tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60617052011-04-22T00:35:52.635-05:00Because I've been told that I need a creative outlet. If people are noticing that about kind of thing you, it is probably true. And desperately so.Nicolenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-15221311695628253792008-01-17T21:05:00.000-06:002008-01-17T21:19:36.473-06:00

Hi blog. Long time no see. But I was just talking about you, and thought I'd check in.What's up with you?So much has gone on here. I'm defending my thesis next week! You should come. Look, here's the link to the announcement on the Vanderbilt web calendar! Exciting, huh? You're not just a blog, you're a *doctor's* blog, now!*pats blog on head*Well, I need to get to sleep. I know, I know,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-12087440256326995662007-02-20T14:55:00.000-06:002007-02-20T14:55:34.759-06:00

I am quite happy to have gotten through infamous-rock-star-death-year. Considering the random illnesses and accidents over the past twelve months, it's good that this ominous age is ovah. The irony would simply be too much.kisses,your close personal rock star,nicole

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-62216956865148820792007-02-11T15:33:00.000-06:002007-02-01T21:35:50.382-06:00

i think i can feel it. the end.... the end! is near.or, perhaps one might call it The Beginning?cryptically yours,n.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1168541110302145012007-01-11T12:36:00.000-06:002007-01-11T12:45:10.343-06:00

Hey, that's *MY* program up there! #2! In the whole country! Wow. Way to go, y'all.See, with impressive stats like this, why would I ever want to graduate and leave this fine establishment? (just kidding, committee, just kidding...)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1167954372362598112007-01-04T17:46:00.000-06:002007-01-04T17:46:12.390-06:00

Awesome.link: Live Action Pac-Man via TV in Japan

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1167862658078215562007-01-03T16:17:00.000-06:002007-01-03T16:17:38.693-06:00

Check out this upbeat entry on being a postdoctoral researcher.via no-blog L.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1167754626036519892007-01-02T10:05:00.000-06:002007-01-02T10:17:06.060-06:00

My tilde didn't transmit via text message to some, so I sent out wishes for a prosperous anus to a few folks after midnight.It could be fitting, depending on who you are, really.Happy new year.I think I might try to come up with resolutions and write them down. Somewhere. Not necessarily here.I thought of one that I had never come up with before, in terms of New year's resolution-making. Ready

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1166502658775084602006-12-18T22:30:00.000-06:002006-12-18T22:30:59.026-06:00

16 out of 28 NYers agree (with me :))Baby animals > human babies.via: Cute Overload!

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1166496705898035892006-12-18T20:51:00.000-06:002006-12-18T20:58:49.793-06:00

Wow, Martha. Just... wow.Roast Turkey Costumeedited to add:eee!Better yet, there's MORE!Lobster BabyBaby PieSo that's why people like babies -- they can do all sorts of f'ed up things like this to them. I think I get it now.(Baby animals are still better.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1166043852137775812006-12-13T14:53:00.000-06:002006-12-13T15:04:12.176-06:00

i decided this a while back, but i'm not throwing my annual xmas bash this year. so if you're wondering where your evite is, waiting by outlook or gmail with bated (baited? bated?) breath, you can stop now.for one, since so many of my lil' grad school traditions have been broken this year (steeplechase, ski trip) i decided to break another one. while i found this both logical and amusing, L

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1165129778347876872006-12-03T01:09:00.000-06:002006-12-03T01:09:38.596-06:00

Holy crap! I did this! It works! My locker lock is ALIVE!!!(Remember, it's for for locks YOU OWN. This blog does *not* endorse breaking and entering.)OK, maybe now I can fall asleep.Sigh.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1164860851341146872006-11-29T22:22:00.000-06:002006-11-29T22:27:31.663-06:00

i sure don't post in here much any more.yet i check it occasionally, as if there might be something new to read.....i am trying to think of something interesting to say....how about: yesterday i explained an aspect of my thesis project using a plate as a "cell" and various pieces of indian appetizers to represent different proteins. and today i actually considered making stop-motion films of

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1163795721457916422006-11-17T14:35:00.000-06:002006-11-17T14:35:21.656-06:00

I enjoyed this very much.YouTube - Ben Folds - Learn To Live With What You Are (music video): ""Also, lots of good scenes of Nashvilliana. Or, how ever you'd call it.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1163540883258434902006-11-14T15:48:00.000-06:002006-11-14T15:48:03.536-06:00

I mean, my personality borders on the morbid side, and even *I* found this highly disturbing.Your global resource for MySpace.com member obituaries. - MyDeathSpace.com

