Archive for February, 2009
Science rocks my socks
I’ve been working madly to get some data together to present at a conference in a few months and last night I wrote the last line of code, plotted the data, and just sat there for a minute. Sometimes (and by sometimes I mean all the time) science is surprising. Something I thought was sort […]
The power of stories
Nothing in science – nothing in life, for that matter – makes sense without theory. It is our nature to put all knowledge into context in order to tell a story, and to re-create the world by this means. From E.O Wilson’s Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Weekly Top 5
So I’m still kind of terrified of this week and dreading the coming sleep deprivation. But I’m feeling pretty optimistic for a few reasons: I’m really struggling with some of my scholarship essays, but I have amazing and brilliant friends who are helping to shape them into something good. I have several pounds of coconut […]
So my outfit might look a little strange with snow boots…
My life has improved since my last post about wearing giant ugly boots every day to get to school/work. I have started taking Dr. Isis’s advice and bring pretty shoes to wear while I’m at work. I just hide my snow boots under my desk! I think I’m going to need to get a bigger […]
Bad news, good news
I have a terrible cold and no chicken noodle soup. BUT the weather is looking gorgeous for the next few days: While I may complain non-stop about having a cold, a stuffed up nose is much nicer than a migraine. In other migraine news, I finally found some good barometric pressure information for the United […]
Good dishes make me cook more
Why yes, I do get a little excited about a nice baking dish. If it was mine, I’d be inspired to make this Artichoke, Potato, and Portobello Mushroom Casserole recipe.
Migraine Log – Week 11
I’ve been taking Petadolex for my migraines for 10 weeks now (The first week I wasn’t taking it). I’ve got 2 more weeks before I get to the 3 months mark – the amount of time it can take for the medicine to start working. I’ll be taking it for 2 or 3 weeks beyond […]