blogging is silly when you have a facebook and hardly enough life to fill even THAT up.
goodbye blog, i'll return when my life becomes eventful. or when i'm bored... like right now.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
SCIENCE!
working full time is... full time. who would've thought?! i love my job though. right now i'm working on a gene mapping project. i did a suppressor screen last summer and found a cool mutation. it looked like it might be something we already know about - but it isn't! (yet, anyways). so i'm mapping it. it's super exciting :) hmmm... am i allowed to talk genetics here? jk. i won't bore you with silly details. but if you come over, don't be surprised if i force you to sit through a power point presentation of my work.
Monday, May 25, 2009
graduation, vegas, san rafael, more graduation
I graduated! yay!
B.S. in Biology, Minor in Music.
the ceremonies were ridiculously boring (and the talks were very cliche), but it was nice to walk around in my cap and gown and feel like i did something special :)
me and dan and jeni went to paris afterwards.
i mean, vegas. whatever.
it was a fantastic trip. we stayed at my aunt's house in henderson and hung out in her backyard pool. then we went to jeni's friend's wedding in boulder.
it was in the 90's the whole weekend. soooo nice!
the next weekend we went on a crazy camping trip at san rafael.
i almost died.
the hike:
it was super fun - but next time i'm going to need to work out before hand. i was definitely not prepared strength-wise.
the night we got back my mom threw me a graduation party!
the end.
B.S. in Biology, Minor in Music.
the ceremonies were ridiculously boring (and the talks were very cliche), but it was nice to walk around in my cap and gown and feel like i did something special :)
me and dan and jeni went to paris afterwards.
i mean, vegas. whatever.
it was a fantastic trip. we stayed at my aunt's house in henderson and hung out in her backyard pool. then we went to jeni's friend's wedding in boulder.
it was in the 90's the whole weekend. soooo nice!
the next weekend we went on a crazy camping trip at san rafael.
i almost died.
the hike:
it was super fun - but next time i'm going to need to work out before hand. i was definitely not prepared strength-wise.
the night we got back my mom threw me a graduation party!
the end.
Friday, April 24, 2009
regarding slacks.
does anyone understand how hard it is to find perfection twice in a lifetime?
fall 2003: i was shopping for slacks to wear on my lds proselyting mission. i didn't know exactly what i was looking for at the time, although i had been a fan of slacks for some time. i was going by feel--what felt nice, what felt strong, what felt easily wrinkleable (yes, you can feel that in a fabric). i was looking at style--cuffs on the legs, change pocket within the front right pocket, buttons on the back pockets, single button flag under a zipper fly (yes, i'm very particular). finally, i found what felt "right". it's hard to explain, but i knew that these were the pants i wanted. they were originally $75, but on sale for $35. i bought two.
december 2005: i had spent the last two years wearing these two pairs of slacks almost EVERY day and they still looked as good as new. the only damage to the pants at all came from getting my pants leg stuck in a bike chain and getting a horrible large sliver through the upper thigh. these pants were indestructable, and i wanted more. i set to work right away searching for the same slacks. i searched out the manufacturer--out of business. i found out the company that had taken over--they no longer made that style. i searched for pants made out of the same fabric (polyester/cotton blend)--nobody uses that. i gave up.
december 2008: after 5 years of wearing these slacks almost daily, there were definite signs of wear. although the pants themselves looked great, the cuffs were showing quite a bit of wear. Hundreds of washes had worn the fabric thin in some areas, although you wouldn't notice unless you looked closely. amanda had been searching online for polyester/cotton slacks and actually found some! on sale!! we ordered 3 pairs in my size. when the pants arrived i found out that i had probably put on some weight, while my old slacks had stretched out with me. 30X30 just didn't cover it anymore. we tried to take these pants back to jcpenney to get the next size up, but they didn't have the right size. we called this battle a loss.
april 2009: "i'll take three! i don't even need to try these on!! i'll buy them right now!!!"
