Monday, October 27, 2008
Closure is Coming
We received word from the University of Minnesota this weekend that they are finished with my Dad's remains. This means that my mom, sister, and I can finally put them to rest in Ypsilanti with all our other deceased loved ones. I can honestly say that I am so happy my father chose to donate his body to science, because a year and a half ago I would not have been able to deal with an interment. Now we can put him at rest in a more private manner, and also know that it is actually real. A year or so ago his death didn't seem that way to me. Now the reality has set it and I am as ready as I will ever be.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Rainy Sundays
Back in lab on a Sunday. Nothing new there right? I did get to spend most of yesterday on my couch under the 18lbs. of kitty named Thomas O'Malley. He NEVER sits on anyone's lap, so I wasn't going to dissuade him. Matt had a football game, so I think the cat was just being nice to me.
Lab is going well. The paper is moving along, and I am desperate to get that one last figure that would make it truly great. So far my efforts have been futile. Good thing I was raised to be a stubborn girl...
I have finally made progress on my ability to say the word NO. It is amazing how much time it frees up. Now if I could only get used to saying it enough so that I don't feel guilty all the time. I did get suckered in to going to UND for a graduate school recruiting day. It is on election day, so I got my absentee ballot yesterday. It will be nice to have my vote in early, but annoying that I have to listen to another 20 or so days of rhetoric. I am sick of politics. Honestly, it is gotten to the point where all candidates sound the same to me. I don't care what side the claim to be on. I find it appalling that we spend so much on elections. Why can't this money be put to better work that television smear ads?!!! I propose 30 days of ads, with a spending limit of $250,000 (the salary of one congress person). The rest of the money raised could be used to pay for a charity or national project (mortgage buy-outs).
The next few weeks are owned by football in our house. Matt is a getting some sort of "compensation" for it, but not nearly enough. Oh well, when school budgets are tight and the administration is talking layoffs, it is always good to do extra stuff and make yourself indispensable.
Well, my timers are going off. Back to RNA isolation work.
Lab is going well. The paper is moving along, and I am desperate to get that one last figure that would make it truly great. So far my efforts have been futile. Good thing I was raised to be a stubborn girl...
I have finally made progress on my ability to say the word NO. It is amazing how much time it frees up. Now if I could only get used to saying it enough so that I don't feel guilty all the time. I did get suckered in to going to UND for a graduate school recruiting day. It is on election day, so I got my absentee ballot yesterday. It will be nice to have my vote in early, but annoying that I have to listen to another 20 or so days of rhetoric. I am sick of politics. Honestly, it is gotten to the point where all candidates sound the same to me. I don't care what side the claim to be on. I find it appalling that we spend so much on elections. Why can't this money be put to better work that television smear ads?!!! I propose 30 days of ads, with a spending limit of $250,000 (the salary of one congress person). The rest of the money raised could be used to pay for a charity or national project (mortgage buy-outs).
The next few weeks are owned by football in our house. Matt is a getting some sort of "compensation" for it, but not nearly enough. Oh well, when school budgets are tight and the administration is talking layoffs, it is always good to do extra stuff and make yourself indispensable.
Well, my timers are going off. Back to RNA isolation work.
Friday, October 03, 2008
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