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Schedule
Spring Semester 2010:

* Teaching: Fundamentals of Microbiology - MW 12:00-2:40p
Medical Microbiology - TR 2:00-3:15p
Colloquium in Cell and Molecular Biology - R 3:30-4:30p
Thesis Research - Identification of T Cell Subsets and Immune Response in Colon Cancer Using Immunofluorescence - FOREVER AND EVER
Old Journal Entries
Or rather, entries from the old journal, as it were...

- An open letter to the College. (August 27, 2006)
- Untitled. (July 16, 2006)
- Haunted (Part One) (May 29, 2006)
- Are we growing up, or just going down? (May 3, 2006)
- I had a dream... (March 19, 2006)
- ... (March 14, 2006)
- Enjoy it while it lasts. (September 12, 2005)
- Scene: 3:27 AM. (September 3, 2005)
- Untitled. (July 26, 2005)

Psst... if you're looking for the academic writings I used to have here, head to my Reading Room.
Rented DVDs
Netflix

- The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
- Son of Rambow (2007)
- 大紅燈籠高高掛 / Dà Hóng Dēnglóng Gāogāo Guà [Raise the Red Lantern] (1991)
- Au revoir, les enfants (1987)
- Chalk (2006)
- Le Samouraï (1967)
- Empire Records (1995)
- The Bank Job (2008)
- Le Quatre cents coups [The 400 Blows] (1959)
- Love and Other Disasters (2006)
- Friends and Family (2001)
- Sugar [unrated] (2004)
- The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
- Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
- Death Note [anime] (2006)
- Battle Royale (2000)
- Le scaphandre et le papillon [The Diving Bell and the Butterfly] (2007)
- Extras, Series 2 (2005)
- Extras, Series 1 (2005)
- Shelter (2007)
- Metropolis (1927)
- Cashback (2006)
- Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay [Unrated] (2008)
- The Catherine Tate Show, Series 2 (2005)
- The Catherine Tate Show, Series 1 (2004)



Blockbuster

- Tokyo monogatari [Tokyo Story] (1953)
- Akira (1988)
- Habuah [The Bubble] (2006)
- Prime Suspect 4, including:
    - The Lost Child (1995)
    - Inner Circles (1995)
    - Scent of Darkness (1995)
- Like Minds [USA: Murderous Intent] (2006)
- La Strada (1954)
- Black Orpheus (1959)
- Le Notti di Cabiria [Nights of Cabiria] (1957)
- Cleo de cinq a sept [Cleo from 5 to 7] (1962)
- Det Sjunde Inseglet [The Seventh Seal] (1957)
- Prime Suspect 3 (1994)
- Funny Face (1957)
- Lalechet Al Ha'mayim [Walk on Water] (2004)
- Charade (1963)
- Yossi & Jagger (2002)
- Mists of Avalon (2001)
- Blow Up (1966)
The *New* Reading List
Since June 2006...

- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
- High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
- Travesties by Tom Stoppard
- The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner
- The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
- Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
- The History Boys by Alan Bennett
- The Dark Child by Camara Laye
- Movie-Made America by Robert Sklar
- Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
- Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk
- Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Dead Emcee Scrolls by Saul Williams [61.3%]
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
- Junk Science: An Overdue Indictment of Government, Industry, and Faith Groups that Twist Science for Their Own Gain by Dan Agin, Ph.D. [64.4%]
- So Yesterday by Scott Westerfield
- Lucky Wander Boy by D.B. Weiss
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- Doctor Who: The Key to Time: A Year-by-Year Record by Peter Haining
- Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Rhonda Wilcox
- When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy
- 1984 by George Orwell [18.8%]
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
- Intuition by Allegra Goodman
- V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (Yes, I realize it's a graphic novel but it still fucking counts!)
ClustrMap
So THAT'S where all the people reading this come from...
To be (at work) or not to be (at work)?
Wednsday, April 2, 2008 @ 9:51 pm
That is the question.

I feel that I'm over the worst of whatever illness I have, but I'm still not operating at a level where I think it's fair for me to show up at work. It's not fair to my coworkers who might contract whatever I have. It's not fair to my boss who expects a certain level of performance when I'm at work (a level of performance I don't feel I'm up to). It's not fair to NASA who would have to pay me for half the work in twice the time due to lack of mental clarity and physical stamina. And it's not fair to me to try to meet all those expectations, handle all those dangerous chemicals, tinker with all those machines and implementations, etc., etc.

Or maybe I just whine to much.

Technically, though, since it IS spring break, I'm not obligated to work or anything anyway as part of the terms of my internship. I will be missing out on some extra cash, but it's not like I'll be up Shit Creek if I don't get that money. So I think at least one more day of resting up is in order. The new school term starts next week and I want to be at 100% for that for sure. Besides, there's a Battlestar Galactica marathon on SciFi tomorrow again. Why would I want to miss that?
8 Comments.


take extra sick days then.
» renaye on 2008-04-03 02:16:55

Your SB is now? Mine was last week and I thought we had a late break.

I've never seen Battlestar.. more of a Law and Order guy.

Btw, seeing as how I think you're the best person to ask on Nutang, how viable an option is nuclear power to solving the depletion of natural resources? And how far away are we from being able to utilizing fusion power to.. power stuff?
» Dilated on 2008-04-03 03:33:47

Ahh Spring Break
I'm on it too.
I don't regret getting sick now, during break. I'd rather be sick now, when there's nothing to do, than feel like crap when I have homework to finish and practice to go to.

I used to watch the first 30 minutes of those cheesy Sci-Fi movies until the monster showed up, just so I could see what it looked like :P Nowadays I don't watch much TV anymore...
» The-Muffin-Man on 2008-04-03 07:38:05

Just don't go if u dont think you're not going to be able to do your best.
» Nuttz on 2008-04-03 11:49:00

I still don't get why people like Battlestar Galactica so much.
» randomjunk on 2008-04-03 10:47:20

Spring break seems like very important for everyone....unfortunately I am from Malaysia, i don't have spring only summer all the way so I do not understand why you guys take spring break so importantly...
» elitevillain on 2008-04-04 02:17:56

Whiney Mcwhinerson.
» Zanzibar on 2008-04-08 09:45:53

Then again, Battlestar Galactica...
» Zanzibar on 2008-04-08 02:46:51

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