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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...
An update. Lucky you.
Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
In no particular order:

- Second physiology exam = a rousing success! Suck on that, academic powers-that-be!

- Looks like I'm eligible for an upgrade on my phone, but not until around Thanksgiving. I'll just wait until I go home to get it.

- I need a haircut. Badly.

- Bought vegetables for pinakbet at the Filipino store. Also bought Ilocano longanisa, even though it was kinda expensive. Longanisa is this Filipino sausage (insert immature snickers here) and depending on where you are in the Philippines, there are variations. The one that most people know is the one that has red food coloring and is slightly sweet and perhaps a little spicy. That would be the (inferior) Tagalog version. The Ilocano one is vinegar-y and SO much better than the red stuff. (Though I can't stomach either kind if it contains MSG because I'm allergic to it.)

- Side note: Monosodium glutamate is a flavor enhancer not because it contains sodium (like salt), but because the glutamate is a ligand for a type of taste receptor called the umami receptor. Binding of glutamate to the umami receptor stimulates the release of a neurotransmitter, which ultimately stimulates the post-synaptic nerve to fire an action potential. This mechanism is shared by all taste receptors on your tongue, and the nerve signal can be interpreted by your brain as the different "tastes" that everyone learned growing up, like salty, sweet, sour, bitter, etc. The umami receptor's signal is interpreted as "deliciousness."

- Still no word on the fellowship. I take it as a good sign that I have a hold on my financial aid record because they are requesting my financial aid history information from the... I forget what it's called, but it's like a federal repository for those records. That might mean that they are reviewing my fellowship application and may be making a decision soon!

- I ordered some clothes online and they came in the mail yesterday. Finally, some new clothes! I love the sweater I bought. It's a zip-up quilted hoodie with faux fur lining the hood. Soooooooo fuzzy and warm. Not like I anticipate needing to use it anytime soon, but it's nice to have it and to know it's mine.

- A clip from that awesome late-80's early-90's British sketch comedy show, A Bit of Fry and Laurie:



- That's it. I'm off to cook/nap/read/watch TV/whatever it is I do on Fridays...
3 Comments.


MSG sucks. I wish they didn't put it in so much stuff.
» randomjunk on 2008-10-17 05:29:05

What kind of allergic reaction do you get if you accidentally take MSG?

Good luck with your fellowship.
» Nuttz on 2008-10-17 11:08:39

Ouch... That sucks..! Poor you, seem to be allergic of so many things.

Laurie in your video looks very much like Hugh Laurie.. is it him?
» Nuttz on 2008-10-18 01:00:55

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