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1163522194358574732006-11-14T10:36:00.000-06:002006-11-14T10:36:34.646-06:00

snarky/grumpy commentary on CL freelance ads. i snickered at a few. particularly seeing that someone was looking to hire a writer for 12 hours a week to manage his online dating profiles. yeesh!Craigslist Curmudgeon

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1163193637652056302006-11-10T15:20:00.000-06:002006-11-10T15:22:06.603-06:00

Will It Blend? | Presented By Blendtec

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1162333475168444842006-10-31T16:24:00.000-06:002006-10-31T16:24:35.376-06:00

Cute idea.(Is that a coffee bean writing in the cartoon?)Writertopia: Toolbox - Progress Meters

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1162180407306740162006-10-29T21:53:00.000-06:002006-10-29T21:53:27.816-06:00

description here.also suitable for use as a small impossible-to-move step stool or ottoman.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1161451048211878712006-10-21T12:17:00.000-05:002006-10-21T12:17:33.103-05:00

I've received this animation about ninety bajillion times, because yes, even we jaded science folk think its waaayyyyyyyyyy cooooool.So, here, I link you to the original:Cellular Visions: The Inner Life of a CellBecause it's way cool.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1159823096364577752006-10-02T16:04:00.000-05:002006-10-02T16:04:56.416-05:00

Found a clipping from the local "society" rag cleaning off my desk. The writing alone is funny enough; its overuse of short declarative sentences, sentence fragments, and one-word interjections makes me question the value of a preparatory school education. Maybe having money necessitates writing with a sense of breathlessness and drama. When I'm not attempting to analyze and emulate this

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1159809299853920822006-10-02T11:33:00.001-05:002006-10-02T12:15:00.053-05:00

Saw an ad for this in InStyle magazine:for womenand for menthe fragrance descriptions are mind boggling. floriental scent entices like a high-energy, forbidden aphrodisiac. Delicious apple-tini, wet fig leaves, racy red bull accord and crushed red peppercorns gently fuse with delicate floral notes of wild red poppy, exotic black orchid, sueded frangipani petals and deep purple calla lily. Sultry

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1158554693248585852006-09-17T23:39:00.000-05:002006-09-18T13:41:12.066-05:00

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1158265838986680242006-09-14T15:17:00.000-05:002006-09-14T15:34:50.130-05:00

With a heavy heart, I am putting my 1991 Acura Integra GS for sale. Yes, it runs well. Yes, it looks good. see? more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikkig/sets/72157594231793890/And, we've been together through so much! Somewhere, I have pictures of me, back in 8th grade, posing with it -- brand new! -- in my family's driveway. (My dreams of being an import model chick didn't exactly

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1157646771903635572006-09-07T11:14:00.002-05:002006-09-07T11:32:51.930-05:00

Weird. Just as I was randomly wondering what was going on with that whole Dana Vachon thing... news.(backstory: He was one of the first blog-folk I started reading way back when, as we are seperated by one-degree of blog linkdom, via one Famous Author and one MSV. Hence, continued interest.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1157507953851560182006-09-05T20:38:00.001-05:002006-09-05T20:59:13.873-05:00

a) actually post something.(does anyone blog anymore, *really*?)b) buy the sexyback single on itunes.(it has a very personal meaning to me.)c) make a myspace page for her car.(me: am i talking about my car too much? overdoing talking about it like a person?be: nah, as long as you don't make a myspace page for it. my friend did that for her dog and it's so... nicole, why are you smiling?! nicole,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1155419676980021612006-08-12T16:48:00.000-05:002006-08-12T16:54:37.003-05:00

After spending many months looking at car websites, I find the showroom set-up of the Cars The Movie website very, very, very entertaining. Shoo', why don't these other sites tell me things like "sports a pinstripe tattoo" or "likes singing while he drives"?! Also, I'm not one to run to theatre for new animated movies (er, or any movie, really.) But, I really need to see this movie.Ohmigosh.So

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1154982777610536222006-08-07T15:30:00.000-05:002006-08-07T15:32:57.636-05:00

and my apartment felt so empty this morning!

