three weeks is never quite enough...
well here we are back in the mix of the semester coming off thanksgiving break...with only three weeks left before Christmas break. we all know (especially those of us in school) that this stretch is anything but a normal three weeks of school, but instead is a last ditch attempt to procrastinate on projects and papers, crunch time to meet deadlines, the insanity of christmas shopping, and of course final exams. what a masochistic time of the year! ah well, at least i dont have to worry about exams this time around, but i will be sure to laugh at those of you who do have them. you can look for me around that time, i'll be the guy sitting in panchero's eating a burrito and reading the paper.
my sister faced similar struggles returning to school, the biggest of course, was getting up before noon. thanksgiving break is actually quite the relaxing time for my family (generally speaking) and all that eating and sleeping presents a stark contrast with life at school. oh well, i made it up and into work in the dungeon today, but required at 2 hour nap when i got back, and i don't know where the rest of the evening went, but im definitely contemplating sleep once again.
speaking of pancheros, i definitely have NOT forgotten about kara's 'case' against the ultimate mexican grill on campus, and rest assured i'll be posting a response sometime in the very near future. i will add that today i was there (almost showing withdrawal symptoms from over break) and got a burrito for myself and one of my labmates and they actually gave me a big panchero's box complete with utensils, napkins, and tiny packets of salt. i must say that this was one of the coolest things i have ever received from an eating establishment, and if it wasnt raining so hard at the end of the day, i would have brought the box home from the office (instead it's still sitting there at my computer...man, i hope no one steals it!) i have never put salt on the burrito i get from there, but i was definitely fascinated with the tiny packets, and hid a few of them in the lab in case i need them later...you know, to melt slugs or something.
either way, the panchero's box was a nice welcome back to campus, and it will proudly be on display at the tank in the near future.
i will also take this opportunity to wish a belated happy birthday to meghan; im sorry damon and i werent able to make it out there to celebrate with you, laura, erin, and bacardi and roo (those last two are rabbits) but im sure other opportunities will present themselves in the future, and we'll make it up to you at some point. for now i'll just cancel out the burrito debt that you have with me.
in other news, it's official (as of just before break) that i will be teaching Parasitology (EEB 341) once again this winter semester out of the biology department. if any of you are looking for a bio class or just a cognate you should consider this class. the prof for lecture is great, but the GSI who has been teaching it for quite some time may be a bit tough. if i know you, you are probably better off NOT taking the class as i fully intend on making your life miserable...although i can be bought off with burritos from said mexican establishment on campus. if you bring me a big TEN burrito, you will not only fail the class, but i will also make sure you die via parasitism by some exotic tapeworm. so yeah, parasitology, think about it; i've been teaching the lab for years and fully plan on being senile this time around.
ok as usual its only monday night and it looks like the week is already filling out with all kinds of evening activities. tomorrow is the UM (michigan) vs UM (miami) basketball game which i have been convinced to attend (i actually do have work to do, but this will be my first bball game and was coerced to go). i'll also be working with some people to pick up the slack on the movies sarah and i didnt manage to see over break. this doesnt even get into resurgent craziness of later in the week...i'm sure schoolwork will fit in there somewhere.
the latest album by fall out boy is actually really good. ok time to read some of harry potter 5 and turn in. good night <:><
a few random pics:
emily, james, me from an adventure to detroit
james, damon, me from the OSU vs Michigan game
and AJ, julia, and a friend with a bunch of birds.
i HATE penguins...and that stupid movie comes out on dvd tomorrow (more on that next time).
my sister faced similar struggles returning to school, the biggest of course, was getting up before noon. thanksgiving break is actually quite the relaxing time for my family (generally speaking) and all that eating and sleeping presents a stark contrast with life at school. oh well, i made it up and into work in the dungeon today, but required at 2 hour nap when i got back, and i don't know where the rest of the evening went, but im definitely contemplating sleep once again.
speaking of pancheros, i definitely have NOT forgotten about kara's 'case' against the ultimate mexican grill on campus, and rest assured i'll be posting a response sometime in the very near future. i will add that today i was there (almost showing withdrawal symptoms from over break) and got a burrito for myself and one of my labmates and they actually gave me a big panchero's box complete with utensils, napkins, and tiny packets of salt. i must say that this was one of the coolest things i have ever received from an eating establishment, and if it wasnt raining so hard at the end of the day, i would have brought the box home from the office (instead it's still sitting there at my computer...man, i hope no one steals it!) i have never put salt on the burrito i get from there, but i was definitely fascinated with the tiny packets, and hid a few of them in the lab in case i need them later...you know, to melt slugs or something.
either way, the panchero's box was a nice welcome back to campus, and it will proudly be on display at the tank in the near future.
i will also take this opportunity to wish a belated happy birthday to meghan; im sorry damon and i werent able to make it out there to celebrate with you, laura, erin, and bacardi and roo (those last two are rabbits) but im sure other opportunities will present themselves in the future, and we'll make it up to you at some point. for now i'll just cancel out the burrito debt that you have with me.
in other news, it's official (as of just before break) that i will be teaching Parasitology (EEB 341) once again this winter semester out of the biology department. if any of you are looking for a bio class or just a cognate you should consider this class. the prof for lecture is great, but the GSI who has been teaching it for quite some time may be a bit tough. if i know you, you are probably better off NOT taking the class as i fully intend on making your life miserable...although i can be bought off with burritos from said mexican establishment on campus. if you bring me a big TEN burrito, you will not only fail the class, but i will also make sure you die via parasitism by some exotic tapeworm. so yeah, parasitology, think about it; i've been teaching the lab for years and fully plan on being senile this time around.
ok as usual its only monday night and it looks like the week is already filling out with all kinds of evening activities. tomorrow is the UM (michigan) vs UM (miami) basketball game which i have been convinced to attend (i actually do have work to do, but this will be my first bball game and was coerced to go). i'll also be working with some people to pick up the slack on the movies sarah and i didnt manage to see over break. this doesnt even get into resurgent craziness of later in the week...i'm sure schoolwork will fit in there somewhere.
the latest album by fall out boy is actually really good. ok time to read some of harry potter 5 and turn in. good night <:><
a few random pics:
emily, james, me from an adventure to detroit
james, damon, me from the OSU vs Michigan game
and AJ, julia, and a friend with a bunch of birds.i HATE penguins...and that stupid movie comes out on dvd tomorrow (more on that next time).
posted by Solomon at 1:12 AM
3 Comments:
solo-
you of all people should know that slip-ups in our family whether written or verbalized are not passed over.
i never detected your spelling error in a few entries ago,but i must say that i was cracking up out loud when i saw your typo about 'big ben' burrito. would this happen to be the british version of big ten? or were u having difficulties typing?
whatever it may be...that one part of this blog may have been the part that i got the most entertainment out of.
okay, that's all...i have to go to work now and argue with little kids.
hahahahahahahaha.....it's corrected now punk! good call though. don't lose any more arguments to those kids.
LOVE the pic of me and friends with the parrots! What a random pic, by the way, but very funny. The one on my head kept turning around so it took like 10 minutes to take the damn picture and EVERYone was watching us. Gooood times.... :)
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