I was thinking today. I have a bittersweet relationship with myself. In music, literature, and movies I always like the dark stories with an antihero. Someone who breaks the law to do good. For example, my favorite graphic novel is The Hitman because he only kills the bad guys. He does kill...violently, but only the evil people. Does that make him bad or good? I don't know, but I like it.
I like to pretend I'm tough and could be like that. But I'm not. If I had to describe myself it would be cute, cuddly, giggly, nice, giving, and can never say no. And I hate it! But I could be no other way otherwise I would be constantly racked with guilt. I cannot manipulate in any way and I always try to make everyone happy.
On the way home today I figured out why I hate this about me. It's because no one who is nice and cute and cuddly can survive the apocalypse. I like to think that I could survive it, but I couldn't. I would instantly trust the wrong person and they would make me their sex slave or zombie bate or something.
If I had to choose the apocalypse, it would be a Dragon Apocalypse like Reign of Fire. I wouldn't mind death by dragon.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Today Things Happened and I Bought Groceries.
I went to the zoo today with Josh. We received a membership to the zoo from Nate and Lianne for Christmas. I of course used it as soon as I could! We can get into the zoo now for free whenever we want for a year!!
Not all of the animals were out because it was cold and there was snow. The ones that were out were much more active than they were in 103 degree weather. The tigers were walking around. The cloud leopard was running around and trying to escape. I saw 6 zebras and before I had only seen 2. The koi fish were not active and looked dead....they were very active in the summer. The red panda couldn't relax enough to poop even though he really wanted to. He ran around and climbed his tree a lot. The cougar meowed at us, and I had a conversation with it. Bet you didn't know I speak Cougar. I asked her to leap 30 feet from a sitting position like the sign said she could. She said, no.
In the Bamboo Trail I was attacked by intestinal problems for the third time today...that's when I realized I was sick. My mom called me later, she says that half the people at Oma's got sick like me. There was probably 60 people there! That's a lot of sickness.
On the way home from the zoo I asked Josh if we could stop for chicken noodle soup, and he said, yes, here's Krogers. We ended up doing a full grocery shopping trip on the spur of the moment. I guess that's okay. We got a pecan pie.... I ate half of it before the soup was done. Don't yell at me mom. It was delicious and I did show self restraint...I had seriously contemplated eating the whole thing. I told Josh that Ackbar had helped me with eating it. He licked up the crumbs left on my plate...I think. He may have just sniffed them. Josh made me chicken noodle soup from scratch. Not the broth, we bought that, but he boiled all the ingredients together. It's delicious.
I think we heard gunshots outside of our apartment this evening. But I'm not sure...it didn't sound like gunshots, but I can't imagine what else could make a noise like that, unless someone was exploding things outside. Which is much less likely than gunshots really.
Not all of the animals were out because it was cold and there was snow. The ones that were out were much more active than they were in 103 degree weather. The tigers were walking around. The cloud leopard was running around and trying to escape. I saw 6 zebras and before I had only seen 2. The koi fish were not active and looked dead....they were very active in the summer. The red panda couldn't relax enough to poop even though he really wanted to. He ran around and climbed his tree a lot. The cougar meowed at us, and I had a conversation with it. Bet you didn't know I speak Cougar. I asked her to leap 30 feet from a sitting position like the sign said she could. She said, no.
In the Bamboo Trail I was attacked by intestinal problems for the third time today...that's when I realized I was sick. My mom called me later, she says that half the people at Oma's got sick like me. There was probably 60 people there! That's a lot of sickness.
On the way home from the zoo I asked Josh if we could stop for chicken noodle soup, and he said, yes, here's Krogers. We ended up doing a full grocery shopping trip on the spur of the moment. I guess that's okay. We got a pecan pie.... I ate half of it before the soup was done. Don't yell at me mom. It was delicious and I did show self restraint...I had seriously contemplated eating the whole thing. I told Josh that Ackbar had helped me with eating it. He licked up the crumbs left on my plate...I think. He may have just sniffed them. Josh made me chicken noodle soup from scratch. Not the broth, we bought that, but he boiled all the ingredients together. It's delicious.