fall 2003: i was shopping for slacks to wear on my lds proselyting mission. i didn't know exactly what i was looking for at the time, although i had been a fan of slacks for some time. i was going by feel--what felt nice, what felt strong, what felt easily wrinkleable (yes, you can feel that in a fabric). i was looking at style--cuffs on the legs, change pocket within the front right pocket, buttons on the back pockets, single button flag under a zipper fly (yes, i'm very particular). finally, i found what felt "right". it's hard to explain, but i knew that these were the pants i wanted. they were originally $75, but on sale for $35. i bought two.
december 2005: i had spent the last two years wearing these two pairs of slacks almost EVERY day and they still looked as good as new. the only damage to the pants at all came from getting my pants leg stuck in a bike chain and getting a horrible large sliver through the upper thigh. these pants were indestructable, and i wanted more. i set to work right away searching for the same slacks. i searched out the manufacturer--out of business. i found out the company that had taken over--they no longer made that style. i searched for pants made out of the same fabric (polyester/cotton blend)--nobody uses that. i gave up.
december 2008: after 5 years of wearing these slacks almost daily, there were definite signs of wear. although the pants themselves looked great, the cuffs were showing quite a bit of wear. Hundreds of washes had worn the fabric thin in some areas, although you wouldn't notice unless you looked closely. amanda had been searching online for polyester/cotton slacks and actually found some! on sale!! we ordered 3 pairs in my size. when the pants arrived i found out that i had probably put on some weight, while my old slacks had stretched out with me. 30X30 just didn't cover it anymore. we tried to take these pants back to jcpenney to get the next size up, but they didn't have the right size. we called this battle a loss.
april 2009: "i'll take three! i don't even need to try these on!! i'll buy them right now!!!"
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
happy pants
we went shopping last night... after years and years of searching, dan finally found his pants.
Friday, April 17, 2009
good morning!
i woke up this morning to weird noises in the other room. i went to check it out - dan was doing push ups.
made me super happy :)
made me super happy :)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
blaue boon for ogen boon?
"come on babe! i helped you out earlier in the game! repay the favor!!"
"no! i'm going to make you eat that ogen boon. hahaha."
"baaaabe! come on!! this is spiteful!"
"no, this is me being smart!"
yes, babe, you are smart. i'm glad you're not afraid to win. i'm glad you're smart enough to win. i love you.
"no! i'm going to make you eat that ogen boon. hahaha."
"baaaabe! come on!! this is spiteful!"
"no, this is me being smart!"
yes, babe, you are smart. i'm glad you're not afraid to win. i'm glad you're smart enough to win. i love you.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
welp.
i didn't get into csu :(
and i still haven't heard from iowa - i'm taking this to mean they don't want me either.
oh well!
the plan:
keep working and re-apply for next year.
the end.
and i still haven't heard from iowa - i'm taking this to mean they don't want me either.
oh well!
the plan:
keep working and re-apply for next year.
the end.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
what? dan knows how to blog?
how do you write 100 different thoughts all at the same time? you don't.
instead of trying to write 100 different thoughts, i will try to focus on one thought that has come up multiple times over the past week. if i had to categorize this thought, i would say it's settling on what is best instead of what is wanted.
already i am thinking in a million different directions.
in our ward, amanda and i both received different callings to help out with the work of the church. amanda, in my opinion, received a somewhat lax and laid-back calling. i was called to teach sunday school to 20 - 30 people age 24 to 80 (with the majority of those people being 50 to 80). my initial reaction is to shy away from this calling. it's hard for me to pretend to know more than anyone else in the class. having a nagging cough, it's hard for me want to teach and speak for 40 minutes straight. and even though i haven't yet convinced myself, each time i pray to God to explain the situation to Him, i receive the definite impression that this is what's best for me. what do i have to gain from sitting in the back of a classroom listening to another? what do i have to gain from standing in front of the classroom trying to know exactly what to say to help the people in my class? of course, i put myself in a much better position to learn and grow if i am actively teaching rather than trying to absorb from others.
this concept has been applying itself to almost every area of life that i look at.
in politics it's unpopular to tell people who are struggling, no matter what their struggle, to fight for themselves and grow for themselves and overcome their own trials. instead, the popular route in politics is to GIVE, GIVE, GIVE. how does that help anyone? what happens when the money is gone? this popular route of giving money away to struggling people or institutions is akin to giving blood to a man with a severe laceration without ever mending the wound. sure, the blood is helpful in the short term, but once the blood runs out the man is no better off than if he had received no blood.