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1154559013554736702006-08-02T17:46:00.000-05:002006-08-02T17:50:13.603-05:00

the burn of love or the burn of hate?which, and/or why?or neither?....just thinkin'.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1154475291115418482006-08-01T17:44:00.000-05:002006-08-01T18:37:58.216-05:00

funny, since I had just imagined, a few days prior, a scenario where I finally met my ex's fiancee, possibly having some medical procedure done (since she's a nurse here at the hospital*), but of what type? an ER visit, perchance?It started with yet another stomach flu. Then chills in the middle of the night. Then, feeling really really hot. Then, getting up to tend to stomach flu symptoms.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1153524569628018712006-07-21T18:29:00.000-05:002006-07-21T18:29:30.150-05:00

Not only did I take high resolution macro lens pictures of the stitches on my chin, but I'm sending them to my mom's cell phone.Now that they (the stitches) are gone, I have a imprint which looks like a perfectly drawn cartoon scar drawn in red crayon. It's actually rather cute.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1152894774229621152006-07-14T11:32:00.000-05:002006-07-14T11:32:54.443-05:00

My phone is currently boasting a robust 30 minute talk time. Idle charge hold is... well, my phone is never idle for more than a few hours at best, so I can't give you any numbers there.Point being, I keep on needing to call people back, and it's inconvenient, so, if you are one of these people, then apologies, and there's your explanation.But if you SMS, we're okay, because that doesn't take

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1152597312241863452006-07-11T00:55:00.000-05:002006-07-11T00:56:41.220-05:00

tired of being read.wanting to read you.and i am tired. very.i'd talk more about sickness and health, but this is not the time, and this is not the place.there are better things to write about. happiness, love, friendship.it's tough, though, when tired.and she realized how difficult it must be to deal with her

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1151711186290875412006-06-30T18:46:00.000-05:002006-06-30T18:46:26.333-05:00

In about 15 minutes I will leave work. I will go home. I will change into a tennis skirt, and perhaps a polo shirt. I will then drive my large (borrowed) SUV into the suburbia known as Brentwood. There, I will play doubles for a league team comprised of people I've never met. Who are all rated higher than me. ....?!Here's to a very different Friday night.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1150920896839715272006-06-21T15:14:00.000-05:002006-06-21T17:15:47.323-05:00

I am tired of fish-post being on top of this page when I come on here to get to my links.So uhm... oh, how about this:I've had a few celebrity sightings, much to the excitement of my mom, and Robert N-------wa. (who are the few celebrity-lovin' folks I've shared this with thus far.) I don't know who anyone is, celebrity-wise, so sightings, nay! identifications! are significant. Anyway, s few

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1150304415121199832006-06-14T11:17:00.000-05:002006-06-14T12:00:15.153-05:00

This past weekend, I went to a party on the farm of a prof here. And I tried fishing. It took me about 15 to 20 minutes total to figure out how the rod worked, put the bait on, and to try to get the hook and floaty thing into the pond. Even when enlisting the help of others. Then, less than 30 seconds later, there was a tug on my line, which I didn't really expect since other people were just

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1150229829295964852006-06-13T15:17:00.000-05:002006-06-13T15:17:09.350-05:00

It's totally tangential how I got into looking at this. Still, interesting enough to share. Also, I like maps.I knew smoking was cheaper here than in NJ/NYC, but dang! It's cheap compared to everywhere! State Cigarette Excise Taxes MapAlso related=: a table of state cig. prices and costs per pack. And I'm leaving these tidbits of information editorial-free and anecdote-free. Just the facts,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1149736386044307272006-06-07T21:49:00.000-05:002006-06-07T22:13:06.066-05:00

As penance for the shitty post preceding this one, I will attempt to make it up to you by telling you something more interesting.Or, at least, more weird.Ambling down a main drag in town, I had the "mascots" or logos of the stores and restaurants cheering me as I passed. Most animated very simply, like Times Square neon signs: the Walgreens mortar and pestle stirring up stars which toppled over

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1149701645408195192006-06-07T12:34:00.000-05:002006-06-07T12:34:05.656-05:00

I need more work-people's contact info on my IMer thingee. (GoogleTalk, usually, sometimes AIM.)Because, right now, it'd be totally convenient to message someone to ask, "Yo, what's the web link to the Light Hall DNA sequencing core?" and he/she could reply and paste it like, "Yo, it's http://blahblahblah, have you heard of a thing called a 'search engine.'?" and then I could say, "Yo. All I

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1149694124223415872006-06-07T10:28:00.000-05:002006-06-07T10:28:45.543-05:00

I was going to write something real quick... but, nah.Let's watch Shoes.Shoes.Shoes.Shoes.ohmigod!