I think we heard gunshots outside of our apartment this evening. But I'm not sure...it didn't sound like gunshots, but I can't imagine what else could make a noise like that, unless someone was exploding things outside. Which is much less likely than gunshots really.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Best of Both Worlds
When Josh and I decided to go back to Michigan for Christmas, I was worried because I wouldn't be able to relax and enjoy the Christmas atmosphere...which I look forward to doing every year but never ever accomplish. When I was in school there was always exam weeks right before hand, and no time to prepare properly for Christmas because I was so stressed out. Then when exams finished I had 1 week to buy presents, wrap them and prepare and send cards. Then in Graduate School it was even worse if you can believe it. I had my own exams, I had to grade the exams from the labs I teach, report the grades, continue doing research, prepare a poster of my research and then fly out to San Fransisco to present the poster for the week before Christmas. The week following Christmas I usually had to fly out to Stanford to use their super large microscope ironically called the SHRIMP. Huh...I can't believe I did all that. No wonder I went insane.
Then last year I started my new job right before Christmas, but had to stay at one of the mall jobs up until Christmas day. That meant 65 hour weeks.
Plus Josh worked Christmas day every year.
This I was really looking forward to relaxing with Josh and doing nothing with him for several days in a row. Instead we are driving to the snow and cold and planning on driving all around the state, GR, TC, MP, and Freakmont. With our luck it will blizzard and we will be stuck in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Well I was wrong! It's true...I do not know everything! Starting with my birthday (which by the way is the Official Start of Christmas), I've been relaxing and enjoying everything! I had all of my friends over Friday night for a potluck dinner and everyone share their Christmas traditions. I loved hearing about them!! Ever since I learned that my family's way of doing things isn't the only way, I love to see all the different ways people do things....there's always a chance their way is better. We stayed up to 3:00am talking with Shann and Rory...some of my favorite peoples, and then got to sleep in! We had a lazy lazy Saturday where we didn't clean, and I didn't even think about cleaning.
This is where I should mention that Sarah and Heather got me Cataclysm Deluxe Edition!!!!!!!!! Shiza! It's fricken amazing! It comes in a sweet box with trading cards, a book of artwork from WoW, a mouse pad, a behind the scenes dvd (which I need to watch!), the soundtrack (which I am listening to right now) and the Cataclysm Expansion disk. For those of you who don't know, Josh and I play the World of Warcraft (WoW) with Sarah and Heather and a few other people we know here. Cataclysm is the new expansion to the game and really provides a large change to gameplay. In some ways it's like it's a whole new game, in some ways it isn't. Josh, Sarah, Heather and I (and Merritt and Thomas now) are all in a guild called I Am Your Face. I guess a guild is sorta like a team. It always us to chat with each other and quest together and share rewards. Let's just say getting this present was one of the biggest surprises I've had in a LONG LONG time. It tied up there with the $500 Christmas bonus I got.
Back to Saturday, I played WoW all day and relaxed. Oh, in the evening Sarah and Heather took me to the Cat Shoppe with them where I got to pet lots of homeless kitties they foster at the store. There was one female who reminded me of Megan's childhood cat, Snuggles. This Snuggles Look Alike came up to me in the store and asked me to pet her. Her tailed wiggled weird when I did...it sort of vibrated back and forth really fast.
Sunday Josh worked and I went to Sarah and Heather's to play WoW...in my pajamas! They had a large fire going and I fell asleep playing. Miss Bridget, their elderly kitty, took a nap on me while I slept. Then the fire alarms went off and everyone was awake. The fireplace flue had shut...due to poor design.
It snowed Sunday and everything froze and Heather had to drive me home because my poor truck couldn't make it up the icy hill. In its' defense, the sand bags had slid to the front of my truck last week and then froze there. My fault.
