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2011, in a nutshell (kind of)

If interested for comparison purposes, you can find 2010′s end-of-year summary here.  If you write one, let me know in the comments – I love reading these as much as I love writing them! 1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Maintained a 4.0 GPA.  Made a one-day out-of-state trip [...]

Obligatory post-trip update

Okay, so I got back from Qatar on November 3.  Sue me, okay? You read this blog, you get what you pay for. Anyhow.  Qatar, yes.  A couple of coworkers and I were sent to our campus in Doha to meet with some researchers face-to-face prior to a big proposal deadline.  And I am here [...]

Eyeballs, etc.

LASIK update Y’all.  Y’ALL.  I had several people tell me how awesome it is, how I would wish I’d done it years ago.  And guess what?  I TOTALLY WISH I’D DONE IT YEARS AGO.  In addition to the cost (which is admittedly substantial), I was mostly worried about silly things, like being required to keep [...]

Some decisions, and a movie review just for kicks

I’ve grown weary of the nicknames I use for my family on this blog.   I was feeling woefully uncreative when I first started writing here and couldn’t be bothered to come up with anything fun for N and AE. Then Miss T came along and I copped out with her, too.  I don’t use real [...]

2010: A summary

For lack of creativity (and motivation), look!  A meme!  We all know I love memes of all flavors.  I’ll go ahead and do this year-end wrap-up on the assumption that not much else of note is going to happen this year. 1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?  Started graduate [...]