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No wonky: October 2009
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Another great interweb diversion. Since I'm yet again behind on my updates, I offer this little gem of a blog to keep you entertained. Cake Wrecks. I can't take any credit for finding it; Rachel read about it in the New York Times. And has since spread the love. Start at the beginning,. Or preview some goodies: remember bandit the crayfish? Here is his cake-likeness. Cars on the cake. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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No wonky: Why am I paying rent?
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Why am I paying rent? It's a long day in the lab when the wrenches come out). Molested blocks of cement. Oh, I mean famous. This is a guy's personal semi being valet parked. I thought about asking him if I could borrow it to use as my field vehicle, but he didn't seem very friendly). Good times katie. i think you were owed some good lab karma! August 23, 2009 at 4:26 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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No wonky: July 2009
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Wednesday, July 22, 2009. STP and then some. A gorgeous day out on Lake Washington). Since I've already forgotten the details of the Death Valley trip, I may as well skip straight to vacation and then maybe some day I'll post about Death Valley (aka you may never hear about death valley.). So, a couple of Mondays ago (and despite some last minute travel complexities regarding the end of the mountie's clutch - ouch! To eat the most (foll...
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No wonky: January 2009
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Ok, I promised I’d post more over break when I did some traveling. AND, you’ve probably all noticed that there has still been the same old picture of a sad crayfish. In fact, I know you’ve noticed because I’ve heard a few complaints…. That is, I mean was, one glorious tur-duck-en). Really, we could be playing anything. Rest assured, it was football). My favorite part of the meal.). Cram last minute data analys...
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No wonky: April 2009
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Thoughts on the scientific process. I know I've been promising Death Valley pictures and stories, but have gotten a little bogged down. I'm heading to Pasadena this weekend however, so I'll have some random bits of time to kill in the lab and will post, I promise. In the meantime, a friend posted this link. Sunday, April 12, 2009. Rachel and Leighton conquer slippery rock). Greta came from the cold, snowy east ...
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No wonky: July 2008
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Summer Camp for "Adults". Genie Matt granting wishes). The most elaborate theme dinner was Thanksgiving with the Ferguson’s – UCLA came by for dinner, brought the beer and participated in pudding wrestling. I don’t think that kiddie pool will ever be the same. Melatite and K-T boundary as troubled teen and Janis Joplin). There are a lot of abandoned mines and mining towns. Fractured xenoliths in the skarn outcrop).
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No wonky: New Zealand, part something until the end
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Sunday, March 29, 2009. New Zealand, part something until the end. Ah, January in New Zealand. Does not suck). Then we headed to Tongariro National Park, home of a volcano paradise and home to the volcano that played Mt. Doom in those movies about Hobbits. Our attempt to do the alpine crossing was thwarted by rain, so we did a short, nice, rainy waterfall hike instead. I could see hobbits appearing at any point. Finally, we stopped thro...
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No wonky: September 2008
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Thursday, September 18, 2008. Planned unplanned time. Yar. Avast and shiver me timbers, September be slippin’ away. We be facing yet o’nother National Talk Like A Pirate Day in a few wee hours, so I thought I’d start a practicin’. The fair port ‘o Santa Cruz has seen many a visitor in the last fortnight. The scurvy knaves, Sarah and Stephanie, came down from the afar isle o’ Berkeley, and we played at the beach,. Threw the discs,. Septe...
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No wonky: October 2008
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Wednesday, October 22, 2008. My Personal Government Bailout. Well folks, in a time of economic uncertainty and government bailout, the folks at the most auspicious of all government science funding agencies (the agency-who-shall-not-be-named) decided to bail me out. Yes, the proposal I submitted on my birthday will be recommended for funding! I'm gonna say it again. WOOHOO! And maybe means this quarter will be the last time I TA? In ant...
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No wonky: New Zealand, Part 1: Wellington and the escape north
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Trying to remain upright while seeing how small the world really is. Sunday, March 8, 2009. New Zealand, Part 1: Wellington and the escape north. Huka Falls. That gorgeous turquouise water is the result of extra natural filtering from all the volcanic rocks that the water passes through. A LOT of the water looks like this! Ok, I'm finally going to post about the New Zealand trip. Sorry for the delay. Going through the photos overwhelmed me just a bit. About it from early February. Amazing in its own righ...
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