Monday we had a two hour delay for work, and Josh was able to drive me in. Once home we sat in the living room and wrapped presents. Ackbar slept on the couch with us.
Tonight we are doing the same thing, only Josh is studying and we have a fire going! Oh, and we cooked delicious pulled pork sandwiches yesterday and ate at the table. Tonight I made a potato cabbage italian sausage soup which we are about to eat. I've also been heating up spiced cider to drink and add to the Christmas atmosphere.
Then last year I started my new job right before Christmas, but had to stay at one of the mall jobs up until Christmas day. That meant 65 hour weeks.
Plus Josh worked Christmas day every year.
This I was really looking forward to relaxing with Josh and doing nothing with him for several days in a row. Instead we are driving to the snow and cold and planning on driving all around the state, GR, TC, MP, and Freakmont. With our luck it will blizzard and we will be stuck in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Well I was wrong! It's true...I do not know everything! Starting with my birthday (which by the way is the Official Start of Christmas), I've been relaxing and enjoying everything! I had all of my friends over Friday night for a potluck dinner and everyone share their Christmas traditions. I loved hearing about them!! Ever since I learned that my family's way of doing things isn't the only way, I love to see all the different ways people do things....there's always a chance their way is better. We stayed up to 3:00am talking with Shann and Rory...some of my favorite peoples, and then got to sleep in! We had a lazy lazy Saturday where we didn't clean, and I didn't even think about cleaning.
This is where I should mention that Sarah and Heather got me Cataclysm Deluxe Edition!!!!!!!!! Shiza! It's fricken amazing! It comes in a sweet box with trading cards, a book of artwork from WoW, a mouse pad, a behind the scenes dvd (which I need to watch!), the soundtrack (which I am listening to right now) and the Cataclysm Expansion disk. For those of you who don't know, Josh and I play the World of Warcraft (WoW) with Sarah and Heather and a few other people we know here. Cataclysm is the new expansion to the game and really provides a large change to gameplay. In some ways it's like it's a whole new game, in some ways it isn't. Josh, Sarah, Heather and I (and Merritt and Thomas now) are all in a guild called I Am Your Face. I guess a guild is sorta like a team. It always us to chat with each other and quest together and share rewards. Let's just say getting this present was one of the biggest surprises I've had in a LONG LONG time. It tied up there with the $500 Christmas bonus I got.
Back to Saturday, I played WoW all day and relaxed. Oh, in the evening Sarah and Heather took me to the Cat Shoppe with them where I got to pet lots of homeless kitties they foster at the store. There was one female who reminded me of Megan's childhood cat, Snuggles. This Snuggles Look Alike came up to me in the store and asked me to pet her. Her tailed wiggled weird when I did...it sort of vibrated back and forth really fast.
Sunday Josh worked and I went to Sarah and Heather's to play WoW...in my pajamas! They had a large fire going and I fell asleep playing. Miss Bridget, their elderly kitty, took a nap on me while I slept. Then the fire alarms went off and everyone was awake. The fireplace flue had shut...due to poor design.
It snowed Sunday and everything froze and Heather had to drive me home because my poor truck couldn't make it up the icy hill. In its' defense, the sand bags had slid to the front of my truck last week and then froze there. My fault.
Monday we had a two hour delay for work, and Josh was able to drive me in. Once home we sat in the living room and wrapped presents. Ackbar slept on the couch with us.
Tonight we are doing the same thing, only Josh is studying and we have a fire going! Oh, and we cooked delicious pulled pork sandwiches yesterday and ate at the table. Tonight I made a potato cabbage italian sausage soup which we are about to eat. I've also been heating up spiced cider to drink and add to the Christmas atmosphere.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Title Goes Here
Buffalo Wildwings.