we find many VERY intriguing examples of this from nature. the oft recited parable of the chick comes first to mind. did you know that if you help a chick out of it's shell you are ENSURING it's premature death? the work the chick goes through coming out of the shell actually gives it the strength to make it through life. did you know there are some mammals that eat their young in certain situations? in these rare situations, if the parent was to try to raise the young the parent would die, ensuring death for the young as well. it's horrible to think of human implications, but i hope you see what i'm getting at: sometimes doing what you want and doing what is best are on completely opposite sides of the spectrum.
life should be full of passion, but not lived solely by passion.
ps- i'd rather be playing games than sitting at work. but, blog over and back to work :D
instead of trying to write 100 different thoughts, i will try to focus on one thought that has come up multiple times over the past week. if i had to categorize this thought, i would say it's settling on what is best instead of what is wanted.
already i am thinking in a million different directions.
in our ward, amanda and i both received different callings to help out with the work of the church. amanda, in my opinion, received a somewhat lax and laid-back calling. i was called to teach sunday school to 20 - 30 people age 24 to 80 (with the majority of those people being 50 to 80). my initial reaction is to shy away from this calling. it's hard for me to pretend to know more than anyone else in the class. having a nagging cough, it's hard for me want to teach and speak for 40 minutes straight. and even though i haven't yet convinced myself, each time i pray to God to explain the situation to Him, i receive the definite impression that this is what's best for me. what do i have to gain from sitting in the back of a classroom listening to another? what do i have to gain from standing in front of the classroom trying to know exactly what to say to help the people in my class? of course, i put myself in a much better position to learn and grow if i am actively teaching rather than trying to absorb from others.
this concept has been applying itself to almost every area of life that i look at.
in politics it's unpopular to tell people who are struggling, no matter what their struggle, to fight for themselves and grow for themselves and overcome their own trials. instead, the popular route in politics is to GIVE, GIVE, GIVE. how does that help anyone? what happens when the money is gone? this popular route of giving money away to struggling people or institutions is akin to giving blood to a man with a severe laceration without ever mending the wound. sure, the blood is helpful in the short term, but once the blood runs out the man is no better off than if he had received no blood.
we find many VERY intriguing examples of this from nature. the oft recited parable of the chick comes first to mind. did you know that if you help a chick out of it's shell you are ENSURING it's premature death? the work the chick goes through coming out of the shell actually gives it the strength to make it through life. did you know there are some mammals that eat their young in certain situations? in these rare situations, if the parent was to try to raise the young the parent would die, ensuring death for the young as well. it's horrible to think of human implications, but i hope you see what i'm getting at: sometimes doing what you want and doing what is best are on completely opposite sides of the spectrum.
life should be full of passion, but not lived solely by passion.
ps- i'd rather be playing games than sitting at work. but, blog over and back to work :D
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
this blog is turning into my diary.
i just called colorado state - turns out they haven't even made final decisions yet!
*big relief*
i just hope they make up their minds soon. it's kind of a big deal.
also, i did my FIRST POSTER EVER!!!!!
april 3, 2009
Bioscience Symposium for Undergraduate Research
i am very proud of it.
me and dan were thinking we should make a coffee table out of it.
so nerdy!
*big relief*
i just hope they make up their minds soon. it's kind of a big deal.
also, i did my FIRST POSTER EVER!!!!!
april 3, 2009
Bioscience Symposium for Undergraduate Research
i am very proud of it.
me and dan were thinking we should make a coffee table out of it.
so nerdy!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
boo.
boo boo boo.
i STILL haven't heard anything yet.
this most likely means i'm not getting into either school.
boo.
dan's been really good to me though. i've been super stressed about this and i'll randomly start crying everywhere... it's pretty embarassing.
but he'll assure me that everything will be fine, he still loves me, blah blah etc.
i love him.
on to happier news:
because of all the stress and anxiety, i went SHOPPING!!!!
