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May 7th, 2009
01:19 pm
Hey Souhegan-ites. You can pick up your permenant folder from the registrar's office. If you don't, they will be destroyed at the end of this school year. Just a heads up!
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March 18th, 2008
03:06 pm
Normally I don't do the politics thing on LiveJournal, but whether or not you're an Obama supporter, the speech he gave today is absoultely worth a good reading. I know it's long, but I thought it was one of the most impressive and insightful speeches I've heard in my lifetime. Full text is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/us/politics/18text-obama.html?pagewanted=all
Current Location: work
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January 25th, 2008
09:30 am - Nerves
So, I found out last night that the NPR program I'm on is running TODAY. I haven't even heard any of the edits, I have no idea what to expect. I really thought I would get to hear it and give input before it gets NATIONALLY BROADCAST!!!! I really hope I don't say anything that would make my dad upset. It was a 3 hour interview, I really don't remember what I said. Sigh... Anyway, it's on Here and Now today, here are the NPR stations that run the show http://www.wbur.org/syndication/?program=Here-and-Now
It will be up on the http://www.here-now.org/ website at 2:15 EST. Supposedly my bit is at the end.
I heard a promo for it on the way to work this morning, that was a bit surreal. "And coming up later on Here and Now; What happens when your father decides to become...a woman?"
Current Location: work
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December 7th, 2007
11:02 am - Addictive, educational, free, AND charitable!
Best workday distraction EVER
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
Earn donations of rice by playing a vocab game. Everyone wins.
Those of you who have more people that I reading their journal (I think that's almost everyone), feel free to re-post for a good cause!
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September 20th, 2007
12:38 pm - let them eat..
Has anyone ever made pineapple upside-down cake? Is it relatively easy? Any tips, warnings, or good recipes? My in-laws are coming this weekend and it's his Dad's birthday today, so we need cake after dinner tomorrow. No bakeries in Waltham make them, so I need to either make it myself or start wading through Boston bakeries to find one that does. I should be able to do it, right?
Current Location: Home
Current Mood: Cleaning
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August 8th, 2007
03:03 pm - ohmygodohmygodohmygod
I got a call from Tufts about my DREAM JOB that I applied for 2 weeks ago but was getting so sad I hadn't heard anything. I have an interview on the 20th!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm so frickin excited! Hopefully this link works.... Here!
I want this job soooo bad. It would be perfect for me in every way, and when I decide to go back to school, Tufts would be a nice place to get discounted classes!!! And it's only about 20-30 mins from Waltham with traffic.
Also, my mom is moving into her cute little house on the 18th, I'm so relieved!
Back to sleep now.
Current Location: Dad's
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June 29th, 2007
04:15 am - Science geek love
http://www.greenkarat.com/detail.asp?product_id=GW002
Environmentally friendly jewlery, some beautiful, some incredibly amusing for the geeks among us :)
Current Location: work
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June 21st, 2007
05:47 am - heheh
http://www.instructables.com/id/EYY3NVQF2L4FTZ5/
It begs to be tried. If anyone has one of these ice trays and some free time, consider it your obligation to see if this actually works.
Current Location: work
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November 20th, 2006
November 3rd, 2006
11:50 am
Not much has been going on recently hence the complete lack of posting. I have been playing waaaaaaay too much WoW. But really, I don't have anything better to be doing, so I'm not that upset about it. And, I'm up to level 54, which feels like an acheivement. I feel like I should be nearly invincible, however, due to the fact that my character is a priest, and a healing specialized one at that, I regularly get reminded how mushy I still am. I will have to start a non-mushy character next time around. If people would just stop stunning me, I would be all set, and I could heal myself all night long, but they keep bonking me over the head and then I can't do anything.....
I've applyed for two jobs, both with the same company. One I am overqualified for, and one I am underqualifed for. Here's for hoping they can live with one of those two scenerios. I am actually more interested in the one I am overqualified for(calibration lab tech) , but I know the other position will be better for me and probably pay a lot more (QC Chemist). It's been almost 48 hours since I applyed and I feel like they should be obligated to at least tell me they got my application so I can stop taking my phone into the bathroom and obsessivly checking my e-mail.