That's where Josh and I go now to get out and have fun. Especially on Tuesdays because it is Wing Night and wings are cheap. I get 6 medium wings and 6 Caribbean Jerk wings. Josh gets 6 hot wings and 6 other flavor wings. Tonight it was spicy buffalo. Then the entire time we play trivia. Tonight I was able to come in second, but Josh always comes in first. He's super good at trivia. He beat everyone in the restaurant by about 3000 points. I was behind him by about 2000 points. Maybe less because I got the last question perfect, even though I don't remember what it was. We also drink beer, and I drink slightly more because he drives. It's our favorite place to go. This time though I beat him by like 6 wings in eating them all. I don't know how, but I inhaled all of them. You have to be able to eat and play trivia at the same time...I guess I'm super good at that.
At work I totally submitted data to WQX Web in 2 hours!!! Last time I had to do it it took me three days. They changed the program around though, and it's easier to use, but no one told me about it. My fault really, I didn't attend the last conference call that discussed the changes. The guy I was submitting for watched the whole time on a web conference (he could see my screen) and was so happy I was able to help him. He said there was no way he could have done that himself, and I believe it. Not because he's dumb but because it's soooo hard and confusing and tedious and he has so many more duties than I do. I doubt he could have sat down and given it the attention it needed. Plus the website (part of the EPA, sigh) is not helpful. Neither is the User Guide. It does NOT answer any questions. It is not complete in its details. I only had to call the help desk once this time, and actually they didn't help.
The guy I worked with is from southern Alabama, and he had the cutest accent and kept on saying "No Ma'am" or "Yes, Ma'am." which I loved. I highly doubt I could ever say "ma'am" or "sir" in a serious way. I would only say those words to accentuate what I was saying like "NO SIR!" or No Sirrey Bob!" or something like that. It's because I'm from the north and we don't have manners like that. Plus, we lack the accent. I think it's the Southern Accent that helps pull it off.
It's been snowing here lately. Surprisingly no schools are closed and no one seems to care. Not that the snow is sticking or anything. It's closer to frozen rain than snow in consistency. It's not soft and fluffy but more like hard white balls. There isn't enough coming down either to build up if it wanted too. We don't have our heat on, and it's no colder than my parents house. I would even go so far as to say it's still warmer than their house in the winter. Ackbar loves it!
On Black Friday Ryan (sister-in-law) took us shopping at Kohls and we got a memory foam mattress pad. At first I was thinking we didn't reeeeaally need it, I just wanted it, but now it's amazing! It holds the heat like nothing else, so now I am warm underneath and above at night. I've never slept so well at night. Well, except that some medication I'm on raises my body temperature, so I'm not ever as cold as I used to be and sometimes I wake up because I am waaay to hot. I think I even came close to night sweats last week. The bummer is I used to cool off by putting an appendage outside of the blankets and have it hang off the bed, but Ackbar sits there all night and waits for it, and the second I stick even an elbow off, he attacks! With teeth! He does not like the new mattress pad, but that's fine because now we don't get kitty litter in bed.
That's where Josh and I go now to get out and have fun. Especially on Tuesdays because it is Wing Night and wings are cheap. I get 6 medium wings and 6 Caribbean Jerk wings. Josh gets 6 hot wings and 6 other flavor wings. Tonight it was spicy buffalo. Then the entire time we play trivia. Tonight I was able to come in second, but Josh always comes in first. He's super good at trivia. He beat everyone in the restaurant by about 3000 points. I was behind him by about 2000 points. Maybe less because I got the last question perfect, even though I don't remember what it was. We also drink beer, and I drink slightly more because he drives. It's our favorite place to go. This time though I beat him by like 6 wings in eating them all. I don't know how, but I inhaled all of them. You have to be able to eat and play trivia at the same time...I guess I'm super good at that.