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1149181246608702872006-06-01T12:00:00.000-05:002006-06-01T12:00:46.816-05:00

Hey alumni (college):Via Case, check out the dictionary-dot-com word of the day:Dictionary.com/Word of the Day!(or, if you get this tomorrow, it was this.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1149016195755995642006-05-30T14:09:00.000-05:002006-05-30T14:09:55.810-05:00

A fellow grad student in my lab and I were just chatting about school uniform styles (part of our usual dialogue in the culture-comparing series... so fun! ) I too wore one for the first half (more or less) of my long, long, lengthening, sigh(sorry) academic career.The funny: She: "And now some schools [in China] are letting sponsors put logos on uniforms."Me: "What?!"She: "It's true! Even for

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148927099997184402006-05-29T13:23:00.000-05:002006-05-29T13:25:00.040-05:00

I just ripped off the shrinkwrap from a brand new CD, opened it, and there is no CD inside!I am stunned.(There is no one to talk to about this here, or on IM. I had to tell someone.)Freaky!

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148924607407092332006-05-29T12:26:00.000-05:002006-05-29T12:43:27.440-05:00

I'm trying to wear glasses more often, for eye health and happiness.Unfortunately, I really can't find a nice pair I like. In the meantime, I got a pair from the 39 dollar glasses website to tide me over. And, they look like 39 dollar eyeglasses. Well, ok, maybe 89 dollar ones.They are incredibly chunky and bookish. And a tad too big. But the look's starting to grow on me, in an uber-nerdy,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148515815203218182006-05-24T19:10:00.000-05:002006-05-24T19:10:15.326-05:00

Today, I made myself watch this as a slideshow, until the desired cheer-bringing effect was reached.via a site I enjoy visiting: Cute Overload! ;)Which, if you like cute things, and cute things make you happy, is totally a must-see. Particularly the "rules of cuteness" section. Yay, baby animals.Yay.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148412984645720502006-05-23T14:36:00.000-05:002006-05-23T14:36:24.760-05:00

Holy crap!In other technology news, I have a new fitness gadget called "a digital watch and fingers." A must have!

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148403920685427272006-05-23T12:05:00.001-05:002006-05-23T12:07:46.906-05:00

I read a story on an acquaintance's myspace blog, and it reminded me of this anecdote:On a jog through Centennial (Park) one evening, I noticed two grown men, facing each other on the path way up ahead... and my first thought was "hopscotch?"And only when I got closer I realized it was a DUI test. The line walking bit.It was like I gained a sense of my own naivete and then immediately lost it,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1148250118416006292006-05-21T16:36:00.000-05:002006-05-21T17:32:24.466-05:00

Ah, cell phones. We have a long history together. "Does that thing regulate your blood sugar?" someone in once said to me, back in the college days. (Note: no it didn't, but this model does!)*deleted* = the start of a humorous discussion of attitudes towards buying new phones, cars, and how this relationes to an ex-relationship or two.It was funny, but, too much chit chat! when the point of

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1147835707525072352006-05-16T22:15:00.000-05:002006-05-16T23:06:08.966-05:00

I got an insanely accurate fortune cookie. As did my dining companion. Invented a fun plot for a Twilight Zone episode.We played the numbers on the back.This car has great pickup. Later, the car blows sideways in the wind, and trembles in the wake of passing trucks. I amend. Maybe this is because it is made out of styrofoam.And in a certain light, it feels like home.On men and shorts: the "yes

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1147377321970132172006-05-11T14:55:00.000-05:002006-05-11T14:55:22.380-05:00

Dear Statistics,We don't seem to be getting along these days. Let's talk about it. Lunch, maybe?Hopefully we can work things out.Best,Nicole

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1147208604886211962006-05-09T16:03:00.000-05:002006-05-09T16:03:25.920-05:00

item on the home page:"Commencement events May 10-12 feature First Lady Laura Bush, Chancellor Gee and Kool & the Gang"That made me laugh.More, later. Maybe.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1146865205648151912006-05-05T16:40:00.000-05:002006-05-05T16:41:35.980-05:00

http://www.wimp.com/gino/Not for work-watching due to: cursing, middle fingers, and mildly racist... oh, but it's hysterical.via a friend (self-described, a 'Jersey Girl in hiding')

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1146155772690662712006-04-27T11:36:00.000-05:002006-04-27T11:36:12.736-05:00

and then I made a huge foray into 'net-surfage. Well, I'm caught up checking the rounds. Here, as well as others. like this oneHm. Interesting. Conceptually, and for the current trading offer. Via... oh my goodness, it's so tangential, it pains me to go into it.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1146152041963844862006-04-27T10:34:00.000-05:002006-04-27T10:36:56.126-05:00

Upon seeing this, my work ethic gasped in exasperation, and then shed a little tear.(Google SketchUp) Official Google Blog: A great day for 3D (... via Dee. Evil, evil Dee.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1145856012920839292006-04-24T00:09:00.000-05:002006-04-24T00:20:12.930-05:00

"You know what would be great? To get a blender, make margaritas, and sit by the pool all day. To plan a whole weekend just totally relaxing like that. Drinking and sunbathing. All day.""Uhm. But, that's --- what you did this weekend. --- But with a blender."