Work right now is the calm before the storm. It is deceptivly quiet in the evenings, and even the weekend have not been the hell-fest they usually are. But winter is coming, and then people will be stuck inside with their germs and have nothing better to do but call me and be pissed that I cannot call in a magic make-me-feel-instantly-better pill to their pharmacies. And they will get even more mad when I try to tell them that fever is really a good thing for a child to have. They do not like to hear that at all. I really want a new job! I feel guilty because my insurance just started 2 days ago, and I had said something about staying another 6 months, but really, I dislike my job way too much to care.
Ok, from about 11:40 - 1 the sun from the skylight falls right over my computer screen making it impossible to see, and it's way too good at heating up the room to close the blinds, so this is my cue to go do something else for a few hours. Elliot employees get 25% of at Bob's Stores today, so I may have to head over there to see if there are bargins to be had. There is a picture of some sexy boots on the flyer that are calling my name.
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June 27th, 2006
01:57 pm - On marriage....
Inspired by ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ladysaphira, I'd like to share the thoughts on marriage that have been running around my brain in recent months.
I have to say I very much agree that the first year you live with someone is the hardest. It is without a doubt a "make-or-break" year. You either learn how to work through differences, or you don't. I think many couples find themselves squabbling over the tiny details of life, because each person has a certain way of doing things. At least for me, the big questions don't start popping up until a bit later, when the glow of perfection starts to wear off your Love a little. These must be addressed, no matter how difficult, because they will never go away and will eat away at the relationship.
Scott and I started to talk about marriage very soon in our relationship, which may be due to the 10 year age difference. At about 2 years in, I decided I was "ready", and obsessed over wedding planning and "theknot.com". I think I was ready to have a wedding, but hadn't really thought about the idea of "marriage". In my mind, I had lived with this person for 2 years, so how different could it be? And for the most part, I still feel that way. However.... When I was in high school, I remember thinking that I never wanted to be married, and recently I have remembered why I thought that. I don't see the point. This may be because I have no religion and to me "marriage" is purely a legal contract. I resent the idea that I need to buy a licence from the government that allows me to commit myself to someone for the rest of my life. Scott and I love each other and plan on having children and growing old together. But our commitment to each other is not as valid in the eyes of society because we have not had the government give us the approval to do that. The only purpose I can see to "marriage" is to make it more difficult to split apart from someone, so perhaps it will make people try harder to work through their problems. But in reality, people will learn how to work through issues or they won't, and divorce is becoming more simple everyday.
My 4 and a half year relationship is alrady longer than most marriages are at the time of divorce, and I believe that says something. But I do believe divorce is necessary in our society. I believe the acceptance of divorce was critical to allowing women control over who they spent their lives with. Although I would imagine many divorces are between people who shouldn't have gotten married to begin with, or who cant' figure out how to work through tough problems, I believe that it is acceptable for those people who got married with the best intentions, but have,for whatever reason, fallen out of love. Humans are complex organisms, and our emotions are completly illogical. I think divorce allows people to escape from a loveless marriage and to find happiness. It should never be used as the easy way out, but I admit to taking comfort in the fact that if I do tie myself legally to Scott, and 10 years down the road we lose all interest in each other,we have an option. I don't believe that knowing I have a way out automatically sets me up for failure, in fact, I believe it allows me to make a marriage comittment to love and honor someone without feeling trapped and bound to honor them forever no matter what happens. If I knew I could never get divorced, I would not consider getting married. I have already made my decision in who I want to love forever, but legal contracts are scary things and should always have a escape clause. Scott's parents divorced when he was 3, and his father remarried into one of the most loving relationships I've ever seen. My parents were together for 28 years before splitting, and it most certainly wasn't for lack of trying.
So why am I considered getting married despite my dislike of legal contracts and my acceptance of divorce? There are a few reasons. #1) Scott wants to be married. Really really wants it. And what he wants is important to me, so I better have a really good reason not to get married if I want to deny him something he so desparatly wants. #2) Health. My company will give health insurance to unmarried same sex partners, but not to unmarried opposite sex partners. When I asked why, "Because you have the option of getting married." Also, things like health emergencies can be complicated and legal documents can be needed just for your significant other to find out how you are doing. #3) Children. Although it is perfectly fine to be unmarried and have children, I think it makes life easier for everyone if the parents are married. Fewer explanations, less paper work, and equal rights for both parents. With unmarried parents, the mother tends to have more rights than the father. #4) Recognition by families and society. Although I am tempted to say "I don't care what other people think," I know I do. It's hard to have people think less of your relationship because you have chosen not to get married. It's something that's expected of you, and although I am very tempted by the idea of being a "girlfriend" forever, I think eventually the pressure to become a wife will become to strong for me to fight against. I also want our families to understand how committed we are to each other. I think the only way to do that is through a marriage.