$100.27 = 3 dresses, 2 skirts, 4 tops, 1 shoes
very good.
we went to tucanos on saturday between conference sessions. it was soooo goood.
everyone got disgustingly full. me and dan were contemplating vomiting to make more room for the excellent food. we did not.
on sunday we had even more food at dan's grandma's and then at my parents'.
pretty sure i gained 5 pounds over the weekend.
which is actually sad news.
more happy news:
i'm going to red butte gardens in 10 mins to catch bugs.
um,
ya.
i STILL haven't heard anything yet.
this most likely means i'm not getting into either school.
boo.
dan's been really good to me though. i've been super stressed about this and i'll randomly start crying everywhere... it's pretty embarassing.
but he'll assure me that everything will be fine, he still loves me, blah blah etc.
i love him.
on to happier news:
because of all the stress and anxiety, i went SHOPPING!!!!
$100.27 = 3 dresses, 2 skirts, 4 tops, 1 shoes
very good.
we went to tucanos on saturday between conference sessions. it was soooo goood.
everyone got disgustingly full. me and dan were contemplating vomiting to make more room for the excellent food. we did not.
on sunday we had even more food at dan's grandma's and then at my parents'.
pretty sure i gained 5 pounds over the weekend.
which is actually sad news.
more happy news:
i'm going to red butte gardens in 10 mins to catch bugs.
um,
ya.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
geez.
turns out i'm really lazy and not so good at this blog thing.
colorado: amazing.
iowa: not so much.
iowa city is a tiny tiny tiny place... and there's nothing to do!!! me and another recruit went to the mall on saturday at 6pm and all but 2 stores were closed for the night. SATURDAY. at 6PM. ridiculous! everyone was telling me it would all be fields and a bunch of nothing... and they were completely right. the science was awesome though. really cool stuff everywhere, and famous people and all of that. so iowa would be a really good opportunity for me, but... me and dan would have nothing to do on the weekends. for 5 years. which is kind of a long time to be bored.
so,
i vote colorado, but i'd be ok with iowa too.
i'm still waiting to hear back from both programs though - i'm starting to get nervous. i mean, this is going to decide where i live for the next 5 years. it's kind of a big deal.
good news:
no matter where we go, dan is going to get to work from home for iboats! YAY!!!!
he works very hard and iboats loves him, and it's all worked out very nicely for us.
i don't really have anything else going on right now,
i basically check my email 20 times a day (literally) and check the mail everyday because i'm getting SO ANXIOUS. i reeeeally just want to know whether or not i'm getting into a school.
colorado: amazing.
iowa: not so much.
iowa city is a tiny tiny tiny place... and there's nothing to do!!! me and another recruit went to the mall on saturday at 6pm and all but 2 stores were closed for the night. SATURDAY. at 6PM. ridiculous! everyone was telling me it would all be fields and a bunch of nothing... and they were completely right. the science was awesome though. really cool stuff everywhere, and famous people and all of that. so iowa would be a really good opportunity for me, but... me and dan would have nothing to do on the weekends. for 5 years. which is kind of a long time to be bored.
so,
i vote colorado, but i'd be ok with iowa too.
i'm still waiting to hear back from both programs though - i'm starting to get nervous. i mean, this is going to decide where i live for the next 5 years. it's kind of a big deal.
good news:
no matter where we go, dan is going to get to work from home for iboats! YAY!!!!
he works very hard and iboats loves him, and it's all worked out very nicely for us.
i don't really have anything else going on right now,
i basically check my email 20 times a day (literally) and check the mail everyday because i'm getting SO ANXIOUS. i reeeeally just want to know whether or not i'm getting into a school.
Friday, February 27, 2009
WOWZA!
I AM HAVING A BLAST.
call me nerdy, but spending all day talking about research and science is sooo fun. i just got back from dinner (which was great btw) and holy cow. i am so excited. soooo excited. i don't even know where to start. i'll just go in order.
breakfast was really good. the faculty gave us a brief overview of the program. then they gave us nice bags full of info about the program and about fort collins and chocolate and fancy name tags! yay! i love free stuff. then i interviewed with five faculty then we had a really great lunch then i interviewed with two more faculty. it was really relaxed and not stressful at all! it was so fun! the interviews were basically 30 mins of talking about the faculty's current research, which was surprisingly very fun. i am such a nerd. all the projects i heard about were so exciting! the interviews totally did not feel like interviews. it was so fun. sooo fun. after the interviews we went to a poster symposium, which was also very fun. i got to meet a bunch of the current grad students and ask them all sorts of questions about their research and about how they liked the program. and i got more good food.
