitement, the NDSU student section is finally starting to fill up. I remember my first year in pep band when it was a rare night that even half the student section would be full. Now, we have fans, but the Bison Sports Area is still dead. WHY? BECAUSE THE BISON FANS ARE MUTE! Well, at least that is my deduction. They don't cheer, they don't stand, and heaven forbid, clap for the schools songs. In high school I was taught that when your schools song plays you STAND UP and CLAP. During the NDSU women's game on Saturday night we played the school Fight song and On Bison five times, and only the older Bison fans stood up. Even members the Bison Bridgade (the student government funded pep club) just sat in their seats mute. The band even taunted its own student section, cheering "stand up students", yet nothing. The athletes work hard to prepare and play in their sport. The least these fans could do is show some respect and cheer them on. As for the school songs issue, get some Bison pride and stand up!
I just went to an enjoyable movie yesterday. It was Big Fish, by director Timothy Burton. I thought the movie was relavent to my Creative Writing class because it was about story-telling. I don't want to give away the story in the movie, but it is one of the few movies in which I laughed and cried within minutes. It was visually stunning and not boring. I would recommend going to this movies.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
Well, I found an article today that explained why my tears over the last two and a half year were for nothing. It was a relief to learn that I am not a total failure in the lab, but that my little cells have a mind of there own. I just found a link to the NDSU magazine article about some of the research in my lab. http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/news/magazine/vol04_issue01/science_lambs.shtml
I am glad that I don't do that type of work, but at the same time I feel very unappreciated. My research mentors get publicity for most of their work, but I trudge along in the hood day after day, hardly ever acknowledged. Part of me like the ability to work undisturbed, but at the same time I would like the occasional "good job" or "well done". My manuscript, which has been sitting on a desk for OVER FOUR MONTHS, may never get off the desk. It is disheartening, because I put my heart and soul into it.
Well, that is enough for now. My sister is bothering me. Here is her picture.
http://cook.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu/people/ugrads.shtml
She is the cute one.
I am glad that I don't do that type of work, but at the same time I feel very unappreciated. My research mentors get publicity for most of their work, but I trudge along in the hood day after day, hardly ever acknowledged. Part of me like the ability to work undisturbed, but at the same time I would like the occasional "good job" or "well done". My manuscript, which has been sitting on a desk for OVER FOUR MONTHS, may never get off the desk. It is disheartening, because I put my heart and soul into it.
Well, that is enough for now. My sister is bothering me. Here is her picture.
http://cook.chem.ndsu.nodak.edu/people/ugrads.shtml
She is the cute one.
When I read or hear the words creative writing images of short stories, insightful essays, and thought provoking poetry instantly pop up in my head. Some of the most interesting creative writing I have seen has been published on my friends' websites. The ability to take a thought, observations, or experiences and transform it into a written medium so that others can feel, experience, understand, and comprehend it is very exciting. Words are powerful, and the ability to use them not just to tell a story but to describe it so a person really feels like they are a part of the world between the words.
In my opinion, art serves to express the emotions of the artist and to evoke a response in the observant. To quote the movie Pecker, which were are watching in our Creative Writing course right now "You see art when there is nothing." Not everyone appreciates Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, and in the same vein not everyone can tell the difference between a Monet and a Picasso. Art is the ultimate expression of a person's personality.
My reasons for taking Creative writing this semester are twofold. First of all, in order to meet my additional English requirement for one of my majors I had to take a writing course. Any of the fine writing courses at NDSU would have applied, but I chose Creative Writing for my own reason. That reason is that I am tired of writing what I have to. I work in science, where most of the writing is in a certain format. The creativity in science is in the experiment, not in the manner of its presentation. I understand the necessity of uniform reporting of scientific experiments, but I often an frustrated while writing. I hope that Creative Writing, in which I have guided projects but in the which the style and tone of the work is my own, will help make me a stronger writer. In addition, I feel the need for arts in our everyday lives. In my bedroom I have a quote by Einstein. It reads "Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings, admiring, asking, and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science." By refining my ability to describe a world that is only in my imagination, I hope to enhance my understanding and abilities to write for my future career.
In my opinion, art serves to express the emotions of the artist and to evoke a response in the observant. To quote the movie Pecker, which were are watching in our Creative Writing course right now "You see art when there is nothing." Not everyone appreciates Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart, and in the same vein not everyone can tell the difference between a Monet and a Picasso. Art is the ultimate expression of a person's personality.
My reasons for taking Creative writing this semester are twofold. First of all, in order to meet my additional English requirement for one of my majors I had to take a writing course. Any of the fine writing courses at NDSU would have applied, but I chose Creative Writing for my own reason. That reason is that I am tired of writing what I have to. I work in science, where most of the writing is in a certain format. The creativity in science is in the experiment, not in the manner of its presentation. I understand the necessity of uniform reporting of scientific experiments, but I often an frustrated while writing. I hope that Creative Writing, in which I have guided projects but in the which the style and tone of the work is my own, will help make me a stronger writer. In addition, I feel the need for arts in our everyday lives. In my bedroom I have a quote by Einstein. It reads "Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we face it as free beings, admiring, asking, and observing, there we enter the realm of Art and Science." By refining my ability to describe a world that is only in my imagination, I hope to enhance my understanding and abilities to write for my future career.
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