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1145855166924620942006-04-23T23:37:00.000-05:002006-04-24T00:06:06.990-05:00

Part One:"... and besides that Amazon thing, you've got this, website. And you write about your day, 'what I did today,' how was your day, ---- why do you do that?"..."Uhm. Y'know, I really don't know."Part Two:...I thought you were going to say you found my webcam..."(silence)"Hey, I'm kidding." the third bit:"Do you know what myspace is? Just wondering.""Oh, yeah, it's that Rupert Murdoch

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1145387311087006352006-04-18T13:47:00.000-05:002006-04-18T14:08:31.183-05:00

Unlike other times, the lagging communication wasn't about being busy with school or freelancing, or non-work things like shows, nightlife, quiet nights tucked away in the corner of a cafe with a friend, a notebook, a novel. There was nothing. No event to speak of.So, What was it?, they'd ask.The best way to phrase it. How do you say?Well. It's been stormy 'round these parts.The weather. It

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1145034989148169932006-04-14T12:16:00.000-05:002006-04-14T12:16:29.220-05:00

easter. parents visiting. stuff.enough about me.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1144708082709478152006-04-10T17:28:00.000-05:002006-04-10T17:31:47.440-05:00

Googling for biomedical phd blogs, thinking you'll find fun, happy, inspiring personal accounts of phd-dom or lab life to rejuvenate you in the late afternoon, is non-efficacious.Had a good weekend. Very fun, and relaxing, actually. That comment was born out of a late-day slump, coupled with fun weekend withdrawal, I guess.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1144509300386135332006-04-08T10:15:00.000-05:002006-04-08T10:20:01.576-05:00

We got some tornado action here yesterday -- our alarm system at work is all crazygonuts (LOUD LOUD beeps and voice warnings announcements "YELLOW ALERT." "ORANGE ALERT." "MASS CASUALTY -- This is NOT a drill." ... made extra confusing because they were actually conducting biohaz-type drills yesterday. And there was stuff going on relatively close to us, so much so we could watch this huge freaky

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1144301856377641692006-04-06T00:08:00.000-05:002006-04-06T00:37:36.710-05:00

When here in lab at ungodly hours (say, now, twenty minutes past midnight) I am always struck by the fact that there are other people here working. Sure, it's quieter than the day time, but there are folks still milling about -- all the lab lights are on down my hallway, and across the floor. (and i know they're not left on accidentally. we've got energy-conserving motion activated lights --

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1144042949859887052006-04-03T00:42:00.000-05:002006-04-03T00:45:08.123-05:00

On Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.In discussing this, a colleague and I tried to come up with a commemorative shot for this event (because, uh, why not?) containing six liquors (six, for, y'know, the commemorative aspect) so we tried: kahlua, baileys, crema catalana, amaretto disaronno, grey goose vanilla,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1143223558764234852006-03-24T12:05:00.000-06:002006-03-24T12:05:58.836-06:00

I've considered whether or not I've got roller derby potential. Ignoring the fact that I haven't skated in forever, and focusing on that word "potential." Weighing qualities such as physical ability (as they exist now, or with training,) attitude, kick-ass-ness, and spunk... or lack there of? Do I have it in me? Hm.Thought of this a few months back when I caught a couple of episodes of

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1142820354813114472006-03-19T19:23:00.000-06:002006-03-19T20:17:19.220-06:00

Been having insomniac issues consistently these past few weeks. I think this current bout of it is coming on due to the undercurrent of "what am i doing with my life" and "when am i doing it" anxiety running beneath the surface. And above the surface. There's been a major upswing in how many times I get asked about this. I guess I'm not the only one who remembers that my program averages 5.5

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1141968988581125842006-03-09T23:36:00.000-06:002006-03-09T23:36:28.640-06:00

as per Dee's suggestion in the previous post's comment section, I googled "last.fm for books" and found the following sites... LibraryThing (played with this a bit, as you can see from that link)Also, saw connected via books.Neither are as slick as last.fm, but still thought I'd share.(Should I add "seen live" tags for these, too?)In other news, (and in the tradition of concluding my posts with

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1141786353445228132006-03-07T19:38:00.000-06:002006-03-07T20:57:07.586-06:00