then we went out to dinner. so good. and so fun. and more science talk. i loved it.
i guess this doesn't sound very exciting...
but it was. it was so fun.
i am so in love with science. and today i got to talk about science and research ALL DAY while being very well fed.
they are really treating everyone very well. lots of great food and lots of (apparently great) alcohol all day long. the hotel is sooo cute. they have a cat. if you leave your hotel door open it will wander in and snuggle with you.
and this town is awesome! there is so much cool stuff here! and it's so pretty! and the people are so nice! and the program is awesome! and the campus is beautiful!
and the whole day after talking to new faculty, old faculty, new students, and old students... even after specifically asking... i didn't not hear a single thing anyone did not like about the program.
i'm sold.
unless i completely fall in love with iowa next week... i want to go to csu. definitely.
and now i am exhausted. today was amazing, but 7 interviews, dozens of posters, lots of walking, and constant scientific conversation - i'm so tired.
the end.
wow, i need to work on my writing skills. this blog was kind of a mess - sorry.
AAAAHHHH I LOVE IT HERE!!!!!!
call me nerdy, but spending all day talking about research and science is sooo fun. i just got back from dinner (which was great btw) and holy cow. i am so excited. soooo excited. i don't even know where to start. i'll just go in order.
breakfast was really good. the faculty gave us a brief overview of the program. then they gave us nice bags full of info about the program and about fort collins and chocolate and fancy name tags! yay! i love free stuff. then i interviewed with five faculty then we had a really great lunch then i interviewed with two more faculty. it was really relaxed and not stressful at all! it was so fun! the interviews were basically 30 mins of talking about the faculty's current research, which was surprisingly very fun. i am such a nerd. all the projects i heard about were so exciting! the interviews totally did not feel like interviews. it was so fun. sooo fun. after the interviews we went to a poster symposium, which was also very fun. i got to meet a bunch of the current grad students and ask them all sorts of questions about their research and about how they liked the program. and i got more good food.
then we went out to dinner. so good. and so fun. and more science talk. i loved it.
i guess this doesn't sound very exciting...
but it was. it was so fun.
i am so in love with science. and today i got to talk about science and research ALL DAY while being very well fed.
they are really treating everyone very well. lots of great food and lots of (apparently great) alcohol all day long. the hotel is sooo cute. they have a cat. if you leave your hotel door open it will wander in and snuggle with you.
and this town is awesome! there is so much cool stuff here! and it's so pretty! and the people are so nice! and the program is awesome! and the campus is beautiful!
and the whole day after talking to new faculty, old faculty, new students, and old students... even after specifically asking... i didn't not hear a single thing anyone did not like about the program.
i'm sold.
unless i completely fall in love with iowa next week... i want to go to csu. definitely.
and now i am exhausted. today was amazing, but 7 interviews, dozens of posters, lots of walking, and constant scientific conversation - i'm so tired.
the end.
wow, i need to work on my writing skills. this blog was kind of a mess - sorry.
AAAAHHHH I LOVE IT HERE!!!!!!
Monday, February 23, 2009
this weekend
i'm going to colorado on thursday. coming back sunday. soooo nervous.
thursday: i arrive at the hotel. i'm staying in a vintage suite, yo.
friday: breakfast then interviews then lunch then interviews then out to dinner with the other students.
saturday: snowshoeing, explore downtown, tasting party at a local brewery... dinner with faculty.
sunday: i'll be home to tell everyone how it went. (everyone = the fam and all 2 of my friends)
WISH ME LUCK!
thursday: i arrive at the hotel. i'm staying in a vintage suite, yo.
friday: breakfast then interviews then lunch then interviews then out to dinner with the other students.
saturday: snowshoeing, explore downtown, tasting party at a local brewery... dinner with faculty.
sunday: i'll be home to tell everyone how it went. (everyone = the fam and all 2 of my friends)
WISH ME LUCK!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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