Which is kind of lame considering I really have nothing to say about it until it actually happens. Suffice it to say that I'm planning on taking the light rail there and back and going to see them with Nathan, Chris (for his birthday), Jeremy, and someone else who's name I can't seem to remember. Kyle perhaps? Anyway, I've spent pretty much all of today (after work) listening to Muse and reading the remaining 2/3 of A Plague of Angels by Sheri Tepper.
I bought that book in a used bookstore merely because I know I like the author. It wasn't until I started reading it (about a week ago?) that I realized I'd read it before in high school but didn't really get it. Finished it again today and it was so much better than I'd remembered! She has such a way with building crazy new political systems and possible futures for mankind it's almost surreal!
So while I did have a list of things I wanted to accomplish tonight (running errands, doing some stuff for a project for work, finishing tying together my tshirt quilt on my bed, etc) instead it's 11:30 pm and all I've done is eat some dinner and finish reading that book. And now updating my blog, because what better time to do that?
In other news, I have been sick now for far far too long. It's probably only been about a week but I have a continual cough (sometimes dry, sometimes not so much) and it's really just annoying.
Oh yea, I did have a semi-eventful weekend recently. The 24th-26th of September to be precise. Megan came into town and her and I escorted Sara and her roommate Kelli to some frat parties on campus. We also got some amazing burgers and malts at Annie's in Dinkytown - delicious & highly recommended by me! It was lame so eventually Megan and I went back to Sara's dorm and hung out until they got back, which is when we kidnapped Sara and took her back to my house where we all slept. Saturday we got up lazily and then drove over to (wait for it) Saint Sabrina's where Megan and I made a permanent mark declaring our sisterly love. That's right, we got tattoos. Mine says "Live" on my calf and Megan's says "love" on her wrist. Sara is planning on getting one saying "laugh" on her ribs (she thinks). Saturday afternoon then Megan and I drove down to Rochester to find a way to break the news to our parents. Got home then went to see a movie with mom (You Again - not terrible but not great) and then afterwards snuck in to see The Easy A (mom's idea! and again, not terrible, not great). In the car on the way home (because she was in such a good mood) we decided to break it to mom. Complete opposite reaction of what I expected. Instead of surprise and disbelief we got sadness and disappointment. We felt terrible. And then had to go break it to dad! He was less distressed by it but still didn't like it. Drove back to the cities on Sunday.
Lost a kickball game terribly on Tuesday. The ump wasn't calling time, ending plays, so even when our pitcher had the ball and thought the play was over the other team would keep running. We lost and our team got a bit upset but oh well.
This past weekend was much more uneventful. Ate KFC with Nathan, played hours upon hours of WoW (I'm lame, okay?), and pretty much accomplished nothing other than messing up my sleep cycle and experiencing hot Tang for the first time I can remember (delicious by the way - going to have to buy some of that stuff!).
Today was just another regular work day. Performed behavior on mice in the morning, made graphs in the afternoon, so on and so forth. One thing I may have mentioned previously but may not have is my concern about all these papers our lab is trying to get published recently. I am not listed on a single one of them. Some of them I understand since I was either really new when the experiments were going on (just learning) but some of them I contributed as much if not more than others who are listed as authors. I'm feeling very forgotten but I don't know what to do or say about it. Do I just keep quiet? Do I ask? I'm so chicken I'm afraid to ask... help!
My rats are adorable. They always climb to the top of the cage whenever I walk by, just wanting some love and attention (and they usually get it). Luna is still a bit chubby but whenever I feed them I try to give Evaine the bigger pieces so she doesn't get too skinny and Luna too fat.
I'm up way too late, and have done NOTHING. Curses. Well now I'm going to go shower and hopefully get some sleep.
Reminder - if you have any advice for what I should do about the papers at work please feel free to share!
Thanks and goodnight!
PS - Set list! Exogenesis: Symphony Part 1/ Uprising/ Knights of Cydonia/ Supermassive Black Hole/ Star Spangled Banner instrumental, Hendrix style/ Hysteria / Guiding Light/ United States of Eurasia/ Feeling Good (Michael Buble)/ interlude drums and bass/ Undisclosed Desires/ interlude/ Resistance/ Starlight/ House of Rising Sun instrumental/ Time Is Running Out/ interlude/ Stockholm Syndrome/ ENCORE Plug-In Baby/ Take a Bow
1 comment:
don't ASK...TELL. Go up to whoever is in charge and say "Oh, by the way, you forgot to add my name to list of authors for the paper." or even "I was just wondering if there's anything I have to fill out before you put my name on the paper." DO IT!
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