I guess it might get a little confusing with the two of us around here. Heacox and I, that is. I didn't develop another personality. Anyway. After being tipped of by b--- via his site, I started checking out last.fm, a website which adds a social networking-ish interface to your listening habits. Using audioscrobbler to pick up data from your iTunes, WinAmp, WhatHaveYou music player, it

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1141099391483014202006-02-27T21:29:00.000-06:002006-03-06T11:20:24.226-06:00

The first time I met Nicole G. [edit] was at Oglethorpe University's SpringFest (RIP) in April 1996. It was the last day of the event, and I don't think we had previously interacted, but one of the real Oglethorpe students who had been mentoring us or whatever that weekend (probably Jerry, in fact) thought we should be introduced, because we were both "cool."Nicole was wearing:1. Acid washed jean

Daniel H.noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1141018642761995652006-02-26T22:59:00.000-06:002006-02-26T23:37:22.803-06:00

Back during the Blog-Is-Boring-a-thon, I noted that it would be fun to get someone to write this site for me. Just tell stories that were either directly or indirectly (or, heck, not at all!) related to me. Because I'm full of myself like that, eh?After dealing with the throngs of (zero) dear readers who readily volunteered for this task, I was emailing with a friend who doesn't read this blog,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1140562540500150222006-02-21T16:43:00.000-06:002006-02-21T16:57:53.200-06:00

I interrupt procrastinating posting an actual update to bring you this breaking news.Ever go to read something on the web, and then discover you're on it, without expecting it?So, in case you're wondering, yes, that's part of an actual email. I didn't actually submit that for the website. But, hey, there it is.Gosh. That just totally weirded me out.It has scared me back into reading these

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1140220998335407732006-02-17T17:32:00.000-06:002006-02-17T18:03:18.393-06:00

I haven't rambled on here for a while. I've been reading yours, but haven't offered anything back in return. It's like the long emails from friends that slide their way to the bottom of the Inbox. You think, oh, I have so much to say, let me wait til I have more time to write them back, and tell them everything I;ve been up to. And it never happens. Keeping in touch is easier in 5 minute

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1139923156528073212006-02-14T07:10:00.000-06:002006-02-19T10:38:34.810-06:00

of course, the ones i used for my slides have names of proteins on them, so they are funnier, in that "isn't everyday stuff funnier when it has science stuff on it?" kind of way.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1139521716045904682006-02-09T15:48:00.000-06:002006-02-09T15:48:36.106-06:00

(one day, an honest post. for now, snippets, with heavy editing.)me to J (aka loadmito): i just pet some 10 day old rats. they are incredibly cute and fuzzy. like, white peach fuzz. so cute!J to me: what a great rat blog post!(in response to sending my sending this article) J: thanks for sending! .... I actually quite like wired and they go beyond technology and have GREAT feature writing. I

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1139261164055065062006-02-06T15:26:00.000-06:002006-02-06T15:26:04.106-06:00

I often skip over blog links to videos because, well, I dunno why... impatience, usually. but after running into this link on 70% of the blogs I just visited, I finally clicked. And, er, yeah. It's hella funny. Well, well worth the clickage.via too many people. I think I finally clicked on it from here.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1138828660387843672006-02-01T15:17:00.000-06:002006-02-01T15:17:40.436-06:00

screenshot1 copy Originally uploaded by nikki g. Maybe I'll just post screenshots of my email and entirely circumvent the cut and paste.Anyway, a link: As Seen On My Email(TM)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1138771691598610332006-01-31T23:28:00.000-06:002006-01-31T23:28:11.643-06:00

[I'll add a hyperlink and an extra comment or two, to bring it above and beyond just the email I sent to Robert.]So, tonight I was at my friend T--'s birthday dinner here. (Good food [upscale contemporary, french and southern influences] great service ... but man I dropped a lotta cash.) -- about 12 or so people were there. I was seated at one end, and telling T-- we should be mixed doubles

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1138398919633568152006-01-27T15:55:00.000-06:002006-01-27T15:56:20.696-06:00

Case and I keep on discussing the James Frey thing, and today is like, field day. And we keep on laughing at this.I'd go on, but, crap, my timer just went off and I have to get back to work.And wish I had TiVo.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1138324318372946782006-01-26T19:11:00.000-06:002006-01-26T19:11:58.423-06:00

I forgot about setting this up eons ago. I suppose I should give it a mention. Well, here it is, the Nikki G Frappr! page. Go on now, leave your mark.(Please?)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1138198866889149742006-01-25T08:21:00.000-06:002006-01-25T08:21:06.976-06:00