At work I totally submitted data to WQX Web in 2 hours!!! Last time I had to do it it took me three days. They changed the program around though, and it's easier to use, but no one told me about it. My fault really, I didn't attend the last conference call that discussed the changes. The guy I was submitting for watched the whole time on a web conference (he could see my screen) and was so happy I was able to help him. He said there was no way he could have done that himself, and I believe it. Not because he's dumb but because it's soooo hard and confusing and tedious and he has so many more duties than I do. I doubt he could have sat down and given it the attention it needed. Plus the website (part of the EPA, sigh) is not helpful. Neither is the User Guide. It does NOT answer any questions. It is not complete in its details. I only had to call the help desk once this time, and actually they didn't help.
The guy I worked with is from southern Alabama, and he had the cutest accent and kept on saying "No Ma'am" or "Yes, Ma'am." which I loved. I highly doubt I could ever say "ma'am" or "sir" in a serious way. I would only say those words to accentuate what I was saying like "NO SIR!" or No Sirrey Bob!" or something like that. It's because I'm from the north and we don't have manners like that. Plus, we lack the accent. I think it's the Southern Accent that helps pull it off.
It's been snowing here lately. Surprisingly no schools are closed and no one seems to care. Not that the snow is sticking or anything. It's closer to frozen rain than snow in consistency. It's not soft and fluffy but more like hard white balls. There isn't enough coming down either to build up if it wanted too. We don't have our heat on, and it's no colder than my parents house. I would even go so far as to say it's still warmer than their house in the winter. Ackbar loves it!
On Black Friday Ryan (sister-in-law) took us shopping at Kohls and we got a memory foam mattress pad. At first I was thinking we didn't reeeeaally need it, I just wanted it, but now it's amazing! It holds the heat like nothing else, so now I am warm underneath and above at night. I've never slept so well at night. Well, except that some medication I'm on raises my body temperature, so I'm not ever as cold as I used to be and sometimes I wake up because I am waaay to hot. I think I even came close to night sweats last week. The bummer is I used to cool off by putting an appendage outside of the blankets and have it hang off the bed, but Ackbar sits there all night and waits for it, and the second I stick even an elbow off, he attacks! With teeth! He does not like the new mattress pad, but that's fine because now we don't get kitty litter in bed.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Florida
How I know Florida is full of old people:
1. At the Nashville airport I chose the wrong line on accident to be felt up or viewed naked, and was behind only elderly people. I kid you not b/c I was enviously watching everyone in the otherlines speed on, it took me twice as long as it should have to get through that line.
2. The funny smell on the plane.
3. How long I had to wait to get my luggage. Old people like to wait and are sloooow, so the airport doesn't have to hurry at all to get the luggage unloaded.
4. People merge in traffic when there is clearly not enough room for a car between the two cars it's merging into. (Though recent events have shown that I am not allowed to talk about bad merging. I NEVER miss my exit).
5. FANNY PACKS! Two out of every three people on the beach boardwalk are sport'n them.
6. The hotel food is bland. Old people like bland food I'm sure of it.
7. Not old but relevant to Florida, as I was walking into the hotel, there was a couple unloading their car out front saying that they were from Michigan.
8. Wrinkles. Lots of them.
9. No rock or alternative radio stations to be found.
10. Finally....the Marriott On The Beach does not offer wireless internet. I must plug my computer in. This is so that I am forced to use slllloooowwwww internet. Old people can't handle the speed and mind blowing technology of wi-fi and so the hotel caters to them by only providing plug in internet.
Calvin is exempt from all old people stereotypes. He prefers efficiency and speed...especially when it comes to making lunches in the field. He he he, that was the only time we ever fought. And Calvin doesn't wear a fanny pack.... I suspect he merges poorly, but so do I.
Want to hear my merging story? After leaving Memphis I worked on my paper for Calvin some more (I'm gonna be published! Sphene is on it's way to making me famous!) and then took over driving the last 2 hrs. As I was entering the freeway, I noticed Josh's lights were on in his car and thought the brights were on too (it was daylight), so I tried to turn it off. At the same time as I was merging and I wasn't paying attention and Josh yelled "Aaagghhh" and I looked up and I was merged before we even got to the dashed lines. Luckly no one was coming. Josh swore we got air when I "merged". My first reaction was to press in the clutch, which wasn't there.