It's not that I don't want to marry Scott, it's the idea that I have to marry him in order to obtain certain rights and privilages. I want to marry him because I love him, and would love to do a non-legal commitment ceremony of sorts. However, we have worked through incredibly difficult times together, and are totally in love and comitted to each other, and if it takes a marriage contract to show that to the world, I'd do it tomorrow.
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May 21st, 2006
07:29 am
Graduating today, yay!
Starting Genetics at UNH tomorrow. Should be interesting, I've never had a class there. Will be nice to be able to use real genetics lab equipment though, as my school doesn't have much in terms of state-of-the-art machines.
It is so clean in here I can't stand it.....
Gotta go do my nails and get ready, my grandparents have been up since 5, which means the rest of us have essentially been up since then too.
Oh yeah, got an A on my thesis, woohoo!
Current Mood: relaxed
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May 17th, 2006
02:02 pm
I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo doooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I'm done
I'm very done
Not going to read it again. Don't care if there are typos. It's printed, it's done. I officially stop thinking about my senior thesis right now.
Just have to go to school tonight and talk about a cool article about the biochemistry of flowers' scent, and that's all
I am done
Until monday
when I start summer school
::sigh::
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May 15th, 2006
04:56 pm
You know you've been sitting in front of a computer too long when you unconciously pick up your plate from morning waffles that's still sitting next to you, and bring it up to your face to lick the syrup off of it. I had my tounge stuck out before I realized what I was doing.
And really, I have very little thesis to show for a day of work, as I kept getting distracted by thoughts of the future and deciding now would be a good time to look at grad schools.
So no thesis yet, but I think I want to go to Dartmouth..... they have a direct entry PhD program, no masters required, and they pay you to go there.... imagine making more money going to school than with your current job....... neat......
Must at least finish intro and methods and start results..... must must must....
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May 7th, 2006
11:07 pm
Going to bed, 17 hours till thesis.... I can not believe how terrified I am. I'm not usually too nervous about stuff like this, but I just feel like people are expecting so much from me. I finished the presentation hours ago but can't seem to stop making changes and I'm still not happy with it. 10 minutes to present a years worth of work hardly seems fair.
Current Mood: panicked
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April 30th, 2006
07:26 am
Just loooove being at work for 7am....sooo much fun....
But, dunkin's had fresh munchkins, so have coffee and small yummy treats
Lots of big ups and big downs in the last few days. I suppose that should average out to uneventful, but it doesn't seem to be working quite like that. Scott signed an agreement with one of the companies he's with, and is now on the payroll and going to start getting benefits(!) in a few weeks. He hasn't had health insurance since he was 18 and he really needs to see a doctor (for out-of-control alopecia) and a dentist (for an awful abcess). My poor boy....I just hope we didn't wait too long to get this all treated. So that's a good thing, and we're also right on track financially to move out in a few weeks when I get out of school, which is really excellent. However, due to the fact that neither of my parents have an income, my student loan for my summer classes got denied. So now I'm trying to find a loan that a part-time student can apply for and that only does a credit check and not an income check of your co-signers, which appears to be an impossible combination. I'm trying to think of an adult that I'm close with who has good credit, a verifyable income, a job for 2 years, and a low debt to income ratio. Yeah, right. I finally talked to my mom about all this money stuff last night, and we hashed it out pretty good. I think if I can't get the loan, she will loan me the money, but she knows I won't be able to pay her back for a while, so that will only be as a last resort.
I've officially been trying to write this for an hour and a half...
I like this job when I feel like I'm helping someone and when I make someone feel better. Sometimes its just comforting a paniced mother of a sick child, or just saying "poor little guy!" to let them know you actually care and aren't just some automated unfeeling voice on the phone. But when you answer the phone and someone you've never spoken with before in your life starts screaming at you and won't listen to a word you say, it sucks hard. I've had two battle of wills with patients in the last few days, where they want something I can't give them, but they feel that if they continue to scream at me, eventually I will cave. I can't cave, if I say I can't do something, I can't do it. What do you do in that situation? You can't hang up on them, but they just sit there and insist you do something you can't do. Argh!!!