Have any of you found yourself watching Rollergirls, and are completely enamored with it?Just asking.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1137546073714276162006-01-17T19:01:00.000-06:002006-01-17T19:02:13.430-06:00

Wow. Knitted... brain.Wow.The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art should be your next band name. Or not.via Choire.(I just found this, but it ranks three in the aformentioned list.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1137199587441370882006-01-13T18:46:00.000-06:002006-01-13T18:46:27.483-06:00

billy idol aka calico dan Originally uploaded by nikki g. Dan (H)'s request for this photo made me look through a huge box of photos the other morning ... a box of photos on PAPER. Remember back when photos came on PAPER?!While the process of digging through this box caused me mild waves of misery-type feelings, for one reason or another (elaboration later, maybe) I was, for the most

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1132619620037545002005-11-21T18:18:00.000-06:002005-11-21T18:51:44.323-06:00

Setting: RuSan's, sushi bar, Sunday night"Hey, don't you think my blog's been kind of ... sucking?""Well, I don't really check it as frequently as I used to. Like, over a week will go by before I look at it.""So, it's kind of sucking.""You don't really seem to be into it anymore.""Sometimes that's true... and I think I want to delete it, for other reasons... but watch... as soon as I do that,

Nicolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1132549714272208942005-11-20T23:08:00.000-06:002005-11-20T23:10:55.983-06:00

amazon link . Suggested reading for the do it yourself decorator.I've seen some of these projects in person, and can attest to their coolness.(PS: Yay, 'Nay!)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1132329845862627592005-11-18T10:04:00.000-06:002005-11-18T10:04:05.940-06:00

The things I'd be writing about if I didn't know people like coworkers read this.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1132293871979070022005-11-17T23:58:00.000-06:002005-11-18T00:04:31.990-06:00

After much fiddling 'round with flight details, I can now report that I will again be in the greater New York metropolitan area for Turkey Day, from Wednesday noonish til 10AM Monday.I'm currently also working on making Thanksgiving Dinner (reservations.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1132209158639970102005-11-16T23:51:00.000-06:002005-11-17T00:32:38.696-06:00

I was going to be all Rachel Ray about this, 40 words a day and stuff. But writing concisely is often 20xs harder than writing unconcisely. So, here's to the rambling.Some time on Thursday I started experiencing sharp shooting pains through my left wrist and arm. Eck. Reminder #27 of "I need ot take better care of myself" My roommate says he notices I move my hands a lot when I type, so I'm

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1131654242761926632005-11-10T13:13:00.000-06:002005-11-10T14:30:58.753-06:00

I just gave a talk on my research. It went OK. I forgot to spit my gum out beforehand. Which was annoying, because I'm talking and thinking, Please don't let me accidentally spit this out while talking, or subconsciously start chewing noticeably. Can you imagine? I feared I was punctuating my slide changes with gum snaps. I asked The Advisor and The Postdoc afterwards, and thankfully they said

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1131575290493896782005-11-09T16:28:00.000-06:002005-11-09T16:28:10.500-06:00

that the concept of achieving "closure" is overrated, and/or pointless.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1131341348885082162005-11-06T23:29:00.000-06:002005-11-06T23:29:08.953-06:00

Thanks to a) the google toolbar and b) the fact I'm too lazy to open up a new browser window and just email this link to the two or three people who I'd email this to, here's a link to an essay on the street performers of BCN which, uhm, isn't all that great. In my ever so humble opinion. But I thought I'd point it out anyway. McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Kevin Dolgin Tells You About Places

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1131331426788183782005-11-06T20:43:00.000-06:002005-11-06T21:11:47.556-06:00

Saturday morning, I woke up with horrifically bad neck muscle spasms. How horrifically bad you ask? Well, I could hear my vertebrae periodically popping and sliding with some of the pulls of some of the more severe cramps. Also, I couldn't really get up, in the way you can't get up when someone pushes on your forehead with one finger and you can't move your head forward the inch necessary to

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1131115972518898612005-11-04T08:52:00.000-06:002005-11-04T08:52:52.576-06:00

In a parallel universe there exists an exact copy of this website, where all the really bad stuff I think goes into text. The weightiness and overall darkness of it all is sort of uncharacteristic of me, in general, but it exists. At times, it gets updated a lot more often. Would it make a more interesting read, I wonder?