I drove the rest of the way home safely. Which was easy because I am a safe driver.
1. At the Nashville airport I chose the wrong line on accident to be felt up or viewed naked, and was behind only elderly people. I kid you not b/c I was enviously watching everyone in the otherlines speed on, it took me twice as long as it should have to get through that line.
2. The funny smell on the plane.
3. How long I had to wait to get my luggage. Old people like to wait and are sloooow, so the airport doesn't have to hurry at all to get the luggage unloaded.
4. People merge in traffic when there is clearly not enough room for a car between the two cars it's merging into. (Though recent events have shown that I am not allowed to talk about bad merging. I NEVER miss my exit).
5. FANNY PACKS! Two out of every three people on the beach boardwalk are sport'n them.
6. The hotel food is bland. Old people like bland food I'm sure of it.
7. Not old but relevant to Florida, as I was walking into the hotel, there was a couple unloading their car out front saying that they were from Michigan.
8. Wrinkles. Lots of them.
9. No rock or alternative radio stations to be found.
10. Finally....the Marriott On The Beach does not offer wireless internet. I must plug my computer in. This is so that I am forced to use slllloooowwwww internet. Old people can't handle the speed and mind blowing technology of wi-fi and so the hotel caters to them by only providing plug in internet.
Calvin is exempt from all old people stereotypes. He prefers efficiency and speed...especially when it comes to making lunches in the field. He he he, that was the only time we ever fought. And Calvin doesn't wear a fanny pack.... I suspect he merges poorly, but so do I.
Want to hear my merging story? After leaving Memphis I worked on my paper for Calvin some more (I'm gonna be published! Sphene is on it's way to making me famous!) and then took over driving the last 2 hrs. As I was entering the freeway, I noticed Josh's lights were on in his car and thought the brights were on too (it was daylight), so I tried to turn it off. At the same time as I was merging and I wasn't paying attention and Josh yelled "Aaagghhh" and I looked up and I was merged before we even got to the dashed lines. Luckly no one was coming. Josh swore we got air when I "merged". My first reaction was to press in the clutch, which wasn't there.
I drove the rest of the way home safely. Which was easy because I am a safe driver.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
A Happy List During An Angry Time
I'm in a piss poor mood today, despite the fact that it's Wednesday before Thanksgiving and there was no traffic on the way in today, so I actually got to work on time! No one noticed though.
I don't know why I'm so angry, but I probably wouldn't talk to me if I were you. It's not going to be optimistic.
Ackbar lays all out on the table in the mornings, but only the mornings right before we leave. He knows it's against the rules too, but he does it anyways. I wonder if it's for attention so that maybe we will stay with him, or if once we leave, he lays up there anyways, and now he's just doing it earlier.
Josh weighed him yesterday, we think he weighs about 15 lbs. now. That's a one pound increase. I'm pretty sure it's one pound of fur that he grew in for the winter.
Oh man I'm angry. I will try to make a picture list of stuff I like to counteract this:
I got this far and then I was distracted by a horribly boring Alumni website from my high school. It had my engagement announcement on it, but not an announcement that I graduated from Vanderbilt with a Master's in Geology. Not that anyone in my hometown knows which state Nashville is in, let alone that Vanderbilt exists as a place. I kid you not. Well, my parents know...now.
Sprinkles are on there twice because I love them the most.
This list didn't particularly make me feel better, but instead, reminded me of everything I do not have and that I am at work. Without sprinkles or a volcano.
I don't know why I'm so angry, but I probably wouldn't talk to me if I were you. It's not going to be optimistic.
Ackbar lays all out on the table in the mornings, but only the mornings right before we leave. He knows it's against the rules too, but he does it anyways. I wonder if it's for attention so that maybe we will stay with him, or if once we leave, he lays up there anyways, and now he's just doing it earlier.