2 hour mark....Busy morning! Conjunctivitis and a gastro bug are going around....ugh
3 Hour mark....insanity..... love it when we the list of MDs on call is wrong and we keep paging a MD who's trying to enjoy Sunday morning with their family
4 hours!! I would really like to finish this sometime today!! Okay, phone has stopped ringing, going to try and finish this!
We have a wake tonight, for a friend of Scott and his mom. :::sigh::: This is the last thing I wanted to do tonight (I'm a terrible, terrible person).
Ah well, getting pretty psyched about graduation. I think I might get recognized for being the top of my major, which would be cool =) Scott says he's gonna cry..... =) =) =)
Okay, I feel much better than I did when I started this entry 4.5 hours ago! It's funny even when things go wrong and I don't know how to fix them, I have total faith that somehow, someway, things will work out.
Current Location: Work
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March 10th, 2006
09:34 am
Due Monday:
2-D Design shape variation project
Prejudice and Discrimination (P+D) Midterm paper
Pre-Presentation paper for P+D
Presentation Article outline for P+D
Presentation (P+D)
Class Activity for P+D
Finish writing student survey on THC use
Summary of where I am (or, in my case, where I'm not) in terms of my thesis
On Tuesday: A+P exam
Also; working 1-9:30 today, 3-9:30 Sat and Sun.
Yeah........I'm really not sure how I'm gonna pull this one off. You'd also never guess that the P+D project is a group project. Shockingly, only one other person showed up to the group meeting yesterday.
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Ranting always makes me feel just slightly better.
Any ideas for a class activity to demonstrate unconcious patterns of behavior in relating to diversity? Maybe Google knows........
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February 21st, 2006
03:32 pm
Feeling exceptionitly flakey. Just drove out to the Elliot for my new employee physical, only to find out it is NEXT Tuesday. What a fun hour of time wasting. Grrrrrrrrr, stupid memory.
We looked at the Jeep, but it turned out to be a Grand Cherokee, not a regular one. Scott has something against the grand cherokees, but it was pretty decent, so we decided to think about it. Then last night we went to see a '93 Subaru wagon, which we thought we would almost definitly buy after hearing about it on the phone. Was a really low price. Turns out it looked like crap. It ran okay, but all the new parts he had told us about were really cheap and poorly installed, plus the body was really beat up.We decided since we could actually afford to spend more than he was asking, that we should find something better. I saw a nice jeep for sale on my way to school yesterday, and it seems like it might be "The one" if we can talk the price down a little, we're going to bring a big wad of cash with us to assist with the convincing. It's hard to say no to a pile of real green $$. Keep your fingers crossed!!!
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February 19th, 2006
12:16 pm
I really like this game
Please???
http://kevan.org/johari?name=AltesseJadera
http://kevan.org/johari?view=AltesseJadera
Now for the actual post...... My poor baby, my Volvo, is too broke to fix. *sniff sniff* It's very sad to think about her going to the junk yard, she got us through so many good times!!! Remember the crank sunroof?? Poor girl....
So now we have to try and find something else, which is easier said than done. The mechanic who worked on the Volvo was selling a '94 Subaru legacy, 150K miles, great shape, and for only $1495. It was perfect! But since we always make snap purchaces and regret them, we decided to go home and talk about it. We decided we wanted it, but of course, a guy had bought it not even 5 minutes after we had left the shop. So now we are on the hunt. Going to look at a Jeep this afternoon, cause that's what Scott really wants, and it's going to be his car.
Emy's home, and she brought 5 girls home with her. There is non-stop shrieking. Poor Jacques has fled down here with us.
Also, I got a fortune cookie about how to be a winner, and so I played the Lucky numbers from it in the huge powerball last night. Ancient chinese wisdom has let me down yet again. But it was a fun night of figuring out what I was going to do with my $365 million.
Must do home work, power was out for a loooooong time due to insane windstorm, and it is finally warm again in here, so I have no more excuses.
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February 4th, 2006
05:48 pm - I like it!!
| Your Hair Should Be Orange | 
Expressive, deep, and one of a kind.
You pull off "weird" well - hardly anyone notices. |
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