Yep, that's me.
"The new [Knowledge and Skill Lab] site looks great , though it is unclear what Joni is doing in that last picture. It looks as though she is about to take off with a jet pack or something" - Dr. Ackerman

"Oh yeah, I think you look like you're a disoriented hiker in that lab picture. " - MLH

Stealth Disco
People involved in covert disco-ing. Luckily in my lab there's no need for stealth. We disco openly. Ask me about my "Hi, Dr Clough!" dance... no wait, don't.

I think the hardest part of writing a paper is getting around to starting it. That's what I'm doing now. The second hardest part is writing a discussion/conclusion that doesn't consist entirely of sentences I've already used. I wish I were already to that point.

Responding to report on the best and worst snacks for kids:
"There are no good foods and bad foods," said Stephanie Childs, a spokeswoman for the Grocery Manufacturers of America.

Interesting.... thank you corporate America for that timely and (I'm sure) unbiased insight.

"Childs warned that government restrictions would lead children to go to convenience stores for snacks. Bush administration officials have echoed those arguments. "

Interesting again... I make these arguments for legalization of drugs, Bush makes them for Twinkies.

Woman Assures You She's Not Mad
CASPER, WY—Your girlfriend of four months, University Xerox employee Rebecca Kohler, assured you Monday that she was "not mad" about being unable to reach you on the phone Saturday night, even though you said you would probably be home. "For the last time, I'm not angry at you, goddamnit!" a furious Kohler said. "Christ, are you trying to make me mad?" The perfectly fine Kohler then proceeded to violently three-hole-punch stacks of photocopies and explain to her coworker, Annabelle Agneau, that the only person she was mad at was herself, for having thought you might be different.

www.theonion.com

EliCash: you know how they say in a poker game there's always one sucker and if you can't figure out who it is, leave, because its you. well I know who the annoying kid is, so its not me

"Day after shopping day, women pay for the privilege of looking like they washed pants that they were supposed to dryclean."
From Capri Pants -- Liz Khalil

From Defective Yeti's coverage of the Democrat Debate:
Q: Frankly there's been some concern that because of the racial makeup of Vermont, about 0.5 percent black, that you will have a difficult time connecting and really understanding the concerns of minorities, in particular African Americans.

Dean: Well, if the percent of minorities that's in your state has anything to do with how you can connect with African American voters, then Trent Lott would be Martin Luther King.

Lane's mom: You may take her to the prom, but you may not marry her.

Lane's boy: That seems fair.

--Gilmore Girls

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) -- The Air Force launched a top-secret satellite Tuesday for the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates the United States' fleet of spy spacecraft. (from cnn.com)

Not so top secret now....

I am so sore. The "total body tone" class sucked. Way too many reps with really heavy weights (the selection was not great when I got there). Also, those stability balls.... is the name a joke? I've never felt so perilously perched as with that dumb thing. I'm so looking forward to step class now.

The Friday Five

1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most? vacuuming with dish-washing a close second.
"The only thing that separates us from the animals is we aren't afraid of the vacuum cleaner."

2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing? Scrubbing the toilet or tub (I love to see quick progress)

3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed? As needed (really desperately needed)

4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules? ....no?

5. What was the last thing you cleaned? The sink

"This is something you need to know for the test I intend to screw you on."
-Dr Catrambone

99 days to graduation.

100 days to graduation

Random downloading pays off... I finally gave a random song a chance, and David Mead's World of a King turns out to be...awesome? groovy? I can't find a pleasing descriptor. Fabulous? Smurfy?

FYA (for your amusement):
The blog of a girl who hates me for no good reason. At least it gives me some fodder to not like her back.


"Bill is so wrong... you are not Satan." - First Wives Club

"[The hypothalmus] organizes behaviors related to survival of the species- the so-called four F's: fighting, feeding, fleeing, and mating." - Calrson in The Physiology of Behavior

Three things: Last night's freaky dreams:
1) Sad dream where I got really upset because I was suddenly a ghost and only a few people could see me.
2) Really angry dream where I had just gotten married and was thanking every one at my reception when someone told me the groom wasn't going to come. I found him and yelled at him (How could a marriage last SIX minutes?!? You bastard!), and then I realized that I couldn't get upset, because I had to act cool for the guests and then pay for the stupid wedding. When I woke up, I realized I would definitely have sued that jerk because his reason for leaving was that he was fooling around with another girl.
3) Scary Sci-fi dream where my group of scientists accidentally released mutated creatures that went into the ocean and were going to come back and eat everyone. Then while we were waiting and watching for the creatures, some Nazis came to arrest a lot of people, including me, and we had to hide.

Okay, not good. I'm feeling just a little emotional.... a Mutual of Omaha commercial just brought me to the verge of tears. So did the Discovery Channel Cat special... This reminds me of the morning I was brought to sobs over a Moby video with the cute little aliens that get ignored. What is up with me?!? This would be the perfect day to try to get me to send money to starving children.