Josh weighed him yesterday, we think he weighs about 15 lbs. now. That's a one pound increase. I'm pretty sure it's one pound of fur that he grew in for the winter.
Oh man I'm angry. I will try to make a picture list of stuff I like to counteract this:
I got this far and then I was distracted by a horribly boring Alumni website from my high school. It had my engagement announcement on it, but not an announcement that I graduated from Vanderbilt with a Master's in Geology. Not that anyone in my hometown knows which state Nashville is in, let alone that Vanderbilt exists as a place. I kid you not. Well, my parents know...now.
Sprinkles are on there twice because I love them the most.
This list didn't particularly make me feel better, but instead, reminded me of everything I do not have and that I am at work. Without sprinkles or a volcano.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
More Science
I'm getting a sinus headache. I blame Vanderbilt. I had to spend 4.5 hrs there today working on figures for the paper Calvin and I are getting published. He was there too, with his dog, Bosco. Josh said it perfectly the other day, when you think of the word "dog" you think of Bosco. Bosco is just a regular dog. He's bigger and good for hugging. He's happy, he barks when people come over, and he generally obeys commands. He's blond with short hair, but he's not a specific type of dog. Bosco is my favorite dog in Nashville. Bosco would sometimes wander from Calvin's office and visit me in the computer lab, then wander back.
On Friday I took my personal day I got for working one year to work on figures then too. I also got to see a good speaker talk about supervolcano eruptions/formation. That night Josh and I were invited to Calvin's for dinner with the research group and the speaker. I ate 1 sausage and 2 pieces of lamb. I only eat lamb with Calvin, and I only eat that much with him too. He always overestimates how much food people (girls) can eat, and then hates to see food going to waste. He also cooks lamb a lot...therefore, I have to eat all of my food. I had a really great time there. I told everyone this story/scientific fact that Josh had told me that morning. With Josh sitting there next to me. This was the story:
"Josh told me that when babies are born premature...before 6 months and after 4 months...doctors have a hard time inflating the baby's lungs" *Insert air pump motions* "because the baby hasn't formed lung surfactant yet, so there is too much surface area and the lungs stick together. What they do is get some lung surfactant from the mom, put it in the baby and give it a little shake!" Which is pretty much a quote from what Josh told me that morning. Maybe you don't find it that amazing of a story, and I certainly didn't' that morning, but then I realized it was the perfect story to tell scientists. It was science-y so they were learning, it involved the word "surfactant" which is apparently is amusing to scientists, and it had baby shaking. Yeah...maybe you need to be a grad student and slightly crazy to get it.
On Friday I took my personal day I got for working one year to work on figures then too. I also got to see a good speaker talk about supervolcano eruptions/formation. That night Josh and I were invited to Calvin's for dinner with the research group and the speaker. I ate 1 sausage and 2 pieces of lamb. I only eat lamb with Calvin, and I only eat that much with him too. He always overestimates how much food people (girls) can eat, and then hates to see food going to waste. He also cooks lamb a lot...therefore, I have to eat all of my food. I had a really great time there. I told everyone this story/scientific fact that Josh had told me that morning. With Josh sitting there next to me. This was the story:
"Josh told me that when babies are born premature...before 6 months and after 4 months...doctors have a hard time inflating the baby's lungs" *Insert air pump motions* "because the baby hasn't formed lung surfactant yet, so there is too much surface area and the lungs stick together. What they do is get some lung surfactant from the mom, put it in the baby and give it a little shake!" Which is pretty much a quote from what Josh told me that morning. Maybe you don't find it that amazing of a story, and I certainly didn't' that morning, but then I realized it was the perfect story to tell scientists. It was science-y so they were learning, it involved the word "surfactant" which is apparently is amusing to scientists, and it had baby shaking. Yeah...maybe you need to be a grad student and slightly crazy to get it.
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