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1130740075689532912005-10-31T00:27:00.001-06:002005-10-31T00:42:38.670-06:00

Halloween... traditionally, one of my favorite holidays. However, my zest for halloweening has been steadily declining -- due to apathy? soul-sucking aspects of growing old? who knows. -- I just haven't been up to speed in coming up with creative costume ideas. This year I used two different last minute jobbies, both of which weren't even mine. Thursday, got some "Hello my name is" tags and

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1130348582874070472005-10-26T12:17:00.000-05:002005-10-26T12:43:02.916-05:00

This weekend, the purchase of a grill pan made me extremely giddy. Tired of my tiny foreman grill, with its small surface area, scuffed Teflon and cumbersome cleaning techniques (why did they not make they grill plates removable to begin with?) I sought a new alternative. Also, I realized the slope of the Foreman was unnecessary for my purposes -- I already start with low fat cuts of meat --

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1129824955594661332005-10-20T11:15:00.000-05:002005-10-20T11:51:08.020-05:00

It's a statement I say with the same frequency of "I should clean my room." and "I need to start working on..."And since I've likely worn a groove into my local friends' eardrums by saying it to them, I'll now share the idle threat with you:I need to get a new car.The list of of old car's ailments grows longer and longer: anti-lock brake light on, driver's side window is half-manual (I have to

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1129637618384292902005-10-18T07:13:00.000-05:002005-10-18T07:33:31.753-05:00

The rain and wind and muck I flew into on Friday was indeed sucko -- even just one day of it! -- so I get why everyone was complaining that they'd spent the last 7 or 8 days in it. I went cheap and took the AirTrain/NJT from Newark to the 'rents place (as opposed to a car.) Pretty darn handy!Friday, K. and I stayed local to her place, due to my tiredness and the muckity-muck, and chatted the

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1129179928829006612005-10-12T23:22:00.000-05:002005-10-13T00:13:25.456-05:00

I'll be in the NYC area on Friday, until Tuesday morning. Primarily for a ... guess what! yes, a wedding. Tara, from my high school days -- some of you might know who that is. I'm also going to be in DC, from 11.11 to 11.16. (like, the 5th time in the past year or so? Not complaining -- in fact, I love it, and it's very high on the cities I like a lot/seriously considering relocating to list.)

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1128954105902355212005-10-10T09:21:00.000-05:002005-10-10T09:24:16.340-05:00

this weekend! There is a world out there!Hit Oktoberfest in the Germantown section this Saturday. Met up with alotta folks, drank some beer, ate bratwurst, took picture with guys in lederhosen, admired friends' impromptu chicken dancing in the street, saw how drums are assembled/fabricated (not officially part of Oktoberfest, but still interesting.) Fun times. And... went out other than that

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1128453515956910222005-10-04T13:58:00.000-05:002005-10-04T14:46:08.470-05:00

Nikki G recommends:craisins and pine nuts on your saladthis picture posted by Damerican analog set on your ipod and curling up for a napusing the chemical hood when aliquoting large amounts of beta-mercaptoethanolwww.iiiiiiii.com/ (via todd m., 5 seconds ago)you suggesting something new to do with my hair, further than just "cut it!" or "don't cut it!", and sending me pictures if you're up to

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1127852247455361732005-09-27T15:13:00.000-05:002005-09-27T15:17:27.463-05:00

This list made me giggle and giggle and giggle.And then it got me to thinking about how I don't know what sounds koala bears make.I found out from this website, and this made me giggle and giggle and giggle some more.Yay! Let's make cider!Yay! Koala bears, yay!That's all.

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1127428982949505912005-09-22T17:05:00.000-05:002005-09-22T18:31:55.236-05:00

(oops, I thought I hit post on this already! Guess not. 'nother one below)Onto the wedding-a-thon part two topic.So, one especially interesting thing about the wedding was meeting up with my cousin/the bride's brother. See, people have told me time after time how much I am like him. Not even just relatives. One night I hung out with one of his pals at the business school here, and he kept on

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1127431199325382602005-09-22T12:03:00.000-05:002005-09-22T18:27:14.566-05:00

This past weekend wore me out. Like, too much back-to-back socializing from Friday evening straight through the weekend. I dunno. It felt crazy. I didn't come into lab once. I have weekend-off guilt.Selected examples: on Saturday I was a volunteer wine pourer at an annual charity tasting held outside on a newish pedestrian bridge downtown -- a very cool location. Three pours in, I spilled

Nicolenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061705.post-1127146715650369882005-09-19T11:12:00.000-05:002005-09-19T11:18:35.656-05:00

D. says the world must be ending. Reasons cited:wartsunamihurricaneVanderbilt, undefeated SEC leaders.(I took a screen cap of that window to preserve the moment.)

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